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F-751 Avocado Operation Manual Rev. 1/25/2023 

 

 

Felix Instruments 

1554 NE 3rd Ave 

Camas, WA 98607, USA 

Phone: +1 (360) 833-8835 

Fax: +1 (360) 833-1914 

www.felixinstruments.com 
[email protected] 

 

 

 

Contents

 

 

Introduction .................................... 4

 

Theory of Operation ................ 5

 

Measurement Variance ........... 6

 

Natural Variation of DM in 
Avocados ............................. 6

 

Variance Due to Analytical 
Procedure ............................ 7

 

Measurement Variance Due 
to Instrument ...................... 7

 

Device Overview & Setup ............... 8

 

Package Contents .................... 8

 

Loading the Battery ................. 8

 

Protecting Your Device ............ 8

 

Device Interface ....................... 9

 

Navigating Menus ............... 9

 

Entering Text/Numbers ....... 9

 

Device in Use ................................ 10

 

Powering On the Device ........ 10

 

Device Options Menu ............ 10

 

Connecting to a Wireless 
Network ............................ 10

 

GPS Settings ...................... 10

 

GPS Settings (Cont.) .......... 11

 

Data Server ........................ 11

 

Uploading To FruitMaps .... 11

 

Bin Setup .................................... 12 

Fruit Per Bin ................................ 12

 

 

 

 

Bin Options ............................ 13

 

Bin Prefix ........................... 13

 

Tags ................................... 13

 

Fruit Per Bin....................... 13

 

Enforce Bin Size ................. 13

 

Sides Per Fruit ................... 14

 

Scans Per Side ................... 14

 

Maturity Criteria................ 14

 

Measurement Offsets ....... 14

 

Archive Data .......................... 15

 

Measurements Preparation ... 15

 

Measuring Avocados ............. 16

 

Taking Measurements .................. 17

 

Bin Summary .......................... 18

 

Measurement Evaluation ............. 19

 

Accessing Measurements on a 
PC: Using the SD Card ............ 19

 

Accessing Measurements on a 
PC: Using the Data Server ...... 21

 

Accessing Measurements on 
FruitMaps............................... 23

 

Updating The F-751 ..................... 24

 

Updating Device Firmware .... 24

 

Updating App ......................... 25

 

Troubleshooting ........................... 26

 

Contact Felix Instruments: ..... 26

 

Contents 

 

Summary of Contents for F-751

Page 1: ...ation Manual Rev 1 25 2023 Felix Instruments 1554 NE 3rd Ave Camas WA 98607 USA Phone 1 360 833 8835 Fax 1 360 833 1914 www felixinstruments com sales felixinstruments com Avocado Quality Meter F 751...

Page 2: ...t This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interferenc...

Page 3: ...owering On the Device 10 Device Options Menu 10 Connecting to a Wireless Network 10 GPS Settings 10 GPS Settings Cont 11 Data Server 11 Uploading To FruitMaps 11 Bin Setup 12 Fruit Per Bin 12 Bin Opti...

Page 4: ...inverse of moisture content and can be thought of as the part of an avocado which would remain if all the water content were removed Due to its direct correlation to mesocarp oil content dry matter i...

Page 5: ...t can rapidly and non destructively evaluate external and internal quality traits of the commodity penetrates a sample photons scatter and the resulting reflectance transmittance and interactance spec...

Page 6: ...oughout the fruit 2 Analytical procedure 3 Accuracy of the instrument Natural Variation of DM in Avocados Dry matter is not homogeneously distributed throughout the mesocarp flesh of the avocado See F...

Page 7: ...other than coring is being utilized then extra precautions e g increasing the number of scans and scan sites on the avocado must be taken to ensure the average DM value given by the instrument aligns...

Page 8: ...screwdriver Use caution when removing the batteries as the cap is spring loaded Both batteries should be inserted into the unit positive side first facing towards the lens Additional protected 18650...

Page 9: ...to the selected menu item Entering Text Numbers When prompted text numbers can be entered on the device by using the navigation buttons Up Down navigates between letters numbers for the current cursor...

Page 10: ...uploading process Highlight Wi Fi and press Right Highlight Wi Fi State and press Right Use the Up Down buttons to select between enabling or disabling this feature and press Right to confirm selectio...

Page 11: ...isabling this feature and press Right to confirm selection Highlight Sever Address and press Right The default address within this menu is the Felix Instruments FTP Server Input the address of the des...

Page 12: ...ose bins underneath the Create New Bin option To view edit add or remove measurements from a previously created bin simply highlight the bin you wish to access and press Right Fruit Per Bin A prompt w...

Page 13: ...not alter measurements created prior to adjusting the tag Fruit Per Bin Users can set a default number of fruit per bin All new bins created will automatically be set to the fruit per bin chosen by t...

Page 14: ...selection Maturity Criteria The Maturity Criteria Threshold can be used to track the percentage of fruit that exceeds a specified DM threshold This statistic is reported in the Bin Summary menu The Ma...

Page 15: ...ss Right to complete the archiving process The instrument data can now be accessed through the archive folder on the SD Card See page 19 Measurements Preparation To begin taking measurements navigate...

Page 16: ...the equator The most common symptom of seed interference is artificially inflated dry matter results The instrument may produce unusually high predictions for a particular fruit If this is the case t...

Page 17: ...as not yet been created the device will automatically create an Ad Hoc bin with the prefix AH001 By default the device will automatically perform three successive scans for each side This process take...

Page 18: ...ge of fruit that have a dry matter value above the maturity criteria threshold that is set by the user in the Options menu Pressing Right from the Measurement menu will open the Edit Measurement menu...

Page 19: ...Turn off the device 2 Remove the SD Card from the device 3 Insert the SD Card into your PC 4 When measurements are taken with the instrument a comma separated variable txt file is created in the root...

Page 20: ...dentifying information for each measurement 8 Data that has been archived on the instrument will appear in a unique folder found within the Archive folder Data that has not been archived can be access...

Page 21: ...h any operating system or client 1 To connect to the FTP server open File Explorer Right click on This PC and select Add a network location 2 Follow the onscreen instructions selecting Choose a custom...

Page 22: ...his folder 7 Connect the instrument to the desired wireless network See page 10 8 Ensure that the instrument has Data Server Upload enabled Connect the instrument to the desired data server See page 1...

Page 23: ...vest insights To upload instrument data to FruitMaps GPS must be enabled See page 10 for instructions on enabling GPS Before uploading measurements to FruitMaps you will need to set up an account at f...

Page 24: ...ds page Unzip the app file onto your computer if necessary a Note The user may use their own apps or apps from previous builds Please contact customer support for compatibility considerations 4 Power...

Page 25: ...reside on the SD Card onto your computer a Power ON the F 75X and ensure all the measurements on the device are archived to the SD Card b Power OFF the device remove the SD Card and copy the entire co...

Page 26: ...estions or to report a problem Felix Instruments is committed to provide customers with high quality timely technical support Contact Felix Instruments Website Email Phone http www felixinstruments co...

Page 27: ...oids warranty Material and equipment which is not manufactured by Felix Instruments is to be covered only by the warranty of its manufacturer Felix Instruments will not be liable to the Buyer for loss...

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