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APPENDIX 17 - Cool Pads, Fogger & Mister Min/Max Settings

Cool Pad Low/High, In House Fogger

(Bird) and Mister (Hog) Settings

Defaults

Min

Max

Steps By

Security levels

English

Metric

English Metric English

Metric

English

Metric Display

Edit

Use Sensors

ALL (0,0,0,0)

# of Sensors

installed

1 (Only sensor #’s)

Time of Day to Enable

0:00

24:00

N/A

Disable

24:00

0:00

24:00

N/A

Humidity Disable (See Note 1)

100

ReEnable (See Note 1)

100

Humidity Disable

Temp+Humidity Disable (See Note 1)

220

ReEnable (See Note 1)

220

T + RH Disable

Full On Temp

110.0

43.3

-59.9

-51.0

160.0

71.1

0.1

Off Temp

79.0

26.1

-60.0

-51.1

On Temp - 0.1

0.1

Cycle # X On Temp

90.0 to

90.3

32.2 to

32.5

-60.0

-51.1

160.0

71.1

0.1

Cycle # X On Timer

0:00:00

9:00:00

N/A

Off Timer

0:10:00

0:00:00

9:00:00

N/A

Minimum On Temp

80.0

26.6

-60.0

-51.1

160.0

71.1

0.1

Min Temps

90.0,

90.1,

90.2,

90.3,

110.0

32.2, 32.3,

32.4, 32.5,

43.3

Calculated valves equal to Cycle #1 thru #4 On Temps and

Full On Temp

If Min On temp is Greater than Cycle #1 On Temp then

Values equal Cycle On Temps + Offset of Min On Temp to

Cycle #1 Temp

Note 1: Enabled only if Humidity Sensor Installed

Menus that appear for Cool Pad Low/High, In House Fogger (Bird) and Mister (Hog)

Enabled and Disabled (X means
Enabled)

No Hu

midity

Sensor

With

Humidity

Sensor

Use Sensors

Time of Day to Enable / Disable

Humidity Disable / ReEnable(See
Note 1)

Temp+Humidity Disable /
ReEnable(See Note 1)

Full On Temp / Off Temp

Cycle On Temp #X

Cycle On / Off Timer #1 to #4

Minimum On Temp

Min Temps
Note 1: Enabled only if Humidity Sensor Installed

Summary of Contents for VENTRA PRO VPR-016-001

Page 1: ...co Companies Inc VENTRA PRO VPR 016 001 VPR 016 201 VPR 016 401 VPR 024 001 VPR 024 201 VPR 024 401 VPR 032 001 VPR 032 401 Installation Operation Manual 990031 SW VERSION 2 00 03 12 M1 00 01 30 REV 7 10 22 2018 ...

Page 2: ...re Enclosure for Wiring 20 Powering the control 21 Sensor Installation Input Terminals 22 Analog Inputs 24 Digital Inputs 28 Output Relays What you NEED to know 30 Output Relay Wiring 32 Analog Output Board Installation Wiring and Configuration 36 The Control s Display Keys and Navigation 40 The Display Area 40 Controller Switches and Hot Keys 40 Key Pad Descriptions 41 Menus and Navigation 42 Cha...

Page 3: ...1 Static Pressure Setting Menu 74 Sound Alarm When Menu 75 Setting up the Control Software 79 System Control Device Set up Menu 79 Global Parameter Set up Menu 85 Viewing Entering or Changing Equipment Operating Parameters 87 Setting up Input Devices 88 Air Sensor Settings 88 Outside Air Sensor Settings 89 Air Sensor Shared Device 90 Feeder Sensor Settings 91 Static Pressure Sensor Settings 92 Hum...

Page 4: ...ttings 138 Test Control Center Hardware 142 Alarm History 148 Possible Alarm Conditions 149 Updating the controller w New Version of Software 151 Updating the Old HMI Board green screen 151 Updating the Controller in Process Display Screen Views 152 Updating the new HMI white screen 153 Start Up Options 155 Parameter Sets 156 Introduction 156 Copying Parameter Sets 156 Creating NEW Parameter Sets ...

Page 5: ...ENDIX 10 Temperature Control Min Max Settings 199 APPENDIX 11 Purge and Min Vent Min Max Settings 200 APPENDIX 12 Static Pressure Min Max Settings 201 APPENDIX 13 Sound Alarm When Min Max Settings 202 APPENDIX 14 Sensor Min Max Settings 203 APPENDIX 15 System Control Device Setup 204 APPENDIX 16 Fan Min Max Settings 205 APPENDIX 17 Cool Pads Fogger Mister Min Max Settings 208 APPENDIX 18 Side Curt...

Page 6: ...actured by Val Products is limited to PMC Power Miser 12 16 21 24 36 48 and 50 Fiberglass Fans that prove to be defective in workmanship or material and become unusable over the life of the structure where the VAL CO Fiberglass Fan was originally installed after original purchase provided that the fan has remained undisturbed in its original installation location will be repaired or replaced at Va...

Page 7: ...oration and or equipment malfunction caused by or consistent with the excessive additions of chemicals minerals sediments or other foreign elements with the product shall not be considered defects under the Warranty 6 VAL PRODUCTS WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE FOR ANY KIND OF SPECIAL INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR CONTINGENT DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST OR DAMAGED PRODUCT GO...

Page 8: ...k of Val co Ventra Pro is a trademark name of this Val co Control Carol is a registered trademark of General Cable Industries Inc Littelfuse is a registered trademark of Littelfuse Inc Bussmann is a registered trademark of Cooper Industries Inc Copyright 1999 2018 Val co All rights reserved Printed in the USA ...

Page 9: ...ESE SYSTEMS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY 4 A DAILY CHECK OF THE CONTROL SYSTEM MUST BE PERFORMED THIS CHECK CONFIRMS THAT THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING PROPERLY 5 NON FUNCTIONAL ALARM OR BACKUP SYSTEM COMPONENTS MUST BE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY The Ventratm Pro s advanced microprocessor based design has made it possible to regulate the environments of livestock facilities with greater precision than conventiona...

Page 10: ...cern is for your safety The safety warnings are included in this manual as a guide to help and encourage the safe operation of your equipment It is your responsibility to evaluate the hazards of each operation and implement the safest method of protecting yourself as owner and or operator Symbols STOP before you go further check the details of all requirements processes or procedures of instructio...

Page 11: ...ures HIstory Control Settings and System Setup Animal Information Zone Summary and Test The most commonly used being the first four listed above The Test Hot Key brings directly to an input output hardware testing screen These Hot Keys are located below the Display Screen CANCEL ZONE ENTER CURRENT STATUS CONTROL SETTINGS ANIMAL INFO TEST SYSTEM SETUP HISTORY SUMMARY TOGGLE SWITCHES HOT KEY SYMBOLS...

Page 12: ...settings into the controller After you have documented and thoroughly understand the set up information you can begin programming the controller The System Control Device Setup section of this manual describes the process of programming the controller WARNING 1 A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN should perform all wiring to ensure local and national codes are followed 2 Disconnect all power and use LOCK OUT ...

Page 13: ...is available in a 16 24 or 32 channel controller Variable speed stations can be added to provide control for variable speed devices It is important that you understand the control s VS configuration if you are using varible speed devices and the control specifications for each device requirement Fuses Power Supply Input 2 5 Amp 250VAC 5 x 20 mm fast acting interrupting type Littelfuse 216 02 5 or ...

Page 14: ...s should enter the control enclosure from the bottom so they can be easily connected to the relay terminals Low voltage sensor wiring can be brought in from the bottom or side and connected to the input terminals near the top Make sure there are no frayed wires because the control board may press against the wires when the controller s cover is closed To avoid electrical shorts or damage due to mo...

Page 15: ...han the one the actual air probe is installed in This allows two zones to share the same physical air probe EET takes into account the effect that air movement has on HOW comfortable an animal feels requires an air temp speed sensor such as Air Sensor Model 935 This feature is based on the understanding that the higher the air movement is through a building the cooler the animals feel Since the an...

Page 16: ...tting too hot due to high wind speeds Humidity also plays a part in determining the Effective Temperature The higher the Actual Temperature and or humidity the higher the air movement has to be to get the same cooling effect as lower temperature and or humidity readings Essential Background Information continued Power Power ventilation uses sidewall fans in conjunction with curtains or other inlet...

Page 17: ...ilding and tunnel fans at the other end to trans form the building into a wind tunnel This creates a wind chill effect for the animals Tunnel mode is often used in warm climates where natural power ventilation cannot adequately cool the animals While entering and exiting tunnel mode the tunnel curtains are moving to or from their tunnel positions During this time if all the tunnel fans are turned ...

Page 18: ...e listed on page 13 ANALOG SENSORS Analog Terminal Inputs 1 to 14 Air Temp sensors Outside temperature sensor Humidity sensor assign to one of the inputs 1 2 4 or 5 Feed sensor Static pressure sensor assign to one of the inputs 1 2 4 or 5 Position sensor DIGITAL SENSORS Digital Terminal Inputs 1 to 6 Digital alarms Whisker switch Water Flow Meter Attach the following sensors to these inputs Record...

Page 19: ...d 3 Hold the control enclosure backside to the wall and align the top or bottom of the enclosure to the line drawn and use the mounting bracket holes to mark the wall where the holes should be drilled 4 Drill pilot holes and use appropriate TEK screws to mount the control Warning Do not overtighten screws Unless absolutely necessary do not remove the circuit boards They are static sensitive and sh...

Page 20: ...snaps into place If you ever need to remove the SD card push down gently it will snap up and then you can remove it from the socket Handling the SD Card Prepare Enclosure for Wiring 1 Determine and mark the location for each hole the number and size of hole holes needed will be determined by the number of devices and inputs to install It is recommended that you place the hole holes to the bottom s...

Page 21: ...Connections 240 VAC Connections Hot L Hot L Neutral N Hot N Ground G Ground G N To ensure the Ventra ProTM alarms on loss of power in either leg of 220V at your electrical service panel we recommend wiring the control for 220V when it is available A main power disconnect must be provided by the installer to allow the controller to be shut off The maximum torque for the power input terminals is 8 i...

Page 22: ...s supplied with the sensors If a sensor or communication cable runs parallel to power cables allow a separation of at least 12 30cm to avoid interference The splice between the wire and the sensor lead should be protected from the corrosive air in the building The best splices can be made using the gel filled 3M Scotchlok connectors enclosed with the sensors These create low resistance corrosion r...

Page 23: ...t terminals 1 2 4 and 5 have a 12V output that is required by certain sensors All digital inputs have the 12V output available Interconnect Board with Analog and Digital Input Terminals board shown NOT mounted in control WARNING 1 A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN should perform all wiring to ensure local and national codes are followed 2 Disconnect all power before inspecting or servicing equipment 3 Alway...

Page 24: ...enter sensors between heating devices Connect sensors to the input output board as shown below making sure to ground the shielding as well as the black wire Analog Inputs AIN5 GND AIN6 GND AIN7 GND AIN8 GND AIN9 GND AIN10 GND Temperature Sensors GROUND CABLE SHIELD AT TERMINAL BLOCK END ONLY RUN SHIELD TO EARTH GROUND TERMINALS LOCATED ON ANALOG OUTPUT BOARD BRACKET THAT IS ATTACHED TO INTERCONNEC...

Page 25: ...ensors Position the humidity sensor in the center of the building The humidity sensor is a three wire device and must be connected to one of the three connection inputs labeled 1 through 4 on the input board 12V AIN 1 GND 12V AIN 2 GND 12 AIN 3 GD 12 AIN 4 GND Humidity Sensor ...

Page 26: ...ors multiple feeder circuits run the wires from all feeder groups the same direction through the sensor loop The best use for a single feed sensor is monitoring your silo auger motor This provides a clear indication of all feed entering the building and it provides an alarm when the feed silo is empty AIN 5 GND AIN 6 GND AIN 7 GND AIN 8 GND AIN 9 GND AIN 10 GND Feed Sensor ...

Page 27: ...r or inlet If the position sensor has more than two leads find two that provide a smooth change in resistance as the sensor is turned You may need an Ohmmeter to measure this 12V AIN 2 GND 12V AIN 3 GND 12 AIN 4 GND 12 AIN 5 GND AIN 7 GND AIN 8 GND AIN 9 GND AIN 10 GND AIN 11 GND AIN 12 GND Two of the position sensor wires provide a change in resistance as the gear moves Connect these wires to AIN...

Page 28: ...witch or the capability to have a switch relay added you can alarm when the curtain drops You can hook up a door switch to alarm when people enter your building or when the door remains open The controller allows you to set up the digital alarm in several ways For example you can alarm when the circuit becomes open or becomes closed and you can delay an alarm to avoid false alarms Digital Inputs 1...

Page 29: ...rol is reading the signal Improper connections or incompatible sensors may ground out the input output board and cause noticeable controller malfunction until the wiring is corrected OR DAMAGE TO THE OTHER WATER METER MAY OCCUR Digital Meter Wiring Example PA 69 Digital WATER METER Water Flow Counter Meters BADGER COUNTER METER Wire as shown in the diagram to the right This is a dry contact do not...

Page 30: ...ches board channels 1 to 16 Variable Speed Output DIP switch settings 1 and 2 OFF down 3 and 4 ON up 1 and 2 ON up 3 and 4 OFF down The table explains the DIP switch combinations used on right hand Switches board CHANNELS VARIABLE RELAY CHANNELS 1 rack type 2 rack type 3 rack type 4 rack type DIP switch set tings on right hand Switches board 16 7 8 Variable Fixed N A N A 1 2 OFF 3 4 ON 16 15 16 Fi...

Page 31: ...s Equipment Groups Verify that all interlocks are properly set for open close devices Manually switch each equipment group ON and OFF with the front panel toggle switches Verify the connection of the proper devices to each channel Run each device long enough to confirm that it is fully functional and properly adjusted Backup Systems Test the backup equipment override thermostats and curtain drops ...

Page 32: ... to the device or device contactor We recommend dedicating a separate circuit breaker for each channel That way if there is a problem with one of the device groups it won t disable your entire ventilation system HOT HOT GROUND High voltage wire must be brought up through the bottom of the control and secured to the middle of the PC board with adhesive mounting pads and cable ties Cable ties should...

Page 33: ...High voltage wire must be brought through the bottom of the control and secured to the middle of the PC board with adhesive mounting pads and cable ties Cable ties should be used to group individual wires 120 Volt Wiring Example Disconnect all POWER while servicing this control ...

Page 34: ...rrors The alarm connection may be wired to whatever device is necessary to provide a warning of alarm conditions usually an auto dialer or siren Backup alarm devices must be installed in case of controller failure The alarm relay is on the input board Located toward the top right corner of the enclosure Setting backup devices that allow heat and ventilation in case of a power failure or other type...

Page 35: ...o enable remote access from a computer This access gives you many of the same capabilities as using the controller s keypad Refer to the manual that came with your communications station for wiring instructions Up to 16 Ventra ProTM controllers can be wired to the same communications station You can attach a variable speed expansion station 2VS to Ventra ProTM 16 24 and 32 Channel models Refer to ...

Page 36: ...as heaters brooders variable lighting control as well as third party variable speed fan control capability 1 Mount the Board to the Bracket 921445 using the screws that are included with the kit as shown in Figure 1 2 Cut the cable 921513 and strip the jacket 1 1 2 3 81 cm and the wires 1 4 64 cm at both ends as shown in Figure 2 below Strip wire jacket on both ends the wire is a condensed view fr...

Page 37: ...459 as shown in Figure 3 below 4 Attach the Communication Cable first to the VPR Analog Board run the cable beside the bracket down to the Interconnect Board then out to the end Run the cable along the front of the board to the terminal marked XTERN and attach as shown in Figure 4 COM 12 GND 12 D D COM TD TD COM ...

Page 38: ...stallation Wiring and Configuration continued Use Zip ties to secure cables to the spacers 5 Attach the Vari Heater Brooder Gas Valve wire to the VPR ANALOG BOARD Ensure Bracket 921445 is GROUNDED to the EARTH GROUND TERMINAL on the Interconnect Board ...

Page 39: ... number 2 The station number is set with DIP switches on the control circuit board If the switch positions are changed remove and re apply power to the board to reset it or press the reset switch Setting the Address Switches The first four switches SEL 1 2 4 and 8 are used to select an address number for the station Each station must be given a unique number The controller uses these address numbe...

Page 40: ...e switch to ON or OFF to override the controller You can use this switch to test an equipment group turn off equipment or override the controller for any reason The controller will not let you turn on a channel if it is interlocked to a channel that is already on Auto Set the toggle switch to AUTO to allow the controller to manage the environment Before selecting AUTO input your settings in the De...

Page 41: ...n Press the UP or DOWN arrow to move vertically through menu screens Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow to move to the top screen of an adjacent menu category When you need to change a value or group number in a menu item press the PLUS and or MINUS keys Press CANCEL to cancel a current menu and move back to the current main menu Pressing CANCEL twice will always return you to the starting menu CONTROL...

Page 42: ...n scroll back forth through the major menu categories by using either the RIGHT or LEFT keys The Z1 S02 shown in the example below on the top right corner means Zone 1 and Parameter Set 2 ACTIVE ALARM FOR 11 18 AT 12 33 ZONE 8 01 Hi Low Temp CNT 251 VAL NA MENU CANCEL ZONE ENTER CURRENT STATUS CONTROL SETTINGS ANIMAL INFO TEST SYSTEM SETUP HISTORY VENTRATM pro CHANGE VALUE DISPLAY DARK LIGHT SUMMA...

Page 43: ...ive Temp 68 3 MENU CANCEL ZONE ENTER CURRENT STATUS CONTROL SETTINGS ANIMAL INFO TEST SYSTEM SETUP HISTORY VENTRATM pro CHANGE VALUE DISPLAY DARK LIGHT SUMMARY Press UP or DOWN arrows to scroll through submenus within the same major menu category as shown below CURRENT ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS Z1 S02 Sensor Temps 1 68 2 MENU CANCEL ZONE ENTER CURRENT STATUS CONTROL SETTINGS ANIMAL INFO TEST SYSTEM S...

Page 44: ...CE EQUIPMENT SETTINGS is shown below because the process is slightly different due to the need to get to another level of menus before you can scroll through the submenus When you get to the submenus to change values they are changed in the same manner STEP 1 At the DEVICE EQUIPMENT SETTINGS major menu press ENTER Only values in submenus can be changed STEP 2 Now use the RIGHT and LEFT arrows to g...

Page 45: ...e the value in the reading 24AWG press ENTER which will bring up a current value boxed and bolded in red to the far right bottom of the display screen The right digit will be FLASHING as shown bolded in red To change this value press and hold the PLUS or MINUS key as shown with the circles below in blue The numbers will either go up or down depending on which key you have pressed When you get to t...

Page 46: ... rapidly increase or decrease a value SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE SET UP Z1 S02 Press ENTER to ADD New Zone MENU CANCEL ZONE ENTER CURRENT STATUS CONTROL SETTINGS ANIMAL INFO TEST SYSTEM SETUP HISTORY VENTRATM pro CHANGE VALUE DISPLAY DARK LIGHT SUMMARY Using HOT KEYS for QUICK NAVIGATION Example Setting up Zones You have learned to scroll to major menus but you may also press one of the four major menu...

Page 47: ...METERS SETUP display screen will appear Instructions for setting up the GLOBAL PARAMETERS SETUP submenus are on the next page Control Power Up Sequence Completed Press ENTER if you want to load and use a different parameter set than what you will be setting up as you continue through the Setting Up the Control instructions More detail on parameter sets can be found beginning on page 158 Starting a...

Page 48: ...Measure Fahrenheit Language Selection Select the English or Spanish language GLOBAL PARAMETERS SETUP Display Language English Press the DOWN or UP arrow key to navigate to menu items within a menu group Press PLUS or MINUS key to change selection then to confirm selection by pressing ENTER and go to the next screen The Global parameter preferences cannot be changed once you start installing device...

Page 49: ...rature Improperly adjusted thermostats may start devices when you don t want them to or they will not provide effective backup when needed If an active alarm condition is detected and no keys have been pressed for 60 seconds or more the Alarm History menu is automatically displayed Survival Mode In the rare event that all temperature sensors in a zone fail or an entire input output board fails the...

Page 50: ...ER and your security level will appear Wait for a few seconds for the controller to accept the password Security remains at the level entered for one hour after the last key is pressed To reset the security level to 0 after you are finished enter a password of 0000 and press ENTER Ventra ProTM controllers are shipped without a password so there are few restrictions on what can be viewed or edited ...

Page 51: ...s cannot change parameters or settings 1 User can change the Animal Information 2 User can change the Setpoint Temperature and the Ramping Offset if the zone is ramping and Time and Date 3 User can change the feeder timers light timers temperature alarms and variable speed power settings 4 User can change all parameters except for adding deleting and changing control devices and passwords 5 7 User...

Page 52: ...ective Temp 71 0 The controller displays current temperatures for 1 12 indoor sensors this may require up to 3 screens to display Press the DOWN arrow key to view additional sensor temperatures The sensor number shown on the screen is the first sensor in the listing if the number is 1 the temperatures are for sensors one two three and four A series of dashes indicates a sensor is not installed N A...

Page 53: ...st one relative humidity sensor installed A total of 3 humidity sensors per zone can be installed The average reading of the installed sensors will be used during the operation of the controller Humidity can be difficult to accurately measure especially in a confinement building environment where the air is generally contaminated Factory fresh sensors are typically accurate to plus or minus 5 perc...

Page 54: ...of purge mode All devices designated as purge are closing or turned off Entering Tunnel The building is transitioning into tunnel mode Non tunnel inlets curtains and fans are closing or turning off Tunnel The building is in tunnel cooling mode All devices designated as natural only are off or closed Only devices designated as tunnel are enabled Exiting Tunnel The building is transitioning from tun...

Page 55: ... be OFF or ON at power settings that range from 1 minimum to 60 full on CONTROL EQUIPMENT STATUS Z1 S02 Vari Side Fan Group 1 ON at 22 of 60 CONTROL EQUIPMENT STATUS Z1 S02 Sidewall Fan Group 1 OFF CONTROL EQUIPMENT STATUS Z1 S02 Tunnel Fan Group 2 OFF CONTROL EQUIPMENT STATUS Z1 S02 Vari Side Fan Group 3 OFF In house fog cool pad and mister operation is controlled using temperature and one of fou...

Page 56: ... run times show how long a device was actually running during the previous three 24 hour periods The feed sensors are monitored at all times The feed sensor group number does not have to match a feeder s group number to work But if you want to activate an alarm when ever a feeder is off longer than it should a feed sensor needs to be assigned the same group number as the feeder CONTROL EQUIPMENT S...

Page 57: ... keys to change the water meter group number CONTROL EQUIPMENT STATUS Z1 S02 24Hr Water 1 Used 5000 3125 3094 The Total Gallons Used for each water meter is displayed If more than one water meter sensor is installed press the PLUS or MINUS keys to scroll through the water meter group numbers Press ENTER while viewing the total to reset it to zero Press the LEFT arrow key to confirm the reset actio...

Page 58: ...nformation Menu continued Current Hog Bird Information Z1 S02 Beginning Head Count 10000 10 10010 Current Hog Bird Information Z1 S02 Total Mortality Head Count 10 2 12 Current Hog Bird Information Z1 S02 Total Sold Head Count 0 Current Hog Bird Information Z1 S02 Beginning Head Count 10000 Current Hog Bird Information Z1 S02 Total Mortality Head Count 10 Current Hog Bird Information Z1 S02 Total ...

Page 59: ... year The optional Link Software package is a great way to download history data from the controller and display it on a PC in table or chart format HISTORY HISTORY FOR 11 20 2010 AT 13 00 Z1 S02 Temperature Control Press HISTORY Hot Key to open the HISTORY FOR screen Press the UP or DOWN arrow keys to move forward or backward through the history data Then press and hold the PLUS or MINUS keys to ...

Page 60: ... 7 09 00 High 67 8 06 00 History Menu Hot Key continued HISTORY FOR 11 20 2010 AT 13 00 Z1 S02 High Low Temps actual 72 6 67 3 HISTORY FOR 11 20 2010 AT 13 00 Z1 S02 Avg Air Speed MPH 2 1 HISTORY FOR 11 20 2010 AT 13 00 Z1 S02 Sidewall Inlet 1 Avg Open 0 HISTORY FOR 11 20 2010 AT 13 00 Z1 S02 Purge Cyles Humidity 46 The daily high and low temperature for a 24 hour period full day is displayed with...

Page 61: ...and animal weight These menu items are displayed only when there is information to report stress minutes is greater than zero HISTORY FOR 11 20 2010 AT 13 00 Z1 S02 Minutes at ALERT Stress Index 23 HISTORY FOR 11 20 2010 AT 13 00 Z1 S02 Minutes at DANGER Stress Index 17 HISTORY FOR 11 20 2010 AT 13 00 Z1 S02 Minutes at EMERGENCY Stress Index 8 The controller saves historical information for all de...

Page 62: ...AT 13 00 Z1 S02 Water Meter 1 Gallons Used 120 Every time the controller performs a power up restart the System Restart incident counter for that hour is incremented by one A restart may occur as a result of a power loss system reset or watchdog reset This is a troubleshooting aid HISTORY FOR 11 20 2010 AT 13 00 Z1 S02 System Restart Incidents 1 HISTORY FOR 11 20 2010 AT 13 00 Z1 S02 Sidewall Inle...

Page 63: ...s replaced by the word OFF Moving the asterisk to the right increases the amount of effective temperature used to calculate the working tem perature If you are not using an air speed temp sensor such as Air Sensor Model 935 move the asterisk fully toward Actual TEMPERATURE CONTROL SETTING Z1 S02 Temp Control Actual Eff The OFF mode causes the controller to turn off all temperature controlled outpu...

Page 64: ... The rest of the building can be one or two more sections Growout 1 and Growout 2 When the House Control Mode is Brood only sensors in the Brood area are used by the controller When you move from Brood to Growout 1 or from Growout 1 to Growout 2 remember to change the House Control Mode menu item see the Temperature Control Settings menu TEMPERATURE CONTROL SETTING Z1 S02 House Control Mode Brood ...

Page 65: ...having the largest opening size For example the maximum curtain opening size is 48 inches and the maximum ridge opening size is 10 inches As the curtains open the ridge will also open tracking the curtain in that zone that is open the most As soon as any curtain in the group is 10 inches open all ridges in that zone will be fully open this example assumes that ALL curtain groups are interlocked Wh...

Page 66: ...talled TEMPERATURE CONTROL SETTING Z1 S02 ENTER Tunnel Temperature 83 0 EXIT Tunnel Temperature 80 0 Input the minimum time the building must remain in tunnel mode This prevents the ventilation system from going out of tunnel mode too quickly However the controller overrides the minimum time if the working temperature drops to the setpoint Don t set the minimum time too long since it is possible t...

Page 67: ... temperatures For in between ages and temperatures the controller calculates an appropriate setpoint temperature see graph below This allows subtle temperature changes from day to day If you enter a Temperature Ramp Offset it is added or subtracted from the temperature determined by the ramp table This allows you to temporarily adjust a ramp table without re entering all the values TEMPERATURE CON...

Page 68: ...ilding or zone for multi zone controllers are not allowed to open This menu only appears if at least one fan capable of providing minimum ventilation and an outside temperature sensor are installed The curtain inhibit does not affect purge cycles static pressure controlled curtains or tunnel mode curtains When the temperature rises to at least one degree higher than this setting normal operation r...

Page 69: ...dity sensor is installed the average reading of all sensors is used to determine if the purge should be performed If you are running a natural ventilated building the Building Purge Setting menu is displayed A purge cycle can be triggered by the Purge Delay timer or by the Humidity Delay timer The purge cycle runs for the time specified by either the Purge Time ON or the Humidity Purge ON dependin...

Page 70: ...dity BUILDING PURGE SETTING Z1 S01 Humidity Purge ON 0 10 00 Delay 0 50 00 If the working temperature falls below the Purge Inhibit Temp LOW setting purging is inhibited If the temperature falls below the Purge Inhibit Temp LOW setting while a purge is in progress the purge is stopped If the temperature rises above the Purge Inhibit Temp HIGH setting purging is inhibited If the temperature rises a...

Page 71: ...t Animal Information menu MINIMUM VENT AND PURGE SETTING Z1 S01 Min Vent 1 Age 10 ON 4 00 OFF 6 00 A ramp point is an age at which you want the building s or zone s minimum ventilation times to be Set a series of ramp points up to 9 to adjust the minimum vent times over a growing cycle Press the PLUS or MINUS keys when the Ramp Point menu is displayed to change the ramp point number Each day at mi...

Page 72: ...dity MINIMUM VENT AND PURGE SETTING Z1 S01 Humidity Purge ON 0 10 00 Delay 1 00 00 Val co recommends setting the Humidity Purge Delay slightly longer than the minimum ventilation cycle The Humidity Purge ON time should be similar to the Minimum Vent Timer ON This approach increases the amount of ventilation the building receives as humidity increases If you do not have any fans designated as Purge...

Page 73: ...d on temperature It is possible to heat the zone before purging Heated air holds more moisture causing more moisture to be removed during purging You can heat the zone to a maximum of 5 degrees above the Temperature Setpoint This value will change with the Temperature Setpoint MINIMUM VENT AND PURGE SETTING Z1 S01 Before purge raise Temperature to 73 0 Set the Abort time to prevent the heater from...

Page 74: ... of 0 250 You can create a static pressure ramp table to automatically change the Natural static pressure settings setpoint close and open based on outside temperatures An outside air sensor must be installed to use ramping STATIC PRESSURE SETTING Z1 S01 Ramp 1 Temp 30 0 Static Press 0 070 Input up to five ramp points by using the PLUS or MINUS keys to change the ramp point number After the ramp p...

Page 75: ...h temperature alarm is activated SOUND ALARM WHEN Z1 S01 Fixed High Temp Exceeds 92 0 Input the high and low temperatures at which an alarm state should occur These settings change when temperature ramping is set up These temperature settings are always compared to actual average temperature SOUND ALARM WHEN Z1 S01 Temperature Above 80 0 Below 60 0 The High Temperature Alarm can change automatical...

Page 76: ...The most recent 24 hour total for the water meter is compared to the previous 24 hour total If the total has dropped by a percentage larger than your setting an alarm is triggered Setting the value to zero disables the flow check The check is also disabled if both of the totals being compared are less than 10 gallons If more than one water meter sensor is installed press the PLUS and MINUS keys to...

Page 77: ...igh Pressure Alarm Open All Inlets YES Sound Alarm When Menu continued There are two types of static pressure low limit settings The first type is constantly monitored If this low limit is exceeded falls below for the time period you enter the alarm is triggered This is useful during minimum ventilation to ensure fans are being turned on and during tunnel operation when a drop in static pressure i...

Page 78: ...e of the temperature readings of any two temperature sensors is greater than the value you set The alarm will display the two sensors that caused the alarm and the readings of those two sensors at the time the alarm activated This alarm can no tify you when the temperature changes drastically from one end of the barn to the other It also can indicate when a temperature sensor is going bad and star...

Page 79: ...al areas recognize this adjustment Press ENTER to edit the power up load delay time Use the PLUS or MINUS key to change the minutes and seconds This prevents groups of fans and heaters from all starting at the same moment Load delay time is designed to reduce the peak demand power requirements for your buildings and reduce the electrical load capacity for backup generators The load delay time shou...

Page 80: ... to Module 01 Channel 01 LIST feed Sensor 1 Z1 S01 to Module 01 Channel 02 ENTER LIST Outside Air Sensor 1 Z1 S01 to Module 01 Channel 03 LIST Static Pressure Sensor 1 Z1 S01 to Module 01 Channel 04 LIST Humidity Sensor 1 Z1 S01 to Module 01 Channel 05 LIST Water Meter Sensor 1 Z1 S01 to Module 01 Channel 01 LIST Digital Alarm 1 Z1 S01 to Module 01 Channel 02 LIST Whisker Switch 1 Z1 S01 to Module...

Page 81: ...station refer to the expansion station s instructions to set DIP switches so the controller can communicate with those devices When adding a control device you must specify a group device number This is simply the number of the device you are adding For example if four air sensors are installed they would be numbered 1 through 4 Every input output device type must be assigned a unique group device...

Page 82: ...ly odd channel numbers and automatically allocates the specified channel as open and the next output channel as the close channel for example channel 1 is open and channel 2 is closed The Air Sensor Shared device is an exception to the rule where a device must be assigned a unique module channel number See pages 88 90 for complete details on installing changing and deleting Air Sensor Shared devic...

Page 83: ...to remove a device If deleting an Air Sensor see pages 88 90 dealing on Air Sensor Shared devices SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE SET UP Z1 S02 Press ENTER to DELETE a Control Device You are prompted with a control device name to delete Use the PLUS and MINUS keys to scroll through the available devices to delete Deleting a device that has open close capability will free two output channels DELETE Air Senso...

Page 84: ...rom a zone before the zone can be deleted System Control Device Setup Z1 S02 Press ENTER to DELETE Zone DELETING Zone 2 ARE YOU SURE Press to confirm deletion Confirm the deletion by pressing the LEFT arrow RIGHT arrow and ENTER keys all at the same time Zone 1 cannot be deleted Zones SYSTEM SETUP ENTER ENTER ZONE Press the ZONE key to move the controller into another zone CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL CO...

Page 85: ...alled devices or create a new Parameter Set Global Parameter Set up Menu Select whether the controller will be used in a hog or bird application by pressing the PLUS or MINUS key GLOBAL PARAMETERS SETUP Animal Type Birds Select the preferred unit of measurement GLOBAL PARAMETERS SETUP Units of Measure Inch Pound Gallon Select the preferred temperature measurement GLOBAL PARAMETERS SETUP Temperatur...

Page 86: ...on front panel 16 use or keys to change value GLOBAL PARAMETERS SETUP Enter Options Password 00000000 ENTER ENTER Set this to the number of toggle switches mounted on the front cover Setting this value incorrectly can cause the Channel hotkeys not to work right or cause additional problems Global Parameter Set up Menu continued A security level 7 is needed to view and change the Options password O...

Page 87: ...ppear under the first data field 5 Use the PLUS or MINUS keys to change the value 6 Press ENTER to accept the setting and move to the next data field if there is one The following pages provide details for inputting parameters for each type of device The sensor menu items are grouped in the controller s Sensor Calibration Setting menu Refer to the accompanying Menu Guide for help in locating devic...

Page 88: ...ed wire 16 to 24 gauge 5 to 1 2mm stranded such as Carol AWM style 2426 to connect sensors to input channels SENSOR CALIBRATION SETTING Z1 S01 Air Sensor 01 Wire Gauge 24AWG DEVICE EQUIPMENT SETTINGS Z1 S01 PRESS ENTER TO VIEW SETTINGS CONTROL SETTINGS ENTER SYSTEM SETUP SENSOR CALIBRATION SETTING Z1 S01 Air Sensor 01 Cable Length 100 For your information You can get to the main menu in more than ...

Page 89: ... set to NO SENSOR CALIBRATION SETTING Z1 S01 Air 01 CAL Values 550 90 If you are using an effective environmental temperature EET air sensor and you want to factor air speed into the temperature calculation set this menu item to YES If you are not using EET air sensors this menu item must be set to NO SENSOR CALIBRATION SETTING Z1 S01 Air 01 Use for Wind Speed YES Use for Wind Speed The Outside Ai...

Page 90: ...ut the Air Sensor Shared device isn t the channel number of the Air Sensor will no longer be available and there will be alarms for the Shared Sensor If you change the Temperature Offset of the Air Sensor which is pointed to by the Shared Air Sensor the Shared Air Sensor reading will also be adjusted by the offset Air Sensor Shared Device The Air Sensor Shared device is a special air sensor When i...

Page 91: ...ens regardless of whether or not there is a Feeder with the same Group number as the Feed Sensor This allows the ability to be notified by alarm that the device has ran too long regardless of how the device was turned on The Oﬀ time of the Feed Sensor is tracked in two ways depending on its Group number 1 If a feeder and feed sensor have the same group number the Oﬀ time of the feed sensor is only...

Page 92: ...DC CAL 2 58982 SENSOR CALIBRATION SETTING Z1 S01 Static Pressure WC CAL 1 0 000 SENSOR CALIBRATION SETTING Z1 S01 Static Pressure WC CAL 2 0 250 The values shown in these examples are the values typically used Specific static pressure control settings are entered in the Temperature Control Settings menus CONTROL SETTINGS WC Cal 1 and WC Cal 2 Input the Water Column calibration values for the stati...

Page 93: ...se the default values shown below SENSOR CALIBRATION SETTING Z1 S01 Humidity 01 CAL1 10485 CAL2 51118 SYSTEM SETUP Cal Value Water Meter Sensor Settings SENSOR CALIBRATION SETTING Z1 S01 Water 1 CAL Value PPG 25 Input the pulses per gallon PPG or pulses per liter PPL calibration value for the water meter sensor Unless otherwise specified the value is 25 Cal Value PPG PPL ...

Page 94: ... DIGITAL ALARM GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Trigger alarm on Active input YES Input is Active When Set this to CLOSED if you want the controller to alarm when the digital input circuit becomes closed Set this to OPEN if you want the controller to alarm when the digital input circuit becomes open DIGITAL ALARM GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Input is Active when CLOSED Alarm Delay Time DIGITAL ALARM GROUP 1 SETTI...

Page 95: ... position sensor reading have to be more than 3 seconds of travel time apart If ALL the above are true then if the controller finds that the device s calculated position and the position sensor s reading are different the controller will move the device again until the calculated position and position sensor reading are within 3 seconds of time If less than 3 seconds of travel time is required to ...

Page 96: ...e fully opens and closes is displayed Press ENTER to proceed An automated calibration process starts Do not press any keys or move any switches during the calibration process Press CANCEL to exit calibration POSITION SENSOR GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 1 Check Pot Open Resistance 4492 1 The controller tries to open the device for a few seconds The following screens will show the progress of the calibrat...

Page 97: ... NO it s the same as not having the position sensor installed POSITION SENSOR GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Enable Position Alarm YES Set this menu item to the percentage the expected device position needs to be off before an alarm will be activated This prevents false alarms when an inlet doesn t move smoothly This value can be set from 0 to 80 where the higher the percentage is the farther the inlet ha...

Page 98: ... the inlet opened past the switch WHISKER SWITCH GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Validate Switch Low 45 High 50 You can assign both a Whisker Switch and Position Sensor to the same curtain inlet The Position Sensor will take precedence if one of each is assigned When a Whisker Switch alarm activates any fan which uses the Whisker Switch to shut off will be turned back on until the alarm is cleared by a use...

Page 99: ...nal control Temp Natural Static Tunnel During natural mode an inlet operates based on the number of fan groups running proportional control A curtain operates based on its Open Temp and Close Temp settings During tunnel mode the inlet or curtain operates based on static pressure Temp Tunnel Only The inlet or curtain operates only during tunnel mode and its position is based on the number of fan gr...

Page 100: ...ose Temp 75 0 This menu item doesn t appear for curtains set up for tunnel or static control refer to the Operating Modes Curtains and Inlets section Open This Distance and Pause Input the distance the controller should open the curtain before pausing Then input the Pause time After the Pause time the controller checks the temperature and determines if it should open the curtain more do nothing or...

Page 101: ...rature and determines if it should close the curtain more do nothing or begin opening it Z1 S01 Open 12 and Pause 0 02 00 Static Pressure Pause Timer Side Curtain Settings continued Input the time the curtain should pause after it moves due to a change in static pressure The pause time prevents the curtain from responding too often to changes in static pressure This menu item appears only when the...

Page 102: ...st the curtain opening until the static pressure is at the correct level Repeat the process until all of the fan groups are running Side Curtain Settings continued Stop Sooner The curtain immediately stops opening or closing when the temperature returns to between the Open Temp and Close Temp Abort Pause Time The controller aborts the open or close pause time if the opposite movement temperature i...

Page 103: ...size through nine fan groups Variable speed tunnel fans can be entered in 0 5 increments to account for ramping operating speeds SIDE CURTAIN GROUP 1 SETTINGS Z1 S01 01 Tunnel Fans ON 0 0 Open 0 0 SIDE CURTAIN GROUP 1 SETTINGS Z1 S01 02 Tunnel Fans ON 0 5 Open 12 0 SIDE CURTAIN GROUP 1 SETTINGS Z1 S01 03 Tunnel Fans ON 1 0 Open 24 0 If there is no 0 Tunnel Fans ON position the curtain will NOT ope...

Page 104: ...4 Interlock 3 Tunnel 3 84 36 Interlock 4 Tunnel 4 86 48 Fan Groups On Sizes of Fans ON Proportional Opening Stepping Opening 1 1 5 in 1 5 inches 5 inches 1 5 7 5 inches 5 inches 2 10 inches 5 inches 2 5 12 5 inches 5 inches 2 3 15 in 3 15 inches 15 inches Tunnel Interlock to Fan Proportional versus Stepping This is an extension of the Tunnel Fan Groups On Opening Size menu item It allows two setti...

Page 105: ...r the exact travel time If a Position Sensor is attached to the curtain the travel time will be set automatically when the Position Sensor is calibrated SIDE CURTAIN GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Full Open Travel Time 6 00 Full Close Travel Time Input the time it takes for the curtain to close completely The controller uses this time to determine how closed the curtain is so enter the exact travel time I...

Page 106: ... end and the Maximum Open Size Temperature is not in effect Curtain Exercise Routine This feature gives the ability to have the controller fully close the Sidewall curtains after long periods of being fully open When curtains remain open for long periods of time it is possible for rodents to build nests in the gathered curtain This routine will help drive the rodents from the curtain When the Exer...

Page 107: ...n the Re sync operation will wait until the curtain has stopped moving before it will turn the relay on for the full travel time The Re sync will happen regardless of what the controller is doing at the time of the Re sync So the Re sync needs to be done at a time of day that will have the least effect on the environment of the barn Example you don t want the Re sync to close the curtain when a lo...

Page 108: ...ches as you designate see below RIDGE VENT GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Open Temp 80 0 Close Temp 75 0 Open This Distance and Pause Input the distance the controller should open the ridge vent before pausing Then input the Pause time After the Pause time the controller checks the temperature and determines if it should open the ridge vent more do nothing or begin closing it RIDGE VENT GROUP 1 SETTING Z1...

Page 109: ...ize Input the full opening size RIDGE VENT GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Full Opening Size Inches 14 Full Open Travel Time Input the time it takes for the ridge vent to open completely The controller uses this time to determine how open the ridge vent is so enter the exact travel time If a Position Sensor is attached to the ridge vent the travel time will be set automatically when the Position Sensor is ...

Page 110: ...e completely When the device is within 1 or within three seconds of travel time of fully open or closed the channel is left on allowing the limit switch of the device to stop the moving of the device This allows both the Ridge Vent and controller to synchronize their positions However you can have the device perform this re synchronization manually once a day if needed Set Perform Re Sync at to th...

Page 111: ...nu this includes combinations such as tunnel cool You can specify one through nine fan groups Press SYSTEM SETUP Hot Key then RIGHT or LEFT arrow Use the PLUS or MINUS key to scroll Cool Fans and Open readings When variable speed ridge fans are installed they can be entered in 0 5 increments to account for ramping operating speeds Press the PLUS or MINUS keys when this menu item is displayed to ch...

Page 112: ...e Cooling Fan Groups On Opening Size menu item It allows two settings Proportional the curtain will open based on a percentage of the fans running between each level in the Fan Groups On settings This allows a slow ramping of the opening of the curtain as the fans turn on and off Stepping the curtain will open to the specified size for each level in the Fan Groups On settings and will not move aga...

Page 113: ...f the device is less than 50 open at the specified time the controller will turn on the Close relay for the full amount of the Close Travel time of the device If the de vice is more than 50 open the Open relay will turn on for the full Open Travel time This will make sure the device s actual opening size matches the controller s calculated opening size Set the value to 0 00 to disable this feature...

Page 114: ...control or static pressure control settings are used Reminder The Inlets are listed under the DEVICE EQUIPMENT SETTINGS menu The controller has a minimum motion time of three seconds Opening sizes should be set large enough to allow a minimum of three seconds movement from one setting to the next Static Pressure Pause Timer Input the time the inlet should pause after it moves due to a change in st...

Page 115: ...taneously operating cool fan groups Fans are designated as cool in the Operating Mode menu this includes combinations such as tunnel cool You can specify zero a minimum opening size through nine fan groups When variable speed fans are installed they can be entered in 0 5 increments to account for ramping operating speeds CEILING INLET GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 01 Cool Fans ON 0 0 Open 0 0 CEILING INL...

Page 116: ...all Fan 1 Interlock Fan Fan ON Temp Tunnel Curtain will Open Interlock 1 Sidewall 1 80 1 Interlock 2 Sidewall 2 82 3 Interlock 3 Sidewall 3 84 5 Interlock 4 Sidewall 4 86 8 Interlock 5 Tunnel 1 90 11 Fan Groups On Sizes of Fans ON Proportional Opening Stepping Opening 1 1 5 in 1 5 inches 5 inches 1 5 7 5 inches 5 inches 2 10 inches 5 inches 2 5 12 5 inches 5 inches 2 3 15 in 3 15 inches 15 inches ...

Page 117: ...ettings continued TUNNEL INLET GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 03 Tunnel Fans ON 1 0 Open 24 0 Press the PLUS or MINUS keys when this menu item is displayed to change the setting number one through nine If there is no 0 Tunnel Fans ON position the inlet will NOT open until the fan setting specified by the first ramp position table entry is reached The zero position allows the controller to interpolate betw...

Page 118: ... You can select each fan group only once for each inlet Interlock Fan Fan ON Temp Tunnel Curtain will Open Interlock 1 Tunnel 1 80 12 Interlock 2 Tunnel 2 82 24 Interlock 3 Tunnel 3 84 36 Interlock 4 Tunnel 4 86 48 Fan Groups On Sizes of Fans ON Proportional Opening Stepping Opening 1 1 5 in 1 5 inches 5 inches 1 5 7 5 inches 5 inches 2 10 inches 5 inches 2 5 12 5 inches 5 inches 2 3 15 in 3 15 in...

Page 119: ...nce Tunnel mode or Natural Vent mode is entered the curtains and inlets will operate based on their operating modes again Tunnel Enter and Exit Opening sizes TUNNEL or SIDEWALL CURTAIN etc INLET GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Tunnel Entry size 10 Exit Size 5 Perform Re Sync at 0 00 The inlets readjust automatically with the controller when they open or close completely When the device is within 1 or withi...

Page 120: ... when the Curtain Override feature is enabled and in effect Set the When Curtain setting to the minimum opening size of the curtain in order for this feature to take effect Note If the Curtain size is set to 0 this feature is disabled and the inlet will continue to run based on the number of fans running regardless of curtain opening size Sidewall Tunnel Ceiling Inlet Settings continued TUNNEL INL...

Page 121: ...r sensor is installed If there is more than one sidewall curtain being used during Natural mode it is possible to restrict the curtains used for this feature Up to four sidewall curtains can be selected If no curtains are selected then the feature will take effect as soon as any curtain opens to the curtain opening size If some curtains have been set then the feature will only take effect when one...

Page 122: ...his menu is read only and will only appear if the next menu Lower Temp By x from x xx to x xx is set The menu shows what the on and off temperature of the heater will be during the time period when the temperature is lowered in the barn See next menu option for more details FURNACE GROUP 2 SETTING Z1 S01 Temp ON 68 0 Temp OFF 72 0 ADJUSTED FURNACE GROUP 2 SETTING Z1 S01 Lower Temp by 2 2 from 23 0...

Page 123: ... on if the interlocked curtains are open more than about one inch FURNACE GROUP 2 SETTING Z1 S01 Interlock Curtain Grps 1 2 3 0 0 0 Input up to six curtain groups Enter all zeros to interlock the heater with all groups FURNACE GROUP 2 SETTING Z1 S01 Use During Heat Purge Yes Set Use During Heat Purge to YES to have this heater used to heat the building before a purge See Purge Settings for more in...

Page 124: ...running But if you check the Current Equipment Status for the heater you will notice that it rarely runs at maximum output which helps save gas and money When adding a Vari Heater and Vari Brooder to the controller s device list the Module and Channel numbers entered need to be the module and channel number of the output relay where the heater s power supply is attached to CONTROL SETTINGS DEVICE ...

Page 125: ...n Off Temperature should be returned to the normal higher on off temperatures Note there is no ramping of the temperature settings when switching between the lowered On Off temperatures and normal On Off temperatures Lower Temp By If you have set the Heater to Curtains Interlock refer to the Temperature Control Settings section specify the curtain and ridge vent groups here When interlocking is en...

Page 126: ...mine the amount of gas left in the tanks Refer to page 147 for more detail on Gallons used Target Temperature This is the desired temperature of the barn The variable heating device will adjust the output of the device to reach and maintain this temperature Once this temperature is reached the heater will continue to run making small adjustments to the heater output to maintain the temperature VAR...

Page 127: ...tput for a long time it usually indicates a problem with the heater VARI BROODER GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Alarm When Heater is MAX for 0 30 00 Vari Brooder and Vari Heater Settings continued Shut OFF Heater on Alarm This setting only appears when the Alarm When Heater is at MAX for setting is greater than 0 It provides the ability to turn the heater off if the heater is running at maximum output for...

Page 128: ...the building increases Input a relative humidity level at which evaporative cooling should be disabled Then input the level at which evaporative cooling will be re enabled COOL PAD LOW GROUP 5 SETTING Z1 S01 HUMIDITY Disable 85 ReEnable 75 When the humidity reaches the Disable value the evaporative cooling device remains disabled until the humidity drops to the ReEnable value Set the Disable or Re...

Page 129: ...een the OFF Temp and the FULL ON Temp the controller scans the on temperature values input here It locates the current temperature and uses the ON and OFF timers specified for that temperature If Cycle Timers are not set up the controller simply uses the FULL ON Temp and the OFF Temp Cycle one should be the lowest temperature and cycle four should be the highest The cycle one temperature is usuall...

Page 130: ... evaporative cooling cycle The last temperature displayed is the current Full On Temp The Full On Temp is also influenced by the Minimum On Temp Cool Pad Mister and Fogger Settings continued The device will not turn on unless the temperature is at or above the temperature you input here COOL PAD LOW GROUP 5 SETTING Z1 S01 Minimum On Temp 80 0 COOL PAD LOW GROUP 5 SETTING Z1 S01 Min Temps 84 0 86 0...

Page 131: ...temperature is below the Tunnel Entry temperature refer to the Temperature Control Setting section and in tunnel mode when the temperature is at or above fan s ON temperature Tunnel Purge The fan runs during purge cycles when the temperature is below the Tunnel Entry temperature and in tunnel mode when the temperature is at or above the fan s ON temperature Tunnel Cool Purge The fan runs during pu...

Page 132: ... five second full power burst see the Full Power Setting menu item at start up before adjusting to the specified power setting Input the temperature at which power ramping should start The power level of a variable speed fan ramps up and down as the temperature fluctuates The power level fluctuates from the Fan On Power Setting see above when the temperature is at this setting to the Full Power Se...

Page 133: ...perature The fan turns off when the temperature is at or below the OFF temperature Timed Only The fan cycles on and off continuously based on the ON and OFF times you input Temp or Timed The fan runs according to temperature control when the temperature is at or above the ON setting The fan runs according to timed setting when the temperature drops back to or below the OFF setting Temp and Timed T...

Page 134: ...e effective ventilation Too many fans can create excessive suction and cause inlets to stick shut VARI TUNNEL FAN GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Run While ENTRY EXIT of Tunnel Mode YES Select this feature when you want the fan group to be used in proportional control When a fan group is included in proportional control it is counted in determining the total number of fan groups running The total number of...

Page 135: ...ting is determined by any curtain If any curtain opens above the Fans Off setting the fan will shut off By default inlets are not considered to determine when the fans should turn off VARI TUNNEL FAN GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Looking At 1 All Sidewall Curtains It is possible to change this default behavior Set the Looking At menus to select up to 4 different curtains and inlets to be used to determin...

Page 136: ...r will use time slots 1 and 2 from Age 5 to Age 9 At Age 10 the controller will use time slot 3 There are a total of 30 slots Settings 1 30 available You can enter the time slots in any order you want Shortly after you enter the information the controller will sort the time slots from the earliest Age to the oldest Age CONTROL SETTINGS DEVICE EQUIPMENT SETTINGS Z1 S01 PRESS ENTER TO VIEW SETTINGS ...

Page 137: ... time to 24 00 Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to change the Setting number FEEDER GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Setting Age ON OFF CONTROL SETTINGS DEVICE EQUIPMENT SETTINGS Z1 S01 PRESS ENTER TO VIEW SETTINGS FEEDER GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Setting Age ON OFF FEEDER GROUP 1 SETTING Z1 S01 Setting Age ON OFF ENTER Age On Time and Off Time Instant Run The Run For feature provided the ability to immediatel...

Page 138: ...f a Light Spike schedule the device will turn off Midnight crossings and Age Period changes Schedules can be set up to work across midnight This is accomplished by setting the Off Time of the schedule before the On Time of the same schedule This will cause the device to turn on one day and turn off the following day The exception to the above rule is at midnight when the change in animal age cause...

Page 139: ...00 00 and the OFF time to 24 00 2 Set the light Intensity level the lights should be on during normal running This value can be from 0 schedule disabled to 100 full on 3 Set the value to determine if the schedule is a normal Dusk to Dawn schedule D D or a light spike SPK CONTROL SETTINGS ENTER DEVICE EQUIPMENT SETTINGS Z1 S01 PRESS ENTER TO VIEW SETTINGS VARILIGHTS GROUP 1 TIMER SETTING Z1 S01 1 A...

Page 140: ...many minutes to ramp up to the set intensity This setting is used for all the schedules of this device The range is from 0 minutes no ramping to 90 minutes Note the actual ramp time could be shorter if the difference between the On time and the Off time is shorter than the time it takes to ramp up then ramp down DEVICE EQUIPMENT SETTINGS Z1 S01 PRESS ENTER TO VIEW SETTINGS CONTROL SETTINGS ENTER V...

Page 141: ...lights will turn on to the defined intensity without ramping the timer will count down and when it reaches 0 00 00 the lights will return to normal operations based on the time of day This allows the ability to turn on the lights temporarily without having to worry about turning them off DEVICE EQUIPMENT SETTINGS Z1 S01 PRESS ENTER TO VIEW SETTINGS CONTROL SETTINGS ENTER VARILIGHTS GROUP 1 TIMER S...

Page 142: ...e terminated after 60 seconds TEST TEST ALARM RELAY Z1 S01 Press ENTER to start ALARM TEST This menu item tests the integrity of the controller s alarm relay and any attached visual or audible warning devices TEST ALARM RELAY Z1 S01 Alarm relay is OFF Press to CHANGE ENTER To energize the alarm relay press the PLUS key Any installed warning devices should activate TEST ALARM RELAY Z1 S01 Alarm rel...

Page 143: ...For Vari Heater and Vari Brooder devices select the output channel of the device not the Gas module channel On Off relays including Variable speed fans Turn the output channel on or off by using the PLUS and MINUS keys as shown with the Alarm Relay test If you are testing an interlocked channel the controller turns off the sister channel if necessary prior to beginning the test For variable speed ...

Page 144: ... of AIR SENSOR 01 Input reading 34285 ENTER to READ ENTER This menu item displays the On Off status of the output relays Select which station module to test by scrolling through the station numbers with the PLUS and MINUS keys After you ve selected a number by pressing ENTER the display changes to show you the channel numbers of the output relays which are currently on Flip the toggle switch to ve...

Page 145: ...ol Simulation Simulator Temperature N A There are two ways to disable this feature 1 Stop pressing keys on the controller for 10 minutes The simulated temperature will reset to N A and the system will start using the real temperature probes again 2 Set the simulated temperature on this screen to 55 0 The value will change to N A and the system will start using the real temperatures probes immediat...

Page 146: ...splaying the next device type as you press the Down arrow Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to change the date SUMMARY FOR 02 17 2011 Z1 SO2 Low 70 0 02 00 High 72 5 16 00 Daily High Low Temperature The following menus can be displayed depending on the devices set up in the controller As you navigate the menus Searching History Record for data will be displayed briefly while the data is retrieved from ...

Page 147: ...ne the amount of gas left in the tanks There are no Summary menus for the lights or inlets curtains Total gallons used by all heating devices for the day SUMMARY FOR 02 17 2011 Z1 SO2 All Heaters Total Gallons 0 00 Daily runtimes of the output devices The output devices that show this menu are the fans heaters cool pads misters and feeders This screen will show two values c and a The c value is th...

Page 148: ...and changes the display from active alarm to alarm history Some alarms are automatically cleared when the alarm condition is no longer detected Press CANCEL 3 three times Home Screen and then the LEFT arrow key to Alarm History This will allow you to get to the alarm screen from any other screen Zone 0 alarms occur when an alarm relates to all zones if applicable For example a possible hardware pr...

Page 149: ...ed temp reading in current conditions and is ignored until it reads within 15 degrees of the previous temperature reading 01 Water 2 GPH Exceeds Limit CNT 105 The water flow exceeded the set limit 01 Feed Sensor 01 ON Time Exceeded The feed sensor run time has exceeded the set limit This alarm may also show OFF Time Exceeded or Overload Detected or No Load Detected 01 W Dog CNT 1 The program watch...

Page 150: ...m Conditions continued ERROR DETAIL ON 12 20 AT 11 23 41 Information from an alarm record is saved in the error detail under any of the following conditions On the first occurrence of any error or alarm condition On the first occurrence during the current hour When the occurrence of an error causes it to be an active alarm When you manually clear an active alarm When the active alarm is cleared by...

Page 151: ...lco provided SD card or a Valco provided update bin file The update will only be performed if the version displayed on the controller doesn t match the ver sion of the update To perform the update follow one of the procedures below depending on the type of update received Read warnings below before you begin If the Update came on an SD card 1 Disconnect power to the controller 2 Remove the current...

Page 152: ...or as long as the controller is processing the information When the controller powers up with an update SD card installed it will compare the version number of the update to the version currently installed The Update process only takes place if these versions are different If the versions do not match the following screens will be displayed If the software versions match the following screen will ...

Page 153: ...insert the SD card with the Hex file on it 4 Restart the controller 5 The system will pause at the following screen for 30 seconds 6 Press the ENTER key to proceed to the software update procedure Ventra II HMI Bootloader v 01 01 09 Compiled Mar 27 2018 12 56 34 To load file from SD card Press ENTER To skip program load Press CANCEL 7 Use the Plus and Minus keys to start scrolling through the poss...

Page 154: ... Bootloader v 01 01 09 Processing Update command 3 073 Ventra II HMI Bootloader v 01 01 09 Verifying memory image command 4 097 Ventra II HMI Bootloader v 01 01 09 Update completed successfully 10 Once the processing of the update is done you will be asked to remove the SD card that contains the Hex file a This is recommended but not required b Leaving in a SD card with a hex file on it will cause...

Page 155: ...re information on this procedure Start Up Procedure Options COPY PARMS Copy Parameter File on SD CARD NO The second option allows you to create a new Parameter Set or to change the Parameter Set used by the controller to control the environment Use the PLUS and MINUS key to set the number to an existing Parameter set which will be loaded or to an unused number to have a new Parameter Set created P...

Page 156: ...ler regardless of the operating parameters When the controller is first started it will use Parameter Set 1 as the initial parameter set Using the information from the rest of the manual begin on page Setting up the Control Software Global parameters to be used by the controller and the input and output of devices and their settings are discussed Once Parameter Set 1 is set up there are two ways t...

Page 157: ...oller to repeat all the steps again this time selecting an existing parameter set number SD Card Error xxx xxx Loc xxx Press CARD FILE NOT FOUND ENTER 11 The Insert DESTINATION SD CARD screen will be displayed in a few seconds after the selected parameter set is copied to memory a If you are copying the parameter set from one SD card to another SD card remove the current SD Card from the controlle...

Page 158: ... controller to continue Copying parameter sets does not change the current parameter set used to control the buildings environment See Changing Parameter Sets to load one of the newly copied parameters sets Creating NEW Parameter Sets This option requires you to set up the Global parameters install the input and output devices and set all the associated settings This option changes the active para...

Page 159: ...et Load Parameter Set Number 1 ENTER or 7 Press ENTER to continue 8 Optional Press the PLUS key to set REMOVE all alarm records to Yes if you want to clear the current Alarm table in the controller a Only the 20 slot alarm table in memory is cleared The Alarm Detail records which are stored on the SD card will not be deleted StartUp Procedure Options ALARM RESET REMOVE all alarm records NO 9 Press...

Page 160: ...ARD NO 6 Press the PLUS and MINUS keys to select an existing Parameter Set number to be used a If you select the number of a nonexistent Parameter Set a new blank parameter set will be loaded into the controller memory and you will need to set everything up from scratch ENTER StartUp Procedure Options Parameter Set Load Parameter Set Number 1 7 Press ENTER to continue 8 Optional Press the PLUS key...

Page 161: ...lus or Minus keys to change the number under the cursor and the Left or Right Arrow keys to change the cursor position 5 Press Enter again to save the password It is possible to set an 8 number password to prevent unauthorized people from accessing the Startup options and from copying or changing Parameter Sets When this password is set and ENTER is pressed when the Press ENTER to change screen ap...

Page 162: ...cedure Options 031 Setup SD Card operations Start Up Procedure 032 11 47 Power Reset Slave Modules 5 seconds Start Up Procedure Options Press ENTER to change GLOBAL PARAMETERS SETUP Animal Type BIRDS Ventra HMI Bootloader v1 00 003 Revisions are identical Checking Real Time Clock Correct operation clears message Start Up Procedure Options 030 Internal Timer initalization 1 Using a PC delete all th...

Page 163: ...This ensures that some ventilation will be provided as the temperature drops back to the Tunnel Exit value Be certain enough tunnel fans have an Off Temp lower than the Tunnel Exit value to maintain adequate ventilation throughout tunnel mode As the temperature rises above the setpoint more fans run and inlets open further If sidewall ventilation isn t enough to cool the animals the building trans...

Page 164: ...ed on proportional control Operates based on proportional control Operates based on static pressure Operates based on static pressure A static pressure sensor monitors negative static pressure inside the building and adjusts the inlet or curtain based on your static pressure Setpoint Open and Close settings Static Pressure menu Operates based on proportional control The controller monitors the num...

Page 165: ...troller to stop attempting to communicate with the specified Station number not allowed for Station Number 1 This is a temporary setting useful for servicing or troubleshooting the system Once power is reset all Stations will be enabled This screen is found in the System Setup menus Number of Hours a curtain is 50 open This curtain setting allows a service technician to set the number of hours a c...

Page 166: ...bout 1100 ohms If higher check for cable splice or sensor damage 2 1b Temperature is beyond the operating range Outside 60 F to 120 F Inside 30 F to 130 F 2 1c Sensor is defective Connect new sensor 2 1d If readings are N A verify that sensor is installed by checking the List Control Devices menu 2 1e Replace Interconnect board Temperature reading is wrong 2 2a Check temperature at sensor with an ...

Page 167: ...his type of equipment 3 1d Check the fuse by the appropriate relay Replace it if it is blown Otherwise do you hear the relay inside the enclosure click when you turn the toggle switch ON and OFF If it clicks go to 3 1m If not go to 3 1e 3 1e Do other groups in the same column turn on If not open the enclosure and check ribbon cable connection from relay board to control board If it still does not ...

Page 168: ... the curtain drops 3 7b Turn the curtain close or open channel ON and move curtain to top or bottom manually Turn back to AUTO The curtain will self adjust the next time it tries to open or close completely 3 7c Are the limit switches on the curtain machine set properly My static pressure is too high low 3 8a Refer to the Operation Manual for information on adjusting the curtain inlet open size se...

Page 169: ...ontrol Pad I can t get out of a menu category 6 1a Press CANCEL until you move to the first menu screen 6 1b If you press keys and the menu does not change you are probably still in the pro cess of changing information Finish making your change with PLUS MINUS Press ENTER to confirm If you do not want the changes you ve made press CANCEL to prevent an accidental change from being entered into the ...

Page 170: ...r 8 1a Are the communications station and controllers wired properly Multiple controllers should be wired in parallel with the communications station Check the polarity of the connections See the instructions that came with the communications station 8 1b Is the modem set right for terminal or non terminal position in wiring order See the instructions that came with the communications station 8 1c...

Page 171: ...sor to controller wiring 11 1b Check whisker switch wiring and operation compare to Current Equipment Status screen 12 Static Pressure My inlets or curtains are opening more than they need 12 1a Under the inlet or curtain menu check the Fan Groups On X Open Size XX menu items These settings are minimum openings for your inlets with a given number of fan groups on My inlets aren t responding to fan...

Page 172: ... CNTL 32 RELAY OUT 1 VPR 032 401 VENTRA PRO CNTL 28 RELAY OUT 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS 1 PA 201 001 OUTPUT BOARD 1 8 N O ELECTRAMECHANICAL RELAYS V1 1 2 PA 201 002 OUTPUT BOARD 2 6 NO RELAYS 2 VARIBLE SPEED V1 1 3 PA 201 008 HMI CIRCUIT BOARD V3 1 1 4 PA 201 004 INTERCONNECT CIRCUIT BOARD 1 5 PA 201 006 TOGGLE SWITCH CIRCUIT BOARD v1 TYPE A 16 OUT 1 6 PA 201 007 TOGGLE SWITCH CIRCUIT BOARD v1 TYPE B 8 ...

Page 173: ... 14 920902 RIBBON CABLE SWITCH BOARD TO SWTCH BOARD 1 15 920903 RIBBON CABLE INTERCONNECT TO SWITCH BOARD 1 16 920904 GROUND WIRE HMI TO INTERCONNECT 1 17 920905 POWER RELAY SPST 30A 12VDC PLUGGABLE 1 18 920906 FUSE 15A 250V T LAG CRM MDA VARIBLE SPEED FUSE 1 19 920907 FUSE 20A 250 V T LAG CRM MDA RELAY FUSE 1 20 920908 FUSE 4A 250 V IEC FA LBC 5 X 20MM POWER SUPPLY 12V FUSE 1 21 920909 FUSE 2A IE...

Page 174: ...s Inc Parts List Part Description Qty 921458 610607 TIE WRAP 1 921410 VPR ANALOG OUTPUT BOARD 1 921294 SCREW PHMS 6 32 X 3 16ZP 4 921459 POWER W WIRE 1 921513 CABLE SHEILDED 1 APPENDIX 5 VPR Analog Board 921458 Exploded view ...

Page 175: ... Outside Air Temp 13 Cable Length Wire Gauge Input Channel Number Sensor Cal Numbers Humdity Sensor Humidity 0 Cal 1 10485 is default Cal 2 51118 is default Input Channel Number Water Meter Sensor Water Meter 1 PPG Cal 25 is default Input Channel Number Feed Sensor Feeder 1 Cal 100 is default Minimum Amps Input Channel Number Feeder 2 Static Pressure Sensor SPS 1 ADC Cal 1 6554 is default ADC Cal ...

Page 176: ...Control Mode Bird Ridge to Curtain Interlock No Interlock Interlock Heater to Curtain Interlock No Interlock Zone Interlock All Zones Interlock Enter Tunnel Temp Exit Tunnel Temp Remain in Tunnel Time Enable Tunnel Entry Min Outside Temp Today s Age Ramp Point 1 Age Temp Ramp Point 2 Age Temp Ramp Point 3 Age Temp Ramp Point 4 Age Temp Ramp Point 5 Age Temp Ramp Point 6 Age Temp Ramp Point 7 Age T...

Page 177: ... SP Ramp Point 04 SP Ramp Point 05 SP MINIMUM VENT PURGE SETTINGS Minimum Vent Timer ON OFF Ramp Point 1 Age On Off Ramp Point 2 Age On Off Ramp Point 3 Age On Off Ramp Point 4 Age On Off Ramp Point 5 Age On Off Ramp Point 6 Age On Off Ramp Point 7 Age On Off Ramp Point 8 Age On Off Ramp Point 9 Age On Off Purge ON Time Delay Humidity Purge Set Point Humidity Purge ON Delay Purge Inhibit Temp LOW ...

Page 178: ...ays Above for High Pressure Alarm Open All Inlets Static Pressure Stays Below for Fan ON Static Pressure Below for Humidity sensor 1 3 Is Invalid Highest Lowest Air Probes Differ By FURNACE HEATER BROODER 1 Zone Use Sensors ON Temp Lower Temp By From To OFF Temp Ch Sta Use During Heat Purge Interlock Curtain Grps FURNACE HEATER BROODER Zone Use Sensors ON Temp Lower Temp By From To OFF Temp Ch Sta...

Page 179: ...se for Proportional Control Fans OFF at Curtain Opening Fan OVERRIDE Curtain Open Temp Looking At 1 Looking At 2 Looking At 3 Looking At 4 VARI PIT SIDEWALL RIDGE STIR TUNNEL FAN Zone Use Sensors Operating Mode Ch Sta ON Temp OFF Temp Fan ON Power Setting Power Ramping Start Temp Full Power Temp Full Power Setting Run Mode On Timer OFF Timer Timed Power Setting Purge Mode Power Setting Run While E...

Page 180: ...er Setting Purge Mode Power Setting Run While ENTRY EXIT of Tunnel Mode Use for Proportional Control Fans OFF at Curtain Opening Fan OVERRIDE Curtain Open Temp Looking At 1 Looking At 2 Looking At 3 Looking At 4 PIT SIDEWALL TUNNEL STIR RIDGE FAN 1 Zone Use Sensors Operating Mode Ch Sta ON Temp OFF Temp Run Mode Run While ENTRY EXIT of Tunnel Mode Use for Proportional Control Fans OFF at Curtain O...

Page 181: ...PIT SIDEWALL TUNNEL STIR RIDGE FAN Zone Use Sensors Operating Mode Ch Sta ON Temp OFF Temp Run Mode Run While ENTRY EXIT of Tunnel Mode Use for Proportional Control Fans OFF at Curtain Opening Fan OVERRIDE Curtain Open Temp Looking At 1 Looking At 2 Looking At 3 Looking At 4 PIT SIDEWALL TUNNEL STIR RIDGE FAN Zone Use Sensors Operating Mode Ch Sta ON Temp OFF Temp Run Mode Run While ENTRY EXIT of ...

Page 182: ...PIT SIDEWALL TUNNEL STIR RIDGE FAN Zone Use Sensors Operating Mode Ch Sta ON Temp OFF Temp Run Mode Run While ENTRY EXIT of Tunnel Mode Use for Proportional Control Fans OFF at Curtain Opening Fan OVERRIDE Curtain Open Temp Looking At 1 Looking At 2 Looking At 3 Looking At 4 PIT SIDEWALL TUNNEL STIR RIDGE FAN Zone Use Sensors Operating Mode Ch Sta ON Temp OFF Temp Run Mode Run While ENTRY EXIT of ...

Page 183: ...s 8 On Open Tunnel Fans 9 On Open Tunnel Interlock 1 Tunnel Interlock 2 Tunnel Interlock 3 Tunnel Interlock 4 Tunnel Interlock 5 Tunnel Interlock 6 Tunnel Interlock 7 Tunnel Interlock 8 Tunnel Interlock 9 Tunneling Open Sizes are Proportional Stepping Response Mode Full Opening Size Full Open Travel Time Full Close Travel Time Purge Opening Size Exercise Delay Days Perform Exercise at Perform Re S...

Page 184: ...ock 8 Tunnel Interlock 9 Tunneling Open Sizes are Proportional Stepping Response Mode Full Opening Size Full Open Travel Time Full Close Travel Time Purge Opening Size Exercise Delay Days Perform Exercise at Perform Re Sync At Tunnel Entry size Tunnel Exit Size SIDE CURTAIN Zone Use Sensors Open Temp Close Temp Ch Sta Open and Pause Close and Pause Maximum Opening Below Temp Static Pressure Pause ...

Page 185: ...lose Temp Ch Sta Open and Pause Close and Pause Maximum Opening Below Temp Static Pressure Pause Timer Operating Mode Tunnel Fans 1 On Open Tunnel Fans 2 On Open Tunnel Fans 3 On Open Tunnel Fans 4 On Open Tunnel Fans 5 On Open Tunnel Fans 6 On Open Tunnel Fans 7 On Open Tunnel Fans 8 On Open Tunnel Fans 9 On Open Tunnel Interlock 1 Tunnel Interlock 2 Tunnel Interlock 3 Tunnel Interlock 4 Tunnel I...

Page 186: ...n Tunnel Fans 5 On Open Tunnel Fans 6 On Open Tunnel Fans 7 On Open Tunnel Fans 8 On Open Tunnel Fans 9 On Open Tunnel Interlock 1 Tunnel Interlock 2 Tunnel Interlock 3 Tunnel Interlock 4 Tunnel Interlock 5 Tunnel Interlock 6 Tunnel Interlock 7 Tunnel Interlock 8 Tunnel Interlock 9 Tunneling Open Sizes are Proportional Stepping Response Mode Full Opening Size Full Open Travel Time Full Close Trave...

Page 187: ...Open Temp Close Temp Ch Sta Open and Pause Close and Pause Response Mode Full Opening Size Full Open Travel Time Full Close Travel Time Purge Opening Size Interlock Curtain Groups Perform Re Sync MISTER IN HOUSE FOGGER COOL CELL PUMP 1 Zone Use Sensors Time of Day Enable Disable Ch Sta HUMDITY Disable ReEnable TEMP HUMIDITY Disable ReEnable Full ON Temp OFF Temp Cycle 1 ON Temp Cycle 1 Timer On OF...

Page 188: ...re Pause Timer Operate as Ch Sta 01 Cool Fans ON Open 02 Cool Fans ON Open 03 Cool Fans ON Open 04 Cool Fans ON Open 05 Cool Fans ON Open 06 Cool Fans ON Open 07 Cool Fans ON Open 08 Cool Fans ON Open 09 Cool Fans ON Open Natural Interlock 1 Natural Interlock 2 Natural Interlock 3 Natural Interlock 4 Natural Interlock 5 Natural Interlock 6 Natural Interlock 7 Natural Interlock 8 Natural Interlock ...

Page 189: ...NEL Static Pressure Pause Timer Operate as Ch Sta 01 Cool Fans ON Open 02 Cool Fans ON Open 03 Cool Fans ON Open 04 Cool Fans ON Open 05 Cool Fans ON Open 06 Cool Fans ON Open 07 Cool Fans ON Open 08 Cool Fans ON Open 09 Cool Fans ON Open Natural Interlock 1 Natural Interlock 2 Natural Interlock 3 Natural Interlock 4 Natural Interlock 5 Natural Interlock 6 Natural Interlock 7 Natural Interlock 8 N...

Page 190: ...erform Re Sync At Tunnel Entry Size Tunnel Exit Size Chimney Damper 1 01 Cool Fans ON Open 02 Cool Fans ON Open Ch Sta 03 Cool Fans ON Open 04 Cool Fans ON Open 05 Cool Fans ON Open 06 Cool Fans ON Open 07 Cool Fans ON Open 08 Cool Fans ON Open 09 Cool Fans ON Open Interlock 1 Interlock 2 Interlock 3 Interlock 4 Interlock 5 Interlock 6 Interlock 7 Interlock 8 Interlock 9 Cooling Opening Sizes are ...

Page 191: ... Cool Fans ON Open 05 Cool Fans ON Open 06 Cool Fans ON Open 07 Cool Fans ON Open 08 Cool Fans ON Open 09 Cool Fans ON Open Interlock 1 Interlock 2 Interlock 3 Interlock 4 Interlock 5 Interlock 6 Interlock 7 Interlock 8 Interlock 9 Cooling Opening Sizes are Proportional Stepping Full Opening Size Full Open Travel Time Full Close Travel Time Perform Re Sync At ...

Page 192: ...ENSOR Zone Attached To Enable Position Alarm Ch Sta Percent Out of Position to Alarm 0 80 Whisker Switch 1 Zone Attached To Ch Sta Validate Switch Low High Seconds delay Alarm Out of Position Whisker Switch Zone Attached To Ch Sta Validate Switch Low High Seconds delay Alarm Out of Position Whisker Switch Zone Attached To Ch Sta Validate Switch Low High Seconds delay Alarm Out of Position Digital ...

Page 193: ... Setting 7 AGE ON OFF Setting 8 AGE ON OFF Setting 9 AGE ON OFF Setting 10 AGE ON OFF Setting 11 AGE ON OFF Setting 12 AGE ON OFF Setting 13 AGE ON OFF Setting 14 AGE ON OFF Setting 15 AGE ON OFF Setting 16 AGE ON OFF Setting 17 AGE ON OFF Setting 18 AGE ON OFF Setting 19 AGE ON OFF Setting 20 AGE ON OFF Setting 21 AGE ON OFF Setting 22 AGE ON OFF Setting 23 AGE ON OFF Setting 24 AGE ON OFF Settin...

Page 194: ... OFF Setting 14 AGE ON OFF Setting 15 AGE ON OFF Setting 16 AGE ON OFF Setting 17 AGE ON OFF Setting 18 AGE ON OFF Setting 19 AGE ON OFF Setting 20 AGE ON OFF Setting 21 AGE ON OFF Setting 22 AGE ON OFF Setting 23 AGE ON OFF Setting 24 AGE ON OFF Setting 25 AGE ON OFF Setting 26 AGE ON OFF Setting 27 AGE ON OFF Setting 28 AGE ON OFF Setting 29 AGE ON OFF Setting 30 AGE ON OFF FEEDER LIGHTS Zone Se...

Page 195: ...Setting 23 AGE ON OFF Setting 24 AGE ON OFF Setting 25 AGE ON OFF Setting 26 AGE ON OFF Setting 27 AGE ON OFF Setting 28 AGE ON OFF Setting 29 AGE ON OFF Setting 30 AGE ON OFF SENSOR CALIBRATIONS SETTINGS Air Sensor 01 Cable Length Zone Air Sensor 01 Wire Gauge Air Sensor 01 Location Ch Sta Air 01 CAL Values Air 01 Use for Wind Speed Air Sensor 02 Cable Length Zone Air Sensor 02 Wire Gauge Air Sen...

Page 196: ...Humidity CAL 1 Value Humidity CAL 2 Value Ch Sta Humidity Sensor 02 Zone Humidity CAL 1 Value Humidity CAL 2 Value Ch Sta Humidity Sensor 03 Zone Humidity CAL 1 Value Humidity CAL 2 Value Ch Sta Static Pressure Sensor 0 Zone ADC CAL 1 Value ADC CAL 2 Value Ch Sta WC CAL 1 Value WC CAL 2 Value Feed 1 Minimum Actual XX Ch Sta Feed 1 Minimum Actual XX Ch Sta Water 1 CAL Value PPG Ch Sta Power Up Load...

Page 197: ...ders and lights 2 Users can set Temperature setpoint and Ramping Offset Time and Date 3 Users at this level can change feeder and Light times Can also change the Variable Speed fan s Power ON setting and the Temperature Alarms settings 4 Users at this level can change all settings except for adding deleting control devices and passwords 5 6 Users at this level are allowed to make any changes excep...

Page 198: ...Totals the edit value can go to minus the max value also The total will never go below the Min value or above the Max value Current Bird Information Show when controller is set to Bird Defaults Min Max Steps By Security levels English Metric English Metric English Metric English Metric Display Edit Today s Bird Age 0 0 900 1 0 1 Today s Bird Weight 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 9 65000 0 1 1 0 1 Projected Finish...

Page 199: ... 3 Enabled only with a Fan installed and set to a Tunnel mode Note 4 Enabled only when a Ridge Vent and a Curtain are installed Note 5 Enabled only when a Curtain is installed and either a Heater Furnace or Brooder is installed Note 6 If Temperature Ramp Table has values set then changing age will cause Setpoint to change See Note 8 Ramp Table Theory Note 7 If Ramping is on then this is disabled N...

Page 200: ...e and Delay are non zero or Humidity Setpoint is 1 to 99 and Humidity Purge Time and Delay are non zero Minimum Vent Settings This show when fans are installed other than Stir fans Defaults Min Max Steps By Security levels English Metric English Metric English Metric Eng lish Met ric Display Edit Minimum Vent Timer ON 0 00 0 00 59 59 N A 0 4 Off Minimum Vent Timer 0 00 0 00 59 59 N A 0 4 Min Vent ...

Page 201: ... Temperature Note 2 60 0 51 1 60 0 51 1 160 0 71 1 0 1 0 4 Pressure Note 2 0 000 WCCal 1 WCCal 2 0 001 0 4 Note 1 Only available when Fan installed and set to a Tunnel mode Open and close settings Info only settings They are set at Setpoint Natural Note 2 Only Available when Outside air sensor installed Note 3 WCCal values are from Static Pressure Sensor settings with defaults of WCCal1 0 000 WCCa...

Page 202: ...re Stays Above See Note 3 0 250 WCCal1 WCCal2 0 001 0 4 For Static Pressure Stays Above See Note 3 0 00 0 00 59 59 N A 0 4 High Pressure Alarm Open All Inlets See Note 3 Yes Yes No N A 0 4 Static Pressure Stays Below See Note 3 0 250 WCCal1 WCCal2 0 001 0 4 For Static Pressure Stays Below See Note 3 0 00 0 00 59 59 N A 0 4 Fan ON Static Pressure Below See Note 3 0 250 WCCal1 WCCal2 0 001 0 4 For F...

Page 203: ...Air Sensor X Location Bird only Brood Brood Growout1 Growout2 0 1 Air Sensor Shared uses the values from the Air Sensor it is attached to but it does have its own Location setting for Birds Humidity Sensors Defaults Min Max Steps By Security levels English Metric English Metric English Metric English Metric Display Edit Humidity xx Cal 1 10485 0 Cal Value 2 1 1 0 1 Cal 2 51118 Cal Value 1 1 65535 ...

Page 204: ... Active when Closed Closed or Open N A 0 4 Alarm Delay Time 0 01 0 00 59 59 N A 0 4 Position Sensor See Note 1 Defaults Min Max Steps By Security levels English Metric English Metric English Metric English Metric Display Edit Attached To Shows what Position Sensor is attached to Allows all inlets installed N A 0 4 Enable Position Alarm Yes No or Yes N A 0 4 Percent OUT of Position to Alarm Note 2 ...

Page 205: ... 159 9 71 0 0 1 0 4 Off Temp All but Heat modes 72 0 22 2 60 0 51 1 On Temp 0 1 0 1 0 4 Heat Modes 72 0 22 2 On Temp 0 1 160 0 71 1 0 1 0 4 Fan Run Mode Temp Only Temp or Timed Temp or Minimum Vent Temp and Timed Temp Only Timed Only 0 4 On Timer 0 00 00 0 00 00 9 00 00 N A 0 4 Off Timer 0 10 00 0 00 00 9 00 00 N A 0 4 Run While Entry Exit of Tunnel Mode No No Yes N A 0 4 Use For Proportional Cont...

Page 206: ... 4 Heat Modes 72 0 22 2 60 0 1 1 Off Temp 0 1 0 1 0 4 FULL Power Temp 84 0 28 8 Off Temp 0 1 160 0 71 1 0 1 0 4 Heat Modes 60 0 51 1 Off Temp 0 1 0 1 0 4 FULL Power Setting 60 1 60 1 0 4 Run Mode Temp Only Temp or Timed Temp and Minimum Vent Temp and Timed Temp Only Timed Only 0 4 On Timer 0 00 00 0 00 00 9 00 00 N A 0 4 Off Timer 0 10 00 0 00 00 9 00 00 N A 0 4 Timer Power Setting 60 1 60 1 0 4 P...

Page 207: ...t Hog Only Fan Settings Enabled and Disabled X means Enabled Run Mode Temp or Timed Timed Only Temp Only Temp and Timed Temp or Minimum Vent Use Sensors X X X X X Operating Mode X X X X X On Off Temp X X X X Fan ON Power Setting X X X X Power Ramping Start Temp X X X X FULL Power Temp X X X X FULL Power Setting X X X X Run Mode X X X X X On Off Timer X X X Timer Power Setting X X X X Purge Mode Po...

Page 208: ...2 2 to 32 5 60 0 51 1 160 0 71 1 0 1 0 4 Cycle X On Timer 0 00 00 0 00 00 9 00 00 N A 0 4 Off Timer 0 10 00 0 00 00 9 00 00 N A 0 4 Minimum On Temp 80 0 26 6 60 0 51 1 160 0 71 1 0 1 0 4 Min Temps 90 0 90 1 90 2 90 3 110 0 32 2 32 3 32 4 32 5 43 3 Calculated valves equal to Cycle 1 thru 4 On Temps and Full On Temp If Min On temp is Greater than Cycle 1 On Temp then Values equal Cycle On Temps Offs...

Page 209: ...andard and Aggressive Full Opening Size 48 121 1 250 1 Full Open Travel Time 6 00 0 05 59 59 N A Full Close Travel Time 6 00 0 05 59 59 N A Purge Opening Size See Note 2 6 15 0 250 1 Pre Open Timer See Note 4 0 00 0 00 1 00 N A Exercise Delay Days See Note 5 0 0 30 1 Perform Exercise at See Note 6 0 00 0 00 24 00 N A Number Hours 50 Open Note 7 0 0 250 1 Tunnel Entry Size Exit Size 0 0 Full Open s...

Page 210: ...l Time X X X X X X X X X Purge Opening Size See Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Pre Open Timer Note 4 X X X Exercise Delay Days X X X X Perform Exercise at Note 3 Note 3 Note 3 Note 3 Number Hours 50 Open Shows in Tech Security mode only Tunnel Entry Size Exit Size X X X X X X X X Perform Re Sync at X X X X X X X X X Important Note Static Modes will only show ...

Page 211: ... 00 N A 0 4 Note 1 Enabled only if Purge On Off times are greater than 0 00 00 if power building then Humidity Sensor needs to be installed and one fan has to run during Purge and Humidity Purge Time and Delay has to be greater than 0 Note 2 Enabled only if Side Curtain installed and Ridge to Curtain Interlock set to Interlock Menus that appear for Ridge Vent Enabled and Disabled X means Enabled N...

Page 212: ...eling Open Sizes are Proportional Proportional or Stepping 0 4 Full Opening Size 12 30 1 250 1 0 4 Full Open Travel Time 1 00 0 05 59 59 N A 0 4 Full Close Travel Time 1 00 0 05 59 59 N A 0 4 Purge Opening Size See Note 2 0 0 250 1 0 4 Pre Open Timer not Tunnel Inlets 0 00 0 00 1 00 N A 0 4 Tunnel Entry Size Exit Size Note 4 0 0 Full Open Size 1 0 4 Perform Re Sync at 0 00 0 00 24 00 N A 0 4 Close...

Page 213: ...Pressure Pause Timer See Note 3 X X X X X Operate as See Note 1 X X X X X X X X Cool Fans ON Open X X X X Natural Interlocks X X X X Cooling Open Sizes are X X X X Tunnel Fans ON Open X X X Tunnel Interlocks X X X Tunneling Open Sizes are X X X Full Opening Size X X X X X X X X X Full Open Travel Time X X X X X X X X X Full Close Travel Time X X X X X X X X X Purge Opening Size See Note 2 Note 2 N...

Page 214: ...Ramp Time Minutes 0 0 90 1 0 3 Run Fo Ar 0 00 00 0 00 00 0 00 00 18 00 00 N A 0 1 At 0 0 0 100 1 0 1 Note All Menus are enabled at all times Brooder Bird Heater Hog and Furance Defaults Min Max Steps By Security levels English Metric English Metric English Metric English Metric Display Edit Use Sensors ALL 0 0 0 0 0 of Sensors in stalled 1 Only sensor s 0 4 Temp ON 68 0 20 0 60 0 51 1 159 9 71 0 0...

Page 215: ...or All Zone Interlock Note 2 Enabled only when a Humidity Sensor is installed Fan set to purge RH Stpoint less than 100 and purge time above 0 Menus that appear for Brooder Bird Heater Hog and Furnace Enabled and Disabled X means Enabled Zone All Zone No Interlock Inter lock Inter lock Use Sensors X X X On Temp Off Temp Actual X X X On Temp Off Temp Adjusted X X X Lower Temp by From To X X X Inter...

Page 216: ...oups Furnace Groups VariLights Groups Stir Fan Groups Sidewall Fan Groups Tunnel Fan Groups H Pit Fan Groups Ridge Fan Groups Vari Stir Fan Groups Vari Side Fan Groups Vari Tunnel Fan Groups H Vari Pit Fan Groups Vari Ridge Fan Groups Cool Pad Low Groups Cool Pad High Groups B In House Fog Groups H Mister Groups Side Curtain Groups Sidewall Inlet Groups Tunnel Inlet Groups Ceiling Inlet Groups Rid...

Page 217: ...ll Inlet Grp Avg Open Sidewall Inlet Grp Actual Tunnel Inlet Grp Avg Open Tunnel Inlet Grp Actual Ceiling Inlet Grp Avg Open Ceiling Inlet Grp Actual Ridge Vent Grp Avg Open Ridge Vent Grp Actual Chimney Damper Avg Open Chimney Damper Grp Actual Feeder Grp ON Time Water Meter Amount used System Restart Incidents Temp Setpoint Ramping ON OFF Temp Control B House Control Mode Ridge to Curtains Inter...

Page 218: ...sition Sensor Tunnel Inlet Sidewall Inlet Ridge Vent Side Curtain Whisker Switch Digital alarm Water Meter Sensor Humidity Sensor Static Pressure Sensor Feed Sensor Outside Air Sensor Air Sensor Shared Air Sensor Test Alarm Relay Test Outputs Test Inputs Test Output Status Test Digital Input Test KeyBoard Keys Temperature Control Simula tion Low High Water Meter Sensor Feed Sensor Feeder B Brooder...

Page 219: ...ing anytime from within the DEVICE EQUIPMENT SETTINGS menu by pressing the right arrow key when viewing the SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE SET UP menu A Global Parameters menu appears within the DEVICE EQUIPMENT SETTINGS menu if you delete all of the installed devices Global Parameters allows for basic configuration such as Hogs or Birds English or Metric measurement Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature and E...

Page 220: ...e 5 Once you have located and selected the device to add use the RIGHT or LEFT menu arrows to move the cursor _ to the desired setting channel etc To change the default number use the or keys 6 Press ENTER to accept the settings and then press ENTER again to confirm the settings The controller returns you to the Add a Control Device selection Step 4 to select another control device When you are do...

Page 221: ...ter than 0 Use Sensors Operating Mode ON Temp OFF Temp Fan ON Power Setting Power Ramping Start Temp Full Power Temp Full Power Setting Run Mode ON Timer OFF Timer Timed Power Setting Purge Mode Power Setting Run While ENTRY EXIT of Tunnel Mode Use for Proportional Control Not in Stir fans Fans OFF at Curtain Opening Note 1 Fan OVERRIDE Curtain Open Note 2 Looking At x Note 2 Note 1 Enabled only i...

Page 222: ...Pre Open Timer Exercise Delay Days Perform Exercise At Number Hours 50 Open Tunnel Entry Size Exit Size Perform Re Sync at Static Pressure Pause Timer Operate As Cool Fans ON X Open Size Natural Interlock X to Fan Cooling Opening Sizes are Tunnel Fans ON X Open Size Tunnel Interlock X to Fan Tunnel Opening Sizes are Full Opening Size Full Open Travel Time Full Close Travel Time Purge Opening Size ...

Page 223: ...Position Alarm Percent OUT of Position to Alarm Note These menus appear when calibrating 1 Check Pot Open Resistance 2 Check Pot Close Resistance 3 Go To Close Resistance 4 Measure Full Open Resistance 5 Measure Full Close Resistance Sensor Calibration and Setting Air Sensor Cable Length Air Sensor Wire Gauge Di ameter Air Sensor Temperature Offset B Air Sensor Location E Air Sensor Cal Values E U...

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