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- Page 1 HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATING Version - March 2010 For Software Version V3.00 Part Number - 39-0220...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: INDEX INDEX About Subroutines Running a Subroutine Software Version: Subroutine 2: Enabling Auto-ID: Subroutine 300: Enable / Disable Pre-Feed: Subroutine 304: Enable / Disable Pre-Feed for LHS of Parlour: Subroutine 302: Enable / Disable Pre-Feed for LHS of Parlour: Subroutine 303: Select Antenna and Tuning: Subroutine 305: Testing the Antenna Reading Range The Stall Lag facility... -
Page 3: About Subroutines
HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: 1 About Subroutines There are a host of functions available on the MicroMarque3S which, because they are not used frequently do not have specific keys dedicated to them. Instead, they are accessed through the SHIFT+ENTER (SUBROUTINES) and perform as a small part of the computer program. -
Page 4: Enabling Auto-Id: Subroutine 300
HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: 2A Enabling Auto-ID: Subroutine 300: The scanning and ear tag reading system may be switched on and off through this subroutine. DELETE Run Subroutine 300. The display will show 'AId' (AUTO-ID) and the current status- Change ‘YES' or 'no' (enabled/disabled) will appear in the Yield/Flags window. Program Ration Yield/Flags... - Page 5 HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: 2B Enable/Disable Pre-Feed for Auto-ID for Left-Hand Side of Parlour: Subroutine 302: Default = On Please refer to Subroutine 304 for more information. DELETE Check that Program mode is selected. Change Run subroutine 302. The message ‘PrEl’ will be displayed with the current setting -’YES’ or ‘no’. Program Ration Yield/Flags...
- Page 6 HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: 3 Select Antenna and Check Voltage Levels: Subroutine 305: RESET This subroutine allows a specific stall and antenna to be selected; the system will activate the antenna continuously and, if an ear tag is within reading distance, the MicroMarque3S buzzer will sound. Cancel Checking the Voltage Levels.
- Page 7 HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: 4 Testing Antenna Reading. The magnetic field surrounding an antenna is not uniform and will be distorted by metal objects close by. The reading range is further complicated by the ear tag orientation; the best range will be achieved with the tag flat face toward the antenna with a noticeable deterioration if the tag is held edge on.
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Page 8: The Stall Lag Facility
HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: 5 The Stall Lag Facility. Parlours in which the stalls are unusually close together or those that have metal work which tends to distort the scanning field, may occasionally experience two different tags being read at Be aware that the Stall Lag facility is not a the same stall. - Page 9 HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: 6A Linking Cows to Ear Tags using MicroMarque3S Software v4.28 or below The cow number (freeze brand) and its electronic ear tag number are different; the first is just a few digits long, the latter is a huge 16-digit number. When the MicroMarque3S reads an ear tag it needs to associate it with the cow number so that the correct record can be accessed and the ration data extracted.
- Page 10 HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: 6B Linking Cows to Ear Tags using MicroMarque3S Software v4.29 or above The cow number (freeze brand) and its electronic ear tag number are different; the first is just a few digits long, the latter is a huge 16-digit number. When the MicroMarque3S reads an ear tag it needs to associate it with the cow number so that the correct record can be accessed and the ration data extracted.
- Page 11 HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: 7A Linking Single Cows using MicroMarque3S Software v4.28 or below When cows new to the herd are milked for the first time, the Auto-ID system will not be able to recognise them because RESET their number and ear tag have yet to be linked. They must have a record and have an ear tag fitted. Cancel Shift Allow the cows into the parlour in the usual way:...
- Page 12 HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: 7B Linking Single Cows using MicroMarque3S Software v4.29 or above When cows new to the herd are milked for the first time, the Auto-ID system will not be able to recognise them because RESET their number and ear tag have yet to be linked. Make sure subroutine 308 is enabled. Cancel Shift Allow the cows into the parlour in the usual way:...
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Page 13: Unoccupied Stalls And Cows Without Ear Tags
HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: 8 Unoccupied Stalls and Cows without Tags. In these situations the Auto-ID control cannot obtain a valid tag read and will require immediate attention. The system will RESET read and feed properly tagged cows up to the vacant stall or untagged cow then Scanning will cease. Proceed as follows: Cancel Shift... - Page 14 HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: 9 Unoccupied Stalls and Cows without Tags: No Tag Options. 1: The stall is occupied by an untagged cow that has a record and you want to feed the cow: Key in the cow number. Press FEED. The cow's record will be accessed and she will be fed the appropriate amount of cake. The system will then move on to any subsequent stall with an error.
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Page 15: Cow Number Errors
HERRINGBONE AUTO-ID OPERATION: 10 Cow Number Errors. During the tag linking process, a quite common error is to transpose digits in the cow number so that the ‘right’ ear tag is linked to the ‘wrong’ cow. When milking begins the situation shown in the diagram occurs: The cow number is actually 671.