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 Honeywell - Excel 5000 

Excel 50; Excel 500; Smart Excel 500

Primary Control Unit
Excel 50, Excel 500, & Smart Excel 500
Date Last Saved: 6/20/2011 3:01:56 PM

Description [−]

Product Name(s): Excel 50; Excel 500; Smart Excel 500

Product Description: The Excel 50, Excel 500 and Smart Excel controllers are general purpose
programmable controllers.

Product Application(s): All support general HVAC applications including air-handling units,
chillers/boiler/central plant control and distribution systems, data acquisition, and
other multi-equipment applications. Excel 50, with 22 I/O points, is intended for
small building control applications. Has optional built-in multi-function keypad (12
keys, 4 line x 16 character LCD display). Excel 500 accommodates up to 16
modular boards with 128 I/O points plus 255 virtual points. The I/O modules are
available in two styles. One mounts in a local housing and the other provides the
flexiblity of remotely mounted via a LonWorks bus. The 500 uses a standard
computer module. The Smart Excel 500 accomodates up to 128 I/O points, 256
psuedo points, and 16 modular boards. Up to 512 Lon Works network variables can
be mapped to internal data points. I/O modules can only be mounted via the
LonWorks bus.

Input/Output Processing [−]

Point Quantity Characteristics

Analog Input (AI): See below 0-10 Vdc

0-20 mA

Digital Input (DI): See below 24 Vdc

15 Hz Pulsed

Universal Input (AI or DI): See below

Analog Output (AO): See below 0-10 Vdc

Digital Output (DO): See below Triac (24 Vac/0.8 A)

Universal Output (UO):

Other:

Control Unit Model #: AI DI UI DO AO UO Other

Excel 50 8 4 6 4

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Excel 50 8 4 6 4

Excel 500 (See I/O Expansion)

Smart Excel 500 (See I/O Expansion)

A/D Converter Resolution

8 bit

10 bit Excel 50 only

12 bit

16 bit

Other

D/A Converter Resolution

6 bit

8 bit

10 bit

No Analog Output

Other

HOA switches provided on each output?

No
Note: These are also available as an
add-on from 3rd party vendors. Both AO and DO

DO Only only the 500 and Smart Excel 500 for 5 DO's

Other

Indicating status LED on each output?

No

AO and DO

AO Only

DO Only

Other Information not provided

VAV Controllers [−]

Integral Flow Sensor? N.A.

Integral Damper Actuator? N.A.

Can controller accept occupant override N.A.

from thermostat?

Can controller accept occupancy sensor N.A.

input?

I/O Expansion [−]

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Expander Boards Excel 500 & Smart Excel 500 expansion boards are available.

Expansion Device Model # AI DI UI DO AO UO Other

XF521A & XF526 8

XF522A & XF527 8

XF523A 12

XF524A & XF529 6

XF525 - Floating motor 3

XFL521B 8

XFL522B 8

XFL523B 12

XFL524B 6

XFC3A06001-Smart Module-Fixed 4 4 4 2
Permanent

XFC3DO6001-Smart I/O Module- 4 4 4 2

Removable

Network and External Communication Ports [−]

Network Ports, Protocol(s), and (1)-LonWorks BUS @ 78.6kbps.

Speed(s) Supported
(Note: See 'Architecture' for network
details)

External Communication Ports, Speeds (1)-EIA-232 serial port (various, optional interface modules required)
and Access Devices

Additional Information (Optional)

Operator Interfaces (via Controller) * [−]

Network Accessing Capabilities via

Access controller only
Controller
Access controller plus additional controllers on network segment / LAN

Access all controllers on system

No access available on this controller

Other

Controller Access Devices

Laptop/PC

Local Display Panel (controller-mounted)

Local Display Panel (zone-mounted)

Handheld Interface Device (proprietary device)

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PDA (3rd-Party HID)

Zone-Based port (details below)

Other

Zone-Based Interface Access None / Not applicable for primary control units

Zone Interface Hardware

Zone-Mounted touchpad (thermostat or stand-alone display)

HID (proprietary device)

PDA (3rd party HID, with software)

Laptop/PC

none

Other N/A

*Note: This section covers the capabilities for accessing the controller or other parts of the network from the controller (i.e.
'bottom-up').
Standard access functionality is covered in the Architecture and Software sections.
**Does NOT include front-end OI functions. See vendor for specific functions available.

Functions Available Through Field View Change Change O&M TAB/Cx

Interface**: Params Params Programs/Logic Support Support

Laptop/PC

Local Display Panel (controller-mounted)

Local Display Panel (zone-mounted)

Handheld Interface Device (proprietary

device)

PDA (3rd-Party HID)

Zone-Based port (details below)

Other

Processor, Memory, and Battery [−]

Microprocessor(s) 16-bit microprocessor

Clock Type
Powered, battery-backed

Battery powered

Powered, no battery backing

None

Other Information not provided

Clock Synchronization Information not provided

Volatile Memory (RAM) Capacity 256 kB RAM

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Volatile Memory (RAM) Uses

RAM use unrestricted

RAM use restricted as shown below

Information Not Provided

Program Execution / Calculation storage

Data / Trends / Alarms storage

Configuration / Parameter storage

Control Programming storage

Others

Is Volatile Memory Supported By Yes

Battery?

Battery Type(s) capacitor

Battery Life Information not provided

Backup Battery Operating Time 72 hours

Non-Volatile Memory Capacity Operator can load the most recent system parameters, schedule times, and other
(EEPROM/Flash)* database changes from RAM to flash memory.

128/256 Kb data file EPROM or Flash

512 Kb Operating System EPROM (minimum each controller)

Non-Volatile Memory Uses

Data / Trends / Alarms / Calculation Storage

Configuration / Parameter Storage setpoints, parameters, user settings,

schedules, etc.

Control Programming Storage

Controller Operating System

Other

Additional Information

* Items in NV memory are not lost upon power or battery failure. Other types of NV memory such as EPROM, NOVROM, etc.
do not directly impact system performance.

Trend Data Storage [−]

Can trend data be stored in this Yes

controller?

How many total trend values can be Up to 200 Trend values consisting of 20 points for Excel 500 and Smart Excel 500
stored?
100 Trend values for up to (each of ) 3 points for Excel 50

What is the controllers role in trending? Information not provided

Can controller be programmed to 'push'

data to archive or are trends 'pulled'

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p
from controller?

When full, does controller automatically Trends automatically upload when memory is full
send up trend data, overwrite data, or
stop logging data?

Programming [−]

Programming Method(s) Graphical/block programming using Excel CARE and Live CARE. Predefined
elements, plants and control schematics are available for use within a standard
macro library. Full custom programming is available. Additional programming can
be accomplished using a mathematical editor for values from a combination of
more than one user address. CARE programs can be downloaded to controller over
the network or through the controllers local comm. port using the XI584 software.

Resident vs Non-Resident Program All program execution is controller resident

Execution

Scheduling
Resident/Supervisory. This controller supervises the scheduling of other
controllers.

Resident/Stand Alone. This controller contains its own schedule.

Non-Resident. This controller is dependent upon another controller for its

schedule.

None. This controller has no scheduling features.

Other

Resident Energy Management

Energy management algorithms for this controller can be custom programmed

Pre-programmed/built-in algorithms available, and are fully editable using

custom programming

Pre-Programmed/built-in with limited editing via template-based programming

Controller is not typically used for energy management functions

Others

Specific Pre-Programmed Algorithms

None (custom programming only)
Available
None (not applicable)

Optimal Start/Optimal Stop

Peak Demand Limiting/Load Shedding

Economizer (enthalpy, dry-bulb, CO2, modulating/2-position, etc.)

Other See 'Additional Programming Functions' below

Additional Energy Management functions are resident at SI

Additional Programming Functions duty cycling, night purge, zero energy band

Controller Features [−]

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Controller Features [−]

DDC Loops (P, PI, PID) PID

Automatic PID Tuning Feature Limited Automatic Loop Tuning via ANPID

Automatical-Dial Alarm Support Available from controller

Does controller perform multiple retries Yes

and buffer/store alarm until connection
is made?

Are multiple destinations possible? Yes

Upon controller power loss or hardware failure:

Are network communications affected? No

Is loss recognized on/by the network Information not provided

and alarm reported?

DO and AO response?
Outputs fail to a user pre-specified position

Outputs fail to a normal (unpowered) position

Outputs fail to last position

Other

Volatile memory functions?

Lost

Retained for life of backup battery

Other

Upon restoration of power does the controller:

Auto-reboot without operator Information not provided

intervention?

Automatically reset/synchronize the Information not provided

clock?

Update all monitored functions? Information not provided

Generate an alarm if backup battery is Yes

dead?

Upon network or communications failure does controller:

Continue to operate standalone? Yes

Operate with last global settings or N.A.

user-specified value?

Do broken network segments continue Information not provided

to communicate within the remaining
segment?
(Note: May depend on proper
termination of segments for higher
speed networks.)

Does network automatically reconfigure Information not provided

upon restoration?

Does network store 'loss of Information not provided

communications' alarm with time of

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event?

Additional Information (optional)

Self Test Diagnostics

Does controller have internal self-test diagnostics to check:

Processor failure? Information not provided

Internal hardware failure? Information not provided

Open/shortened sensor? Information not provided

Others? Has on-board self-test diagnostics to automatically generate alarms due to

malfunctions and exceeded system operating parameters.

Control Enclosure Modular Plug-in

Power Supply [−]

Power Supply Required

Voltage 24 Vac +/- 10%

VA Information not provided

Surge Protection Information not provided

Listing, Labeling, and Compliance [−]

Underwriters Laboratories UL 916PAZX, UL 864UDTZ, and UUKL in an enclosure

FCC

CE

LonMark Certified
Yes

No

No - but LonWorks compatible

Information not provided

BACnet (BTL) Certified

Yes

No

Not submitted for testing

Information not provided

Other

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