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VaDia Startup Guide v1.1 

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www.biocontrol.no/vadia 

 

 
 
 

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WELCOME 

Thank you for using VaDia; BioControl’s instrument for logging vacuum during 
milking (‘wet test’). 
BioControl  (

www.biocontrol.no

) provides  technology for biology with focus on 

hi-tech products for the livestock industry. We already do this for more than 20 
years  now  and have  gained great competence and skills in this specialized 
area. 
The name VaDia is short for ‘Vacuum Diagnostics’ and illustrates the value of 
this hi-tech instrument for technicians, advisors and other professionals in the 
dairy industry that want to understand and manage udder health and milk 
quality problems. 
VaDia has been developed by BioControl in close cooperation with the 
International Dairy Federation  (

www.fil-idf.org

)  and Tine, the Norwegian dairy 

farmers cooperative (

www.tine.no

)

We have designed VaDia to be the  precision  instrument that enables you to 
get  better understanding  of the basic milking,  give better  milking  advice and 
achieve better udder health and milk quality results. 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for VaDia

Page 1: ...short for Vacuum Diagnostics and illustrates the value of this hi tech instrument for technicians advisors and other professionals in the dairy industry that want to understand and manage udder healt...

Page 2: ...nnecting the vacuum sensors 10 7 5 Start logging 12 7 6 Saving the log file on the PC 13 7 7 Battery Capacity Indication 14 7 8 Work with the log files 14 8 ADVANCED USERS 15 8 1 Make a Bluetooth conn...

Page 3: ...measurement and concentrate on observing milking routines The logged data can be analyzed after milking with VaDia Viewer an easy to use PC tool to view vacuum details and generate summary reports A B...

Page 4: ...aping VaDia to a milking cluster In applications where water contact is very likely e g robots the VaDia should also be put in a plastic bag Failing to take these preventive actions will allow water a...

Page 5: ...eck your package for the following items Please contact your reseller if anything is missing or different 1 VaDia with rechargeable battery 2 Battery charger 3 USB cable 4 Startup Guide 5 Software CD...

Page 6: ...Startup Guide v1 1 6 25 www biocontrol no vadia 5 HARDWARE OVERVIEW 1 Vacuum sensors 2 USB cap 3 Status LED 4 Rechargeable battery 5 Battery cover 6 Overheating sensor 7 Battery type selector 1 2 3 4...

Page 7: ...y light After this 4 green flashes every 15 seconds to indicate idle status waiting See table in 6 6 for more details on this status indication Charge the battery and check the battery connection if t...

Page 8: ...s LED 3 3 shows the current status of the VaDia Status Function Off Battery discharged Red short flash once per s Battery too low to start Green 4 flashes once per 15 s Green 1 flash once per 15 s Gre...

Page 9: ...l to the PC clock and the mode should be LOG The battery voltage should be 1 3 V or higher Example 1 Example 2 In the above Example 1 the battery is too low 1 16V There will be a risk of power loss du...

Page 10: ...ensors When the VaDia is attached to the teat cup the vacuum sensors 5 1 must be connected to the vacuum sources by means of the supplied silicon tube 4 7 and straw tube 4 8 Slide the straw tube over...

Page 11: ...of the needle rod covered by the straw tube Find the test point and use the tool to make a hole and pierce both the tool and the straw tube through the hole The tool with the tube pierces trough the...

Page 12: ...onnect the vacuum sensors After attachment recheck that the VaDia is running and ready for logging Status LED 3 3 flashes green once per 15 seconds Autostart Every 15 seconds when the green LED flashe...

Page 13: ...in different states the log file can be stored regardless of the mode If a log is present first select the log format For VaDia Viewer select Vadim vd5 For MT2000 select MT2000 Note VaDia Viewer is su...

Page 14: ...iles or MT2000 for the mmd and mmt files These programs are not covered in this Startup Guide refer to the corresponding program manuals for this Here the battery capacity indication is 2500 mAh This...

Page 15: ...VaDia start a log session in Bluetooth mode chapter 7 2 On PC add a Bluetooth device to your PC search for device enter PIN code and connect Win XP and Win 7 have slightly different working methods Wi...

Page 16: ...VaDia Startup Guide v1 1 16 25 www biocontrol no vadia Select the Bluetooth device here Box 1 Enter the passkey 1111 Wait while Bluetooth is installed Note the Outgoing COM port here 71 Ready...

Page 17: ...ces and Printers and select Add a device Enter passkey 1111 when requested and wait for the message this device has been succesfully added to this computer Go to Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound...

Page 18: ...up VaDia Setup Change COM port setting here COM71 The VaDia must be connected to a vacuum source to show data in streaming mode If no vacuum is attached the graph will stay on zero Suck the vacuum inl...

Page 19: ...s to be disconnected and then reconnected to activate the new ID The Found New Hardware message will appear Since the driver already exists on the PC the drivers will install automatically If the conn...

Page 20: ...s after the zero calibration The displayed counter values sensor tara and calib are for service purposes and can be ignored Follow the same procedure to calibrate for 40 kPa The individual sensors can...

Page 21: ...hut down any running programs of the VaDia Manager and connect the VaDia to a USB port of the computer Only one VaDia can be connected to the computer when uploading new firmware Start the program VaD...

Page 22: ...uetooth Class 1 for Streaming mode Battery Rechargeable or replaceable standard format AA Weight 80g with battery Log transfer speed Approx 25 sec per hour of log Casing Splash proof but care must be...

Page 23: ...name VaDia Part Nr 0800 6498 00 Options Bluetooth complies with requirements of the following directives EMC EN 300 328 V1 7 1 EN 301 489 01 V1 8 1 EN 301 489 17 V2 1 1 Reference NEMKO Report No 174...

Page 24: ...by the manufacturer 3 unauthorized modification or misuse 4 operation outside of the published environmental specifications or 5 physical damage due to external causes including accident abuse misuse...

Page 25: ...TROL CUSTOMERS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION To recycle BioControl products WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment products that run on electrical power please ask for instructions at productrecycling...

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