The CCT is used to configure, simulate, and commission the PCA family of controllers.
Configuration mode allows you to select a number of mechanical and control logic options through System Selection Trees for typical air handling, terminal unit, VAV box, and central plant mechanical systems. When required, you can customize the standard logic provided by the system selection process to meet your specialized control logic requirements. Configuration mode also allows you to customize certain display options available to PC Controllers that use a local controller display.
Simulation mode allows you to review, run, or simulate the application logic as if you were commissioning a live system. You can make adjustments to setpoints, inputs, or sensors during a simulation session to validate the logic before assigning the configuration to a specific controller.
After downloading the controllers, you can use the CCT Commissioning mode to validate the sensor and control point interfaces and adjust key setpoints and setup parameters, see Figure 2.
CCT includes integrated productivity features with utilities to facilitate mass application uploads and downloads, including upgrades of entire trunks of controllers with just a few mouse clicks. Template files provide an intuitive method of reading and writing configuration parameters to multiple controllers, reducing the time it takes to commission your field controller networks.
For VAV applications, CCT features an optional box flow test to automatically exercise all the VAV boxes to ensure correct mechanical installation and proper configuration of the key flow setup parameters. Additionally, the Facility Explorer system provides multiple configurations of room network sensors and a handheld VAV balancing tool that can be used to perform VAV balancing tasks.
In addition, the Commissioning wizard has a balancer tab for VAV applications to easily auto-calibrate VAV boxes and set flow constants in one location.
A Commissioning-mode-only version of the CCT software is available to the Johnson Controls branch offices for jobs or individuals that require only commissioning tasks, for example, balancing contractors. The configuration and simulation modes are disabled in the CCT Commissioning software.
