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- Page 1 Chore-Tronics 3 Breeder Edition Control ® For additional parts and information, contact your nearest Chore-Time distributor or representative. Find your nearest distributor at: www.choretime.com/contacts September 2021 MT2484A...
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Page 2: Chore-Time Limited Warranty
Compliance with federal, state and local rules which apply to the location, installation and use of the Product are the responsibility of the original purchaser, and CHORE-TIME shall not be liable for any damages which may result from non- compliance with such rules. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Chore-Time Limited Warranty........ - Page 4 Contents - continued Topic Page Special Functions ............. . . 38 Tunnel Fan at Feeding .
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Page 5: General
Support Information ® This Manual is a to be used in addition to the Chore-Time Chore-Tronics 3 Control Installation Manual (MT2398) to control the Climate in a structure to insure efficient growth of Livestock. Using this equipment for any other purpose or in a way not within the operating recommendations specified in this manual will void the warranty and may cause personal injury. -
Page 6: Control Setup
Control Setup Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup ® For the Following see the standard Chore-Tronic’s 3 Manual (MT2398). •Temperature Sensors •Static Pressure sensor (4-20 mA) •Relative Humidity Sensor (0-10 volts) •Potentiometer (Natural Ventilation) Analog Inputs Egg Room Relative Humidity Sensor 1.In the Setup/Analog/Type &... -
Page 7: Egg Room Temperature Sensor
Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup Egg Room Temperature Sensor 1.In the Setup/Analog/Type & Number screen check Egg Room Temperature. 2.See “Temperature Sensor Wiring” on page 36. Temperature Sensor Analog Input Assignment 1.Assign the Egg Room Temperature Sensor to the Analog Input where you connected the Sensor. MT2484A... -
Page 8: Feed Bin Load Cells
Control Setup Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Feed Bin Load Cells 1.In the Setup/Analog/Type & Number screen check Load Cell. 2.In the Setup/Analog Inputs select the Load Cell button. 3.From the Board dropdown menu select the device being used for the Load cell input (LCC or ILM). Note: ILM is how the SJB is identified in the CT3 Control. -
Page 9: Bintrac To Chore-Tronics Control Calibration
Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup BinTrac to Chore-Tronics Control Calibration For calibrating the HouseLink HL-10P/HL-10P(LV) with Chore-Tronic's® 3 control, please refer to these instructions. 1.Install the load cell system per BinTrac’s Installation Manual. ® 2.Connect the Chore-tronics 3 to BinTrac. See “BinTrac to Chore-Tronics Control Wiring”... -
Page 10: Calibrating The Chore-Tronics Control
Control Setup Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Calibrating the Chore-Tronics Control Calibrate the Chore-Tronic's 3 control using the calibration screens for Zero and Full weight by using the HouseLink HL-10P(LV) test mode to output an empty and full weight simulated weight reading. 1.Press the TEST button on the HouseLink HL-10P(LV) two times for the 0mV/V output setting which rep- resents an empty bin weight reading. -
Page 11: Chore-Time Load Cells
Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup Chore-Time Load Cells 1.Install the load cell system per the Load Cell installation manual. 2.Connect the CT 3 IO terminals to the SJB IO net terminals. Calibration 1.Go to the Setup/Analog Inputs/Load Cell Screen and Select Calibrate. -
Page 12: Digital Inputs
Control Setup Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Digital Inputs Feed Scale Wiring (Dump Scale) 1.In the Setup/digital Inputs/Type & numbers put a check in the Dump Scales box. 2.Use the Back arrow to go back to the Setup/Digital Inputs Screen and Select the Dump Scales button. 3.Enter the Digital Input that the dump scale switch is connected. -
Page 13: Mechanical Scale
Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup Mechanical Scale 1.In the Setup/Digital Inputs/Type & numbers Screen put a Check mark in the Mechanical Scale box. 2.Select the Mechanical Scale button. 3.From the drop-downs select the Board and Input. 4.The Status column shows if the switch is activated or not. 5.See Wiring Chore-Tronics Control and Weigh-matic Scale for wiring information. -
Page 14: Egg Counters
Control Setup Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Egg Counters 1.In the Setup/Digital Inputs/Type & numbers Screen put a Check mark in the Egg Counter box. 2.Back up one Screen to the Setup/Digital Inputs Screen and select the Egg Counter Button. 3. -
Page 15: Outputs
Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup Outputs In the CT 3 Breeder control the Setup/Outputs/Equipped & Numbers screen has been separated with four tabs. Note: Equipped & Numbers screens must be completed before any Outputs are assigned. Clocks Tab Note: Four output relays can be assigned to each Clock. - Page 16 Control Setup Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Female Water Clock In the Setup/Outputs/Clock/Female Water Screen... 1.Select the Relay or Relays from the drop-downs. 2.Rename if needed. Male Water Clock Set up for the Male Water Clock is the same as for the Female Water Clock. Feeder Fill Clock In the Setup/Outputs/Clock/Feeder Fill Screen enter..
- Page 17 Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup Feed Winch Clock (Male Feeder Winch) In the Setup/Outputs/Clock/Feed Winch Screen enter..1.The Relay or Relays from the dropdown. 2.Rename if needed. Light Clock, Spare Clock and PDS Clock See the Chore-Tronics Manual to set up the Light, Spare and PDS Clocks. MT2484A...
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Page 18: Feeding System (Matrix)
Control Setup Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Feeding System (Matrix) Note: The Feeding System Matrix has to be setup after all Clock Outputs have been assigned and all Clocks have been setup. See “Clocks Setup” on page 22 The Feeding System Screen allows the user to setup six different Feeding Systems. Clocks that are to be used in a specific Feeding System are entered in the Matrix. - Page 19 Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup "S" Supply Bin "W" Weigh Bin "S" Supply Bin "W" Weigh Bin "S" Supply Bin "W" Weigh Bin "S" Supply Bin "W" Weigh Bin MT2484A...
- Page 20 Control Setup Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Females Feeder Fill 1 Males Feeder Fill 2 "S" Supply Bin "W" Weigh Bin Female Female Male "S" Supply Bin "W" Weigh Bin MT2484A...
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Page 21: Output Setup Egg Room (Relative Humidity And Temp) Cooler And Humidity
Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup Output Setup Egg Room (Relative Humidity and Temp) Cooler and Humidity 1.In the Setup/Outputs/Equipped and Number screen, under the Ventilation tab check Egg Room. 2.In the Setup/Outputs/Ventilation screen select the Egg Room button. 3.Enter the Relay numbers for the Cool, Heat and Humidifier. -
Page 22: Clocks Setup
Control Setup Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Clocks Setup See “Feeding System (Matrix)” on page 18 for some Setup examples. Feed Clock In the Clocks/Female or Male Feed/Female or Male Feed Screen..1.Events: The desired number of timed events. The maximum number is 24. 2.Schedule: This is where the Feed and Non-Feed day schedule is set. - Page 23 Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup Female Water Clock 1.On-at: The time of day that an event will start. 2.Off-at: The amount of time in (hours:minutes:seconds) that an even will run. 3.Run-for: The total time in (hours:minutes:seconds) that the Feeder will run. 4.There can be two different water schedules available: one schedule for feed days and one schedule for non-feed days.
- Page 24 Control Setup Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Feeder Fill Clock The Feeder Fill Clock controls the fill system that supplies the house feeders Male or Female. The list of Feeder Fills is determined by what was setup in the Setup/Outputs/Clock screen. The Feeder Fill Clock follows the Feed Day/Non Feed Day schedule of the Feed Clock assigned to in the Feeding System Matrix (Feed System Screen).
- Page 25 Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup Feed Winch Clock The Feed Winch clock is used to lower the Male Feeder. 1.On-at: The time of day that an event will start. 2.Off-at: The time of day (hours:minutes:seconds) that an even will run. 3.Run-for: The total time in (hours:minutes:seconds) that the Feeder will run.
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Page 26: Management Screens
Control Setup Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Management Screens Mortality Mortality Total The Mortality Total Screen is view only. Mortality Females 1.Picked Up: Enter today's dead and culled then select Agreed to enter. 2.Initial Housed: Enter the number of Females placed. 3.Partial Taken Out: Enter the number of Females... -
Page 27: Feed
Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup Feed 1.Cumulative: Amount of Feed consumed from the start of the flock. (Mechanical, Load Cells and Dump Scales). 2.Feed Consumed Previous: Editable from 1 to 60 minutes. 3.Feed Cumulative Per: Feed Per X number for birds consumed from start of the flock. 4.From the dropdown select 1-100 or 1000 Birds. -
Page 28: Inventory
Control Setup Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Inventory The Inventory screen displays the current Inventory of all bins that have been assigned. The order of how the bins are display is determined by the user. 1.Select from the three drop-downs for each Bin in the list (Gender, Scale Type and Input). Note: Select the Add button to add up to 12 Bins 2.Inventory column: The inventory of a Load cell scale is automatically displayed. - Page 29 Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup Collected Tab 1.Enter the number of Culled eggs. 2.Enter the number of Double Yolk eggs. Select Agreed to save. Manual Counting (If no egg counter is used) 1.Enter the number of Hatching eggs. 2.Enter the number of Culled eggs.
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Page 30: History Screens
Control Setup Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control History Screens Environment Egg Room Sensors This screen displays the last 14 days of the Minimum and Maximum temperature as well as the time of day of both. Humidity This screen displays the last 14 days of the Minimum and Maximum Humidity as well as the time of day of both. - Page 31 Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Control Setup Feeder Fill 1.Select Feed. 2.Select from the dropdown the Feeder Fill you what to view. 3.Select from the Tabs at the bottom of the screen to select Mech. Scales, Load Cells, Dump Scales or Feed line Run Times History.
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Page 32: Wiring
Wiring BinTrac to Chore-Tronics Control Wiring Set I2I Board Dip Switches to one address higher than the last IO addressed used 24 Volt Supply Set LCC Board Dip Switches all to "Off" (55309) Bin-Trac Dip Switch Settings CT3 Control SJB (Scale Junction Box 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4... -
Page 33: Backup Egg Room Cooler Wiring
Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Wiring Backup Egg Room Cooler Wiring Backup Egg Room Humidifier Wiring MT2484A... -
Page 34: Chore-Time Load Cell Wiring
Chore-Time Load Cell Wiring Set th I2I Board Dip Switches to one address SJB (Scale Junction Box 40733) higher than the last IO address used. 24 Volt Supply LCC Board Dip Switches all in the (55309) "Off" position. CT3 Control... -
Page 35: Wiring To Chore-Tronics Control And Weighmatic Scale
Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Wiring Wiring to Chore-Tronics Control and Weighmatic Scale The three digital input terminals must be connected to the Chore-Tronics® 3 Controls using twisted pair wire (part no. 42208). Failure to do so could result in improper operation of the feeding system. External Wiring Terminal 1 External Wiring Terminal 2 L1 Supply... -
Page 36: Relative Humidity Sensor (Rh) Wiring
Wiring Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Relative Humidity Sensor (RH) Wiring The optional Relative Humidity Sensor (Item 1) requires a three-conductor wire to connect the sensor to the ® Chore-Tronics 3 I/O board. The Sensor is connected to one of the Analog (AI) Inputs on the IO board. Note: Terminal #1 on the relative humidity sensor is connected to the +24 v terminal on the IO board (see diagram). -
Page 37: Alarms
Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Alarms Alarms Egg room Alarm To setup the Egg Room Alarm parameters Select the Alarm Button , then Select the Environment tab at the bottom of the screen. 1.Max. Relative to Egg Room Set Temp. 2.Min. - Page 38 Special Functions Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Special Functions Tunnel Fan at Feeding Tunnel Fans at Feeding-If it is desired to have extra Tunnel Fans turn on during feeding, the settings are made here. The number of Tunnel Fans to turn on, how long to keep them on after the feeding is over and whether or not to Control the tunnel Fans by Temperature.
- Page 39 Chore-Tronics® 3 Breeder Edition Control Charts Charts Bin Weight Chart Hopper Bin Capacity Height Lb./Cubic Ft. to Fill Number Tons 6’ diameter Bins w/60° Hopper 45-00601 156.9 11’-6" 45-00602 231.9 14’-2" 45-00603 306.9 16’-10" 45-00604 381.9 19’-6" 7’ diameter Bins w/67° Hopper 45-00721 245.6 14’-9"...
- Page 40 Revisions to this Manual Page No. Description of Change New Manual 34389 For additional parts and information, contact your nearest Chore-Time distributor or representative. Find your nearest distributor at: www.choretime.com/contacts CTB, Inc. PO Box 2000 Milford, Indiana 46542-2000 USA Phone (574) 658-4101 Fax (877) 730-8825 Email: choretime@choretime.com...
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