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DOL 635 • DOL 639
Production Controller
User Manual
English For other language variants of this document we refer to:
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http://docs.skov.com/1201
613361 • 2022-03-04
Software version 7.6
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- Page 1 DOL 635 • DOL 639 Production Controller 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/1201...
- 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.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
DOL 635 • DOL 639 1 Guidelines ............................... 6 2 Product description............................ 7 3 Operating instructions ........................... 8 Operation ............................ 8 Two-house variant ........................ 9 Daily use ............................. 9 TrustMe ............................. 11 Activity log.......................... 11 Pages ............................ 13 3.6.1 Selecting default pages...................... 13 3.6.2... - Page 5 DOL 635 • DOL 639 Stopping an alarm signal ...................... 43 Alarm test .......................... 44 Alarm settings .......................... 44 6.3.1 Master/Client alarms ........................ 44 6.3.2 Light alarms .......................... 44 6.3.3 Feed alarms .......................... 44 6.3.4 Water alarms.......................... 47 6.3.5 Auxiliary alarms.......................... 48 7 Maintenance instructions .......................... 50...
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Page 6: Guidelines
DOL 635 • DOL 639 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
• S (Small) • L (Large) DOL 635 includes production functionality such as dry feeding, water, light and 24-hour clock, while DOL 634 in- cludes the basic production features such as light, water and 24-hour clock. A combination of climate and production functionality can be achieved by combining DOL 634 and DOL 635 system software. -
Page 8: Operating Instructions
DOL 635 • DOL 639 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: Two-House Variant
DOL 635 • DOL 639 3.2 Two-house variant Two-house house controllers have house keys for the individual house and a shared front view. Press the house key to display a shared front view for both houses. Press to access the overview. - Page 10 DOL 635 • DOL 639 You can take a step back in menus by pressing the button with the arrow pointing left in the left corner. In all menus and settings, changes can be canceled by press- or confirmed by pressing...
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Page 11: Trustme
DOL 635 • DOL 639 3.4 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 12 DOL 635 • DOL 639 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.
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Page 13: Pages
DOL 635 • DOL 639 3.6 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 14 DOL 635 • DOL 639 Click on to adjust the inside temperature to the required temperature in the house. Adjustment: +/- 0.5 Next possible adjustment: in two hours. Humidity The controller displays the current air humidity. Click on to adjust the humidity to the required air humidity in the house.
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Page 15: House View
DOL 635 • DOL 639 3.6.2.2 House view This view provides a graphic overview of the house with selected values and settings. First select the angle of the house illustration. The illustration is shown in the small picture to the right. Then select to hide or display the house, the chimneys and the silos. -
Page 16: Program Overview
DOL 635 • DOL 639 3.6.2.3 Program overview This page makes it possible to see various types of programs on the same page. The graphic view makes it easy to gain an overview of how the programs have been setup in relation to each other. -
Page 17: Creating
DOL 635 • DOL 639 3.6.3 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 18 DOL 635 • DOL 639 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.
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Page 19: Edit
DOL 635 • DOL 639 3.6.4 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 [} 17]. - Page 20 DOL 635 • DOL 639 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.
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Page 21: Search In Menus
DOL 635 • DOL 639 3.8 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 22: Password
DOL 635 • DOL 639 3.10 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 23 DOL 635 • DOL 639 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...
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Page 24: Production
DOL 635 • DOL 639 4 Production Feed/water Feed mixture Feed program Light control Feed mixing with up to five components 24-hour clocks Feed weigher Water meters FarmOnline Silo weighing Dry feeding User Manual... -
Page 25: Animals
DOL 635 • DOL 639 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 26: Pig Weighing
DOL 635 • DOL 639 Choose the controller you want to move the animals to. Enter the number of animals to be moved. The menu shows the number of moved pigs and where they were moved to. If a controller is offline, the animals are not moved to it, instead they are just removed from the current controller. -
Page 27: Light Control
DOL 635 • DOL 639 4.3 Light control This section is relevant only to houses with a light control. 4.3.1 Light program The light control function works by means of a 24-hour clock with up to 16 light programs. The controller maintains each light programs start and stop times from one day number to the next. This means that if you have one light program for day 1 and a new light program on day 7, the days 2-6 will follow the light program for day 1. -
Page 28: Dawn And Dusk
DOL 635 • DOL 639 4.3.3 Dawn and dusk This section is relevant only to houses with standard light control. When a light dimmer is used, the light level can be controlled so that a light period starts with "Dawn" where the light is changed from "Night"... - Page 29 DOL 635 • DOL 639 If the controller has an external button for activating pause and start, the contents of the menu is synchronized after pressing the button. See section Manual start of feeding [} 30]. Feed program Setting for when and how many times feeding is necessary. See also the Feed programs [} 31] section.
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Page 30: Manual Start Of Feeding
DOL 635 • DOL 639 4.4.1 Manual start of feeding If you want to start a feeding before the scheduled time, you can activate the feed line though the controller menu or with an external button. The manual feeding will start immediately and run until the feed line is filled. -
Page 31: Feed Programs
DOL 635 • DOL 639 4.4.3 Feed programs The time control of feeding is regulated using the feed programs. The feeding follows a pre-determined pro- gram, which determines at what time of day feed is to be administered. If the time it takes the animals to eat suddenly changes, this can be an indication of problems which ought to be checked further. -
Page 32: Feed Consumption
DOL 635 • DOL 639 An offset is added to the feed mixture curve. If very high offset values have been set, Feed X today may in time (when the curve increases or drops) exceed 100% or fall below 0%. In that case, the value for... -
Page 33: Silo
DOL 635 • DOL 639 4.7 Silo This section is relevant only to houses with feed silo. The production controller registers feed consumption from the silos by means of feed weighing. When feed is delivered, the production controller updates the quantity of feed in the silos based on the information you enter. -
Page 34: Silo Empty Sensor
DOL 635 • DOL 639 Upon delivery of feed, the quantity supplied must be entered into the production Silo delivery controller. Delivery log with the amount and date for each delivery of feed. Up to twenty de- Silo delivery log liveries for each silo can be stored. -
Page 35: Gradual Changeover
DOL 635 • DOL 639 You can also select whether the production controller should automatically change over to another silo with the same type of feed ( ). If another silo with the sufficient quantity of feed is not available, the pro-... - Page 36 DOL 635 • DOL 639 24-hour clock with week program The week program determines which days the 24-hour clock is If an ON-time runs past midnight on a day when the 24-hour clock is not active, the function will remain ON until the time has elapsed.
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Page 37: Feed Weigher
DOL 635 • DOL 639 4.9 Feed weigher This section is relevant only to houses with feed weigher. The production controller provides information on the filling of the weigher and the current status of the weigher. This can be used in connection with calibration. -
Page 38: Management
DOL 635 • DOL 639 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 39: Empty House Safety
DOL 635 • DOL 639 5.1.1.1 Empty house safety This section is relevant only to houses with 2-house controllers. The house with the lowest day number cannot immediately be set to Empty house Not until you have selected Set to Empty house any-... -
Page 40: History Curves
DOL 635 • DOL 639 There is no automatic adaptation in relation to summer and winter time, as some animal types are very sensitive to changes in their circadian rhythm. If you want the controller to follow the local time for summer and winter time, you must therefore manually change the time setting by +/- 1 hour. -
Page 41: Setting Curves
DOL 635 • DOL 639 The controller can adjust automatically according to the ani- mals’ age. When the house controller is connected to a network with the management program FarmOnline Explorer curves can also be changed via FarmOnline. Depending on the type and setup of the house controller, differ- ent batch curves are available: •... - Page 42 DOL 635 • DOL 639 Humidity Changes are carried out in the menu Climate | Humidity Changed curve sequence Days Figure 4: Curve for air humidity It is generally the case for the curve functions that the house controller automatically displaces the rest of a curve sequence in parallel when you change the associated setting in the course of a flock.
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Page 43: Alarms
DOL 635 • DOL 639 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 44: Alarm Test
DOL 635 • DOL 639 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 45 DOL 635 • DOL 639 The alarm is a technical alarm to ensure that the stop sensor is working. Feed line 1 feed stop sensor defect There should not be any feed outside of the sensor when Max time to free runs out, otherwise the alarm will be activated.
- Page 46 DOL 635 • DOL 639 When the problem is solved, you can run manual feeding or wait for the feed program’s next feeding. Feed weigher No feed to feed weigher The alarm is triggered when the feed weigher determines that no feed is com- ing from the silos.
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Page 47: Water Alarms
DOL 635 • DOL 639 This alarm indicates that the water/ feed ratio does not follow the reference Water/feed ratio (with water meter) curve. Possible reasons: 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 48: Auxiliary Alarms
DOL 635 • DOL 639 The alarm is triggered if the water consumption measured by a water meter is Not enough water alarm too low during a given period of time. It is recommended to set this alarm to 1,0 l/min. and a monitoring time to 30 minutes. - Page 49 DOL 635 • DOL 639 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.
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Page 50: Maintenance Instructions
DOL 635 • DOL 639 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. - Page 52 SKOV A/S • Hedelund 4 • Glyngøre • DK-7870 Roslev Tel. +45 72 17 55 55 • www.skov.com • E-mail: skov@skov.dk...
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