Pulse MD™
Installation and Operation
Instructions
9e1072
10 / 2017
Pulsation Monitor and control
Page 1: ...Pulse MD Installation and Operation Instructions 9e1072 10 2017 Pulsation Monitor and control ...
Page 2: ...nt and risk reduction Responsibilities Procedures in these instructions are to be performed according to applicable codes state local and other by the person s qualified licensed if applicable to do so that is Welding must be done by a qualified welder AC power wiring for voltages over 40V 50V in Europe must be done by a qualified licensed electrician in compliance with the latest edition of the A...
Page 3: ...E POWER CAN NETWORK 15 4 1 3 CONNECTING THE MILKING SIGNAL 15 4 1 3 1 PULSE MD WITH SMARTLITE DETACHERS 15 4 1 3 2 PULSE MD WITH NON SMARTLITE DETACHERS 16 4 1 4 CONNECTING A PULSATOR 18 4 2 MOUNTING THE DC POWER SUPPLY 18 4 3 INSTALLING THE SmartConnect CONTROLLER OPTIONAL 19 4 3 1 MOUNTING THE CONTROLLER 19 4 3 2 CONNECTING THE SmartConnect CONTROLLER 19 4 4 LAYING OUT THE NETWORK 24 VDC POWER W...
Page 4: ...LARMS BUTTON 32 5 3 7 STALLS BUTTON 32 5 3 8 OLD CONFIG BUTTON 32 5 4 FINAL DC VOLTAGE TESTING SETTINGS 33 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ERROR CODES 34 6 1 ERROR CODE A NO VACUUM 34 6 2 ERROR CODE B VACUUM TOO LOW 34 6 3 ERROR CODE C VACUUM TOO HIGH 35 6 4 ERROR CODE D PULSATION PHASE A OR PHASE C TOO SHORT 35 6 5 ERROR CODE E PULSATION PHASE A OR PHASE C TOO LONG 35 6 6 ERROR CODE F VACUUM WON T RETURN TO AT...
Page 5: ... PROBLEM CAN SEE SOME BUT NOT ALL DEVICES ON THE NETWORK 39 8 2 3 FINDING AN OPEN CIRCUIT ON THE CAN NETWORK 39 8 2 4 FINDING A SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE CAN NETWORK 40 8 3 PULSATION PROBLEMS 42 9 POWER SUPPLY SPECIFICATIONS 43 9 1 POWER SUPPLIES 43 10 SPARE PARTS AND REPLACEMENTS 44 10 1 PULSE MD HARDWARE PARTS 44 10 2 PULSE MD LOOMS 45 10 3 4 INPUT UNIT HARDWARE PARTS 47 10 4 SmartConnect CONTROLLER ...
Page 6: ... disinfection of the milking installation will help improve animal health milk quality and therefore milking results When replacing parts only use genuine BouMatic spare parts Recommended settings are only valid in conjunction with genuine BouMatic products The conscientious implementation of milking routines will have a positive effect on milking results Rub to remove any residual bedding Dip wit...
Page 7: ... that staff receive adequate training adapted to suit the specific conditions of his facility emphasis should be placed on safety aspects Unauthorized persons e g children are not permitted into hazardous areas and must not have access to cleaning agents or disinfectants Anyone involved in the operation maintenance inspection or handling of this product in any other way must know and understand th...
Page 8: ...and will act accordingly Responsibilities AC power wiring for voltage over 40 V in Europe 50 V must be done by a qualified licensed electrician in compliance with the latest edition of the ANSI NFPA Standard 70 National Electrical Code USA or either LVD 2006 95 EC order EMC 2014 30 EU in Europe and in compliance with the local wiring codes as applicable Any work on the hydraulic and pneumatic equi...
Page 9: ...s mostly dairy farms This product component is designed exclusively for use during the milking process in parlors for cows or goats Any application not listed here is not part of the intended purpose and therefore considered as improper use The manufacturer supplier is not liable for any resulting damage The user alone bears the risk Correct use also includes reading the instructions and observing...
Page 10: ...ion System SmartConnect is a modular platform that links available dairy automation hardware and software products with each other Existing and new products from the SmartConnect family send receive and share valuable information with each other in order to achieve a maximum of compatibility and integration of products This is to provide the dairyman and dealer with the most powerful features and ...
Page 11: ...perform the configuration Although the system will operate in its basic form BouMatic strongly encourages the use of a SmartConnect Controller in order to be able to save alarms events and have remote access to the pulsation system 3 2 NETWORKING The Pulse MD system supports an industry standard CAN bus network A maximum of 100 devices are allowed per CAN bus network A CAN bus network consists of ...
Page 12: ...on 3 4 SMARTCONNECT SOFTWARE After the SmartConnect Controller has been installed and connected to the internet users dealers can access all reporting and configuration options through a web browser from anywhere For example it is possible to configure the pulsation timing for each device or to see all error codes that occurred on a certain date Note BouMatic does not sell or support computer hard...
Page 13: ...unted a minimum of 12 in 30cm above the tee connector in the pulsation hoses The maximum length of hose connecting the Pulse MD unit to the pulsator is 30 in 75cm All units are required to use the same length of hose See Figure 6 When installing the Pulse MD there should never be any loops and U s in the hoses running from the Pulse MD unit to the pulsation hoses Loops can become moisture traps wh...
Page 14: ...ure 9 for tee and valve connections to the Pulse MD 8 Flat face on bottom side Liquid Check Valve Installation 7 Plastic reducing tees 9 Pulse MD connected to Tees and Valves Install check valve so flat face is on the bottom 6 Mounting Requirements for the Pulse MD unit Pulsation Control cable tee connections Milking signal T Drop power CAN 4 in 10cm Only required for non SmartConnect detachers No...
Page 15: ... received from an automatic take off 4 1 3 1 PULSE MD WITH SMARTLITE DETACHERS In SmartLite systems the milking signal comes from the SmartLite detacher board over the network There is no need to wire a milking signal SmartLite Control units and Pulse MD units must be connected to the same CAN bus See Figure 11 In looms document Lit 1069 there is an example of how a SmartLite system is connected i...
Page 16: ...voltage signal from 16VDC to 30 VDC See Figures 13 and 14 It is possible to read the cylinder control valve rather than the shutoff control valve as long as the drop lift feature is not used by the detacher system DETACHER CONNECTED TO MILKING SIGNAL 12 Non SmartLite device wiring 11 SmartLite device wiring No need to read milking signal Milking signal from VSO valve Milking signal Default configu...
Page 17: ...d with the shut off control valve the detection will not work From a Vacuum switch it is a custom configuration The vacuum switch is connected to the Milking signal connector When a cow is milked vacuum is detected by the vacuum switch and the milking signal is sent to the Pulse MD unit In order to read a vacuum switch the pins configuration inside the Pulse MD unit needs to be changed as shown in...
Page 18: ... volt drop between the power supply mounting location and the parlor consideration for the distance between the two locations should be made during the planning stages Mount the power supply in a clean and dry location and maintain a minimum spacing of 2 in 5cm around the panel Make certain that the hardware used will adequately handle the weight of the power supply Installation wiring must be don...
Page 19: ... MD ordering guide for part numbers The wire looms can be laid in a trough installed in conduit or tie wrapped to piping with appropriate support Be certain the wires are not installed in a wet location For Pulse MD looms and configuration examples see Literature1069 SmartLiteandPulseMDLoomsApplication Figure 19 shows a Pulse MD Network Power wire loom in a non SmartLite parlor Figure 21 shows a P...
Page 20: ...y Not connected to the pulsator Milking Signal Connected One power supply up to 96 Pulse MD s 110 220 VAC 20 Pulse MD Network with pulsation control non SmartLite parlor Milking signal needs to be connected US Power Supply EU Power Supply Pulsator Connected Milking Signal Connected One Power Supply per 8 Pulse MD s 110 220 VAC 110 220 VAC blue blue ...
Page 21: ...U Power Supply Milking Signal not connected Not connected to the pulsator One power supply up to 96 Pulse MD s 110 220 VAC 22 Pulse MD Network with pulsation control SmartLite parlor Milking signal provided by SmartLite EU Power Supply US Power Supply Pulsator Connected Milking Signal not connected One Power Supply per 8 Pulse MD s ...
Page 22: ...h has already been installed and config ured In this case there are no additional Milk Wash mode switches required In Pulse MD parlors with non SmartLite detachers one Milk Wash mode switch per parlor side is required 4 5 2 EXIT GATE SWITCHES If the Pulse MD is configured to use stimulation pulsation stimulation should not happen when reattaching the same cow Exit gate switches one for each side o...
Page 23: ...ofiles at least one input per parlor has to be configured as Milk Wash mode signal If on top of that two different Milk mode profiles are used another input has to be configured as Profile Switch A manual mechanical switch is required to select Milk mode profile 1 or Milk mode profile 2 For an explanation of the 4 Input Unit configuration refer to the 4 Input Installation manual Literature 1028 Al...
Page 24: ...ectors See Figure 26 3 Typically the SmartConnect Controller will be the start of the network with the network terminator p n 3562476 attached to the SmartConnect Controller See Figure 25 For a detailed list of looms see Section 4 8 For examples on Pulse MD wiring installations check the looms manual Literature 1069 25 Network terminator controller side Network terminator Power Supply Ethernet 110...
Page 25: ... addition to ohms readings troubleshooting for connection problems can be performed by plugging in the devices To confirm adequate impedance plug in one device at a time while simultaneously reading the resistance on the network If plugging in a device drastically changes the ohms reading stop and look for the problem Note that when performing this test all devices need to be with no power For add...
Page 26: ...See Figure 27 Each line corresponds to a Pulse MD located in that particular CAN network Refering to Figure 27 touching the first button on each line with the symbol will cause that particular Pulse MD to blink in the installation This will locate the stall number were that particular device is mounted The number shown inside the first button corresponds with the device serial number Touching the ...
Page 27: ... s to assure only ambient pressure is read If the calibration is performed when vacuum is present the Pulse MD will not function correctly and calibration will need to be performed again Calibration can be performed as many times as needed although normally it is required only when the device is installed for the first time in that particular location 28 Ambient Pressure Calibration menu Completin...
Page 28: ...ng sections will refer to these menu options Section 5 3 2 Section 5 3 3 Section 5 3 4 Section 5 3 5 Section 5 3 6 Section 5 3 7 Section 5 3 8 31 Configuration Parameters Menu 5 3 2 CONFIG BUTTON The Config button menu allows set up for the following parameters 5 3 2 1 CONFIG GENERAL TAB Activity Allows selecting the source and logic of the Milking Signal Constant Milking signal not used monitors ...
Page 29: ...and liners is fixed If suddenly the time required to pass form ambient pressure to vacuum level is smaller this may be the sign of a problem For example when a cow is stepping on a hose completely obstructing the pass of vacuum to the liners In this case the phase A will shorten significantly and will be captured by this limit generating the D code alarm Phase A maximum Maximum number of milliseco...
Page 30: ...cting many Code F alarms consider INCREASING this value to have a better alarm limit for the system This alarm limit will detect problems of a broken liner or a restriction on the fresh air pulsator input not allowing the vacuum to drop to ambient pressure 5 3 3 OPTIONS BUTTON 5 3 3 1 OPTIONS OPTIONS TAB PWM Select to decrease power required by pulsator to 50 when performing pulsation There is no ...
Page 31: ... has no effect if monitoring only All time Stimulation is performed a fixed amount of time default setting First Milk Stimulation is performed until milk starts to flow requires SmartLite system User Button Stimulation Performed until user presses the attach button again requires SmartLite system Stimulation Pre delay Amount of seconds to wait for stimulation to start Stimulation Duration Total am...
Page 32: ...nly on when alarm is present Brightness Configures how bright the display is Default 60 The lower the value the longer the expected life for the backlight 5 3 6 ALARMS BUTTON This button allows configuration for alarms notifications Mobile phone Milkings Number of cow milked in alarm before a notification is sent to a mobile phone Default value 0 no notifications Mobile phone Time Number of minute...
Page 33: ...ge reading To run this test unplug the last device and connect the voltage meter into the connector 4 If the measurement is less than 22V on any of the devices being tested make adjustments to the power supply if possible see Section 6 1 and retest the last device on each loom in the parlor 5 If the voltage reading is now above 22V the system is fully tested and OK 6 If the voltage on the last dev...
Page 34: ...solved 6 2 ERROR CODE B VACUUM TOO LOW This error occurs if the Pulse MD measures some vacuum pressure but the vacuum is too low to be within accepted parameters Leaky hoses are the primary cause of this issue The limit associated with this alarm is HighVacuum Min see Section 5 3 2 3 Trouble shooting Hose Leak Examine all hoses and connections between the Pulse MD unit and the stall Look for holes...
Page 35: ... check whether the issue is resolved 6 5 ERROR CODE E PULSATION PHASE A OR PHASE C TOO LONG This error occurs when the pulsator takes too long to get up to the desired vacuum pressure This can result in an inef fective pulsation cycle for milking It is most often caused by issues with the pulsator either being dirty or sticking The limit associated with this alarm is Phase A Maximum and Phase C Ma...
Page 36: ...twork the controller can be located by typing in the browser boumatic control 7 3 ACCESS SMARTCONNECT OVER THE INTERNET If the network controller is connected to the internet use a web browser anywhere to access the network s full control and monitoring features Each active controller has its own URL based on its serial number or creating a unique alias If an alias has been created either format c...
Page 37: ...n to the SmartConnect Controller is explained in Section 5 The help text throughout the SmartConnect software provides detailed information to explain context for each field and setting The help text should be the first place a user consults to find out more information about any given screen Refer to literature 1066 for more details about configuring a SmartConnect system ...
Page 38: ...omputer cannot communicate to other devices on the network When a network fails it prohibits communication among all of the devices on the network If the computer is communicating with some but not all devices this is considered a device to device problem In a device to device instance assume the problem is not with the network itself Possible causes can be Ethernet switches Routers Firewall restr...
Page 39: ...ice at a time while simultaneously reading the resistance on the network If plugging in a device drastically changes the ohms reading stop and look for the problem An open circuit is one in which one of the wires transmitting network signals has broken Figure 34 is an illustration of a typical network with an open circuit The area in the circle represents an open circuit caused by the blue wire th...
Page 40: ...te wire To check for a short circuit use the following steps to measure the resistance on the network system 1 Disconnect the wires from the network controller 2 Using an ohms meter connect the meter probes to the beginning of the network near the controller If there is no short and the network impedance is proper the reading should be between 55 and 65 ohms This is because each module consists of...
Page 41: ... MD Unit Remove the Network Termination Module for this test Pulse MD Unit Pulse MD Unit Pulse MD Unit Ohm s Meter 35 Network with Short Circuit Network Termination Module 60 Ohms res Simulating a short current Pulse MD Unit Pulse MD Unit Pulse MD Unit Pulse MD Unit Ohm s Meter Network Initiation Module 120 Ohms res Network Termination Module 120 Ohms res ...
Page 42: ...ake off Non SmartLite detachers only Check the logic configured for the device and confirm the right signals are being sent to the device The brown wire must be hooked up to the signal and the green wire to the signal If these are reversed the Pulse MD Unit will not work properly Is the Pulse MD Unit functioning Check the LED light If the light does not illuminate plug in another device and check ...
Page 43: ...6 and 37 show the 24VDC connection locations along with typical power supply grounding The power supply has a voltage adjustment screw for the output voltage This adjustment allows for an output range between 24 and 28V Note Because the power supplies are controlled by microcontrollers don t put them in an area that wouldn t normally house a computer for a long period of time Installation wiring m...
Page 44: ...IT This kit includes 1 8592063 2 3562512 2 3562512 2 3556371 and 1 8592061 6 6100010 Pulse MD CLEAR ENCLOSURE 39 7 6100011 Pulse MD ENCLOSURE LID BLUE PART 40 8 6100013 Pulse MD SENSOR GASKETS 41 9 3563397 ASSY ENCLOSURE SWITCH PMD 38 10 6100017 Pulse MD ENCLOSURE GASKET 42 11 8592061 BLUE DINBRACKET 43 12 3562511 PULSE MD FLOAT CHECK VALVE 8 13 3562512 PLASTIC TEE 3 8 x 1 8 7 14 3556371 HOSE SIL ...
Page 45: ...0 Network loom male termination used to connect to power supply or to terminate a network 8591433 1m 40 in 0 Network loom female termination used to connect to power supply oor to terminate a network 8592165 10m 33 ft 0 Network loom male termination used to connect to power supply or to terminate a network 8592166 10m 33 ft 0 Network loom female used to connect to power supply or to termi nate a n...
Page 46: ...Page 46 9e1072 38 6100016 is used for both Air Vacuum switch 6100010 39 6100013 41 40 6100011 42 6100017 8592061 43 ...
Page 47: ...RONIC BOARD CNCTRS 4 3562836 HARNESS NET POWER SMARTLITE 5 8591408 ENCLOSURE DIN CLIP 6 8591395 CLICKIN PUSHOUT PLUG 4MM 7 8591393 CLICKIN PUSHOUT PLUG 5MM 8 8591394 CLICKIN PUSHOUT PLUG 6MM 9 8592021 CLICKIN PUSHOUT PLUG 7MM 10 8591911 CLICKIN PUSHOUT PLUG 8MM 11 8591396 CLICKIN PUSHOUT PLUG BLIND 12 8592061 BLUE DINBRACKET N S 45 44 Input 4 Unit Repair Parts Input 4 Unit ...
Page 48: ...2662 SD NP 12VDC PS 3 8591408 ENCLOSURE DIN CLIP 4 8591395 CLICKIN PUSHOUT PLUG 4MM 5 8591393 CLICKIN PUSHOUT PLUG 5MM 6 8591394 CLICKIN PUSHOUT PLUG 6MM 7 8592021 CLICKIN PUSHOUT PLUG 7MM 8 8591911 CLICKIN PUSHOUT PLUG 8MM 9 8591396 CLICKIN PUSHOUT PLUG BLIND 10 8592061 BLUE DINBRACKET N S 46 SmartConnect Controller DIN CLIPS CLICKIN PUSHOUT PLUG ...
Page 49: ...582929 KIT REPAIR HI FLO PULSATOR 3 8584808 KIT MAINT PULSATOR HIFLO EVO 4 3559482 CABLE ASSY PULSATOR ADAPTER for non HiFlo Evlolution Pulsators 12 00 1 00 RED WIRE BLACK PIN 1 FRONT RED PIN 2 COMMON WHITE PIN 3 REAR 47 BouMatic HiFlo Evolution Pulsator Pulsator Adaptor Cable Pulsator and Adaptor Cable 12 00 1 00 30cm 1cm ...
Page 50: ...ortal As this manual is continu ously updated please use it online or download the newest version onto your computer at least every three months to make sure you work with the current version 11 2 MANUALS Lit Nr Title Language 1027 SmartLite Detacher Installation and Operation English French Dutch German 1028 4 Input Unit Installation and Operation English French Dutch German 1066 SmartConnect Con...
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