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2. J J 31 rA MINUTI E 31 LA Poe dH di E 32 4 5 How to Use Programming Setup Mode 33 4 6 Temperature and Analog Channel Programming 36 4 7 Set Temperature Ramping Schedule 37 4 8 Input Channel Programming T T 38 4 9 Phone Number Programming 39 4 10 Event Enable and Disable T 40 4 11 House Enable and Disable T J 41 4 12 Record Custom Phrases 42 4 13 Set EN TE A3 4 14 Miscellaneous Settings J J 44 4 14 1 Miscellaneous Settings Output Channel 44 4 14 2 Miscellaneous Settings Test Call 45 4 14 3 Miscellaneous Settings Number of Rings 46 4 14 4 Miscellaneous Settings Password 46 4 14 5 Miscellaneous Settings
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4. 1 ON OFF Times for all HHHH ON time hour external alarm horns followed by OFF time hour in 24 hr time All zeroes to enable E the alarm 24 hours a day You would use External Alarm ON OFF Times to set the time of day you wish the external alarm horns to be enabled and disabled The on off hours are entered using the 24 hour clock format mili tary time with the on time hour first followed by the off time hour For example if you enter 0621 for Value HHHH it would enable all external alarm horns in all houses between the hours of 6AM to 9PM and keep them off from 9PM until 6AM the next day You would use this if you wanted to insure that your farm did not disturb any nearby neighbors if an alarm occurred late at night The alarm beeper inside the FarmAlarm would not be affected by this setting and any events programmed to make a phone call would also not be affected If you enter 0000 for the on amp off times the external horn will be enabled 24 hours a day If you enter the same hour for the on and off times such as 1212 but not 00 for both then the horn will be disabled 24 hours a day The default is 0000 enabled 24 hours a day 47 4 14 7 Miscellaneous Settings Memory Examine amp Change House number Item number Setting Value Enter 00 H 41 what is being set 41 Memory examine amp change 1 Memory address 0 to 65535 2 Memory data 000 255 000 255 up to 10 values
5. 3 Custom voice message recording You can make your own voice recordings to identify some of the events that are monitored by the FarmAlarm When shipped the FarmAlarm is pre programmed with commonly used phrases to iden tify these events but you are free to record over these phrases if the default phrase does not suit your needs Your recordings for these custom phrases can be no longer than 3 seconds each There is also one special recording that is allowed for your announcement message if you wish to include it If you so desire your announcement message will be played whenever the FarmAlarm makes a phone call to report conditions at your farm The announcement message can be turned on for any phone number it calls so you can set it so some people will hear it and others won t It can be 10 seconds in length The following is a list of all the the events and the voice phrases the FarmAlarm uses to identify every event Phrases that you may re record are indicated under user recordable We allowed you enough space in the table below for you to pencil in your own phrase so you can keep a record of your cus tom recordings 28 Event Phrase User recordable Temperature Zone 1 Low Temperature Zone 1 Low S Temperature Zone 1 Normal Temperature Zone 2 Normal Analog Input Low Analog Channel Low Analog Input High Analog Channel High Analog Input Normal Analog Channel Normal r Radio Comm System Failure Communic
6. System Number 47 4 14 6 Miscellaneous Settings External Alarm ON OFF Times 47 4 14 7 Miscellaneous Settings Memory Examine amp Changes 48 4 14 8 Miscellaneous Settings DTMF Dialing Power Level 48 4 15 Radio Report iszic22c cece c5 cece cee eennenncececccecdeeeceeectteceueccctenensennnnepenzecesecapenesiesss 49 4 16 Software Version Reportl J J 50 5 Tro bl shooting Guide 1 L A a aanaeio 51 5 1 Computer and Other Electronic Components 51 9 2 Radio NetWOrK iiie ciis eege 51 5 2 1 Poor Reception or Interference 51 5 2 2 Cannot Establish Radio Contact 52 EMEN NO POWeTL uu qq suw dauu 53 5 4 Temperature roses 53 Os SOF VIC ING sete uuu 54 6 1 Master Plug In Board FAMPLUGIN eee 54 6 1 1 Removing the FAMPLUGIN board 54 6 1 2 Installing the FAMPLUGIN board T 55 6 2 Rea
7. 3 number from the list of 4 Phone number 4 numbers to be called 3 Phone number 9 One or more of the following 6 Phone number 6 2 digit commands may be 7 included in the number at 7 Phone number start middle or end 8 Phone number 8 1to 4 2 4 60r 8 sec dialing pause Call requires response Call to pager 1sec silence before announcement 6 Use pulse dialing A 2 second dialing pause can be generated by entering 1 at the point where the pause is desired A 4 6 or 8 second pause can be generated by 2 3 or 4 A 0 as part of the number anywhere will cause the call to be considered as answered ONLY if the FarmAlarm hears any touchtone digit sent by the called party Otherwise the call will be placed to the same number again in a short while A 9 as part of the number anywhere will cause the call to be placed to a pager i e touchtone codes will be transmit ted when the call is answered These codes will appear in the called party s pager and will contain a numeric code based on the alarm type A 8 as part of the number anywhere will cause the FarmAlarm to require a one second period of silence before it be gins talking or sending touchtone signals in the case of calls to a pager This can be repeated to add one second to the required period of silence for as many times as it is repeated This is most useful when making calls to a pager or if you expect that an answering machine may ans
8. FAMPLUGIN circuit board see Photo 3 3 13 Battery The FarmAlarm uses a 1 3 amp hour 12 volt rechargeable gel cell battery It should provide many years of service provided that it is taken care of properly There are two things you need to do in order to prevent premature failure of the battery 1 Avoid very high temperatures over 100 F and 2 do not allow a discharged battery to remain discharged The sooner a discharged battery gets recharged the better The FarmAlarm will automatically charge the battery while it is on and keep it in a fully charged state 13 8 volts once the battery is charged Even when the FarmAlarm is off the battery is trickled charged as long as AC power is present A fully charged battery should run a FarmAlarm for over 12 hours In testing new batteries fully charged usually run a FarmAlarm for 18 20 hours When the battery gets low 11 0 volts the Far mAlarm will place a phone call to warn of a low battery condition Shortly after a low battery call is made you can expect the FarmAlarm to turn itself off when the battery voltage drops even lower 8 0 volts This will be somewhere around 5 to 30 minutes after the low battery call When a FarmAlarm turns itself off due to a dead battery you should expect to receive a Communications Failure alarm if the unit shutting down is a Slave If the Master shuts down it obviously cannot place a call for any reason You should therefore consider a Low Batt
9. Yes or 6 No 12 AC power Failure 2 Place call or not 9 Yes or 6 No TSA power Hes 3 Alarm delay 0001 to 63 30 14 Radio Comm System Failure min sec 15 Radio 17 Input Channe 21 Input Channe 01 to 15 House number Comm System Restored 16 Input Channel 1 Closed Water Default is 126 229 3200 30 tored 1 Open Water Default is 129 229 3200 30 3 Open 18 Input Channel 2 Closed Controller Default is 1 29 2 9 3 00 45 19 Input Channel 2 Open Controller Default is 126 2 9 3 00 45 20 Input Channel 3 Closed Generator Default is 129 229 3200 05 Generator Default is 126 229 3200 05 22 Input Channel 4 Closed Feed System Default is 129 229 3230 00 Feed System Default is 1 6 2 9 3 00 05 Security Default is 1 9 2 9 3 00 01 Security Default is 1 6 2 9 3 00 01 House 14 15 only Default is 1 6 2 9 3 00 01 House 14 15 only Default is 1 6 2 9 3 00 01 A couple of examples here 00 20 1 6 All houses IN3 input channel closed generator running Causes alarm No Another example 04 22 3 60 00 House 4 IN4 closed feed system running Alarm delay 60 minutes zero seconds 38 4 9 Phone Number Programming House number Item number Setting Value Enter H 00 28 00 All Houses 28 Program Phone Numbers Or house number 1 Phone number 1 Any number up to 32 digits of Master 2 Phone number 2 Setting any number to a single zero deletes that 3 Phone number
10. 3 13 1 In the steps that follow the keys that you press on the telephone are shown in bold type 2 Program the telephone number s to be called e Lift the receiver of the telephone which you have connected to the Master s PHONE HANDSET connector You should hear a voice saying Farm Alarm followed by the current date and time If you have no local phone connected to the FarmAlarm then use any telephone or cellphone and call the number that the FarmAlarm is on and allow it to answer e To program the 1st number to be called press these numbers on the telephone keypad 00281 x x x x Xx X X ft and replace the x s with the phone number you wish to be called The number you programed will be spoken back to you The number of digits you can enter may be as long as necessary e To program the 2nd number to be called 00282 x x x Xx X X X f e To program the 3rd number to be called 00283 x X X X X X X f Etc up to 8 phone numbers If you wish to call a digital pager enter 8 8 9 after the pager s phone number and before the final key Dialing options are more fully described in the Program ming Guide As an example suppose you wish to program the 4th number to be 1 336 555 1234 Your complete entry would be 0028413365551 234 The phone number you are programming is shown underlined for additional clarity If you wish to verify that all the numbers have been programmed properly enter 0 0 2 8 3 Set Temperature Limi
11. 6 3 to check for a blown fuse and replace if necessary Wiring problem within the FarmAlarm X Check that the AC power connector is firmly plugged into the power supply see photo in sec tion 6 3 Step 22 and that the Power 15VDC connector located in the top left corner of the FarmAlarm circuit board is plugged in and the wires into the connector are firmly clinched by the screws Defective power supply v Ifyou are sure that the FarmAlarm is connected to a source of AC power and the fuses are not blown and there is no wiring problem then the most likely cause for this problem is a defective power supply The unit should be returned for repair 5 4 Temperature Error A problem with a temperature sensor will most likely result in a temperature reading of zero degrees or a temperature reading that is far off from the actual temperature 1 2 53 Temperature of zero degrees The FarmAlarm will report a temperature of zero degrees with a status of error if it cannot get a signal from the temperature sensor X Check that the Temp 1 or Temp 2 connector corresponding to the zone in question is plugged into the FarmAlarm and the wires into the connector are firmly clinched by the screws X Check that the in line connector at the temperature sensor is firmly plugged in and latched X Replace the sensor with a known working sensor to see if the problem goes away If so then the sensor is defective Temperature mo
12. G 4 if a controller alarm was triggered or 0 if not e H 5 if the feed system running triggered the call or 0 if not e 6 if an alarm was triggered from the security system or 0 if not e J 7 if any other alarms were triggered or 0 if not As you can see not all alarms are specifically identified We recommend that you call into the FarmA larm and get a full status report when you receive a page from a FarmAlarm As an example suppose your pager displayed the following code 1 02 0030000 The first digit 1 indicates that this call came from your FarmAlarm System 1 The alarm is in house 02 and the alarm is a temperature alarm 3 When the temperature returns to its normal range an other call will be made to the pager with a zero in the same position however you can never be sure if it was the temperature that went into a normal state or some other event So be sure to call into your FarmAlarm when receiving a page because if you see a digit other than zero in one of the digit positions you can be sure that the alarm went active but seeing a zero in a position does not always mean that alarm went inactive 3 3 9 Downstream Disconnect When the Master attempts to make a call and cannot get a dial tone it will do the following 10 e It will say FarmAlarm on the line as a warning to anyone who may be using the same line that the FarmAlarm needs the line and is a signal for them to hang up It will then hang up and try
13. The only thing you need to do to get the FarmAlarm up and running is to enter the phone numbers you want it to call and set the high and low limits for your temperature sensors All the other things that the FarmA larm can monitor and the actions the FarmAlarm will take have already been pre programmed for you at the factory The important thing is that you can change any of these to suit your special needs if they are different from the default actions 3 2 Settings pre programmed at the factory e Power failure After 30 seconds calls you and sounds an alarm at the building Power restored After 30 seconds calls you no alarm Low battery After 15 seconds calls you no alarm e Battery restored After 5 minutes no call no alarm e Radio system problem After 5 seconds calls you sounds alarm e Radio system restored After 10 seconds calls you no alarm e Temperature zone 1 low After 5 seconds calls you sounds alarm Default setting 50 F e Temperature zone 1 high After 5 seconds calls you sounds alarm Default setting 90 F e Temperature zone 1 normal After 5 seconds calls you no alarm e Temperature zone 2 low After 5 seconds no call no alarm disabled Default setting 50 F e Temperature zone 2 high After 5 seconds no call no alarm disabled Default setting 90 F e Temperature zone 2 normal After 5 seconds no call no alarm disabled e Analog channel low After 5 seconds no call no al
14. again 15 seconds later e On the next try if a dial tone still cannot be obtained the FarmAlarm will again say FarmAlarm and hang up and wait 15 seconds more e On the third attempt the FarmAlarm will break the telephone connection on its Tel Line Out con nector and try once again also breaks the connection on the Line 2 port of the Phone Handset connector If this third try fails the FarmAlarm will mark the line as defective and start sounding the local beeper and external horn for 1 second every minute unless the beeper and horn were already sounding due to an alarm The phone call that was attempted will continue to be tried until the FarmAlarm gets through or until someone acknowledges the alarm For this to work all phones on your premises that are to share the same line as the FarmAlarm should be connected to the Tel Line Out connector and not directly to the incoming phone line The FarmAlarm can break the connection to all phones connected to the Tel Line Out so that any phone left off hook can be removed from the phone line when the FarmAlarm needs to make a call If you use a two line phone and connect its L1 L2 port into the Phone Handset connector on the FarmAlarm then its Line 1 will be the local phone connection and its Line 2 will be internally con nected to the Tel Line Out without having to run a separate connection to the Tel Line Out 3 4 Things You Can Change About an Event e What to say to iden
15. automatically turns ON the ISO OUT channel when the specified alarm is present acknowledged or not The ISO OUT channel is a built in switch inside the FarmAlarm that you may use to turn on or off some device or equipment Also see XX X X For setting 2 the phrase House XX output activates on event number X X is spoken when this setup item is entered Note that event 04 Phone line failure can only occur in the Master house so it should not be specified for any other house Also note that manually turning the output channel ON will override the auto matic control Omitting the Setting number is not allowed for this setup Item 34 You may enter up to 13 alarms as one string of numbers to activate the output for more than one event Example 0334210 122 Sets house 3 s ISOOUT to come ON whenever there is a temperature zone 1 or zone 2 low alarm The output will go OFF when neither of these conditions are in alarm In this example the ISO OUT could be used to turn on emergency heat This feature is probably most useful when used with a feed system alarm When the feed alarm is activated the ISOOUT can be used to drive a relay which can be wired so that it stops the feed motor when activated The only way to turn off an automatic setting once it has been programmed to be on is to first turn them all off using 00 for value then turn ON only the ones you wish to be on Were talking about the programmed set ting not the
16. combines the features of the vehicle sensor drive alert with our MURS Alert technology The MURS Probe is very reliable and will not give false signals from large animals or other sources When the MURS Alert detects a vehicle it will send an alert signal to either the M538 BS or M538 HTtransceivers The alert signal will be in spoken English and twice repeats the phrase Alert Zone One Alert Zone Two Alert Zone Three or Alert Zone Four The four alert messages are easily se lected at the transmitter so that up to four different zones can be monitored simultaneously The MURS Alert Probe Sensor has five channels and 38 sub channels to choose from This will help to eliminate interference from other users The MURS Probe operates on 6 AA alkaline batteries The battery life should be about six to twelve months under most conditions The channels sub channels and alert zones are all easily selected by the user The probe is connected to the transmit ter box with 50 of direct burial cable The MURS transmitter will have a range of up to several miles to the hand held or base station transceivers This extended range will help monitor areas that have been very difficult to monitor in the past It will be of great value to businesses monitoring customer traffic security guards trying to monitor remote warehouses and farmers monitoring vacant farm sites An another option for a driveway sensor is below The MURS A
17. condition that you can do The one we re looking for is 4 the Low or High limits Finally for the Value you enter the high temperature limit that you want from 01 to 127 degrees You would then press the pound key to enter the setup com mand into the FarmAlarm and the FarmAlarm will then speak back to you the setting you just made If the FarmAlarm did not understand the command you gave it or the value you entered was out of the allowed range it will say Please repeat If you make a mistake and realize it before you have pressed the final key press star then pound amp to force the FarmAlarm to ignore your key strokes and try again 34 Another example setting the Temperature Zone 2 Low condition in house 3 to not cause an alarm 03041627 03 House number 3 04 Temperature Zone 2 Low is the event being set 1 Causes alarm or not 6 No We use a 9 and a 6 for Yes or No values since those numbers correspond to the letters Y and N on a telephone keypad Another example setting the Analog Channel High condition in house 5 to 90 05084902 0 5 House number 08 Analog Channel High 4 Low or High Limits 9 0 the value of the limit in percentage One more setting the Temperature Zone 1 High alarm delay in house 1 to 1 minute 15 seconds 0102301152 01 House number 02 Temperature Zone 1 High is the event being set 3 Alarm delay is what we re setting 0115 ist 2 digits are minutes l
18. depend on locking onto other radios it is the other radios that lock onto it or to another Slave that is locked onto it Therefore the red LED on a Master radio will start blinking as Soon as you turn on a Master even if there are no other radios present Be aware that a Slave will go into a Communications Alarm if it is turned on and it cannot find another radio within about 2 minutes It will also go into a Communications Alarm if it loses contact with the Master either directly or via other radios for a period of about 2 minutes It goes without saying that you should double check all wiring connections between a radio and a FarmAlarm if you are experiencing any difficulty with the radio network A problem due to a loose wire in the radio connector on the FarmAlarm can manifest itself in very mysterious ways Almost all problems with the radio network have been found to be caused by wiring errors bad connections or incorrect settings of the DIP switches in the radio module Check these carefully 52 5 3 No Power If the red Power LED is lit while the unit is turned on it indicates that there is no AC power available to the FarmAlarm it will be running under battery power in this case There are four possible causes for this and the recommended solutions are as follows 1 2 The power cord is not connected to a source of AC power either 120VAC or 240VAC One or both fuses in the power supply are blown y See section
19. enter the numbers shown in the table to change the item to the desired setting We ll show you how to change the zone 2 temperature high limits for all houses to 92 degrees fol lowed by some other examples You first start by locating the table having the item you wish to change in this case it is the table titled Temperature and Analog Programming section 4 6 repro duced for you here 33 The entry you make would be 00054921 femperature and Analog Channel Programming House numb Item number etting Value Enter XX XX X X X Ae x im Setting what is being Value Allowed 00 All Houses 01 Temperature Zone 1 Low SR 9 or Yes or No 1 01 to 13 House 02 Temperature Zone 1 High ses alain or aot Sx number 2 Place call or not 9 or Yes or No 03 Temperature Zone 1 Normal 3 Alarm delay 0001 to 63 30 min sec 4 Low or High limits 6 Temp schedule You start from the left and enter the digits that correspond to the description in the table below it The X s show you how many digits are needed for that item and X X means 1 or more digits depend ing on what is being set So for the House number you would use 00 for the XX house number since you are setting the temperature limits for all houses Next for the Item number you would use 05 since that corresponds to Temperature Zone 2 High the event you re trying to set Next is the Setting which lists all the things about a temperature high
20. farm both have FarmAlarm Wry LS systems it would be possible for one of your houses to become part of your neighbor s radio network and vice versa if they are within radio range of each other To avoid this situation one farm s radios should be set for System A the normal setting and the other set for System B Performance is the same for either setting The two systems would then be using separate channels so that they do not interfere with one another 25 3 14 4 Testing Your Radio Network If you really want to know how well your radio system is performing you can follow the procedure here to check the signal strength from one radio to another All you need is a pencil paper and a tele phone Use the local phone or call into the FarmAlarm and request a Radio Report by pressing 1 Your system should have been running for at least 4 minutes before this report will be accurate First draw a table with your house numbers along the top and side such as this example The Radio Report will first say all the house numbers that are present in the system but not neces sarily in order After that it will beep then say the numbers shown here are for example only House 1 from 2 is 65 house 1 from 3 is 44 house 1 from 4 is 29 house 1 from 5 is 28 Beep House 2 from 1 is 59 house 2 from 3 is 39 house 2 from 4 is 37 house 2 from 5 is 29 Beep House 3 from 1 is 40 house 3 from 2 is 41 house 3 from 4 is 63 house 3 from 5 is 55 B
21. kept asking were Can connect my controller s alarm signal to it Can tell if my generator is running or not have a security system installed Is there any way can get a phone call when it goes off Can make it call me if my feed auger runs too long One request was Is there a way can be notified when someone pulls into my driveway at my house down the street The list goes on and on The new FarmAlarm is intended to address all these requests and more even ones we haven t heard of yet It can do this due to its versatility You can customize FarmAlarm to react in several ways to a wide variety of conditions that you want monitored You tell it what you want it to do when something happens and you also tell it what to do when that something is no longer happening Every change in any condition being monitored will trigger the FarmAlarm into following your instructions for that event For example your generator automatically starts Want it to call you yes or no What do you want it to say when it does Want it to sound an alarm at the farm yes or no How long do you want it to wait before it calls or sounds an alarm When the generator stops want it to call you again and do all those other things As you can see with FarmAlarm Wry LS you are not restricted to a fixed set of actions that the device will perform as in most alarm systems With all this versatility comes increased complexity but we addressed that issue too
22. t COMM OK CA REMOTE ALARM U D L ws l COMM WARN A wawa 4 LI COMM FAii C T CONTROLLER ANALOG GENERATOR A bag TEMPERATURE 1 1 Baia SvYsTew oS o 4 DH 4 TEMPERATURE 2 ei SECURITY a r i L Be Je l I seen Photo 2 Status Panel The black status panel contains all the alarm and status indicators for the events monitored by the FarmAlarm as well as the Acknowledge button used to silence alarms and terminate phone calls The function of each indicator is given below PHONE On continuous Master has the phone in use Flashing rapidly for 2 seconds Off for 4 seconds Phone is ringing The beeper also beeps rapidly while the phone is ringing Flashing rapidly and continuously Master only Phone line is inoperative While this condition is present the beeper and the external horn will also sound for one second every minute Flashing slowly Master only Local phone is in use off hook Flashing a very short flash about once per second Master only A phone call that was not completed is waiting to be tried again OuTPUT ON On continuous The output channel ISO OUT is activated on Off continuous The output channel ISO OUT is not activated off COMM OK Master Blinks when the Master has sent a radio message and at least one Slave re sponded Slave Blinks when the Slave has received a radio message from the Master CoMM WARN On c
23. that if you receive a communications failure call during a battery test then this indi cates that a FarmAlarm shut itself down due to a dead battery A communications failure alarm during a battery test will in almost all cases be preceded by a low battery call but if the battery voltage falls very quickly then you may only get a communications failure call In other words either a low battery call or a communications failure call during a battery test period indicates that the battery in question 23 should be replaced When you shut down your FarmAlarms and receive no calls during the 1 hour test period then your batteries are OK You can force a battery test without the requirement that it be powered up for 2 days by holding down the ACKNOWLEDGE button when you turn off the unit The battery test will then begin immediately Also if a battery test is underway you can terminate it by pressing the ACKNOWLEDGE button and it will shut down after notifying the other units in the system that it is doing so 10 seconds or less Be aware that when a FarmAlarm is running under battery power and is switched off via the On Off switch it will not be able to be turned on again until at least 5 seconds after it has completely shut down So if you are going to turn the unit off and back on again while AC power is off wait 5 seconds after all the LEDs go out before turning it back on or it may not come on 3 14 Radio System When we set o
24. then the Quick Start guide to get a feel of what is needed to get the FarmAlarm up and running initially The Quick Start will direct you to the Installation Guide to learn how to install and wire your FarmAlarm 1 Overview This is a description of what the FarmAlarm is the components that make up the system and a brief description of how the system works The FarmAlarm is an environmental monitoring system that maintains surveillance over many condi tions in a farm building A change in any condition causes what we refer to as an event An event could be a loss of AC power the water pressure switch closing or opening a low battery etc It noti fies up to 8 people by telephone when any event occurs fthat event is programmed to cause a call to be made The system monitors such things as temperature in 2 zones water pressure power to the building generator status feed system status feed level requires optional sensor and even the status of a security system if one is present in the building Although the FarmAlarm is shipped with a standard set of events programmed into it the user can easily change what events cause a phone call to be placed and what events cause an alarm to be sounded at the building The user can even redefine an event to create one or more of their own For example you could connect a switch to a fence gate wire it into the FarmAlarm and have it call you and say Gate open or Gate closed whenever the s
25. 1 would then be 00 33 1 008595 048090 097585 Note that the maximum temperature that may be set in a schedule is 99 degrees You have the ability to program two separate schedules and you may assign either of these sched ules to any temperature sensor in any house See the Temperature and Analog Channel Program ming table Setting 46 for assigning a schedule to a sensor You use the Temperature and Analog Channel Programming table Setting 5 to establish the date that a schedule is to start That day becomes day 0 and the schedule then takes over in setting your low and high temperature limits automatically You can not use the present date for your starting day The start date must be either a previous day s date or any future date Normally you should only need to program the Temperature Schedule just once for any particular type of flock but you need to set a schedule start date every time you want to activate the automatic tem perature scheduling When a temperature schedule is in effect the low and high limits are calculated and adjusted auto matically every night at midnight The changed settings are done gradually so that the low amp high set tings from the schedule are reached on the day number specified in the schedule 37 4 8 Input Channel Programming House number Item number Setting Value Enter XX XX X X X i 00 All Houses 10 Low Battery Jk wed 10 Low Battery 11 Battery Normal ees alarm or 9
26. 2 open Controller Alarm Output Off 05 Input channel 3 closed Generator Running 06 Input channel 3 open Generator Stopped 07 Input channel 4 closed Feed System Running 08 Input channel 4 open Feed System Stopped 09 Input channel 5 closed Alarm Signal from security system is on 10 Input channel 5 open Alarm Signal from security system is off 11 Remote Input channel closed 12 Remote Input channel open 13 Analog channel low 14 Analog channel high 15 Analog channel normal Value Allowed Yes record 6 No play back hen recording start speaking after hearing he 3 short beeps Pressing any key on the phone or pressing the Acknowledge button on the front panel while recording will end the recording When using he local phone to make he recording the Acknowledge button is he preferred way to end the recording The announcement recording can be up to 10 seconds long All other messages are limited to 3 sec onds 42 4 13 Set Date amp Time House number Item number Setting Value Enter 00 X X X Setting what is being set 3 Clock Correction faster H N 00 All Houses 32 Set Date amp Time Or house number of Master 4 Clock Correction slower 00 to 99 secs mon 5 Enable Automatic Daylight 9 Yes Saving Time 6 No When setting the time the clock is set to the hour and minute that you entered as soon as you press the
27. FARM ALARM Monitoring Systems Model Wyr LS User Manual 4 2 2 1 rev 1 4100 Whispering Pines Drive Marshville NC 28103 800 407 5455 11 15 11 www FarmAlarm com Read ThIS EIESE 2 oer door EES 1 Me OV OR VICW hen ee 2 2 Quick Start Guide EE 3 Si Operator S GUlde uci Sul itin i Coss a lead oisi au ka saya ss 7 3 1 The New amp Improved FarmAlarm J J J J 7 3 2 Settings pre programmed at the factory 7 3 3 Events Can Sound an Alarm and or Place a Phone Call 8 3 3 T Local ABS ecd d EE ERE LO FO A rien DENTIS RA DERI TRI TAKEN 8 3 3 2 1 Alarm CANS DR 8 333 Test Cal MENT EP ee 9 3 3 4 3 System Reset e 9 3 3 5 Announcement EN 9 3 3 6 Unanswered Calls 9 3 3 7 Cal Completion EE 9 Bed M CANS TO a PHOBE KE ui E UE peu ist MPs Ri E TE 10 3 3 9 Downstream Disconnecl J 10 3 4 Things You Can Change About an Event 11 3 5 Automatic Temperature Settings 13 3 6 How you control the FarmAlarm 14 3 Getting a Status Repoit uieeeereocec re eere etic 15 3 8 Maintenance Reports
28. MM WARN LED We have included a Radio Report to help simplify this process All it requires is a pencil and paper and a phone To determine the weak link in your radio network go to section 3 24 4 and follow the procedure to determine the signal strength of all radios The Radio Report will first say all the house numbers that are present in the system but not necessarily in order Write down the house numbers in the order spoken to you the house list and continue with the procedure At the end of the procedure you will have a single number for each FarmAlarm that represents how well each radio is performing its signal strength The Slave or Mas ter with the lowest number is the one whose antenna needs repositioning either to a higher elevation and or farther away from metallic objects However if you have more than one FarmAlarm with a sig nal strength number less than 20 then consult the list of house numbers you wrote down from the house list and reposition the antenna for the FarmAlarm nearest the front of your list that is below 20 After repositioning the antenna on the weak FarmAlarm radio recheck the signal strengths again per the procedure in section 3 24 4 and reposition the next or same FarmAlarm antenna if neces sary Repositioning the antenna for one radio with a weak signal will generally increase the signal strength to other radios also having a weak signal Be sure to wait at least 4 minutes after relocating an antenna bef
29. R CONTROLLER other FarmAlarms applies to both Master and Slave A Master will also sound its ex ternal horn for any alarm in any Slave On with a short off blink Master only An alarm in one of the Slave units has been acknowledged but the condition is still present Slave units never indicate this Off Master There is no alarm condition acknowledged or not in any Slave Off Slave There is no UNacknowledged alarm in any other unit Note that a Slave s Remote Alarm indicator only flashes when there is an alarm present in any other unit and is off when the condition has either been acknowledged but is still present or is no longer present This is slightly different than what you will see on a Master On Continuous The unit has detected an alarm condition on IN 1 channel normally an open switch from the water pressure sensor loss of water pressure The alarm for this event will be triggered once the alarm delay has expired Flashing rapidly and continuously The water alarm has been triggered On with a short off blink The alarm has been acknowledged but the condition is still present Off A closed switch has been sensed on channel IN 1 normally a closed switch from the water pressure sensor water pressure normal On Continuous The unit has detected an alarm condition on channel IN 2 normally a closed switch from an in house environmental control system The alarm for this event will be triggered once t
30. This command is for troubleshooting and maintenance only and is not to be used by anyone except by those people who know why they are using it Or house number of Master X X X 4 14 8 Miscellaneous Settings DTMF Dialing Power Level House number Item number Setting Value Enter 00 AR X 90 X mE what is being set 90 DTMF dialing power 1 Call Power Or house number of Master This command sets the volume level of the DTMF tones sent by the FarmAlarm when dialing 7 is the loudest and 5 is the default value set when shipped If the FarmAlarm is having trouble dialing out changing this value to a different value will sometimes fix the problem This is especially true if you are on a fiber cable telephone system or are using a Telular cell phone device for your phone line 48 4 15 Radio Report Enter 1 1 A list of house numbers that are communicating with the Master starting with the house number of the Master If the house does not have a working FarmAlarm attached to the radio that house number will be followed with the phrase radio only Example House one house two house three house five house four house fifteen radio only house six As shown in this example the houses are not necessarily listed in ascending order They are listed in order of the route a radio message must take to get from the Master to the farthest Slave in the most reliable way The route changes with radio r
31. Zone 2 High 06 Temperature Zone 2 Normal 4 Low or High limits 5 Schedule start date 6 Temp schedule Value Enter X X Value Allowed 9 or 6 Yes or No 9 or Yes or No Fh 0001 to 63 30 min sec 00 to 127 MMDDYY 1 or 2 or O off 07 Analog Channel Low 08 Analog Channel High 09 Analog Channel Normal Note Temperature scheduling is turned off if the low or high limits are set manually while a schedule is in effect Temperature Schedule Setting 6 will always report Schedule None if scheduling is off regardless of the set schedule number Temperature scheduling is turned off by doing any of the following e Setting a temperature limit manually Setting 4 while a schedule is in effect e Setting the schedule start date Setting 5 to 000000 e Setting the Temp Schedule Setting 6 to 0 Scheduling is turned on by 1 Setting the Temperature Schedule to 1 or 2 and 2 Setting the Schedule Start Date Setting 5 to any date other than 000000 Scheduling is explained more fully in Automatic Temperature Settings 36 4 7 Set Temperature Ramping Schedule House number Item number Setting Value Enter X X X Setting what is being Value Allowed set 1 Set Schedule 1 DDLLHH etc See below 00 33 00 All Houses 33 Set Temperature Schedule H Or house number of Master 2 Set Schedule 2 DDLLHH etc See below Setting a Temperature Ramping Schedule all
32. adio module a water pressure sensor and a tem perature sensor a second optional temperature sensor may also be added Every building to be monitored has this minimum set of equipment The FarmAlarm has several electrical signal inputs in addition to the water pressure sensor input and the temperature probe inputs These additional inputs are used to connect to and monitor other systems within a building such as the alarm output of an existing environmental control system a generator run stop relay a feed auger run stop relay or the alarm output of a security system The user has the ability to reassign these inputs to monitor a wide variety of other conditions limited only by the needs and imagination of the user 2 Quick Start Guide This section will guide you to setting up and operating your FarmAlarm using the factory default set tings It is assumed that you have not changed any factory settings since installing your new FarmA larm First if you have not already done so jump to the Installation Guide chapter and follow the instruc tions for installing your FarmAlarm Master then return to this section From here we assume that you have installed and wired up your FarmAlarm Master The Master FarmAlarm must be connected to the incoming telephone line and also to a standard telephone re ferred to as the local phone and is used for setup as described in the Installation Guide chapter The local phone connection is not required b
33. are along the side of your control room or barn The radio must be mounted with the pvc tube parallel to the ground which orients the radio box vertically pointed to the sky The radios should be mounted using the screws provided There are two mounting holes drilled in the right angle bracket at the end of the pvc tube for mounting 60 For testing your radio network see Testing Your Radio Network You should install the FarmAlarm designated as the Master first The Master is installed in the house that has access to the incoming telephone line A Master FarmAlarm differs from a Slave in that it contains the components needed to make and receive phone calls contains the speech for the spo ken reports and has an internal speaker These components are located on a small plug in circuit board and is what converts a Slave FarmAlarm into a Master After installing the Master you should return to the Quick Start Guide and complete steps 1 through 4 Once you have verified that the Master is installed and working properly you can proceed to install the Slaves turning on and verifying the operation of each one as you complete its installation 7 3 Power Connections Although not shown in the connection diagram at the end of this section the AC power cord is at tached to any source of 120VAC or 240VAC in your AC power panel The FarmAlarm will report a power failure condition if this voltage is ever lost so choose your source of voltage a
34. arm disabled Default setting 2096 e Analog channel high After 5 seconds no call no alarm disabled Default setting 80 e Analog channel normal After 5 seconds no call no alarm disabled Low water pressure After 30 seconds calls you sounds alarm e Normal water pressure After 30 seconds calls you no alarm e Controller alarm on After 5 seconds calls you sounds alarm e Controller alarm off After 5 seconds calls you no alarm e Generator running After 10 seconds calls you sounds alarm e Generator stopped After 10 seconds calls you no alarm e Feed system running After 30 minutes calls you sounds alarm e Feed system stopped After 5 seconds calls you no alarm e Security system alarm on After 1 second calls you sounds alarm e Security system alarm off After 1 second calls you no alarm e Remote channel closed After 1 seconds calls you no alarm e Remote channel open After 1 seconds calls you no alarm 3 3 Events Can Sound an Alarm and or Place a Phone Call The FarmAlarm can do two things when some event occurs It can place a phone call to many people to speak the status of the event and it can generate an audible alarm at the farm It can do either of these things or both or neither depending on what you want 3 3 1 Local Alarms If the event is programmed to generate an alarm it will first turn on the corresponding light on the status panel Then if the condition persists for t
35. arms and radio modules 4 2 spare fuses included with each Master unit 7 2 Installation Plan The FarmAlarm main unit should be mounted in your control room If possible you should avoid mounting it inside the barn where it would be exposed to harsh chemicals or water spray It can also be mounted outside if no other location is available but it should not be exposed to direct sunlight nor to severe weather conditions Under the eaves in a shaded location would be acceptable Since the enclosure is sealed and also has a clear plastic cover exposing it to direct sunlight would create very high temperatures inside the enclosure like the inside of a parked car only worse Even in shade mounting the unit outside would still expose it to high temperatures during hot summer days High temperatures will greatly shorten the life of the built in rechargeable battery Your control room is by far the best location The use of U shaped staples is required for attaching the wires to walls as a flat or box shaped staple will damage the internal wires The ideal location for mounting the radio module is along the side of your control room and under the eave if possible See the photo following this paragraph The number one requirement for the radio module mounting is for it NOT to become a lightning rod Do NOT mount the radio module so that it becomes the highest point in the vicinity or even close to the highest point Acceptable locations
36. ast 2 digits are seconds You can also check what any particular setting is currently set to by entering everything except the value It will then speak to you and tell you what the value is Using our last example from above if you enter 0 1 0 2 3 it will say House one temperature zone one high alarm delay is one minute fifteen seconds Provided of course that you actually did set it to 1 minute 15 seconds prior to this command You can take this one step further and have the FarmAlarm speak to you what all the settings are for any of the events in the Item table by entering everything except both the Setting number and the Value like so 0 102 It will then speak to you all of the settings for everything in the Setting table like this House one Temperature zone one high Alarm activates yes Place phone call yes Alarm delay 1 minute 15 seconds Temperature zone one low and high limit is 60 and 92 Temperature zone one schedule start day is none Temperature zone one schedule is none To summarize leave off the Value to have it speak what the value currently is and leave off the Set ting and Value to have it speak all the settings for that event 35 4 6 House number XX 00 All Houses 01 to 13 House number Temperature and Analog Channel Programming Item number Setting XX X em Setting what is being set 1 Causes alarm or not 2 Place call or not 3 Alarm delay 05 Temperature
37. ations Failure Radio Comm System Restored Communications Okay Input Channel 1 Closed Water Pressure Normal Input Channel 1 Open Water Pressure Low Input Channel 2 Closed Controller Alarm Output On Input Channel 2 Open Controller Alarm Output Off 29 Event Phrase User recordable Input Channel 3 Closed Generator Running Input Channel 3 Open Generator Stopped Input Channel 4 Closed Feed System Running Input Channel 4 Open Feed System Stopped Input Channel 5 Closed Alarm signal from security system is on Input Channel 5 Open Alarm signal from security system is off Remote Input Channel Closed Remote Input Channel Closed Remote Input Channel Open Remote Input Channel Open Custom Announcement This is a call from a FarmAlarm environ mental monitoring system Please get in touch with the owner and tell them there is a problem at their farm Table IV Event Phrases 30 4 4 FarmAlarm default settings 4 4 1 Sensors As shipped all inputs are enabled except the analog channel and temperature zone 2 Causes Alarm Makes Call Alarm or Call Delay seconds water pressure controller Generator Feed system Security system to house 14 or 15 31 4 4 2 Other Conditions Items in bold blue are not programmable by the user Condition Causes Alarm Makes Call Alarm or Call Delay seconds Battery Battery Low NO YES 15 Below 11 0 volts Battery OK NO NO 5 mi
38. ator run stop to the proper terminals of a radio module and the AC adapter is connected to the radio module you will then need to make a few setup changes to the FarmAlarm in order to have it call you at the appropriate time and speak the appropriate message The picture below shows a connection to a dry contact point in a transfer switch 67 A picture showing the connections you need to make at the radio interface box You will need a specially modified radio module one that has minor wiring changes made to the radio board Be sure you obtain a radio from your dealer that is intended to be used as a remote generator sensor The 6 volt AC adapter you use available from FarmAlarm has its DC plug cut off and the wires stripped of insulation so that you can attach them to the screw terminals in the radio interface board as shown in the above drawing Be sure to observe the correct positive amp negative polarity when con necting these wires The connection to the Run Stop relay in the generator is not polarity sensitive Either wire may go to either terminal of the run stop relay 68 The DIP switches in the radio must be set so that the house number is either 14 or 15 and the Master Slave switch set to Slave The System A B switch should be set the same as the other A B switches in your FarmAlarm system typically System A as shipped What we will now do is to have the time delay for a power failure alarm to be longer than the
39. be acknowledged It will also require that the person called knows to press any key on their keypad to acknowledge the call helping to insure that the intended party is reached Calls requiring a response will include a 5 second pause at the end of the call between the phrase End of report and Good bye allowing the called party time to press any key to complete the call although the person can press any key at any time during the message 3 3 8 Calls to a Pager Calls made to a numeric pager will give some indication of the conditions at your farm but not all There are just too many events that can be reported to have all of them included within the short dis play area of a typical pager Also be aware of the fact that just as in voice calls that you may get the alarms shown will be just those alarms that are present that have not been acknowledged The fol lowing is a description of the information contained in a pager display in character positions A through J A BC DEFGHIJ e A The FarmAlarm system number will be in the first digit A 0 indicates no system number has been programmed A dash follows this number e BC The house being reported from 01 to 13 or will be 99 if more than 1 house is being reported A dash follows this number D 1 if a power alarm triggered the call or 0 if not E 2 if a water alarm was triggered or 0 if not e F 3 if a temperature alarm was triggered or 0 if not e
40. ber Programming the FarmAlarm to set temperature limits automatically is done in three steps 1 First you create the temperature schedule where you specify the temperature high low set points and the day number for each high low point You can program two separate temperature schedules See Set Temperature Schedule 2 Second you program the desired house and temperature zone to use one of the two schedules See Temperature and Analog Channel Programming 3 Third you program that same house and zone for the date you want automatic ramping to start See Temperature and Analog Channel Programming When that date arrives the zone you programmed will automatically set itself to the high low points for day 0 then change gradually so that the high low points will match the next day number in the schedule and so on until the last day of the schedule The last high low points will be maintained until you manually change them or set a new starting date and that date arrives Automatic high low tem perature adjustments are made every night at midnight Obviously it is important for the FarmAlarm s date and time to have been set correctly in order for scheduling to work properly If you manually change any high low temperature settings while a schedule is in effect then the schedule will disengage and the unit will revert to manual control However if you turn the unit off and then back on and it discovers that it should be in the middl
41. cked with a new flock AC power radio communica tions and battery are still monitored and reported as an alarm even when the entire house is dis abled See House Enable and Disable 12 3 5 Automatic Temperature Settings Many environmental control systems allow you to set it so that the temperature changes automatically over a period of time You can also set your FarmAlarm temperature high and low limits to automati cally change day by day to match the settings you have programmed into your controller Consider the following graph The green line shows the setting for your controller It starts on day 0 to maintain 90 and by day 28 the control temperature is 70 where it remains until changed You can set your FarmAlarm temperature high and low alarm points to track this changing temperature In this example the high and low limits are set on day 0 to be 95 and 85 and gradually change to be 80 and 60 on day 28 where it will remain until changed by you Low High Target Temp 100 og Temperature CO CH 0 28 Maintained Day Number A more refined graph is shown below to demonstrate the fact that you can set the FarmAlarm to a more complex temperature ramp than was shown in the first example You can set the high low limits for up to 5 points in time shown here to be day 0 day 7 14 21 and finally day 28 o Low High Target Temp 100 95 Temperature 0 7 14 21 28 Maintained Day Num
42. current ISO OUT state 44 4 14 2 Miscellaneous Settings Test Call House number Item number Setting Value Enter 00 X X X Setting what is being Value Allowed set 1 Set hour of day 00 to 23 hour of day 2 Set day s of week 1 7 1 7 etc up to 7 digits or 0 for none day 1 is a SUNDAY i e like a calendar Default is none 3 Number s to be 1 8 1 8 etc up to 8 called digits Default is 1 AR 35 Test Call O1 Or house number of Master Test calls are made to the numbers in the list you specify in setting 3 above For example if the numbers to be called are 128 then the first second and eighth numbers in the directory are called The voice message will be for example FarmAlarm test call Four houses present and none with alarm If one or more houses have an alarm condition present either acknowledged or not it would say and 2 with alarm for example rather than and none with alarm So the spoken message could be FarmAlarm system 2 test call 4 houses present and two with alarm Example To make a test call to number 7 amp 8 on Mon Fri at 9am 00 35 1 09 and 00 35 2 23456 and 00 35 3 78 The Number s to be called setting 3 should always point to a valid phone number in the directory even if you do not use the automatic test call scheduling If you set this value to zero it will change to a 1 pointing to the 1st numb
43. d the analog channel if not disabled e If any input channels have been disabled will speak the list of disabled channels example dis abled events are temperature zone two analog channel e The current setting of the output channel either off or on example Output channel is OFF The output channel allows the FarmAlarm to turn on or off some external equipment by remote control e After all house have been reported speaks End of report The report is repeated for all houses present in your system Notice that the more important items are spoken first Things that are not often used or of less importance are spoken last This is done to al low you to skip ahead to the next house once you have heard all you care to hear without having to wait until the entire report is given for each and every house You can skip ahead to the next house by pressing the key In addition you can back up to hear the previous house report by pressing the key and to hear the same house report again from its start you use the 0 key We tried to make 15 these keys easy to remember by assigning the function to the row of keys along the bottom of your telephone keypad The one on the left backs up one house the one in the middle 0 repeats the house you re hearing and the one on the right skips ahead Backs up and repeats the report for the previous house 0 Repeats the report for the current house Skips forward t
44. e of a temperature schedule it will snap to the high low limits as required by the schedule as it powers up To force manual control and keep it that way one should go into setup mode and turn scheduling off by setting it to off Of course if the schedule has expired then it will be in manual mode regardless Normally you only need to program a temperature schedule once It is remembered even when power is shut off so once you set a schedule you would probably only need to change it when your flock is of a different type and has different temperature requirements Likewise once you assign one of the schedules to a house and zone it too will remain in effect until you change it So once you ve set up temperature ramping all that is required to activate the same schedule for the same house and zone is to set the starting date for that house and zone and it will repeat the schedule it last used 3 6 How you control the FarmAlarm You control the FarmAlarm using a standard telephone that you have connected to it or via any tele phone anywhere in the world that you have used to call into the FarmAlarm You use the keypad on the phone to enter a sequence of digits that are interpreted by the FarmAlarm as a command and it responds to that command with a voice message for you to verify that what it did was what you wanted When you call into a FarmAlarm or pick up the phone connected to it it will respond by say ing Farm Alarm followed by the date a
45. eates an alarm 3 The time delay between when the event occurs and when the alarm activates and or places a phone call You can set this to any value between 1 second and 63 minutes 30 seconds 4 Forthe Analog and Temperature channels the high amp low limit settings Note that when the FarmAlarm creates an alarm it sounds a beeper at the FarmAlarm and if the op tional horn is purchased an external horn usually placed outside the building For each event you choose whether or not an alarm is generated and also whether or not a phone call is to be placed This gives you great flexibility in configuring the FarmAlarm to behave exactly like you want it to As an example you may want the alarm to sound and a phone call to be placed if the water pressure switch opens low pressure but probably just a phone call and no alarm when the pressure switch closes pressure OK This is its default setting by the way It is a special feature of the FarmAlarm to treat any change in any condition as a separate event as in Power ON and Power OFF or Water switch closed and Water switch open You are able to configure what the FarmAlarm does when something happens as well as when that something is no longer happening This is something very few environmental monitoring systems provide Add to that the ability to make your own voice recordings to identify your custom events and you have an alarm system with quite a bit of flexibility 4 3
46. eception conditions such as rain day or night radio interference vehicles parked near a radio antenna and other factors A list of every house and the radio signal strength it is receiving from all the other houses in the system Exam ple House one from two is 60 from three is 45 from four is 10 from five is 22 beep House two from one is 75 from three is 65 from four is 59 from fifteen is 37 lt beep gt House three from one is etc This part of the radio report is obviously not for everybody but it can be useful to FarmAlarm technical support if the user is ex periencing radio problems Pressing the pound key during this report will cause it to skip ahead and continue with the next house Pressing the star key will back up to the previous house Pressing the zero key will repeat the current house and any other key will end this report 49 4 16 Software Version Report Enter 9 The version number of the software in the Master FarmAlarm followed by the date that this revision of software was created Example System data is four point zero point one point zero November 18 2007 This information would usually only be useful to FarmAlarm engineers in diagnosing a software problem within the FarmAlarm 50 5 Troubleshooting Guide 5 1 Computer and Other Electronic Components The computer chip within the FarmAlarm can detect most problems arising within itself or within many of the
47. eep House 4 from 1 is 24 house 4 from 2 is 33 house 4 from 3 is 66 house 4 from 5 is 78 Beep House 5 from 1 is 19 house 5 from 2 is 22 house 5 from 3 is 51 house 5 from 4 is 84 Beep End of report As you hear the report write down the numbers in the table from left to right Our example is 1 Master EN 005 Ca 2 a For each house find the highest number across a row and the highest number down a column For house 1 the highest across the 1 row is 65 and the highest down 1 column is 59 For house 2 the highest across the 2 row is 59 and the highest down 2 column is 65 For house 3 the numbers are 63 and 66 And so on Then for each of these houses choose the lowest of the two numbers and ignore the highest number If all the numbers you re left with are greater than around 20 to 30 you re radio system should be very reliable If any are less than 15 to 20 you should try to reposition the an tenna for the house s having the low number Refer to Troubleshooting section 5 2 1 26 4 Programming Guide With FarmAlarm Wry LS you have the ability to configure many of its new features When it is shipped from the factory all common settings have already been pre programmed for you In most case you will only need to make a few minor adjustments to the default setup to configure the FarmA larm to completely fulfill your needs so don t let the length of this section scare you All programming of the FarmAlarm s fea
48. electronic subsystems on the circuit board It reports the problem by flashing a series of short bright flashes on the Board Status indicator LED If no problems are detected this indicator will slowly pulsate as though the unit is breathing If the short flashes are counted this will reveal a code that indicates what the problem may be If there is more than one code to be reported then there will be a pause between each series of flashes When these error codes are seen the problem should be reported to FarmAlarm Inc so that we can determine if the unit needs to be returned for repair The codes are 1 flash problem with the computer 2flashes IIC bus error 3 flashes status board LED controller problem 4flashes main board EEPROM failure 5 flashes Master Slave configuration error 9 flashes date time chip error 10 flashes plug in board EEPROM failure 11 flashes DTMF chip error 12 flashes voice chip error 13 flashes no speech recorded in speech chip If this indicator is either on continuously or off continuously while powered on then there is a serious problem within the unit and it should be shut down and repaired or replaced A code of 9 date time chip usually indicates that the date time has been lost and needs to be reset When this code is seen turn the unit off and wait until all LEDs have gone out and then back on If the code is still present then notify FarmAlarm Inc If the code is no longer present se
49. ence shown in the table 4 Quick Test To perform a quick test of your system you can create an alarm condition and verify that an alarm call is placed Perhaps the easiest way to force an alarm condition is to unplug the zone 1 temperature sensor The FarmAlarm will think that the sensor has failed and will generate an alarm call To do this open the FarmAlarm cover on either a Master or Slave and unplug the connector labeled TEMP1 Within a second or two the temperature 1 alarm light on the front panel will come on continuously indicating that a temperature low or high condition is present in Zone 1 After 5 seconds the default alarm delay for this temperature zone the light will start to flash very rapidly The rapid flashing is the indication that an alarm has been triggered Then the Master will first speak the alarm announcement at its speaker the local beeper will start to beep then the Master will call all numbers in your call list and repeat the alarm announcement It will report a temperature of zero degrees with a status of er ror Once the alarm is triggered i e the Temperature 1 light starts flashing you can turn off the alarm by 1 pressing the ACKNOWLEDGE pushbutton on the front of the Master FarmAlarm or on the Slave having the alarm 2 by lifting the receiver of the local phone or 3 by allowing all the calls to be completed 5 Power up all Slave FarmAlarms As you install each FarmAlarm Slave turn t
50. er The circuit board that this con trol is on is only present in a Master FarmAlarm BOARD STATUS LIGHT This indicator shows the status of the computer and other electronic com ponents that comprise the FarmAlarm If the computer has sensed that all the compo nents appear to be working normally this indicator will slowly pulsate as though the unit is breathing If a problem has been detected this indicator will flash a series of short bright flashes If the flashes are counted this will reveal a code that indicates what the problem may be If there is more than one code to be reported then there will be a pause between each series of flashes When these error codes are seen the problem should be reported to FarmAlarm Inc so that we can determine if the unit needs to be returned for repair The codes are 1 flash problem with the computer 2 flashes IIC bus error 3 flashes status board LED controller problem 4 flashes main board EEPROM failure 5 flashes Master Slave configuration error 9 flashes date time chip error 10 flashes plug in board EEPROM failure 11 flashes DTMF chip error 12 flashes voice chip error If this indicator is either on continuously or off continuously while powered on then there is a serious problem within the unit and it should be shut down and repaired or replaced During a battery test this indicator will be flashing rapidly 3 12 Sensor Inputs and Other Connections Starting at the
51. er in the phone directory which should always have a valid phone number programmed in that slot A 1 is also the default setting The TEST pushbutton uses this list of phone numbers to make a test call so in order for the TEST button to always function properly the Number s to be called should always be set to a list of valid phone numbers in the directory 45 4 14 3 Miscellaneous Settings Number of Rings House number Item number Setting Value Enter 1 Number of rings 0 to 9 0 to never before answer answer Incoming calls 2 Number of rings before NO answer Outgoing calls 3 Number of seconds 20 to 99 0 to disable between incoming calls this feature Enables answer on 2nd call within this period Setting 43 can be used to reduce the possibility of interference between an answering machine and the Far mAlarm when both are connected to the same phone line The FarmAlarm may cause some answering ma chines to hang up prematurely To avoid this possibility setting 3 should typically be set for 30 to 45 seconds What that does is to cause the FarmAlarm not to answer or pick up the phone line on the first incoming call but to answer on the 2nd incoming call if the 2nd call is received within 30 or 45 seconds of the last ring of the first call Also when this feature is used it works best if the number of rings before answer setting 1 is set for one ring This will cause the FA to answer before your answe
52. ery condition in your Master unit as your last warn ing that your entire system is about to go offline A FarmAlarm in a low battery condition will NOT sound its external horn for any alarm The reason being is that the external horn draws a considerable amount of power and a low battery may not be able to provide such power The result would be that the FarmAlarm could abruptly shut down due to low voltage from the battery so to be safe the external horn is never sounded for a low battery condi tion 3 13 1 Semi Automatic Battery Testing A FarmAlarm will automatically perform a 1 hour battery test whenever the unit is turned off after having been on continuously for at least 2 days This usually takes place once your flock is sold off and you shut down the FarmAlarms The Master should be the last unit turned off when shutting down your entire system During the battery testing period they will continue to run under battery power for 1 hour then shut themselves off automatically During the battery test the Board STATUS light will flash very rapidly and the POWER LED will be on continuously If any unit detects a low battery condi tion the Master will place a phone call and report a low battery condition and the LOW BATT LED will be lit on the unit having the low battery Be aware that any FarmAlarm running a battery test will not report any events other than a low battery and a communications failure all other alarms are dis abled Also note
53. es just too many phone calls The second way is to use the FarmAlarm radio amp driveway sensor with a FarmAlarm system and the FarmAlarmAlert FAA device The FAA is an optional remote alarm indicator that is usually placed in the user s residence if the residence is within radio range of the farm In this case the FAA beeps 4 times whenever the driveway sensor is tripped and the FarmAlarm is typically set up to not place a phone call although it can be for this event The FAA also sounds its beeper continuously and flashes a red LED whenever there is any unacknowledged alarm occurring at the farm The next section covers the use of the FAA To use a radio with a driveway sensor the driveway sensor receiver must be equipped with a contact closure that activates whenever the driveway sensor detects a car or person passing in front of it You will need a specially modified radio module one that has minor wiring changes made to the radio board Be sure you obtain a radio from your dealer that is intended to be used as a remote generator sensor or driveway sensor The 6 volt AC adapter you use available from FarmAlarm has its DC plug cut off and the wires stripped of insulation so that you can attach them to the screw terminals in the radio interface board as shown in the above drawing Be sure to observe the correct positive amp negative polarity when con necting these wires The connection to the N O terminals in the driveway receiver i
54. ew battery 5 Insert the new battery in the same location as the old battery and secure with the velcro strap 58 1 2 6 5 Speaker Installation or Replacement Gain access to the rear compartment by following the procedure in section 6 2 The speaker is held in place by two screws as shown below The speaker is connected to the Master Plug In board via a 2 position connector plugged into the socket located in the top right corner of the plug in board See photo in section 6 1 1 If installing a speaker into a FarmAlarm case for the first time it may be necessary to remove the gland covering the hole in the case If this rubber gland is present remove it by squeezing it firmly and pulling it out of the hole with a twisting motion Note Some models of the FarmAlarm WyrLS have the speaker mounted to the rear of the enclosure and not to the bottom as shown in the picture 59 T Installation Guide 7 1 Equipment Supplied In every building you will be installing The FarmAlarm main unit One radio module One water pressure sensor EE G reu One temperature sensor Each FarmAlarm is shipped with these components plus the following additional items 1 One 25 foot 4 conductor cable used to connect the water pressure sensor to the FarmAlarm only 2 of the 4 conductors are used in this cable 2 One 50 foot 4 conductor cable used to connect the temperature sensor to the FarmAlarm 3 Screws for mounting FarmAl
55. f feed in the feed bin from 0 to 100 Connection for the optional external alarm horn This output supplies 12 volts at a maximum of 0 5 amps to an external annunciator Red is 12v yel is grounded nega tive when horn is on and blk grn is not normally used Temperature Zone 1 Connection is to the FarmAlarm temperature sensor only Color codes for the wires attached to this connector must match the same color codes within the temperature sensor module Temperature Zone 2 Connection is to the FarmAlarm temperature sensor only Color codes for the wires attached to this connector must match the same color codes within the temperature sensor module PHONE HANDSET This connection is for the telephone used for programming the FarmAlarm the local phone It may also be connected to a 2 line phone where Line 1 is the local phone and Line 2 is the telephone company line the outside line TEL LINE OUT If there are any other telephones used on the same line the FarmAlarm is on they 22 should be connected to this point Connecting any other phones at this point allows the FarmAlarm to disconnect any of these phones if they are left off hook when the FarmAlarm needs to make a call The Phone Handset Line 2 is internally connected to this point SPKR This connection is available only on a FarmAlarm configured as a Master It is a small 2 pin connector used to attach the Master s speaker to the FarmAlarm and is located on the
56. final key The seconds are always set to 00 When the time is spoken the reported time is the hour minute and second that was read from the clock at the instant the final key was pressed For those of you who are picky about your clocks keeping accurate time you may refer to the follow ing paragraphs about Clock Correction This part is entirely optional If the clock is running slow by some number of seconds per month enter that many seconds for the faster setting to speed it up If the clock is running fast by some number of seconds per month enter that many seconds for the slower setting to slow it down It is important to use a very accu rate clock when determining if the FarmAlarm clock is running slow or fast A wall clock or a watch is not good enough A reliable and very accurate source of the correct time can be obtained from www time gov While in front of your computer looking at www time gov you can call into the FarmA larm and check and or set the time and the Clock Correction Do a time check at a 30 day interval On the first check set the time to match www time gov 30 days later check the time again and de termine how many seconds the FarmAlarm is ahead FA clock is fast or behind FA clock is slow set the clock to match www time gov and then set the Clock Correction based on how many seconds the FarmAlarm clock was fast or slow When you do this the clock is speeded up or slowed down by the amo
57. from another radio it may flash several times a second and the red LED flashes when it transmits a message once or twice a second At startup or if no radio broadcasts are received for 2 minutes the red LED will be on continuously or flashing very rapidly while the radio seeks out other radios within the system and will only start its normal flashing once it is in sync with the radio network 3 14 2 Radio Modules as Radio Repeaters Since every radio module is used to rebroadcast every radio message sent by the Master you can use a radio module by itself no connected FarmAlarm as a repeater to help extend the range of your radio network For example assume that you had four houses in a valley and on the other side of a nearby ridge you had another four houses Since it is not possible for radio signals to travel through the ground you can install a radio module at the top of the ridge so that signals it picks up from the Master and the first 3 Slaves can be rebroadcast to the 4 houses on the other side of the ridge This repeater radio can be powered by a simple AC wall adapter if there is a source of AC power in a building on the ridge or by a solar panel and rechargeable battery if no source of AC power is available If you use a radio module for this purpose it is recommended that you set its house number to 14 or 15 although any house number will work 3 14 3 Separate FarmAlarm Systems in the Same Area If you and a neighboring
58. he Slave ON Once switched on check for the following conditions e The green power light should come on e The amber BOARD STATUS light should also come on and should be slowly pulsating on and off If this light is flashing a series of bright short flashes then there is a problem somewhere e The yellow COMM WARN light on the status panel will slowly blink until the slave has established radio contact with the master at which time the COMM OK light will begin blinking It may take up to 2 3 minutes for the slave to acquire a signal from the master but usually it only takes a few sec ondas If these lights do not come on as stated refer to the troubleshooting section 5 1 Once the green COMM OK light in the Slave starts flashing the COMM OK light in the Master will also start to flash The Slave s COMM OK light blinks when it has contact with the Master and the Master s COMM OK light blinks when it has contact with any Slave You can test the operation of the Slave by repeating the Quick Test step 4 for the Slave just like you did for the Master You now have a fully operational FarmAlarm but you should read the Operator s Guide to learn what all the indicators mean and how to control your FarmAlarm 3 Operator s Guide 3 1 The New amp Improved FarmAlarm You may or may not have any experience with previous versions of a FarmAlarm this is the 4th gen eration but some things that our customers
59. he alarm delay has expired Flashing rapidly and continuously The controller alarm has been triggered On with a short off blink The alarm has been acknowledged but the condition is still present Off An open switch has been sensed on the IN 2 channel normally an open switch from the environmental control system no alarms GENERATOR On Continuous The unit has detected a closed switch on channel IN 3 normally from a run stop relay in an AC generator s control panel generator running The alarm for this event will be triggered once the alarm delay has expired Off An open switch has been sensed on the IN 3 channel normally from a run stop relay in an AC generator s control panel generator stopped FEED System On Continuous The unit has detected a closed switch on channel IN 4 normally from a run stop relay in the feed control system feed auger running The alarm for this event will be triggered once the alarm delay has expired Flashing rapidly and continuously The feed system alarm has been triggered On with a short off blink The alarm has been acknowledged but the condition is still present Off An open switch has been sensed on channel IN 4 normally an open switch from the feed control system feed auger stopped SECURITY SvsrEM On Continuous The unit has detected a closed switch on channel IN 5 nor mally from an in house security alarm system The alarm for this event will be trig gered o
60. he alarm delay time it will trigger an alarm and the status light will begin flashing very rapidly a beeper inside the FarmAlarm will begin beeping and if the external alarm horn has been installed it too will begin to sound These audible and visible alarm indicators are intended to notify any worker who happens to be present that there is an alarm and what the alarm is Once the alarm has been silenced the beeper and horn will stop but the front panel light will continue to be lit and will flash slowly and briefly until the alarm condition goes away An alarm is silenced by 1 pressing the ACKNOWLEDGE button on the front of the unit having the alarm or on the front of the Master 2 by picking up the local phone connected to the Master or 3 when all phone calls have been successfully completed If the event is programmed to place a phone call it will call every phone number from the phone num ber list which you have set announce the alarm and hang up After all phone calls have been com pleted the FarmAlarm will acknowledge and silence any alarms which were also triggered by the event There are three types of calls the FarmAlarm can make These are 3 3 2 1 Alarm Calls This type of call is made for any event which has been programmed to place a call It is simply a short announcement stating the house number the condition and the status For example a low water pressure event would be House four water pressure low statu
61. house number move these 4 switches to the left or the right so that the total of the numbers add up to the desired house number For example to set it for house 3 you would move the first 2 switches to the right so that the 1 and 2 add up to 3 For house 11 you would move the 1st 2nd and 4th switches to the right so that the 1 2 and 8 add up to 11 The photo above shows the house number set to 3 System A and Slave The 5th switch is set to SA to select System A and to SB to select System B See 3 24 3 The last switch is set to SL to set the FarmAlarm as a Slave and to MA to set it for a Master Be sure that you do not create duplicate house numbers in your system and only set one FarmAlarm to be a Master the FarmAlarm connected to the incoming phone line These miniature switches can sometimes be a little difficult to set properly They can appear as though they are in one position but in fact are in the opposite position To be sure flip the switch one way or the other and you will feel a slight click or bump when the switch moves to that position then 62 leave the switch in the desired position once you feel it click into that position Do this for all switches even ones you think are already in the correct position Setting these switches to the wrong position has been one source of error that we have seen fairly often and troubleshooting problems due to in correct switch setting
62. itch indicates a normal no alarm condition Input channel 3 Connection is to an on off switch or relay normally to the run stop relay in an AC generator s control panel where a closed switch indicates the genera tor is running and an open switch indicates it is stopped Input channel 4 Connection is to an on off switch or relay normally to the run stop relay in the feed system s control panel where a closed switch indicates the feed auger is running and an open switch indicates it is stopped Output channel This port is connected to an electronic switch inside the FarmAlarm and is used to turn on or off some electrical device in the building by remote control The FarmAlarm s internal beeper is plugged into this connector Battery 12 volt 1 3Amp Hour gel cell Connection to the battery is made at this point Input channel 5 Connection is to an on off switch normally an existing security sys tem burglar or fire alarm where a closed switch indicates the presence of an alarm within the security system and an open switch indicates a normal no alarm condition This connection is to any sensor that produces a varying voltage which represents whatever the sensor is measuring The FarmAlarm reports this voltage in percentage of maximum Full scale voltages can be set for 3 volts 5 volts 10 volts 12 volts and 20 volts depending on the output of the sensor used A typical use for this input is to measure and report the quantity o
63. knowledged immediately stopping any local audible alarms and preventing any more calls from being made until another call is triggered from another event This feature would be useful if for example your phone is the first to be called and you know you will handle the alarm and there is no need for anyone else to be called As soon as you hear the alarm message enter O and no one else will be called and the alarm will be silenced 3 10 Phone Line Tests As shipped the Master FarmAlarm will pick up the phone line every 30 minutes and check for electri cal current in the line indicating that it is connected to the telephone company You can change this time period or turn off line tests completely see Event Enable and Disable If no line current is de tected during this test it will begin trying to make a test call if no other alarm calls are pending If an alarm call is pending then there is no need to also make a test call It does this so that you will be in formed as soon as possible once the line is restored A dead line is also indicated by the Master s lo cal beeper and external horn sounding for 1 second every minute and the PHONE indicator flashing rapidly and continuously 3 11 Front Panel Indicators and Controls C ERCHESPENENC ee E EPS be LA VU T A FARMALARM IV FARMALARM SYSTEMS INC t PHONE CINE oneer Wireless Environmenta Morstoring System PHONE J I OUTPUT ON rel f i
64. l radios broadcast on 56 different channels 25 times a second Each time they transmit they use a different channel so if one channel is blocked by some local interference the broadcast will still get through on an alternate channel The Master FarmAlarm continuously examines the signal strength that every radio is receiving from all other radios on all 56 channels and decides on the optimum order that each radio will repeat the message from the Master The result of this is that no matter what the layout of your farm is the ra dios will repeat the broadcast from the Master in the order that insures that every radio gets as many chances as is possible to receive the message The amazing thing is that the wireless system contributes just a small portion of the overall cost of a FarmAlarm system This cost will be recovered many times over in the savings you will realize by not having to run underground wires from building to building not to mention the savings from less fre quent lightning damage that a wireless system brings you 3 14 1 Radio Module Indicators On each radio module there is a small clear window with a red LED behind it Basically all you need to know about this indicator is that in a normally running system the red LED will be flashing about once a second if the radio is communicating with the other radios in the system On some radio mod 24 els there is also a green LED and this LED flashes when it receives a broadcast
65. lert transmitter is a revolutionary new trail monitoring system The MURS Alert transmitter is a passive infrared sensor that can be mounted on a tree or a post to monitor activity at remote locations When the MURS Alert detects people vehicles or large animals it will send an alert signal to either the M538 BS or M538 HT transceivers The alert signal will be in spoken English twice re peating the phrase Alert Zone One Alert Zone Two Alert Zone Three or Alert Zone Four The four alert messages are easily se lected at the transmitter so that up to four different zones can be monitored simultaneously The MURS Alert transmitter has five channels and 38 sub channels to choose from This will help to eliminate interference from other users The MURS Alert operates on 6 AA alkaline batteries The battery life should be about one year under most conditions The channels sub channels and alert zones are all easily selected by the user In most instances it should only take a minute to make the changes 71 The MURS Alert transmitter will have a range of up to several miles back to the hand held or base station transceivers This extended range will help monitor areas that have been very difficult to moni tor in the past It will be of great value to businesses trying to monitor customer traffic security guards trying to monitor remote warehouses farmers monitoring vacant farm sites and hunters mo
66. m Fail is generated if it is out of radio contact with the Master for about 2 minutes For a Master a Comm Fail is generated if the Master loses contact with its radio module the wired connection for about 2 minutes On Continuous The analog signal at connector ANALOG has exceeded either the low limit or the high limit and an analog alarm is about to be triggered once the alarm delay for this event expires Flashing rapidly and continuously The analog alarm has been triggered On with a short off blink The alarm has been acknowledged but the condition is still present Off No analog failure condition is present Note that this channel is disabled as shipped from the factory so this indicator will never show an alarm condition To enable this channel see Event Enable and Disable 1 On Continuous The temperature in zone 1 has exceeded either the low limit or the high limit and a temperature zone 1 alarm is about to be triggered once the alarm delay for this event expires Flashing rapidly and continuously The temperature alarm has been triggered On with a short off blink The alarm has been acknowledged but the condition is still present Off No low or high temperature condition is present in zone 1 2 On Continuous The temperature in zone 2 has exceeded either the low limit or the high limit and a temperature zone 2 alarm is about to be triggered once the alarm delay for this event expires Flashing rapidl
67. mmand and not a password at that time 3 7 Getting a Status Report A Status Report gives you a voice message reporting the conditions in all buildings There are two ways to hear a status report First by pressing the Acknowledge button on the status board of the Master when no alarms or calls are being made If pressed while an alarm is sounding or when calls are being made it will silence the audible alarm and stop all calls More about this in the next sec tion Acknowledging alarms and phone calls Second by entering the command on the telephone keypad when you have called into the unit or have the local phone picked up The format of this command is 0s what you enter on the telephone keypad The report speaks the following information e House number e Whether there is an alarm present in that house or not Alarm or OK or if a battery test is in progress Battery test e If there are any alarms present will speak the conditions example Water pressure low Events not in alarm are not spoken with the exception of temperature and the analog channel e The temperature in zone 1 and zone 2 if enabled followed by their status example Temperature zone 1 is 66 degrees status low alarm e The status of any monitored condition that does not have an alarm programmed for either a closed switch or an open switch condition e The low and high limits currently set for temperature zones 1 and 2 an
68. ms This will prevent an intermittent sensor signal usually caused by contact bounce of the sensor switch from repeatedly generating alarms Whether or not to place a phone call when the event occurs Whether or not to sound the local alarm at the site when the event occurs In most cases when you have chosen to have the local alarm sound off you would have also programmed it to place a phone call but you can do one without the other Turn on or off the monitoring of any event in any house You can quickly disable and enable the checking of any of the conditions the FarmAlarm is monitoring For example if workers are repairing a water leak in a building you may want to disable the water pressure switch in that building until they have finished so they don t activate an alarm if they turn off the water supply If they are work 11 ing on the electrical system you may want to disable the power alarm until they have finished If you close off part of your barn you may want to disable the temperature sensor in the closed half of the building You get the idea See Event Enable and Disable Turn on or off monitoring all events in a specific house You can also quickly disable and enable the checking of all external alarm conditions the FarmAlarm is monitoring for an entire house with one command You would use this feature to turn off all alarms in a house once the flock is sold off then later turn them all back on once the barn is sto
69. nce the alarm delay has expired Flashing rapidly and continuously The security alarm has been triggered On with a short off blink The alarm has been acknowledged but the condition is still present Off An open switch has been sensed on channel IN 5 normally an open switch from an in house security alarm system INTERNAL BEEPER Pulsating on off continuously An alarm has been triggered in either this unit or in any other unit If the alarm is in this unit then one of the status lights will also be flash ing rapidly If the alarm is in one of the other units the Remote Alarm status light will be flashing rapidly present only in a Master 7 Speaker Volume Master only Board Status Light Test Switch FARMALARM IV FARMALARM SYSTEMS Inc Photo 3 Other Than Status Panel 20 ON OFF SwitcH Turns the unit on and off When a FarmAlarm is turned off it must first notify the other units in the system that it is shutting down Depending on radio conditions this may require a few seconds so even after switching a unit off it may remain on for several seconds maximum of 10 seconds until it finishes notifying the other devices When operating under battery power and the battery is critically low the unit can shut itself off even when the On Off switch is in the On position Also see section 3 13 1 POWER LIGHT Is lit whenever the FarmAlarm is powered on SPEAKER VOLUME Controls the volume from the speaker in a Mast
70. nd time allowing automatic switchover to daylight savings time and adjusting the clock to run slower or faster in order to maintain good accuracy 6 Turning on or off test calls and the time and day test calls are made 4 2 2 Event programming There are 27 events that can trigger some action when the FarmAlarm detects the event Events are e AC power ON and AC power OFF e Low battery and battery normal e Radio system Comm failure and Radio system restored e Analog input exceeding the low limit or the high limit or return to normal range e Temperature Zone 1 exceeding the low limit or the high limit or return to normal range e Temperature Zone 2 exceeding the low limit or the high limit or return to normal range e Input Channel 1 closed and Input Channel 1 open normally the water pressure sensor e Input Channel 2 closed and Input Channel 2 open normally the controller alarm output e Input Channel 3 closed and Input Channel 3 open normally the generator run stop signal 27 e Input Channel 4 closed and Input Channel 4 open normally the Feed system run stop signal e Input Channel 5 closed and Input Channel 5 open normally the security system alarm e Remote Input Channel closed and Remote Input Channel open The actions or settings that can be programmed for each of these events are 1 Whether or not the FarmAlarm is to place a phone call when this event occurs 2 Whether or not this event cr
71. nd time and then a long continuous beep Hearing this long beep tells you that it is ready to accept a command If the FarmAlarm does not hear any commands for 2 minutes it will hang up if you had called into it or disconnect the local phone if you were using the local phone You can instruct the FarmAlarm to only allow setup commands commands which change the way the FarmAlarm behaves only after a security password has been entered You can set it so a password is required when someone has called into the FarmAlarm or when someone is using the local phone or both Some people use a password when a call has been received but set it so that no password is required when using the local phone since the local phone is usually right there next to the FarmA 14 larm If a password is required it must be entered before the unit will accept any setup commands Once the password is entered or if no password is required the FarmAlarm will say setup mode en abled The default setting is that no password is required for a received call or from the local phone If a password is required you enter the password number followed by the pound key Example 751832248 If correct the FarmAlarm will say Password okay setup mode enabled otherwise it will say Pass word error Note that if a password is not required or you have already entered a password and you attempt to enter it again it will say Please repeat since it is expecting a setup co
72. nds as an indicator that an alarm had oc curred while the user was not present to see it This reminder flashing can be ended by pressing the pushbutton on the FAA The green LED is an indicator that flashes once or twice a second whenever the FAA is within radio range of a FarmAlarm and has had time to find and synchronize to the radio network When first turned on this indicator may be on continuously or flashing very rapidly for up to 2 minutes while it locates and joins the FarmAlarm radio network If for any reason the FAA loses radio contact with a FarmAlarm during normal operation it will again attempt to acquire the network after 2 minutes of no contact If radio contact remains broken the FarmAlarm will trigger a communications failure alarm and will place phone calls to inform you There are two possible alarm conditions at the FarmAlarm that are not detected by the FAA These two alarms are not enabled as shipped from the factory but can be enabled by the user via a setup item at the FarmAlarm Master These are the Remote Input Channel for radio units 14 and 15 These two events are very seldom if ever used as an alarm Normally they are used as Generator Running sensors for generators located some distance away from a barn and are not normally con figured to create an alarm An alternate use of Remote Input Channel for 14 and 15 is as a drive way sensor indicator When used for this purpose radio units 14 and or 15 are con
73. nected to a driveway sensor and when tripped the FarmAlarm will send a signal to the FAA to cause its beeper to beep 4 times The 4 beeps will occur regardless if 14 and 15 have been configured to create a FarmAlarm alarm or not Please consult your dealer or distributor if you wish to use radio units 14 and 15 as driveway sensors 73 74
74. nitoring game trails MURS Alert will give you real time monitoring of any location that you choose Please call Farm Alarm for additional information on driveway sensors 72 Using The FarmAlarmAlert Device The FarmAlarmAlert FAA is a radio receiver used with a FarmAlarm monitoring system and if lo cated within radio range of a FarmAlarm will provide a visual and audible indication whenever there is any alarm occurring within the system It consists of an enclosure containing a beeper red LED green LED pushbutton and a wall mounted AC adapter When any alarm occurs at the FarmAlarm the red LED will flash rapidly and the beeper will beep rap idly Pressing the pushbutton Alarm Silence will cause the beeper to stop but the red LED will con tinue to flash rapidly until the alarm is acknowledged or is no longer present Alarms at the FarmAlarm are normally acknowledged by 1 all phone calls being completed or 2 by the user pressing the Ac knowledge button at the FarmAlarm or 3 by the user picking up the local phone at the FarmAlarm There is an option which the user can set at the FarmAlarm Master that can enable the pushbutton at the FAA to also cause all alarms to be acknowledged See FarmAlarm user manual setup section titled Event Enable And Disable item 14 If an alarm occurs and then goes away and the pushbutton at the FAA has not been pushed the red LED will continue to blink a short flash about every 2 seco
75. nto the Farm Alarm An example of a dry contact closure is shown in the next section When a power failure occurs the generator should be running before the power alarm in the FarmA larm is triggered so that all you get is one call stating that the generator is running Knowing that the generator is running tells you that there is a power failure at the farm but the generator has taken over to supply power If the generator fails to start then you will get a call stating that there is a power failure at the farm and power is not being supplied by the generator First the alarm delay for a power alarm should be longer than the expected startup time for the gen erator The default delay is 30 seconds which should be adequate for most users but you can set it to whatever works best with your generator Next you need to set the generator input Input Channel 3 to not cause an alarm when the run stop relay closes or opens but you do need to set it to place a phone call when it either closes running or opens stopped As shipped the generator input does cause an alarm when the run stop switch closes so this needs to be changed That setup command is XX 2016 Set for no alarm when switch closed The XX is the number of the FarmAlarm that you connected the generator signal to The other set tings for the generator input should not need to be changed since they are already set to be compati ble with common generator systems The
76. nutes Above 11 0 volts mosse suse suae mete communications Restored Phone Line test Failed Yes Beeper and Default test interval horn sound for 1 is 30 minutes second every minute Restored A test call is placed if no other calls are pending Automatic test call At programmed time YES to one or more Default schedule for of day and day s of phone numbers in test calls is none the directory 32 4 5 How to Use Programming Setup Mode It S important for you to know how to do this It will take less than 5 minutes to read First make a connection from a telephone to the FarmAlarm This can be done in two ways 1 Lift the receiver of the telephone connected to the Phone Handset connector 2 Call into the FarmAlarm and allow it to answer In both cases once the connection is made the FarmAlarm will say FarmAlarm followed by the date and time Then if a password is NOT required it will say Setup mode enabled telling you that it is ready to accept setup commands If you do not hear Setup mode enabled then a password IS re quired and it must be entered before the FarmAlarm will respond to any setup commands If a pass word is required enter the password on the telephone keypad and press the pound key when done If the correct password was entered it will say Password okay Setup mode enabled otherwise it will say Password error In the tables that follow locate the item you wish to change and
77. o anything that you normally could do when calling into the FarmAlarm 3 3 3 2 Test Call This call can be programmed to be made automatically at a certain time of day and at any day or days of the week You can also program test calls to be made to any of the phone numbers in your call list Its report states how many houses are present in the system and how many of those cur rently are in an alarm condition acknowledged or not For example Test call Five houses present and two in alarm A test call is also made when the FarmAlarm has detected a defective phone line and then later detects that the line is working again provided no other alarm calls are pending 3 3 4 3 System Reset Call When lightning strikes nearby it can send a magnetic and electrical shock wave throughout the build ing If severe enough it can scramble the brains of any computer FarmAlarm included In such a case the FarmAlarm will reset itself and reboot Upon restart the FarmAlarm may not know all the events which it has already reported if any and which ones it has not so it places a call and reports Sys tem start Three houses present and one with alarm or whatever the numbers may be The number of houses reported could very well be inaccurate depending on whether or not any Slaves were also affected by this electrical disturbance or if the radio communications were temporarily disrupted f you ever receive a System Restart call wait a few minutes f
78. o the next house and speaks that report 3 8 Maintenance Reports Two other reports are the Radio Report 1 4 and the Software Version Report 9 4 These are in tended to be used by FarmAlarm maintenance personnel in diagnosing and troubleshooting any prob lems that may arise within the system and are not normally of any concern to the user 3 9 Acknowledging Alarms and Phone Calls An event may cause an alarm to be generated the beeper and horn sound and a light on the status board flashes or may cause phone calls to be placed or both When either of these actions are tak ing place the user can acknowledge that he has seen or heard the event and cause the audible alarms to cease and for all calls about this event or events if more than one that are being made or about to be made to stop You do this by 1 Pressing the Acknowledge button on the status board of the Master or on the Slave having the alarm while an alarm is present or while any phone calls are being made 2 Lifting the handset of the telephone connected to the FarmAlarm s Telephone Handset connector of the Master the local phone 3 When all phone calls have been completed In the case of 1 or 2 the FarmAlarm will respond by saying All acknowledged You can also force the FarmAlarm to acknowledge all events when it calls you with any alarm call by entering 0 on your phone It will then say all acknowledged and all events will be ac
79. omponents and a general description of how the system works a Quick Start chapter designed to get you up and running with the default settings as quickly as possible an Operator s Guide chapter where you are shown how to operate your FarmAlarm and to learn of its features Programming Guide chapter which shows you how to program your FarmAlarm to customize it to suit your requirements While this section contains page after page describing every detail of what can be programmed you really only need to refer to those sections that are of interest a Troubleshooting section which contains suggestions for ways to isolate and fix most problems which may arise a Servicing section which illustrates how to remove install or replace the user serviceable compo nents of the system the Installation Guide This chapter is last in the manual even though it is one of the first sections you will refer to It is last because it will probably only be referred to once when the system is in stalled and then most likely never again If you are viewing this as a PDF file you can click on any word in blue or click on a line in the Table of Contents and be taken directly to the page referenced by that word After reading you can return to the page from which you left by clicking the pdf reader s Back button Previous View button or by holding the ALT key and pressing the left arrow key in Windows Users should read the Overview first
80. ontinuous The FarmAlarm unit is not receiving any data from the radio module This is for the wired connection between the FarmAlarm and the radio module The 17 COMM FAIL ANALOG TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE 18 indicator can be lit due to bad wiring a faulty radio module or possibly a problem within the FarmAlarm itself Master Blinks when the Master has sent a radio message and at least one Slave did not respond This only applies when a Slave had previously responded to the Master and now is no longer responding If a Slave has never responded then it is considered not present and therefore no response from that Slave is expected It is not unusual for this light to blink occasionally up to about 5 10 times per minute depending Per sistent blinking indicates a potential problem with the radio network Slave Blinks when the Slave has failed to receive a radio message from the Master On Continuous After about 2 minutes with no radio contact This is the indication that a communications failure alarm is about to be triggered once the alarm delay for this event expires Flashing rapidly and continuously The communications failure alarm has been trig gered On with a short off blink The alarm has been acknowledged but the condition is still present Off No communications failure condition is present There is a slight difference on what constitutes a Comm Fail condition in a Master and a Slave For a Slave a Com
81. or the system to fully recover then call into the FarmAlarm and get a full status report This will insure that you are up to date with the status at your farm System Reset calls should be a rare occurrence 3 3 5 Announcement Calls made by the FarmAlarm can contain an announcement message which you can change as you see fit As shipped this announcement is This is a call from a FarmAlarm automated environmental monitoring system Please get in touch with the owner and tell them there is a problem at their farm You can set it so this message is only played for certain numbers that are called See Phone Number Programming 3 3 6 Unanswered Calls When a call is placed if the FarmAlarm hears a busy signal or if the call is not answered or if the call requires a response and none is heard see next paragraph it will hang up and try that number again later The first retry will occur in 1 minute then the next retry in 2 minutes then the next after 4 min utes and then every 4 minutes thereafter 3 3 7 Call Completion Normally a call is marked as completed when the FarmAlarm detects that someone has answered the call when it hears any voice on the phone line For an additional measure of security you can cause the FarmAlarm to only mark a call as completed when it hears any touchtone signal on the line sent by the called party See call requires response This will prevent an answering machine from causing the call to
82. ore getting the Radio Report We realize that determining which radio is causing the excessive COMM WARN condition can be somewhat confusing It s just the way it is in a network of this type but it is many times more reliable than a simple point to point radio system Feel free to call our technical support department for assis tance in this area and we will be happy to help you 5 2 2 Cannot Establish Radio Contact When you first turn on a Slave you will notice that the red LED in the window of the radio module will at first come on continuously and may then periodically blink rapidly for a few seconds then return to being on continuously It will repeat this until it locks onto a radio transmission from the Master or an other Slave at which time the red LED will blink about once per second and the green LED may blink more frequently If the red LED never gets to the point where it is flashing about once per second then this indicates that it is either out of range of any other radio or there is a problem of some kind Be aware that it may take up to several minutes in a worst case condition to lock onto other radios but usually it locks within 5 to 30 seconds depending on signal strength and how many other radios are already operating If it cannot acquire lock within 5 minutes then you need to reposition the radio to a higher elevation and or away from metallic objects in order to improve its ability to receive A Master radio does not
83. orrectly Install the three screws along the left edge of the plug in board and tighten firmly Plug the speaker connector into its matching socket in the top right corner of the plug in board 6 2 Rear Compartment Access for Fuses Battery amp Speaker 1 Remove the screw holding the the top of the circuit board to the case as shown below The power supply module is on the left and the battery is on the right 56 6 3 Fuse Replacement A blown fuse is indicated by a glowing LED located on the power supply cover To replace a fuse 1 Gain access to the rear compartment by following the procedure in section 6 2 above 2 Unplug the incoming AC power connector as shown below d CAUTION HIGH VOLTAGE INSIDE DISCONNECT SERVICE DECADE DEM WIN 3 Remove the screws holding the cover to the frame and remove the cover 57 5 When reinstalling the cover be sure that the wires leading out of the power supply module are routed through the cutout in the cover and are not pinched between the cover and the frame orcrUrt REMOVING COVER OR SERVICING 6 4 Battery Replacement 1 Gain access to the rear compartment by following the procedure in section 6 2 2 Remove the velcro strap holding the battery in place 3 Pull the red and black connectors off the battery terminals 4 Replace with the same type and capacity of battery Connect the red and black connectors to the same color terminals on the n
84. ows you to set the FarmAlarm to automatically adjust its low and high temperature alarms to match the changing temperatures that you use throughout the lifetime of your flock For example on the first day day 0 you may have a target temperature of 90 degrees with a low and high alarm limit set for 85 and 95 By the 5th day this may change to a target of 85 with a low and high alarm of 80 and 90 and likewise up to a point where the temperature will remain constant until the flock is sold off To set up a schedule you enter the day number DD and the low LL and high HH limits you wish to have in effect on that day then continue with another day number with its low and high limits and on and on for up to 5 day numbers For the example above you would use 008595 for the DDLLHH value to program it for day 0 low limit of 85 and high limit of 95 This would be followed by 048090 to program day 4 for a low and high of 80 and 90 To continue this example you may then wish to have the temperature limits on day 9 to be 75 and 85 and to remain that way until the flock is sold off So the last value to enter would be 097585 Since this is the last day and temperature you en ter then after day 9 the FarmAlarm will maintain those last limits until you change them manually or establish a new schedule start date using the Temperature and Analog Channel Programming table Setting 5 The entire entry for this example using schedule
85. perature zone in that part of the house that is not being used This will prevent unwanted alarms from that temperature sensor since that part of the house would probably not be temperature controlled while it is not in use Another ex ample would be to disable any water pressure alarms while you have workers present who are work ing on your water system Also be aware of the fact that when the FarmAlarm speaks the settings to you it will say the phrase that is shown in the Settings table above and NOT the normally spoken phrase for the alarm For example for setting 7 it would say Input channel number 1 rather than Water pressure low or water pressure high It does this because the setting enables or disables the entire input channel and not just the low pressure and or high pressure event associated with that channel Setting 14 allows the FarmAlarmAlert device to acknowledge all alarms when the user presses the Alarm Silence pushbutton on that device If this item is set to 6 disabled then the pushbutton only silences the local audible alarm at the FarmAlarmAlert Disabled is the default setting as shipped from the factory The FarmAlarmAlert device is a radio unit that provides remote monitoring of the alarms occurring in a FarmAlarm system Consult your dealer for more information 40 4 11 House Enable and Disable House number Item number Setting Value Enter H XX 1 X 30 00 All Houses 30 Enable Disable Entire Hou
86. ppropriately If connecting to 120VAC connect the black wire in the FarmAlarm power cord to the hot side of the line and the white to the neutral side If connecting to 240VAC connect the black and white to opposite hot sides of the line It is extremely important that you attach the green ground wire to a proper earth ground point in the power panel otherwise you will lose all lightning protection provided by the FarmAlarm Consult an electrician if you have any doubts whatsoever about making these power connections 61 There is a small switch located under the power supply and this switch must be in the position la belled 220 VAC if you are connected to 220VAC and to the 115VAC position if you are connected to 115VAC If this switch is set to the wrong position either the power supply will not function at all or will not provide adequate protection in case of a partial power failure 7 4 Assigning House Numbers For each FarmAlarm you must assign a house number to the FarmAlarm that corresponds to the number of the house in which it is installed House numbers are assigned in the radio module at tached to each FarmAlarm by setting a few switches in the radio module to one position or the other To do so remove the cover of the radio module by removing the four screws holding the cover Inside you Will see a radio board as pictured below The first 4 switches are labelled 0 on the left and 1 2 4 and 8 on the right To set a
87. r Compartment Access for Fuses Battery amp Speaker 56 6 3 Fuse Replacement J J J J J J 57 6 4 Battery Replacement J J J J J J 58 6 5 Speaker Installation or Replacement 59 7 Installation GUIde oie cite Deren tree eese etus 60 7 1 Equipment Supplie d ecco eege 60 7 2 Installation PIA use eebe 60 7 3 Power Connecti nsS u L uuu c oacccc e cc dee ceno ente odios ener nna necu uu Eiai 61 7 4 Assigning House Numbesrs J J J J J nnne nnne nnns 62 7 5 Wiring Diagram ce tet 65 8 Example Applications ecce eese 66 8 1 Connecting A Generator Via A Wired Connection 66 8 2 Connecting A Generator Via A Wireless Connection 67 8 3 Using A Radio With A Driveway Sensor Or Similar Device 70 Read This First Your FarmAlarm is a high tech piece of electronics It is not difficult to set up and use but as in any device of this nature it does require a certain minimum amount of knowledge This manual is intended to make that process as easy as possible It is organized into eight chapters an Overview describing what the FarmAlarm is its c
88. re than a few degrees off from the actual temperature V First to verify that this is the case tape a known accurate thermometer to the temperature sensor so that the bulb of the thermometer is very close to the end of the sensor Wait 5 min utes and check the temperature of the sensor and the temperature of the thermometer If the sensor is more than a couple of degrees off from the thermometer then you may wish to have the sensor replaced Sensors should be accurate to within 2 degrees F It goes without saying that your reference thermometer needs to be more accurate than 2 degrees to be able to use it for comparison 6 Servicing 6 1 Master Plug In Board FAMPLUGIN 6 1 1 Removing the FAMPLUGIN board FARMALARM FARMALARM SYSTEMS IN 1 Unplug the speaker connector This is the red connector located in the top right corner of the plug in board 2 Remove the three screws along the left side of the board 3 Carefully unplug the plug in board from the main circuit board It requires a fair amount of force to unplug this board Use a rocking motion from top to bottom while pulling the board away from the main circuit board as shown in the following photo 54 6 1 2 Installing the FAMPLUGIN board 55 Carefully align the pins which connect the plug in board to the main circuit board then press firmly and evenly across the connector to fully seat the pins into the socket Be certain that the pins are aligned c
89. ring machine if the answering machine already has one or more messages waiting So to connect to the FarmAlarm call into it and let it ring twice then hang up and immediately call again It will answer on the 2nd call 4 14 4 Miscellaneous Settings Password House number Item number Setting Value Enter Setting Value Allowed what is being set 1 New password 000 to 99999999 for new password 2 Local phone requires 9 Yes or 6 No password 3 Remote phone 9 Yes or 6 No requires password You can set a password so that no one can hear or change any of the programmable items without first enter ing the password You can enable the password requirement for either the local phone a remote phone or both The default password is 000 and the default setting for 2 and 3 above is 6 No password required 46 4 14 5 Miscellaneous Settings System Number House number Item number Setting Value Enter 1 X Setting Value Allowed what is being set 1 System number 0 none to 9 AR Or house number of Master You would use this to assign a system number to a farm when you have more than one farm using a FarmAlarm This system number is spoken when calls are made so you can identify which farm is calling 4 14 6 Miscellaneous Settings External Alarm ON OFF Times House number Item number Setting Value Enter 39 39 Ext Alarm ON OFF Times HHHH 1 Setting what is being Value Allowed set
90. s alarm A high temperature condi tion would be House two temperature zone 2 high high limit is 90 temperature is 92 degrees status alarm One more example House four water pressure normal status okay The status word is alarm if the event is programmed to generate an alarm and is okay if not A status word of error can also be spoken if the FarmAlarm has detected a failure of a temperature sensor Be aware that the call does not report any condition that has already been acknowledged For exam ple if you get a call that reports that house 4 has a water alarm and then later get another call stat ing that house 2 has a high temperature alarm then house 4 will still have the water alarm present unless it specifically states that house 4 has a water pressure normal condition The calls only re port the change in conditions at your farm To get a summary of all conditions at the farm you will need to call into the FarmAlarm and request a status report When the FarmAlarm calls you the FarmAlarm is not in a state where you can request a status re port However you can force the FarmAlarm to behave as though you have just called into it and it has answered the call and then request the report To flip the FarmAlarm from making an alarm call to receiving your call enter at any time during the alarm call The FarmAlarm will then react as though you had just called into it and it has answered the call You may then d
91. s is sometimes quite difficult The following pictures show a Farm Alarm installation in a control room D 63 A Feed Monitor Sensor installed 64 yenuew 235 xew v Lo xew 2vAOZL jueuidinbe s Jaen 0 YOIIMS 2101 gt pojouoo ajoway Asayeq ui014 1ndino wueye wajshs junoes ulo14 S NI Buiuuni uaym pesojo e ao1 doysyuns samod OQAZL au Z wajshs paa ui014 yenuew aas reug aA S josuas Bojeue wos punoi6 pus Nu9 D Buruuni uaym pesoio punos6 amod XG e Keje1 doysyuns Gemeen Joje1oueB woi4 xew N S nsod SE a x anyeBan 9 indjno uue e z uj ls s Ionuoo I lu uuuo1IAu WOs4 j josuasS Lage perddns Bursn CEN E 105035 UO Unter s aunssaig Josuas ainyesadwa B E Spe 13A PUE WIE Ce Li euoz Oul sBnjd NHO A wie 4 o Nu iqe peiddns Buisn a3 m a azu Josuas eunjejeduia 3A s BA Z euoz oui snid NHO no 28 wis e au UO aui Spis yno 0j ES z S npoiN oipey SS922P 10 uoud dulj z e 01j299uuO2 7 iu eu Auedwoo osje ueg euoud e20j dnjes pue re auoydsja w014 Burwwesboid 10 pesn euoudaje o sesiwaid uo seuoud a 1 ulo 0 Sul euouda a LNO L3SQNVH JN 3NOHd Tal M819S y Duunufn pue Jolo uuo2o y out Buruesut 210J8q 194250 eau u 16 pue xoe q eur ISIM nubi GL pue CL sioljo uuoo 104 ainsojoua oui jo juu wonoq pue yal Wiring Diagram 7 5
92. s not polarity sensitive Either wire may go to either terminal of the N O terminals The driveway receiver s N O terminals must not supply any voltage to the radio terminals It must be a dry contact closure only The DIP switches in the radio must be set so that the house number is either 14 or 15 and the Master Slave switch set to Slave The System A B switch should be set the same as the other A B switches in your FarmAlarm system typically System A as shipped As shipped the FarmAlarm will place a phone call when the driveway receiver s N O contacts close and again when they open and it will say Remote Input Channel is On or Remote Input Channel is Off unless the recording has been changed by you to say otherwise If using the FAA you would probably want to set the FarmAlarm to not place a phone call when the sensor is tripped To do this enter the following setup commands XX 26 26 Sets the FarmAlarm to not place a call when the switch closes XX 27 2 6 Sets the FarmAlarm to not place a call when the switch opens Replace the XX with the number that you have the radio set to 14 or 15 Now when a car or person passes in front of the driveway sensor the FAA will sound 4 beeps If you have left the settings so that a phone call is placed it will also call you 70 One example of a driveway monitor is here I The MURS Alert Probe Sensor is a long range wireless driveway alarm that will detect vehicles only It
93. se The event being set 1 Enable Disable Entire 9 Yes enable 01 to 15 House House 6 No disable number If you disable an entire house it will turn off monitoring for everything in that house except Battery Power Communications and Telephone in the case of Telephone this applies to the Master only In a disabled house nothing will be reported when you ask for a status report other than House x Dis abled When you enable an entire house it will enable only those events which were enabled the last time you disabled that house in other words it will return the house to the state it was in before you disabled it This is what you would use to temporarily put a FarmAlarm in a stand by state when there is no stock in that house Later when the house is stocked and ready to go you resume moni toring in that house by enabling that entire house This is preferred over simply turning a FarmAlarm off while it is not stocked since every FarmAlarm radio in your system is used to forward radio mes sages from a Master to any Slave that is out of range of the Master 41 4 12 House number Record Custom Phrases Item number 31 31 Event phrase recording Setting XX Setting The default recording 00 Announcement Message 01 Input channel 1 closed Water Pressure Normal 02 Input channel 1 open Water Pressure Low 03 Input channel 2 closed Controller Alarm Output On 04 Input channel
94. se factory default settings are 1 No alarm when switch opens 2 Place phone call when switch closes or opens 3 Delay time before generator running or generator stopped phone call is 1 second 66 8 2 Connecting A Generator Via A Wireless Connection If you have an AC backup generator you can connect the generator s run stop relay into your FarmA larm so that you will be called whenever power is being supplied by your generator When the gen erator is too far from the nearest FarmAlarm to run a wired connection you can use a radio module to carry the signal from the run stop relay into the FarmAlarm system You do this by attaching a pair of wires from the run stop relay in the generator to the signal input terminals on a FarmAlarm radio that you mount adjacent to the generator Since this radio module is not connected to any FarmAlarm unit the radio also needs to be connected to an AC adapter in order to obtain operating power The run stop relay within the generator is a switch inside the generator s control panel that is closed when the generator is running and its transfer switch is closed You will probably need to contact the electrician responsible for maintaining your generator in order to locate the proper connection point at the generator It is important that this switch be an isolated dry contact closure and that this connec tion point should not supply any voltage into the radio Once the connections are made from the gen er
95. startup time of the generator and have the FarmAlarm call you whenever the generator starts running and again when it stops When a power failure occurs the generator should be running before the power alarm in the FarmAlarm is triggered so that all you get is one call stating that the generator is running Knowing that the generator is running tells you that there is a power failure at the farm but the gen erator has taken over to supply power If the generator fails to start then you will get a call stating that there is a power failure at the farm and power is not being supplied by the generator First the alarm delay for a power alarm should be longer than the expected startup time for the gen erator As shipped from the factory this delay is 30 seconds which should be adequate for most users but you can set it to whatever works best with your generator Next we need to set the FarmAlarm to call you and say Generator running when the run stop relay closes and say Generator stopped when it opens As shipped from the factory the spoken phrase for an input signal into a 14 or 15 radio is Remote input channel closed or Remote input channel open Here is how to change the spoken phrase using the phone connected to the Master Pick up the local phone and wait until the speech stops Press 00 31 11 9 and you should hear 3 short beeps Begin speaking Generator Running as soon as the 3 beeps end 4 Press the ACKNOWLEDGE but
96. t the time and date then turn the unit off and back on and see if the code returns If the code returns then notify FarmAlarm Inc If the code is no longer present you may continue using your FarmAlarm A code of 5 indicates one of two conditions 1 The FarmAlarm is set up to be a Master i e the Mas ter Plug In board is installed but the radio connected to it is set for a Slave or 2 the FarmAlarm is set up to be a Slave the Master Plug In board is NOT installed but the radio connected to it is set for a Master A Master FarmAlarm must have a radio configured as a Master and a Slave FarmAlarm must have a radio configured as a Slave See section 8 4 5 2 Radio Network 5 2 1 Poor Reception or Interference Your radio network is performing properly if you see the green COMM OK LED flashing about once per second on the Master and all Slaves You may occasionally see the yellow COMM WARN LED flash which indicates that one or more radios have experienced poor reception or temporary interfer ence If the COMM WARN is flashing more than about 10 times per minute on any Slave it usually indicates that the radio reception is marginal in one or more FarmAlarms and this condition should be rectified Since this is a radio network and not just a simple point to point radio determining which ra 51 dio has the marginal reception is not as straightforward as you might expect It is not always the one with the highest blink rate of the CO
97. tify what caused the event For example when your generator run stop relay closes it tells you what happened by speaking generator running But suppose you have no gen erator and you have connected this signal to say a static pressure sensor You can have it say Static pressure low by making your own voice recording and replace the pre programmed gen erator running phrase Likewise you can have it call you and say Static pressure normal when the signal from the sensor goes away See Record Custom Phrases This may be obvious but if you change the function of any of the pre programmed alarms you would probably also want to make a small label that you can paste to the front of the FarmAlarm in place of the pre printed alarm label that is already there if your new alarm is not described by the existing label How long to wait before the event causes the FarmAlarm to take some action placing a phone call or sounding an alarm In some cases delays can be very important For example the default delay setting for feed system running is 30 minutes You don t want the FarmAlarm to react every time the feed auger runs but you do want to be called and have the local alarm to go off if it fails to stop running after a period of time A setting of 30 minutes means it will only call you and or sound an alarm if the auger runs longer than 30 minutes If you have no preference for an alarm delay we recommend a setting of 5 seconds for most alar
98. ton on the front of the FarmAlarm to end the recording E ke It will play back to you what you just recorded Repeat if desired Next make the recording for the stopped condition 1 Pick up the local phone and wait until the speech stops 2 Press 00 31 12 9 and you should hear 3 short beeps 3 Begin speaking Generator Stopped as soon as the 3 beeps end 4 Press the ACKNOWLEDGE button on the front of the FarmAlarm to end the recording You can also make this recording from a phone used to call into the FarmAlarm The procedure is the same except to end the recording you press any key on the telephone keypad Recordings sound a little better when the local phone is used to make the recording except maybe when there are 4000 chickens talking in the next room As shipped from the factory the FarmAlarm is set to place a phone call and to not sound an alarm for both a switch closing and opening and the call delay time is 1 second All these settings are suitable for use as a generator sensor so no settings changes need be made 69 8 3 Using A Radio With A Driveway Sensor Or Similar Device Some users would like to be informed when someone drives into their farm You can use a FarmA larm radio module and a commercially available driveway sensor to accomplish this Basically there are two ways this can be done The first is to have the FarmAlarm call you whenever the driveway sensor is tripped but for many people this creat
99. top left corner of the FarmAlarm board and proceeding counter clockwise around the board these are the connections that may be made to the FarmAlarm and a description of their pur pose Each connection below is labelled with the same name as is printed on the FarmAlarm circuit board POWER 15VDC This connector supplies 15 volts DC to the FarmAlarm from the AC power supply located behind the circuit board As long as AC power is on there will always be 15 volts on this connector regardless of the position of the On Off switch TEL LINE IN The telephone company line is connected at this point Either wire can be connected to either terminal The phone company must have installed lightning suppression de vices where this line enters the building 21 RADIO IN 1 ISO OUT PIEZO BATT IN 5 ANALOG HORN TEMPI TEMP2 The wired connection to the radio module is made at this point Color codes for the wires attached to this connector must match the same color codes within the radio module Input channel 1 Connection is to an on off switch normally the water pressure sen sor where an open switch indicates no or low pressure or an open circuit in the wir ing and a closed switch indicates the presence of water pressure Input channel 2 Connection is to an on off switch or relay normally the existing envi ronmental control system where a closed switch indicates the presence of an alarm within the controller and an open sw
100. ts for All Houses The default low and high temperature alarm limits are preset at the factory to 50 and 90 F To set new low and high alarm limits for zone 1 temperature sensor 1 in all houses enter 00014LLZ and replace the L L with the low alarm limit in degrees F Then enter 00024HHZ and replace the H H with the high alarm limit in degrees F HH can be up to 127 degrees Temperature zone 2 is disabled as shipped from the factory To enable zone 2 see section 4 9 If you wish to set low and high alarms for an individual house replace the 1st two zeros with the house number For example to set a new low alarm limit for house 2 zone 1 to be 80 you would enter S of course these are fully explained in the Programming Guide 480 We ll use this example to show you what all those numbers mean And UN E The temperature limit OT NES Always a 4 when setting limits pu 01 Zone 1 low limit 02 Zone 1 high limit 04 Zone 2 low limit 05 Zone 2 high limit teuer The house number Always 2 digits Use 00 for all houses Hang up the phone once you have finished setting the phone numbers and temperature settings Don t get discouraged thinking you have to remember everything you have entered so far Once you go through the Programming Guide you will see that all you have to do to program a setting is to refer to the programming tables find the item you wish to change then follow the sequ
101. tures is done using a standard touchtone telephone You can use the telephone which you have connected to the FarmAlarm s Phone Handset connector which we refer to as the local phone OR you can use any telephone on the planet by calling into the Far mAlarm and having it answer the call There are 3 basic categories that may be programmed 1 Items that govern how the overall system operates 2 Items that control the action to be taken by the FarmAlarm for every event that the Far mAlarm monitors there are many and 3 recording of your custom voice messages if any 4 1 1 System controls 1 The list of phone numbers to call You can have the FarmAlarm call up to 8 different numbers 2 The number of rings to hear before the FarmAlarm answers an incoming call and the number of rings to hear for a no answer when placing a call 3 Whether or not to require a password to enter setup mode for both an incoming call and for the local phone and the password used to gain access to setup mode 4 The System Number to use to identify your farm As shipped the system number is set to zero but you may change it to any digit It s primary purpose is to identify which farm is calling you when you have more than one system under your control When set to any number other than zero this number will be spoken at the beginning of a call Also when calling a digital pager this number will appear in the pager s window 5 Setting the date a
102. unt you entered and should result in it being very very accurate from that point on If you wish you can check it again 30 days later for verification Once the Clock Correction is set properly it will seldom if ever need adjusting again provided the average temperature does not change drastically Be aware that when you set a Clock Correction the number of seconds that you enter will be added to or subtracted from the value that was already in effect for the correction Therefore what you hear spoken back to you is the total correction and will probably not be the value that you entered depend ing on what the value was before you made a correction Use the command 0 0 3 2 1 to hear the current date and time The time reported is the time at the instant the final key was pressed 43 4 14 Miscellaneous Settings 4 14 1 Miscellaneous Settings Output Channel House number Item number Setting XX 34 Setting Value Allowed 00 All Houses 34 Output Channel What is Control being set 01 to 13 house number 1 Output Channel 9 Yes ON or 6 No OFF ON or OFF 2 Automatic ON 00 No event automatic control off when alarm active 01 Power alarm 02 Low Batt alarm 03 Comm Fail alarm 04 Phone line failure Master house 05 Water alarm IN1 alarm 06 Controller alarm IN2 alarm 07 Generator alarm INS alarm 08 Feed System alarm IN4 alarm Setting 1 turns the ISO OUT channel on or off manually Setting 2
103. ut is certainly convenient to have On Off Switch Power Light P atens si u e oe 25908 s 4 Se TEAM e y H vitrea Board Status Light 2 we DA vw T on gE FARMALARM IV FARMALARM SYSTEMS Inc Photo 1 1 Power up the Master See Photo 1 Open the cover of the FarmAlarm and turn the power switch to ON The switch is lo cated at the top of the circuit board and is labeled OFF ON Once switched on check for the fol lowing conditions The green power light located just to the right of the power switch should come on e The amber BOARD STATUS light located just above the column of connectors along the right side of the board should also come on and should be slowly pulsating on and off If this light is flashing a series of bright short flashes then there is a problem somewhere e The yellow COMM WARN light on the status panel should be flashing about once a second This light will stop flashing and the COMM OK will begin to flash once you have one or more Slaves powered up If these lights do not come on as stated refer to the troubleshooting section 5 1 Be aware that when you turn off a FarmAlarm it may take up to 10 seconds for the unit to shut down even after the On Off switch is moved to Off While the unit is shutting down all indicators on the status board will be lit until the unit has finished the power down process Also see Battery Testing section
104. ut to provide a wireless system for the new FarmAlarm we literally looked the world over for an existing system which we could use We found none Our requirement was not for low power or high speed or extremely long range but for reliability and affordability All were suffering from the same problem that most other radio systems suffer from bad performance due to interfer ence or high cost So we spent nearly two years developing our own radio system one that could communicate through some of the most severe interference that you would ever likely encounter Just to give you an idea of some of the steps we go through to insure that your radio system has the reli ability that you need consider this Please pardon us for getting a little technical here but we feel that you will appreciate the fact that your communications system isn t just an ordinary wireless device e All radios have a range of around 1 mile in ideal conditions e All radios repeat the broadcast made by the Master FarmAlarm so if one radio can receive at least one other radio a message from the Master will get through to the intended Slave The radio messages sent are protected against corruption due to interference by something called Forward Error Correction a technique that can not only detect a corrupted message but can actu ally repair many damaged messages to their original state If a message cannot be repaired it is re peated until received correctly Al
105. wer the call A 7 as part of the number anywhere will cause the announcement message to be played when the called party an swers and before the alarm report is given A 6 included at the beginning of the number will cause the number to be dialed using pulse dialing touch tone dialing will be used if 6 is not included in the number A number should always be programmed into slot 1 in order for the test calls to always function properly since the de fault test call is to the number in slot 1 39 4 10 Event Enable and Disable House number Item number Setting Value Enter XX 29 XX X or XXXX r 1 em Setting Value Allowed 00 All Houses 29 Enable Disable Event NEESS 01 Temperature zone 1 9 Yes enable 6 No disable 01 to 15 House 02 Temperature zone 2 03 Analog channel 04 Battery alarm 05 Power alarm 06 Communications alarm 07 Input channel 1 water 08 Input channel 2 cont 09 Input channel 3 gen 10 Input channel 4 feed For house 14 and 15 11 Input channel 5 Sec radio repeaters the only 12 Remote Input Channel valid setting is 12 13 Telephone line alarm test HH MM Test Interval All or Master house only 14 Remote Alarm Only valid for Master Acknowledge house or wildcard This setup item allows you to turn on or off the monitoring of specific events in a house For example if you close off half of a house you would want to also disable the tem
106. witch opens or closes You could also have it sound an alarm at the building when the gate opens and do nothing when it closes The possibilities are nearly endless When an event is detected the FarmAlarm will do one or two things depending on how you have pro grammed it If the event has been programmed to sound an alarm it will sound a beeper at the Far mAlarm and flash a light on the front panel The light identifies which of the monitored conditions is causing the alarm It can also activate an optional horn usually located outside the building If the event has been programmed to do so it will place a phone call to as many as 8 different telephone numbers and announce the condition in plain English Every unit will flash the Remote Alarm light on the front panel and will beep the internal beeper if any of the other units are in alarm In addition the Master will also sound the optional external horn when any unit is in alarm In a typical installation one FarmAlarm is connected to the incoming telephone line for making the phone calls This unit is referred to as the Master and is usually located in building or house 1 Other FarmAlarms in other buildings referred to as Slaves are connected to the Master by a long range and very reliable radio link This enables the system to monitor conditions in remote buildings without the expense of running special wiring to the remote buildings A system consists of the main FarmAlarm unit a r
107. y and continuously The temperature alarm has been triggered On with a short off blink The alarm has been acknowledged but the condition is still present POWER Low BATT Off No low or high temperature condition is present in zone 2 Note that zone 2 is disabled as shipped from the factory so this indicator will never show an alarm condition until it has been enabled and set up properly On Continuous The unit has lost AC power and is operating under battery power The alarm for this event will be triggered once the alarm delay has expired Flashing rapidly and continuously The power alarm has been triggered On with a short off blink The alarm has been acknowledged but the condition is still present Off No AC power failure has been detected On Continuous The 12 volt battery has dropped to 11 0 volts or less and a low bat tery alarm will be triggered once the alarm delay has expired Flashing rapidly and continuously The low battery alarm has been triggered On with a short off blink The alarm has been acknowledged but the condition is still present Off The battery is above 11 0 volts and or is being charged via AC power Be aware that the unit will abruptly shut down if the battery voltage continues to fall to less than 8 0 volts This may occur within 5 to 30 minutes after the low battery alarm is triggered REMOTE ALARM Flashing rapidly and continuously An alarm has been triggered in one of the WATE

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