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4.3
Controller Programs
Program definition
Programs are an assembly of settings (tempera-
ture settings, relay assignment, probe assignment,
etc.) that can be enabled at different moment of
the breeding process. In all, the controller can use
3 different programs.
Automatic program selection
The controller can automatically switch the pro-
gram selection when the animals reach a certain
age and/or as a function of outside temperature.
Refer to the Installation Setup section of this
manual to enable or disable the automatic program
switch (see section 4.5).
Refer to the Installation Setup section of this
manual to set the number of programs in use
and to enable or disable the automatic
program switch (section 4.5).
Program selection
When a program is selected, all parameter settings
displayed on screen are related to this program.
Make sure the right program is selected
before adjusting any parameter.
4.3.1
Program Selection & Settings
The controller can automatically switch the pro-
gram selection when the animals reach a certain
age and/or as a function of outside temperature. If
the automatic program switch option is enabled in
the Installation setup (sec. 4.5), you must indicate
the moment at which each program starts.
Select:
Main menu
Setup*
Program
*
A password may be required to access this menu (sec. 4.2).
Program #x above:
If the program switch is based on the ani-
mal age, select the day at which programs
2 and 3 start; if the switch is based on the
outside temperature, select the outside tem-
perature above which each program starts.
Note that program 1 is automatically used
when the animal age (or outside tempera-
ture) is lower than the value defined for pro-
grams 2 and 3.
Main menu
Setup
Prog.Select
Program Settings
Use to navigate
Program 2 above day:
10
Program 3 above day:
20
Program 2 above Out T:
50.0
Program 3 above Out T:
75.0
Show Settings : Program 1
[ or ]
Running Program: Program 1
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14.
MEMORY CARD
14.1 Principle of Operation
The memory card allows you to upgrade the firm-
ware or software of your controller without loos-
ing your parameter settings (firmware and/or soft-
ware upgrade). The card can also be used to make
a backup of your controller settings or to copy these
settings on another controller of the same type.
Various kind of files can be stored on the card:
configuration files (*.cfg files) and/or firmware files
(*.fir and *.bin files). Refer to section 14.3 to load
or save a configuration file; refer to section 14.4
to upgrade the firmware.
14.2 Access the Transfer Menu
1.
Unscrew the screws located on the
controller's front panel then open the panel.
2.
Insert the memory card in the connector lo-
cated on the electronic board located on the
back of the front panel (see illustration).
3.
Close the front panel then simultaneously
press the up- and down-arrow keys for 3 sec-
onds to display the transfer menu.
Select the desired transfer menu:
Memory Card
Controller
or
Controller
Memory Card
Exit
Memory card Menu
Memory card
Controller
Controller
Memory card
Front
Panel
Cover
Connector
Memory
Card
