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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION 4-21
• The cow has feed credit for the connected feed types.
• The cow is allowed to eat concentrates in the concentrate feeder.
Feed credit
The amount to be fed must be higher than 0 kg (0 lb) for at least one of
the connected feed types. Also, the amount must be higher than the
minimum portion size set in T4C.
Allowance to eat
Cows are allowed to eat if:
• The visit is not in one of the blocking periods set in T4C.
• Robot feeding is switched on.
• The cow is not due to be milked, which means that it is not necessary
to attract the cow to go to the milking robot (and to eat her portion
of concentrates in the robot).
M-box
When the cow steps into the concentrate feeder and has feed credit, the
M-box is lowered behind the cow. 30 seconds after the last portion of the
credit is supplied, the M-box is raised. This allows the cow to finish her
portion. The cow steps out of the concentrate feeder.
End of visit
At the end of the visit, the amount eaten is stored in the local database
and sent to T4C.
4.6.3 Interaction between the Components of the Concentrate Feeder
The concentrate feeder is connected to the T4C network. After
installation, the concentrate feeder is given a device ID and an IP address.
These settings are used in the T4C software.
The T4C software
In the T4C software the feeding criteria are set. The T4C software supplies
the ADS3830 PCB database with the necessary data. When a cow enters
the concentrate feeder for the first time, the ADS3830 PCB requests the
cow data from the T4C software. Once the cow is in the database on the
ADS3830 PCB, T4C automatically synchronizes the cow data after each
change of data.
The E-Link Manual Controller
The E-Link Manual Controller is used by the service technician to set the
initial settings (after installation) and to test and monitor the concentrate
feeder.
Service Interface
The service interface is used by the service technician to set the initial
settings (after installation) and to test and monitor the concentrate
feeder.
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