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5.3
Installation Setup
The following section shows how to customize the controller for your particular
application. It explains how to enable the various inputs and outputs. Normally, this
setup needs to be done only once.
Select
11. Installation *
1. Settings
* Only accessible from the installer mode (s. 5.2).
• Time Display:
AM/PM or 24 hours.
• Number of bins:
Select the number of bins in use.
Adjustable from 1 to 4.
• Number of loops:
Select the number of feed loops in
use. Adjustable from 1 to 2.
• Number of blend curves:
Select the number of blend curves in use. Adjustable from 0 to 4.
* More than 1 bin must be enabled above to use blend curves.
• Number of blends:
Select the number of feed blends.
* Accessible if more than 1 bin is used and if blend curves are disabled above.
• Use blends ?
Select “Yes” if feed blends are used.
* Accessible if more than 1 bin is used and if the blend curves are enabled above.
• Number of drops
Select the total number of drops in use. Adjustable from 1 to 96.
• Use Continuous feeding ?
Select “Yes” to enable the continuous feeding mode; select “No” to use the
cycled feed distribution mode.
Main Menu
10.
Alarm acknowledge
11.
Installation
Installation
1.
Settings
2.
Scale settings
Installation
Exit: Press BACK
Change: Press Modify
Press to Select an item
Time Display
AM/PM
Number of bins
4
Number of loops
2
Number of blend curves
4
Use blends ?
Yes
Number of drops
96
Use continuous feeding ?
No
Number of feed cycles/day
6
Active feed cycles in curves ?
Yes
Number of time clocks
8
Use Mixer ?
Yes
Mix during delivery
Yes
Enter actual weights ?
Yes
Max compensation (days)
6
Weight units
kg
Time of Reset
11:59P
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Actual Weight Compensation:
This function allows the controller to automatically adapt the dosage and feed type
to the actual pigs’ weight. The user defines a theoretical animal weight for each point
of the curve. Whenever the animals’ actual weight differs from this theoretical weight,
the controller moves backward or forward on the blend and dosage curves to com-
pensate for the weight difference. The following graphic sums up the situation:
Dosage
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Actual Weight Compensation
EXAMPLE:
If we are at day 18 and the real pig weight is 27.5kg instead of 30 kg (theoretical weight).
The controller automatically moves backward on the curve and gives the feed type and
dosage that would normally have been given at day 14.
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