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- Page 1 USER MANUAL PL-9400(-i) POULTRY COMPUTER PL-9400 PL-9400-i © StienenBE / PL-9400-G-EN02000...
- Page 2 Shut down power before opening the poultry computer! This poultry computer contains exposed live parts! Only to be opened by authorized personnel! WARNING Although utmost care has been given to the quality of this equipment during the design and manufacturing stages, technical malfunctions can never be ruled out.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS PAGE DEVICE CONTROL Window Keyboard Programming hot keys Terminal number in-/outputs MAIN MENU Access code CLIMATE CONTROLS House status House temperature Relative or absolute temperature setting Ventilation groups Main ventilation using growth curves Left/Right/Front/Middle/Rear/Recirculation/Top and Bottom Heatings Cooling Miscellaneous controls Temperature controls Temperature monitoring Compensations climate control... - Page 4 CONTENTS PAGE Alarm codes installation SYSTEM Display MAINTENANCE AND CHECK UP Appication notes Animal weighing PL9XIAW-N-ENxxxxx Central exhaust PL9XICE-N-ENxxxxx Data communication between poultry computers PL9XIDC-N-ENxxxxx Feed system PL9XIFS-N-ENxxxxx General description (ventilation controls, temperature control, heating, PL9XIGD-N-ENxxxxx cooling, humidity) Heat exchanger PL9XIHE-N-ENxxxxx Heating controls PL9XIHC-N-ENxxxxx...
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Page 5: Window
DEVICE CONTROL Column with settings and/or measurements WINDOW Column with calculated and/or Title bar corrected settings Screen number Graphic (function key F3) The calculated setting may differ from the value set by the user, due to the growth curve and/or compensations. Next control number. - Page 6 1 MENU KEYS (INFO, TIMERS, COUNTERS ETC.) The poultry computer has 6 fast menu keys. These fast menu keys can be used to quickly select a data category. information on animal welfare, the number of animals, the mortality, the feed intake etc., Climate poultry house, see page 10 see page 36.
- Page 7 3 NUMERICAL KEYS (0..9) The numerical keys can be used to enter a abcŕâćç2ABCŔÂĆÇ screen number, a value or text. You can select menu choice 10 by pressing key deféčęë3DEFÉČĘË .,1'-:+ jkl5JKL ghiîď4 Entering text mnońôöś6MNOŃÔÖŚ GHIÎĎ Numerical keys 2..9 can be used to change tuvű8TUVŰ...
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Page 8: Programming Hot Keys
PROGRAMMING HOT KEYS group number You can program the above menu keys as follows. ● Select the screen which you would like to assign to the key, from the group of screens Press and hold the F1 key and press “Enter”. The function key has now been programmed. When you press ●... -
Page 9: Main Menu
MAIN MENU If you use access codes, it is advisable to write the code down and store it somewhere safe. If you forget the access code, you can no longer change any settings. As soon as one access code is active, you can only change the setting by entering the correct access code. -
Page 10: Climate Controls
CLIMATE CONTROLS HOUSE STATUS You can put the house in use or not in use, using the house status. In use The poultry computer carries out its control operation in accordance with the settings. Not in use All control, alarm and temperature monitoring functions are switched off (all flaps are closed, all timers are switched off). -
Page 11: Ventilation Groups
VENTILATION GROUPS The number of menu options in the “Ventilation groups” menu varies, depending on the type and the number of ventilation groups. Please note that the text displayed for the ventilation groups can differ from the text shown in this manual (the text can be changed by the installer, except the texts for the main ventilation group). -
Page 12: Left/Right/Front/Middle/Rear/Recirculation/Top And Bottom
If the cursor is placed on Growth curve temperature, Growth curve minimum or Growth curve maximum and you push the confirmation key the curve for the settings concerned will be displayed. You may change the curve settings or switch off the curve. Press the cancel key to return to the previous window. If you have switched off the curve, the text 'growth curve' will be replaced by the standard text and you can no longer access the relevant curve settings from this window (the curve is off). - Page 13 CALCULATED FLAP OPENING Control on the basis of temperature: The flap opening requirement is calculated on the basis of the ● temperature measured, the bandwidth, the minimum and maximum flap opening. Control on the basis of ventilation: The flap opening requirement is calculated on the basis of the ●...
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Page 14: Heatings
HEATINGS CONTROLLED HEATING Bandwidth Maximum heating Relative setting Current heating Minimum House temperature [°C] Temperature Current setting temperature House temperature setting Heating You can switch the heating on or off. Temperature setting The temperature on the basis of which the heating controls is relative to the house temperature, see page 10, if a temperature of below 10.0°C is set. -
Page 15: Cooling
ON/OFF HEATING If the heating consists of on/off (non-modulating) heating, you can call up: • Today's operating hours. Operating hours of the past 7 • days. The total number of operating • hours. Erasing operating hours: Enter “yes” behind “Clear running hours”. COOLING ON/OFF COOLING If the cooling consists of on/off (non-modulating) cooling, you can call up the operating hours. -
Page 16: Miscellaneous Controls
MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS PRESSURE CONTROL Controlling the flaps on the basis of a preset under pressure guarantees an optimum flow pattern for the incoming air. The pressure setting and the current pressure measured are used to determine the “Calc. ventilation press.”. The pressure controlled flaps are readjusted every 2 minutes (gradual control). -
Page 17: Temperature Monitoring
TEMPERATURE CONTROL AS HEATING If temperature control has been set as heating, the temperature control is set identically to a heating, see page 14, with the exception of the minimum heating. The minimum heating can be set separately. TEMPERATURE CONTROL AS COOLING If temperature control has been set as cooling, the temperature control is set identically to the cooling on page 15. - Page 18 TEMPERATURE Activate the temperature compensation to prevent rapid temperature drops in the house (which usually occur in the spring and autumn). “Reduce temp. compensation”: Determines the speed at which the corrected house temperature is controlled down to the preset house temperature in the event of a drop in temperature.
- Page 19 Example bandwidth compensation: Bandwidth °C Bandwidth compensation -2.5 %/°C Bandwidth compensation starts at outside temperature: °C At an outside temperature of 20°C the bandwidth is 4.0°C. If the outside temperature drops to 10.0°C the bandwidth is increased by 1.0°C. ΔT = Current outside temperature-bandwidth compensation starts at outside temp. = 10.0°C-20.0°C= -10.0°C Correction bandwidth = ((ΔT * Bandwidth compensation) * Bandwidth) / 100% Correction bandwidth = (-10.0°C * -2.5%/°C) * (4.0°C / 100%) = 1.0°C The corrected bandwidth is: 4.0°C + 1.0°C = 5.0°C...
- Page 20 PRESSURE CONTROL The under pressure can automatically be adjusted to the current outside temperature: Outside temperature is low • => higher under pressure. Outside temperature is high • => lower under pressure (cold air is heavier than warm air) Start outside temperature Absolute Start outside temperature Relative Absolute The setting from where the pressure is compensated is a fixed temperature setting.
- Page 21 Compensation Compensation ventilation/flap position Absolute: Compensation = (current RH – RH compensation start) * RH compensation factor Relative Compensation = (((current RH – RH compensation start) * RH-compensation factor ) / 100%) * calculated ventilation Example: Absolute Relative Outside temperature: 10.0°C House temperature: 20.0°C...
- Page 22 Temperature compensation: (75%-70%)*0.2°C/% = 1.0°C Corrected house temperature: 20.0°C+1.0°C=21.0°C Calculated ventilation (Min. vent.=10%, Max. vent.=100%, band width =4°C) Calculated ventilation based on the corrected house temperature: 32.5% Compensation: Absolute Relative Calculated compensation: (75-65)*1.0*((15.7-7.8)/10)= 7.9% (75-65)*1.0*((15.7-7.8)/10) = 7.9% Corrected ventilation: 32.5% + 7.9% = 40.4% 32.5%+ (7.9*32.5) / 100 = 35.1% “Temperature compensation”...
- Page 23 In addition to the ventilation control which controls on the basis of temperature, the further functionality of the poultry computer includes the possibility of controlling the ventilation/flap position on the basis of CO . This means that the ventilation effort will be increased if the result measured is higher than the “compensation start” setting.
- Page 24 GROWTH CURVES Several growth curves are available for gradual automatic adjustment of the climate in the house. A growth curve can consist of a maximum of 7 breakpoints. The current setting is determined on the basis of the growth curve, depending on the current day number.
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Page 25: Temperature Overview
TEMPERATURE OVERVIEW An overview of the temperature control or growth curve selected is shown. Animal weights equal to or greater than 10,000 grams are displayed in kilograms. I.e. 10,000 (grams) is shown as 10.0 (kg). Use the key to select the next/previous control. Clearing running hours of all heatings: “Overview heatings”... -
Page 26: Thermo-Differential Alarm
1. Outside temperature is lower than the house temperature setting: The calculated alarm limit will be increased to the maximum alarm limit setting in keeping with the house temperature. 2. Outside temperature is higher than the house temperature setting: The calculated alarm limit will be made equal to the outside temperature and the calculated alarm limit is shifted 3. -
Page 27: In Use
HOUSE STATUS Putting the house 'in use' or 'not in use'. F2 function key = call up the status of the house. The poultry computer carries out its control operation in accordance with the settings. In use: All controls, alarms and temperature monitoring functions are switched off (all flaps are closed, Not in use: all timers are switched off). -
Page 28: Feed System
FEED SYSTEM FEED SYSTEM WITH FEED COUNTER(S) If no feed weigher has been installed but one or more feed counters have been installed, all these feed counters relate to one and the same silo, i.e. silo 1. SILOS The current silo contents (stock or Use keys 0..9 to change the name shortage) is displayed. -
Page 29: Counters
COUNTERS An overview of the counter readings is shown. A dosing alarm can be set for the water and/or feed counters CLEAR ALL COUNTERS All counter readings are erased, contrary to the setting “Clear counter” for the individual counters, where only the counter readings of the selected counter are erased. -
Page 30: Overview Counters
HOUR COUNTER The input's status is displayed in addition to today's operating hours. Total: Total number of operating hours since the last time the counter was cleared. OVERVIEW COUNTERS If several water, feed and/or other counters have been installed, the counter readings of all identical counters (water, feed and/or other) are added together and shown in the... -
Page 31: Timers
TIMERS A maximum of 24 periods can be set on a timer. All times have to be consecutive times. The difference between two times must be at least 1 minute. If you use a growth curve (“growth curve schedule”) you can automatically activate another schedule, depending on the animals' age. -
Page 32: Dosage Timer
DOSAGE TIMER The timer output of a dosing timer is linked to a counter input to enable the water and/or feed intake to be monitored. If significant variations occur, the control can generate a “dosing alarm” and stop the dosing of water or feed. -
Page 33: Dosage Curves
NEST BOX TIMER The PL-9400 has a timer with On/Off times to open or lock the nest boxes. The nest box can even be opened and closed at intervals (according to a pulse-pause principle). Your installer sets the pulse-pause times, so that the nest box will open and close at the speeds you require. -
Page 34: Timers
TIMERS These timers are “On/Off” timers, you can also use time schedules (or a growth curve consisting of time schedules). Standard timer TIME SCHEDULES You can set a maximum of 9 different time schedules. Every time schedule can consist of a maximum of 24 periods. -
Page 35: Date / Time
Sunday, Saturday, Friday etc. to Monday) If the PL-9400 poultry computer is linked to a feed weighing computer, you CANNOT change the setting “First day of the week” and the setting “Beginning new day” on the PL-9400 poultry computer; these settings are copied from the feed weighing computer. -
Page 36: Info
INFO You can use the “Reset min/max temp.” setting to clear the min/max measurements in all temperature listings and to fill “Today” with the current value. The Temperature, Counters and Timers, feed system and animal weighing screens are identical to menu option “Overviews”. - Page 37 OVERVIEW MUTATIONS An overview of the mortality, the number of animals unloaded (out) and the number of animals added (in) per day is shown. OVERVIEW PRESENT ANIMALS An overview of the daily remaining number of animals in the house (per group) is shown. ENTRY DATE DATA This data in this screen has to be entered at the start of new entry (a new round).
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Page 38: Alarm
ALARM Switching off the main alarm. The cause of the alarm and the control are displayed (and optionally the terminal number or address). LATEST ALARMS HOUSE The last 5 alarm causes which caused the alarm relay to de-energize will be stored. The date and time of the alarm are displayed in addition to its cause. - Page 39 Module address not found, check the settings on the module Module x reset alarm Module continues to reset due to a fault, check the module No communication address Missing device address PL-9400 and/or PFB-35/70. Communication Main station has not received data from the displayed device address. Output already assigned The output has been assigned to two or more controls.
- Page 40 If Number x (x is a value of 1 to 6) is shown for "Control", there will be an Number overlap with a dosing timer of another PL-9400 poultry computer. Temperature too low The temperature measured is below the minimum alarm limit calculated...
- Page 41 MAINTENANCE AND CHECK UP Regular maintenance and checking of the equipment are essential for its proper operation. Don’t forget to clean the ventilation system when cleaning the houses. ● To minimize the energy consumption, it is important that the fans are clean. This also applies to the flaps, measuring fan and the ventilation tube.
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