Skov DOL 534 - DOL 539 Climate User manual

DOL 534 • DOL 539

Climate Controller

User Manual

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Product and Documentation Changes

SKOV A/S reserves the right to change this document and the product herein described without further notice.

In case of doubt, please contact SKOV A/S.

The date of change appears from the front and back pages.

IMPORTANT

Notes concerning alarm systems

Breakdowns, malfunctions or faulty settings may cause substantial damage and financial losses when regulat-

ing and controlling the climate in a livestock house. It is therefore essential to install a separate, independent

alarm system that monitors the house climate concurrently with the climate and production controller. According

to EU-directive No. 98/58/EU, an alarm system must be installed in all mechanically ventilated houses.

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that the product liability clause of general terms and conditions

of sale and delivery specifies that an alarm system must be installed.

In case of an operating error or inappropriate use, ventilation systems can result in production

losses or cause loss of lives among livestock.

We recommend that ventilation systems should be mounted, operated and serviced only by

trained staff and that a separate emergency opening unit and an alarm system be installed as well

as maintained and tested at regular intervals, according to terms and conditions of sale and deliv-

ery.

Installation, servicing and troubleshooting of all electrical equipment must be carried out by quali-

fied personnel in compliance with the applicable national and international standard EN 60204-1

and any other EU standards that are applicable in Europe.

The installation of a power supply isolator is required for each motor and power supply to facilitate

voltage-free work on the electrical equipment. The power supply isolator is not included.

Note

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Should any mistakes or imprecise information occur in spite of this, SKOV A/S would appreciate being noti-

fied thereof.

• Irrespective of the above, SKOV A/S shall not accept any liability with regard to loss or damage caused or

alleged to be caused by reliance on any information contained herein.

• Copyright by SKOV A/S.

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1 Guidelines ....................................................................................................................................................... 7

2 Product description ....................................................................................................................................... 8

3 Operating instructions................................................................................................................................... 9

3.1 Operation .................................................................................................................................... 9

3.2 Daily use ................................................................................................................................... 10

3.3 TrustMe ..................................................................................................................................... 11

3.4 Activity log................................................................................................................................ 11

3.5 Pages ........................................................................................................................................ 13

3.5.1 Selecting default pages.............................................................................................................. 13

3.5.2 Page types ................................................................................................................................. 13

3.5.2.1 Daily view................................................................................................................................... 13

3.5.2.2 House view ................................................................................................................................ 15

3.5.2.3 Program overview ...................................................................................................................... 16

3.5.2.4 Ventilation view .......................................................................................................................... 17

3.5.3 Creating pages........................................................................................................................... 18

3.5.3.1 Simplifying settings in 2 zone houses ........................................................................................ 20

3.5.4 Edit pages .................................................................................................................................. 20

3.6 Settings..................................................................................................................................... 21

3.7 Search in menus ...................................................................................................................... 22

3.8 Selection of language.............................................................................................................. 23

3.9 Password .................................................................................................................................. 23

4 Climate .......................................................................................................................................................... 25

4.1 Automatic climate control....................................................................................................... 25

4.2 Temperature ............................................................................................................................. 26

4.3 Humidity.................................................................................................................................... 26

4.3.1 Humidification ............................................................................................................................ 28

4.3.2 Humidity control mode ............................................................................................................... 29

4.3.2.1 Humidity ventilation.................................................................................................................... 29

4.3.2.2 Temperature reduction............................................................................................................... 30

4.3.2.3 Humidity heat ............................................................................................................................. 31

4.3.3 Intelligent humidity control - at high outside temperature and outside humidity ........................ 32

4.3.4 Humidity settings........................................................................................................................ 33

4.3.4.1 Adaptive humidity ventilation ..................................................................................................... 33

4.3.4.2 Adaptive humidity heat............................................................................................................... 33

4.4 CO2............................................................................................................................................ 33

4.5 NH3............................................................................................................................................ 34

4.6 Pressure.................................................................................................................................... 35

4.7 Heat recovery unit.................................................................................................................... 35

4.8 Ventilation................................................................................................................................. 37

4.8.1 Adaptive ventilation control ........................................................................................................ 38

4.8.2 Parking of fans ........................................................................................................................... 38

4.8.3 Ventilation settings..................................................................................................................... 39

4.8.4 Ventilation status........................................................................................................................ 39

4.8.4.1 Cycle timer at minimum air intake.............................................................................................. 40

4.8.5 Zone controlled inlet................................................................................................................... 40

4.8.6 Inlet de-ice ................................................................................................................................. 41

4.9 Side cooling.............................................................................................................................. 42

4.9.1 Nozzle cleaning.......................................................................................................................... 43

4.9.2 Start cooling ............................................................................................................................... 43

4.9.2.1 Side cooling start based on ventilation level .............................................................................. 43

4.9.2.1.1 Cooling priority ........................................................................................................................... 44

4.9.2.1.2 Cooling potential ........................................................................................................................ 45

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4.10 Tunnel ....................................................................................................................................... 45

4.10.1 Cycle timer at tunnel ventilation ................................................................................................. 47

4.10.2 Chill factor and chill effect .......................................................................................................... 48

4.10.3 Combi-tunnel ventilation: change between side and tunnel....................................................... 48

4.11 Tunnel cooling ......................................................................................................................... 49

4.11.1 Adaptive tunnel cooling.............................................................................................................. 49

4.11.2 Tunnel cooling settings .............................................................................................................. 49

4.11.3 Start cooling ............................................................................................................................... 50

4.11.3.1 Tunnel cooling start based on a fixed air speed ........................................................................ 50

4.11.3.2 Tunnel cooling start based on an adapted air speed ................................................................. 50

4.11.3.3 Tunnel cooling start based on inside temperature ..................................................................... 52

4.11.4 Pad rinsing ................................................................................................................................. 52

4.11.5 Cooling potential ........................................................................................................................ 53

4.12 Stir fan....................................................................................................................................... 53

4.12.1 Regulation via 24-hour clock...................................................................................................... 54

4.12.2 Regulation via temperature........................................................................................................ 54

4.12.3 Regulation via heat source ........................................................................................................ 57

4.13 Weather station ........................................................................................................................ 59

4.14 Climate status .......................................................................................................................... 59

4.14.1 Climate status menu .................................................................................................................. 59

5 Management ................................................................................................................................................. 60

5.1 House data................................................................................................................................ 60

5.1.1 House status Active house - Empty house ................................................................................ 60

5.1.2 Settings ...................................................................................................................................... 61

5.1.2.1 Preheating by day number......................................................................................................... 62

5.1.3 Settings ...................................................................................................................................... 62

5.1.3.1 Preheating by day number......................................................................................................... 63

5.2 History curves .......................................................................................................................... 63

5.3 Batch curves ............................................................................................................................ 63

5.3.1 Setting curves ............................................................................................................................ 64

5.4 In-between functions ............................................................................................................... 65

5.4.1 Empty house .............................................................................................................................. 66

5.4.2 Settings ...................................................................................................................................... 67

5.4.3 Preheating.................................................................................................................................. 67

5.4.4 Temperature surveillance .......................................................................................................... 68

5.5 Ventilation boost...................................................................................................................... 68

5.6 Equipment status..................................................................................................................... 70

5.7 Catching.................................................................................................................................... 70

5.8 Auxiliary sensors ..................................................................................................................... 71

5.9 Consumption............................................................................................................................ 71

6 Alarms ........................................................................................................................................................... 72

6.1 Stopping an alarm signal ........................................................................................................ 72

6.2 Alarm test ................................................................................................................................. 73

6.3 Power failure alarm.................................................................................................................. 73

6.4 Alarm settings .......................................................................................................................... 73

6.4.1 Master/Client alarms .................................................................................................................. 73

6.4.2 Temperature alarms................................................................................................................... 73

6.4.3 Humidity alarm ........................................................................................................................... 75

6.4.4 Inlet and outlet alarm ................................................................................................................. 75

6.4.5 Sensor alarm.............................................................................................................................. 76

6.4.6 Tunnel cooling sensor alarm...................................................................................................... 76

6.4.7 Pressure sensor......................................................................................................................... 76

6.4.8 Auxiliary sensor and CO2 alarm ................................................................................................ 77

6.4.9 NH3 alarm.................................................................................................................................. 77

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6.4.10 Heat recovery alarm................................................................................................................... 77

6.4.11 Dynamic Air Alarm ..................................................................................................................... 77

6.4.12 Alarm for pop holes.................................................................................................................... 77

6.4.13 Winter garden alarms................................................................................................................. 78

6.4.14 Catching..................................................................................................................................... 78

6.4.15 Auxiliary alarms.......................................................................................................................... 78

6.4.16 Equipment status ....................................................................................................................... 78

6.5 Emergency control .................................................................................................................. 79

6.5.1 Emergency opening ................................................................................................................... 79

6.5.2 Temperature-controlled emergency opening ............................................................................. 79

6.5.3 Emergency inlet ......................................................................................................................... 80

7 Maintenance instructions ............................................................................................................................ 81

7.1 Cleaning.................................................................................................................................... 81

7.2 Recycling/Disposal .................................................................................................................. 81

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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.

Some functions are optional and only used in specific set-ups of the house controller. These func-

tions are shown with an optional icon.

If a function is not used, e.g. 24-hour clock, it is not shown in the user menus of the controller. The manual may

therefore contain sections that are not relevant to the specific setup of your controller. See also the Technical

Manual or, if necessary, contact service or your dealer.

This manual's Operating Instructions consists of a general introduction, which describes briefly how to operate

the house controller.

This is followed by descriptions of the controller functions.

10" and 7" controller display

The displays shown in this manual are from a 10" controller display where the menu overview is shown to the

left in the display. If you use a controller with a 7” display, the menus are shown in the middle of the display.

Using a 7” display you can press the menu headlines at the top

of the display to go back step-by-step in the menus.

If more steps are available that what can be shown, you can

press the 3 dots and select a menu from the appearing list.

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2 Product description

DOL 53X is a series of one-house controllers specifically designed for poultry houses. The controller series in-

cludes several variants. Each of them meets the different requirements for climate and production control in

connection with the production forms and geographical climatic conditions.

• 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

• T (Tunnel)

• CT (Combi-Tunnel)

• N (Natural ventilation)

DOL 535 is available in the following production software variants:

• Broiler (broiler)

• Production (limited functions for broilers)

• Breeder (parent stock)

• Layer (layers)

The controller is operated via a large touch display with graphical views of the ventilation status, icons and

curves, among other things. The pages shown in the display may be adapted in accordance with the user re-

quirements so that the most frequently used working procedures are easily accessible. In addition, a wide range

of functions such as 24-hour clock, light, water meter, and extra - sensor are named by the user, so the func-

tions are easier to recognize in menus and alarms.

Along with two USB ports, DOL 53X provides two LAN ports for connection of the management program Far-

mOnline.

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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.

A

B

E

F

G

H

I

J

C D

APages with selected key values and settings.

BThe icon and name of the page.

CThe selected house name, time and possibly week and day number.

DShortcuts to pages. A maximum of 5 shortcuts can be shown here. The selected shortcut is high-

lighted.

EActivity log. Activities comprise operation, events and alarms.

FSurvey of all pages, access to settings and language selection.

GSettings with direct adjustment access.

HInformation on how the controller is currently working.

IThe 3 dots indicate that pressing the card will display additional information.

JAn inactive function has grayed-out text and icon.

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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. See also the sections Creating pages [}18] and

Pages [}13].

5 of these pages can be shown as shortcuts at the top of the controller display:

A

APress the shortcuts to switch between the pages.

If a menu has sub-menus it is shown by an arrow pointing right

. Press the line to open sub-menus.

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-

ing Cancel or confirmed by pressing Confirm.

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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.

• what the next step in adjustment will be.

The information is available from pages with cards with the icon

in the right corner.

Press the card to see how the controller is currently working.

Press the icon in the left corner to close the window again.

The TrustMe information can also be added as a card to a

page. See also Creating pages [}18].

3.4 Activity log

The controller registers operation, events and alarms with the information of when they took place and when

they were deactivated. It often happens that several alarms follow each other because one defective function

also affects other functions.

For instance, a flap alarm can be followed by a temperature alarm as the controller cannot adjust the tempera-

ture correctly with a defective flap. Thus, the previous alarms give you the possibility of following an alarm

course back in time to detect the error that caused the alarms.

The activity log contains information about alarms such as:

• When the alarm occurred.

• When the alarm ended.

• The value that triggered the alarm.

Other active alarms are marked on the list.

• Hard alarms are marked in red.

• Soft alarms are marked in yellow.

• Deactivated alarms are gray.

The icon for Activity log indicates the number of active alarms, as long as an alarm situation has not ended.

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Furthermore, it is displayed when a value/setting was changed and when.

A

B

CD

APress the icon for the Activity log to open it.

BPress the line of an activity to see the details, such as when an alarm was activated and when the

alarm was acknowledged.

Press Close to close the details window again.

CSelect between different views of the various types of activities:

All: shows all types

Alarm: shows only alarms

Operation: shows operation of the controller

Event: shows, for example, reset of the controller

DUse the search field to search in the Activity log. Enter at least 3 characters to search.

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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.

3.5.1 Selecting default pages

The climate and production controller comes with a number of default pages that vary according to the ventila-

tion system and animal type.

In order to simplify the set-up of controller, you can use default pages.

Remember to adjust the settings to the current conditions.

Press the Overview and select Settings .

Then select General | Manage pages | Default pages | Load

default pages.

Select the collection of pages you want.

3.5.2 Page types

3.5.2.1 Daily view

The daily view allows easy access to and a quick overview of the functions most used. The contents of the

menu depend on the type and the setup of the house controller.

A B C D

A Temperature

The house controller displays the current inside temperature.

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Click on or to adjust the inside temperature to the required temperature in the house.

Adjustment: +/- 0.5 oC

Next possible adjustment: in two hours.

B Humidity

The controller displays the current air humidity.

Click on or to adjust the humidity to the required air humidity in the house.

Adjustment: +/- 5%

Next possible adjustment: in 24 hours.

C Air quality

The controller displays the current minimum ventilation in the house.

Click on or to adjust the ventilation to the required air quality.

Adjustment: +/- 5%

Next possible adjustment: in two hours.

D Number of animals

The controller shows the number of animals added or removed on the current day (controllers with pro-

duction functionality).

Click on or to remove or add a number of animals.

Enter the number of animals that have been removed or added in the morning and evening.

The summarized number is reset at the turn of a 24-hour period.

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3.5.2.2 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. Finally, save the

layout by pressing Confirm.

C

B

A

D

AAdd key values.

BSelect one of the tools to edit, move or delete the key value.

CWhen a tool is selected, the icon of the key value reflects the selected tool.

DFinish the setup by pressing Confirm.

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3.5.2.3 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.

B

A

D

C

E

AList of all the programs shown on the page.

BPress on the X to remove a program from the page.

CPress the plus sign to add a program.

DThe order of the programs can be changed by pressing and holding a program while dragging it up or

down.

ESave the page by pressing Confirm.

A program can be edited directly from the program overview by

pressing the line with the program.

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3.5.2.4 Ventilation view

The various graphic views of the ventilation system's status allow you to see which conditions are influencing

the way the house is being ventilated at present.

It is not possible to perform user setups of these views.

Some of the ventilation views can be selected when setting up pages with ‘Top cards’, others can be selected

as ‘Cards’, see the section Creating pages [}18].

Ventilation air outlet (Top card)

Displays the current ventilation level and which Stepless Multi-

Steps are active for the individual ventilation levels.

View of current cooling requirement. The arrow indicates

whether the ventilation level is increasing or decreasing.

Ventilation curve (Top card)

When key values are shown, there is also easy access to

changing the setting by pressing the value.

Ventilation requirement (Card)

Displays which parameters contribute to the current ventilation.

Ventilation air inlet (Card)

Displays the current ventilation level and the status of the indi-

vidual air inlets.

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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.

The contents of the pages is combined by 2 types of cards with different layout.

Top card: Display of, for example, curves, house view, program overview or daily view at the top of the page.

Key values below the top card.

Cards: Key values in columns with headings.

Press the Overview and select Settings .

Select General and Manage pages.

Press New page.

Name the page.

Select a suitable icon for the page content to easily recognize it.

Select if a shortcut for the page should be shown in the display.

A maximum of 5 shortcuts can be shown here. Pages without

shortcuts are shown when you press the Overview .

Press Go to page to be able to select the content on the page.

The new page is displayed.

Press the gear wheel icon in the bottom right corner.

Select the content you want on the page (views in top cards

and/or key values in cards).

To layout the columns as you want or to group cards, you can

also insert Empty cards.

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A

C

B

D

APress the one of the tools to edit headlines or card content, to move or delete the cards.

Edit

Move

Delete

BWhen a tool is selected, the icons on the cards change to reflect the tool.

CAdd more cards.

DFinish the setup by pressing Confirm.

When editing cards, several cards can be joined together, for example you can join Temperature with Tempera-

ture setpoint.

First select the editing tool and click on the key value you

want to add setpoints to.

Select Key value 2 and select the key value to be displayed.

Select Key value 3, if required and select the key value to be

displayed.

If the values are also displayed as graphs, the graphs can also

be shown in the card.

To the right in the menu a preview of the card is shown.

You can add up to two key values to a status view. For exam-

ple, you can join:

Temperature + Temperature setpoint

Humidity + Humidity setpoint

Ventilation + Minimum ventilation/animal

Heating + Heat offset

Feed consumption + Add feed

Provided that the functions are supported by the controller.

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3.5.3.1 Simplifying settings in 2 zone houses

If you want the same settings in Front and Rear zones, som settings can be linked together, meaning that you

change both values at the same time, for example: Temperature setpoint, Heat offset, Humidity setpoint and

Humidification setpoint.

The function must be installed in both zones for the settings to be linked. (see the menu Technical | Installation

| Manual installation | Climate...).

The linked settings can be added to a card.

The icon on the card will show if the settings are linked or not.

Press the link icon to switch between linked/unlinked. If the set-

tings in Front and Rear are different, the climate controller will

use the settings for Front when the settings are linked.

3.5.4 Edit pages

All pages can be edited by pressing the gear wheel in the bot-

tom right corner.

A

B

C

ASelect a top card for the page.

BSelect the page content (cards).

COpen the menu Manage pages, see also Creating pages [}18].

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