STIENEN PL-9300 User Manual

Poultry climate and management computer

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PL-9300
POULTRY CLIMATE AND MANAGEMENT COMPUTER
USER MANUAL
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PL-9300-G-EN02400

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  • Page 1 PL-9300 POULTRY CLIMATE AND MANAGEMENT COMPUTER USER MANUAL PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Timers ..............................28 9.1 Light timers ............................ 28 9.2 Dosing timers ..........................28 9.3 Timers ............................31 9.4 Date and time ..........................31 9.5 Overview ............................32 9.6 Alarm ............................. 32 Info ................................. 33 10.1 Animal data ............................ 33 PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 3 No part of this publication may be copied and/or published by photocopying or any other means whatsoever, without prior written permission from Stienen BE (www.stienen.com). We do not accept any liability for the contents of this manual and explicitly waive all implicit guarantees of merchantability or fitness for a certain use.
  • Page 4: General Introduction

    Please read all information and instructions carefully before using the product. Symbols mark warnings, important notes, tips, etc. in this manual. Stienen has compiled this manual with all due care. If you find any errors, please let us know. 1.1 Symbols and definitions Risk of injury by dangerous electric shock.
  • Page 5: Safety Instructions And Warnings

    The EU has set up systems for the separate collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment and batteries (Directive 20212/19/EU). If you do not dispose of the device properly, you risk a fine. Electrical and electronic equipment must be collected separately at the end of its life. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 6: Display And Keyboard

    Pressing F3 again turns off the graphical display. Indication that you can press to select the previous/next screen. 3.2 Keyboard Function keys Navigation keys Numerical keys Do not use sharp objects (pen or screwdriver) to operate the keys. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 7: Function Keys

    (provided that the maximum value for periods/breakpoints has not been reached). Press and hold and press to remove a breakpoint/period (provided that there is at least one period/breakpoint). The number of breakpoints/periods is adjusted automatically. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 8: Alarm Key

     You can snooze up to 20 alarms simultaneously. Once the snoozed alarm list contains 20 alarms, you cannot add any more alarms to the list. You can still use the temporary alarm off function ( off).  A snoozed alarm does not appear in the alarm log. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 9 The time at which the communication alarm occurred. Alarm status No alarm, Communication address x or Communication WEB-485 A communication alarm occurs when the master device has not received data from any device (PL-9xxx, PFA- 9400, WEB-485 etc.) in the same RS485 data communication loop. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 10: Terminal Numbering For Inputs / Outputs

    0-10V input measuring sensors (RH, pressure, etc.) Digital input These include measuring fans, counter contacts etc. Module to which a wind speed meter, wind direction meter and rain Meteo station sensor can be connected to. Pressure sensor n. a. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 11: Main Menu

    You can program a separate access code for the status screen. If you only set an access code for the status screen, this will apply to all user screens. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 12: Climate Control

    Value between -9.9°C and +9.9°C  setting is relative to house temperature Value equal to or higher than 10.0°C  absolute temperature setting Temperature 1+2 Inform your installer whether temperature control 1/2 is a relative or absolute temperature setting. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 13: Main Ventilation

    (+0.0°C/-0.0%). Growth curve temperature To increase or decrease the calculated house temperature. Growth curve minimum To increase or decrease the calculated minimum ventilation. Growth curve maximum To increase or decrease the calculated maximum ventilation. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 14 Maximum valve position = 100% The AQC valve without measuring fan controls on the basis of the calculated main ventilation (main Current valve position fan output). Minimum valve position Main ventilation [%] Minimum Current Maximum ventilation ventilation ventilation Duty cycle PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 15: Air Inlets

    That is why we advise a bandwidth of 4 to 7°C, depending on the outside temperature. ANote-CompensP-N-ENxxxxxx Automatic bandwidth increase  Min/max air inlet pos. Setting the minimum and maximum air inlet positions. Current temperature The current, average temperature based on which the air inlet positions are controlled. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 16 Below this minimum percentage, the air inlet valve is in its minimum open position. If the main ventilation rises above the set minimum (%), the valve will open further. Max. ventilation (%) Above this maximum percentage, the air inlet valve is in its maximum open position. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 17: Heating

    The switched heater has a fixed switching hysteresis set by the installer. Min/Max heating Limits for the minimum or maximum heating capacity of a controlled heating. Current temperature Displays the average temperature of the assigned temperature sensors. You can assign a maximum of 4 temperature sensors to a heating control. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 18: Cooling

     total number of operating hours Clear running hours yes = delete operating hours. 5.6 Cooling Options Maximum RH Cooling increases the humidity in the house. Above this setting, the cooling system will switch off to prevent the relative humidity from rising too high. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 19: Pressure Control

    The required air inlet position is calculated based on the set and measured pressure. The pressure- controlled air inlets are adjusted every 2 minutes. Change the calculated air inlet opening to control the air inlets to the desired position faster. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 20: Humidification Control

    14. The minimum and maximum heating can be set separately. Temperature control as cooling If temperature control has been set as cooling, the temperature control is set identically to the cooling on page 15. Temperature setting See Relative or absolute temperature setting , page 9. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 21: Thermo-Differential

    The uses this calculated setting to control the climate in the house. The Growth curves setting must be on. Growth curves on/off You can use this setting to switch all curves on or off simultaneously. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 22: Overviews

    You can clear the operating hours of all heaters via: Heater overview (screen 172) Clear running hours. The min/max readings in temperature overviews can be deleted via: Overview temperature (screen 171) Reset min/max temp. Today will then be filled with the current value. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 23: Alarm

    1. Outside temperature is lower than the house temperature setting  The calculated alarm limit will be increased to the maximum alarm limit setting in keeping with the house temperature. Temperature setting (22.0ºC) Minimum alarm limit Maximum alarm limit Absolute alarm limit (35.0°C) (-5.0ºC) (+5.0ºC) (17.0ºC) (27.0ºC) PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 24: Alarm Other Controls

    If the measuring fan is switched off it no longer influences the control and alarm functions of the main ventilation group. You can only switch the ventilation alarm on/off for air inlet valves connected to a DMS. Heating / cooling / miscellaneous The alarm limits can be set separately for every individual control. 5.15 Alarm other controls PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 25 5. Climate control Pressure control PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 26: Thermo-Differential Alarm

    Heating and cooling are configured identically. Outside temperature 5.16 Thermo-differential alarm You can deactivate the thermo-differential alarm by setting Alarm Temperature to off. The current temperature reading will then be deleted and the alarm will automatically be reactivated. See also temperature monitoring page 18. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 27: House Status

    'today' and the mortality table is erased. Set-up (screen 644) shows the number of animal’s set-up in the house. The day number is not adjusted automatically. You can have a separate access code programmed for the status screen. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 28: Feeding System (Feed Counter Installed)

    After filling up the silo, the filled amount is added to contents and Filled is automatically set to 0.00.000kg. Filled up An overview per silo of the last five dates with times when the silo was filled up with feed. It is important that you enter these details immediately after filling. Application note Feed systems: ANOTE-FeedSysP-N-ENxxxxx PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 29: Counters

    (from the first day of the week to 7 days later). This means that the weekly total is not the sum of the readings shown on the screen. Per animal The counter readings shown are per animal. This screen also shows the water/feed ratio. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 30: Alarm

    If the counter is linked to a dosing timer, the output of the dosing timer is also switched off. Growth curve counter alarm limits You can record the maximum counter readings with the corresponding period times in a growth curve, see screens 491 through 493. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 31: Timers

    For water dosing, the water amount actually dosed is compared to the amount setting. Dosing stops when the pre-set amount is reached, even if the stop time has not been reached yet. A water dosing alarm is generated if the stop time is reached and the amount has not been reached yet. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 32 Ready .  If something has gone wrong in previous cycles, this will be corrected in the last cycle. If possible, this will be corrected until the total amount has been dosed. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 33 Week program 7 days Based on the Week program the feed chain is, for example, active for 6 days and inactive for 1 day. This means that one day is not fed. Overviews PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 34: Timers

    Begin new day on the poultry computer. These settings are taken from the feed computer. Be careful when changing the Begin new day setting. If this time is within a dosing period, the error message Beginning day in period is generated. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 35: Overview

    9.6 Alarm Timers With a water/feed timer, you can set the minimum amount to be dosed. This is a percentage of the total amount to be dosed. If this percentage is not reached, a dose alarm is generated. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 36: Info

    Dead: Today Today's total mortality. If you have entered an incorrect value you can correct this by changing the value below Today. Dead: Total The total mortality calculated using the mortality of the previous days and today’s mortality. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 37 The current number of animals in the house per day per animal group. Set-up data This data is entered at the beginning of each new round. The PL-9300 poultry computer uses this data to calculate the current number of birds, feed dosage etc.
  • Page 38 10. Info Configuration of the mortality categories In this screen you set the number of ‘mortality’ categories (maximum 10) per animal group. These mortality categories appear in the mutation screen. For each category you enter the number of animals lost. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 39: Alarm

    With Begin and End you enter the period, during which the time-dependant alarms should be active. Status Only when the Status is active, time-dependant alarms will be transmitted to the poultry computer. Alarms that occur during the off-status will no longer be transmitted. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 40: Communication

    Do not forget to turn the alarm back on after it has been turned off for troubleshooting. Preferably use the off option (the temporary-alarm-off function) to solve a malfunction. Installation errors such as Output already assigned, Wrong output type, Input already assigned must be eliminated before putting the system into operation. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 41: Alarm Codes

    Measurement of NH3 sensor is outside the set limits. Output already assigned Output is already used for another control. Outside sensor faulty Outside temperature sensor measurement is < -50.0°C or > +50.0°C Overlapping periods1 Several dosage timers are active at the same time. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 42 Replace the RTCPU_DEKx board with an RTCPU_DEK3 board or a more recent version. If all feed dosage timers function on the basis of release contacts, the periods may overlap. When controlling a valve, always check first that the valve is not in manual mode. PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 43: System

    12.1 General Device Name of the device. In this example, PL-9300. Type Type number of the device. The PL-9300 has type number 266. Software version Version number of the software in the PL-9300. Software date The date of the software used in this computer.
  • Page 44: Remote Control

    12. System 12.3 Remote control ANote-Remote-N-ENxxxxx PL-9300-G-EN02400...
  • Page 45: Maintenance And Check-Up

    When cleaning the ventilation chimney, do not point the jet at these sensitive parts. Fans Weekly Switch on the fans at least one time every week, even in winter, to prevent it from getting stuck. PL-9300-G-EN02400...

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