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The RTU Open supports various types of constant volume air source configurations: 
•  Standard heat/cool unit types with up to 2-stages of mechanical cooling and gas or electric heating 
•  Heat pump units utilizing a reversing valve output for heating and cooling control 
•  Heat pump unit (Carrier) with an OEM defrost control board 
•  Economizer, CO2, Demand Limiting, and RH control strategies are available for appropriately equipped units 
•  LC WeatherExpert™ unit with 3-stage compressor control and variable speed supply fan control. 
 
The RTU Open may operate as part of a VVT system using Airside Linkage or as a stand-alone controller. 
 
 
 
The RTU Open’s operation depends upon its occupancy state (
/
). The RTU Open operates 
continuously in the 
 mode until you configure an occupancy schedule. 
An occupancy schedule may be: 
•  A local schedule configured in the controller using an Equipment Touch or Field Assistant 
•  A BACnet schedule configured in the i-Vu® application, networked through an i-Vu® Open Router 
•  A BACnet or local schedule configured for subordinate VVT Zones, networked through an i-Vu® Open 
Router(s) and employing Linkage 
To set up occupancy schedules, see the documentation for your user interface. 
  A BACnet schedule, downloaded from the i-Vu® application will overwrite a local schedule that was set up 
with an Equipment Touch or Field Assistant. 
- the following settings determine occupancy.  
Options: 
• 
 – (default) Controller operates continuously, regardless of any configured schedule    
• 
– Uses a local BACnet occupancy schedule configured within the controller 
• 
– Occupancy is set over the network by another device or a third party BAS. Refer to the RTU 
Open Integration Guide for additional instructions in communication protocols.  
• 
 – Controller monitors an input contact connected to one of the available binary inputs 
configured to receive it. You must set 
 > 
 to 
and one 
Input Switch Configuration
 to 
.