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Platinum Touch / User Manual Rotem One Touch Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch Ag/MIS/UMGB-2444-03/17 Rev 1.0 P/N: 11756...
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Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch User Manual Revision: N.1.0 of 03.2019 Ag/MIS/UMGB-2444-03/17 Rev 1.7 (MIS) Product Software: 7.18/8.18 This manual for use and maintenance is an integral part of the apparatus together with the attached technical documentation. This document is destined for the user of the apparatus: it may not be reproduced in whole or in part, committed to computer memory as a file or delivered to third parties without the prior authorization of the assembler of the system.
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INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 1.1 Disclaimer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.2 Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3 Notes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION TO THE PLATINUM TOUCH/ROTEM ONE TOUCH ------------------------------------- 9 2.1 Main Screen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.2 Menu Elements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.3 Version ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4 Software Upgrade ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.5 Rotem One LEDs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.6 Selecting the Mode...
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The information contained herein has been prepared by qualified experts within Munters. While we believe the information is accurate and complete, we make no warranty or representation for any particular purposes. The information is offered in good faith and with the understanding that any use of the units or accessories in breach of the directions and warnings in this document is at the sole discretion and risk of the user.
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Displays the house status (full house or brood mode) defined in the Click this button to prevent any user from making changes to the parameters. Click to turn off alarms. However, Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch continues to register alarms until alarms are reset.
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Software Upgrade You can upgrade certain software programs from the Web application. Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch software • Web application • Comm-Box software • NOTE You cannot upgrade product software! Upgrade your product software using the procedures given in the product manuals.
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(even one); they are white when there are no alarms. Refer to the main screen to view the alarms. 2.6 Selecting the Mode Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch runs in four modes: Broiler, Layer, Breeders, and Pigs. To select the mode: 1. Open the door. Locate the keyboard.
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This screen sets the temperature targets according to the bird age. 1. In System > Sensors > Analog, designate the required number of sensors as temperature sensors. When using more than one sensor, Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch begins treatments based on the average.
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Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch reminds you. When you press Enter to acknowledge the reminder, the Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch logs it in the Table of Events. o Target Temperature Band: The size of the target temperature zone. This "Happy Zone”...
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If the temperature continues to drop, heaters operate for longer periods of time, up to the • Maximum On Time (defined in Levels of Ventilation). Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch automatically generates a curve. • In this example: Temperature Curve Heat Off is 78°.
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3.1.4 V ARIABLE EATER EFINITIONS The Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch enables configuring up to eight variable heaters. The output of the heaters changes as the temperature increases or decreases. Install at least one analog output card. To configure the variable heaters: 1.
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After the response time passes, Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch checks the temperature. If it • is still below the defined point, Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch increases the voltage by a certain amount (this amount of the increase cannot be changed).
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Once you have entered the ventilation levels, use the Min/Max to select the range of levels to apply to your situation. Typically, Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch increases the minimum ventilation level as litter conditions deteriorate and the birds require greater amounts of fresh air. You can also restrict the maximum level to prevent excess airflow on young birds.
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The By Weight option enables controlling the minimum air flow depending on the number of birds, their weight and the current outside temperature. When using the Weight option, Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch takes several parameters and calculates the air speed, level of ventilation and cycle time needed to supply the required volume.
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Minimum ON Time in Vent Cycle: The minimum amount of time that the fans operate during a ventilation cycle. Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch adjusts the actual fan time as needed. o Minimum OFF Time in Vent Cycle: The minimum amount of time that the fans do not operate during a ventilation cycle.
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3.3 Introduction to Humidity, Ammonia, and CO2 Treatment Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch provides various options to controlling the humidity, CO2, and ammonia levels. None: No treatment is provided.
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1. In System > Sensors > Analog, designate one or two sensors as indoor humidity sensors (outdoor sensor is for information only). When using more than one sensor, Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch begins treatments based on the average. 2. In Control > Humidity Treatment define: o Day: Set the growth day.
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3.6.1 H ATURAL ENTILATION For Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch to switch to Natural Ventilation: Natural Ventilation works only during the defined growth days and daily schedule. • The temperature inside the chicken house must be within the inside temperature band.
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Minimum Wind Speed for Tunnel Temperature: When the unit is in Natural Mode, if the temperature rises above the Tunnel Temperature, Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch switches to Tunnel mode unless the wind speed is above the speed set here.
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Minimum Curtain Position: Set the minimum curtain open position. o Maximum Curtain Position: Set the maximum curtain open position. o Wind and Rain Effect: Enables Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch to consider additional parameters (found in the Help) when calculating the maximal curtain opening.
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Low Static Pressure Alarm: Set alarm for low static pressure. If you disable it by setting zero, the Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch warns you and enters a record in the Table of Events.
UNNEL URTAINS When in static pressure mode and employing multiple tunnel curtains, Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch can open the curtains in sequence. Opening the tunnel curtains commences when the target static pressure is reached and the controller signals to the tunnel machine to operate the curtains. Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch opens the first tunnel curtain (as defined in the relays) to the user defined level.
Temperature Band: Define the on/off delay relative to temperature. o Humidity Band (%): Define the on/off delay relative to humidity. o Diff Between Cool Pads Stage: Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch supports four cooling pad stages. The controller activates the first stage when the temperature reaches the Tunnel Temperature (Control >...
NOTE Munters recommends keeping this function set at the default setting (No). o Difference between Foggers Stage: Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch supports four fogging stages. The controller activates the first stage when the temperature reaches the Target Temperature (Control > Temperature Curve) plus the foggers differential. Each additional stage begins when the temperature reaches the Target Temperature plus the fogger differentiation.
4. Define: o Day: Define the days at which the feed per bird changes. Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch calculates a feed curve based on these days. You can define the days as negative days. o Feed per Bird: Define the amount of feed per bird/pigs (kilograms) to be distributed.
There are three settings; Default, Slower, Faster. NOTE Munters recommends leaving this parameter at the default level. o Valve Close Time [seconds]: Set the delay in time, if any, that the valve emptying the feed scale closes.
OUSES Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch enables sharing feed scale functionality between two houses. Two load cells are connected to a single feed scale. Each Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch Controller is connected to one load cell. When the system is running, one controller operates each set of augers, feed scale valve, hoppers, and so on.
3.17 Light Dimmers Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch supports configuring up to five RLED 2.0 Light Dimmers from the Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch screen. RLED 2.0 can be connected via a Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch communication card or via an analog output card. Each RLED 2.0 has two independent channels;...
Feed Alarms. If you have installed load cells and connected silo scales to your Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch, it automatically maintains feed inventory, including delivery dates and feed consumption data. You can monitor your fill system and maintain approximate feed inventory using the Digital Inputs.
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Auger Overtime Delay (minute): Set the maximum auger run time for your cross fill system. If you have a monitor connected to the digital inputs programmed as Feeder-1 Overtime or Feeder-2 Overtime the Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch sends an alarm after this delay.
0:00 (default) the alarm is disabled. 4.4.2 P RIORITIZING LARMS Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch enables prioritizing alarms. When enabled: ventilation-related alarms are defined as critical. The main alarm relay will transmit these • alarms to the device wired to the relay (for example, a dialer).
The Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch has six options besides controller failure or power off to activate the fail-safe relay. High/Low Temperature: Select to trigger fail-safe when the temperature is exceptionally • high/low. Low/High Static Pressure: Select to trigger fail-safe when the static pressure is exceptionally •...
(manual or solenoid according to the mode installed). Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touches enables controlling the water cycle times using relays and controlling the water pressure using analog input and output sensors. The two methods are complimentary. A user can use either one alone or both.
Use the left and right arrow keys to switch to the next screen. 5.9 Heaters History Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch maintains daily total run times of each heater. The data is in hours:minutes format.
5.12 Table of Events The Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch records significant events with growth day and time stamp. The Table of Events is 1000 events long and is not reset when using Management, Growth Date & Flock > Start New Flock. New events push out the older events.
Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch can have many closely spaced levels of ventilation enabling it to find the optimum average airflow for a poultry facility. Many of the levels are at exactly the same temperature setting, so there may be a question as to how the Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch chooses the correct level.
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6.5.2.2 Wind Chill Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch can take into consideration the wind chill factor when making certain calculations related to the temperature. In effect, the wind chill factor acts as the temperature differential. When enabled, Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch determines the “calculated temperature (actual temperature –...
3. If required, click and set the parameters. o If you have installed Current Sense relays, Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch defines them automatically. Current sense relays transmit to the user’s PC the amount of the current being passed to the relay and send alarms when the current is too low or too high.
Install analog input cards. This screen enables the user to define the analog sensors. The Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch regards temperature, humidity, and CO2 sensors and circuit breaker as analog sensors. These sensors measure a continuous range rather than just on or off.
An analog output (device is wired to an actuator that is connected to the Platinum Touch/Rotem • One Touch analog output card) Assigning an analog output to a vent, tunnel, or curtain enables them to open and close automatically, according to the analog output.
Using a Potentiometer to Calibrate • Using Wind Direction • If you map a curtain or vent to a potentiometer, the Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch controller uses that method (and not time). NOTE After defining the method used, define the opening levels in Vent &...
In the event that the potentiometer fails (meaning there is no value change during the curtains/vents/inlets movement): Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch transmits an alarm message. • The specific curtain/vent/inlet mapped to the failed potentiometer starts operating by time •...
CAUTION Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch can support one expansion device only. 6.18 Scale Layout 6.18.1 S 7.17 CALE AYOUT ERSION ELOW Use Scale Layout to define the scales or silos connected to the controller. NOTE Versions 7.17 and below do not support a scale card. An RSU-2 unit must be connected to the controller for these screens to appear.
Service Menu o Management Menu o Scale Test 8.1 Service Menu The Service Menu items calibrate various Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch functions. o Temperature Calibration o Humidity Calibration o CO2 Sensor Calibration o Static Pressure Calibration...
Keep hands off the sensor itself, so that it responds accurately to the water temperature. Stirring is necessary to preclude stratification within the bucket of water. 3. Call out the accurate reading to a second person standing at the Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch. Walkie-talkie radios may be a good idea.
The Static Pressure sensor is factory calibrated. Only calibrate the sensor if you have reason to believe that they are producing inaccurate results. NOTE Run Platinum Touch for a few hours so that the temperature in the box becomes stable and only then calibrate. CAUTION DO NOT blow the air into the hose to see of the pressure changes! The sensor is sensitive and blowing air can cause irreparable damage.
8. When the outside light is bright enough, press Enter. 8.1.6 F ALIBRATION Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch can use silo scales or less expensive digital monitoring devices • to keep track of your feed. This menu calibrates the digital monitoring devices.
Method Time: Weight per Minute Method Current: Weight per Minute 8.1.7 W ATER ALIBRATION Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch supports up to four dry contact pulse output water meters. Enter the quantity of water per pulse for your water meters. WATER CALIBRATION Water 1 –...
Munters’ RDT-5 is a five stage digital thermostat that works in conjunction with Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch Controllers or as a stand-alone unit. When wired to the Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch, you can use the Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch to set the RDT-5's stage activation temperatures (which is easier than setting the temperatures on the RDT-5 screen).
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3. In RDT-5 / Temperature Curve> Set Definitions, define the parameters as required. Notes: o Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch does not store these temperatures; RDT-5 does. If you connect the Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch to a different RDT-5 unit, you must re-enter the temperature curve.
9 Appendix C: Layers Mode This section details functions specific to the Platinum Touch Layers mode. Layers Main Screen • Layers Vent and Curtain Levels • NOTE Layers Mode supports up to 20 water meters. NOTE To set the mode to Layers, refer to Rotem One LEDs Rotem One Touch features LEDs on each relay panel.
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6%. Default: 1 %/ ° F o Delay for Compensation (minutes): As the temperature sensors record changes in temperature, Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch waits this amount of time before changing the inlet position. Default: 5 minutes o Maximum Compensation Opening: Inlet opening does not differentiate from the set level more than this amount, regardless of the temperature.
The Breeder Mode is configured. 10.2 Egg Counter Breeders Mode supports up to four egg counters per house. Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch supports Accucount infra-red egg counters (refer to the Egg Counter manual for details). The following sections detail the setup.
Feeder Line 1 will be on 4:45 until 5:15, even though the line 3 turns off the feeder. • 10.4 Egg Belt Runtime Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch Breeder supports measuring the egg belt runtime. Install digital input cards. 1. Go to System > Digital Sensors.
During feed distribution, each silo has a mechanical arm that disconnects at the end of a feed cycle, preventing further distribution. When this disconnect happens, a signal is sent from the arm to the silo, informing the latter that it must be refilled. Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch enables recording these signals in the Events History.g To define the Scale Arm: 1.Go to System >...
• Up to two intermediate hopper augers. • Up to 24 line hopper valves. o Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch defines line hopper valves 1 – 16 as being female line hopper valves and valves 17 – 24 as being male line hopper valves.
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Auger: This defines which auger is mapped to which silo. Define this as None (disabling the auger line) or Auger. Platinum Touch/Rotem One Touch numbers the auger but you can manually edit the number. To edit, press the required number and then Enter.
There are three settings; Default, Slower, Faster. NOTE Munters recommends leaving this parameter at the default level. o Valve Close Time [seconds]: Set the delay in time, if any, that the valve emptying the feed scale container closes.
Munters plant was required: if this is not done, the user is fully responsible for the damage which they could suffer.
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The use of non-original spare parts or incorrect assembly exonerates the manufacturer from all liability. Requests for technical assistance and spare parts can be made directly to the nearest Munters office. A full list of contact details can be found on the back page of this manual.
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Munters Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda, Phone +55 41 3317 5050, Canada Munters Corporation Lansing, Phone +1 517 676 7070, China Munters Air Treatment Equipment (Beijing) Co. Ltd, Phone +86 10 80 481 121, Denmark Munters A/S, Phone +45 9862 3311, India...
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