Genius GE-NUTRI, User Manual

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GE-NUTRI USER’S GUIDE
GE-NUTRI Section C-27
General Characteristics
The GE-NUTRI automatic system can distribute several type of feed to animals.
The GE-NUTRI can handle up to 4 different programs simultaneously. Each
program can distribute feed up to 10 times a day (10 cycles). An alarm is there to
detect if a bin is empty or one of the feed auger has a problem. When a problem
occurs, a backup feed auger can be used instead of the faulty one.
The GE-NUTRI offers the following characteristics:
- Can manage 4 programs at the same time.
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There is 5 programs type : multi-feed, feed auger, chain feeder, feed
auger drop and chain feeder drop.
- Alarm can detect empty bin or a default with a feed auger. When this
alarm is reset, the system starts up where it let over.
- The possibility to select a backup feed auger for each feed.
- An alarm to detect positioning error. (Cool down mode and error reading
the potentiometer). When this alarm situation is corrected, the system
starts up where it let over.
- After a power failure, the system restarts where it let over.
- Possibility to choose which feed auger will be used for each of the 10
cycles.
- Each feed auger has a unique feeding timer. This timer works by an On
time and an Off time in multi-feed mode.
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The status screens show the actual cycle, the time pas since the
beginning of the cycle and when the next cycle start.
- A manual override mode that lets the user controls the feed augers, the
feeders, the positioning and start cycle.
In multi-feed mode, the sequence of a cycle generally happens like this:
- At the start time of a cycle, the cycle begins by positioning the actuator for
the next feed.
- The feeder assign to the cycle and a feed auger assigned to the cycle’s
feed type will activate.
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The proximity switch does not check if there is feed during the starting
filter.
- The feed auger stops when the corresponding proximity switch indicates
that the manger is full for the filter’s end time.
- The feeder continues for an adjustable period.
- The waiting timer is active to let the animals finish emptying their manger.
- The purge timer is activated, the feeder starts to purge the left over.
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This sequence will restart for all selected feed auger of the current cycle.
In chain feeder mode, the general sequence of a cycle, operates as follows:
- At the start time of a cycle, the feeder and the feed augers assigned to the
cycle will activate.
- The proximity switch does not check if there is feed during the start filter.