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Pioneer Gold Controller Code: SS1108/DT004238-001, Version 1.10 Bootloader: Version 1.04 and up; I/O Board: Version 1.01 and up Pioneer Gold Touch Screen Temp and Humidity Sensor: Version 2.02 and up Prism 2 Software: Version 4.9.2 and up Electric Heat Expansion Module Code: Version 1.0...
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AAON, Inc., Tulsa, OK. Factory Technical Support Phone: 918-382-6450 BACnet is a registered trademark of ASHRAE Inc., Atlanta, GA. It is the intent of AAON to provide accurate and current ® AAON assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in product information.
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PIONEER GOLD CONTROLLER TECHNICAL GUIDE REVISION & DATE CHANGE Rev. 01C, March 17, 2020 Removed Harness Part Number Tables from Section 1 of manual. Removed Suction Line Temp Setpoint and added Supply Air Rev. 01C, March 17, 2020 Reheat Setpoint to Dehum screen, page 2-15.
Secure all doors with key-lock or nut and Standard NFPA-70E, an OSHA regulation requiring an Arc Flash Boundary to be field bolt. established and marked for identification of where appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) be worn, should be followed. Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
OVERVIEW Pioneer Gold System Overview Applications The controller also contains a terminal block for communication to the Pioneer Gold Electric Heat Board for additional heat stages. The AAON Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller with Touch ® Screen interface, BACnet...
OVERVIEW Pioneer Gold Controller Part Number Table Pioneer Gold Part Numbers Refer to Table 2 for a list of Pioneer Gold part numbers. PIONEER GOLD PART DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER Pioneer Gold 2.04 Controller ASM02323 Pioneer Gold 1.10 Controller V94730 / V94731...
Zone Important Wiring Considerations General Correct wiring of the Pioneer Gold Controller and its Electric Heat Board, if applicable, is the most important factor in the overall success of the controller installation process. In general, most Pioneer Gold Controllers are factory installed and wired at the AAON factory.
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Please consult your AAON distributor for information. If desired, Belden #82760 or equivalent wire may also be used. Before applying power to the Pioneer Gold Controller, be sure to recheck all wiring connections and terminations thoroughly.
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Zone WIRING Zone Connection Components Figure 1: Pioneer Gold Controller Connection Components, Jumpers, and Switches 1-12 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
The Emergency Shutdown input is NOT to be WARNING: used for Life Safety applications. W1 - Auxiliary Heat Stage 1 Call - Thermostat This is the Aux Heat Call from the Thermostat. This is a 24VAC wet input. 1-20 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
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Compressors will be disabled and the Fan will remain energized. The alarm will clear when the Suction Line Temperature rises above Y3 - Compressor Stage 3 (Future) 45 degrees. PUMP - Variable Speed Pump (Future) WFS - Flow Switch (Future) Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide 1-21...
Constant Air Volume (CAV) The Supply Fan will always run at a constant speed. If 2 speed ECM is selected, the Supply Fan will operate according to low or high speeds as defined previously. 1-22 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
On/Off Compressor (Scroll or Rotary) In Cooling or Heating Mode, the compressor will be enabled. There is no Supply Air Temperature Control. Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide 1-23...
Setpoint will remain at the Supply Temp Cool High Setpoint, 60°F, and at 78°F space temperature, the Supply Air Temp setpoint will remain at the Supply Temp Cool Low Setpoint, 50°F. 1-24 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
The Pioneer Gold energizes its reversing valve for Cool Only Operation NOTE: cooling. If the Pioneer Gold is used in a unit where the The WSE will act as the unit’s first stage of Cooling. As the reversing valve energizes for heating, you will need...
General Alarm will be displayed. As the CO falls below the CO Setpoint minus the deadband (20ppm, non-adjustable), the signal to the outside air damper will be removed. 1-26 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
Night Setback will be overridden for 2 hours, even dehumidification modes to be selected through the display.) if the signal is removed. While Night Setback is overridden, the controller will respond to the normal thermostat signals. Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide 1-27...
When this happens, the display will signify the WSE was unable to meet the cooling call. For Freeze Protection, the Entering Water Temperature will be monitored. 1-28 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
45°F, range: 45-60°F), the WSE coil will be enabled and operate as described in the Waterside Economizer Operation section. For Freeze Protection, the Leaving Water Temperature will be monitored, and unit will be protected according to the selected setpoints. Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide 1-29...
Controller, unless otherwise specified. allow operation of the supply fan. The alarm will release when the A Status LED at the top near center of the Pioneer Gold Controller space sensor reading is in the acceptable range. (Acceptable sensor board indicates the unit status. A green status light indicates that range for space temp: 35-110°F.
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For these alarms to clear, one of the following the freeze protection temperature. The glycol percentage will be conditions must be met: configured through the Pioneer Gold interface, determining what temperature will trigger the alarm and what temperature will release 1.) Controller is power cycled.
Electric Heat Stage 1 LED —This green LED will light The Pioneer Gold Controller is equipped with LEDs that can be used up when the Electric Heat Stage 1 relay is active. to verify operation and perform troubleshooting. See Figure 12, page 33 for the LED locations.
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Using LEDs To Verify Operation MODBUS LEDs - This yellow LED will light up and blink continuously to indicate The Pioneer Gold Electric Heat Board is equipped with LEDs that there is MODBUS communications. can be used to verify operation and perform troubleshooting. See Figure 13, below for the LED locations.
Use the voltage column to check the Discharge Pressure Sensor while Use the voltage column to check the Suction Pressure Transducer connected to the Pioneer Gold Controller. The Controller must be powered for this test. Read voltage with a meter set on DC volts.
2.24 16164 Glycol % Freeze Protection Setpoints 15385 2.17 The Pioneer Gold setpoints are preset at AAON and are based on the 14681 2.13 unit’s design as well as the type of coolant being used in the water 14014 loop. See Table 8, below for default settings.
4. Using a stylus or your finger, touch the blue circle that appears on the screen. This blue circle will appear 3 times. Figure 14: Touch Screen Sensor’s Dip Switch Values Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide 1-37...
On the PG Controller’s main board, install the resistor on connector “J8” between terminals A- & B+. See Figure 16, page 39. Figure 15: Installing the Resistor in the Touch Screen Sensor 1-38 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
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TROUBLESHOOTING Increasing Data Signal Integrity on the RS-485 Communications Figure 16: Installing the Resistor on the PG Controller’s Main Board Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide 1-39...
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BACNET LEGACY PARAMETERS ® BACnet Legacy Connection To MS/TP BAS Network ® Figure 17: BACnet Legacy Connection to MS/TP BAS Network ® 1-40 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
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Minimum off time setpoint for compressor(s) Seconds Time AV: 23 30-255 Compressor Interstage on delay setpoint when unit has more than one Seconds Interstage On compressor stage Delay Table 9: BACnet Legacy Parameter Analog Values ® 1-41 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
Fahrenheit Setpoint AV: 45 50-100 Compressor Not Used Percent Minimum Percentage AV: 46 Water Flow GPM reading from the water flow sensor Table 9: BACnet Legacy Parameter Analog Values, continued ® 1-42 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
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BV: 10 Waterside Economizer Status of the waterside economizer relay output BV: 11 Compressor 1 Output Status of the compressor 1 relay output Table 10: BACnet Legacy Parameter Binary Values ® 1-43 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
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Allows building management system to remotely release a unit from an alarm lockout BV: 47 False Password Reset Resets the manager and admin passwords back to factory defaults Table 10, continued: BACnet Legacy Parameter Binary Values ® 1-44 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
BACNET MS/TP & IP PARAMETERS ® BACnet Connection to MS/TP or IP BAS Network ® Figure 18: BACnet Connection to MS/TP Network or IP BAS Network (ASM02323 Only) ® Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide 1-45...
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Occupied heating setpoint with the user adjustment from the Fahrenheit Setpoint with Offset touchscreen sensor added AI:20 Reheat Valve Position of modulating hot gas reheat valve Percent Percentage Table 11: BACnet MS/TP & IP Parameter Analog Inputs ® 1-46 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
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AV:22 35-100 Supply Fan Maximum allowed output for a variable speed supply fan Percent Maximum Percentage Table 12: BACnet MS/TP & IP Parameter Analog Values ® Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide 1-47...
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Status of the low speed supply fan relay output BI: 16 Supply Fan High Speed Status of the high speed supply fan relay output Table 13: BACnet MS/TP & IP Parameter Binary Inputs ® 1-48 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
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Allows building management system to remotely release a unit from an alarm lockout BV: 7 Password Reset Resets the manager and admin passwords back to factory defaults Table 14: BACnet MS/TP & IP Parameter Binary Values ® Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide 1-49...
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MS: 1 Unit Mode Current Unit Mode 1 = Off 2 = Vent 3 = Cooling 4 = Heating 5 = Dehum Table 15: BACnet MS/TP & IP Parameter Multi-State Input ® 1-50 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
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Boolean Status of the emergency shutdown input terminal Shutdown Input Status Waterside Discrete 0x02(Read) 10207 Boolean Status of the waterside economizer relay output Economizer Input Table 17: ModBus Discrete Input Points 1-52 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
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0x02(Read) 10226 Boolean Status of the emergency shutdown alarm Shutdown Input Alarm Auxiliary Discrete 0x02(Read) 10227 Boolean Status of the auxiliary alarm Alarm Input Table 17: ModBus Discrete Input Points, continued Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide 1-53...
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0x04(Read) 30209 Float Fahrenheit Temperature of the discharge air Temp Register Space Input 0x04(Read) 30211 Float Fahrenheit Temperature reading from the space sensor Temperature Register Table 18: ModBus Input Register Points 1-54 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
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Displays the current firmware version of the I/O board Version Register Reheat Valve Input 0x04(Read) 30257 Float Percentage Position of modulating hot gas reheat valve. Percentage Register Table 18: ModBus Input Register Points, continued Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide 1-55...
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Space Holding 0x03(Read), 40216 Integer 55-85 Fahrenheit High space temperature setpoint Heating Hi Register 0x06(Write) when using space/supply reset Reset control in heating mode Table 19: ModBus Holding Register Points 1-56 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide...
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Failure Time Supply Holding 0x03(Read), 40231 Integer 55-120 Fahrenheit Temperature setpoint of Air Reheat Register 0x06(Write) the discharge air while in Setpoint dehumidification mode. Table 19: ModBus Holding Register Points, continued Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Controller Technical Guide 1-57...
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Pioneer Gold Controller Touch Screen Operator Interface Pioneer Gold Controller Code: SS1128/DT005092-001, Version 2.05 and up Pioneer Gold Controller Code: SS1108/DT004238-001, Version 1.10 Used with AAON WSHP WV Series Vertical and WH Series Horizontal...
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APPENDIX ..........................2-21 Remote Touch Screen Sensor Override Operation ....................2-21 PLEASE NOTE This technical guide does not include a depiction of every Pioneer Gold Touch Screen screen. Additionally, screens that are depicted are subject to change. AAON P/N: G011011, Rev. 01D AAON is a registered trademark of AAON, Inc., Tulsa, OK.
Pioneer Gold Controller. See Figure 1. Easy to configure and easy to use, the AAON Pioneer Gold Controller Touch Screen has many features, including the following: • User-friendly, high-contrast, 2.8 inch color touchscreen interface •...
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The <Outputs> icon takes you to the Outputs Screens. The Output Screens display the status of all possible outputs connected to the board. Table 2: Manager Settings Screen Icons & Functions Table 1: Main Screen Icons & Functions Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Touch Screen Operator Interface...
NOT selected. A check mark in the square designates that the item IS selected. Use the <Down> button to enter a lower value. Use the <UP> button to enter a higher value. Table 5: Configuration Buttons Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Touch Screen Operator Interface...
Main Screen, select and enter your Administrator <Settings> Passcode. Once you have powered up the Pioneer Gold Controller with the From the Administrator Step 2: Change the Passcodes — proper power supply, the Main Screen will appear. See Figure 2.
The touchscreen will stay in Administrator or Manager mode until you log out or until the passcode times out. Figure 5: Administrator Settings Screen Passcodes have a non-adjustable timeout of 5 minutes. NOTE: Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Touch Screen Operator Interface...
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NOTE: From the Administrator Settings Screen, touch the icon. The Security Screen will appear. <Security> See Figure 6. Press to return to the Settings <Menu> Screen. Figure 7: Manager Password Screen Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Touch Screen Operator Interface...
The time and date appear at the top right of the Main Screen and the Settings Screen. To Change the Date: From the Settings Screen, touch the icon. <Clock> The Clock Screen will appear. See Figure 9. Figure 9: Clock Screen Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Touch Screen Operator Interface...
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Stop Date. When you have finished, press <Apply Settings> to save the dates and return to the Daylight Savings Screen. Daylight Savings Time adjustments will take effect at 2 a.m. on the selected days. 2-10 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Touch Screen Operator Interface...
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Dates, enter up to 14 Holiday periods and their start and end dates. For example, New Year’s Day start date is January 1 and end date is January 2. When you have finished, press <Apply Settings>. Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Touch Screen Operator Interface 2-11...
Auto Dehumidification modes. No Call = Fan Off. —During Occupied Mode, Fan Occ On/Unocc Auto will be on. During Unoccupied Mode, Fan will operate as in Auto, above. 2-12 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Touch Screen Operator Interface...
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Touch mounted Electric Emergency Heat. Used to replace are using for Desuperheater. The AAON part number will be printed Compressor Heat. on the sensor or wiring diagram. Select one option. Press <OK>...
—Low Supply Air Setpoint. The setpoint’s data entry screen will display. See Figure 20 for an Supply Lo Reset Default: 53°F; Range: 45-65°F example. Press to return to the Setpoints Screen. <Back> Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Touch Screen Operator Interface 2-14...
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Humidity Sensor. Default: 120 minutes; Range: 0-120 economizer will run indefinitely in that mode and minutes. Entering a 0 will disable the override. never timeout. Default: 10 minutes; Range: 10-255 minutes Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Touch Screen Operator Interface 2-15...
To Update the Firmware: To install the new bootloader firmware, copy the boot- Once you obtain the firmware update from AAON Technical Support, loader update file from AAON Technical Support directly download it onto a USB flash drive. There are two ways to update onto the root directory of a totally empty USB flash the firmware—(1) Plug the USB flash drive into the USB port on...
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Touch sticker placed on the controller board. —This option will allow you to Legacy BACnet Points use the BACnet points list used prior to PG version 2.0. ® Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Touch Screen Operator Interface 2-17...
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<Menu> the Main Screen. Figure 25: Input 3 Status Screen Figure 23: Input 1 Status Screen Figure 26: Input 4 Status Screen Figure 24: Input 2 Status Screen 2-18 Pioneer Gold 1.10 & 2.05 Touch Screen Operator Interface...
Care 24-Hour Conversion Time Table The Pioneer Gold Touch Screen comes equipped with a thin The main difference between regular and 24-hour time is how hours are expressed. Regular time uses numbers 1 to 12 and a.m. and p.m. to protective film over the LCD screen.
Configuring Occupancy Override Occupancy override has a system default of 120 minutes and a user- The Pioneer Gold Remote Touch Screen Temperature and Humidity adjustable range of 1 - 120 minutes. You can change this value in the Sensor has an override feature. As shown below in Figure 32, the...
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Operator Interface Overview Prism 2 Software: Version 4.9.2 and later Pioneer Gold Controller Code: SS1128/DT005092-001, Version 2.05 and up Pioneer Gold Controller Code: SS1108/DT004238-001, Version 1.10...
For more information, please refer to the Prism 2 Technical Guide, the CommLink 5 Technical Guide, the IP Module Technical Guide, the USB-Link 2 Technical Guide, and/or the MiniLink PD 5 Technical Guide. All can be found on the AAON website under Controls documentation—www.aaon.com/controlsmanuals AAON P/N: G011011, Rev.
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WARNING: Older operating systems, while they still controls. The program provides standard, easy-to-understand status, might be capable of running Prism, are not recommended setpoint, and configuration screens for the Pioneer Gold Controller due to security updates being obsoleted by Microsoft ®...
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This section explains selecting units for troubleshooting. Below is a quick overview of how to perform a unit search per job-site. each step of the guide that pertains to the Pioneer Gold Controller. Step 6: Selecting and Renaming Loops and Units— This section explains how to select and rename loops and units.
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After successful Prism 2 installation and job-site setup, you will be able to access the Pioneer Gold Status Screen. See Figure 1 below. Besides displaying the current operating status and inputs and outputs, from this screen you can force occupancy, set schedules, view alarms, and access and change setpoints.
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Setpoints are accessed by clicking on at the top left of <Setpoints> Pioneer Gold Status Screen (Figure 1, page 5). The Temperature & Ratios Setpoints Screen will display. See Figure 2. At the bottom of any Setpoints Screen, you can access all other...
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Selecting this option will reset the Pioneer Gold Touch Screen system valuable time in having to reenter setpoints for another controller.
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PRISM 2 OVERVIEW Setting Schedules & Holidays on the date to highlight it and tag it as a holiday. Schedules & Holidays Click Days selected as holidays are indicated with a green background and white text. When you icon found on select <Schedules>...
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PRISM 2 OVERVIEW Alarms Viewing Alarm Status is accessed from each Unit Alarm Screen controller’s status screen by clicking <ALARM> button. This button will be a dull red and display when there are no alarms present <No Alarms> or will be bright red and display if active alarms exist.