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MAC36 Controllers User Manual


Introduction

MAC36 are compact Master Application Controllers powered by the Niagara Framework, with various types of 36 onboard inputs and outputs. Using the specific local I/O set of 16 UI, 8 AO, 4 DI, and 8 DO allows to employ the devices in different applications. MAC36 controllers provide control, data logging, alarming, scheduling, integration, and visualization.

The range of MAC36 controllers consists of:

  • iSMA-B-MAC36NL;

  • iSMA-B-MAC36PRO.

Revision History

Date

Rev.

Description

25 Jul 2025

1.14

  • Updated SD card installation section

  • MAC36PRO services:

    • Device Management web server

    • IP over USB: connection and programming

    • DHCP

    • VPN client

18 Jul 2024

1.13

Updated Preparations for Updating section

15 Mar 2024

1.12

Updated UI temperature input type information

23 Feb 2024

1.11

BTL certification of MAC36NL controllers

10 Nov 2023

1.10

Release of iSMA-B-MAC36PRO

9 Feb 2023

1.9

  • Support of Niagara 4.12

  • Updated M-Bus information

25 May 2022

1.8

Rebranded

24 Jun 2021

1.7

Document updated with support of the Niagara 4.10 information

16 Dec 2020

1.6

  • Document updated with support of the Niagara 4.9 information

  • Chapter 3.11.4 updated with the web service configuration for HDMI support

27 Apr 2020

1.5

Controller system update–Chapter 3.7

31 Mar 2020

1.4

  • Support of Niagara 4.8

  • Change of passphrase saving destination

  • User fonts support

  • Pop-up control for the HDMI display

  • Auto-detection of the device extension

  • Log saving to the Niagara home directory

  • M-Bus support

31 Oct 2019

1.3

Updated universal input supported sensors list

1 Apr 2019

1.2

  • HDMI support

  • Restore to factory defaults

10 Dec 2018

1.1

  • Data Recovery Service

  • Support of the Niagara 4.6 and later

1 Oct 2018

1.0

First edition

Revision history

Key Features

  • MAC36NL: Niagara 4.8 and later, MAC36PRO: Niagara 4.10.U7* and later;

  • real-time programming;

  • 2 Fast Ethernet (independent);

  • 1 RS485 (opto-isolated), optional extension as second RS485 port;

  • optional M-Bus extension;

  • 2 USB (1 OTG, 1 host);

  • 16 UI, 8 AO, 4 DI, and 8 DO;

  • HDMI to connect an external display;

  • built-in web server provides graphical user interface available from the web browser level;

  • SD card to collect real-time data, history logs, and alarms;

  • hardware replacement by SD card;

  • different licensing models for various application types.

* Supported versions of Niagara are listed in detail in the product’s Release Notes.

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Key features of MAC36 controllers