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Technical Manual
6 Service
6.1 Settings
6.1.1 Setting accept values for electronic silo and day silo
Weighing stable
When the weight varies less than this value, the weight is regarded as stable.
If the weight cannot be changed from delivery status, it may be necessary to
increase this setting, as well as
Weigher not stable
.
Weighing not stable
When the weight varies more than this value, the weigher is regarded unsta-
ble
Silo/Day silo stable
Indicates whether the silo is stable or not.
Silo delivery mode
(silo)
As long as feed is supplied to the silo the delivery mode is ON.
Empty detection level
(day silo)
Depending on the capacity of the weigher, a value must be set for when the
production controller considers the weigher as empty. This value must be
lower than the one to which the weigher can decrease for certain.
6.1.2 Testing silo signal quality
The silo signal quality must be tested when the installation is finalized or if there are doubts if the silo weighing
is correct.
| Technical | Calibration | Production | Check silo signal quality
Start signal quality test
Activate or deactivate the signal test.
Remaining test time
Countdown showing how long the test will run. Complete test time is 5 min-
utes.
Test date
The date for the latest signal test.
Test result
The test result may be either
Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor
or
Very poor
.
The test should be carried out when not feeding and on a day without wind.
If the test result is
Poor
or
Very poor
, please see the
DOL 199 Silo Weighing Box Technical User Guide
for fault
finding.
6.1.3 Network settings
Controllers may be installed in a network. This way they may share equipment with each other.
Sharing requires:
• A cabled LAN between the controller providing the shared equipment and the controller also using it.
• A stable network. For example, there must be now warnings in FarmOnline Explorer - Network information.
• All controllers must have static IP address.
