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AfiActII™

Installation

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Product:Reader2.0

ManualP/N9440311

Version2.7

DateCompleted–June2016

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AfimilkLtd.,KibbutzAfikim,15148Israel

Tel:972‐4‐6754812|Fax:972‐4‐6751862

market@afimilk.co.il|www.afimilk.com

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FederalCommunications

Commission,USA

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ConformitéEuropéenne

(EuropeanConformity)

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StandardsInstitute

ofIsrael

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PrefaceMaterial

AboutthisManualandScope

ThismanualdescribestheinstallationofAfiActII,eitherasastandalonesystemoras

partofthelargerAfimilksystem.Foradescriptionofthefeaturesandusageofthe

AfiActIIsystem,refertoAfiActIIUM.

IntendedUsers

ThismanualisintendedforAfimilkauthorizedtechnicians,experiencedininstalling

electricalsystemsinnon‐protectedenvironments,fordealers‐techniciansandfarm

technicians.

ContactingTechnicalSupportHelpDesk

Afimilktechnicalsupportcontactinformation:

email:support@afimilk.co.il

Tel:+972‐4‐675‐4824.

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NotesandCertifications

ThisdevicecomplieswithFCCRulesPart15andwithIndustryCanadalicense‐

exemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubjecttotwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemay

notcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencethat

maybereceivedorthatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

LeprésentappareilestconformeauxCNRd'IndustrieCanadaapplicablesaux

appareilsradioexemptsdelicence.L'exploitationestautoriséeauxdeuxconditions

suivantes:

(1) l'appareilnedoitpasproduiredebrouillage,et

(2) l'utilisateurdel'appareildoitacceptertoutbrouillageradioélectriquesubi,même

silebrouillageestsusceptibled'encompromettrelefonctionnement.

NOTE:Thedigitalcircuitofthisdevicehasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththe

limitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimits

aredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina

residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradio

frequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,

maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno

guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthis

equipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,which

canbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedto

trytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

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Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

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Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

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Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhich

thereceiverisconnected.

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Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Changesormodificationstothisequipmentnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty

responsibleforcompliance(AfimilkLtd.)couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperate

theequipment.

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Ensuretakingallprecautionswhenworkingwiththehighvoltagecomponents.To

complywithFCCRFexposurecompliancerequirements,theantennausedforthis

transmittermustbeinstalledtoprovideaseparationdistanceofatleast20cm

fromallpersonsandmustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithany

other antenna or transmitter.

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LegalNotice

Disclaimer

ThisdocumentcontainsproprietaryinformationofAfimilkLtd.andmaynotbe

reproducedinanyformwithoutthepriorwrittenconsentofAfimilkLtd.

Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproduced,translated,storedinaretrievalsystem

ortransmittedinanyformandbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photographic,

photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionof

AfimilkLtd.

Informationprovidedinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnoticeanddoes

notrepresentacommitmentonthepartofAfimilkLtd.

Allproductsandcompanynamesaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheir

respectiveholders.

SoftwareLicenseTerms

ThesoftwareandthesystemdesignisthepropertyofAfimilkLtd.

Itissuppliedtotheusertobeusedsolelyforitsstatedpurposes.Itisstrictly

forbiddentomakecopiesofthesoftwareortransferitinanyway,foranypurpose,

toanythirdparty.

InadditiontoapplicationsoftwarespecificallydevelopedbyAfimilkLtd.,thesystem

makesuseofcertainthirdpartyutilitiesandsystemsoftware.Thesearelicensedfor

asingleuser.Theymustnotbecopiedinanyway,foranypurpose,bytheuser,its

employees,oranybodyelse.

Thelicensetousethesoftwareisgrantedtotheuseronlyforthespecificsystemitis

installedonbyAfimilkLtd.,oritsauthorizeddistributorsandrepresentatives.

Thepurchasershallnotmodifythesoftwareinanyway.

Itisstrictlyforbiddentousethisproductforanypurposeotherthanoriginally

designatedfororstipulatedbyAfimilkLtd.

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Conventions

Importantinformationishighlightedinaframe,asexplainedbelow:

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Environmentnotice

Hints andrecommendationsforworkingefficiently

Actionsrequiringspecialattention,toavoidpossibledamagetoequipment

or livestock

Actionsrequiringspecialattentiontoavoidseriousbodilyinjury;

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SafetyInstructionsandNotice

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Beforeinstallingandoperatinganyequipment,reviewthesafetyinstructionsforany

hazardsassociatedwithinstallationanduseofthedevice.Also,reviewstandardand

localpracticesforpreventingaccidents.

Thesystemanditscomponentsarepoweredbyelectricityfrommainpowersupply.

Thispowersupplyissufficienttocauseseriouspersonalinjuryorevendeath.

Onlya(localstate)licensedelectricianshouldinstallpowercablesandpowersupply

units.

Useonlyacorrectlyratedpowercablethatiscertified,asappropriate,forthe

countryofoperation.

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TheAfiActIImustbepoweredbyanexternalisolatingtransformer(output21.6‐

27.5Vac,75VAmaximum,certifiedasLPSaccordingIEC60950‐1clause2.5)withan

accessiblecircuitbreakeranddoubleisolatedfrommains.

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Readthismanualcarefully.Properhandlingoftheequipmentisthebasisfor

correctfunctioning.

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OnlytechnicianswhoareskilledandauthorizedbyAfimilk,dealer

technicianstogetherwiththefarmstaffmaycarryoutinstallationofthe

equipment.

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Thecustomerisfullyresponsibleforanychangesmade,eitherinthesystem

configurationorinthesoftwareapplicationdata,bythecustomerorbythe

customer’sagent.

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Afimilkwillnotbeheldresponsibledirectlyorindirectlyforanydamagecaused

tothecustomerand/ortoathirdpartyand/ortotheanimals,byanaction

and/orchangeand/oromissionperformedintheAfiActII™system,eitherbythe

customerorbythecustomer’sagent,directlyand/orindirectly.

Electricalconnectionsmustonlybeperformedbyacertifiedelectrician.

Theinstallationmustbeperformedinaccordancewithcurrentnormsand

regulationsaswellaslocalandnationalrules.

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Afimilkrecommendsthatthecustomercallforafullsysteminspectionbya

qualifiedtechnicianauthorizedbyAfimilkeverysixmonths.

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Itistheresponsibilityoftheoperatortoinstall,operate,andmaintainthesystem

inaccordancewithallapplicablelaws,codesandregulations.

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Theequipmentmustbeusedonlyforthedescribedpurpose.

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Thissystemhasbeencheckedforvirusespriortosupply.Ifinthecourseofa

servicecall,avirusisdetected,removalofthevirus,andanysoftwareor

hardwarerepairsresultingfromit,willbechargedtothepurchaser.

Thesystemanditscomponentsarepoweredbyelectricityfromamainpower

supply.Toavoidpersonalinjury,dangeroffire,andpossibledamagetoequipment

andmaterials,allworkonelectricalandelectroniccircuitsshouldbedonefollowing

thesebasicsafetyprocedures:

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PowertoallAfimilkdevicesmustbesuppliedthroughanaccessible,well‐marked

circuitbreaker(usuallyplacedonthepowertransformer).

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BeforeconductingworkonanyAfimilkdevice,makesurepowertodevicesis

switchedoffatthecircuitbreaker(usuallyplacedonthepowertransformer).

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Removepowerfromthecircuitorequipmentpriortoworkingonit.Never

assumethecircuitisoff;checkitwithamultimeter.

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Incaseofelectricalfire,switchoffthecircuitandreportitimmediatelyto

appropriateauthority.

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Stayawayfromlivecircuits.Donotworkonormakeadjustmentswhenthe

powerswitchison.

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Neverswitchonequipmentinthepresenceofwaterleakage.

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Workinclean,dryareas.Avoidworkingindamporwetlocationsbecausethis

increasesthechanceofelectricalshock.

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Wearonlynonconductiveshoestolessenthepossibilityofelectricalshock.

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Removeallrings,wristwatches,bracelets,andsimilarmetalitems.Avoidworking

inclothingthatcontainsexposedmetalzippers,buttons,orothertypesofmetal

fasteners.Themetalcanactasaconductor,heatup,andcauseabadburn.

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Highvoltagesurgesandotherpowerirregularitiescancauseextensivedamage

toasystem.Itistheresponsibilityoftheoperatortoprovideapowerprotection

system.

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DonotdisposeofWEEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste!

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ListofTermsandAbbreviations

Term/AbbreviationDescription

RPUTagReading/ProgrammingUnit

AfiActIIAfiFarmmoduleforgeneratingcowdatabaseand

providinggeneralfertilityreports.

DIMDaysinMilk

IDIdentification

PCPersonalComputer

PDPregnancyDiagnosis

RFRadioFrequency

LRLongRangeradioi.e.916/868MHz,communication

betweenReaderandtags

SRShortRangeradioi.e.200/80KHz

RTRealTimesystem

RTMSRealTimeSetupmodule

RTGRealTimeGUImodule‐AfiControl

RTCRealTimeStationControllermodule

RPMRevolutionsperMinute

OpcodeOperationCode

APWiFiAccessPoint(antenna)

WLANWirelessLocalAreaNetwork‐linkstwoormoredevices

usingwirelessdistribution,providingaconnectionthrough

anaccesspointtotheInternet.

TxTransmit

IMInstallationManual

ReferredDocuments

PNDocumentName

9140233TagReader&TagRPUuserguide

9040946SROpcodes(forRPUprogramming)

9040953AfiFarm5installationmanual

5096003AfiFarm5configurationmanual

9040954 AfiFarm5integrationandprerequisites

9440312AfiActIIusermanual

9040952AfiActIISoftwareUpgradeInstructions(R1R2)

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RevisionHistory

VersionDate Description

1.00Oct2013Revisionone.

1.2Oct2013AddFCCApprovals

2.0Feb2014UpdateWIFIspec 2.2

PCrequirements 2.3.1

re‐locateRTquick‐start(afterRTinstallation) 4.2

addtag‐activationruntine 6.1

Updatetagmanagement 6

correcttroubleshootingflowfordisconnection, 7.1

Updateantennanames 1.3.1

updatelocationofRIDlabel 0,

correctwifisetings 4.4,

removetagsurveysection(coveredbyothersections),

addbackupsettupError!Referencesourcenotfound.,

adddbbackupandrestore.

2.1Mar2014CorrectsupportedWindowsversion,section2.4.1

2.2Mar2014AddJapanradioregulationcertification(preface).

2.3Sep2014AddCircuitBreakerwarning,seeSafetyinstructionsonpagevi, 0

Replacereadermountingplateandrod,sections 1.3.1,Error!

Referencesourcenotfound., 5.2

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2.4May2015Installationandconfiguration‐screensandprocessupdated.

RPUflowupdated

Newtemplateimplemented

2.5Sep2015Complywithsafetyregulations(updatesinsection1.5)

2.6Dec2015ReplaceReader’sbluewire+extensionbythenewwhitewire

Correctnames(RTStudioAfiControl)

Updatescreensandflow

Updatesafetyinstructionstosuitnewregulations

UpdateAfiTagarrowpictures

2.7May2016NewReaderversion2.0,withinternalantennas

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TableofContents

PrefaceMaterial ......................................................................................................................................ii

TableofContents .................................................................................................................................... x

1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1

1.1 PrincipleofOperation ......................................................................................................... 1

1.2 SupportedScenarios ........................................................................................................... 2

1.3 AfiActIIComponents .......................................................................................................... 2

1.3.1 ReaderBoxComponents ..................................................................................................... 3

1.3.2 TagTypes ............................................................................................................................ 4

1.4 AfiActII

Reader–IndicatorsandI/Os ................................................................................. 5

1.4.1 FrontPanel‐LEDIndications .............................................................................................. 5

1.4.2 BackPanel–InputsandOutputs ........................................................................................ 6

1.4.3 Readerbox‐AttributesLabel .............................................................................................. 6

1.5 AfiActIIReaderPowerSpecifications ................................................................................. 7

1.6 SystemInstallationOverview .............................................................................................. 8

2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning ................................................................................................... 9

2.1 DetermineReaderMountingLocation ................................................................................ 9

2.2 SetupNetworkandPowerCoverage ................................................................................ 11

2.3 PreparethePCEnvironment ............................................................................................. 13

2.3.1 VerifyOperatingSystem,Processor&Memory ................................................................. 14

2.3.2 NetworkConnections ........................................................................................................ 18

2.3.3 AdditionalWindowsOSPreparations ............................................................................... 21

2.3.4 VerifySystemisPrepared ................................................................................................. 31

3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware ............................................................................................... 32

3.1 ForexistingAfiFarm:ManualDataBackup ...................................................................... 32

3.2 InstallAfiFarm5andAfiControl ......................................................................................... 34

3.2.1 GeneralNotes ................................................................................................................... 35

3.2.2 Set&InitiatetheInstallationWizard ................................................................................ 36

4 InitialReaderCommunication ................................................................................................... 46

4.1 ConnecttheReadertotheWiredNetwork ....................................................................... 47

4.2 SetAfiControl(QuickStart) ............................................................................................... 49

4.2.1 NavigatingAfiControlTool ................................................................................................ 50

4.2.2 DeterminetheRequiredSamplingSessions ...................................................................... 51

4.2.3 SetSystemMandatoryParameters .................................................................................. 53

4.2.4 AdditionalAfiControlConfigurationsandMonitoring ...................................................... 66

4.3 VerifyReader&AfiControlCommunication ..................................................................... 67

4.4 IfNeeded:SetWi‐FiCommunication ................................................................................ 68

4.4.1 SetReadertouseWi‐FisettingsdifferentthanDefault.................................................... 69

5 MounttheReader ..................................................................................................................... 74

5.1 MountthePowerandElectricityBoxes ............................................................................ 75

5.2 MounttheReaderonthePole .......................................................................................... 78

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5.3 ConnecttheReadertoPower ........................................................................................... 81

6 HandleAfiTagII ......................................................................................................................... 82

6.1 TestAfiActIITags’Transmission ....................................................................................... 83

6.2 PerimeterCoverageValidation ......................................................................................... 85

6.3 AttachAfiActIITags .......................................................................................................... 87

6.4 Replaceandre‐useTags ................................................................................................... 90

6.5 StoreTags ......................................................................................................................... 92

7 FaultIdentificationandTroubleshooting .................................................................................. 93

7.1 ReaderConnectiontoAfiControlorNetworkFault .......................................................... 94

7.2 TagProblems .................................................................................................................... 95

7.3 ReaderandTagCommunicationFaults ............................................................................ 96

7.4 Reader’sLuciCannotbeAccessed .................................................................................... 96

7.5 Back‐to‐BackConnection .................................................................................................. 97

7.6 RegionTransmissionSetup ............................................................................................... 98

7.7 AfiFarmInstallationProblems .......................................................................................... 98

AppendixA :SetLaptop’sStaticIP ................................................................................................... 99

AppendixB :RPUToolforTagManagement ................................................................................. 104

AppendixC :AfiControlSummary .................................................................................................. 109

AppendixD :TieStall ....................................................................................................................... 118

AppendixE :TwoAfiFarmSystems ................................................................................................ 120

AppendixF :EnterHerd’sData ...................................................................................................... 126

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Introduction

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1 Introduction

AfiActIIisanestrusandfertilitymonitoringsystemthatprovidesataglancefull

pictureofcowsandheifersinestrus.Themonitoringsystemprovidesthorough

trackingofthefertility‐relateddataforthedairyfarmherd.Itcanbeimplemented

eitherasastandalonesystemoraspartofacomprehensiveAfimilksystem.

Thisisdonebycollectingcows’physicalbehaviorandaggregatingthemwith

eventsinformationtogenerateheatlists,fertilityreportsandfertilitydisorder

alerts.

1.1 PrincipleofOperation

ThefollowingdiagramshowsthedataflowintheAfiActIIsystem.

Figure1:AfiActIIsystemdataflow

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AfiActIIusesLongRange(LR)communicationtocollectdatafromcowtags(AfiTag

IIsensors)andtransferstheinformationviaastandardnetwork(IPbasedWi‐Fior

wiredcommunication)toaPCbasedanalysis.

Tagsareplacedonthecows’legs.TheAfiTagIIholdstheuniqueIDofeachcow,

andrecordsitsnumberofsteps,standingtime,resttimeandbout.ThetagsuseLR

(LongRange)RF(RadioFrequency)communicationtosendthisdataperiodically

(everypre‐definedtime‐interval,defaultis15minutes)toanantennalocated

insidetheAfiActIIReaderdevice(twoantennasthatprovideoptimalcoverage).

AfiActIIReadercollectsdatafromthecows’tagswhicharewithinitsreceiving

range.TheReaderuseseitherwiredorWi‐Ficommunicationtosendthedatato

thePCforanalysis(2internalantennasareforWi‐Fi,whenused).

TheAfiActIIsoftware,locatedonthePC,usesthecollectedactivitydataofeach

cowtocalculatewhenthecowisinestrusandfindthebesttimeforbreeding.The

applicationgeneratesreportsandalertsthefarmer.

Thecommunicationusedbytheentiresystemcomplieswithlocalregulationsand

safetytests,correspondingwiththe‘homeappliance’category.

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LongRange(LR)

communication

Wired/Wi‐Fi

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1.2 SupportedScenarios

Thisdocumentdescribesthefollowingscenarios:

 Scratchinstallation

 UpgradefromR1–seeAfiActIIsoftwareupgradeinstructions

Bothscenariosuseasinglecomputer(nocustominstallation)

1.3 AfiActIIComponents

ThefollowingtableprovidesalistofthebasicAfiActIIsystemelements.For

specificpartnumbers,refertothedetailedtablesofeachelement.

Table 1‐1.SystemComponents

PictureNameDescriptionPNs–see:

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AfiActII

Reader2.0

(including

nounting

brackets)

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TheReaderisthe

interfacebetween

thetagsandthe

AfiActIISoftware.

Internalantennas

allowReader‐tag

communication,&

Reader‐PCWi‐Fi

communication.

1.3.1

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AfiTagII

(40096xx)

Afimilk’scow‐tag,

includingthe

attachmentstrap.

Atagshouldbe

attachedtoevery

cowparticipatingin

theAfiActIIgroup.

0

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AfiActII

software

program

USBflashdrivewith

PCsoftwareto

controlthesystem.

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1.3.1 ReaderBoxComponents

Table 1‐2.ReaderBoxComponents

PictureNameDescriptionPN

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AfiActIIReader

2.0

(DisplayPrinted

CircuitBoard;

TestedPCB

Assembly)

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AfiActIIReader:

International(907‐928MHz)

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Europe(868MHz):

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4256200

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(note:abovePN

alsocontains:

4256204;

note:Reader1=

4256000)

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4256201

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(note:abovePN

alsocontains:

4256205

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Note:Reader1=

4256001)

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MountingplateMountingplate

(PN5001028)

connectedtotheback(forconnection

toreaderbracketarm)

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Bracketarm



Bracket(with2UPstickers,indicating

installationdirection)

(PN9030050)

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(screwsforwallconnection–not

supplied.Thefastenersmustbe

determinedbytheinstaller,according

toconditions:surface(e.g.concretevs

woodvssteel,etc.)andotherspecific

variables.

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5Cabletie‐wraps(8inch,black)(PN

9030402)



PowercableAC/DC4X0.75

+CONNECTORSASSY(PN4000911)

Exposedcablelength±1700mm

Cableoutsidediameter:Ø7mm

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Note:thecableenterstheenclosure

throughthecablegland,wherecable‐

gland‐PG11issuitableforacableofa

diameterofØ5–10mm

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Mountingplate

UP

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1.3.2 TagTypes

Table 1‐3.TagTypes

PictureDescriptionPN

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AfiTagII,TypeA,200KHzSR,916MHzLR4009600

AfiTagII,TypeA,200KHzSR,916MHzLR,Israel4009680

AfiTagII,TypeB,80KHzSR,868MHzLR4009610

AfiTagII,TypeE,200KHzSR,JapanMHzLR4009650

AfiTagII,TypeC,200KHzLF,868MHzLR4009630

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1.4 AfiActII Reader–IndicatorsandI/Os

ThefollowingsectionsdescribetheReader’sindicationLEDs,inputandoutputs.

1.4.1 FrontPanel‐LEDIndications

ThefollowingimageshowstheReader’sfaultandindicationLEDs.

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Table 1‐4.ExternalLEDIndications

ItemLEDLabelDescription

1TagComm



Communicationwithtags:

BlinkingYellow–goodcommunication

Off–Nocommunication

Note:ThisLEDblinksforashortperiodeverytimeatagmessageisreceivedinthe

Reader.

2PCcomm



CommunicationwiththePCAfiActIIapplication

Yellow–TheReaderiscommunicatingwiththeAfiActII

Off–ReadercouldnotconnectwithAfiActII

Duringfirmwareupgrade:PCcommLEDandthelowestWi‐FisignalstrengthLEDblink

untilupgradecomplete

3Power



Bi‐colorLED:GREEN/RED:

o Power/StatusOK:Green

o Startupbehavior:LEDtoggle:inGreen/Red.IfstartupissuccessfulLEDbecomes

Green.

o Notagisidentifiedforover30minutes(defaultsetup):LEDblinksinRed

o Otherfaults:LEDchangestopermanentRed

o HostBoarddoesnotcommunicatewithSubGBoard:LEDblinksRed

4Signal

strength

IndicatesWi‐Ficommunicationstrength,aftertheWLANLEDshowssuccessful

associationbetweentheReaderandtheAP.

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Note:WhennostrengthLEDindicationisonandtheWLANLEDison,thesignal

strengthisbelow‐90

Duringfirmwareupgrade:PCcommLEDandthelowestWi‐FisignalstrengthLEDblink

untilupgradecomplete

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3.PowerON

1.Tagcommunication

available/notavailable

LEDindication

4.Wi‐Fisignalstrength

indicationLEDs 2.PC:Indicationof

communicationwith

AfiActIIapplication

Goodsignalstrength(>‐60dbm)

Mediumsignalstrength(between‐60and‐80dbm)

Lowsignalstrength(between‐80and‐90dbm)

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1.4.2 BackPanel–InputsandOutputs

ThefollowingimageshowstheReader’sBackpanelinputsandoutputs.

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Note:whenthecommunicationisnotinuse,closetheconnectionusingthecap!

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1.4.3 Readerbox‐AttributesLabel

OntopoftheReader’scablecavityyouwillfindthefollowinglabel,indicatingthe

Reader’sattributes

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Inputpower

cable

Reader’sUnique

ID(UID)

Connectionto

PC

communication

Powercable:

ACConnection–BlueandBrown

DCConnection–Red(+)andBlack(‐)

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1.5 AfiActIIReaderPowerSpecifications

TheAfiActIIReaderpowerconnectionmustcomplywiththefollowing

specifications:

Table

1-5.Power Specifications

ItemLEDLabel

VoltageNominalvoltageof24Vac(minimum21.6Vactomaximum27.5Vac)

CurrentAC:0.6Amax50/60Hz

DC:1Amax

Powerperunit16.5Watts(i.e.aVAratingofatleast20VAforthetransformer)

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

To avoid unacceptable electrical power reduction, the cable length and

diameter must be validated, to ensure the cable is not too long per its

diameter.

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1.6 SystemInstallationOverview

TofullyinstallAfiActIIsystem,pre‐installationpreparationisneeded;some

preparationsaredonebyDealers’technicians,andothersarethefarmer’s

responsibility.Thefollowingflowchartpresentsthepreparationandinstallation

phasesandtheresponsiblepartyperphase.

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Plan&

prepare

site

Setnetworkcoverage(wired/

Wi‐Fi),see2.2

Attachtagstocows,

see6

InstallandsetAfiActII

software,see3

AfiActIIReaderinitial

communication,see4

MounttheReaderinthe

cowshed,see5

PreparePCprerequisites,see0

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Systemis

installed

Entercowdatainto

system(donebythe

farmer),seeAppendixF

Inparallel

Determinereadermounting

point,see2.1

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2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning

BeforestartingAfiActIIinstallation,verifythatallpre‐requisitesarefulfilled:

1.Readermountingpoint:IdentifyaproperlocationforAfiActIIReader,see 2.1

2.Verifynetworkcoverageintherequiredarea,see 2.2

Note:Itishighlyrecommendedthatthenetworktechnicianbepresentduring

theReaderinstallation.

3.Verifysystemdeploymentisscratch;(ifusingastandalonesystemside‐by‐side

withAfiFarm,youmaywanttorestoretheinitialanimaldatabasetothe

systemaftertheinstallation).

4.ValidateAfiActIIPCcorrespondswiththerequirements,see 0 2.3

2.1 DetermineReaderMountingLocation

DeterminingoptionalReadermountingpointsisdonebytheDealertechnicians.To

dothis,eithergetaschemeofthesheddimensionsfromthefarmer(including

poles,electricityoutlets,distancefromtheoffice,etc.),ORvisitthefarmbefore

theinstallationtoperformasitesurvey.

Thefarmerreceivesfromthedealeralist/schemeshowingtheoptionalmounting

points,andtherequiredcoverageradius.Itisthefarmer’sresponsibilitytoprovide

coverageinthesepoints.

Todeterminethesystemsamplingsessionsduringtheinstallation,

investigatethespecificsiteneeds.Thiscanbeperformedduringthe

preparationsphase,orduringtheinstallation,see4.2.2.

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TheReadermountinglocationisbasedonthecowshedsizeandlocation,and

shouldcomplywiththefollowingconditions:

 Height:TheReaderismountedonapole,maximumheightfromtheground:3

metershighfromtheground.

 Coverage(tagsandWi‐Fi/wire):(fine‐tuningwillbeperformedwhile

mounting)

 Themountingpolelocationmustallowtag‐coveragerangeforthewhole

definedarea.Thisisdeterminedaccordingtotheshedscheme,andwill

probablybearoundthecenteroftherequired80meterscoverageradius,

alsocoveringthefeedingandwatertroughareas.

 TheReadershouldhavealineofsighttowardscowtags,withminimal

interferencefromothersheds/poles/buildings,etc.

 TheReadershouldhaveWi‐Fi/wiredconnectivitytotheAccessPoint/

office.

 Iflocatedunderaroof,avoidtransmissioninterference,accordingtothe

followingspecifications:

 Thestructuremaybemadeofmetalorwood.

 Theroofshouldbeatleast4metershigh;Ifpossible,theroofshould

bemadeofaplasticmaterial(ratherthanaluminumorsheetmetal).

 Ifthesidesareclosed,thissidingmaterialshouldnotbemetaleither.

Thefinalcoverageandcorrespondinglocationdeterminationmustbedone

duringasitesurveyandcouldvaryaccordingtospecificfarmenvironment.

Optionalreader

positioning

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 Ifmetalfencingisusedtokeepanimalsout,itshouldbealarge

openingAustralian‐typefencingmaterial(atleast30cm)(otherwise

thecommunicationsignalsmaybereduced).

 Poweraccess:Thepolehasnearaccesstoapoweroutlet(tobeprovidedby

thefarmer).

 Accessibility:TheReaderandpowerboxcanbeeasilyviewedandaccessedfor

maintenance(ifpossible–accessiblefromthepassage).

 Weatherprotection:TheReaderisfullyoutdoorcompatible.

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2.2 SetupNetworkandPowerCoverage

Thecustomermaydeterminethetypeofnetworkcommunicationusedbetween

thePCandtheReader;eitherwiredorWi‐Ficanbeused.However,itisthe

customer’sresponsibilitytoensurepowerpointandnetworkcoverageintheoffice

andintheReader‐determinedmountingpoint(inthecowshed–accordingtothe

Dealer’stechnicians).Ineithercase,theofficeandReadernetworkcoveragesetup

mustbecompletedandtestedbeforestartingtheReaderinstallation(e.g.viaa

laptopcomputer,smartphone,orinfuturereleases,viatag‐indicator).

Note:TheWi‐FinetworkmustinturnprovideanIPtotheReader’sMACaddress.

OfficeWi‐FiCoverage

TheofficeWi‐Ficoverageisarecommendation,anditisrequiredwhenconfiguring

theReadertoworkwiththeAfiActIIsoftware.

PCtoReaderWi‐Ficoverage

TheReader’snetworkcoverageissetafterdeterminingtheReaderinstallation

pointinthecowshed.Thefollowingfigureshowsanexampleofnetworkcoverage

intheofficeandcowshed.

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TheReadermustbefixedtoastaticconnectionpoint.

Donotfixthereaderonaconnectionpointthatvibratesormovesasaresult

ofventilatingfans,blowers,motorsandmachinery.

Wi‐Ficoveragetowards

cowshedreader

Wi‐Fi

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Wi‐FiSpecifications

ItemValue

NetworkTCP/IPprotocolnetwork

NetworkshallhaveanoperativeDHCPserver

Anycommercialaccesspoint

Carriergrade(99.999%service).

AccessPointAnycommercialaccesspoint.

IncaseofanOUTDOORinstallation–outdoorweatherproof

gradeaccordingtotheinstallationenvironmentandlightning

protectiondesign.

Carriergrade(99.999%service).

WiFicertification

supports

802.11g(802.11nissupportedonlyifitcanbesettoworkwith

2.4GHzbandwidth)

Encryptionmethod

default

Preferable:WPA‐PSK/WPA2‐PSK

Thefollowingmethodsarealsosupported:

WEP,WPA/WPA2,WPA‐PSK/WPA2‐PSKandIEEE802.1X

standard

PreferableSSIDafiact2

Preferablepasswordafimilk123

SignalandNoise TheSNRatReadermountingpointmustbegreaterthan15dB.

 RSSImustbehigherthan‐80dBm.

Note:PreferredRSSIis‐65dBmto‐55dBminthedesignated

Readermountingpoint

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Wiredconnectiontowards

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2.3 PreparethePCEnvironment

BeforestartingtoinstallAfiActIIsoftware,verifythatyourPCcorrespondstothe

followingsetofrequirements:

 Thecomputerusesasupportedoperatingsystem,ProcessorandMemory

see 2.3.1

 Networkconnectionscomplywiththerequirements,see 2.3.2

 AdditionalWindowsOSpreparations,see 2.3.3

 VerifythePCisprepared,see 2.3.4

Theserequirementsaredetailedinthefollowingsections.



Verifyingthatyouareusingcorrectcomputersettingsisessentialfor

performingtheinstallationcorrectly,allowingcorrectoperationof

AfiFarm5.Insystemswherethereisanetworkadministrator,heorshemust

be

resentdurin

theinstallation.

Itishighlyrecommendedtohaveaninternetconnection,toallowefficient

supportwhenneeded.

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2.3.1 VerifyOperatingSystem,Processor&Memory

ThePCminimumrequirementsareasfollows:

 Operatingsystem(Windowsedition):

 MSWindows7–Professional64bit

 MSWindows8.1‐Professional64bit

 Memory,processorandotherrequirements:reviewyourspecificneeds

accordingtothefarmtypeandaccordingtotheinstalledoperatingsystem,as

detailedinthefollowingtable.

Table 2‐1.ServerPCRequirements

OperatingsystemWindows7PRO(64‐bit);Windows8.1PRO(64‐bit)

No.ofanimalsUpto10001000‐5000Morethan5000

RAM(GB)Min:16

Recommended:32

Min:32

Recommended:32

Min:32

Recommended:32

Processori5i7i7

HDtype7200RPM64MBcache/7,200

RPM

64MBcache/10,000

RPM

HDfreespace1500GB500GB1000GB

Additional

requireditems

USBFlashdriveof8GBorotherbackupdevice.

UPSunit–MUSTbeInstalled!TypeistobediscussedwiththePCsupplier.







1TherequiredfreeHDspaceisforthePCdriveinwhichAfiFarmwillbeinstalled.Bydefault,itwillbe

inthesamedriveWindowsisinstalledin–mostprobablyC:drive.

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2.3.1.1 VerifyRAMandProcessor

ToverifyrequiredRAMandProcessor:

1.Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon ,andselectControlPanel



2.ClickSystem.

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3.Verifythefollowingattributesareinaccordancewithrequirements(see 2.3.1):

 Windowsedition

 Processor

 SystemType

 RAM

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2.3.1.2 VerifyHDFreeSpaceandType

TocheckyourHDfreespace

1.Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon ,andDouble‐clickoncomputer



2.Checkfreespaceonyourharddrive.

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Iftheinstallationisdoneinafolderthatisnottheinstallationfolder–verify

thatthereisenoughdiskspaceinBOTHdisks.

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2.3.2 NetworkConnections

AfiFarm5Networkconnectionsmustcomplywiththefollowingconditions:

 ThenetworkissupportedbyWindows.

 ThenetworksupportsTCP/IP.

 ThenetworkmustbetransparentforaUDPbroadcast.

 TheLANmusthaveaminimumspeedof100MBps.



Inordertoprintreports,thesystemmusthaveaprinter,connectedeither

directlytothePCorviathenetwork.

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Toverifyyoursystemhascorrectnetworkconnections

1.Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon,andselectControlPanel



2.ClickNetworkandSharingCenter.

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3.IntheNetworkandSharingCenterdialog,verifythattheNetworkissetto

Home

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4.IftheNetworkisnotsettoHome,clickonthenetworkvalue.TheSetNetwork

Locationdialogappears.



5.ChooseHomeNetworkandclosethedialog.

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2.3.3 AdditionalWindowsOSPreparations

2.3.3.1 ConfigurePowerSettings

1.Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon,andselectControlPanel

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2.ClickPowerOptions.



3.CheckmarkBalancedandclickChangeplansettings.



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4.ClickChangeadvancedpowersettings.



5.ExpandtheHarddiskfolder(clickthe+signnearthefolder).ThenexpandTurn

offharddiskafterandchangetoNever.

6.ExpandSleep.ThenexpandSleepafterandchangetoNever.





Clicktoexpand

foldersClicktochange

valuetoNever

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2.3.3.2 InstallWindowsUpdates

1.Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon,andselectControlPanel

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2.ClickWindowsupdates

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3.ClickInstallupdatesandfollowthewindowswizardtoinstallallavailable

updates.



4.ClickChangesettings.



Clicktoinstall

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5.Inthedisplayeddialog,chooseCheckforupdatesbutletmechoosewhether

todownloadandinstallthem.



6.ClickOKtoreturntoWindowsupdatedialog.

7.ClickViewupdatehistory.

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8.Checkthestatuscolumnforanyproblemsandfixifnecessary(refertovendor

instructions).

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2.3.3.3 SettheTimeandSynchronization

Disablethesynchronizationwiththeinternettimeserverandcheckthetimezone

settingsasfollows:

1.Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon,andselectControlPanel



2.ClickDateandTime

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3.ClickChangetimezone

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4.UncheckAutomaticadjustmentofdaylightsavingTime.

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5.VerifythatthetimezonesettingsareidenticalinalltheusedPCs(inamultiPC

system)(intheaboveexample,allPCsshouldbesettothesametime

zoneUTC+02:00)



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2.3.3.4 ConfirmtheFileSharingandNetworkDiscovery

Verifyproperfilesharingsetupasfollows(foramultiPCssystem):

1.Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon,andselectControlPanel



2.ClickonNetworkandsharingcenter.

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3.ClickChangeadvancedsharingsettings.



4.ExpandHomeorWork(clickthearrow )



5.VerifythefollowingattributesareturnedON:

 NetworkdiscoveryisON.

 FileandprintersharingisON.

 AccesstoreadandwritefilesinPublicfoldersforanyonewithnetwork

accessisON.

 UsinguseraccountsandpasswordstoconnecttoothercomputersisON.

Expand

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2.3.4 VerifySystemisPrepared

Asthesuccessfulcompletionoftheinstallationprocessisstronglydependenton

theenvironmentalpreparationspreviouslyperformed,itisessentialatthisphase,

beforestartingtoinstallthesystem,thattheuserperformspreparationscheckup.

Reviewthepre‐requisiteslistandverifythatallofthemwereimplemented.

WhatNext?

Yoursystemisnowreadyforinstallation.

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3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware

AfiActIIsoftwareisinstalledonasinglePC.Itconsistsoftwoinstalledmodules:

 AfiFarm5–containstheAfiActIIprogramandreports.Infarmsthatdo

notuseotherAfiFarmelements,thedataentryscreensandactivitiesarealso

accessedthroughthiscomponent.

 AfiControlRTmodule–thismodulecontrolsandmonitorsthesystem

andcollectsdatafromtheanimalsthroughtheReader.

Thischapterdetailstheinstallationphasesofthetwomodules:

1.Whenupgradinganexistingsystemonly:Backupexistingdatabase,see 3.1

2.InstallAfiFarm5andtheRT(RealTime)system,see 3.2

3.Whenusingastandalonesystemside‐by‐sidewithexistingAfiFarm:Restore

backed‐updata,see AppendixE

3.1 ForexistingAfiFarm:ManualDataBackup

ThissectiondescribesstepsperformedONLYwheninstallingastand‐alone

AfiActIIsystem,thatwillrunside‐by‐sidewithanexistingsystemfrom

releases4.x;Ifyoursystemisinstalledfromscratch–continueto

section 3.2

Beforestartingtheinstallation,backupthedatabaseandconfigurationparameters

manually.Thisprocesstakestime:between0.5–3hours,dependingonthe

databasesizeandonthespecificPCperformances.

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TobackupAfiFarmdatabase:

1.InserttheUSBflashdrivetowhichthedatabasewillbebacked‐upintothe

serverPCs’USBconnector.

2.ClickToolsandselectBackupfromthedropdownmenu.



3.IntheBackupdialogthatappears,selecttheFullradiobutton,thenclickthe

foldericontobrowseandnavigatetoyourbacked‐updatabaselocation.

ThenclickStart.





Select

Clicktostart

databasebackup

Clicktobrowseand

selectdatabase

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3.2 InstallAfiFarm5andAfiControl

ThissectiondetailstheAfiActIIinstallationsteps,asperformedbyfollowingthe

instructionsoftheinstallationwizard.ThewizardinstallsbothAfiFarm5and

AfiControlRT(RealTime)modules(includingtheFarmServerSetup;RealTime

Setup(RTMS);RealTimeGUI(RTG);RealTimeStationController).

ToinstalltheAfiActIImodules followthesesteps:

1.Reviewgeneralnotesbeforestarting,see 3.2.1

2.InstalltheHASP(softwarelicensekey),

Initiateandfollowtheinstallation

wizardsteps,see 3.2.2

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3.2.1 GeneralNotes

Beforestarting,reviewthefollowinggeneralnotes.

Installationtime

TheinstallationtimevariesaccordingtothespecificPCcharacteristicsandspecific

issuesorwrongconfigurations.Generally:cleaninstallationsmaytakearound50

minutes.

Processsub‐steps

Duringtheinstallation,thewizardautomaticallyperformsseveralsteps,as

requiredbythespecificscenario.Theseincludetheinstallationofvarious

components(SQL,.Net4,drivers,databaseoperations,configurations,etc.).

Note:InAfiActII’sAfiFarm5,theAfiFarmconfigurationisdoneviaAfiControlRT

System.Whilethemainstepsfortheconfigurationaredescribedinthismanual

(see AppendixC),anadditionalandmoredetaileddescriptionofthetoolusageis

providedinAfiConrolconfigurationmanual(seereferreddocuments,pageviii).

Installationdialoglayout

Thefollowingmaindialogappearsduringtheinstallation,displayingvarious

messagesandindications,allowingtheusertofollowthebackgroundphases.In

addition,thelowerareaprovidesinformationontheoverallinstallationprogress:



Theinstallationproceduremightvaryslightlyfordifferentoperating

systems.

Eventcurrently

inprogress

Progressbar

Current

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3.2.2 Set&InitiatetheInstallationWizard

AfterverifyingyourPCispreparedforinstallation(see 2.3.4),initiatethe

installationwizardaccordingtothefollowingsteps.

1.InserttheprovidedAfiFarm5HASPUSBkeyintotheUSBportofthePC.



2.OpenAfiFarm5DVDanddouble‐clickontheinstallationfile:UnifiedSetup.



3.Theinstallationwizardislaunched.Theinstallationtypedialogopens:choose

Install.





Screensthataredisplayedbythewizardbutdonotrequireuseractionsare

notalwayspresentedinthissection.SuchscreensthatappearareNOTTO

BETOUCHED.

Double‐Click

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4.ClickNext.ThePCDeploymentModedialogopens.SelectAllinone

deploymenttype(i.e.allcomponentsareonthesamePC)

Note:Custominstallations(i.e.user‐selectedcomponentsaretobeinstalledon

thecurrentcomputer)isnotrelevantforAfiActIIinstallations



5.Inthefollowingscreen:

 TypeinyourcurrentlyusedWindowsaccountusernameandpassword

Note: If no password is used, leave the password field empty!

 ClickNext



Select

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

6.Thefollowingmessageappears;ClickOK

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7.Inthefollowingscreen,selectInstall.



8.ClickNext.Thewelcomedialogopens.Makesureyoucloseanyprograms

runninginthebackground.

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9.ClickNext.TheLicenseAgreementdialogopens



10.SelectIaccepttheagreementandclickNext.TheFunctionalitydialogopens



Select

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11.ChooseServerandclickNext.Thesystemsearchesthelocalnetworktoensure

therearenootherserversfound.Whendonesearching,theNextbutton

becomesavailable.



12.ClickNext.TheDrivedialogopens.



Ifaserverhasbeendetected,theproblemmustberesolvedbefore

continuingtheinstallation.ContactAfimilkhelpdesk,seepageii.

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13.SelecttheharddrivewhereAfiFarmfilesaretobeinstalled.Thisisthehard

drivepreviouslyprepared,wherethereareatleast100GBoffreespace

available(see 2.3.1.2).ClickNext.TheNumberdialogopens:



14.Selectauniquecomputernumberforthecomputeryouareinstalling

(default:#1)

15.ClickNext.ThePassworddialogopens,wherethedefaultpasswordisafi.

ImportantNote:donotenteranyvalueinthisscreen!

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16.Tokeepyourexistingpassword:donottypeanyvalueintotheboxes.

Tochangethepassword:typethenewpassword.Thenre‐typeyourpassword

intheConfirmpasswordbox.

17.ClickNext.TheLanguagedialogopens,wherethedefaultlanguageischeck‐

markedingray(inthefollowingexample:Vietnamese).



18.Selectthedesiredlanguage(s)andclickNext.TheSummarydialogopens

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19.ClickFinish.Theautomaticinstallationprocessstarts,andthefollowingdialog

appearsandtheSQLfilesareinstalled.(Thismaytakeafewminutes).



20.Thesystemrequestspermissiontorestart:ClickRestartNoworwaitforthe

auto‐restart.

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ContinuetoSuperviseAutomaticInstallationSteps

21.Afterrebooting,afewprogressscreensappear,whilethesysteminstallsthe

requiredelements.Thesystemrequestspermissionforrebootingafewtimes.

Thisprocessmaytake10‐15minutes.Makesurethattheprogressindications

show(slow)progress.IMPORTANT!Donottouchanyofthescreensshown

duringtheprocess!

22.Whentheprocessends,thefollowingdialogappears.ClickClose.



23.AfiFarmwillautomaticallyopen

24.AfiControlinstallationiscomplete.

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Ifusingastandalonesystemside‐by‐sidewithexistingAfiFarm,youmay

needtorestoretheinitialanimaldatabasetothesystematthisphase.This

rarescenarioisdetailedinAppendixE.

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4 InitialReaderCommunication

BeforemountingtheReader,connecttheReadertothelocalnetwork(same

networkasthecomputer)viaanetworkcable,andverifyconnectivitywiththe

AfiControlRTsystem.AfiControllocatestheReader’sMACandIPtoperforma

handshake(RTsendsabroadcastmessagesearchingfortheReaderuniqueID;

thentheReaderrepliestothesender(RT)providingitsIPaddress).

SettingtheReaderinitialcommunicationincludesthefollowingsteps:

1.ConnecttheReadertothewirednetwork,see 4.1

2.ConfigureAfiControlmandatoryparameters(quickstart),see 4.2

3.Verifycommunication(handshake)viaAfiControl,see 4.3

4.IfWi‐Fiisused,connecttheReadertotheWi‐Finetwork,see 4.4





ItisrecommendedthattheAfiActIIReaderinitialconnectionisperformed

immediatelyaftertheAfiActIISWwasinstalled.

AftereachReaderrestart,waituntiltheReader’sinternalbootLEDis

blinking,seeError!Referencesourcenotfound.

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4.1 ConnecttheReadertotheWiredNetwork

AnetworkcableisusedforconnectingtheReadertothePC.ThentheReaderis

connectedtothepowersource,andtheconnectivityisverifiedviaAfiControl.

ToconnecttheReadertothenetworkandobtainanIPaddress

1.Connectnetworkcable:connectanetworkcabletotheReader’sback‐panel

networkconnector.ConnecttheothersideofthenetworkcabletothePCUSB

connector.



2.Connecttopower(temporaryconnection):Usethepowersupplytransformer

boxtopowertheReaderon:

a.UsetheACterminalblock(BrownandBlue)attheedgeofthereader’s

powercable,andconnectittothepowertransformerboxwhitecable.If

needed–striptheinsulationtoexposecableedges.



b.Connectthetransformerboxtothepoweroutlet.



Topower

outlet

ConnectPC

communicationcable

PCcommunication

cable:

TowardsPCUSB

Inputpower

cable

ACConnection

–

BrownandBlue

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c.Turnonthetransformerboxswitch,andverifythattheReader’sLEDsare

on.



3.IfaDHCPexistsandisconfiguredtoprovideadynamicIPtotheReader,the

ReaderwillautomaticallyobtainanIP.Ifnot,theReaderwillusethefactoryIP

address172.20.1.1.



IftheReaderdoesnotshowcorrectnetworkconnection,restartthereader

byturningthepoweroffandonagain.

Ensuretakingallprecautionswhenworkingwiththehighvoltage

components.

TurnON

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4.2

SetAfiControl(QuickStart)

AfiActIIcomponentsareconnectedviathenetwork(wiredorwireless),where

AfiControlmanagesthecommunicationbetweenthecomponents(AfiActII

software,Reader,etc.).

AfiControl’sclient‐serverarchitectureinvolvesthreetypesofcomputerfunctions,

allrunningonthesamePCforAfiActII:Server(managesherddatabase,system

configurationandlicensing);Controller(managesthereal‐timeprocesses,and

includesasmalldatabasetocontrolthestationsandcollectdatawhenthe

communicationwiththeserverisinterrupted),Client(foruseraccesstoherd

data).

Toallowbasicsystemfunctionalityandoverallsystemcommunication,the

followingbasicparametersmustbesetinAfiControlforquick‐start:

 HWsystemlayout:PCs,devices(e.g.Reader(s)UniqueID),adaptors,ports,

etc.)

 Logicalsystemdefinitions,reflectingthestations(i.e.AfiAct,AfiSort,milking‐

parlors,…),sites(aggregationofallthestationswiththesameidentification

system–usuallygeographicallyclosetoeachother),tracks(monitored

animals;heifers/milkingcows)andrequiredsamplingsessions.

 Deploymentofthesoftwaretosupportthepreviouslydefinedsite(s)(inthis

case:AfiActII) viathetrayconfigurator.

ThefollowingsectionsprovideanoverviewofAfiControlnavigation,session‐

definitionrequirements,andexplainhowtosetupthemandatorysystemfieldsvia

AfiControl.

Forbettersystemmonitoring,itisrecommendedtodefineauserreportthat

detectstagsnotassignedtoanimals),seeAppendixC.

ThesetupdoneviatheRTSysteminterfaceischeckedatalaterstage,when

thewholesystemisconnected(includingtheReader,see4.2).

TheAfiFarmRTsystemisapowerfultool,allowingthetechniciantoperform

Readersettings,tagsidentifiedbythesystem,viewmapofconnected

networkelements,stationreports,etc.ForasummaryontheAfiFarmRT

SystemcapabilitiesrefertoAppendixC.

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4.2.1 NavigatingAfiControlTool

AfiControlincludestwoaccessibleGUIelements:

 TheAfiControlscreens–forconfiguringthesystem,managingreports,etc.

 TheStationControllerscreens–usedfor:

 Deploymentofthespecific‐site‐typesupportingsoftware(here:AfiActII)

 Monitoringconnectionswiththedefinedsystemsites

AfiControlscreensareaccessedviatheAfiControlicon ,andincludethe

followingareas(see AppendixCfordetails)



TheStationControllerscreensareaccessedfromtheiconinthesystemtray

anddisplaythemonitoringscreen(connectedsites)

andtheconfigurationscreen(connectingtoserverhost):

Networkmap,

Reportswindow

Maindisplay:selectedreport,

configurationparameters,etc.

Selectedribbon‐tab’s

sub‐options

Ribboncontrol

tabs

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

Note:theaboveconfigurationscreensareonlyrelevantAFTERthesystemhasbeen

configured!

4.2.2 DeterminetheRequiredSamplingSessions

ToallowAfiActIIalgorithmstoanalyzethedatacorrectly,thesystemmustbeset

toreflectthespecificfarmmonitoringneeds.Thesearesetbythefollowing

parameters:

 Tracks–Determinethetypeofanimalsthataremonitored(i.e.heifers/cows),

andthetimesinwhichtheyaremonitored(i.e.sessions,seebelow).

 Stations–Determinethespecificmonitoredactivity:milking,AfiActII,AfiSort,

etc.

 Sites–Thegroupofstationsinthesamegeographicalarea,usingthesame

identificationsystem

 Sessions–Thesessionsaresettoreflectthespecificfarm’sdailyscheduled

activities.(E.g.milkingtimes,breedingtimes,pasturetimes,feedingtimes,and

otheractivitiesdoneinthefarm).

Todeterminetheaboveparameterscorrectly,thedealerpersonneltogetherwith

thefarmermustcollectandconsidertherelevantinformation.Thefollowingitems

provideguidelinesfordeterminingthefarm’ssessionsviaAfiControl.Finetuning

maybedoneafterrunningthesystemforatestperiod.



Monitoringscreen:

Connectedapplications

Configuration

screen:Selecting

host(i.e.previously

definedsitetype)

forcorresponding

SWdeployment

Expandtosee

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Todeterminethesessions,refertothefollowingcriteriaandguidelines

1.Toreflectthespecificanimalsmonitored(milkingcows/heifers/both),check

whattypesofanimalswillbecarryingtags.

2.Checkwhenbreedingisdoneduringtheday.

3.Sessiontimesaresetaccordingtothetrackedanimalasfollows:

 Formilkingcows:thesessiontimesaresetbasedonmilkingtimes:

 Checkwhatarethemilkingtimes(i.e.whenisthefirstgroupbrought

tothemilkingparlor;whendoesthelastcowleavethemilkingparlor)

 Startthesession1‐1.5hoursbeforeeachmilkingtime,andatleastone

houraftertheprecedingmilking.Ifthegaptimebetweenmilkingisnot

longenough,configurethebeginningtimeofthesessionsto1/2an

hourafterthelastcowoftheprecedingmilkingleavestheparlor.

 Forheifers:Configureonesessionof24hours.

Check the heifers’ data after 3-4 days. If there is very high activity during

part of the day – configure two sessions: one for the high activity and one

for lower activity. Configure the high activity session for 1.5 hours before the

high activity occurs, and up to 1.5 hours after the high activity occurs.

4.Therecommendednumberofsessionsperdayisbetween1and3.

5.Thesessiontimesmustbecontinuous,ensuring24hourscoverage



Ifthesessionintervalsorschedulesarechanged,contactAfimilk

representativetore‐configurethesystem.ForTieStallsessionsrefer

toA

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4.2.3 SetSystemMandatoryParameters

Todefinethesystemcomputers(serverandsystemcontroller)

1.VerifythattheStationControllerisupandrunningbycheckingtheiconinthe

systemtray 

2.OpentheAfiControlsystem(clicktheicon).

3.Theloginscreenappears.Enterthefollowingloginattributes:

 Server:localhost

 User:admin

 Password:admin

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TodefinethenewAfiActIIsite

4.InthedisplayedAfiControlmainscreen,undertheSettingstab,select

Configuratorfromthetabsub‐options.



5.InthedisplayedConfiguratorscreen,right‐clickonNewFarmandselectthe

AddNewPCbutton.Double‐clickonthenewPCpresented,todisplayitssub‐

elements



Select

Right‐click

SelectDouble‐click

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6.Right‐clickonController,selectAddAddAfiActIIfromthedisplayedroll‐

downsite‐typesmenu.



Select

Right‐click

Select

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7.TheNewControllerforAfiActIIisadded.Expandthecontrollertoconfigureits

parameters,whereRFregionchannelissetto1bydefault,andmustnotbe

changed.



Donotchangethechannel!Ifthechannelischanged,youmustchangetheTags

channelsaswel

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SettheReader(s)andPorts

8.IntheReadersarea,clicktoaddareader,entertheReaderUID(as

obtainedfromthelabelontheReader,see 1.4.3).ThenenteraReadername

andclickExample:



Note:IfthesystemincludesmorethanasingleReader,enteralloftheReaders’

UIDsandnames.



EnterreaderID(as

appearsonthe

reader’slabel)

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9.Settherelevantparameters



Thefollowingparametersareavailable:

 Tagtransmissioninterval‐setstheintervalinwhichthetagssend

theirdatatotheReader(default15)

 AfiFarm/ReaderCommunicationTimeout–nottobechanged

(default3)

 DiagnosisSendingInterval–nottobechanged(default255)

 ChannelScanningInterval–nottobechanged(default255)

 RFRegion–determinesthetransmissionregion(e.g.USA;Europe…)

withitsrelevantfrequencyrange.Whenclicked–acorresponding

frequencychanneltableopens,allowingtheusertoselectadifferent

channel(incaseofinterferences).Thedefaultchannelissetto1forall

regions;yourtagsarefactory‐settothesamedefaultchannelasthe

Reader.





Thereaderandthetagsmustbesettothesamefrequencychannel.Therefore‐

donotchangethechannel!Ifthechannelischanged,youmustchangetheTags

channelsaswell.TechniciansmaymanagefrequencyviatheTag

Reading/ProgrammingUnit(RPU).FortagchannelupdateseeAppendixB

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10.SelectyourRFRegionandrelevantworkingchannel.Intheexamplebelow,

theEuropechannelsareshown.



Frequencies868.8and869mustnotbeusedforEurope.

Donotuse

868.8and869

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Settherequiredtrack(s)(trackingsessionsandtrackedanimals)forthe

definedstation

11.UndertheSettingsConfiguratortab,selecttheTracksradiobutton.The

displayedscreenshowsthefollowingmainareas:

 Trackmanagementarea

 Definedstationsarea

 Sessionsdefinitionarea



Session

definition

Track

management

area

Defined

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12.Settherequiredtrackattributesasfollows:

 Selectthetypeofanimalstobetracked(MilkcowsorHeifers).

 Enterameaningfulnametothetrack



Namethe

Track

Choosetracked

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13.AddtheAfiActIIstationtoyourtrack,asfollows:

 Select(highlight)thedefinedtrack

 Inthestationdefinitionarea,clickthesign.

 ChoosetheActstationfromtheroll‐downlist

Note:Toremoveastation,selecttherequiredstationandclickthesign



14.Definesessionsforeachdefinedtrack,correspondingtothefarmschedule

(Heiferswillusuallyrequireonlyoneortwosessions)asfollows:

 Inthestationdefinitionarea,selectthestationtobeupdated(inthis

example:ActonTestcontrl).

 Inthesessiondefinitionarea,clickthesigntoaddasession.Repeat

thistoaddtherequirednumberofsessions(inthefollowingexample:3)

 Ifthesessionsarenotdistributedevenlyduringthe24hours:Foreach

session,selectthetimeinwhichthesessionstarts.

Note:Toremoveasession,selecttherequiredsessionandclickthesign



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15.Whendoneupdating,clickCommit .Aconfirmationwindow

appears.



16.ClickYestoapprovechanges,ThenwaitafewsecondswhileAfiFarmrestarts

,anduntilalltheprocessesareupandrunning.



Whendone,click

tocommit

changes

Clicktoadda

sessionfor

thetrack

Clicktoconfirm

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Deploymentofthesoftwareaccordingtothedefinedstation(i.e.AfiAct)

17.OpentheStationControllermanagerbyclickingtheiconinthesystemtray

.Thefollowingdialogappears



18.Clicksettings.ThefollowingStationControllerSettingsdialogappears

Note:youmayalsochooseRe‐installAllbuttontorestarttheprocedure.



19.Enterthefollowingattributes:

 Server:localhost

ClicktheGetHostbutton.



Click

Click

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20.Intheupdateddialog,fromtheavailablelistofhosts(i.e.computerswith

definedcontrollers),selectthedesiredHost(inthisexample:AfiPC‐USER2).



21.ClicktheSethost button.Thesoftwareconfigurationcorresponding

totheselected‐definedtrack‐stationisnowinstalled,andtheabovesettings

windowisauto‐closed.

22.IntheStationControllermanager(ifnotalreadyopen–re‐openbyclickingthe

iconinthesystemtray .Thefollowingmonitoringinfoappears



23.Youwillnowbeabletomonitorthesoftwarethatmanagesthedefined

Reader.(Ifthedefinedcontrollerisnotdisplayed,youmayclickResetAll).

Note:afterconfiguringthestationcontroller,whenconnectingtheReader,the

Reader’sPCcomm.LEDshouldindicatecommunicationbetweentheReaderand

PC.

Click

Defined&

connected

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4.2.4 AdditionalAfiControlConfigurationsandMonitoring

Forbettersystemmonitoring,itisrecommendedtoperformsomebasicsettings:

 Thesystemperformsautomaticbackup.Ifneeded,youmayperformamanual

backupviatheAfiControlToolstabBackupsub‐option:



 VerifythatthenewlydefinedsiteappearsasaniconintheAfiControlSystem

view:

ClickontheSystemviewtabClickontheAfiActsitetoverifythatitis

connected;ifthesiteisconnected:theReadernameandIP_Addresswillbe

displayed.



 Checkthelistoffaultytags:

ClickReportsTagsTagsMalfunction



 Customizethesystemtoyourspecificfarm.

Click

Click

VerifyreaderIP

appears

Click

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Thesesetupsmaybefine‐tunedorupdatedatanytimeaftermountingtheReader.

FordetailsonsystemconfigurationsandmaintenanceviaAfiControl,refer

to AppendixC.

4.3 VerifyReader&AfiControlCommunication

ToensurethattheReaderhandshakehasbeensuccessful

1.(Ifnotalreadyopen),openAfiControl(clicktheicon).

2.ClickontheSystemviewtabClickontheAfiActsitetoverifythatitis

connected

ifthesiteisconnected:theReadernameandIP_Addressappears.



3.Theconnectedelements(readers)aremostlikelytoappearasdisconnected

(witharedsign:)duringthefirstfewseconds.



Beforethesystemmaybeusedfordetectingcowsinheat,averagebehavior

performancebaselineshouldbegeneratedbytheapplication.Thiscantake

5to6days.

Click

Click VerifyreaderIP

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4.Waitafewsecondsforthereader‐controllerconnectiontobeestablished.

Whentheconnectionisestablished,AfiControlwillshowthereaderas

connected,withitsrelevantIPaddress,indicatingthattheReaderand

AfiControlControllerarenowcommunicating.Inaddition,theReader’sPC

CommLEDwillshowthattheReaderandPCarecommunicating.

Writedownthisreader’sdynamicIPaddress.

Note:WhenthereisnoDHCPmechanism,youmayusetheReader’sdefault

staticIPaddress172.20.1.1forback‐to‐backconnection,see 7.5

4.4 IfNeeded:SetWi‐FiCommunication

IftheReaderistouseWi‐Ficommunication,theReadershouldbeconnectedto

theWi‐Finetworkattheoffice,beforeproceedingwiththeReadermounting.

Bydefault,thereaderusescredentialsdetailedinsection 2.2(alsolistedbelow);

therefore,itisrecommendedthat–ifpossible–theAccessPointwirelesssettings

aresetaccordingtothesedefaults.Inthissetup,theReaderautomatically

connectstothewirelessnetwork.

Tousedefaultreadercredentials

SettheAccessPointwirelesstothefollowing:

•SSID(accesspointname):afiact2

•Encryptionmethod:WPA‐PSK/WPA2‐PSK2

•Password:afimilk123

If,forsomereason,theAccessPointcannotbesetaccordingtotheabovedefaults,

setthereadertousedifferentcredentials(referto 4.4.1)



Fortroubleshooting‐TheReaderisprovidedwithalabelshowingitsID(and

MAC),towhichanIPaddresswillbeassignedduringtheconnection

procedure.YoumayobtaintheIPaddressthathasbeenassignedtoyour

Reader,byusingastandardIP/MACscannerapplication(e.g.ip‐scanner).

IfthereisNOWi‐Ficoverageintheoffice,theWi‐Finetworkassignmentwill

besetintheofficeasshownbelow,andtheverificationwillbeperformedin

theshed(Wi‐FicommunicationLEDs).

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4.4.1 SetReadertouseWi‐FisettingsdifferentthanDefault

WhenAccessPointsetupdiffersfromdefaultcredentials,setuptheWi‐Fi

communicationviatheReader’sdirectWi‐FinetworkingGUIapplication(Luci),

(accessedviathePCbrowser),whichallowsmanualmanagementand

troubleshootingoftheconnectionbetweentheReader’smainboardandthelocal

network(e.g:enteringtheWi‐FinetworkSSID(ServiceSetIdentifier)manually).

TosettheReaderWi‐Ficredentials(notasindefault)viaLUCIinterface

1.OpenyourPCbrowserandaccesstheReaderinterfacebytypinginthe

browser’snavigationbartheIPaddressobtainedfromtheReader’smap:

http://reader_ip_address



(Note:Ifthereisnoautomaticaddress(DHCP),andthedefaultfactoryaddress

isused,youmayalsoenterthefollowingIPaddress:http://172.20.1.1)

Theloginscreenappears:



2.EntertheReaderusernameandpassword(default:user:root,password:

afimilk).Thenclickthebutton.

3.InthedisplayedReadercommunicationoptions,selectthetabfrom

thenavigationoptionsandchooseInterfaces



area

Clicktologin

Enterusername

andpassword

Navigation‐

tabsSelecttoaccess

networkoptions

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4.Toensurethattheconnectiontothewirelessnetworkisgeneratedwiththe

correctparameters,clearthedefaultwwaninterfaceasfollows:

Scrolltotherow,andclickthe



5.UndertheNetworktabsub‐optionsselectWi‐Fi,

andclickthe (OR)buttonatthebottomofthepagetoobtain

thelistofavailableWi‐Finetworks.



6.Fromthedisplayedlistofavailablenetworks,selecttherequestednetwork

andclickthebutton.



Clicktoconnecttothe

selectednetwork

Selected

network

Clicktoscanfor

availablenetworks

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7.Ifthenetworkissecured,thesystemwillwaitfortheusertoenterthe

protocolusedandthepassword.TypetheWi‐FiNetworkpasswordinthe

correctplace:





Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytoverifythatthecorrectpasswordhadbeen

entered.Enteringawrongpasswordwillendwithnonetworkconnection,

andthewholeprocesswillneedtobeperformedagain(startingatphase1

above

)

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8.Clickatthebuttontosubmitthenewconfiguration.



9.Inthedisplayedscreenallthedetailsthatwillbesenttothedeviceare

displayed.RolldownandclickSave&Apply.



Clicktoconnectto

theselectednetwork

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10.Waituntilthesystemisconnected.



Note:Iftheconnectiontakestoolong(morethan3minutes),restartthe

Reader(POWEROFFandthenbackON.

11.VerifythatalltheWi‐FiLEDs(WLAN&signalstrength)ontheReaderareON

(see 1.4.1).IftheWi‐FiLEDsdon’tworkthenyouwillhavetostartthisstage

fromthebeginning.

12.Afterconnectingtothewirelessnetwork,disconnectthenetworkcableandre‐

starttheReader:

a.Usethetransformerpowerbuttontoturnthedeviceoff.

b.Disconnectthenetworkcable.

c.PowertheReaderONusingthetransformerswitch

d.Waitforthedevicetolocatethenetwork(~1minute).

e.Thecommunicationverificationisnowdonebychecking::

 Atleast2communicationLEDsareON

 AfiControldisplaystheReader’sIP,see 4.2

f.ClosetheReaderconfigurationinterface(browser)

InitialReadercommunicationiscomplete.DisconnectandTakethe

ReadertotheShed.

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5 MounttheReader

AfterconfiguringtheReader,mounttheReaderanditspowerelementsinthe

locationdeterminedpreviously(see 2.1, 2.2),afterverifyingthatthereisbothtag

andnetworkcoverageinthecowshed(Wi‐Fiorcable,asdeterminedbythe

customer).





Bracket

arm

Reader

Transformer

Power

outlet

Ground

Cowshed

roo

Maxheight:

3m

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5.1 MountthePowerandElectricityBoxes



Note:foroutdoorpowerconnection,youmayeitheruseACviathepowersupply

unitorDC.

Tomountthepowerandtransformerbox

1.Connectthepowersupplyunit(recommended:gradedIP55)tothepole,near

thepoweroutletaccess:

 Locatetheboxonthepole,higherthanthecowscanreachbutaccessible

formaintenance.Intheexampletransformerdemonstratedbelow‐the

bracketconnectingplatewasbentmanuallytofitthepole.

 Usetheelectricscrewdrivertoscrewthebrackettothepole.



2.Connectthetransformerbox:Opentheelectricityboxandscrewittothepole,

preferablycloseabovethepowerbox,usingthesuppliedscrewandan

electricalscrewdriver.

Note:Theelectricalconnectionboxisthelocaltechnician’sresponsibility



PowertoallAfimilkdevicesmustbesuppliedthroughanaccessible,well‐marked

circuitbreaker(usuallyplacedonthepowertransformer).

BeforeconductingworkonanyAfimilkdevice,makesurepowertodevicesis

switchedoffatthecircuitbreaker(usuallyplacedonthepowertransformer).

Thissectionprovidesanexamplefortheconnection,usingAfimilkdevices.

Connecting

plate

Insert

cable

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3.Fromthefreeendofthepowercable,strip2inchesoftheinsulationtoexpose

theconductors.Theninsertthecableintotheelectricalboxthroughitslower

connectionholes.



4.Threadtheexposedblueandblackconductorsintoacableterminalbox

previouslyremovedfromthereader’scable.



5.ForACpowerconnection:Identifytheblueandbrownconductorsexposed

fromtheReader’spowercable’sfreeend.Inserttheexposedblueandbrown

cable‐endsintotheelectricalboxandthreadtheconductorsintothecable

terminalbox.

ForDCpowerconnection:Identifytheredandblackconductorsexposedfrom

theReader’spowercable’sfreeend.Inserttheexposedredandblackcable‐

endsintotheelectricalboxandthreadtheconductorsintothecableterminal

box.





Reader’spower

cable

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6.Ifthecablehaslooseends,securethecabletothepowerboxusingcableties.

7.Closetheelectricalconnectionbox.





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5.2 MounttheReaderonthePole

TomounttheReaderonthepole

1.Attachthebracketarmtothepoleusingscrews(screwsarenotsupplied).The

attachmentmustbedonewelltoensurelonglastingconnectionofthearmto

thepole:

a. Verifythatthemountinglocationcomplieswithalltherequirements

(height,stability,etc.)

b. Ensurethatthebracketelementswiththestickersarepointingupwards,as

showninthefigurebelow:



c. Verifythatthebracketarmisleveled(usealevelingdevice)



M8Directional

orientationBolt

Extension

ClampingBolts

Stickerison

top(pointing

upwards)

Stickerison

top(pointing

upwards)

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

2.ConnecttheReadertothebracketarmbyinsertingthepinonthebracketinto

thebracketarm’sfreeend.



3.AdjusttheextensionandangleoftheReader:

 Settheextensionlengthbypullingtheinnerextensionarminandoutfrom

thebracket(Maxlength:300mmfromtheendofthelargerprofile).Then

 RotatetheReadertoitsrequiredangle.ThentightentheM8clampingbolt

usinga13mmwrench



TheReaderisnowmountedonthepole.

Extension

CLAMPINGBOLTS

Adjusttheangle

byrotatingReader

aroundthepin

Setextension

length

AngleCLAMPINGBOLT

Insertthepinonthe

bracketintothe

verticalpipeattheend

ofthebracket

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

IfWi‐Fiisused:testthemountingpointforproperWi‐Ficoverage

verification

VerifythatatleasttwostableWi‐FiSignalStrengthLEDs(i.e.LowandMedium)are

ON,indicatingstrongsignal,see 1.4.1

Note:Ifthe2nd(Medium‐strength)LEDisnotlitsteadily(i.e.blinking)itisnotgood

enough!





Fortroubleshootingtheconnection,useback‐to‐backconnectiontoyour

laptop,see7.5

3GREENLEDs:Goodsignalstrength

2GREENLEDs:Mediumsignal

1GREENLEDs:Lowsignalstrength

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5.3 ConnecttheReadertoPower



1.MakesurethatthepowercabledoesnotdangleundertheReader.Securethe

connectorandremainingwhitecabletothebracketarmusingcableties.



2.Connectthepowerboxtothepoweroutlet.

3.PowertheReaderon,usingthepowerswitchlocatedonthepowerbox.Verify

thattheLEDsshowgoodreceptionforbothtagsandWi‐Fi,see 1.4.1

4.Whendonewiththeinstallation,waittoseethattheActivityLogReportis

beingupdatedwithtagmessages.

Note:YoumaysettheReader’stransmissionintervalviaAfiControl

configuratorto5minutes(see 4.2.3),sothatyouwillbeabletocheckthatall

tagstransmit,withinnolongerthan15minutes,andthenchangeitbackto15

minutes.ThetagscanbeviewedintheActivitylogreport,see AppendixC

Beforeusingthesystemfordetectingcowsinheat,averagebehaviorperformance

baselinemus

be

eneratedb

thea

lication.Thiscantake5to6da

s.

Atthispoint,theHerd’sdataisenteredintoAfiFarm.RefertoAppendixFfor

guidelinesonthisprocedure.

Towards

power

outlet

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