DeLaval International AB UCS86295081 User manual

Brand: DeLaval International AB

Model: UCS86295081

Type: User manual

DeLaval activity meter system

Instruction Book

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EC Declaration of Conformity - DeLaval activity meter system...................................................... 5

Safety precautions.............................................................................................................................. 7

nDeLaval activity meter system

nDeLaval activity meter AM2

nDeLaval activity receiver AR2

1 Foreword........................................................................................................................... 7

2 Disclaimer......................................................................................................................... 7

3 Note to operator................................................................................................................ 7

4 FCC and IC compliance statement................................................................................... 7

4.1 Information to user............................................................................................ 8

General description............................................................................................................................. 9

nDeLaval activity meter system

nDeLaval activity meter AM2

nDeLaval activity receiver AR2

1 Introduction....................................................................................................................... 9

2 Parts of the DeLaval activity meter system..................................................................... 10

3 Functional overview........................................................................................................ 11

4 Features of the DeLaval activity meter AM2................................................................... 11

5 Features of the DeLaval activity receiver AR2................................................................ 12

6 Co-existence and compatibility with the previous generation activity meter system....... 13

7 Environmental specification............................................................................................ 14

Installation.......................................................................................................................................... 15

nDeLaval activity meter system

nDeLaval activity meter AM2

nDeLaval activity receiver AR2

1 Mounting the DeLaval activity meter on the neckband with B-transponder ................... 15

1.1 Assembling of the neckband without number plates....................................... 17

1.2 Assembling of the neckband with number plates............................................ 22

2 Mounting the DeLaval activity meter on the neckband without B-transponder ............. 27

2.1 Assembling the neckband without number plates........................................... 28

2.2 Assembling of the neckband with number plates............................................ 33

Start up............................................................................................................................................... 36

nDeLaval activity meter system

nDeLaval activity meter AM2

nDeLaval activity receiver AR2

1 Farm management system start up................................................................................ 36

2 DeLaval activity meter AM2 start up............................................................................... 36

2.1 Manual activation............................................................................................ 37

2.2 Automatic activation........................................................................................ 38

3 Matching activity meter ID number to cow number......................................................... 38

4 Confirmation of AM2 start up.......................................................................................... 39

5 Operation........................................................................................................................ 39

DeLaval activity meter system

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Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................ 40

nDeLaval activity meter system

nDeLaval activity meter AM2

nDeLaval activity receiver AR2

1 General........................................................................................................................... 40

2 DeLaval activity receiver AR2 LED indicators................................................................. 41

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EC Declaration of Conformity

Name of product: DeLaval activity meter system

Type: DeLaval activity receiver AR2

DeLaval activity meter AM2

Report No. 80009746

The product complies with requirements of the following directives:

Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment Directive - 1999/5/EC

Harmonised standards which have been used:

EN 301 489-3 V1.4.1: 2002

EN 300 220-2 V2.4.1: 2012

Other technical standards and specifications used:

Tumba 2013-08-30 Signed:

Name: Jan Ove Nilsson

Position: Vice president

Department: BA Capital Goods

Contact: Wiveca Sveen

P.O. Box 39

SE 147 21 TUMBA

Sweden

Name and address of manufacturer:

DeLaval International AB

P.O. Box 39

SE 147 21 TUMBA

Sweden

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Safety precautions

DeLaval activity meter system

DeLaval activity meter AM2

DeLaval activity receiver AR2

1 Foreword

Read carefully before using the product!

For best possible performance, continuous sat-

isfactory safe operation, read and understand

these instructions thoroughly before operating

your equipment.

2 Disclaimer

The information, instructions and parts listed are

applicable and current on the date when issued.

DeLaval reserves the right to make changes with-

out notice.

3 Note to operator

It is the operator's responsibility to see that any

person involved with the use or operation of this

equipment follows all safety and operational

instructions. Under no circumstances should this

equipment be used if the equipment is faulty or

the operator does not completely understand the

operation of the equipment.

4 FCC and IC compliance state-

ment

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC

Rules and RSS-210 of the IC Rules. Operation is

subject to the following two conditions: (1) this

device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference

received, including interferences that may cause

undesired operation.

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4.1 Information to user

This equipment has been tested and found to

comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim-

its are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residential

installation. This equipment generates, uses and

can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instruc-

tions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee

that interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful

interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equip-

ment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more of the fol-

lowing measures:

nReorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

nIncrease the separation between the equip-

ment and receiver.

nConnect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected.

nConsult the dealer or an experienced

radio/TV technician for help.

Note! Changes or modifications not expressly

approved by the party responsible for compliance

could void the user's authority to operate the

equipment.

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General description

DeLaval activity meter system

DeLaval activity meter AM2

DeLaval activity receiver AR2

1 Introduction

This instruction book covers specifically the

DeLaval activity meter AM2 and the DeLaval

activity receiver AR2. For information on how to

use the activity meter system in the farm man-

agement system, please consult the DelPro /

ALPRO user manuals.

The DeLaval activity meter system is a wireless,

electronic heat detection system for cows and

heifers approaching heat. The purpose of the

DeLaval activity meter system is to alert the

farmer when an animal becomes more active

than normal, which usually indicates that the ani-

mal is in heat.

The system uses also Low activity to alert the

farmer when animals become less active than

normal, indicating that the animal may have a

health issue and needs to be checked.

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2 Parts of the DeLaval activity

meter system

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Fig. 1: Parts of the DeLaval activity meter system

1 DeLaval activity meter AM2

2 DeLaval activity receiver AR2

3 Antenna

4 System controller with ALPRO WE

5 Transformer

6 PC with DelPro software (or ALPRO Windows

software)

7 Router (optional)

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3 Functional overview

nThe activity meter AM2 contains a sensor

which detects movements. The movements

are aggregated into an activity level. The

activity level data is continuously collected

and transmitted to the activity receiver every

hour. Every data transmission contains activ-

ity data covering the latest 24-hour period.

nThe activity receiver AR2 is the link between

the activity meters and the ALPRO WE on the

system controller, where data from the activ-

ity meter is processed. The activity receiver

receives the radio signal from the activity

meter via the antenna.The received mes-

sage is checked for validity, and then it is

transmitted over the ALCOM bus to the sys-

tem controller.

nThe system controller with ALPRO WE soft-

ware collects and stores all incoming activity

data. Its main task, for heat detection purpo-

ses, is to process the activity data into high

activity alarms.

nA PC running DelPro / ALPRO Windows soft-

ware reads and stores the processed activity

information from the system controller and

presents it in graphs and reports.

4 Features of the DeLaval activity

meter AM2

nTo distinguish the AM2 from the previous

generation activity meters, the cover has a

blue/grey colour combination. See Fig. 2.

nActivity sensor: A digital accelerometer pro-

vides accurate motion detection. The all-

electronic implementation improves reliability

and quality of the product.

nRFID-activated start up: The DeLaval activity

meter AM2 will be activated (enter ON mode)

automatically when exposed to a 131/134

kHz RFID reader signal. Either as the cow

passes an RFID reader, or manually by bring-

ing the AM2 close to an RFID reader.

nAutomatic shut-off: The AM2 automatically

shuts off after 48 hours of inactivity (all zero

activity for 48 hours). When an AM2 is tem-

porarily not used, simply put it on the shelf.

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Fig. 2: DeLaval activity meter AM2

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nRF communication protocol: A high speed,

multi-channel RF communication protocol is

used to improve system capacity (maximum

number of cows with AM2) and to improve

immunity to RF noise and interference.

nInternal lithium battery: Battery life time is up

to 10 years.

5 Features of the DeLaval activity

receiver AR2

nIdentification: To visually distinguish the AR2

(see Fig. 3) from the previous generation

activity receiver, the front label has a DeLaval

logo.

nRF communication protocol: The AR2 sup-

ports the AM2 radio protocol.

nRF range: The AM2 to AR2 communication

range is typically 200 m line of sight, out-

doors.

nRemote software upgrade: software upgrade

of the AR2 is supported over the ALCOM bus

in DelPro as well as ALPRO systems.

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Fig. 3: DeLaval activity receiver AR2

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6 Co-existence and compatibility

with the previous generation

activity meter system

AM2 and the previous generation activity meters

can be mixed at the farm, considering a few pre-

requisites:

nThe activity meter AM2 always requires an

AR2 receiver with antenna. When introduc-

ing AM2 meters, one or more AR2 receivers

must be installed. The AR2 is preferably

mounted close to existing activity receivers,

to share the existing ALCOM bus and power

supply.

nAR2 ALCOM node address ALCOM node

addresses for AR2 must be sequential and

starting higher than existing receivers. This

will enable batch SW upgrade of the AR2.

nA 131/134 kHz RFID reader (any DeLaval ID

reader) is required to start up the AM2. If

there is no RFID reader available, a Hand-

held ID reader could be used for manual start

up.

nRadio frequency channels: The AM2 and

AR2 use different, multiple radio channels.

Thereby AM2 will co-exist with previous gen-

eration activity meters without radio interfer-

ence.

nAR2 compatibility on the ALCOM bus: The

AR2 is by default (from the factory) config-

ured in an ALCOM backwards-compatible

mode. Activity messages received from AM2

meters will be converted to a legacy message

format. The 24-bit unique AM2 serial number

is truncated to a 16-bit address (0-65535).

nALPRO WE/DelPro /ALPRO Windows com-

patibility: In backwards-compatible mode, the

DelPro and ALPRO system will process

activity data from the AM2 in the same way

as the previous generation system. The man-

agement system will not be aware of the

activity meter version.

Note! The AR2 does not support previous gen-

eration activity meters.

Note! The AR2 does not support download of

previous RFI SW versions.

Note! A magnet cannot be used for manual start

up.

Note! The Tag tester cannot be used with the

AM2.

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7 Environmental specification

DeLaval activity receiver AR2

Ideal environment Outdoors,

under roof

Operating temperature -25 °C to +55

°C

Storage temperature -40 °C to +70

°C

Humidity 10-100% RH

DeLaval activity meter AM2

Ideal environment Outdoors, on

animal

Operating temperature -25 to +55 °C

Storage temperature -40 to +70 °C

Recommended storage tem-

perature

+5 to +35 °C

Humidity 10-100% RH

Note! Extreme storage temperatures will signifi-

cantly reduce battery lifetime.

Note! The battery contains lithium. Do not dis-

pose of these items without complying with cur-

rent environmental laws.

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Installation

DeLaval activity meter system

DeLaval activity meter AM2

DeLaval activity receiver AR2

1 Mounting the DeLaval activity

meter on the neckband with B-

transponder

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Fig. 4

1 B-transponder

2 Activity meter

3 Activity clip/spacer

4 Buckle for the end of the neckband

5 Neckband

6 Metal ring

When mounting the activity meter (see 2 in

Fig. 4) on the neckband (see 5 in Fig. 4) with a

B-transponder (see 1 in Fig. 4) an activity clip/

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spacer (see 3 in Fig. 4) is needed. The buckle

(see 4 in Fig. 4) which is included with the neck-

band secures the loose end of the neckband.

There are two ways of assembling the neckband

with the activity meter. It can be assembled with

or without the number plates.

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1.1 Assembling of the neckband without

number plates

1. First place the metal ring on the neckband,

and then the B-transponder. See Fig. 5.

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Fig. 5: Neckband with metal ring and B-transponder

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2. Pull the neckband through the metal ring to

secure the B-transponder on the neck-

band. See Fig. 6.

3. Thread the activity clip/spacer on the neck-

band. See Fig. 7.

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Fig. 6: Securing the B-transponder

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Fig. 7: Threading the activity clip/spacer on the neck-

band

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4. Thread the activity meter on the neckband.

See Fig. 8.

Note! Make sure that the thickest part of

the activity meter is downwards.

Note! Make sure that the activity meter is

on the inside of the neckband to prevent

being worn out.

5. A second activity clip/spacer can then be

used above the activity meter to prevent it

from wandering upwards on the neckband.

See Fig. 9.

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Fig. 8: Threading the activity meter on the neckband

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Fig. 9: Thread on the second activity clip/spacer on

the neckband

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6. Thread the buckle on the neckband. See

Fig. 10.

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Fig. 10: Threading the buckle on the neckband

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