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KOOLMASTER PP20-VS2 rev.00

KOOLMASTER PP20-VS2

INDEX

16.

Age.

See

Animals

Alarms

Alarm conditions 39

Alarm log 39

Reset the alarm log 13

Alarm relay 41

Alarm settings 40

Animals

Animal count

History 41

Posting changes to the animal

count 42–44

Enabling animal age functions 13

Starting a new group 42–44

Backup

Backup relay

Activation 12

Relay assignment 16

Making a backup of the control-

ler 43

Buttons 7

Calibration

Inlet calibration 30

Probe calibration 15

Vent door (inlet) calibration

see Vent door/inlet (potentiom-

eter)

Water meter calibration 15

Celsius units 10
Clean mode

Alarms 39–40, 40–44

Clean mode set point 17, 18

Operation & settings 17

Clock

Display : AM/PM or 24hours 10

Setting the time and date 9

Clock outputs

Current status 41

# of cycles 11

Operation & settings 36

Relay assignment 16

Compensation

Outside T° compensation

Operation & settings 22–23

Relative humidity comp..

See

Rela-

tive humidity comp.

Connections 6, 7
Contrast (LCD screen) 7
Controller

Features 5

Firmware update 44

Installation setup 11–13

Location of the controls 7

Mounting instructions 6

Software

Language selection 8

Version 17

Technical specifications 43

Cool cells.

See

Kool-Cel®

Copy & Paste function 10
Culled

History 41

Posting # of culled animals 42

Current conditions 41
Curtains.

See

Natural ventilation

curtains

Curves

Minimum Ventilation - On Time

curve

Activation 13

Min. speed curve

Curve offset 20

Enable the curve function 13

Principle of operation 20

Settings 20

Motor curve 13

Temperature curve

Curve offset 19

Enable the curve function 13

Principle of operation 18

Settings 18

Date 9
Day / Night

Activation 16

Day/night times 16

Night set point

Principle of operation 18

Settings 18

Night ventilation

Activation 16

Settings 19

Display

Red LED display

Location 7

Unit selection 13

Electrical specifications 43
English software 8
Evaporative pads.

See

Kool-Cel®

Fahrenheit units 10
Fan stages

Activation 11

Current fan stage in use 41

Minimum ventilation.

See

Minimum

ventilation

Principle of operation 21

Relay assignment 15

Settings 22–23

Timer relays

Principle of operation 21

Timer settings 22

Transition between stages 1 and 2

Principle of operation 21

Settings 22

Variable fans

Activation 11

Assignment 16

Current speed of the fans 41

Minimum fan speed 12

Principle of operation 21

RH Compensation on fan speed

14, 37, 38

Fan stages (0-10V fans)

Activating 0-10 V outputs 11, 12

Operation & settings 23

Probe assignment 15

Feeders

Activation 11

Relay assignment 16

Run time alarm

Principle of operation 39

Settings 40

Run time history 41

Yesterday’s run time 41

Fire.

See

Heaters

Firmware update

Principle of operation 44

Settings 44

Gallons 10

Heaters

Activation 11

Current status 41

Lo/Hi fire

Activation 12

Operation & Settings 34

Probe assignment 15

Relay assignment 16

RH compensation on heaters

Activation 14

Principle of operation 37

Settings 38

Run time history 41

Heat lamp (0-10 V)

Activating the 0-10 V output 11, 12

Operation & Settings 34

Probe assignment 15

Heat mats (0-10V)

Activating the 0-10 V output 11, 12

Operation & Settings 35

Probe assignment 15

Hi/Lo Fire.

See

Heaters

History menus 41

Humidity.

See

Relative humidity

Index 45
Inlets (0-10V inlet output)

Activation 11, 12

Principle of operation 30

Probe assignment 15

Settings 30

Inlets (on/off outputs)

Activation 11

Calibration

Loading an existing calibration

Principle of operation 30

Current position 41

Principle of operation 28

Probe assignment 15

Relay assignment 16

Resetting the position 29

Settings 28

Inputs

Activation 14

List of available inputs 5

Installation setup 11–13
Installer password.

See

Password

Kool-Cel®

Activation 11

Operation & Settings 31

Relay assignment 16

RH comp. on the Kool-Cel® output

Activation 14

Principle of operation 37

Settings 38

Language selection 8
LCD screen

Backlight button 7

Contrast adjustment 7

Location 7

LEDs

LED display

Location 7

Unit selection 13

LED meaning 8

Lights

Activation 11

Operation & settings 36

Relay assignment 16

Liters 10

Main menu button 7
Marketed animals

History 41

Posting # of marked animals 42

Measuring units 10

Summary of Contents for Koolmaster PP20-VS2

Page 1: ...urtain 1 Close Inlet 2 Open Inlet 2 Close Inlet 1 Open Inlet 1 Close Stage 12 Stage 11 Stage 10 Stage 9 Stage 8 Stage 7 Stage 6 Stage 5 Stage 4 Stage 3 Stage 2 Stage 1 Min Vent Heater 1 Heater 2 Heater 3 Mist Soaking Kool Cel 0 10V 1 0 10V 2 Clock 1 Clock 2 PP 20 VS2 Variable 01 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 02 01 02 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 Read this guide carefully before using the controller ...

Page 2: ...n be void if this product is used in a manner not specified by the manu facturer Every effort has been made to ensure that this manual is complete accurate and up to date The information contained in it is however subject to change without notice due to further developments ...

Page 3: ...ent 16 4 8 4 Night Settings 16 4 9 Clean Mode 17 4 10 Test Mode 17 4 11 Version 17 5 TEMPERATURE SETTINGS 18 5 1 Temperature Set Point 18 5 2 Temperature Curve 18 5 2 1 Principle of Operation 18 5 2 2 Settings 18 5 2 3 Modifying Curve Points 19 6 VENTILATION COOLING 19 6 1 Minimum Ventilation 19 6 1 1 Minimum Ventilation Cycles 19 6 1 2 Min Ventilation Settings 19 6 1 3 Minimum Ventilation Curve 2...

Page 4: ...S 41 13 1 Current Conditions 41 13 2 History Menus 41 13 3 Animal Age Count 42 13 4 Automatic Reminder 42 14 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 43 15 MEMORY CARD 43 15 1 Principle of Operation 43 15 2 Accessing the Transfer Menu 43 15 3 Configuration Transfer 43 15 3 1 Installing a New Configuration 43 15 3 2 Saving a Configuration on the Card 44 15 4 Firmware Update 44 15 5 Erasing the Memory Card 44 16 IN...

Page 5: ...ice on the controller s supply circuit The room temperature where the controller is located must always remain between 32 F and 104 F 0 C to 40 C Indoor use only To avoid exposing the controller to harmful gases or excessive humidity it is preferable to install it in a corridor If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer the protec tion provided by the equipment may be i...

Page 6: ...monitor ing the sensor readings and verify the run time of some outputs The controller comes with the following histories menus Min Max sensor readings Room temperature 60 days Inside temperature sensors 10 days Outside temperature sensor 75 days Inside humidity sensor 75 days Outside humidity sensor 75 days Static pressure sensor 75 days Run time of each heater 75 days Run time of each feeder 75 ...

Page 7: ...o 22 AWG wire to connect the devices to the 0 10V outputs This type of output can be used to connect various devices such as heat mats or fans 3 USER INTERFACE 3 1 Location of the Con trols Menu selectors Use these buttons to select a menu Current Condition short cut key This short cut key provides access to the main menu and allows seeing the current status of each input and output on the main sc...

Page 8: ... Tunnel door 1 is closing CURTAIN 2 Open Solid LED Natural ventilation curtain 2 is opening Close Solid LED Natural ventilation curtain 2 is closing CURTAIN 1 Open Solid LED Natural ventilation curtain 1 is opening Close Solid LED Natural ventilation curtain 1 is closing INLET 2 Open Solid LED Inlet 2 is opening Flashing LED The controller opens inlet 2 to reset the actuator s position Close Solid...

Page 9: ...The user is then identified If the installation password or user 2 pass 3 word is posted the prompt Change Password appears on screen Use the adjustment buttons to set the new password code Use the adjustment buttons to confirm the 4 new installer pas sword then press the right arrow key to confirm the new password 4 2 2 Retrieving a Lost Password Select 1 Current Conditions Main Menu Setup User P...

Page 10: ...nabled in the Installation Setup are available see sec 4 5 The day number refers to the animal age 4 3 2 Copying Pasting Programs Use the copy paste function to duplicate all parameter settings associated to a program onto another program This avoids repeating the same programming sequence several times Select 1 Current Conditions Main Menu Setup Copy Paste A password may be required to access thi...

Page 11: ...ila tion curtains 0 to 2 curtains Curtain Compensation Select Yes to en able a compensation on the opening of natural ventilation curtains as a function of the outside temperature Accessible if natural ventilation cur tains are enabled above and if an outside temperature sensor is enabled in sec 4 7 1 Number of Tunnel Doors Enable the proper number of tunnel doors 0 to 2 tunnel doors Use a Second ...

Page 12: ...de Inlet 1 can either operate in timer mode or according to a potentiometer Select Pot to use a potentiometer or select Timer Note that the second inlet can only operate in timer mode Accessible if an inlet output is enabled above 0 10V type Select the type of signal used by each 0 10V output 0 10V or 10 0V Ac cessible if 0 10V outputs are enabled above 0 10V mode Select the function of each 0 10V...

Page 13: ... Select Yes to let the controller adjust the bandwidth of stages 1 and 2 as a function of the outside temperature Available if the outside temperature probe is enabled see section 4 7 Number of programs The controller can use several temperature programs Enable the desired number of programs 1 to 3 programs Switch program by Age Out T The controller can automatically enable a new program when the ...

Page 14: ...e this compensation method Mist Shutoff The controller can deactivate the misting output when humidity levels are too high Select Yes to use this compensa tion method Use Mist Shutoff The controller can ac tivate misting outputs when humidity levels are too low Select Yes to use this compen sation method Use Kool Cel Shutoff The controller can deactivate the Kool Cel output when humid ity levels a...

Page 15: ...ams of the controller Probe Calibration Use to navigate Temperature Probe 1 0 0 F Temperature Probe 2 0 0 F Temperature Probe 3 0 0 F Temperature Probe 4 0 0 F Outside Probe 1 0 0 F Outside Probe 2 0 0 F Inside Humidity 0 Outside Humidity 0 Static Pressure 000 WC Water 1 Calibration 1 g p Water 2 Calibration 1 g p Water 3 Calibration 1 g p Adjust the reading of the probes 2 if required Temperature...

Page 16: ...atus separately for each 2 fan stage in use Var The variable fan output is assigned to the fan stage and operates in variable mode when the stage starts the variable fan starts running at its minimum intensity The fan intensity gradually increases as the room temperature increases On The variable fan output is assigned to the fan stage and operates in on off mode the fan runs at 100 when the fan s...

Page 17: ...ntroller operates in clean mode Clean mode status Select On to enable the clean mode select Off to disable it End of clean delay At the end of the clean mode the controller waits for a certain time before monitoring temperature alarms again Specify the time required for the room tem perature to get back to normal or select Off to disable this function decrease the param eter value until letters Of...

Page 18: ... of 10 steps Each step specifies a day number and a temperature set point for that day the day number refers to the animal age Once the curve is activated the controller changes the set point every hour in a linear fashion between consecutive steps of the curve When the last step is reached the controller keeps using the tem perature set point associated to that day Set Point 90 0 87 2 84 4 81 6 7...

Page 19: ...d to increase the minimum ventilation fan speed over time and another curve can be defined to increase the run time of the fans Refer to sec tion 4 5 to enable the Speed and or the On Time curve and refer to section 6 1 3 to define these curves Night fan speed If the nighttime minimum ventilation function is enabled section 4 10 you can select another minimum ventilation fan speed which will be us...

Page 20: ...Off or ON Time Curve Program 1 Cur Day 5 day ON Time 60 sec day 1 20 sec day 10 22 sec day 15 24 sec Status Off Set the following parameters 2 The following parameters can only be modified while the curve is off If the min speed curve is running it is still possible to adjust the value of all curve steps simultaneously with the curve offset parameter see next section Current day This is the curren...

Page 21: ...n of Variable Outputs Variable outputs are activated when their as sociated fan stage starts see section 4 9 They start running at their absolute minimum speed see section 4 5 and their speed gradually increases as the room temperature increases Variable outputs reach their full speed when the start temperature of the fol lowing fan stage is reached Transition between fan stages 1 and 2 If the nex...

Page 22: ...s 0 3 F below the set point differential 1 the On Time value of the minimum ventilation cycle decreases gradually from a value equal to the total Cycle Time point C towards the regu lar On Time Ramping Settings To use the ramping function disable variable outputs in the Installation Setup section 4 5 and adjust the differential of stage 1 in section 6 2 2 Settings 6 2 2 6 2 2 1 Fan Stage Settings ...

Page 23: ... T 0 10V Mode Automatic Manual You can manually control the intensity of a 0 10V output by using the manual control mode While this mode is used the control ler stops controlling the output and lets you choose the intensity of the output Select 1 Current Conditions Main Menu Start Stop 0 10V Select a 0 10V Ventilation output A password may be required to access this menu Accessible if a 0 10V vent...

Page 24: ...Time Off Time when the tem perature falls below its closing temperature Natural ventilation is disabled when the average temperature decreases of 5 F 2 8 C below the curtain s closing temperature or when tun nel ventilation starts see graph below Using Tunnel Doors in Natural Ventilation When they are used in natural ventilation tunnel doors follow the same progression as natural ventilation curta...

Page 25: ...ment Note that the initial tem perature of natural ventilation is limited by the start temperature of the last fan stage that belongs to the lateral ventilation mode power mode Start Close at Set the temperature below which the curtain starts closing in timer mode when the controller is in natural ventilation Start Open at Set the temperature above which the curtain opens according to a timer when...

Page 26: ...radually opens the curtain as temperature rises in the room It can also disable a chosen selection of fans when the curtain is sufficiently opened when the curtain has reached its whisker switch When temperature falls point B on the graph At point B the curtain is already opened and the fans are stopped The controller gradually closes the curtain as temperature falls The controller restarts the fa...

Page 27: ...rameters 2 First stage Both tunnel doors start opening when the start temperature of this fan stage is reached Select what fan stage signals the beginning of tunnel ventilation 100 opened Both tunnel doors fully open when the selected fan stage starts Select the fan stage at which tunnel doors are totally opened Probe set 2 starts at stage Select at what fan stage the controller starts measuring t...

Page 28: ...sted when the reading of the inlet probes differs from the ambient temperature reading Refer to section 4 7 3 to assign probes to the air inlets The temperature compensation of the air inlet is expressed as a percentage per degree difference between the ambient temperature and the average reading of the inlet s probes It determines by how much an inlet must open or close to help reduce the tempera...

Page 29: ...inlet according to this parameter value This parameter is accessible if the air inlet uses a timer It is also common to all programs Under Run Open Time Advanced parameter for timer based inlets only When a timer ends it may take a few seconds for the actua tor to actually stop moving For this reason the controller can switch off the actuator s motor slightly before its time for the actua tor to r...

Page 30: ...Yes Save Maximum Position No Save minimum position 2 To calibrate the minimum position use the Close switch to close the inlet to its minimum position Once the inlet is closed set the manual con trol switch to Off to stop the actuator Now that the actuator is closed answer Yes to the Save minimum position question on screen Once the Yes answer is posted the controller switches the answer back to N...

Page 31: ...of Kool Cels Kool Cel Output T inside or outside Off T Off On On T Principle of operation The Kool Cel output can either operate ac cording to the inside temperature or outside temperature it starts running in timer mode when the inside or outside temperature rises and reaches the output s start temperature the output stops when temperature falls below a user defined value It can also stop when hu...

Page 32: ...utput starts Off temperature Select the temperature below which the misting output stops Minimum On Off times Set the on off times of the minimum misting timer Maximum Temperature Set the tempera ture at which the maximum misting timer if used Maximum On Off times Set the on and the off times of the maximum misting timer Start stop at Specify the period of time over which the output can run 6 9 St...

Page 33: ...re Select Yes if you want to use the stir fan output in hot temperature conditions Cold temperature Select Yes if you want to use the stir fan output in cold temperature conditions Probe differential Select Yes if you want to use the stir fan output to reduce tempera ture differences between probes Hot start stop temperature If stir fans are used in hot temperature conditions set the room temperat...

Page 34: ...Hi Lo fire option is used set this temperature sepa rately for both steps of the heating stage In addition if the night heater offset is enabled in section 4 8 4 these parameters must be set separately for day night Off temperature Set the temperature at which each heating stage stops Note that the Off Temperature of an heating stage must be at least 0 5 F 0 3 C higher that its On Temperature If t...

Page 35: ...mpera ture to the desired value Note that this tem perature can be set as a fix value absolute or it can be related to the set point this means that when the set point changes the start temperature is adjusted by the same amount refer to section 4 5 to specify if the start temperature of the 0 10V follows the set point or not 0 10V Output X Heat Lamp Mode Automatic Current Output 0 Start Temperatu...

Page 36: ...ither stops after a certain run time or at a certain time of day The fol lowing diagrams show both possibilities Time Cycle Output Status On Start Time e g 8h30AM Time Clock Start Stop Mode Stop Time e g 9h00AM Off Time Output Status Cycle Start Time e g 8h30AM Time Clock Start Run Mode Run Time e g 30m 15s On Off Select 1 Current Conditions Main Menu Start Stop Clocks Clock x A password may be re...

Page 37: ...e for the change The maximum compensated On Time is reached when the RH level is 10 above the RH set point RH Compensation on Minimum Ventilation RH Level 10 RH Set Point Off Regular On Time Compen sated On Time On Time of the Min Vent timer Added Time RH Comp on the Fan Speed RH level Fan Speed V1 Speed RH Set Point V1 regular speed V2 initial speed V1 added speed V2 added speed Compen sated spee...

Page 38: ...ed is specified above for variable output 2 Heater compensation Minimum Maximum On Times Set the minimum and maximum On Times of the heating timer The minimum On Time starts being used when indoor humidity levels reach the RH set point the maximum On Time is used when humidity levels are 10 above the RH set point Accessible if RH compensation with heating outputs is enabled in section 4 6 Cycle Ti...

Page 39: ...ettings are entered by the user as absolute values they are defined based on the room set point They are thus automatically adjusted if the set point changes The situation is slightly different when the outside temperature is greater than the room set point In this case the outside tempera ture becomes the reference point instead of using the set point as a the reference This means an alarm is set...

Page 40: ...ter meter is enabled sec 4 7 1 Refer to the previous section to get more information about this alarm limit Reset Alarm If a high or low water consumption alarm is on select Yes to acknowledge the alarm condition Note that when a reset is made the controller needs 48 hours to gather new consumption data be fore it can start monitoring the high low water consumption alarms again no consumption alar...

Page 41: ...ble module failure Alarm conditions that activate the alarm relay are common to all programs 13 2 History Menus History menus give a daily record of probe readings and of the animal count These pieces of information are logged into history menus at midnight Refer to section 13 2 to consult run time histories for heaters water consumption and feeders Select 1 Current Conditions Main Menu History Se...

Page 42: ...can specify the number of mortalities culled and marketed animals as it occurs ALL histories of the controller all water consumption data are reset when a new group starts Select 1 Current Conditions Main Menu Age Mortality Accessible if age based functions are enabled in the Installation Setup section 4 5 Age Mortality Animal Age 4 day Initial Count 1200 Current Count 1200 Start New Group No Sele...

Page 43: ...onnector 2 located on the electronic board located on the back of the front panel see illustration Close the front panel then simultaneously 3 press the up and down arrow keys for 3 sec onds to display the transfer menu Select the desired transfer menu 4 Current Conditions Main Menu Memory Card Controller or Controller Memory Card Configuration Transfer 15 3 Configuration Files cfg Configuration f...

Page 44: ...Press and hold the up and down arrow 2 keys simultaneously for 3 seconds The Firmware Update menu is displayed Controller to Memory card Next Exit Use to navigate WARNING It is extremely important to ensure that the AC power source is not interrupted during this process This unit may render inoperable if power fails during this update To continue this process press NEXT Read the warning message ca...

Page 45: ... use 41 Minimum ventilation See Minimum ventilation Principle of operation 21 Relay assignment 15 Settings 22 23 Timer relays Principle of operation 21 Timer settings 22 Transition between stages 1 and 2 Principle of operation 21 Settings 22 Variable fans Activation 11 Assignment 16 Current speed of the fans 41 Minimum fan speed 12 Principle of operation 21 RH Compensation on fan speed 14 37 38 Fa...

Page 46: ...ion 37 Settings 38 RH set point 38 Relay panel 12 Relays Alarm relay 41 Relay assignment Clearing the assignment 13 Making the assignment 15 Shutoff fan relays in natural ventila tion Principle of operation 26 Relay selection 16 Timer relays Principle of operation 21 Timer settings 22 S Screens LED LCD 7 Sensors See Probes Set points RH set point See Relative humidity Temperature set points 18 Set...

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