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  • Page 1 Feed Scale TARGET FeedMaster-RF User's Manual...
  • Page 2 Enter the serial number located on the side of the controller below for future reference. Model number: TARGET FEED MASTER RF Serial number: Every effort has been made to ensure that this manual is complete, accurate and up-to-date. The information contained in it is however subject to change without notice due to further developments.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Feeding Schedule ............ 30 5.5.1 Feed Blends ............... 30 5.5.2 Blend Curves ............. 33 5.5.3 Setting Feeding Days ..........35 5.5.4 Setting Feed Cycles ............ 36 5.5.5 Feed Curves ............... 39 Time Clocks ............41 TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 4 5.8.6 Bin Settings ............... 54 5.8.7 Scale Calibration ............56 6. MANUAL MODE ............... 57 7. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ..........58 8. INSTALLATION REPORT ............ 62 9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..........66 10. MEMORY CARD .............. 67 INDEX ................. 69 TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    • The controller should be opened and inspected once a year for mois- ture. Proper care will extend the life of the control. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 6: List Of Symbols

    Alternating current (AC). Earth Ground Terminal Primarily used for functional earth terminals which are generally associated with test and measurement cir- cuits. These terminals are not for safety earthing purposes but provide an earth reference point. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 7: System Overview

    TARGET FEED MASTER RF SYSTEM OVERVIEW Description of the Controller The TARGET FEED MASTER RF controller is an electronic device which takes in charge the feed weighing and distribution process in 2 houses. The scale provided with the controller measures feed with accuracy.

  • Page 8: Typical Application

    TARGET FEED MASTER RF DROP DROP TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 9: Mounting Instructions

    L and N electric power lines. It shall be in close proximity to the equipment and within easy reach of the operator. It shall be marked as the disconnecting device for the equipment. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 10: Alarm Connection

    For an alarm of the first type, use the NC terminal as shown on the wiring diagram. For an alarm of the sec- ond type, use the NO terminal. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 11: User Interface

    The right arrow key is used to select a menu option. The left arrow key is used to return to the previous menu display. Adjustment Buttons. These two push-buttons allow the user to adjust the value of the parameter shown on display B. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 12: How To Select & Modify The Parameters

    TARGET FEED MASTER RF How to Select & Modify the Parameters The TARGET FEED MASTER RF controller has been designed with the user in mind. Thus, great care has been put into making the user interface as easy to understand as possible. The following paragraphs explain the way the parameters are organized and how to adjust them.

  • Page 13: Feed Scale Menus

    Blend 1 -> Blend 2 -> Blends Substit. Blend 3 -> FeedWeigher for Breeders V.X.X Feed Curve 2b. Feed Curve 2b.1 Feed Curve M Use Curve ? Males 1.Day Feed: 20.3 Females 1.Day 15 Feed: 25.3 TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 14 75kg Add Feed Overfill 0.00kg 3.1 Bin #1 3.2 Bin 1 History Bin 1 Consumption 200X/01/01 12:00 History Consumption Weight: 176kg 3.2 Bin 1 History Bin 1 Feed Added 200X/01/01 12:00 Feed Added Weight: 1500kg TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 15 Start Time: 12:00 Drop #1 Blend Feed qty: Drop #20 Blend Feed qty 4.3 House1 Feed 4.4 House1, Manual Schedule Current Cycle Pause: Manual mode Manual Mode Status: Drop #1 Blend: Feed qty: Drop #2 (...) TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 16 2.Da Blend FeedWeigher for Breeders V.X.X Time Clocks Alarm Log Ack Alarm 6. Time Clocks Run: On 1 6:00 Off 6:30 Time Clock#1 On 2 8:45 Off 9:30 Time Clock#2 On 3 9:45 Off 11:00 TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 17 9. Installation 9.5 Bin Setting 9.5.1 Bin 1 Settings Max fill time: Bin Setting Bin 1 Re-order point: Bin 2 Alarm if empty: Backup bin: FeedWeigher for 10. Password Breeders V.X.X Current mode Password User TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 18: Using The Controller

    3. Adjust the Date and Time (s. 5.4). 4. Enter the Installer Password (03-05-14 by default) to access the installation menu (see sec. 5.8.1). 5. Set the main settings of the controller in the "1.Settings" menu from the installation menu (s. 5.8.2). TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 19 11. Adjust Time Clock cycles (if applicable) (s. 5.6). 12. Create blends and blend curves (if applicable) (s.5.5.1 and 5.5.2). 13. Set the feed cycle parameters (s.5.5.4) 14. Activate the feeding days (s.5.5.3). 15. Start the new flock (s.5.2). TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 20: Starting A New Flock

    If 2 houses are used, proceed the same way to start a new flock in the other house. All histories are cleared when a new flock starts, except for the alarm log and bin histories. It is recommended to check the scale's accuracy between each flock. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 21: Monitoring Functions

    Mortality: today's number of mortalities. Total Mortality: total mortality since the beginning of the flock. Remaining: Number of birds remaining in the selected house. All these values are reset when a new flock starts (s. 5.2). TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 22: Ongoing Operations

    Current Drop : Shows which drop is currently active. This value does not appear if no feed cycle is activated. Actual Weight: Current amount of feed in the scale. Scale Status: Fill / Weigh / Dump / Close. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 23: Bin Management

    Enter the amount of feed (in kg) that has been added to the selected bin. The posted value flashes for a 10 sec- ond delay then becomes added to the "Remaining Feed" menu. The "Add Feed" menu then displays zero once again. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 24 10 second delay as explained in the previous section. Overfill: Weight of the leftovers that fall into the scale after the bin auger motor stops. Accessible from the installer mode only (s. 5.8.1). TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 25 21 days is displayed. Press the down- arrow key to scroll the display. To clear this history, simultaneously Consumption 200X/01/01 12:00 press and hold the + & - keys for a 3 second delay. Weight TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 26 Press the down-arrow key to scroll the display. To clear this history, simultaneously Bin 1 Feed Added press and hold the + & - keys for a 3 200X/01/01 12:00 second delay. Weight 1500 TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 27: Viewing Today's Feed Consumption

    M Correct & F Correct: The user can manually add or remove a certain amount of feed. This allows to correct the total feed consump- tion in the case where feed is distrib- uted manually to the birds. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 28: Feed Consumption And Mortality History

    Cons. / 100 Tot. Cons.. Total consumption history; Cons. Correct. Consumption correction history. • Press the down-arrow key to scroll the display and look at the selected history. These histories are cleared when a new flock starts. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 29: Setting The Time And Date

    Day of week Select the "2. Day of week" menu then press the right-arrow key. The current day of the week is displayed. This value is automatically set by the controller, it cannot be changed. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 30: Feeding Schedule

    Bin 2: justment buttons to set the desired pro- Total: 100% portion of this ingredient. The total percentage of all ingredients of the blend must give 100%. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 31 A check mark indi- Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa cates on which days blend substitution is done. By default, no day is selected. Use the adjustment buttons to select the blend substitution days. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 32 If some blends do not re- Substitute Blend quired to be substituted, set the origi- Blend 1 -> nal and substitute blends to the same Blend 2 -> Blend 3 -> value ; e.g., Blend 1 ---> 1. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 33: Blend Curves

    Blend substitution is not performed when the blend curve is active. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 34 If ten points are not needed, repeat the last blend for each unnecessary point. Once the ten points are correctly set, press the up-arrow key to select "Use curve?" menu. Select "Yes" to enable the curve. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 35: Setting Feeding Days

    Next skipped day The next feeding day to be skipped is displayed. This day is auto- matically defined according to the skipping frequency and to the days left before the next skipped day. It cannot be modified. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 36: Setting Feed Cycles

    (s. 5.8.2). 4.3.2 House1, Cycle1 4.3.2 House1, Cycle1 Cycle: Cycle: Start Time 12:00 Start Time 12:00 Drop #1 Male(/100): 500g Blend Fem.(/100) 500g Feed qty: 4 kg Drop #1 Blend % of feed: 40 % TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 37 This menu only appears if blends have been enabled during installation (s. 5.8.2) and if the blend curve is disabled (s. 5.5.2). If no blends are used and the controller controls more than 1 bin, the blend number becomes associated with the bin number. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 38 Refer to the table below. Drops' Feed qty (for " total qty " consumption mode only): Set the total feed amount of feed to be delivered to the selected drop during the selected cycle. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 39: Feed Curves

    All ten points of the curve must be specified. If ten points are not needed, repeat the last ration for each unnecessary point or de- crease the day number: if the day number is decreased, the curve remains at the previous point and ignores all the following points. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 40 If ten points are not needed, repeat the last ration for each unnecessary point. Once the ten points are correctly set, press the up-arrow key to select "Use curve?" menu. Select "Yes" to enable the curve. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 41: Time Clocks

    Use the adjustment buttons to set it to the desired value. Proceed the same way to set all start and stop times for each 10 cycles. If 10 cycles are not necessary, set their start and the stop times to the same value. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 42: Alarms

    ( ) closes. Resetting the Alarm Log Simultaneously press the + and - buttons for a 3 second delay. This operation can only be done from the installer mode (s. 5.8.1). TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 43: Acknowledging An Alarm

    The controller does not operate until they are acknowl- edged. Select "8. Ack Alarm" from the main Feed Weigher for menu using the down-arrow key. Breeders VX.X Press the right-arrow key. Ack. Alarm Press + to acknowledge the alarm. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 44: Installation Settings

    Proceed the same way to set the second and third two digits. Press the right-arrow key to validate the password. The message "Wrong Password" is displayed when an invalid password is en- tered. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 45: Main Controller Settings

    Number of blends in use. Adjustable from 0 to 8. This option is only available if more than 1 bin are selected above. Number of drops: Select the proper number of feed drops. Adjustable from 1 to 20. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 46 The mixer starts once all ingredients of a blends are dumped into the receiving hopper. Ingredients are then mixed during the mixing time. This delay can be adjusted from 1 second to 60 minutes. This menu appears if the mixer is enabled above. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 47 Shut off Augers on a Run Time Alarm? When this function is enabled, all augers stop when a run time alarm occurs. This type of alarm occurs when a bin run time has exceeded it maximum allowed running time, which means that a bin is empty. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 48: Scale Settings

    If it is enabled, the controller automatically sets off an alarm when feed is detected by this sen- sor; this means the receiving hopper is full. The bin auger is also stopped when this type of alarm occurs. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 49 If you are using a scale without valve, make sure the empty time is high enough to allow the full evacuation of all feed contained in the receiving hopper. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 50: Drop Settings

    Animal Type: Select whether the drop serves males or females. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 51: Relay Assignment

    ID # 2 to 7 are used for this purpose. ID #2 RELAY BOX (8 RELAYS) Module ID Assignment ID#2 use relay ID#3 use relay 1-16 ID #3 ID#4 use relay 17-32 ID #4 RELAY BOX (32 RELAYS) TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 52 1-16 of a TRB-32. "17-32" the ID# is associated with relays 17 to 32 of a TRB-32 module. "None" if the ID# is not associated with any relay. Select "None" for each unused ID#. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 53 9.4.3 Drops Relays be connected to a relay. It can remain Drop 10 permanently opened. In this case, you must set the status of the last drop's Mod: None Rly relay module to "None". TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 54: Bin Settings

    Select "Yes" if you want an alarm to be set off when the bin is empty. When this type of alarm is active, the system stops oper- ating except if a backup bin is selected (see below). TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 55 This avoids generating run time alarms when a bin is empty and has no backup bin. The following graphic illustrates the situation: BIN 1 BIN 2 BIN 3 BIN 1 BIN 2 BIN 3 TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 56: Scale Calibration

    "+". Calib weight: 10.00 button. The message "Saved" is dis- Push + for next step played during 2 seconds then returns Scale is: Saved to the message "Empty" again. The scale calibration is now completed. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 57: Manual Mode

    Drop #x Blend : Select the desired blend. If the controller doesn't use blends, this value refers to the bin number. Feed qty: Select the amount of feed to be delivered to each drop. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting Guide

    - Wait 5 minutes. - Apply power to the main controller : If the controller starts then there is a wiring problem. - Fix the wiring. - Replace the fuse. - Fuse F1 is blown. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 59 NO. - The wiring between - Fix the wiring the LCT and the main controller is incorrect. - Replace the LCT module. - The LCT is defec- tive. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 60 TRB power activating manually each relay. supply. - The wiring between - Fix the wiring the TRB modules and the main controller is incorrect. - Replace the TRB module. - A TRB module is defective. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 61 - Make sure the feeding hopper is operating correctly: repeat the first step of sec. 5.1 of this manual. - Recalibrate the scale. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 62: Installation Report

    TARGET FEED MASTER RF INSTALLATION REPORT CLIENT Name: ______________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ City: ______________________________________________ Tel.: ______________________________________________ Fax: ______________________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________ INSTALLER Name: ______________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ City: ______________________________________________ Tel.: ______________________________________________ Fax: ______________________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________ TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 63 Shutoff augers on run time alarms? DEVICES ON TIME CLOCKS : Time clock 1 Time clock 2 Time clock 3 Time clock 4 Time clock 5 Time clock 6 Time clock 7 Time clock 8 TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 64 DROP 9 Min: DROP 10 Min: DROP 11 Min: DROP 12 Min: DROP 13 Min: DROP 14 Min: DROP 15 Min: DROP 16 Min: DROP 17 Min: DROP 18 Min: DROP 19 Min: DROP 20 Min: TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 65 # _____ TIME CLOCK 5 (6) DROP 17 # _____ # _____ TIME CLOCK 5 (7) DROP 18 # _____ # _____ TIME CLOCK 5 (8) DROP 19 # _____ # _____ DROP 20 # _____ TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 66: Technical Specifications

    0 to 40°C Storage temperature -15 to 50°C Ambient relative humidity max. 95% The room temperature where the controller is located must always remain between 32 and 104 F (0 and 40 For indoor use only. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 67: Memory Card

    5. Close the cover then reapply power to the controller. The transfer menu should be shown on screen (if this is not the case, simulta- neously press the up- and down-arrow keys for 3 seconds to dis- play this menu). TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 68 Respect the following rules to make sure the transfer works properly: • Make sure the card switch is at the unlocked position before transferring a configuration on the card. • Do not move or hold the card while a transfer is ongoing. TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...

  • Page 69: Index

    Number Posting initial # of bird 20 Blends' substitution days 31 Posting mortalities 21 Feeding days 35 Remaining number 21 Setting the time and date 29 Starting a new flock 20 Distribution see Feed cycles TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 70 Activation 46 Feeding days 35 Activation & Settings 46 Independent feed cycles 57 Relay assignment 53 Settings 36–38 Mortalities 21 Start time 37 Mounting instructions 9 Feed distribution see Feed cycles Feed drops see Drops TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 71 Current weighing 22 Manual operation 49 Max Batch 48 Settings 48 Status 22 Valve activation 46 Weight's measurement units 46 Schedule see Feed cycles Serial number 2 Shortcut keys 11, 12 Stick see Memory card TARGET FEED MASTER RF rev.09...
  • Page 72 REV. 03 M 890-00002 rev.09...

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