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DOL 535 • DOL 539

Production Controller

Technical Manual

612421 • 2021-08-20

Software version 7.4

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Page 3: ...al may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the expressed written permission of SKOV A S in each case All reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this manual Should any mistakes or imprecise information occur in spite of this SKOV A S would appreciate being noti fied thereof Irrespective of the above SKOV A S shall not accept any liability...

Page 4: ...rollers in the same network 22 3 5 4 5 2 Shared feed weigher with separation shutter 22 3 5 4 5 3 Shared silo 23 3 5 4 5 4 Electronic silo weighing 24 3 5 4 5 5 Feed weigher 25 3 5 4 5 6 Silo 25 3 5 5 Water 25 3 5 5 1 Water groups 26 3 5 5 2 Water meter 26 3 5 6 Bird scale 26 3 5 7 24 hour clock 26 3 5 8 Nests 27 3 5 9 Scratching area 27 3 5 10 Egg counter 28 3 5 10 1 Predefined setups with cross ...

Page 5: ...5 2 1 14 Testing the poultry scale 44 5 2 1 15 Testing relay for 24 hour clock 45 5 3 Testing network connection 45 6 Service 46 6 1 Settings 46 6 1 1 Setting accept values for electronic silo and day silo 46 6 1 2 Testing silo signal quality 46 6 1 3 Network settings 46 6 2 Display 48 6 3 Backup 48 6 3 1 Backup of historical data 49 6 3 1 1 IMX based CPU module 2 LAN ports 49 6 3 2 SD card and US...

Page 6: ... stock Layer layers The controller is operated via a large touch display with graphical views of the ventilation status icons and curves among other things The pages shown in the display may be adapted in accordance with the user re quirements so that the most frequently used working procedures are easily accessible In addition a wide range of functions such as 24 hour clock light water meter and ...

Page 7: ...sible to search for a function in the search field in the upper left corner of the page Settings The individual functions and settings are described in the following sec tions which are presented in the same order as the menus The following checklist indicates the main points of the work flow regarding set up of the house controller Mounting 1 House controller 2 Emergency opening if applicable Ins...

Page 8: ...ller accepts your wish to connect a component If missing I O you can install extra I O modules if these are available uninstall components While functions are selected in the Installation and Show con nections setup menus all alarms will be delayed Thus no alarms will be generated until 2 minutes after the last change in the installation menu This is indicated as info in the alarm menu for as long...

Page 9: ...n for the first time The wizard pro vides a structured walk through of the installation of controller functions We recommend using the wizard for in stallation Thus it supports that necessary selections and settings are made in connection with the controller setup Choose between Techical Installation wizard A complete installation walk through Technical Manual installation Installation or adaptati...

Page 10: ...r function the house controller will change the I O allocation for this func tion Check in the menu Show connections that the house controller has moved the first allocated function to another terminal The controller will change the I O allocation instantly If the I O allocation can be changed the house controller will accept it If the I O allocation cannot be changed the house controller will rej...

Page 11: ...ngs Setting the number of rows and number of tiers per row layers in cages Setting the number of compartments aviary 3 5 2 Animals Animals Setting up how the animal groups are composed Broiler Sexed animals Females and males Only females Only males Breeder Females and males Only females Only males Layer Females 3 5 2 1 Animal groups Dividing the animals into groups can give a more precise registra...

Page 12: ... animals can be registered per group and for the entire house In the case of layer in cages a group of animals must be located in one or more consecutive tiers In the case of layer in aviaries the animals can be divided into a group per room ...

Page 13: ...tting the first tier and displaying the last tier for each group Layer aviary When dividing the livestock house into compartments the animals may be divided into the corresponding num ber of groups provided that the function Use animal groups is activated If only one compartment is created the registrations apply to the entire livestock house Compartment 1 Compartment 2 Compartment 3 Compartment 4...

Page 14: ...lux or as a percentage of maxi mum light intensity Reduce light Only main light Select if you should be able to reduce the main light for a period during the day and naming according to the light source to be reduced Max light intensity Setting how wide a scale you should be able to adjust the light within This en ables you to adapt the light control to the type of light source used in the house T...

Page 15: ...ot been reached Feed accept area For time and quantity controlled feeding with distribution When the feed amount reaches the desired amount minus Feed accept range the controller will stop Feed start stop day For time and quantity controlled feeding with and without distribution this control type is used only between the start and stop days indicated Otherwise only time controlled feeding is used ...

Page 16: ... Min correction 3 5 4 2 Chain feeding Min time between chain runs Pause set between chain runs Note that room must be made for the chain runs and pauses required within the indi vidual feeding periods Chain run time Setting the runtime for one chain rotation It is important to set this parameter cor rectly Chain awakening Activating the Awakening function The chain runs for a short time before a n...

Page 17: ...s This will empty the auger ensuring a brief pause when switch ing between the destinations Destination mode Choose between Daily target Fixed amount of feed per destination kg Feeding via reference curve Grams per animals according to curve males females variable total amount of feed Daily target animal Fixed amount per animal grams variable total amount of feed Feed type selection Selection of f...

Page 18: ...uld also be set up Using Relative target the feed can be distributed between the individual destinations When distribution is carried out the house controller adjusts the distribution so that the sum is al ways 100 for the same type of animal After runtimes Start of feed for destination 5 End of feed for destination 4 Pause time Figure 6 After runtime and pause When more than one cross auger is us...

Page 19: ... feeding Max runtime for cross auger Setting the max time for auger run without the weigher delivering feed Then the house controller stops the auger It will not restart until the weigher delivers food again or the feed demand sensor is influenced Feeding group setup Name Run time This is used to name a feeding group so that it can be recognized in the menus and alarms Setting the run time for eac...

Page 20: ... feeding program Feeding group 1 Feeding group 2 Feeding group 3 Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Figure 7 Examples of designations for tier feeding This example shows Feeding group 1 on the top tier being fed first Run time setup Feeding group 1 is fed first followed by the subsequent feeding groups The shift to the next feeding group occurs when the feed chain stops after the run time expi...

Page 21: ...DOL 535 DOL 539 Technical Manual 21 Figure 8 Run time is the time it takes for the feed chain to run all the way around ...

Page 22: ...n Feed weigher as well as Produc tion Shared feed weigher The Master controller can show the combined feed consumption for all houses and the current silo content Silo deliveries must also be entered in the Master controller Each controller shows the consumption in the house in question just as the feed programs are set up in each individual controller 3 5 4 5 2 Shared feed weigher with separation...

Page 23: ...duction controller automatically reduces the silo content with an amount corresponding to the animals feed consumption 2 The user adds the amount of feed delivered to one of the house controllers manually and the other house controllers update the silo content automatically However the value of the amount of feed delivered is only available in the delivery log on the house controller it was entere...

Page 24: ...tween them This is done by clicking Attach The shared silo with the new name is displayed in the produc tion menu Silos cannot be shared if electronic silo surveillance is activated or an electronic silo is selected as feed weigher 3 5 4 5 4 Electronic silo weighing Start by selecting Electronic silo weigher followed by the number of Silos for feed weigher Please note that silo weighing boxes must...

Page 25: ... Setting the time controlled feed weigher to the required number of kg per second Fill amount weigher Setting the max quantity of feed per weighing drum weigher and DOL 9940 Factory set values 20 kg Remember to change this to 40 kg if DOL 9940 is used Feed regulation Max run time cross auger Setting the max time for auger run without the weigher delivering feed Then the production controller stops...

Page 26: ...e installed water meter Water meter setup Select whether the individual water meter consumption should be included in the figures for the total water consumption Water according to light program The water is adjusted according to the time settings in the light program 3 5 6 Bird scale When manually installing bird scales you can select if the reference weight should be adjusted on an ongoing basis...

Page 27: ... just the nest where detection is mounted Adjust closing cycle Closing ON time Setting the time the nest door will close while closing Closing OFF time Setting the time the nest door will pause while closing Animated closing To encourage the hens to leave the nest after laying and to release any pinned eggs animated closing may be used Activate animate closing Activation or deactivation of animate...

Page 28: ...door to the scratching area will close while closing Scratching area closing OFF time Setting the time the door to the scratching area will pause while closing 3 5 10 Egg counter Select the type of system that fits the setup of the livestock house and the egg counting For layers in cages there are 3 systems for automatic setup of the egg counting system This is done based on the information the us...

Page 29: ...belt Longitudinal belt Figure 9 Example of cross belt and longitudinal belts The egg counters can be installed either on the cross belt or the longi tudinal belts 3 5 10 3 User defined setup Egg counters installed Enter the number of installed egg counters Egg lift inputs Enter the number of inputs for the egg lift Egg counter positions Enter the number of positions Setup egg counters Counter Ente...

Page 30: ...g counting systems Input eggs per pulse for all egg counters Setting for the number of eggs recorded per pulse for all egg counters at once if all installed egg counters are of the same type Egg per pulse setup Setting for how many eggs the individual egg counter records per pulse Egg category setup The house controller also enables eggs which are laid outside the nests to be recorded Setup for wh...

Page 31: ...er uses the weight to calculate key values and trend curves curves for e g egg mass 3 5 11 User defined inputs Select up to six values which can be set for the following units None kilos Celsius watts square meters litres tons and meters The values can also be named according to their function The function enables data to be entered into the system manually which counts up for the current day and ...

Page 32: ...eight Adjusting the exact weight used for calibration Calibration date Date of the last calibration Calibration deviation Deviation from previous calibration in percentages Voltage Displays the current input voltage from the scale Before calibration it is important to ensure that the animals do not have access to the scale that needs calibra tion For example place a bucket over the scale In the me...

Page 33: ... g 0 400 0 600 V 0 50 g 0 400 0 600 V 5 kg weight 5000 100 g 5000 5500 V 5000 200 g 2200 2500 V If these results are not obtained the scale must be calibrated again see the section Calibration of poultry scale 32 If necessary a manual calibration of the scale can be made as described in the Technical User Guide for the scale 4 2 Calibration of light Calibrate the light control after installation W...

Page 34: ...ensor When using a DOL 16 light sensor you can calibrate the sensor against the current light in the livestock house Measure the light level lux meter in an area inside the live stock house where you would like to determine the light level not where the sensor is positioned Compare the value with the values in the documentation for DOL 16 Enter the measured value in the menu Technical Calibration ...

Page 35: ...her mode is set to Shared with shutter you can enter the calibration value in the other controller after completing the calibration However it is preferable to calibrate each controller separately In the menu Technical Calibration Production Feed weigher Enter the available calibration weight Activate Start calibration If drum weigher When the drum has rotated once and before weights are placed in...

Page 36: ...ation weight on the silo Wait until it is stable The calibration state changes to Ready to end calibration Select Calibrate Set tare Change and select Finish If there is uncertainty about the silo content Calibration tare amount it can still be calibrated and the menus continuously show how much of the feed is being used However the indication of the silo content may be incor rect It is possible t...

Page 37: ... does not correspond to what was entered as Calibration load amount it can be changed without making a new calibration Select the menu Technical Calibration Production Silo Calibrate Set tare Change and select Change Then select New calibration load amount and enter the correct load amount 4 5 Day silo calibration See the menu Technical Calibration Production Day silo Silo Start calibration by set...

Page 38: ...se the value of Weighing stable if the weight is not stabilized This should only be relevant if the silo is influenced by outside conditions e g strong wind The electrical installation should be checked if the silo is not stabilizing under normal conditions ...

Page 39: ...limate or production con troller and be switched from automatic to manual control Thus you can easily test the optional components such as winch motors etc In the menu Manual auto the house controller displays the components selected in the menu Installation Automatic control Normally the controller must be set to automatic control Manual mode During start up or in a service situation it may be co...

Page 40: ...nnecting and disconnecting the relay Activate and check that the light is on Deactivate and check that the light is off Test the light dimmer by increasing and dimming the light inten sity Set the Light dimmer requirement to maximum Set to medium and check that the light is dimmed in the house Set the Light dimmer requirement to 0 and check that the light is off in the house Light color Test the l...

Page 41: ...d weigher must be deacti vated again check the voltage on the inductive sensor If the drum turns more than once when activating the function Empty feed weigher the voltage of the inductive sensor Drum position should be checked The voltage should be as follows Outside the metal plate no signal 1 8 V On the metal plate 7 V Check the inductive sensor and the resistance if the voltage levels differ f...

Page 42: ... to retrieve a signal from the weigher Test the shutter relay from the controlling production controller by selecting Shutter relay to make the shutter change position 5 2 1 6 Testing shared feed weigher via controllers in network Sharing is tested by carrying out one feeding on all controllers using the same feed weigher Carry out the feed ing on one production controller at the time 5 2 1 7 Test...

Page 43: ...e Manual mode Activate the relay and check that the function is on Deactivate the relay and check that the function is off Repeat the procedure for each function to check that it can start and stop 5 2 1 10 Testing the tip weigher Select the menu Technical Manual auto Then select Production Read the voltage and check the feedback contact on the tip weigher The feedback contact is operated manually...

Page 44: ...nter garden control or Production Nest or Scratching area and activate Manual mode Then select in turn Open Close and Stop Check that the door changes position as expected 5 2 1 13 Testing egg counter Select the menu Technical Manual auto Then select Production Egg counters Check that the egg counter is closed correctly in relation to the intended location Look in the menu Technical Installation M...

Page 45: ...section Calibration of poultry scale 32 5 2 1 15 Testing relay for 24 hour clock Select the menu Technical Manual auto Then select Production 24 hour clock and activate Manual mode Activate the testing and check that the 24 hour clock is on Deactivate the testing and check that the 24 hour clock is off 5 3 Testing network connection If the controller is integrated in a network which can be accesse...

Page 46: ...nal quality The silo signal quality must be tested when the installation is finalized or if there are doubts if the silo weighing is correct Technical Calibration Production Check silo signal quality Start signal quality test Activate or deactivate the signal test Remaining test time Countdown showing how long the test will run Complete test time is 5 min utes Test date The date for the latest sig...

Page 47: ...r has access to the house controllers through the network of the farm Select the menu Technical Service Network settings IP configuration MAC address MAC address of the controller It is for example used in connection with error tracing in the network IP configuration mode DHCP or Static IP IP address The IP address of the controller e g 192 168 1 101 Net mask The Netmask of the controller e g 255 ...

Page 48: ...lay when the controller is not being used Backlight timeout Setting the time from when the controller was operated and until the backlight dimmes 6 3 Backup Select the menu Technical Service Backup It is possible to save and load a backup of the current settings and page views This can be done either on the house controller s internal CPU module SD card or USB stick If settings are to be copied to...

Page 49: ...ges If you want to undo the changes you can load the save settings and pages and thereby cancel the changes 6 3 2 SD card and USB stick Using an SD card or a USB stick it is possible to backup the controller setup and data including settings pages historical data house name IP address calibration values etc In order to prevent data loss when replacing a defective house controller or individual har...

Page 50: ...Press the icon for the recycle bin to delete a file Name the file Each file is saved with the chosen name time and date When loading you can select between loading settings loading pages or loading settings and pages Note that the CAN protocol and IP setup is also saved when using the backup function Please note that there should only be one USB stick in the CPU module at a time when it is used fo...

Page 51: ...ion system will thus be open and all other functions will disconnect Should it be necessary to update the software while there are animals in the house the update should be carried out in the presence of an animal expert and observing the following precaution Evaluate which climate climate functions are to be run in manual mode during the update and activate the manual switch for each of them to e...

Page 52: ...e update 1 Loosen the screws A that hold the front panel in place 2 Lift out the front panel Make sure not to pull the flat cable so that the plug B is damaged 3 Insert the USB stick containing the software update in the USB port C on the CPU module In the menu Technical Service Install software Select the required software version The installation process begins Settings are automatically saved b...

Page 53: ...es taken before the update 3 Set check that operation and climate values are the same as before the update according to the notes entered in the form 4 Reset the climate components to automatic mode 5 Check that the controller works as it should by testing all components This can be done in the menu Manual Auto You can test each function by activating manual mode 6 If the set up has been copied fr...

Page 54: ...D System name Build time CPU MODULE License request code MAC address SDK version Boot loader version MAIN MODULE Type Software version Serial no Calibrated ADDITIONAL MODULES Modules 1 13 Type Software version Serial no SILO WEIGHING BOXES Silo weighing box 1 Type Software version Serial no ...

Page 55: ...e of the controller and must not already be used in the network Check the connection to the controller by means of pinging 1 Open a command prompt to test the connection to the de vices by pinging 2 Enter ping n 60 l 1500 IP_Addr 3 1 Inside IP_Addr enter the IP address of the controller you want to check Quality Response time Packet drop Good network 20 ms 1 Average network 100 ms 5 Poor network 1...

Page 56: ...use controls the weigher ON 10 sec OFF 2 min This house wants to control the weigher OFF This house does not have control of the weigher Sharing signal Approx 0 V The other house is not using the weigher Ca 10 V The other house uses the weigher Distribution shutter position 1 V The distribution shutter leads the feed to this house 9 V The distribution shutter leads the feed to the other house Dist...

Page 57: ...ed signal approx 10 V on the other controller 3 Set Weigher request relay OFF on one of the controllers 4 Check that the shared signal approx 0 V on the other controller Repeat the procedure based on the other controller Checking shutter signals 1 Set Shutter relay ON on the controlling climate and production controller 2 Check that the distribution shutter conveys the feed to the controlling live...

Page 58: ...e 15 IO type 15 10RL 8AI 8AO No jumpers Requires external resistors for use with e g water me ters Comes with resistors Inputs 8 x 0 10 V DC input impedance 2 1 mOhm Pulsing Inputs e g water meter energy meter Minimum pulse length 75 ms Minimum pulse interval 75 ms Maximum frequency pulse per sec 6 Hz Outputs power supply 8 x 0 10 V DC output impedance 10 Ohm 1 x motor supply 24V DC 20 0 4 A Relay...

Page 59: ...rotection class IP 54 splash proof It is assumed that the base surface is flat i e there is a 1 5 mm dif ference in height and the front panel screw is tightened to a minimum of 1 5 Nm 1 5 Nm Mechanical Cable knock out holes Large Small 30 x M25 For metrical cable glands 20 x M25 For metrical cable glands Shipment Large Small Dimensions H x W x D mm 381 x 568 x 170 381 x 400 x 170 Dimensions crate...

Page 60: ...amic Air X X MultiStep X X X Dynamic MultiStep side and tun nel X X X Side MultiStep 16 16 Tunnel MultiStep 16 16 Adaptive ventilation X X X X PID control or P band X X X X Minimum ventilation in and m3 animal X X X X Number of stepless groups con trolled separately 2 2 2 Number of flaps in each stepless group 1 1 1 Parking of fans X X Cycle timer minimum side ventila tion X X Cycle timer minimum ...

Page 61: ... X X X Control of floor heating by outside temperature X X Display of floor heating return tem perature X X Adaptive floor heating control X X X X Humidity Inside humidity sensor X X X X Outside humidity sensor X X X X Humidity control via humidity venti lation X X X X Humidity control via temperature reduction X X X X Humidity control via heating con trol X X X X Humidification control X X X Adap...

Page 62: ...o weigher X X X X X X X X Electronic silo weigher with shared cross auger X X X X X Day silo weigher with dest Feeding and tier feeding X X X X X X Time controlled weigher X X X X X X X X Time controlled weigher with cross auger X X X X X Manual entry X X X X X X X X Feed counter X X X X X X X X Silos 5 2 5 5 5 8 4 2 Naming of silos X X X X X X X X Feed control Pan feeding X X X X X X X X Chain fe...

Page 63: ... X Water level alarm 64 64 Feature for water level alarm can be purchased separately 64 64 64 64 64 64 Water control feature can be pur chased separately X X X X X X X X Flushing feature can be purchased separately X X X X X X X X Bird scale Scales 12 2 12 12 12 12 4 2 Manual registration of weight X X X X X X X X Inspection weight X X X X X X X X Light Light X X X X X X X X Light dimmer X X X X X...

Page 64: ...X X X X X Curve control temp humidity min vent max vent X X X X X X X X X X X X History curves X X X X X X X X X X X X In between function soaking wash ing drying disinfection X X X X Catching X X X X X X X X X X X Ventilation boost X X X X User defined front views X X X X X X X X X X X X Frost protection of empty section X X X Three password levels X X X X X X X X X X X X Comprehensive alarm func...

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