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Your Partner for Building Efficiency and Automation Reliable Controls for Greener Buildings Your Partner for Building Efficiency and Automation Reliable controls for greener buildings For over 25 years, Viconics has built a solid reputation in the HVAC industry for high quality Canadian and USA made products. Viconics Technologies continues to be at the forefront of innovative control solutions and continues to provide our partners with industry leading building management solutions where energy efficiency, comfort and scalability play a major role. 2 Viconics Room Temperature Control Solutions Lowest total installed cost - VT7000 The VT7000 controllers offer a reliable, cost- An embedded configuration utility and easy competitive solution for hospitality, healthcare, to understand menu-driven LCD display offers educational facilities, or any of today’s commercial additional flexibility and facilitates installation and or retail buildings in need of an easy-to-install and commissioning. Existing building control wiring commission alternative for building retrofits or new can also be reused to further lower project installations. Pre-programmed application-specific installation costs. control algorithms provide full management of your building’s HVAC equipment in order to achieve With advanced features such as occupancy & maximum energy savings and comfort. humidity sensing, open communication & wireless functionality, the VT7000 series is your future-proof Installations for roof top units, fan coil units, terminal scalable solution to maximized energy savings units and heat pump applications can now be and comfort. completed quicker without any specialized labour or special tools. VT7000 Series Room Controllers Wired or wireless functionality Automatic energy savings with optional integrated passive infrared ocupancy sensor No extra components or special tools required Simple and fast installation Easy-to-understand, menu-driven LCD display VT7300 commercial model with occupancy sensor Digital stand-alone and communicating controllers VT7200 zoning model VT7300 hospitality model VT7600 roof top or with occupancy sensor heat pump model Viconics Room Temperature Control Solutions 3 Increased flexibility and performance - VT8000 Our latest VT8000 room controller series is a to achieve accurate optimisation of your building’s sophisticated addition to the Viconics product portfolio temperature. and takes the reliability and performance of our VT7000 you have come to depend on to the next level. With The automation features integrated into this compact rich customizable features, the VT8000 room controller device facilitates quick and easy installation, and ensure series enables significant energy savings and accurate future scalability. The optional wireless functionality temperature control for any space. eliminates the need for the costly installation of new communication wiring. Installation time and project costs A touch screen interface, multi-language support and are reduced while return on investment is accelerated discreet occupancy sensor provides all the flexibility you making the VT8000 a powerful solution for both new and will need for a customised user experience. Advanced retrofit projects alike. control technology guarantees powerful performance VT8000 Series Room Controllers • Configurable sequence of operations • BACnet MS/TP or Modbus RTU • Scheduler • LUA custom programming • On-board relative humidity sensor • Optional on-board PIR motion sensor Green touch screen display with English language • On-board or plug-in ZigBee Pro module • BACnet IP over Wi-Fi via plug-in module • Optional plug-in CO2 module • Wireless ZigBee Pro sensors • Firmware updates via USB Configurable Visual Features Configurable languages Configurable color schemes Configurable user interface 2018.04.18 12:54 PM 2018.04.18 12:54 PM 2018.04.18 12:54 PM 2018.04.18 12:54 PM 2018.04.18 12:54 PM VZ8250 VTR8350 (with VC3000) VT8350 VT8650 Low voltage fan coil units Rooftop units Variable Air Volume (VAV) > > > Line voltage fan coil units Mixed voltage fan coil units Heat pumps units > > > > Zone control > Indoor air quality Variable Air Volume (VAV) units Line voltage fan coil units Low voltage fan coil units Rooftop units, heat pumps and • Pressure dependent and • Requires VC3000 relay pack • Fan speed and sequence of indoor air quality independent VAV system • Fan speed and sequence of operation • Economizer • Fan speed and sequence of operation • Two pipe • CO2 sensor input operations • Two pipe • Four pipe • Fresh Air Station input • ECM or On/Off fan control • Four pipe • ECM fan control Configurable stages • Duct and/or baseboard heaters • ECM fan control Mixed voltage fan coil units • 1 heat/1 cool • Requires VC1300/VC2300 • 2 heat/2 cool relay pack • Modulation heat/2 cool • 3 heat/2 cool 4 Viconics Room Temperature Control Solutions Preloaded or custom programming support Each VT8000 comes loaded with our standard pre- advantage of the VT8000’s point-count and features. programmed algorithms that can handle a majority To support you in your project, custom programs of today’s HVAC applications without the need for can also be developed by our qualified application additional costly programming. Installation can be team to your specifications. This service offers quick performed quickly right out of the box for most customised programming of the highest quality common applications. so you get the best performance, reliability and customization. In some cases, specialized applications will be needed. Our newly introduced custom programming With the custom programming option, your units will option makes it easier than ever to get your project arrive from the factory ready to be installed with your off to the right start. Units can be pre-programmed custom program preloaded. in house with your own application-script to take full Viconics Room Temperature Control Solutions 5 BACnet IP over WI-FI communication card for VT8000 room controllers The VCM8002V5031 Wi-Fi communication module controllers to be integrated into a wireless network. allows the upgrade of VT8000 series Room This approach provides the flexibility to add network Controllers to support networking communication communication strategically, when budgets allow, or using the IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) wireless local area when building management requires the change. network. The Wi-Fi module allows VT8000 series controllers to communicate using BACnet/IP, and can be VT8000 series Room Controllers are capable of commissioned, updated and configured by using a being retrofitted in the field with an accessory built-in web-based commissioning tool. communication module, which enables the Wi-Fi Communication Card • BACnet/IP connectivity • Email notifications and alerts • High system performance Communication over BACnet/IP is faster than wired BACnet MS/TP. Room controllers are thereby instantly recognized, and messages are transferred rapidly. VT8000 connects directly to the BMS over BACnet/IP. • Easy integration The WI-FI Card is integrated into and is powered by the VT8000 room controller. With WI-FI onboard, the room controller connects to a BMS without requiring additional cabling or a gateway. • Greater added value The Wi-Fi card substantially improves costs, reducing time spent on the initial job site and installing additional products. ZigBee to Wi-Fi to BACnet IP Wireless Communication SED-CO2-G-5045 Wireless CO2 sensor with room temperature and humidity SED-TRH-G-5045 Wireless sensor with room temperature and humidity BAS Wi-Fi SED-WMS-P-5045 Wireless wall mounted motion sensor SED-WDC-G-5045 Wireless Wireless window/door sensor Controller SED-WTH-G-5045 Wireless motion/temperature/humidity sensor ZigBee Pro SED-WLS-G-5045 Wireless water leakage sensor 6 Viconics Room Temperature Control Solutions The power and flexibility of wireless control The Viconics wireless gateway provides wireless ZigBee Pro compatible end-devices. These can be integration for buildings in need of controlling configured through its intuitive embedded web- multiple devices wirelessly. The inconspicuous page. All points are visible through BACnet® enclosure looks similar to a typical wireless router and oBIX®. and allows it to blend into the surroundings for easy in room deployment. Its applications include control Viconics’ powerfully simple solutions deliver reliable of actuators, thermostats and sensors for room or building control at a lower total installed cost. We zone temperature control. build each device with flexibility, future scalability and efficiency in mind so you can benefit from our The Viconics wireless gateway offers easy wireless proven dedication to quality in HVAC control for control of our ZigBee Pro Room Controllers and other years to come. Viconics Wireless Gateway Discreet design for in room deployment Supports Wireless Zigbee Pro end devices Can control your building with as little as one MPM Embedded web server MPM can be networked for added scalability Controller, gateway and web server in one device Can be used for wired and wireless zone control in larger buildings Wireless Gateway to Building Automation System BAS Wireless Controller Viconics Wireless Gateway Wireless Controller Wireless Controller Viconics Room Temperature Control Solutions 7 Our Commitment to the Environment Viconics is committed to a leadership role in contributing to an environmentally conscious global community and takes an environmental stewardship role in both its design and manufacturing processes as well as the energy efficient products and solutions that it provides to its customers. For more information on Viconics solutions please visit us at www.viconics.com Viconics Technologies Inc. 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