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TURNING THE SHEEP AUTO DRAFTER
ON
How to turn the Sheep Auto Drafter on
Before starting the Sheep Auto Drafter ensure that you have the following
correctly attached:
power
•
compressed air
•
scales (if weighing animals)
•
To attach scales:
• Attach the scale indicator to the scales mount - on the top of the
• Attach the loop back cable which connects the unit and the scale
• Attach the RS232 cable (comms cable), which connects the unit
• If weighing animals with EID, attach the RS232 cable between the
Note: If you do not wish to weigh animals you need to attach the loop back
cable into the socket on the Control Bridge instead of the scale indicator so
the Sheep Auto Drafter can still operate.
RFID reader (if animals have EID)
•
To attach RFID reader:
• Attach the RFID reader to the reader mount - on the top of the Control
• Connect the antenna cable to the RFID reader.
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Control Bridge.
indicator. This will end in an amphenol socket at the scales end.
Figure 15. The loop back cable.
electronics to Port 1 on the scale indicator. This cable will transmit
the drafting decision data from the scale indicator to the unit, so that
the drafting gates can be set up.
scale and the RFID reader.
Bridge.
3E2374 Sheep Auto Drafter User Manual
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