11. ELECTRONIC ID (EID)
EID SET-UP OPTIONS
The FX41 provides the flexibility to handle a range of EID applications. A summary of the
EID set-up menus follows:
1. In SET-UP, first select PREFIXING = OFF. Prefixing is not compatible with EID.
2. Select DRAFT / EID ON-LINE.
3. Step past the AUTO-DRAFT mode selection (and delay settings for General Mode).
4. Select EID = ON.
5. Select READ CONTINUOUS for full time operation of the EID reader - suitable for
an EID reader placed in the race prior to the weighing crate or platform.
or select READ AFTER TRIGGER depending on the application.
6. Enter EID TIMEOUT(sec), the number of seconds after the trigger for which the FX41
continues to wait for a valid EID from the reader. A setting of 0 seconds means that a
valid EID is expected to have already been received prior to the trigger.
7. Select HALT IF NO EID = ON / OFF. If enabled, when there is no EID present (a
timeout occurs without scanning a valid EID), the FX41 will halt until the user decides
whether to continue weighing the animal or not. This allows the operator to fit a new
EID to replace one that is missing.
8. Select HALT IF NO XREF = ON / OFF. If enabled, when an EID is scanned but there
is no corresponding entry in the cross-reference table, the FX41 will halt until the user
decides whether to continue or to add a new cross-reference entry on-the-fly.
9. To view entries in the EID/Visual ID (tag number) cross-reference table, manually
add new entries or delete all entries, choose ENTER X-REF MENU. See the section
EID/VID Cross Reference Table below for further details.
10. Select EID = ALLFLEX, TIRIS or AGRIDENT, according to the type of reader.
If EID = ALLFLEX is selected, an option to INITIALISE READER? is provided. The
Allflex reader will then be set up to work optimally with the FX41.
11. Select from TRIGGER = WEIGH KEY Manual operation
TRIGGER = EXTERNAL Signal from Racewell sheep crate
TRIGGER = EID Valid EID received
TRIGGER = WEIGHT Weight is above the Minimum Weight
The trigger occurs when the animal is in the correct position on the platform/crate for
weighing and recording. For example, with the TRIGGER = EID option, placement of
the EID reader can be used to determine when the animal is in the correct position
for weighing.
NOTE: FX41 Program Versions 1.xx
Before connecting an Allflex EID reader to the 25 pin “Optional I/O” connector on the
FX41, you must disconnect any computer or other device attached to the 9 pin RS232
connector. Later model FX41s running program versions 2.01 or later do not have this
restriction.
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