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DOL 535 • DOL 539
Layer - Production
User Manual
English For other language variants of this document we refer to:
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http://docs.skov.com/1019
613521 • 2022-06-24
Software version 7.7

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  • Page 1 DOL 535 • DOL 539 Layer - Production User Manual English For other language variants of this document we refer to: Español Para otras variantes del idioma de este documento, visite: Français Pour les versions dans d'autres langues de ce document veuillez consulter: http://docs.skov.com/1019...
  • Page 3 The date of change appears from the front and back pages. Note • All rights belong to SKOV A/S. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the expressed written permission of SKOV A/S in each case.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 1 Guidelines ...............................  6 2 Product description ............................ 7 3 Operating instructions...........................  8 Operation ............................  8 Daily use .............................  9 TrustMe .............................  10 Activity log.......................... 10 Pages ............................ 12 3.5.1 Selecting default pages...................... 12 3.5.2 Page types ..........................
  • Page 5 DOL 535 • DOL 539 Feed consumption ........................ 45 4.5.1 Add/remove feed manually ...................... 45 Water ............................ 45 4.6.1 Water control.......................... 46 Silo ............................ 48 4.7.1 Silo empty sensor ........................ 50 4.7.2 Gradual changeover ........................ 50 4.7.3 Day silo – feed weighing ...................... 50 4.7.3.1...

  • Page 6: Guidelines

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 1 Guidelines This user manual deals with the daily operation of the house controller. The manual provides the fundamental knowledge about the functions of the controller that is required to ensure optimum use of it.

  • Page 7: Product Description

    • DOL 534 climate controller • DOL 535 production controller • DOL 539 climate and production controller (obtained by combining DOL 534 and DOL 535) DOL 534 is available in the following climate software variants: • LPV •...

  • Page 8: Operating Instructions

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 3 Operating instructions 3.1 Operation The climate and production controller is operated by means of the touch display. The view in the display is called a page. You can scroll both up/down and right/left to see the entire page.

  • Page 9: Daily Use

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 3.2 Daily use The controller is operated via created pages giving access to settings and information. We recommend that you create pages with the content you need for daily operation. The pages provide infor- mation about and status of the operation. Furthermore, the content of the pages works as shortcuts to the set- tings menu for quick and easy access to changing settings.

  • Page 10: Trustme

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 3.3 TrustMe TrustMe information is meant to give a better understanding of how the controller is working. For selected control areas the following is described: • the current status. • the reason for the current adjustment.
  • Page 11 DOL 535 • DOL 539 Furthermore, it is displayed when a value/setting was changed and when. Press the icon for the Activity log to open it. Press the line of an activity to see the details, such as when an alarm was activated and when the alarm was acknowledged.

  • Page 12: Pages

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 3.5 Pages A page is a user-defined display of selected values, graphs and settings. Pages therefore provide quick access to reading and operation. We recommend that you create a number of pages to show exactly the functions and values used in the individ- ual house and that cover the needs of the daily user.

  • Page 13: Program Overview

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Add key values. Select one of the tools to edit, move or delete the key value. When a tool is selected, the icon of the key value reflects the selected tool. Finish the setup by pressing Confirm 3.5.2.2 Program overview...
  • Page 14 DOL 535 • DOL 539 Press the plus sign to add a program. The order of the programs can be changed by pressing and holding a program while dragging it up or down. Save the page by pressing Confirm A program can be edited directly from the program overview by pressing the line with the program.

  • Page 15: Layers In Cages

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 3.5.2.3 Layers in cages The page ‘Layer cage’ makes it easy to compare data between the created animal groups. It gives a fast overview of the status of the individual groups. For example, the mortality, water, feed and eggs can easily be calculated for each animal group.

  • Page 16: Creating

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 3.5.3 Creating pages We recommend that you create a number of pages to show exactly the functions and values used in the individ- ual house and that cover the needs of the daily user. The pages work as shortcuts to the key values and settings and therefore gives you quick access to reading val- ues and changing the settings.
  • Page 17 DOL 535 • DOL 539 Press the one of the tools to edit headlines or card content, to move or delete the cards. Edit Move Delete When a tool is selected, the icons on the cards change to reflect the tool.

  • Page 18: Edit

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 3.5.4 Edit pages All pages can be edited by pressing the gear wheel in the bot- tom right corner. Select a top card for the page. Select the page content (cards). Open the menu , see also Creating pages [} 16].
  • Page 19 DOL 535 • DOL 539 Activating/deactivating functions Functions can be activated and deactivated by means of the toggle button. Scroll up/down If the page or menu is higher than the display, you can scroll up/down. The possibility to scroll is shown by the arrows in the display.

  • Page 20: Search In Menus

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 3.7 Search in menus It is easy to search for the individual functions of the controller. Open the page by pressing Settings Use the search field to the left to search in menus. Enter at least 3 characters to search.

  • Page 21: Password

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 3.9 Password This section is only relevant to houses where the Password function is activated. The controller can be protected against unauthorized operation with the use of passwords. This function can be activated in the menu...
  • Page 22 DOL 535 • DOL 539 Limitation of access to operation of the house controller We recommend that you change the default passwords and subsequently change the password on a regular basis. User Manual...

  • Page 23: Production

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 4 Production Feed/water Feed mixture Feed program Light control Feed mixing with as many as five 24-hour clocks components Egg counters Water meters Feed weigher Bird scale FarmOnline Various feeding systems Silo weighing User Manual...

  • Page 24: Animals

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 4.1 Animals The menu can be used to keep track of the current number of animals in the livestock house. The information regarding the number of stocked and transferred animals for example helps to form the basis for the controller’s calculations for production control.

  • Page 25: Culled/Dead Animals

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Select the relevant group and make the registration there. 4.1.2 Culled/dead animals Indicate reason and number of culled/dead animals. This number is used for calculating the mortality. 4.1.3 Add/remove animals Enter the number of animals in the relevant category.
  • Page 26 DOL 535 • DOL 539 In order to achieve optimal production levels it is important that the animals' gain follows the recommendations of the breeding company. The amount of food can be changed to regulate gain. Weighing can be carried out automatically with inspection weight or manually.

  • Page 27: Search Limits

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Number of stable weighings higher than 25 grams registered within the last 24 Number of registrations hours. The measured average weight before use of Correction factor. Average uncorrected The expected weight of the animals at the current day number.

  • Page 28: Disconnect Period

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Reference weight [g] +/- 15% [g] Minimum values [g] Maximum values [g] 2483 744.9 1738.1 3227.9 Example of calculated, accepted minimum and maximum weighings at a search limit of 15%. 4.2.2 Disconnect period Production | Bird scale | Bird scale When feeding, the animals eat and drink a lot in a short time and their weight therefore also increases a lot.

  • Page 29: Main Light

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Press the field to possibly change the day number Start day no. of the period. To add a day number, press Add sub program The blocks on the time line shows when and how long the light is on.

  • Page 30: Dawn And Dusk - Advanced

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Over a set period, the house controller changes the light to the required level. Periods for dawn and dusk can be set independently. Set the duration of the individual periods as well as the value of the light intensity when the period expires.

  • Page 31: Reducing Main Light

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 4.3.4 Reducing main light This section is relevant only to houses with standard light control. The function is intended to change the light level over a set period every 24 hours in order to adjust the animals behavior.

  • Page 32: Slave Light

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Press the + to create a new program and press the field Start to change the start day. Press the editing tool to set the light intensity over time for each of the programs. Press the field to change the time.

  • Page 33: Extra Light

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Dusk and dawn Settings of periods with increasing and decreasing light intensity for transition be- tween light and darkness in the house. See also the Dawn and dusk [} 29] section. Only available in houses with light dimmers.
  • Page 34 DOL 535 • DOL 539 Setting a light color to replace the current light color used in the light color program. Light color That is, the light color in the light color program is adjusted according to the entry. This can be used instead of adjusting the individual points in the light color program.

  • Page 35: Feed Control

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 4.4 Feed control This section is relevant only to houses with feed control. Depending on the type of feed control, feed can be regulated either in terms of time or the amount of feed. You can change the amount of feed by: •...

  • Page 36: Feed Control - Tier Feeding

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 The feeding line is off outside the selected periods however, the cross auger is still able to fill the cross-auger hopper. If a start time is set from 00:00 to 24:00, feeding will be carried out for 24 hours.

  • Page 37: Animate Feeding

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Setting for whether feed is dispensed to the individual tier. Enable/disable tier (only for Relay per tier Setting for whether feed is dispensed to the individual feed group. Enable/disable feed group (only for Relay per feed group...

  • Page 38: Dosing Hopper

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Production | Tier feeding | Split feeding Reading the current feed type used. Current feed type Setting the number of daily time periods in the feeding program. Periods in split feed- ing program Split feeding program Setting up when the time periods must start and which feed types or feed mixtures are to be used in the time period.

  • Page 39: Time-Controlled Pan Feeding

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 1. Silo auger – up to five types of feed 2. Feed weigher 3. Feed demand sensor 4. Cross auger 5. Cross-auger tank 6. Cross auger sensor in tank 7. Level sensor in control pan When installation is carried out, set pan feeding according to one of the following control methods: See also the Technical Manual.

  • Page 40: Time And Amount Controlled Pan Feeding

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Feed program Setting the feed program. See the section Feed programs [} 35]. The menu Feed Program is not visible if pan feeding is con- trolled according to the light program 4.4.3.2 Time and amount controlled pan feeding...
  • Page 41 DOL 535 • DOL 539 Feed correction amount For time and amount controlled feed, the production controller calculates whether the amount consumed corresponds to the consumption required. If more or less than the required amount has been used, the production controller automatically adapts the amount in the subsequent periods.

  • Page 42: Feed Control - Chain Feeding

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 4.4.4 Feed control – chain feeding In principle, the feed system is structured as follows 1. Silo auger – up to five types of feed 2. Feed weigher 3. Feed demand sensor 4. Cross auger 5.
  • Page 43 DOL 535 • DOL 539 Number of feedings Day number Figure 5: Chain feeding: Number of feedings per day. The number of daily feedings gradually increases between two day numbers. Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 7 feedings during 3 periods Time Figure 6: Chain feeding: Example 1: Distribution of number of feedings...

  • Page 44: Feed Mixture (Day Silo, Drum Weigher And 9940)

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 No. of chain runs today The number of chain runs for which there is room in the periods. calculated No. of chain runs offset Offset in relation to the number of feedings set in the program.

  • Page 45: Feed Consumption

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 C feed: 10% of 20 kg: 2 kg A feed: 70% of (20-2): 12.6 kg B feed: 30% of (20-2): 5.4 kg Table 1: Example of addition of feed supplement. The supplement is added for example just before the end of the penultimate feed, and stops just before the end of the last feed.

  • Page 46: Water Control

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Water target amount Maximum amount of water the animals are allowed to consume in the current pe- riod. (only with water control) Target for the water consumption per animal in the current period. Water reference (only with water control) Total water consumption since midnight.
  • Page 47 DOL 535 • DOL 539 Please note that: • during the time up to the first day number, the water supply is open all the time. • that there is no access to water outside the periods selected. With time- and amount-controlled water, the production controller turns off the water when the desired amount has been consumed.

  • Page 48: Silo

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Water level When a sensor detects that the water level is not within the de- sired range, the state of this sensor is displayed at the top of the list. From the factory the alarm is set to send a warning after one minute.
  • Page 49 DOL 535 • DOL 539 Gradual changeover For automatic change, the production controller is capable of gradually changing to a different silo. Setting the quantity of residual feed at which the gradual transi- tion is to start. Setting the time before the automatic change of silos occurs.

  • Page 50: Silo Empty Sensor

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Symbol for silo delivery. 4.7.1 Silo empty sensor When a silo empty sensor is used, the production controller stops the silo auger when the sensor registers that there is no more feed in the silo.

  • Page 51: Filling Of Day Silo

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Setting how many kilos of feed the day silo can be filled up with. Max. capacity This value is the basis for the displayed percentages, e.g. Filling amount. The amount of feed to be filled in the day silo is set for each feed in the feed pro- gram.
  • Page 52 DOL 535 • DOL 539 In each program you must set the following: • Number of periods per day (1-16) • Start time • Duration Press the field in the column to change the start time. Start Press the field in the column...

  • Page 53: Nests

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 4.10 Nests This section is relevant only to houses with nests. The function makes it possible to automatically open and close the access to the nest area at the requested times. Production | Nest Reading of the current status for nest opening.

  • Page 54: Egg Counter

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 It is possible to create up to 16 programs. In each program you must set the following: • Number of openings/closings per day (1-4) • Opening time of day • Closing time of day The program shows the period where the animals have access to the scratching area.

  • Page 55: System-, Floor And Discarded Eggs

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Entering the information about sizes of eggs (S, M, L, XL and XXL) for analysis and Egg sizes reporting in the management program FarmOnline Explorer. Display of the number of eggs registered per position. All positions Entering an adjustment to the number of eggs in total.

  • Page 56: Interval Timers

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 The function enables data to be entered into the system manually, which counts up for the current day and for the batch, see the Technical manual for more information. Enter manual values for up to six user-defined inputs.

  • Page 57: Key Values

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 4.16 Key values Production | Key values The menu shows a number of key values. The content of the menu depends on the type and the setup of the controller. Display of production values. 4.17 Production status The menu provides an overview of the user offsets made in relation to the standard settings.

  • Page 58: Management

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 5 Management 5.1 House data 5.1.1 House status Active house - Empty house The controller has 2 different modes of operation, one for when there are animals in the house and one for when the house is empty.

  • Page 59: Settings

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 5.1.2 Settings Management House data Reading status ( Status Active house Empty house Changing the house status by entering a unique code, which is shown in the dis- Change status play. Stocked animals Setting the number of animals (only DOL 534).

  • Page 60: History Curves

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 5.2 History curves Depending on the type and setup of the controller, the following history curves for production are available: • FCR • PEF • Current bird weight • Growth • Feeding times • Feed •...

  • Page 61: Setting Curves

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 When curves are adjusted via FarmOnline Explorer is is dis- played in the menu. Select if the reference curve from FarmOnline Explorer or the curve from the controller should be used. 5.3.1 Setting curves Use the button to add the required curve points.

  • Page 62: Alarms

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 6 Alarms Alarms only work when the status is Active house The only exceptions are alarm test and alarms for CAN communication and temperature surveil- lance for Empty house When an alarm occurs, the house controller will register the alarm type and the time it occurred.

  • Page 63: Alarm Test

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 6.2 Alarm test Regular alarm tests help to ensure that the alarms actually work when needed. Therefore you should test the alarms every week. Activate to start testing. Alarm test Check that the alarm lamp is flashing.

  • Page 64: Feed Alarms

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 6.3.3 Feed alarms Alarm settings | Production | Feed alarm The alarm is triggered when the feed weigher determines that no feed is com- No feed to feed weigher ing from the silos. The function can be connected and disconnected.
  • Page 65 DOL 535 • DOL 539 The alarm continuously monitors whether too much feed is supplied to the Too much feed house within a time interval. A system can supply a certain quantity of feed per time unit, depending on the size of supply augers and cross augers.
  • Page 66 DOL 535 • DOL 539 This alarm indicates that the water/ feed ratio does not follow the reference Water/feed ratio (pan and chain feeding with curve. Possible reasons: water meter) 1) Defective water system 2) Sick animals 3) Feed inaccuracies However, note that the water/ feed ratio may be increased in houses without cooling systems when the outside temperature is high.

  • Page 67: Water Alarms

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Determine the cause of the stoppage and check whether any of the groups are lacking feed. Be aware that the system must be restarted manually. This alarm is triggered if there is a pause in the system for longer than the Feeding paused too long alarm time set.
  • Page 68 DOL 535 • DOL 539 The alarm is triggered if the water consumption measured by a water meter is Too much water alarm when open too high in a given period. Depending on the capacity of the water supply, the system can supply a cer- tain quantity of water per unit of time.

  • Page 69: Bird Scale Calibration

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 Start alarm day In the event of major changes to the number of animals in the house, at least 26 hours should pass before the house con- troller can trigger the alarm. In order to avoid triggering false alarms, you can indicate how many days should pass before the house controller triggers a water alarm.
  • Page 70 DOL 535 • DOL 539 Press to add a new alarm. Press the field to give the alarm a name. Name Press to select the category the alarm belongs to. Category Set the control mode Hard Soft Disabled Set a delay, if required.

  • Page 71: Maintenance Instructions

    DOL 535 • DOL 539 7 Maintenance instructions The house controller requires no maintenance to function correctly. You should test the alarm system every week. Use only original spare parts. Note that the service life of the house controller will be extended if it stays connected all the time, as this will keep it dry and free from condensation.
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