DRAFTING BY EID
Instead of normal drafting operation (drafting according to weight range or weight gain),
animals may be drafted in a pre-determined direction according to their EID. A file
containing EIDs and drafting directions may be loaded from a computer using the Iconix
WinFX linker program. When the animal's EID is received from the reader, the FX41 will
drive automatic drafting gates in the required direction via the Iconix Auto-Draft
Controller. An animal may optionally be weighed first, before it is drafted according to the
direction in the pre-loaded file.
1. Use the WinFX linker program to download the EID drafting file to the FX41. Full
details on this are provided in the on-line help in WinFX.
2. The drafting file will have been stored in a Group in memory according to data in the
file. Select this Group in the FX41.
3. In SET-UP, first select DRAFT / EID ON-LINE.
4. Select AUTO-DRAFT ON and EID = ON.
5. Using the DRAFT LIMITS key, select DRAFT BY EID or alternatively if the animal is
to be weighed first, select WEIGH, DRAFT BY EID.
6. Ensure that the other FX41 settings are correct for normal EID based weighing.
Now when an EID is scanned, the currently selected group is checked for the presence
of an EID drafting record with a matching EID. If a match is found, a drafting gate will be
opened in the direction specified in the record.
Note that the drafting record will be converted to a normal weighing record, except that
the weight stored will be zero (except in the case of WEIGH, DRAFT BY EID). This
means that this drafting record is no longer present and cannot be re-used unless it is
downloaded again by WinFX.
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