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7.2. Bins
7.2.1. Bin Refills
The controller knows feed is being delivered
when the weight of a bin increases signifi-
cantly in a short period of time. It measures
the weight of delivered feed by removing
the initial weight of the bin from the loaded
bin weight.
Weight of the Last Refill
Follow these steps to see the weight of the
last refill.
1. From the main menu, select:
» 2. Feed Inventory
» x. Select the desired bin
» 1. Information
2.1 Bin Info
Remaining
1000 kg
Consump.
1000 kg
Filling
500 kg
The weight of the last refill is displayed.
Initial weight
4,000 kg
Filling = Final weight — initial weight
Filling = 5,000 kg
Feed Delivery
Final weight
9,000 kg
History of Bin Refills
The controller has an history menu which
contains the weight of the past 100 fillings.
1. From the main menu, select:
» 2. Feed Inventory
» x. Select the desired bin
» 2. History
» 2. Filling
2.2.2 Filling
200X/01/31 11:59PM
Filling: 3000 kg
2. The filling history is displayed. Press the
down-arrow key to scroll down through the
history.
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b) Setting the Amount of Feed
If the controller uses a flexible feed schedule,
you must specify what amount of feed must
be delivered on a feeding day. Refer to sec-
tion 6.1.2 for further information about the
following parameters and refer to section 5.3
to enable this type of schedule.
Press the corresponding shortcut
key to access the following menu.
1. From the main menu, select:
» 3. House
» 2. Feed Amount
» x. Select the desired auger
Today's Feed Amount
Room 1 - Female
Next/100
80g
Next Tot.
40g
Today/100
75g
Today Tot
37g
Last/100
0g
Last Tot.
0g
Remaining Birds 50
2. Set the following parameters:
The parameters below will be displayed
if the feed schedule is set to "Skip" in
the Installation menu (sec. 5.3).
Room 1 (Male / Female) —
The room where
feed is delivered is displayed along with the
sex of the birds that will receive this feed.
Refer to section 5.7 to assign the bird sex
and room number.
Next/100 —
This is the daily amount of feed,
coming from the selected bin auger, that
needs to be delivered to the birds (amount
per hundred males or females). The controller
will deliver this amount of feed on the next
feed day.
Next Total —
The controller automatically de-
fines the amount of feed that will be delivered
to the birds tomorrow according to the num-
ber of birds (males or females) remaining in
the house. This value cannot be modified.
Today/100 —
This is the daily amount of
feed, coming from the selected bin auger,
that needs to be delivered to the birds today
(amount per hundred males or females). Set
this amount of feed to the desired value.
Today Total —
The controller automatically
calculates the amount of feed that will be sent
to the birds today according to the number
of birds remaining in the house (males or fe-
males). This value cannot be modified.
Last/100 —
This is the amount of feed per
hundred birds (males or females), coming
from the selected bin auger, that has been
delivered yesterday. This value cannot be
modified.
Last Total —
This is the total amount of feed
coming from the selected bin auger, that has
been delivered yesterday. This value cannot
be modified.
Remaining Birds —
This is the current num-
ber of birds that are receiving feed from the
selected bin auger. This count only includes
birds of a same sex: the bird sex associ-
ated to the bin auger. This value cannot be
modified.
