FarmTronics ChickenMaster PRO, User Manual

Page 1: ...up AUTO ON LED stays lit in AUTO ON Mode AUTO OFF LED pulses ON OFF once every second in AUTO OFF Mode RED ALARM LED pulses ON OFF twice every second when an alarm is triggered Initial Boot Up Procedure or after an ERASE ALL SETTINGS DO FACTORY RESET On initial out of the box power up the User will be prompted to enter the following values before the ChickenMaster PRO can be used Date Daylight Sav...

Page 2: ...ternal Doors have had MANUAL Intervention or the ChickenMaster PRO has just been powered up so their position is UNKNOWN The External Doors will be Automatically OPENING at the time displayed External Doors have had MANUAL Intervention or the ChickenMaster PRO has just been powered up so their position is UNKNOWN The External Doors will be Automatically CLOSING at the time displayed External Doors...

Page 3: ...LOSING time is displayed NEST BOX GATES are currently CLOSED and the next scheduled OPENING time is displayed NEST BOX GATES are in a VOLTAGE FAILSAFE OPEN position This has occurred because the battery voltage is low Automatic Manual operation are locked out and the Nest Box Gates will revert to their next scheduled position once the battery voltage reaches 1 volt higher than the user programmed ...

Page 4: ...ERNAL LIGHTING is currently OFF and the ChickenMaster PRO has been switched to the AUTO OFF Mode or Automatic Mode for the INTERNAL LIGHTING is DISABLED via Settings I e MANUAL Control was used Required DAYLIGHT LENGTH is OK and there is no requirement for the use of any artificial lighting Daylight Saving Time is NOT active NO DST ADJUSTMENT Daylight Saving Time is active 1 Hour has been added to...

Page 5: ...osition Feature has been DISABLED via the Settings Menu Automatic Mode has been DISABLED via the Settings Menu or the AUTO Mode is in AUTO Mode OFF COURTESY LIGHTS are currently ON MINUTES LEFT is the time remaining before the lights will switch OFF COURTESY LIGHTS are currently OFF Feature has been ENABLED via the Settings Menu and is actively sensing Wind Speed Feature has been DISABLED via the ...

Page 6: ...14 of 15 POWER LOSS COUNTER Status Screen 15 of 15 FIRMWARE VERSION STROBE LIGHT is in a STANDBY MODE and waiting for a User programmed ALARM event to occur STROBE LIGHT is in a User programmed ALARM Condition and currently FLASHING Displays the total amount of POWER OUTAGES that have occurred since initial power up or after the Power Loss Counter was reset to zero via the SETTINGS Menu Displays t...

Page 7: ...UTOMATIC MODE has been DISABLED in settings EXTERNAL DOORS are inhibited from operating in MANUAL Control Mode when the VOLTAGE LOCKOUT Threshold has been reached The default Value for this threshold is 11 0 Volts User Adjustable with a 1 volt positive Hysteresis Fixed Attempting manual control of the External Doors during VOLTAGE LOCKOUT will display the following screen Press the ESCAPE button t...

Page 8: ...a 1 volt positive Hysteresis Fixed Attempting manual control of the Nest Box Gates during VOLTAGE FAILSAFE will display the following screen Press the ESCAPE button to exit this screen Main Settings Menu Manual Control INTERNAL LIGHTING Pressing the UP arrow button ONCE will turn ON the INTERNAL LIGHTING Pressing the DOWN arrow button ONCE will turn OFF the INTERNAL LIGHTING MANUAL INTERNAL LIGHTI...

Page 9: ...fault Value for this threshold is 11 5 Volts User Adjustable with a 1 volt positive Hysteresis Fixed Attempting manual control of the COURTESY LIGHTING during VOLTAGE LOCKOUT will display VOLTAGE LOCKOUT on the COURTESY LIGHTING manual control screen FEATURE DISABLED will appear if the Courtesy Lights have been DISABLED via the Settings Menu Main Settings Menu Manual Control TEST ALARM STROBE The ...

Page 10: ...for your region refer page 42 Sets the Date in Day Month and Year format DD MMM YYYY Sets the Local Time in 24 Hour time format HH MM Sets your Longitude in Degrees 000 East or West refer page 42 Sets your Latitude in Degrees 00 North or South refer page 42 Adjustment for Daylight Saving Time 30 Minutes 1Hour or No DST Adjustment Wind Sensor Settings menu when used with a FarmTronics FT WS Wind An...

Page 11: ...s their local UTC Time Zone in HH MM by using the UP or DOWN arrow buttons A fast scroll will occur by holding down the UP or DOWN Buttons for longer than 2 seconds If the user scrolls below 00 00 we have a negative UTC TIME ZONE if the user scrolls from 00 00 or above we have a positive UTC TIME ZONE UTC TIME ZONE range is 12 to 14 Hours and scrolls in 15 Minute increments Pressing the ESCAPE but...

Page 12: ...DST ADJUSTMENT When Day Light Saving Starts or Ends do NOT adjust the LOCAL TIME on the CLOCK use this menu instead At the START of a Day Light Saving Time period select the appropriate forward time 30 MINUTES or 1 HOUR DST Example If Plus 1 Hour is selected then the following changes would occur 1 Local Time would advance forward by 1 Hour If the following items are set to Time Clock Modality 2 E...

Page 13: ...eds this value then the EXTERNAL DOORS will move to a WIND SAFE POSITION as determined by the OPEN or CLOSE DOOR RUNTIME SAFE INTERVALS Refer page 14 Scenarios and Functionality The Scenarios below assume the Controller is in AUTO ON MODE Scenario 1 During an OPEN PERIOD the EXTERNAL DOORS are fully OPEN Either via a Time Clock or via Sunrise Sunset setting and the Speed Lockout Value is triggered...

Page 14: ...ill not respond to Wind Events is if it is DISABLED or between a CLOSED to OPEN Night Time Period except for 10 minutes prior to opening or the user has switched the controller Mode to AUTO OFF Use the UP or DOWN buttons to select a value in Kilometres Per hour A fast scroll will occur by holding down the UP or DOWN Buttons for longer than 2 seconds Pressing MENU OK saves the selected setting Pres...

Page 15: ...ace the EXTERNAL DOORS in an UNKNOWN POSITION If a wind event occurs while the EXTERNAL DOORS are in an UNKNOWN POSITION then the doors will respond by fully closing and then opening to the EXTERNAL DOORS safe mode position as determined by the DOOR OPEN RUNTIME SAFE INTERVAL Main Settings Menu System Settings Wind Sensor Installer Options LOCKOUT INTERVAL Default value 30 MINUTES Main Settings Me...

Page 16: ... user can program the STROBE LIGHT to flash based on settings within the STROBE ALARM TRIGGERS menu The External Alarm Input can be used with any voltage free contact an example could be a Float switch in a Water Tank to detect a low water level condition Main Settings Menu System Settings Alarm Settings EXTERNAL ALARM INPUT Settings for the External Alarm Input functionality and features Settings...

Page 17: ...s EXTERNAL ALARM INPUT INPUT AVAILABILITY Default value DISABLED Main Settings Menu System Settings Alarm Settings EXTERNAL ALARM INPUT INPUT MODALITY Default value NORMALLY OPEN CONTACT Main Settings Menu System Settings Alarm Settings LOW BATTERY ALARM Main Settings Menu System Settings Alarm Settings LOW BATTERY ALARM AVAILABILITY Default value ENABLED Enables Disables this feature Sets the Ala...

Page 18: ...D Enables Disables the Strobe from flashing when a Voltage Lockout for the External Doors has occurred Enables Disables the Strobe from flashing when a Voltage Failsafe for the Nest Box Gates has occurred Enables Disables the Strobe from flashing when a Voltage Lockout for the Internal Lighting has occurred Enables Disables the Strobe from flashing when a Voltage Lockout for the Courtesy Lights ha...

Page 19: ...robe Triggers VOLTAGE FAILSAFE NEST BOX GATES Default value ENABLED Main Settings Menu System Settings Alarm Settings Strobe Triggers VOLTAGE LOCKOUT INTERNAL LIGHTING Default value ENABLED Main Settings Menu System Settings Alarm Settings Strobe Triggers VOLTAGE LOCKOUT COURTESY LIGHTS Default value DISABLED Main Settings Menu System Settings Alarm Settings Strobe Triggers WIND SAFE MODE ALARM TR...

Page 20: ...h button or via the MANUAL CONTROL Menu Any of these inputs will initiate the Courtesy Light Countdown Timer Pressing any of the push buttons momentarily will start the countdown timer and turn ON the Courtesy Lights Pressing again momentarily would reset the countdown timer and switch the Courtesy Lights OFF The Voltage LOCKOUT will inhibit the Courtesy Lights from working and if triggered the AL...

Page 21: ...s Menu System Settings Courtesy Lights COURTESY LIGHTS AVAILABILITY Default value ENABLED Main Settings Menu System Settings Courtesy Lights COUNTDOWN TIMER INTERVAL Default value 030 MINUTES Main Settings Menu System Settings Courtesy Lights VOLTAGE LOCKOUT AVAILABILITY Default value ENABLED Main Settings Menu System Settings Courtesy Lights VOLTAGE LOCKOUT VALUE Default value 11 5 VOLTS ...

Page 22: ...alue is displayed in the POWER LOSS COUNTER Status Screen 14 This feature can assist the user to fault find Battery Solar or Electrical issues Main Settings Menu System Settings TEST HARDWARE The Test Hardware menu will initiate eight individual TEST cycles as pictured above When using this feature the ChickenMaster PRO will ignore items such as Voltage Lockouts and Enable any Disabled items so th...

Page 23: ... 39 40 41 LOCAL TIME DATE UTC Time Zone LATITUDE LONGITUDE and the DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME DST Main Settings Menu System Settings Erase all Settings Do Factory Reset ERASE ALL SETTINGS DO FACTORY RESET DEFAULT PROMPT NO The ERASE ALL SETTINGS DO FACTORY RESET also initiates the First Boot Up sequence and installs all the Factory Default Values Refer to Tables on pages 39 40 41 ALL USER settings will ...

Page 24: ... set to work via the Daylight Length Requirement DLR This means the External Doors would OPEN in conjunction with the Internal Lights switching ON and CLOSE when the Internal Lights switch OFF The user can also offset these settings by adding or subtracting a time Interval to the variable allowing for more precision customisation of the External Doors Main Settings Menu External Doors AUTOMATIC MO...

Page 25: ...ings TIME CLOCK OPEN CLOSE SETTINGS Main Settings Menu External Doors Automatic Mode Open Close Settings Time Clock Open Close Settings DOOR OPEN TIME Default value 05 00 Main Settings Menu External Doors Automatic Mode Open Close Settings Time Clock Open Close Settings DOOR CLOSE TIME Default value 21 00 OPEN CLOSE SETTINGS When the SUNRISE SUNSET Option is selected this is the DEFAULT Setting Ma...

Page 26: ...a positive SUNRISE OFFSET say Plus 30 Minutes then the EXTERNAL DOORS would open at 07 00 30 Minutes after Sunrise This feature offers the user the ability to fine tune the operation of the External Doors to suit their locale and personal farming preferences Main Settings Menu External Doors Automatic Mode Open Close Settings Sunrise Sunset Open Close Settings DOOR CLOSE SUNSET OFFSET DEFAULT VALU...

Page 27: ...ghts is to turn OFF at 20 30 and the Close Doors OFFSET is set to Plus 30 Minutes then the EXTERNAL DOORS would CLOSE at 21 00 30 minutes after the Internal Lighting turns OFF When the INTERNAL LIGHTS are DISABLED or not set to SUNRISE SUNSET then the following ERROR message would be displayed If this occurs the VIA LIGHTING DLR option is not available and remains DISABLED Main Settings Menu Exter...

Page 28: ...value we can safely assume the EXTERNAL DOORS would be in a fully OPEN position after the RUNTIME INTERVAL elapses Main Settings Menu External Doors Installer Options CLOSE RUNTIME INTERVAL Default value 060 Seconds This is the amount of time the EXTERNAL DOORS will take to travel to their CLOSED Position Most actuators have a travel stroke time from fully open to fully closed of approximately 45 ...

Page 29: ...ility VOLTAGE LOCKOUT VALUE Default value 11 0 Volts When the VOLTAGE LOCKOUT VALUE is triggered the EXTERNAL DOORS will be locked out and not permitted to operate in either AUTOMATIC or MANUAL mode The ALARM Front panel LED will flash and if the Strobe option is ENABLED the external Strobe Light will flash also The EXTERNAL DOORS Status screen 1 will also display VOLTAGE LOCKOUT The Lockout reset...

Page 30: ...a fixed User entered time to OPEN or CLOSE the NEST BOX GATES Main Settings Menu Nest Box Gates AUTOMATIC MODE AVAILABILITY Default value ENABLED Main Settings Menu Nest Box Gates OPEN CLOSE SETTINGS Main Settings Menu Nest Box Gates Open Close Settings GATES OPEN TIME Default value 04 00 Enables Disables this feature from working in Automatic Mode Used to set the Nest Box Gates Open and Close set...

Page 31: ... Settings To obtain your password go to Register my ChickenMaster PRO If requested use access code 2022 and then complete the registration process to retrieve your Installer Password If an incorrect PASSWORD is entered the word ERROR will appear as pictured below Once the correct PASSWORD has been entered the INSTALLER OPTION items are available with the following 4 options Main Settings Menu Nest...

Page 32: ...fault value 060 Seconds This is the amount of time the NEST BOX GATES will take to travel to their CLOSED Position Most actuators have a travel stroke time from fully open to fully closed of approximately 45 50 seconds Because the actuators are only two wire and do not have a position feedback the ChickenMaster Pro cannot determine the actuators actual position However if we use 60 Seconds as a de...

Page 33: ...arm Indication option is ENABLED the external Strobe Light will flash The NEST BOX GATES Status screen 3 will also display VOLTAGE FAILSAFE The Voltage Failsafe will reset when the Voltage Failsafe Value plus 1 0 volt has been reached so a 1 Volt positive Hysteresis Once the Battery Voltage level returns to normal then the NEST BOX GATES will assume the correct position based on their respective p...

Page 34: ...12 hours Therefore with the DLR set to 15Hrs minus the 12Hrs of Actual Day Light Length means that 3 Hours of Artificial Lighting would be required to achieve the DLR of 15Hours The 3 Hours of Artificial Lighting would be equally divided to have 1 5 Hours of Artificial Light in the morning and 1 5 Hours of Artificial Light in the evening Based on the example above the AM Morning Lights would turn ...

Page 35: ...n is selected Main Settings Menu Internal Lighting Automatic Mode On Off Settings Main Settings Menu Internal Lighting Automatic Mode On Off Settings MORNING ON TIME Default value 05 00 Main Settings Menu Internal Lighting Automatic Mode On Off Settings MORNING OFF TIME Default value 07 30 Sets the ON time for the Internal Lighting in the Morning Sets the OFF time for the Internal Lighting in the ...

Page 36: ...N OFF SETTINGS When the SUNRISE SUNSET Option is selected Main Settings Menu Internal Lighting Automatic Mode On Off Settings DAYLIGHT LENGTH REQUIREMENT Default value 15 00 Main Settings Menu Internal Lighting INSTALLER OPTIONS Installer Options allows the Installer and End User to be able to make critical changes to the INTERNAL LIGHTING Settings To obtain your password go to Register my Chicken...

Page 37: ...ns VOLTAGE LOCKOUT VALUE Default value 11 5 Volts When the VOLTAGE LOCKOUT VALUE is triggered the INTERNAL LIGHTING will be locked out and not allowed to operate in either AUTOMATIC or MANUAL mode The ALARM Front panel LED will flash and if the Strobe Alarm Indication option is ENABLED the external Strobe Light will flash The INTERNAL LIGHTING Status screen 5 will also display VOLTAGE LOCKOUT The ...

Page 38: ...t EVENTS List of EVENTS Logged 1 Device Start up 2 Courtesy Lights Volts Lockout Start 3 Courtesy Lights Volts Lockout End 4 External Doors Volts Lockout Start 5 External Doors Volts Lockout End 6 Nest Box Gates Volts Failsafe Start 7 Nest Box Gates Volts Failsafe End 8 Internal Lighting Volts Lockout Start 9 Internal Lighting Volts Lockout End 10 Low Battery Alarm Start 11 Low Battery Alarm End 1...

Page 39: ...H 30 KPH INSTALLER OPTIONS WIND SENSOR SETTINGS INSTALLER OPTIONS ARE PASSWORD PROTECTED LOCKOUT INTERVAL 30 MINUTES 30 MINUTES DOOR OPEN RUNTIME SAFE INTERVAL 015 SECONDS 015 SECONDS DOOR CLOSE RUNTIME SAFE INTERVAL 015 SECONDS 015 SECONDS ALARM SETTINGS 8 of 14 EXTERNAL ALARM INPUT EXTERNAL ALARM INPUT AVAILABILITY DISABLED DISABLED EXTERNAL ALARM INPUT MODALITY NORMALLY OPEN CONTACT NORMALLY OP...

Page 40: ... MODALITY 2 of 4 SUNRISE SUNSET SUNRISE SUNSET AUTOMATIC MODE OPEN CLOSE SETTINGS 3 of 4 TIME CLOCK DOOR OPEN TIME ONLY AVAILABLE IF AUTOMATIC MODALITY IS SET TO TIME CLOCK 05 00 05 00 TIME CLOCK DOOR OPEN TIME ONLY AVAILABLE IF AUTOMATIC MODALITY IS SET TO TIME CLOCK 21 00 21 00 DOOR OPEN SUNRISE OFFSET ONLY AVAILABLE IF AUTOMATIC MODALITY IS SET TO SUNRISE SUNSET 030 MINUTES Negative Offset 030 ...

Page 41: ...ED AUTOMATIC MODE MODALITY 2 of 4 SUNRISE SUNSET SUNRISE SUNSET AUTOMATIC MODE ON OFF SETTINGS 3 of 4 AUTOMATIC MODE MORNING ON TIME ONLY AVAILABLE IF AUTOMATIC MODALITY IS SET TO TIME CLOCK 05 00 05 00 AUTOMATIC MODE MORNING OFF TIME ONLY AVAILABLE IF AUTOMATIC MODALITY IS SET TO TIME CLOCK 07 30 07 30 AUTOMATIC MODE EVENING ON TIME ONLY AVAILABLE IF AUTOMATIC MODALITY IS SET TO TIME CLOCK 17 00 ...

Page 42: ...one 2 Tap and hold your desired location on the map 2a You should see Dropped Pin in the tab at the bottom of the screen If an address is displayed tap and hold a nearby location until Dropped Pin is displayed 3 Scroll down to see the displayed location coordinates Notes A positive value equals a North Latitude or East Longitude A negative Value equals a South Latitude or West Longitude Installer ...

Page 43: ...Tap and hold your desired location on the map 3 You should see Dropped Pin in the tab at the bottom of the screen If an address is displayed tap and hold a nearby location until Dropped Pin is displayed 3 Scroll down to see the displayed location coordinates Note Positive Values North Latitude or East Longitude Negative Values South Latitude or West longitude Displaying further options available S...