Stand Alone Carbon Monoxide Detectors: Application and Installation Note
While many parking garage applications require a carbon monoxide transmitter with a current or voltage signal to feed a BMS controller,
there
are applications for smaller garages or service stations for the carbon
monoxide sensor to provide relay contacts to control the fan or damper
operation directly without the BMS Controller. These systems are
considered stand alone systems. The Dwyer GSTA series and CMT200 series
transmitters can meet the need of the applications that just require a
current or voltage output. For stand alone systems, these transmitters
can be combined with a SCD series process controller.The SCD series controller accepts the signal input from the carbon monoxide transmitter and allows the user to adjust the set point and
differentials for the fan / damper operation (typically around 25 PPM).
In addition to the set point, the user can also set a high gas
concentration alarm (normally set around 100 PPM). For systems that need
to communicate with a building management system or other online
management system, the SCD series has Modbus® RS-485 serial
communications as a standard offering to give feedback of the current
gas concentration, set points, and output status.For additional energy savings, the SCD series controller has PID capabilities that can be used to drive a VFD to have better
ventilation
control. Both the transmitters and the SCD can be powered using a
common 24 VDC power supply such as our model SCD-PS. For applications
that require additional sensors, pluggable slave modules are available
that allow the controller to be expanded to have multiple carbon
monoxide sensor loops.Programming Guide for the SCD Series
All programming will be configured either at the factory or using the communications port. For the communication port, programmer will
need a model MN-1 RS-485 to USB converter, laptop, and SCD-SW configuration software.Series SCD Parameter Settings
Initial Setting Parameters:
- Input: 4 to 20 mA.
- Units: None.
- Scale High: 200.
- Scale Low: 0.
- Control Mode: On-Off (PID if using with VFD).
- Heat/Cool Selection: Cool.
- Alarm 1 Type: 11-high alarm with hysteresis.
- Communication Data: Set to match BMS settings.
- Set Point: 25 (or different PPM value depending on local requirements)
- Alarm 1 Set Point: 100 (or different PPM value depending on local requirements)
- Cooling Hysteresis (Differential): 5 (or different PPM setting depending on local code)
-
Process Input Offset: Only if there is any adjustment required due to sensor drift or error due wire resistance.
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