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Foerster TAK5-VH1-55 Instruction Manual

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October 1st, 2009
Instruction Manual
Automatic Calf Feeder
Vario Combi
as of program version 5.12
TAK5-VH1-55_50_30_32_28 / VDW5-VH1-50_32_30_28 / TAK5-CH1-25 /
VDW5-CH1-25

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  • Page 1 October 1st, 2009 Instruction Manual Automatic Calf Feeder Vario Combi as of program version 5.12 TAK5-VH1-55_50_30_32_28 / VDW5-VH1-50_32_30_28 / TAK5-CH1-25 / VDW5-CH1-25...
  • Page 2 Squelch values and identification ranges The identification range of the antenna is approx. 15 to 25 cm. The antenna type is crucial to the identification range. With the micro- identification Nedap you can adjust the identification range via the Squelch value. The following table contains the Squelch values and identification ranges for the different identification systems.These Squelch values are empiri- cal and factory-set.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Introduction ............9 1.1 Safety instructions .
  • Page 4 Table of contents 3.6.1 Notes on how to mount the antennas ......... 44 3.6.2 Connecting the antenna cable to the motherboard .
  • Page 5 Table of contents 5.6.1.2 Emptying via the teat ..........78 5.6.2 Mixer emptying .
  • Page 6 Table of contents 8.1.2.1 Priority mode ........... 106 8.1.2.2 Parallel mode (SynchroFeed) .
  • Page 7 Table of contents 10.4 Checking the stations ............153 10.4.1 Feeding stations .
  • Page 8 Table of contents 12.2.11 Mixer sensor ............186 12.2.12 Milk empty .

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Introduction Introduction Dear customer, thank you for placing your trust in us and pur- chasing this automatic feeder. > Read this operating manual thoroughly and attentively before putting this automatic feeder into service. This is an important precondition for safe and trouble-free operation. >...

  • Page 10: Application

    Introduction > Remove any prominent parts from the animals’ house (e. g. pipe ends), because collars with transmitters may get caught in them. > Make sure that a pipe disconnector is installed on site. Pipe disconnectors are safety valves that prevent pollution of drinking water by backflow of non drinking water (such as e.g.

  • Page 11: Safety Signs

    Introduction • milk starting to turn sour if it is heated before being fed. This milk may curdle by heating, thus occluding the stainless steel coil of the heat exchanger. Safety signs Danger! Hazardous voltage! Electric shock hazard! Do not touch any live parts, otherwise current will flow through your body.

  • Page 12: Icons Used In This Instruction Manual

    Introduction Cut off the power supply of the boiler. Before removing the boiler, it is imperative to cut off power supply. To do so, loosen the clamps and pull the plug. Do not spray wash the automatic feeder. Wipe the automatic feeder only with a moist cloth.

  • Page 13: Specific Terms

    Introduction The text passages marked with this icon are only valid if at least one feeding station of the automatic feeder is operat- ed in the parallel feeding mode. Option: A white plus on a black background signals the de- scription of optional functions or equipments.

  • Page 14: Abbreviations Used In This Instruction Manual

    Introduction Abbreviations used in this instruction manual Abbreviation Meaning abs. absolute add. disp. additive dispenser B-ant. B-antenna C-station concentrate station circ. pump circulation pump cl. mixer mixer cleaning deterg. pump detergent pump dos. dosage drain. time draining time empty v. teat empty via teat F-station feeding station...

  • Page 15: Contact Details Of Förster-Technik

    Our address: Förster-Technik GmbH Gerwigstraße 25 D-78234 Engen fon: +49 / (0)7733 / 9406 - 0 fax: +49 / (0)7733 / 9406 - 99 info@foerster-technik.de www.foerster-technik.de...

  • Page 16: Components

    Introduction Components 1.9.1 Compact Combi 1 Milk powder hopper with top section 9 Rear of the chassis: control unit with boards 2 Rating plate (not illustrated) 10 Hand-held terminal 3 Milk outlet resp. Water outlet 11 Connection screw for equipotential bonding 4 Milk powder outlet 12 Control switch...

  • Page 17: Vario Combi

    Introduction 1.9.2 Vario Combi 1 Milk powder hopper with top section 10 Hand-held terminal 2 Rating plate (not illustrated) 11 Main switch 3 Milk resp. water outlet 12 Connection screw for equipotential bonding 4 Milk powder outlet 13 Nozzle for sponge cleaning 5 Bar electrode 14 Supply electrode 6 Temperature sensor...

  • Page 18: Cpu And Relay Power Board

    Introduction 1.9.3 CPU and relay power board The CPU board and the relay power board are located at the rear (1) of the chassis. Danger! Hazardous voltage! Electric shock hazard! Solely service personnel is allowed to open and service the CPU and the relay power board.
  • Page 19 Introduction • the toggle switch (right) to switch the heating of the milk pow- der outlet (vapour screen) on and off, • the toggle switch (left) to switch the heating cable and the mix- er heating on and off. wiring diagram)

  • Page 20: Heat Exchanger With Separate Heating Circuits For Milk And Water

    Introduction 1.9.4 Heat exchanger with separate heating circuits for milk and water 1.9.4.1 Compact Combi 1 Mixer to mix up the feed components 8 Heat exchanger with stainless steel coil 2 Box valve 9 Water valve stainless steel coil 3 Hose connection between box valve and teat 10 Volume regulator Mixer draining valve 11 Hose connection to the water pipe...

  • Page 21: Vario Combi

    Introduction 1.9.4.2 Vario Combi 1 Mixer to mix up the feed components 9 Heat exchanger with stainless steel coil 2 Box valve 10 Water valve boiler 3 Hose connection between box valve and 11 Pressure reducer teat 4 Mixer draining valve 12 Hose connection to the water pipe 5 Training pump 13 Water meter...

  • Page 22: Technical Data Of The Automatic Feeder

    VDW5-VH1-50-F2 or VDW5-VH1-50-P2 (400 V) 230 V / 400V / 3 / N / PE / 50 Hz / 16 A or TAK5-VH1-55-P2 (240 V) (USA/Canada) 240 V / L1, L2 / Grd / 60 Hz / 30 A TAK5-VH1-32-F2 or TAK5-VH1-32-P2...
  • Page 23 Introduction Dimensions of the automatic feeder Height: 126 cm Width: 76 cm with closed lateral doors 115 cm with open lateral doors Depth: 57 cm without additive dispenser Powder 66 cm with additive dispenser Powder Weight ~80 kg ~74 kg Water supply ½-inch hose with ¾-inch threaded hose coupling.

  • Page 24: Special Danger Areas

    Introduction Number of feeding stations and animals Compact Vario 1 feeding station max. 30 calves max. 30 calves 2 feeding stations max. 50 calves max. 60 calves 4 feeding stations - max. 80 / 120 calves 1.11 Special danger areas Special danger areas are: •...

  • Page 25: Operation

    Operation Operation Keyboard In this instruction manual the keypresses are represented by the icons given below. Control Main menu Manual functions Training pump Arrow Up/Arrow Down Escape Delete Enter Asterisk Arrow Left/Arrow Right...

  • Page 26: Operating Elements And Menu Structure

    Operation Operating elements and menu structure If you press , a menu will be displayed to which further menus may follow. How to navigate within a menu is hereafter exemplified by > Device data > Portion > Set temp(erature). Animal manage- Feeding Calibration Device data...

  • Page 27: Animal Control

    Operation Example: Cleaning/day is displayed in > Cleaning > Mixer only if the automatic feeder is equipped with a mixer draining valve which has been previously activat- ed in the setup. 2.2.1 Animal control If you press this key, the following menus will be dis- animal control entitled: played:...

  • Page 28: Main Menu

    Operation • 2.2.2 Main menu animal control entitled: marked: all: If you press this key, the following menu will be dis- main menu animal management played: feeding • calibration animal management device data • cleaning feeding diagnosis • calibration • device data •...

  • Page 29: Training Pump

    Operation 2.2.4 Training pump Press this key to activate the training pump. The training pump is intended to easily accustom the animals to au- tomatic feeding and to stimulate slowly drinking animals. 2.2.5 Arrow Up / Arrow Down Press these keys to navigate within the menus. main menu feeding calibration...

  • Page 30: C (=Delete)

    Operation First function = Marking Those animals to which particular attention should be paid, can < 1331/A1> 6.0 L till 16:40 0.0 L be marked by . This is only possible when an animal number cons. %: is displayed. cons. L: <005000/90>...

  • Page 31: Operating Modi

    Operation First function If you want to go back to the automatic mode after having car- ried out program settings in the offline-mode, press until automatic mode start? is displayed. Then, press . The diode below Auto starts glowing, thus signalling the automatic mode.

  • Page 32: Offline-Mode

    Operation If you press or move to a menu that requires termination of automatic mode terminate? the automatic mode (e.g. calibration), the message on the right is displayed. Press to quit the automatic mode. To go back to the automatic mode, press until the mes- automatic mode start?
  • Page 33 Operation Example taken from the calibration menu. Beside boil- <boiler water> start? er water there are further menus, such as e.g. MP, set qty: 500 ml detergent and additive 1. runtime: 5.72 s pulses: To move among the offered menus, press .
  • Page 34 Operation ¸ If next to the antenna symbol ‡ a check mark ¸ is dis- automatic F 1:‡¸ 3469 2.00 L played, an entitled animal is staying in the feeding sta- entitled anim.: tion where it can consume its feed portion. alarm animals: If next to the antenna symbol ‡...

  • Page 35: Displays In The Operating Mode Of The Automatic Feeder

    Operation Alarms An exclamation mark next to the animal number indi- *!< 3469/A1> 6.0 L from 04:00 5.5 L cates that this animal triggered an alarm. This may hap- cons. %: pen e.g. because the drinking speed is too low or the cons.

  • Page 36: Ad Libitum-Mode

    Operation • the current date. automatic F 1:‡ 3469 2.00 L If the connection to a station is disturbed, the F 2:- warning text warning will be displayed instead of the animal number and the entitlement. To get fur- ther information, press in the line with the corresponding warning.
  • Page 37 Operation • The animal saved more feed than it is allowed to con- < 3469/A1> 6.0 L till 18:11 block sume all at once: If this animal consumes up to the max- cons. %: imum feed quantity, it will then be blocked for two hours. cons.
  • Page 38 Operation...

  • Page 39: Start-Up

    Start-up Start-up Note: Please consider the documentation of the periph- eral devices, if required. Note: When recommissioning the automatic feeder, pro- ceed as described in the chapter „Start-up“. Electrical connection provided by customers > The electrical connection to be provided by the customer must be installed by a qualified electrician.

  • Page 40: Locating The Automatic Feeder

    Start-up a short and flexible copper conductor (minimum cross section: 4 mm²). Lightning protection As it is technically impossible to protect such an installation against lightning stroke separately, it is to the owner to install an adequate lightning protection (e.g. a lightning protection system for the entire building).
  • Page 41 Start-up Warning! Automatic start-up! 1. Remove the bags containing the small pieces and the hoses as well as the instruction manual from the milk powder hop- per. 2. Mount the protective grating for the milk powder hopper ex- tension. 3. Screw the three self-cutting screws into the holes intended for them.

  • Page 42: Water Supply And Milk Supply

    Start-up Water supply and milk supply 1 Water supply 2 Milk supply 3.4.1 Water supply > Make sure that the water pressure is constant: The water pressure must be at least 1 bar but it can also drop below 1 bar for a short time.The maximum pressure must not exceed 6 bar.

  • Page 43: Milk Supply

    Start-up The water pressure must be at least 2.5 bar and must not exceed 6 bar. If 2.5 bar water pressure cannot be guaran- teed, install the water box. Note: If you convert to the water box, the standard water valve of the automatic feeder is replaced by a low-pressure valve.

  • Page 44: Mounting The Feeding Station

    Start-up > For hygienic reasons, avoid too large differences in cross sec- tions. > Solely use connection pieces which are easy to clean. > Close the milk supply on the automatic feeder by means of the blind plug, if the automatic feeder solely operates in the water mode.

  • Page 45: Connecting The Antenna Cable To The Motherboard

    Start-up animal. Block the area next to the feeding station, if neces- sary. If an antenna identifies two animals simultaneously, animal iden- tification will be disrupted for both animals. > The distance between two antennas should be approx. 100 cm, in order to avoid overlaps of the identification range. In case of double or foreign identifications, you have to screen the antennas by means of grounded plates.
  • Page 46 Start-up 2. Below the cable grommet which is intended for the cable of the hand-held terminal, are located two more cable grom- mets. Push the antenna cables through these grommets into the control unit. 3. Connect the cables of the identification resp. the antenna to the motherboard according to the wiring diagram.

  • Page 47: Mounting The Teat

    Start-up Mounting the teat 1. The teat must be mounted in the feeding station 10 to 15 cm above the suction hose connection of the mixer and, as a re- sult of this, 50 to 80 cm above calf’s platform. 10-15 cm 50-80 cm 2.

  • Page 48: Portion

    Start-up Note: After you have switched the automatic feeder on, the program version of the hand-held terminal is briefly displayed before the automatic feeder starts carrying out a check routine. Do not press any key during these start routines. 2. The fault message on the right is displayed. Press failure HE not filled 3.
  • Page 49 Start-up Set temperature Min. temperature Default value: 41 ºC 38 ºC Allowed range: 10 ºC to 44 ºC 0 ºC to set tempera- ture minus 0.5 ºC Note: The values entered for the target and the minimum temperature are converted to the target and the minimum temperature of the boiler water.

  • Page 50: Setting The Parameters For The Parallel Mode

    Start-up Note: the first feed portion is always mixed with slightly warmer water in accordance with ambient temperature. 3.9.2 Setting the parameters for the parallel mode 3.9.2.1 Portion dispense with entitlement less than 250 ml For technical reasons the automatic feeder is not able to prepare portions less than 250 ml.

  • Page 51: Vapour Screen For Powder Outlet, Mixer Heating And Equipment Against Frost

    Start-up Tolerance for: Concentration Mik ratio Default value: ± 20 g/L ± 20 % Range: ± 0 to 50 g/L ± 0 to 100 % Example: For an animal the feed concentration is 120 g/L. For another animal the feed concentration is 110 g/L. If the default setting for the tolerance value of the concentration (±20 g/L) is maintained, this animal is allowed to drink to- gether with the already drinking animal: The difference be-...

  • Page 52: Filling The Milk Powder Hopper And The Milk Tank

    Start-up The heating cable is activated as soon as the temperature falls below 3 ºC. It protects e.g. the hose pipes, the training pump and the fittings against frost. The heating cable becomes necessary when the automatic feeder is installed in an unprotected location or it is exposed to extreme cold.

  • Page 53: Filling The Milk Tank

    Start-up Caution: Make sure that no paper or other foreign material may access the powder hopper. The dosing mechanism may be damaged or the dosing accuracy may be impaired. 3.11.2 Filling the milk tank Caution: The milk must always be clean. Straw, hay and other foreign material impair the functioning of the automat- ic feeder.
  • Page 54 Start-up...

  • Page 55: Setup

    Setup Setup In Setup you will find the program menus in which the manufac- turer or the service personnel carried out all basic settings relat- ing e.g. to the equipment of the automatic feeder. Verify the settings before starting to feed the animals. Note: the manufacturer disclaims any liability for incor- rect settings carried out by the user! 1.

  • Page 56: Language

    Setup Mixer drain Available yes / no? Training pump Available yes / no? Additive dispenser 1 Available yes / no? Additive dispenser 2 Available yes / no? Detergent pump Available yes / no? Detergent sensor No / internal / external Circulation valve HE / valve / no...

  • Page 57: Time/Date

    Setup Time/date Check and rectify the time and date, if necessary. time/date time: [17:55:23] date: 29.04.09 Machine Types Three machine types are available: machine type:[ Combi] • Powder: This machine type is able to feed MP/water mixtures. • Combi: This machine type is able to feed fresh milk as well as MP/water mixtures.
  • Page 58 Setup Address Each node of the CAN-bus system requires an address for clear machine type: Combi identification purposes. number: address: [10] Note: Make sure that a number is assigned only once. Note: If you select an address that has already been as- address already allocated! signed, the message on the right will be displayed.

  • Page 59: Equipment

    Setup • • The water quantity used to press the milk out of the stainless steel coil. Water valve boiler and water valve HE The factory-set values must remain unchanged. Equipment Here you can enter whether the automatic feeder is equipped equipment mixer drain: [ yes]...
  • Page 60 Setup Circulation valve Here you can select: • HE (= heat exchanger): This valve is part of the standard equipment of all Profi models. For all Farmer models it is an option. It facilitates all-automatic heat exchanger cleaning. • Valve: The cleaning valve is part of the standard equip- ment of all Farmer models.

  • Page 61: Identification

    Setup MilkMaker If the automatic feeder is equipped with an optional MilkMaker- dosing unit, larger milk quantities can be prepared and pumped into a container or a transport unit (e.g. a MilchMobil). Identification Type identification type: [Nedap] Here you can enter the identification system in accordance with Squelch: the identification system of the sales partner.

  • Page 62: Feed Control

    Setup 4.8.1 Feed control 4.8.1.1 Internal stations controlled by the automatic feeder The Compact is designed for connection of max. two feeding F-stations internal (device) stations. The two internal controls required for that are part of the IFS-F single standard equipment of the automatic feeder. IFS-F quadruple With the Vario both internal controls are also available and useable.

  • Page 63: Ifs-F(Eeding Stations)

    Setup 4.8.1.2 IFS-F(eeding stations) To the Vario up to eight feeding stations can be connected. How- F-stations internal (device) ever, for the third to eighth station, the automatic feeder has no IFS-F single own control anymore. Therefore, for the control of these (exter- IFS-F quadruple nal) feeding stations you have to use so-called Intelligent Feed- ing Stations (IFS) as external peripheral devices.
  • Page 64 Setup Options and teat slider see 4.8.1.1 Internal stations controlled by the automatic feeder, page 62 CalfProtect If the Intelligent Feeding Station is equipped with CalfProtect, select yes. The gate closes automatically as soon as an entitled animal enters the station. Search? To facilitate data transfer between the automatic feeder and the IFS-feeding station, the selected CAN-bus-address must be...

  • Page 65: Ifs-Compact Unit For Four Feeding Stations

    Setup 4.8.1.3 IFS-compact unit for four feeding stations Beside the IFS-controls for single feeding stations described in F-stations internal (device) the previous chapter, also an IFS-compact unit able to provide IFS-F single four feeding stations at the same time thanks to four integrated IFS-F quadruple hose pumps is available.
  • Page 66 Setup Address The IFS-compact unit is integrated into the CAN-bus-system. <IFS-F quadruple 1> pump 1: [station 1] Therefore it requires an address for clear identification purposes. pump 2: [station 2] pump 3: [station 3] pump 4: [station 4] Note: Within a CAN-bus system an address can be allocat- address: ed only once.

  • Page 67: Ifs-Concentrate Stations

    Setup Note: If you have activated the search mode by mistake, repress the red button. The search mode will be terminat- 4.8.2 IFS-concentrate stations Here you can configure the concentrate station(s). Up to four stations feed concentrate stations per automatic feeder can be connected. concentrate animal scales Address...

  • Page 68: Scales

    Setup 4.8.3 Scales Here you can configure the scales which are connected to the stations feed automatic feeder. Up to twelve scales controls per feeder can be concentrate connected and each control is able to control two animal scales. animal scales Unit 1 and unit 2 <scales control 1>...

  • Page 69: Communication

    Setup terminal address: Note: Within a CAN-bus system an address can be allo- cates only once. 4.10 Communication setup If you want to connect a PC to the automatic feeder, here you communication can select whether your PC shall exchange the data with the automatic feeder via a serial or a CAN-interface (via the Förster-gateway).
  • Page 70 Setup...

  • Page 71: Device Data

    Device data Device data Device data contains the following submenus. device data portion • Portion (see Start-up) milk values ad libitum mode • Milk values parallel mode stations • Ad libitum mode mixer time/date • Parallel mode new installation • Stations •...

  • Page 72: New Installation

    Device data Note: After you have changed the date, switch the auto- matic feeder off and then on to immediately carry out daily calculation. New installation When (re)commissioning the automatic feeder, the program new installation device data (software) must be completely reset, i.e. redundant data and out- plans dated inputs resp.

  • Page 73: Restricted Mode/Ad Libitum Mode

    Device data Note: The settings in the setup of the automatic feeder are not changed when carrying out „new installation“. Restricted mode/ad libitum mode The automatic feeder operates as a standard in the restricted device data portion mode but it can also commute to the ad libitum mode. milk values ad libitum mode Restricted mode...

  • Page 74: Parallel Mode

    Device data If the ad libitum-mode is active, in the following lines you can select the feed concentration, the milk ratio and additive dispense. Note: these settings are taken into account for the prep- aration of all feed portions. Parallel mode If the automatic feeder is operating in the parallel mode, one or device data more stations are supplied by peristaltic pumps.

  • Page 75: Draining Time

    Device data • Pump start • Pump stop • Maximum speed Note: Depending on the station type only some of these parameters can be applied resp. changed. The details are contained in the following table. Draining Turn-on Turn-off Pump start Pump stop Maximum time delay delay...

  • Page 76: Entering Turn-On And Turn-Off Delay

    Device data > device data > F-station > drain. time <station 1> drain. time: [16]sec 2. In menu drain. time enter the desired time. 5.5.1.2 Entering turn-on and turn-off delay The values for turn-on or turn-off delay may only be changed after consultation with service personnel.

  • Page 77: Maximum Speed

    Device data 5.5.1.4 Maximum speed The maximum speed of the pump must only be changed if the pump output is too high or too low. > device data > F-station > max. speed <station 1> 2. In max. speed enter the desired percentage. This value re- max.

  • Page 78: Mixer

    Device data is staying within the identification. Here you can enter the time after which the gate is going to be opened. Default value: 10 min Allowed range: 0 (=deactivated) to 30 min Note: You can change this value only if the station, which is equipped with CalfProtect, is controlled by an IFS-feed control or an IFS-compact unit.

  • Page 79: Mixer Emptying

    Device data 5.6.2 Mixer emptying 5.6.2.1 Mixer emptying according to time The automatic feeder allows you to select the time (minutes) mixer draining mode: after which the remaining portion in the mixer jar should be drain: [30]min drained off. The emptying process is possibly followed by a OFF delay: 3 sec draining process (see the following chapter).

  • Page 80: Milk Values

    Device data Default value: 3 sec Allowed range: 3 to 12 sec Milk values If only fresh milk or fresh milk and milk powder must be dis- pensed via the automatic feeder, you have to carry out the appropriate settings in milk values. 5.7.1 Selecting the MP/milk mode or the MP-mode If you would like to feed fresh milk and a mixture of water and...

  • Page 81: Entering The Dry Matter

    Device data Machine stop means that the automatic feeder switches off when the milk tank is empty. > device data > milk values milk values MP/milk mode 2. In continue with MP resp. machine stop, select the desired [continue with MP] dry matter: 135 g/L setting.

  • Page 82: Commuting To The Single Heating Circuit

    Device data water portion after an adjustable time. The stainless steel coil is then filled with water, thus preventing the milk from thickening in the coil. Default value: 1 hour Allowed range: 0 to 3 hours Note: To avoid that the milk stays too long in the stain- less steel coil of the heat exchanger, the default value should remain unchanged.
  • Page 83 Device data Default value: 30 % Allowed range: 30 % to 70 % as well as 100 % > device data > milk values 2. In 1-circle enter the desired value. milk values dry matter: 135 g/L drain: Example: According to the milk ratio plan the current 1-circle: [<...
  • Page 84 Device data...

  • Page 85: Calibration

    Calibration Calibration Note: Please consider the documentation of the periph- eral devices, if required. The automatic feeder must be calibrated first to ensure that the components water, milk, MP and additives are accurately dis- pensed and mixed. The detergent dosing pump and the peri- staltic pumps must be calibrated, too.
  • Page 86 Calibration > calibration > boiler water <boiler water> start? 2. Hold an empty measuring vessel under the water/milk outlet. set qty: 500 ml 3. Confirm start? with . The calibration process starts run- calibration set: 500 ml ning. First the target value entered in Setup is displayed. actual: 500 ml Shortly afterwards, the display shows the flashing actual val-...

  • Page 87: Powder Components (Mp And Powder Additive)

    Calibration 6.1.2 Powder components (MP and powder additive) Calibrate the powder feed components as described in the pre- vious chapter. Note: If no precision scales is available for the calibra- tion of powder additives, you have to repeat the calibra- tion process several times in order to get a larger additive amount.

  • Page 88: Fully Automatic Calibration

    Calibration 6.2.2 Fully automatic calibration If required, the stations equipped with the peristaltic pumps can <F-station 3> start? be all-automatically calibrated once a day (see 5.4 Parallel measured? mode, page 72). If the calibration value determined via the auto- set qty: 500 ml matic calibration differs considerably from the value determined pulses:...
  • Page 89 Calibration til feed dispense switches off automatically. The calibration button is located on the right of the control box. 3. Read the value of the dispensed feed quantity from the mea- suring lines of the calibration container. > calibration > F-station 1 <F-station 1>...
  • Page 90 Calibration...

  • Page 91: Transmitter And Animal Management

    Transmitter and animal management Transmitter and animal management The menu animal management contains all the information main menu animal management about the management of the transmitter pool and of the regis- tered animals. Transmitter management 7.1.1 Basics 7.1.1.1 Identification process at the station 1 Antenna 2 Collar transmitter 3 Eartag transmitter...

  • Page 92: Correlation Between Transmitter And Animal Numbers

    Transmitter and animal management 7.1.1.2 Correlation between transmitter and animal numbers The multi-digit transmitter number is not suited to rapidly locate individual animals. Therefore, beside the transmitter number also an animal number is allocated to each animal. The animal wears this animal number on its collar or this animal number is applied on the eartag in a clearly legible way.

  • Page 93: Entering The Transmitter Numbers Manually

    Transmitter and animal management saves typing and prevents accidental mistyping. Proceed as fol- lows: > animal management > transmitter > new transmitter 2. Hold a transmitter into the identification of a feeding station. The number of the transmitter will be read in and displayed in the second line next to no.

  • Page 94: Allocating The Animal Numbers

    Transmitter and animal management 3. In the third line check the suggested animal number next to animal no. and confirm with 4. In the line accept? press 5. To allocate the entered transmitter number to the displayed no. 17494400 for animal 21 animal number, press to confirm the security query dis- newly create?

  • Page 95: Editing The Transmitter Or Animal Numbers

    Transmitter and animal management > animal management > transmitter > new 2. In the second line no. select the option automatic. settings no.: [automatic] 3. In the third line range define the range of figures of the trans- range: mitter number that shall be taken over as an animal number delete no.: with max.

  • Page 96: Changing The Animal Number

    Transmitter and animal management 5. Check whether the desired transmitter number has been tak- en over and press in accept? to implement the change. 7.1.4.2 Changing the animal number By analogy with the transmitter number, in the above menu you can also change the animal number.

  • Page 97: Recalling The Transmitter Statistics

    Transmitter and animal management that those transmitter numbers which have not been used are accumulated, thus effecting that no memory space is avail- able anymore. Note: If no electronic tags are used, the default setting no should remain unchanged. 7.1.6 Recalling the transmitter statistics >...

  • Page 98: Registering The Animals Manually

    Transmitter and animal management intended for the calves. At which station the animals are fed resp. in which pen the animals have been housed is thereby irrel- evant. If you house two animal groups, the one being fed only with milk and the other with milk powder and water, make sure to allocate these animals to different feeding groups.

  • Page 99: Registering The Animal Automatically

    Transmitter and animal management Note: If no animal scales is available, an average weight gain based on experience will be calculated. 7. Confirm register? with to register the animal. 8. Press to confirm the query on the right. animal 20/a in group A register? Note: On the day of registration the animal will receive,...

  • Page 100: Deactivating The Automatic Registration

    Transmitter and animal management 7.2.2.1 Deactivating the automatic registration The automatic registration is deactivated as a standard. You can restore this state at any time: > animal management > register > automatic automatic mode: [no] 2. In mode select no and confirm with .

  • Page 101: Entering The Transmitter Numbers And Registering The Animals Automatically

    Transmitter and animal management 5. Enter the representative animal weight of all the animals to be registered. The weight gain is automatically calculated. Note: The weight and weight gain are displayed only if additive dispenser has been activated in Setup or if at least a feeding or concentrate station is equipped with an animal scales.

  • Page 102: Canceling The Animals Or Animal Groups

    Transmitter and animal management > animal management > register > automatic automatic mode: all] 2. In mode: select all. group: 3. The previous chapter contains a description of the remaining settings. Note: Animals without a collar are not allowed to stay in the pen as they might displace other animals, thus robbing an undefined amount of feed.

  • Page 103: Canceling The Group

    Transmitter and animal management Note: If for the automatic registration mode you have selected all or available, you should remove the can- celed animals from the pen, otherwise they will be auto- matically registered again (see 7.2.2.3 Entering the transmitter numbers and registering the animals auto- matically, page 101 resp.
  • Page 104 Transmitter and animal management > animal management > transfer < 21/B > 8.0 L group: 2. Select the desired animal. 3. In group select the desired feeding group. animal 21/B in group A 4. Confirm the query on the right with transfer? Note: At transfer time the feeding day remains the same, i.e.

  • Page 105: Feeding

    Feeding Feeding Note: Please consider the documentation of the periph- eral devices, if required. Functioning of the automatic feeder 8.1.1 Feed preparation During feed preparation the liquid components are dispensed first. As soon as the liquid in the mixer jar touches the bar elec- trode, milk powder will be dispensed from the powder hopper into the mixer jar.

  • Page 106: Priority Mode

    Feeding Note: The parallel feed dispense is only possible at those stations where the feed is dosed via the peristal- tic pump. In addition to the existing peristaltic pump sta- tions, one more valve station can be included in the parallel feed dispense respectively.
  • Page 107 Feeding If the animal has no feed entitlement anymore, the box valve closes after the bar electrode is free again and draining time has lapsed. If the bar electrode remains covered, the box valve closes after hold time has lapsed. If an animal breaks off feed intake, five minutes after feed prep- aration the remaining quantity in the mixer jar will be released thus being available for any other entitled animal.

  • Page 108: Ad Libitum-Mode

    Feeding 8.1.3.2 Ad libitum-mode In the adlib-mode the automatic feeder operates without animal identification. A portion is prepared whenever the bar electrode is free. With several feeding stations the corresponding box valves open at the same time. Caution: If the automatic feeder operates in the ad libi- tum mode for a long time, the box valve will heat up con- siderably.

  • Page 109: Dispensing Additional Feed Portions

    Feeding > Animals for which an alarm is given. priority alarm: [no] > Animals to which an additive is administered. additive: till feed. day: > Animals to which priority should be given up to a specific station: none feeding day. Enter the corresponding value. >...

  • Page 110: Milkmaker-Functionality

    Feeding Note: To dose larger milk quantities into a container, use the MilkMaker functionality (see 8.1.4.2 MilkMaker- functionality, page 110). • Temperature Here you can enter the temperature with which the extra por- tion is perepared. • Quantity Here you can enter the feed quantity to be dispensed. •...

  • Page 111: Changing The Data Of Individual Animals

    Feeding The MilkMaker-functionality is intended to prepare once immedi- MilkMaker start? ately or at a defined time a large feed quantity and to pump it to automatic: yes] a dosing unit (e.g. a MilchMobil). dispense at: 18:00 quantity: 0.5 L Dispensing the milk portion immediately temperature: 42.0 °C...

  • Page 112: Changing The Group

    Feeding 8.2.1 Changing the group Here you can transfer an already registered animal to another group. > feeding > animal < 21/B > 8.0 L group: 2. Select the desired animal. 3. In group select the desired feeding group. animal 21/B in group A 4.

  • Page 113: Checking The Milk Ratio

    Feeding 8.2.3 Checking the milk ratio Here you can view the milk ratio for checking purposes. 8.2.4 Changing additive dispense To know more about how to change the additive quantities, see 8.5.3.4 Changing additive dispense, page 135. 8.2.5 Changing the weight Here you can change the weight.

  • Page 114: Plans

    Feeding 3. Feed. day shows the number of days that have passed since < 21/B > 5.4 L feed. day: registration. correct: [5]days 4. In correct select the desired amount of days. plan day: plan end: 64 days feed: 5.4 L Note: To shorten the total duration of feeding, enter a conc.: 43 g/L...

  • Page 115: Changing The Feeding Plans

    Feeding Four plans each are available: feeding plan A, B, C or D, concen- tration plan A, B, C or D, etc. You can allocate an animal either to group A, B, C or D. Group A is fed according to the feeding plan A and group B according to the feeding plan B, etc.
  • Page 116 Feeding 2. Select a group. The related default feeding plan is displayed. <group A> days from 3. In P 1 enter the duration (number of days) of the first feeding P 1: [ 3 6.0] period. P 2: P 3: 4.

  • Page 117: Changing The Concentration Plans

    Feeding Default plan Duration Feed quantity MP-quantity values for of periods (liters accord- (kg DM accord- (in days) ing to feeding ing to concentra- plan) tion plan) Group A Group B Group C Group D 8.3.2 Changing the concentration plans For each feeding plan a corresponding concentration plan is available.
  • Page 118 Feeding Desired Setting in the Dry matter concentration concentration plan (in %/L of feed) (in g/L of feed) (in g/L of water) 10.0 10.5 11.0 11.5 12.0 12.5 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 Example: If the concentration per liter of feed should be 120 grams, you must select 136 g/L in the concentration plan.

  • Page 119: Changing The Milk Ratio Plans

    Feeding 8.3.3 Changing the milk ratio plans The milk ratio of the feed is set in the milk ratio plan. Moreover, here you can set the milk quantity an animal group should receive and the duration of milk feeding for this group. As a stan- dard one period (100 % milk) of the milk ratio plan is activated.

  • Page 120: Changing The Plan For Limitation Of Quantities

    Feeding > feeding > plans > feed > milk ratio <group A> days from 2. Select the desired group. The related default milk ratio plan P 1: [77 100] will be displayed. P 2: duration: 77 days 3. If you want to change the values, proceed as with feed and quantity: 478 L concentration.
  • Page 121 Feeding Note: You can increase or decrease the feed quantity by 0.1 liter-steps. The feed is then alloted to one or more portions of different size depending on feed entitlement. Maximum quantity To prevent that the animals consume too much feed all at once, the released feed quantity is limited.

  • Page 122: Changing The Plan For Maximum Speed

    Feeding 7. The last menu line displays the total duration of the plan for limited quantities. Default values of the minimum saved quantity and the maximum quantity for the groups A, B, C and D Minimum save-up Maximum quan- Period quantity tity Group A...

  • Page 123: Alarm Levels

    Feeding value increases continuously and at the end of the feeding period it achieves 90 %. If necessary, the maximum speed plan can be subdivided into up to 5 periods. The value relating to the maximum speed can be 30 to 100 %. Default values of the maximum speed plan for the groups A, B, C and D P(eriod) 1: Start value: 70 %, End value: 90 %...
  • Page 124 Feeding • Break without additive • Break with additive > feeding > alarm level > feed 2. Select the desired group to which the alarm levels should ap- <group A> after: [03:00]h ply. yesterday: 80 % 3. In after enter how much time (in hours) may pass at most until feed.
  • Page 125 Feeding 5. In feed. speed enter the desired value. <group A> after: 03 h 00 min yesterday: 80 % Default value: 70 % feed. speed: [70]% break w.o. add.: Range: 0 % to 99 % break w. add.: Note: The average, animal-specific feeding speed of the current feeding day is daily compared in the evening with the average of the previous three days.

  • Page 126: Additive Dispense

    Feeding Additive dispense To dispense medicine and electrolyte up to two additive dispens- feeding ers can be connected to the automatic feeder: A dispenser for additive powder or liquid additives and one further solely for liquid addi- tives. You can determine the dosage of medicine/electrolyte and the duration of administration in the prescription plans.

  • Page 127: Creating A Medicine Prescription Plan

    Feeding 8.5.1 Creating a medicine prescription plan To give additive to the animals you have to create a prescription additive animal plan and allocate it to a dispenser. Up to four different medicine group prescription plans can be created. medicine prescr. electrolyte prescr.

  • Page 128: Distribution

    Feeding 8.5.1.2 Distribution If the additives are dosed according to weight (g/100 kg) or as a day quantity (g/day), you can distribute them throughout the day as follows: • once (daily) • twice (daily) or • equal (= even distribution among all the portions). Note: If you have selected once and twice, the additive will be apportioned among the „mid“...

  • Page 129: Dispenser

    Feeding Example: An animal weighing 100 kg can claim 2 liters each at the first visit to the feeding station in the morning and in the afternoon. The additive dosage is 9 g/100 kg. At the first feed claim in the morning no additive is dosed into the first and fifth portion whereas 1.5 grams each are dosed into the second, third and fourth portion.
  • Page 130 Feeding 5. With P 2 to P 5 proceed as with P 1. <prescription 1> days from to g/ Unlike the feeding plans, for the medicine plans the final value of P 1: P 2: the preceding period is not taken over as start value. Each period can be entered individually.

  • Page 131: Creating The Electrolyte Prescription Plan

    Feeding 8.5.2 Creating the electrolyte prescription plan You can create one electrolyte prescription plan. additive > feeding > additive > electrolyte prescr. medicine prescr. electrolyte prescr. 2. Enter the electrolyte quantity (concentration). electrolyte prescr. qty: 30]g/L 3. Enter the duration of the electrolyte dispense. duration: 2 days 1.5 L...

  • Page 132: Giving Medicine To Individual Animals

    Feeding Hereinafter it is assumed that the automatic feeder is equipped with two additive dispensers and that you can choose between four medicine prescription plans and the electrolyte prescription plan. 8.5.3.1 Giving medicine to individual animals > feeding > additive > animal additive animal 2.

  • Page 133: Giving Electrolyte To Individual Animals

    Feeding 8.5.3.2 Giving electrolyte to individual animals > feeding > additive > animal additive animal 2. Select the desired animal. 3. Select whether additive 1 or additive 2 is the electrolyte. < 21/B > 8.0 L additive 1: Press in the corresponding line. How to proceed is exem- additive 2: plified by additive 1.
  • Page 134 Feeding If you press , a list will show you how many animals <group A> dispensed: [part] of the group are given none: > neither medicine nor electrolyte, > medicine according to the correspond-ing pre- blocked: scription plan, > electrolyte. If you want to give additive to the group, in the line dis- group A additive P1...

  • Page 135: Changing Additive Dispense

    Feeding Example: Some of the animals of group A are receiving additive 1 (an electrolyte) according to the prescription plan 1 (P1), some according to the prescription plan 2 (P2), some others are not receiving any additive, an an- imal is given electrolyte according to the electrolyte pre- scription plan (EL).
  • Page 136 Feeding 3.2.2 In quantity enter the amount by which the cur- rently dispensed additive quantity should be in- creased or reduced. 3.2.3 The amount of dosage according to the prescrip- tion plan (prescription), 3.2.4 The amount of dosage after correction (dosing). IPress once to access the one higher menu level: In weight (only if in dispensed you selected P1, P2, P3...

  • Page 137: Handling Remaining Portions

    Feeding 8.5.4 Handling remaining portions The function block remaining portions prevents specific ani- mals from drinking up feed residues, which contain additive (medicine!). If an animal has not drunk up a feed portion, which contains addi- tive (the bar electrode is covered), feed consumption will be blocked for those animals which should not receive additive.

  • Page 138: Blocking The Remaining Portions For Animal Groups

    Feeding 8.5.4.2 Blocking the remaining portions for animal groups > feeding > additive > group additive animal 2. Select the desired group. group 3. If in blocked you press , you will access a submenu <group A> additive 1: part where you can block remaining portions with additive for the additive 2: displayed animal group.

  • Page 139: Cleaning

    Cleaning Cleaning The automatic feeder has to be cleaned at regular intervals, par- ticularly when fresh milk is fed. The following cleaning menus can be selected: • Mixer cleaning mixer • Heat exchanger (serial equipment with heat exchanger circuit cleaning •...

  • Page 140: Mixer

    Cleaning 2. In temperature enter the desired temperature of the cleaning water. 3. In detergent enter the desired detergent quantity. Temperature Detergent quantity Default value: 45 °C 0 ml/L Range: 10 to 50 °C 0 ml/L to 25 ml/L Note: The temperature of the cleaning water and the de- tergent quantity apply to all cleaning processes! Anyhow they can be changed at any time.

  • Page 141: Starting Mixer Cleaning Automatically/Time-Controlled

    Cleaning Note: If mixer cleaning does not take place at the en- tered time, the reason for it may be that heat exchanger cleaning is taking place simultaneously or has been car- ried out before. The same applies if between heat ex- changer cleaning and mixer cleaning no feed has been claimed.

  • Page 142: Starting Mixer Cleaning Manually

    Cleaning Note: If at cleaning time there is still some liquid in the mix- er jar (the bar electrode is covered), automatic cleaning will be deferred by one hour at most. During that time the ani- mal can drink up the liquid in the mixer jar. If the mixer jar is not emptied within one hour, the liquid in the mixer jar will be drained via the mixer draining valve, if available, or via the teat (provided that empty via teat is active) and the...

  • Page 143: Circuit Cleaning

    Cleaning Note: heat exchanger is automatically cleaned twice a day, at 7:00 a.m. and at 10:00 p.m. Max. four cleaning cycles can be carried out. The default values of the cleaning times can be changed at any time. > cleaning > heat exchanger 2.
  • Page 144 Cleaning 5. Make the suction hoses ready for the cleaning process: Remove the suction hoses (4) + (5) from the hose noz- zles on the teats and the milk hose from the milk supply of the automatic feeder. 1 Hose nozzle 4 Suction hose (first station) 2 Cleaning adaptor 5 Suction hose (second station)

  • Page 145: Air (Pulsating Compressed Air Cleaning)

    Cleaning 11.When circuit cleaning has been completed, the message on hoses connected? the right will be displayed. Remove the suction hoses from the cleaning adaptor. Reconnect the milk hose to the automatic feeder and the milk tank and slip the suction hoses on the hose nozzles of the teat.

  • Page 146: Box) Valve Cleaning

    Cleaning Start after Intensity Default value: 30 min medium Range: 0 to 120 min low, medium, high (Box) valve cleaning This menu is only displayed if in setup > circ. valve you selected valve. The box valves can be all-automatically cleaned even if the auto- matic feeder is not equipped with the kit for fully automatic heat exchanger cleaning.
  • Page 147 Cleaning > cleaning > sponge cleaning 2. Open the quick coupling for sponge cleaning. sponge With With 1 Metal plug 2 Tappet 3. Press the sponge ball into the opening by means of the tap- pet. 4. With : Close the quick coupling by means of the metal plug. With : Close the quick coupling by means of the tappet.

  • Page 148: Rinsing The Hose

    Cleaning The sponge is pressed by the water through the stainless steel sponge inserted? coil. 7. As soon as sponge cleaning is completed, remove the sponge ball from the mixer jar. 8. Confirm sponge removed? with sponge removed? 9. The cleaning water is drained off via the mixer draining valve, if available.
  • Page 149 Cleaning 3. In activated select the desired setting. <group A> activated: [yes] 4. In as of plan day enter the desired value. as of plan day: Note: By default suction hose rinsing is activated only after the calves have already been fed for 14 days on the automatic feeder because young calves are not likely to drink the water.
  • Page 150 Cleaning...

  • Page 151: Diagnostic

    Diagnostic 10 Diagnostic The menu diagnostic facilitates troubleshooting when a techni- diagnostic valves cal problem arises. In addition, it allows you to check the settings motors in Setup. heating sensors stations Note: Please consider the documentation of the periph- control version eral devices, if required.

  • Page 152: Checking The Heating

    Diagnostic • Feeding pump • Circulation pump > diagnostic > valves resp. motors 2. As long as in e.g. valves > water valve HE you keep pressed, the valve remains open. 3. In circ. pump press . To check the functioning of the cir- circulation pump start? culation pump, in start? press...

  • Page 153: Checking The Stations

    Diagnostic 2. In the second line the state of the queried electrode is dis- supply electrode state: free played. Press start? in water bo., water HE or milk. Use the milk: start? lines below to dose a liquid feed component into the mixer jar water HE: start? and to check whether the corresponding electrode shows re-...
  • Page 154 Diagnostic > check whether the feed sensor of the gradient or the servo control is active/inactive, > view the control unit allocated to the feeding station, <F-station 1> no. ‡: 1456 > check the animal scales allocated to the feeding station. pump: start? teat slider:...

  • Page 155: Concentrate Stations

    Diagnostic 10.4.2 Concentrate stations Here you can <C-station 1> no. ‡: 945637 > check whether the identification of the concentrate station is motor: start? feed bowl: full working properly, control: [IFS-C 1] > start the motor of the concentrate station, scales search? >...
  • Page 156 Diagnostic • the connection to an IFS-feeding station, an IFS- compact unit, an IFS-concentrate station, an animal scales or a scales control was faulty, • the identification of the IFS-feeding station, the IFS-compact unit or the IFS-concentrate station was faulty, •...

  • Page 157: Version

    Diagnostic • compatibility problems between the program version of the automatic feeder and the IFS arose (ID), • the same CAN-bus-addresses were allocated to the ma- chines (double address), • a connection fault with the ID-chip occurred, • unknown transmitters were detected by the identification, •...

  • Page 158: Setup

    Diagnostic • as well as all the peripheral devices. In that case, the program version of the application as well as the version of the mini- bootloader and, if available, of the bootloader are displayed. The versions of the following peripheral devices can be checked: device PRG: H IV 05.11...

  • Page 159: Animal Control

    Animal control 11 Animal control If you press , the following menus will be displayed: animal control entitled: • Entitled alarm: plan over: • Alarm additive: marked: • Plan over new: double: • Additive unknown: all: • Marked total consumption •...

  • Page 160: Checking Feed Consumption

    Animal control > all animal control The first line shows the animal number, the plan tendency and all: the feed quantity determined in the feeding plan for the current day. 2. Select the desired animal. < 20/A1 > 8.0 L !cons.
  • Page 161 Animal control Variant 3 The animal has saved more feed than it is allowed to consume < 20/A1 > 8.0 L till 11:38 block all at once. If this animal consumes up to the maximum feed cons. %: quantity, it is subsequently blocked for two hours. The display shows the time as of which the animal is allowed to be fed again.

  • Page 162: Checking The Feeding Break-Offs

    Animal control 5. In milk % the milk ratio of the feed portion of today and yes- terday is displayed. Note: Milk % is only displayed if the automatic feeder is working in the MP/milk mode. 11.1.2 Checking the feeding break-offs >...

  • Page 163: Checking The Visiting Behavior

    Animal control 11.1.4 Checking the visiting behavior > all > visit < 20/A1 > 8.0 L !cons. %: 2. Select the desired animal. break off: speed %: 3. In last you can view when the animal visited the feeding sta- visit: tion last on the current day.

  • Page 164: Checking The Alarm Animals

    Animal control • how often entitled animals broke off feed consumption (with/ < 20/A1 > 8.0 L till 12:38 0.0 L without additive), cons. %: • how often entitled animals visited the feeding station (with/ cons. L: break off: without feed entitlement) and when they stayed in the feeding visit: station last.

  • Page 165: Checking The Animals With Expiry Messages

    Animal control 11.4 Checking the animals with expiry messages The day before a temporary action (such as e.g. deviations of the animal control entitled: feed quantity) expires, an expiry message for the corresponding alarm: action will be displayed. plan over: The following expiry messages may appear: End of the feeding plan <...
  • Page 166 Animal control > In additive 1 resp. additive 2 you can view according to < 20/A1 > 8.0 L additive 1: which prescription plan the additive is or was administered to additive 2: the animal. break off: > If you open one of the two menus, you can terminate ad- ditive dispense (dispensed no) or enter another addi- tive prescription plan.

  • Page 167: Checking Newly Housed Animals

    Animal control 11.6 Checking newly housed animals This menu shows the newly registered animals. Here you can < 5562/A1 > 6.0 L no.: 2213258 view different information resp. carry out animal-specific animal no.: 5562 changes. You can group: feed: 6.0 L >...

  • Page 168: Checking Double Animal Numbers

    Animal control Note: The animals displayed in new are registered and can be fed. The confirmation is intended for deletion of the corresponding animal from the menu new. If you do not confirm, after two days the data will be automatically deleted from the menu new.

  • Page 169: Checking The Total Consumption

    Animal control > view how many and which transmitter numbers are re- < 1836575> no.: 1836575 ferred to amount: time: 12.01.07 > check on which day and at which time the transmitter date: 15:48:20 numbers have been detected by the identification last delete? register >...
  • Page 170 Animal control...

  • Page 171: Failures And Warnings

    Failures and warnings 12 Failures and warnings When a failure occurs, the automatic mode is broken off. The display shows the corresponding failure message and the green LED on the hand-held terminal starts flashing. Warnings signal a problem but they do not break off the auto- matic mode.

  • Page 172: Heating

    Failures and warnings The reason for this failure may be strong electromagnetic dis- charges. The battery for data buffering of the CPU may also pos- sibly be empty. The following CRC-errors can be displayed: • check animal • check device data •...

  • Page 173: Temperature Too High

    Failures and warnings If there is no explanation for the failure, service personnel should check the automatic feeder for lime deposits resp. other sources for defect. The failure message on the right is displayed: failure heating xx.x > Check the heating. >...

  • Page 174: Water Shortage

    Failures and warnings Note: Check whether the stop valves and the drain- ing valve are tight. If some liquid in the mixer is drained via one of these valves, the bar electrode may not be grounded anymore. 12.1.5 Water shortage If the bar resp.

  • Page 175: Water Meter

    Failures and warnings Increasing/reducing the electrode sensitivity Danger! Hazardous voltage! Pull the mains plug. To increase the sensitivity of the electrode, turn the potentiometer (see wiring diagram) lo- cated on the motherboard clockwise. To de- crease the sensitivity of the electrode, turn the potentiometer counterclockwise.

  • Page 176: Mixer Emptying

    Failures and warnings es calibr. water bo. and calibr. water HE are displayed again 8. Calibrate both liquid feed components. 9. Move to the default automatic mode. 12.1.7 Mixer emptying If the cleaning water cannot be drained off the mixer because the failure mixer: empty?

  • Page 177: Heating

    Failures and warnings 12.1.8 Heating If the heating does not work properly, the reasons for it may be failure heating the following: > In on? press . Check whether the displayed temperature heating increases. boiler: xx.x delete failure? > If the temperature increases, in delete failure? press Exclusively for service personnel: •...

  • Page 178: Boiler Temperature Sensor

    Failures and warnings 5. Secure the metal covering and close the lat- eral door. 6. Only then, plug in the mains plug or turn the main switch to position ON. 12.1.9 Boiler temperature sensor If the temperature sensor in the boiler is defective, the failure failure boiler sensor message on the right is displayed.

  • Page 179: Milk Empty

    Failures and warnings 12.1.11 Milk empty > device data > milk values > machine stop failure milk empty If in milk values you select machine stop, the feeding process will be broken off as soon as the milk tank is empty. 2.

  • Page 180: Id-Chip

    Failures and warnings 1. Check whether the supply electrode is grounded (status = supply electrode state: free covered), when you press each in milk start?, water HE milk: start? start?, water bo. start?. water HE: start? water bo.: start? 2. In mixer: empty? press mixer: empty? delete failure?

  • Page 181: Ifs-Version

    Failures and warnings 12.1.16 IFS-version In the parallel mode (SynchroFeed) at least one of the feeding failure incorrect version stations supplied with feed at the same time is operated by a peristaltic pump together with the relevant IFS-control unit. The software version of the IFS-control units used for parallel <IFS-F 1 >...

  • Page 182: Warnings

    Failures and warnings 12.2 Warnings 12.2.1 Identification If the identification system does not work, the message on the warning identification right is displayed: > Check the identification. <identification> no connection > Check the cables leading to the antenna for visible damages. >...

  • Page 183: Ifs-F(Eeding Station)

    Failures and warnings 4. To the node with the same CAN-address, allocate another still available CAN-address in the line address. You will find more detailed information about the different CAN-nodes in the fol- lowing chapters: • IFS-feeding station: see 4.8.1.2 IFS-F(eeding stations), page 61 •...

  • Page 184: Motor F-Station

    Failures and warnings 3. If the IFS is detected on the CAN-bus, the address will be IFS-F found! transferred. The message on the right will be displayed. The green LED (ST1 or H4) of the IFS-motherboard does not blink anymore. Note: If you have activated the search mode by mistake, repress the button S5 or H4.

  • Page 185: Scales (Sc)

    Failures and warnings 2. The cable between the motor and the board used to transfer the pulses has been possibly removed or it may be defective. 12.2.8 Scales (SC) This message is displayed if the automatic feeder is not able to warning scales communicate with the scales control via the CAN-bus.

  • Page 186: Mixer Sensor

    Failures and warnings > Once the failure has been removed, press to confirm de- lete failure?. This message disappears each time the bar electrode is free. 12.2.11 Mixer sensor The warning mixer sensor is displayed if the temperature sen- warning mixer sensor sor in the mixer jar is defective or the temperature in the mixer jar falls below 0...

  • Page 187: Calibration

    Failures and warnings 1. The display shows how often the displayed transmitter num- < 1234567> no.: 1234567 ber has been identified. amount: time: 16:18:20 2. Moreover, the display shows when the transmitter has been detected by the identification last. 3. In delete? press , if the transmitter number has to be re- moved.

  • Page 188: Circulation Pump

    Failures and warnings 12.2.16 Circulation pump At midnight the control of the automatic feeder checks whether warning circulation pump the circulation pump is working properly. If this is not the case, the message on the right is displayed. Exclusively for service personnel 1.

  • Page 189: Machine Capacity

    Failures and warnings 1. Change the animal number. < 2181/A1> 6.0 L no.: 18372181 2. Press confirm? and to take over tha changes animal no.: 2181 time: 11:33:56 date: 29.04.09 Note: Only after the animal number has been changed, confirm? the confirmation becomes effective and the warning is deleted.

  • Page 190: Can Bus Heavy

    Failures and warnings > Check the CAN-bus for short-circuit resp. other failures and remove it/them. 12.3.1.2 CAN bus heavy The reasons for the message on the right may be the following: terminal Vxx.xx CAN bus heavy • Short-circuit > Check the CAN-bus for short-circuit. •...

  • Page 191: Bootloader

    Failures and warnings > Check the function of the automatic feeder. If the message does not disappear automatically within approx. ten seconds, you must check the control of the automatic feeder. 12.3.2 Bootloader 12.3.2.1 Waiting for update The reasons for the message on the right are the following: bootloader Vxx.xx waiting for update •...
  • Page 192 Failures and warnings...

  • Page 193: Care And Maintenance Plan / Routine Tasks

    Care and maintenance plan / Routine tasks 13 Care and maintenance plan / Routine tasks 13.1 Automatic feeder in operation Care/maintenance interval daily 3-mo. if required Check the animals. Check the milk powder hopper and replenish it, if necessary. Clean the milk tank and the connecting hose. To clean the connecting hose to the automatic feeder, start the clean- ing cycle.
  • Page 194 Care and maintenance plan / Routine tasks Care/maintenance interval daily 3-mo. if required Check the suction hoses for deposits. The suction hoses must be regularly checked for deposits. If you detect some deposits: 1. Select „suction hose cleaning“. 2. Start the cleaning cycle.

  • Page 195: Shutdown Of The Automatic Feeder And The Peripheral Devices

    Care and maintenance plan / Routine tasks 13.2 Shutdown of the automatic feeder and the peripheral devices Empty and clean the milk powder hopper. Close the cable inlets of the antennas by means of blind plugs. Moisture may penetrate into the control unit if the inlets are not closed. Carry out circuit cleaning.
  • Page 196 Care and maintenance plan / Routine tasks...

  • Page 197: Check List For After-Sales Service

    Check list for after-sales service 14 Check list for after-sales service Note: Before starting up the automatic feeder, you must carefully read, understand and follow the information con- tained in the instruction manual with a particular focus on the safety instructions! Start-up Ground the automatic feeder.
  • Page 198 Check list for after-sales service 2.5.6 Circulation valve available yes/no 2.5.7 Cleaning valve available yes/no 2.5.8 Air valve (pulsating compressed air cleaning) available yes/no 2.5.9 Circulation pump available yes/no 2.5.10 Mixer sensor available yes/no 2.5.11 Water meter available yes/no 2.5.12 Spot and supply electrode available yes/no 2.5.13 MilkMaker-dispensing unit available yes/no...
  • Page 199 Check list for after-sales service Switch the draining mode on or off. Empty via teat Drain after x minutes (if the mixer draining valve is available) OFF delay Select the milk values Select the MP/milk mode or the MP-mode Continue with MP / machine stop Enter the dry matter.
  • Page 200 Check list for after-sales service Accustoming quantity activated yes/no Check and, if necessary, adjust the quantity/threshold. Change the data of individual animals Group Feed Concentration Milk ratio Concentrate Additive 1 / additive 2 Weight Plan day (correction days) Cleaning Settings Temperature of the cleaning water Detergent quantity Teat cleaning...

  • Page 201: Accessories

    Accessories 15 Accessories The following accessories are available for the automatic feeder: • Stainless steel finish • Second, third and fourth feeding station • Additive dispenser Powder • Additive dispenser Liquid • Servo control (when the feeding stations are distant from or higher than the automatic feeder as as for parallel feeding) •...
  • Page 202 Accessories • Concentrate feeders • Animal scales • PC-program „NetTerminal PC“ • PC-program „KalbManagerWIN“ • Förster-gateway CAN Ethernet • CalfProtect • Teat slider • Additional dispenser for second milk powder type...

  • Page 203: Annex

    Annex 16 Annex 16.1 Menu overview 16.1.1 Main menu ( key) Group: A..D Correction days: 0 to 99 days Additive 1/2: yes/no Animal Weight in kg: 30 to 250 kg Weight gain in g: xxx g Register? Register Mode: [no|all|available] Group: A..D Automatic Additive 1/2: yes/no...
  • Page 204 Annex Menu overview of the Main menu ( key) Group: [A..D] Deviations: 0 - 99 days Quantity: -25.5 to 25.5 L Feed Plan: x.x L Feed: x.x L Deviations: 0 - 99 days Quantity: -255 to 255 g/L Concentration Plan: x.x g/L Concentration: xxx g/L Milk ratio in % Deviations: 0 - 99 days...
  • Page 205 Annex Menu overview of the Main menu ( key) Quantity Concentration Milk ratio Feed Limitation Maximum speed Weaning Plans Quantity Concentrate 1/ Portion size Limitation Accustoming quantity After: 0 to 9 hours Yesterday: 0 to 99 % Feed Feeding speed: 0 to 99 % Break without additive: xx Feeding Break with additive: xx...
  • Page 206 Annex Menu overview of the Main menu ( key) <F-station 1.. 8> Draining time: 10 to 60 seconds Turn-on delay: 0.0 to 2.0 seconds Turn-off delay: 0.0 to 2.0 seconds Feed Pump start: 0.2 to 9.9 seconds Pump stop: 0.2 to 9.9 seconds Maximum speed: 20 to 100 % Stations <C-station 1..
  • Page 207 Annex Menu overview of the Main menu ( key) Water boiler: open? Water HE: open? Milk: open? Valves Mixer drain: open? Circulation valve: open? Air valve: open? Mixer motor: start? Milk pump: start? Powder motor: start? Additive dispenser 1/2: start? Motors Detergent pump: start? Feeding pump: start?
  • Page 208 Annex Menu overview of the Main menu ( key) <Scales 1/1 .. 12/2> Weigh? Stations Scales Tare? Calibrate? Power failures Reset Terminal Database <IFS-F 1 .. 8> Amount: x <IFS-F quadruple [1|2]> Control Since: dd.mm.yyyy (date) <IFS-C 1 .. 8> Delete? <Scales control 1 ..
  • Page 209 Annex Menu overview of the Main menu ( key) Language Selected language Time: hh:mm:ss (current time) Time/date Date: dd.mm.yy (current date) Type: [Powder|Milk|Combi] Number: 1 - 99 Setup Address: 2 - FD System: Interval feeding Machine Operating mode: [SA|SM] Animal number: [ 250] HE capacity: [ 250] ml...

  • Page 210: Menu Overview Of The Manual Functions ( Key)

    Annex 16.1.2 Menu overview of the manual functions ( key) Start? Output [bucket|station 1 .. 8] Quantity: 0.25 to 65.0 L Temperature: 41.0 to 45.0 ºC Extra portion Concentration: 5 - 255 g/L Milk ratio: 0, 30 to 100 % Additive 1: 0 to 99 g/L Additive 2: 0 to 99 g/L Start?
  • Page 211 Annex 16.1.3 Menu overview of animal control ( key) As of xx:xx h x.x L Consumption in %: today/yesterday Consumption in L: today/yesterday Electrolyte in L: today/yesterday (if selected) Entitled: x ani- With additive: today/yesterday mals Break off: today/yesterday Without additive: today/yesterday Last visit: hh:mm:ss (time) Visits: today/yesterday Entitled: today/yesterday...

  • Page 212: Menu Overview Of Animal Control ( Key)

    Annex Menu overview of animal control ( key) Dispensed: [no|medicine prescription P1..4|electrolyte prescription] Dosage: Deviations: 0 to 99 days xx g/L or Quantity: xx g/L|g/100 kg|g/day xx g/100 kg or Prescription: xx g/L|g/100 kg|g/day xx g/day Dosage: xx g/L|g/100 kg|g/day Weight: 30 to 250 kg Additive 1/2 Weight: xx kg...
  • Page 213 Annex Menu overview of animal control ( key) As of xx:xx h x.x L Consumption in %: today/yesterday Consumption in L: today/yesterday EL in L: today/yesterday Deviations: 0 to 99 days Quantity: -25.5 to 25.5 L Feed in L: today/yesterday Plan: xx.x L Feed: xx.x L Consumption in %:...
  • Page 214 Annex Menu overview of animal control ( key) Today: Set/actual vaIue [L|g|kg] Milk powder (MP) Yesterday: Set/actual value Milk Total [L|g|kg] Additive 1/2 The day-before-yesterday: Set/ Concentrate 1/2 actual value [L|g|kg] Total consump- tion <Animal number/group station plan tendency plan quantity> Milk powder (MP): xx kg Animal Milk: xxx L...

  • Page 216: Ec-Declaration Of Conformity As Per Ec Machines Directives 98/37/Ec, Annex Ii A

    Annex 16.3 Default feeding plans 16.3.1 Group A Stand Alone Standard Feeding plan Group A Förster-Technik Feed quantity in liters/day Standard feeding plan: P1: 3 days: from 6 to 6 L P2: 14 days: from 6 to 8 L P3: 18 days: from 8 to 8 L P4: 42 days: from 8 to 2.5 L Total: 77 days = 478 L Standard concentration plan:...

  • Page 217: Group C

    Annex 16.3.3 Group C Stand Alone Standard Feeding Plan Group C Förster-Technik Feed quantity in liters/day Standard feeding plan: P1: 2 days: from 5 to 5 L P2: 6 days: from 5 to 6 L P3: 21 days: from 6 to 6 L P4: 35 days: from 6 to 2.5 L Total: 64 days = 316 L Standard concentration plan:...

  • Page 218: Template For Individual Feeding Plan

    Annex 16.3.5 Template for individual feeding plan...

  • Page 219: Basic Principle Of Interval Feeding

    Annex 16.4 Basic principle of interval feeding...
  • Page 220 Annex 16.5 CAN-bus addresses 16.5.1 Default addresses The graph below is intended to exemplify how to allocate addresses according to default values. On the following page you can allocate addresses according to your needs. Just copy the template, if required. Note: Please note that a number can be allocated only once.

  • Page 221: Can-Bus Addresses

    Annex 16.5.2 Template for individual allocation of addresses Default addresses 01 - 10: Hand-held terminal Address..11 - 20: Automatic feeder(s) 21 - 30: Scales 41 - 50: IFS F-station(s) 51 - 60: IFS C-station(s) Address..61 - 70: IFS-F quadruple Address..
  • Page 222 Annex...
  • Page 223 Index Automatic feeder Dimensions 23 Abbreviations 14 Technical data 22 Weight 23 Accessories 201 Automatic mode 31 Ad libitum Feed dispense 108 Mode 73 Additive Blocking the remaining portion 137 Administer 126 Animal-specific EL dispense 133 Break off Animal-specific medicine dispense 132 Check 162 Blocking the remaining portion 137 Changing the dispense 135...
  • Page 224 Index Consumption check 160 Change 112 Feeding day Check 163 Feeding regime 106 Date/time Feeding speed Checking and adjusting 71 Check 162 Device data 71 Feeding station Diagnostic 151 Allocating the CAN-bus-address 64, 66 Concentrate station 155 Check 153 Control 155 Configuration 62 Feeding station 153 IFS-compact unit quadruple 65...
  • Page 225 Index Milk expelling Program configuration Activation 81 Device data 71 Checking and adjusting date/time 71 Milk powder 52 Draining and hold time 75 Milk powder hopper Gradient control 76 Filling 52 New installation 72 Storage capacity 23 Restricted/ad libitum-mode 73 Milk supply 43 Servo control 76 Minimum quantity...
  • Page 226 Index Target and minimum temperature 48 Time Checking and adjusting 71 Tolerance values Milk ratio 50 Total duration of feeding Change 113 Transmitter numbers Management 91 Reading in automatically 93, 94 Unknown transmitters 168 Valves 151 Vapor screen Activation 51 Visits Check 163 Warnings 171, 182...

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