AfiMilk MPC 3 - Milking Point ID Configuration

AfiMilk MPC Installation Manual 52
Chapter
7
First Time Operation
Setting Milking Point ID Numbers
Afimilk MPC communicates with AfiControl PC via a single line of communication. The
basic principle of communication protocol is milk meters corresponding to communication
per their Stall ID number. This means that duplicated ID numbers are not allowed on the
same communication line. Therefore, determining an individual identification number for
each milk meter is crucial for proper communication as well as for correct assignment of
data to cows.
How to number Stall ID
The identification number of each meter should correspond with the milking point
number. In batch type parlors (Herringbone, Parallel, Swing..) made of two parlor sides the
left side should carry the lower stall numbers and the right side carries the higher
numbers.
How milking points are numbered
Most batch parlors incorporate two entrances – Cow entrance and people entrance. When
standing in the parlor, facing the cows entering towards you, your left hand side is the
parlor left side. The stall used for milking the first cow entering the parlor at the left side
(furthest from the cow entrance) is milking point number one.
Parlor Layout and Milk Meter ID Numbers
NOTE
The highest Stall ID number allowed is 64. In parlors larger than 64 milking
points, multiple communication lines are needed for connecting the milk
meters to the system!