Operation Manual
BinTra
c Operator’s Manual Ver. 3.18 Rev. 1.01
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Part Number MAN-000004-2
Thank you for purchasing a BinTrac bin scale system from HerdStar, LLC.
Overview
Your BinTrac bin weighing system provides a cost-effective way to automatically monitor bin levels, facilitating just-in-
time deliveries and minimizing out-of-material events that impact production performance.
Components
A BinTrac system consists of four basic components:
BinTrac Indicator
This is the main unit of the BinTrac system. The BinTrac indicator is available
in the following two versions:
BT200
- five digit (0.30 in) or
BT260
- six digit
(0.56 in.) The BinTrac Indicator communicates with the Smart Summing Boxes to
register the weight of material in the bins. The material level is computed and
displayed on the LED bar graph. One BinTrac Indicator can monitor up to four bins.
Load Cell Bracket
Four or more load cell brackets allow the BinTrac system to accurately measure the material weight in your bins. The
Smart Summing Box averages the signals from all brackets to minimize errors that could result from voids (holes) in the
material.
Smart Summing Box
One Smart Summing Box per bin communicates the current reading on the leg brackets to the BinTrac Indicator.
BinTrac Power Supply
This provides the power for the BinTrac system. The power supply converts the line voltage to low voltage.
Features
Auto Sequence Mode
BinTrac Indicator sequentially displays the level for each bin every five seconds.
Bin Level Alert
BinTrac Indicator features a relay to trigger an indicator light or audible alert when feed levels get above or below the
level you set.
Fill Events
BinTrac Indicator records the net weight increase of the last four fill events for each enabled bin.
24-Hour Usage
BinTrac Indicator records the last four operational 24-hour usage amounts. These usage amounts are the total usage
for all enabled bins for that 24-hour period.
Remote Display
BinTrac Indicator can be configured as a Remote Display which will display the same updated weight information from
the host BinTrac Indicator.
BinTrac.com
Multiple BinTrac Indicators can be networked and remotely displayed through an Internet browser. To view an example
of the data provided, visit
and log in with the following credentials:
Username:
guest
Password:
guest
