Foerster TAK5-CH1-25, Instruction Manual

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Setup 63
4.8.1.2 IFS-F(eeding stations)
To the Vario up to eight feeding stations can be connected. How-
ever, for the third to eighth station, the automatic feeder has no
own control anymore. Therefore, for the control of these (exter-
nal) feeding stations you have to use so-called Intelligent Feed-
ing Stations (IFS) as external peripheral devices. It is then up to
these IFS-controls to identify the animals and dispense the feed
at one or more external feeding stations. (If necessary, observe
the documentation of the IFS-controls).
Allocation
In line allocation select the feeding station which is to be allo-
cated to the IFS-feed control.
Address
The IFS (feeding station) is part of the CAN-bus-system. There-
fore, it requires an address for clear identification purposes.
Station type
Here you select whether an animal which is claiming its portion
at this IFS-feeding station is allowed to be simultaneously fed
with other animals ( parallel mode ) or whether this animal has to
wait until the calves at the other stations have finished off feed
consumption ( priority mode ).
F-stations
internal (device)
IFS-F single
IFS-F quadruple
<IFS-F 1>
allocation: [station 3]
address: 41
type: parallel
teat slider: no
CalfProtect: no
search?
Note: Within a CAN-bus system an address can be allo-
cates only once. The default addresses are the following:
IFS-F 1, address 41,
IFS-F 2, address 42,
...,
IFS-F 8, address 48.
address
already allocated!
Note: If you select an address that has already been allo-
cated, the message on the right will be displayed.