EXCEL 10 FCU CONTROLLER LNS PLUG-INS USER GUIDE 
   EN2B-0285GE51 R0909 
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Window Sensor 
The digital input for reading input from a window contact 
provides the Excel 10 FCU Controller with a means to disable 
its temperature control activities if someone has opened a 
window or door in the room. If no window sensor is directly 
connected to the Excel 10 FCU Controller, the sensor from 
another node may be used by binding it to nviWindow. Frost 
protection remains active. Normal temperature control 
resumes when the window closes. 
 
Demand Limit Control 
When a high-electrical-demand signal is received from an 
energy management system via the L
ONWORKS network 
(nviDlcShed), the Excel 10 FCU Controller uses Demand 
Limit Control Bump to shift the current setpoint (down for 
heating and up for cooling) by the configured value to save 
energy. 
 
 
Fig. 4. Optimum start - heating 
Optimum Start Gradients 
There are two parameters, Cool Rec Ramp and Heat Rec 
Ramp, which can be configured to cause the cooling and 
heating setpoints respectively to ramp up to their occupied 
settings from their unoccupied or standby settings prior to 
scheduled occupancy. The Excel 10 FCU Controller uses the 
configured rates to determine the optimum time to start 
increasing the heating or cooling demand. See the following 
figures. The configuration parameters are in K/hour. 
 
 
Fig. 5. Optimum start - cooling 
 
 
Occupancy Status 
The occupancy status is determined based upon the following table. Manual override may come from nviManOccCmd or from 
the bypass push-button. 
Table 3. Effective occupancy mode arbitration 
scheduled occupancy mode  occupancy sensor status  manual override status  effective operating mode 
"occupied"  room occupied  not assigned  OC_OCCUPIED 
"occupied"  room not occupied  not assigned  OC_STANDBY 
X X "occupied" OC_OCCUPIED 
X   X  "unoccupied"  OC_UNOCCUPIED 
X X "standby" OC_STANDBY 
"occupied" X  "standby" OC_OCCUPIED 
"standby" X  not assigned OC_STANDBY 
"standby" X  "standby" OC_OCCUPIED 
"unoccupied" X  not assigned OC_UNOCCUPIED 
"unoccupied" X  "standby" OC_BYPASS 
X=Don't care