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1. 5 COMMUNICATIONS OPTION eae 6 BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTION 11 DISPLAY 11 KEYPAD see a 13 MUN 13 THECONTROE 14 Temperature Table Menu 1 14 Minimum Maximum Stage Table Menu 2 17 17 Fresh Air Ammonia and Humidity Treatment Menu 3 18 Cooling Table Menu 4 19 Lighting Menu P 20 Feeding System Menu 6 20 Extra Systems Menu 7 a 21 Static Pressure Controlled Air Inlet Menu 8 21 MANAGEMENT ID qu eni 24 een dae sets 24 Poultry Count Menu 12 24 Feed Inventory Menu 13 24 Time Update Menu 14 25 Growth Day Menu 15 25 Flock Number Menu 16
2. j 21 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 62 Poultry House Control Extra Curtains Menu 96 Not available System Variables Menu 97 r 1 Hysteresis Target Temperature 2 Ventilation Stage Increase Time Delay 3 0 _3_ Ventilation Stage Decrease Time Delay _ 10Min 4 Ventilation Stage Below Cooling Temp 20 5_ Tunel Mode Exit Amount Above Target 0 6 Outside Temp tunnel mode exit adjustment 0 7 HighTemp Alarm Amount Above Target 60 Low Level Heater Hysteresis Amount Below cee Heat Set Temperature i High Level Heater Hysteresis Amount Below Heat Set Temperature _10 Radiant Heater Ignition Time 60Sec 11 Low Temp Alarm Amount Below Target 5 0F _12 Cooling Hysteresis 13 Humidity Treatment Main Delay 5 0Min 14 Zone A B Temp Diff for Recirculation Fan 8 0 F acre Enable On 1 0 any other value disables 16 NotUsed 17 Delaytimeaftercycleendforcenterfanson 18 Center fans run time following variable 17 Wind Direction Averaging Period 30Min 0 Variable Fan Speed or Light Dimmer PASE Output Voltage ANN Tunnel Mode Exit Lockout Time 100 Variable Fan Speed or Light Dimmer EE Output Voltage Group Fans Run Wind Direction 0 Feed Overflow Alarm 1 Wind 00 Feed Overflow Alarm Delay OOMn Alarm
3. 15 relay test 46 Relay DS 7 43 Remote Communications 42 Remote Operation 11 48 RPS 1 24 37 R n Delay 26 18 05 2006 1 1 Page 69 Run Time 26 Scale 7 30 42 45 Scale Calibration Factor 45 30 44 Sensor Layout 43 52 65 set temperature 14 15 Specifications 72 static pressure 9 24 26 37 44 52 56 Static Pressure 9 15 24 37 53 56 62 65 69 symptoms 46 System Variables 54 68 Target Humidity 37 60 Technical Data 70 Temperature 29 43 44 Temperature 14 17 18 36 59 terminal 48 Terminals 71 Testa a nunay unas 43 Time Update 28 Trouble Shooting Guide 46 tunnel level 49 tunnel ventilation 49 53 54 Variable Speed 10 Variable speed fan 49 Variable Speed Fan 36 ventilation stage 20 21 26 36 46 49 50 53 54 56 Ventilation Stage amp Curtain E 64 Ventilation Stages 1
4. dede 63 SYSTEM VARIABLES MENU 97 63 TECHNICAL DATA OO TERMINALS LLL u lawa qu ee as ee ane 66 TYPICAL RELAY INSTALLATION WIRING 67 SPECIFICATIONS A de vea musta Set 67 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 67 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 4 Poultry House Control Major Components and Features LCD Screen Keyboard A liquid crystal display LCD 2 lines by 20 characters en ables the computer to communicate information to you It displays real time data such as temperature humidity messages and alarms The back light built into the display enables you to read it in the dark Enter data into the AC 2000HP with the keyboard and select display information Although you can enter all data at the key board you will probably find it is much easier to enter settings through the personal computer communications program Relays Up to 32 built in relays and additional expansion relays op erate equipment such as fans heaters curtains cooling systems feeders lighting etc The relays have 30 amp or 2 Horse Power UL and CSA ratings However for frequent use items such as minimum ventilation fans on timer operation ROTEM recom mends a maximum of Horse Power per relay The AC 2000HP also provide
5. Water Menu 45 Enter the quantity that the water meter measures per pulse with menu 45 Refer to your water meter instructions for this value The usual Arad water meter delivers 0 1 gallons per pulse Save to Data Plug Menu 46 This menu allows saving program settings to a portable data plug You can then take the data plug to other controllers to set them identically Copy from Data Plug Menu 47 This menu copies control settings from a portable data plug and programs the AC 2000HP for you It is much more reliable than entering data by hand and does not require a modem or pc connection 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 41 AC 2000HP Trouble Shooting Guide This guide touches the most common problems It is not a complete guide 1 Check for unusual symptoms 1 1 Temperature too high or too low 1 2 Heater working with curtain open or a high ventilation stage 1 3 Fans not working when they should be 1 4 Ventilation Stage too high for young birds 1 5 Curtains moving in the wrong direction 1 6 Fogging or Cooling Pad operation on a humid day 1 7 Heaters working unevenly or more working significantly more time 2 Make quick checks of your sensors Are they reading correctly Have the birds destroyed a sensor 3 Verify the minimum maximum tables The control will not use lower or higher ventilation stages if they are not allowed in these tables 4 Use the relay test function menu 33 to temporarily see i
6. 48 EXTRA CURTAINS MENU 96 49 SYSTEM VARIABLES MENU 97 49 PASSWORD MENU ui petat Olim bloc us 32 INSTALLATION RECORDS 54 TEMPERATURE TABLE MENU 54 MINIMUM MAXIMUM TABLE MENU 2 54 TARGET HUMIDITY AND C o 55 TARGET AMMONIA MENU 3 55 COOLING TABLE MENU 4 55 LIGHTING TABLE MENU 5 55 FEEDING TABLE MENU 6 57 EXTRA SYSTEMS MENU 7 57 STATIC PRESSURE MENU 8 57 CONFIGURATION MENU 9 58 VENTILATION STAGE amp CURTAIN LEVEL MENU 92 MENU 95 59 SENSOR LAYOUT MENU 94 60 RELAY CODES FOR MENU 93 61 RELAY LAYOUT MENU 93 62 EXTRA CURTAINS MENU
7. Rotem GE The management menu provides important tools for the poultry producer Fi These tools record water and feed con sumption how long the heaters have been Management running and other important information Mortality Menu 11 Poultry Count Enter daily mortality counts to keep the flock count current Enter all the Growth Day counts in the top line add mortality and Flock Number the AC New Flock 1 al 2 will to Alarm Reset tal them Mortality for daily ADD MORTALITY counts in the bottom line If you only enter the quantity once per day you can put it directly in the bot tom line daily sum Poultry Count Menu 12 Enter the bird population when you receive a new flock As you enter daily mortality Poultry Count counts the AC 2000HP will maintain your estimated bird population under updated count The feeding system menu 6 uses these numbers for restricted feeding schedules Note if the poultry count becomes zero the feeding system will automatically stop operation Initial chicks Updated count Feed Inventory Menu 13 The AC 2000HP provides a convenient feed inventory Each time feed arrives enter the quantity in the top line feed sup ply The bottom line feed inventory shows the feed remaining Edit this quantity to reconcile the inventory when necessary 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1
8. AC 2000HP Complete Poultry House Control User s Manual This manual is published by ROTEM Computerized Con trollers Ltd All rights to this publication are reserved No part of this document may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means ROTEM Computerized Controllers Ltd reserves the right to make changes or improvements to the equipment software and documentation herein described at any time without notice Copyright 1999 by ROTEM Computerized Controllers Ltd Warning ROTEM products are designed and manufac tured to provide reliable operation Strict tests and quality control procedures are applied to every product However there is the possibility that something may fail be yond our control Since these products are designed to operate climate control and other systems in confined livestock environ ments where failure may cause severe damage the user should provide adequate back up and alarm systems These are to operate critical systems even in case of a ROTEM system failure Neglect ing to provide such back up will be regarded as the user s willingness to accept the risk of loss injury and financial damage Rotem Computerized Controllers Ltd 23 Efal St Kiriat Arie Petach Tikva 49511 Israel Tel 972 3 920 6200 Fax 972 3 924 9834 AC 2000HP Table of Contents MAJOR COMPONENTS AND FEA TURES
9. Target Ammonia Menu 3 Cooling Table Menu 4 Line From To Diff Below ON OFF Time Time Temp RH Minutes Minutes 18 05 2006 1 1 Page 55 AC 2000HP 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 56 Poultry House Control Feeding Table Menu 6 Quantity Bird Ooo T Static Pressure Menu 8 E eiue e LowTemperaure 14080 Low Temperature Pressure Setting 0 High Temperature OF High Temperature Pressure Setting 0 Low Pressure Alam 0 High Pressure Alam 0 Open Run Time Seconds 0 Close Run Time Second 0 Delay Between Runs Seconds 0 Hysteresis 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 57 AC 2000HP Configuration Menu 91 E a Celsius or Fahrenheit F D Communications Baud Rate 2400 Ventilation Stages 2 Variable SpeedFan 1 NO First Tunnel Stage None pmo Heating Zones Automatic Temperature Ramping No 0 Banana et 3 Curtain 1 Open Time J 0 Curtain Close Time 0 Curtain 2 Open Time J 0 Curtain 2 Close Time _ J 0 Curtain3 Open Time J 0 Curtain 3 Close Time _ J 0 Curtain4 Open Time J 0 Curtain 4 Close Time 0 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 58 Poultry House Control oe Stage amp Curtain Level Menu 92 Menu c Fans Groups of ON OFF Temp Var Curt Curt Curt Curt Level Fans Tim Tim Diff 1 96 2
10. 28 33 34 36 50 54 55 64 cooling set point 54 cooling table 22 28 Cooling Table 22 37 60 13 Curtain Table 53 dark out 41 dead band 54 differentials 64 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 68 Digital Inputs 43 13 electrical interference 49 a Zaa 15 Extra Curtains 54 68 Extra Systems 24 62 Factory Reset 48 Fahrenhelt 49 30 45 Feed Inventory 28 Feed Monitoring 10 Feed Overflow Alarm 42 69 Feeding System 23 Feeding 62 Firmware Revision 15 Flock Number 28 Fresh 21 TUSeS t ca mu pe reve Rm 46 Grouping Ventilation Fans 35 Growth Day 28 amp uie enean 32 40 heating zones 49 52 high ventilation 46 Historical Data 29 Humidity 9 15 29 37 43 53 Humidity Sensors 9 humidity treatment 57 Humidity Treatment 21 hysteresis 54 55 inches of water 25 26 56
11. Control Temperature Winter Temperature low temp Hif Winter Pres 0 08 Min Max Stage Summer Temperature high temp 70 0 Summer Fres 0 08 Target Humidity Static Pressure Alarm Low 0 00 High 0 20 Cooling Lighting Inlets sec stage Clase 10 Open 10 Feeding Delay Between Stages sec Extra Systems Pressure 0 02 temperature 3 High Outside Temperature Higher air flow through larger openings lower pressure during hot conditions improves conditions This temperature setting specifies the tempera ture at which the high temperature pressure set point is in effect 4 High Temperature Pressure Set Point This is the target pressure if the outside temperature is at or above the summer temperature Between the high and low temperature settings the AC 2000HP calculates the in between setting 5 Low Pressure Alarm Using Menu 97 Variable 30 you can set a minimum ventilation stage below which there will be no low pressure alarm 6 High Pressure Alarm 7 Open Run Time Maximum duration of an open run to re duce static pressure 8 Close Run Time Maximum duration of a close run to in crease static pressure 18 05 2006 1 1 Page 22 Poultry House Control Run Delay Delay between consecutive open or close runs System variable 31 is a start up delay which sets the time for validati
12. increasing temperatures cause higher ventilation Factory default is 3 0 minutes Since the AC 2000HP may detect a drop in temperature when above the set point the actual ventilation increase is usually a little more than the minimum setting Ventilation stage decrease time delay This sets the minimum delay when decreasing temperatures cause lower ventilation Factory default is 1 0 minutes Maximum ventilation stage with average temperature less than cooling set point This sets the maximum ventilation stage the control will use at any time the temperature is below the cooling set point It is a convenient way of limiting the use of extra ventilation fans to a second set point namely the cooling temperature Factory default is 20 Temperature Offset differential above target temperature for tunnel mode exit This sets the degrees above target temperature that the AC 2000HP may leave tunnel ventilation once it has entered tunnel mode Factory default is 0 0 F See also variable 6 below If there is no outside tempera ture sensor then variable 6 has no effect Tunnel exit occurs if inside temperature is less than the target temperature plus variable 5 above and also the outside temperature is less than the target temperature minus variable 6 here If there is no outside temperature sensor then variable 6 has no effect Set Var 6 to 99 in order to ignore outside temperature for Tunnel exit Relative temperature difference for
13. so that the ambient air temperature may be lower than the effective tempera ture on the birds System variable 38 allows setting a higher set temperature for radiant heaters than the standard heaters Lighting Feeding and Other Systems The AC 2000HP will also run lighting feeding and extra systems The feeding and lighting systems may coordinate for dark out and periodic feeding operations Extra systems can run according to time temperature sensor or cycle timer Note that the lighting system may use a relay to simply turn lights on and off or an optional dimmer for intensity control with sunrise and sunset effects Water Meter and Alarm A standard pulse output water meter may attach to the AC 2000HP It will then keep historical water consumption in formation and generate alarms in the event of too little or too much water flow A drop in water consumption may be the first indicator of a problem with the flock allowing corrective action before a serious situation develops System variable 32 sets the overflow alarm limit variable 33 the shortage limit and variable 34 the delay time for reporting wa ter alarms Use menu 45 to calibrate the amount of water per pulse of the water meter Test menu 37 reports live counts to test the wa ter meter while menu 24 gives historical water consumption data Note the shortage alarm applies only during light conditions if the light table menu 5 turns the lights on and off The A
14. 96 3 90 4 96 tt Note The AC 2000HP uses ventilation resources available to keep the set temperatures There is no stage to stage differential drift as there is with some staged controllers The time delay and hysteresis settings Menu 97 System Variables 1 2 and 3 ensure stable operation while the AC 2000HP maintains the desired set temperature at any ventilation level You may also set temperature differentials offsets or rela tive set points for each stage as desired Use this to account for the cooling effects wind chill of air speed in tunnel ventilation and ventilation system costs For example full tunnel ventilation can provide over 10 F of cooling calling for that temperature dif ferential Otherwise the birds may be over cooled 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 59 AC 2000HP Sensor Layout Menu 94 Description Sensor Temperature Zone A Temperature ZoneB Temperature Zon C Temperature Temperature ZoneE Temperature Zone F Radiation Heater Zone A Radiation Heater ZoneB Radiation Heater ZoneC Radiation Heater Radation Heater ZoneE Radiation Heater Zone F Outside Temperature Humidity Zone A Humidity ZoneB Humidity Outside Humidity Static Pressure o o ooo Ammonia Ammonia 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 60 R TEM Poultry House Control Relay Codes for Menu 93 Relay Code Ta
15. Alarm Test Menu 19 Enter 0 to disable the alarm clock You can enter the time for the alarm and the duration of the alarm in minutes Historical Data 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 25 AC 2000HP Temperature Menu 21 ROTEM Review the minimum average x and maximum temperature history from growth day 1 to the current growth day l 2 with menu 21 The control calculates a true continuous average over the whole 24 hour period for each day not simply one half of minimum plus maximum These temperatures are from the average of the zone sensors Humidity Scales Alarms Temperature History Mortality Heaters Last 10 Days Ammonia Humidity Menu 22 The AC 2000HP records the minimum average and maxi mum humidity history from growth day 1 to the current growth day As with temperature the control calculates a true continuous average over the whole 24 hour period using the average of the zone humidity sensors Scales Menu 23 Menu 23 shows the bird weight history if you have one or two optional bird scales For each growth day the 0 023 AC 2000HP shows the av erage weight the number of birds weighed and the stan dard deviation If you have two scales the display first shows the combined statistics Use the right left arrow keys to see the indi Scales Count S D 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 26 Poultry Hou
16. Page 24 Poultry House Control Time Update Menu 14 Select menu 14 to view or set the clock The internal clock uses a precision crystal and should rarely need adjusting Various functions such as the cooling table and the curtain position calibra tion function use the internal clock The time is in 24 hour format Growth Day Menu 15 Edit the growth day for the present flock if needed The growth day works with the ventilation and other tables to automati cally correct the settings as your birds grow Do not set the growth day back to start a new flock If you do the AC 2000HP will mix the new water and feed consumption temperatures and other historical data with old data giving errone ous results Use the New Flock Menu 17 procedure for that Flock Number Menu 16 Menu 16 shows the flock number This number keeps the management information for each group separate in your personal computer New Flock Menu 17 Answer for yes or for no to have the AC 2000HP start a new growth cycle and erase the old flock data The AC 2000HP will start over using the settings for growth day 1 and collect new management data for the new flock Clear Alarm Menu 18 This item clears the alarm relay for an active alarm It may be difficult to concentrate on working the problem when the alarm siren sounds continually turn it off with menu 18 In the event of the feed overrun alarm it will re enable the feed system
17. a known weight on the scale the value will show in the display Note the internal algorithms that check for stable bird weights may cause the tare to reset while weighing multiple birds This will not cause the readings to be off since the AC 2000HP keeps track of the number of birds on the scale The display will change after a brief delay when a bird gets off or a new one gets on If the bird remains stable on the scale the display will change to zero Then if it comes off the scale the display will show the negative value of its weight Calibration Temperature Menu 41 Check and calibrate each temperature sensor with menu 41 To calibrate stabilize the sensors at a known temperature then en ter that temperature The AC 2000HP will calculate the calibration factor If you know the calibration factor you can enter it directly Instead of measuring air temperature for calibration it is simpler to measure the temperature of a pail of water Air tempera ture changes rapidly in small regions by several degrees as air currents move making calibration difficult Starting with the water temperature near brood temperature provides the most accurate temperatures at the most sensitive time in the birds life Make sure to stir the water well while measuring to eliminate hotter and cooler regions stratification Scales Menu 42 Calibrate the bird scales with menu 42 While keeping the scale empty no birds on it enter menu
18. all times in between Temperature Growth Day 13 80 Target 77 0 F Growth Day 21 Target 72 5 F 72 11 12 13 14 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Growth Day Humidity and Static Pressure Sensors Two humidity sensors measure inside and outside humidity Humidity limits for such items as foggers stop them from adding water to the air during rainy weather With the humidity sensors the AC 2000HP can introduce air conditioning cycles to control ammonia levels that correlate with humidity You can connect the ROTEM RPS 1 static pressure sensor to control air inlets Adequate static pressure helps ensure proper mixing of fresh outside air with indoor air for more uniform venti lation conditions 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page7 AC 2000HP Water and Feed Monitoring Arad water meters provide suitable signals to the AC 2000HP to monitor water consumption and allow it to trigger alarms for excessive or insufficient water consumption rates The AC 2000HP can also monitor your feed consumption and maintain feed inventory based on feed system running time or calibrated pulsed input The feed overflow alarm input to the AC 2000HP can provide additional warning of broken feed deliv ery systems and will optionally shut off the feed system in the event of an over run Light Dimmer amp Variable Speed Output Connect a Light Dimmer or a Variable Speed Control such as the RVS 1 to the variable output This provides smoother con trol of vent
19. dead area at that end of the house In this example stage 12 duplicates the fans in stage 11 The temperature differential forces a rise of 5 F before using this stage When the tunnel curtain opens 100 static pressure drops result ing in increased in air flow even with the same fans Note that the AC 2000HP continues to monitor static pres sure in tunnel ventilation If the static pressure rises to the alarm 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 34 Poultry House Control point the ceiling or sidewall inlets open allowing in emergency air Example Minimum Maximum Table Menu 2 Given the above ventilation table we now select the stages applicable at selected bird ages You should change the minimum entries in this table to adjust for varying litter conditions and en sure adequate ventilation at the minimum end The minimum portion of the min max table is your handle on air quality for the birds Once the birds are almost full grown say 42 days of age this Min Max Table Example example enforces a minimum of all side Line Growth Min Max wall fans on full time Day even in the coldest weather l E When the birds 5 10 11 11 15 15 15 15 0 0 in the brood cham ber the grower turns off the extra sidewall ventilation group De pending on house design the two fans during brood may be both inside the brood chamber one inside and one outside or both outside Some p
20. feed when it 10 ii has supplied the amount of feed specified in Qt bird If this quantity is zero the feed system will stay off The AC 2000HP takes into account the mortality initial bird population and the feed delivery rate Feed monitoring can be time based or calibrated pulse input Calibration menu 44 selects whether to use run time or pulse feed measurements and also calibrates both types of inputs If there is an empty bin or the fill system is dumping feed on the floor the AC 2000HP can generate an alarm and shut off the feed system System Variables 24 25 and 43 control this feature For periodic feeding with sleep periods for the birds set corresponding times for both the light system and the feed system The AC 2000HP supports this method of intense bird management to achieve higher levels of performance An optional current moni 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 20 Poultry House Control tor ensures the feed lines are fully charged at the start of each feed ing Extra Systems Menu 7 The AC 2000HP provides three extra systems to use for various purposes Each system has a clock time during which it runs high and low temperature set points with selectable sensor and a cycle timer If the sensor is 0 the extra systems use the av erage temperature the ventilation system uses To ignore temperature enter 0 for the low and a large temperature say 120 0 F for the high temperature Note that y
21. in the plenum or near the ceiling above the birds to mix with warm inside air This gives the birds fresh air without drafts reuses the bird heat near the ceiling and minimizes heating costs Transitional Ventilation During cold weather with larger birds the temperature may rise above ideal temperatures because of bird heat Simply increas ing the air flow through powered inlets provides enough additional cooling to maintain the target temperature In this regime the AC 2000HP maintains target temperature by increasing ventilation levels Tunnel Ventilation During hot weather with larger birds it is not possible to maintain adequate cooling for the birds through ceiling inlets In most modern broiler houses the AC 2000HP switches to tunnel ventilation causing direct air movement on the birds Full tunnel provides about 10 F to 15 F of wind chill effect on the birds 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 29 AC 2000HP Cooling System When ventilation becomes inadequate most producers use cooling pads or foggers in their broiler houses The AC 2000HP provides an independent system to control cooling Although the system is independent the grower adjusts it to work effectively with the ventilation system If the system consists of fogger noz zles in the house you can use it prior to tunnel ventilation to cool the air If the system is strictly a cooling pad then it is used after full tunnel ventilation is established Tunnel Ventilat
22. installation To get to these menus from the default dis play press ESC and then enter the menu number from the Installation Menu Installation Menu Installation Configuration Install the AC 2000HP i dightadearer preferably in an annex to the main poult yjbousqueMountybueing the thr2e holes provided one in each ofthe le tFag rrishidewer comers accessible from the front und and top center in the back The topentepkele esgdigyhole variety Install the screw for this hole fyst to of the wall surface Then hang the contr bgn install the other two screws to fasten the AC 200GHF Always connect the temperature and sensor shields to the earth ground However do not connect communication wire shields which go from one house to another at both ends Connect them at one end only Connection at both ends can cause ground loop currents to flow which reduce reliability Note the COM connection for communications is not the shield wire The COM RX and TX wires must connect to each other at all AC 2000HP controls 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 43 AC 2000HP Avoid mixing high voltage wiring with sensor and low volt age wiring Keep the AC 2000HP as far as possible from heavy contactor boxes and other sources of electrical interference Configuration Menu 91 The first item on the installation menu is Configuration menu 91 This
23. side if possible This includes communications scales temperature and other sensors 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 65 AC 2000HP Terminals Digital Inputs Common Water Meter Digital Input 7 Digital Inputs through 4 Lan Black Wires Bird Scale 1 Wire 4 1 Se Bird Scale 2 Wap 4 Wire 1 Lm prr 273 9 P 2 ai as Temperature Sensor 1 Black Wire Temperature Sensor 2 il a Black Wire Temperature Sensor 3 Black Wire Red Wires Tempera ture Sensors 4 5 and 6 Black Wires Temp Sensors 4 5 and 6 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 66 R TEM Poultry House Control Relay ua f e x ws Va CN 8444 T i 1 n Note that this style wiring makes it easy to replace any relay mod ule when necessary The main wiring bundle is in the center of the box and does not cover any relay modules Specifications Input Voltage 110 VAC USA and Canada 240 VAC Outside USA and Canada 0 5 Amp 50 60 Hz Relay Loads 5 0 Amps 250 Volts Fused Analog Inputs 0 5 Volts Analog Ouput 0 11 Volts 10 milliamps max 12 Volt Output Current limited with 100 Ohm Resistor Digital Inputs 5 ma 5 Volts dry contact Operating Temperature Range 10 C to 5
24. the temperature is above the tunnel set point plus the 8 F differential in line 4 above then if the humidity below 85 0 the cooling system could cycle 1 5 minutes on and 5 min utes off Line 4 says that if it is very hot at least 8 F above tunnel in the afternoon and also fairly dry below 55 relative humidity then the cooling system runs full time Note the AC 2000HP automatically sorts the table in order of Diff Temperature after you enter the settings 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 19 AC 2000HP Lighting Menu 5 The lighting table stores up to fifty entries during which to turn on or dim the lights The time periods may range from as short as one minute to 24 hours by pro gramming the from Lighting times and to times The water shortage alarm automatically 1 10 05 30 disables during lights 2 10 23 00 out since the birds ii will not drink while 10 4 sleeping You may use a relay to turn the lights on and off or also combine the variable output to control a light dimmer For multiple light periods per day program the vari ous periods for the same growth day The AC 2000HP keeps the lines sorted in growth day order Feeding System Menu 6 Menu 6 controls the feeding system which may run up to Feeding System ten feeding periods per day For full feeding Line From To Qt bird set times to cover the entire day The 1 06 00 14 00 0 045 AC 2000HP stops de j d livering
25. time period the AC 2000HP averages the wind direction to a 0 ora 1 If the average came to a 1 contact closed curtain 1 and 2 ventilation table set tings are switched for the next period otherwise each curtain keeps its own settings Remote Communications One of the most important capabilities of the AC 2000HP is remote communications A personal computer may connect lo cally or by modem to an AC 2000HP almost anywhere in the world Password protection prevents unauthorized access With a personal computer one can conveniently check the poultry houses from home With the large display screen on a computer the overview of information presented by each AC 2000HP is greatly improved As an example the ventilation and curtain tables show as one complete unit on the personal computer instead of the partial tables on the AC 2000HP display screen 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 38 Poultry House Control Maintenance These menus provide quick checks of the equipment To check for abnormal operation or equipment failure follow the trouble shooting guide and make quick checks using these func tions Test Temperature Menu 31 Menu 31shows the individual readings of the temperature sensors The AC 2000HP averages the zone sensors see Sensor Layout menu 94 to determine the house temperature for ventila tion Humidity Menu 32 Menu 32 shows the individual humidity readings of each humidity sensor If using a sta
26. 0 C 14 F to 125 F Enclosure Water and Dust tight Fuses Main fuse 0 315 Amps 250 Volts Others 5 Amp 250 Volts Environmental Protection Recycle raw materials instead of disposing as waste The controller accesso ries and packaging should be sorted for environmental friendly recycling The plastic components are labeled for categorized recycling 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 67 AC 2000HP adjustment 49 Adr Ilet 252 a 24 alarm 2 10 13 26 28 31 41 43 54 55 56 57 S terni Eod 26 Alarm Codes 3l alarm message delay 26 31 PAL Piste rel 15 ammonia 9 Analog Inputs 44 Analog Output 44 Arad 10 42 Automatic daily temperature adjustment 49 Automatic Temperature Adjustment 9 M 29 Barn Number 49 Battery 12 baud rate 49 Bird Scale eie 7 42 brooders 7 Calibration 44 Qu sawu 49 clear the alarm 28 31 sc o 26 Configuration 19 48 49 63 control menu 13 cooling 7 14 17 18 22
27. 25 New LOCK Ment IZ d dv att 25 Clear Alarm Menu e te cote Boks 25 Alarm Test Menu 19 sails sacs dr lei edd 25 HISTORICAL DATA 25 Temperature Menu 2 Rus rede aaa haqa dunt 26 Humidity Meni 22 iu umasa 26 Scales Ment 2I coe sedia de ie d vac tert p lc 26 Water Menu 24 c 27 Feed mus Saga non deter 27 Alarms MORE iii adi Lys Deut ofa oda 27 Mortality 28 Heaters Menu 28 PRINCIPLES OPTIONS OPERATIOLN 29 COOLING AND VENTILATION 29 Minimum aUo 29 18 05 2006 1 1 Page2 Poultry House Control Transitional Ventilation 29 Tunnel Ventilation 29 Cooling 30 Natural Ventilation das Bounce sod notte seas 30 Other Considerations 31 Grouping Ventilation Fans 31 Variable Spe
28. 42 and select the scale to calibrate Allow at least five seconds to give the AC 2000HP time 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 40 Poultry House Control to zero the scale Then place a known weight of at least 2 5 pounds on the scale and enter that weight The display will now show the entered weight Remove the weight and ignore the values in the display The scale will be calibrated Exit menu 42 and the scale will weigh birds the display shows internal working values rather than actual weights while weighing birds The program for the scale keeps track of the num ber of birds on the scale and may show positive or negative changes in weight in the display It will not log a reading while the birds are moving to prevent erroneous measurements An inexpensive method of obtaining an accurate calibration weight is to weigh a grocery item 2 Ib can of beans 2 liter soda bottle at the grocery store using their calibrated scales Then use this weight to check and calibrate the scales Scale Calibration Factor Menu 43 To eliminate the need for a precise known calibration weight ROTEM calibrates the scale platforms prior to shipment Simply enter the calibration number from the platform using menu 43 Feed Menu 44 To calibrate the feed delivery measurement system first se lect a pulse based system or time based system Then enter the pounds of feed delivered per pulse or per minute depending on the type of system with menu 44
29. 5 ventilation table 28 36 37 42 49 50 53 Ventilation Table 50 Warning 2 36 Water 10 30 45 Water Meter and Alarm 41 AC 2000HP Water Pulse 44 zone 7 32 40 41 43 49 52 Wind Direction 42 Zone 7 15 53 55 63 65 68 wrong direction 46 Zone Temperatures 15 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 70
30. HP shows the present growth day data first To view other growth days use the up and down arrow keys Heaters Menu 28 Menu 28 shows the on time for the low level heaters in each zone The values are in minutes for each growth day These fuel consumption records tell you where most of your fuel expenses are helping you control costs Note that the AC 2000HP maintains heater on times only for the low level heaters High level and radi ant heaters are not recorded Heater Run Time 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 28 Poultry House Control Principles Options Operation Cooling and Ventilation There are at least three different ventilation regimes in most poultry houses minimum transitional and cooling Minimum ventilation corresponds ventilation to provide adequate air quality for the birds breathing needs and removal of noxious substances This ventilation is required even if the heaters are on Normally timer fans provide this ventilation The transitional region provides excess fresh air to cool the birds but without any wind chill Fi nally in the third regime we move air directly across the birds to provide wind chill cooling such as in tunnel ventilation Minimum Ventilation Timer fans are the usual means to provide reliable minimum ventilation Often powered air inlets control the incoming air Static pressure sensors ensure that fresh air enters with sufficient velocity to travel well within the poultry house
31. Relay Output Delay 0 5 Min 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 63 AC 2000HP 27 Humidity Treatment Duration 28 Pressure Units 0 millibar 1 inch water column 2 Pascals 29 Static Pressure Interlock Group Fans Off During Pressure Adjustment No 0 30 Minimum Stage for Low Static Pressure Alarm 31 Static Pressure Wind Gust Delay 105 32 Water Overflow Alarm Quantity per Minute 99 units 33 Water Shortage Alarm Quantity Hour Ounits 34 Water Overflow Alarm Delay 10Min 35 NotUsed 36 Humidity Treatment Heater Use Limit LO Humidity Heater Use Start Point 99 Radon Het Natural Tunnel mode change low pressure alarm disable _40 Absolute High Temperature Alarm 9 41 Sunrise Sunset Duration 42 Ammonia Alarm Level ppm 300 43 Enable Feed Shutoff if Feed Overflow Alarm 0 44 Air Inlet Open Advance Seconds 8 45 Stage Differential High Temp Alarm Option 0 46 Not Used CT 47 NotUsd 48 NotUsed j 49 NotUsed NotUsed 000 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 64 R TEM Poultry House Control Technical Data This photo shows the main connection terminals for the AC 2000HP To avoid conflict with high voltage and heavy cur rents at the relays in the lower part bring all the signal wiring in from the top left
32. akes the second digital input function as feed overflow alarm input If it is 0 the second digital input causes the AC 2000HP to use it as a prevail ing wind direction indication 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 50 Poultry House Control 25 Feed overflow alarm delay Requires activation of the feed overflow alarm see system variable 24 by this amount of time to prevent tripping on short alarms Factory default 0 0 minutes 26 Alarm output delay This delay applies to all alarms except the feed overflow alarm See system variables 24 and 25 Factory default is 0 5 minutes The alarm relay activates after this delay 27 High Humidity treatment duration Factory default 1 minute 28 Pressure units for static pressure option 0 gt millibar 1 gt inches of water column 2 gt Pascals Factory default is 1 29 Static Pressure Interlock Factory default is no interlock or code 0 A code of 1 turns on the static pressure interlock which turns off all ventilation groups during static pressure adjustment 30 Minimum ventilation stage to allow low static pressure alarm The factory default of 1 allows low static pressure alarms at all ventilation stages 31 Static Pressure wind gust delay The factory default of 10 seconds prevents the static pressure relays from responding due to short wind gusts See menu 8 for other parameters related to static pressure operation Note the AC 2000HP bypasses this delay for ven
33. ble Code Description 1 through 8 Ventilation Group 1 through 8 9 10 Zone A Heat Low High 11 12 Zone Heat Low High 13 14 Zone C Heat Low High 15 16 17 Zone A Radiant Heat Low High Ignition 18 19 20 Zone B Radiant Heat Low High Ignition 21 22 23 Zone Radiant Heat Low High Ignition 24 Cooling System 25 Lighting System 26 Feeding System 27 28 Curtain 1 Open Close 29 30 Curtain 2 Open Close 31 32 33 Extra Systems 1 throueh 3 34 Circulation Fans 35 36 Positive Pressure Optimizer Burner Fan 37 38 Static Pressure Air Inlet Open Close 40 Alarm 45 46 Curtain 3 Open Close 47 48 Curtain 4 Open Close 50 51 Extra Curtain 1 Open Close 52 53 Extra Curtain 2 Open Close 54 55 Extra Curtain 3 Open Close 56 57 Extra Curtain 4 Open Close 58 59 Extra Curtain 5 Open Close 60 61 Extra Curtain 6 Open Close 65 66 Zone D Heat Low High 67 68 Zone E Heat Low High 69 70 Zone F Heat Low High 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 61 AC 2000HP Relay Layout Menu 93 NO NC Do j 2 _ 3 C _ _ O GERNE E 25 0 12224200 NEN qu C j C j E E X pede EN i 50 1 30
34. ble defines curtain levels for up to four curtains at all ventilation stages This includes closing the curtains for minimum powered fan ventilation opening them for natural venti lation and setting them for tunnel ventilation At each ventilation stage the curtains move to the opening level specified in the cur tain level table Since curtains operate at various speeds the AC 2000HP needs to know the amount of time it takes them to go from fully open to fully closed and vice versa Enter these values configura tion menu 91 Exhaust fans may cause curtains to cling to the wiring mesh For this reason system variable 23 allows the AC 2000HP turn off the fans all eight groups if the curtains need to move at small openings System variable 29 enables a static pressure curtain movement interlock in case a curtain relay codes 37 and 38 con trols static pressure The AC 2000HP can then turn off the fans while adjusting the curtain 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 48 Poultry House Control Extra Curtains Menu 96 The AC 2000HP no longer provides the extra curtain func tion as of revision date 0700 System Variables Menu 97 Hysteresis Target Temperature This sets the dead band above target temperature The ventilation stage increases at the target temperature plus the hysteresis and decreases at the target temperature Factory default is 1 0 F Ventilation stage increase time delay This sets the minimum delay when
35. ck to the previous screen 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 12 R TEM Poultry House Control Keypad You already know how to use the ESC key and the ar row keys The computer accepts new values only when you press the ENTER key If you simply move further with the arrow keys or back with the ESC key the control forgets the new value and remembers the old one The ALT key provides several quick functions Press and hold ALT then press and also hold another key to put quick information in the display or perform other functions The functions are ALT 1 Active target temperatures ALT 2 Output Relay Status ALT 3 Outside Temperature and Outside Relative Humidity ALT 4 Zone A B and C Temperatures ALT 5 Static Pressure ALT 6 Permitted Ventilation Stages ALT 7 Ammonia NH3 Level ALT 9 Firmware Revision ENT 7 Modem Initialization SFT Del Delete Entry SFT Pg Up Page Up SFT Pg Dn Page Down SFT Home Move to start of list SFT End Move to end of list Summary Press ESC to leave the standard display and enter the con trol menu or to back out from any menu Refer to the Quick Guide on the front panel of the AC 2000HP Find the item you wish to see and enter the one or two digit code for that item If the item is too large to fit in the display use the arrow keys to view hidden parts of it 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 13 AC 2000HP The Control Menu This picture shows the control menu as it appears on a typical perso
36. e Interpolation results in temperature ramping with smooth continu ous change Otherwise it would jump abruptly at midnight on the growth days programmed in the temperature table 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 16 Poultry House Control Minimum Maximum Stage Table Menu 2 The Minimum Maximum Table is the primary air quality control It sets the minimum ventilation stages based on bird age If the air quality is poor simply increase the minimum setting In the example here the AC 2000HP will use at least ventilation stage 4 after growth day 14 This could be normal for brooding From growth day 5 through growth day 13 the AC 2000HP will use at least ventilation stage 2 even if the heaters are on but will not exceed stage 10 The Minimum settings of Minimum Maximum Stage Table Menu 2 are the proper Line Growth Minimum Maximum place to con Number Day trol air 1 1 1 10 quality in 2 5 2 10 your poultry 14 4 20 house This method is much simpler than adjusting the ventilation table Menu 92 and Menu 95 Ventilation levels above Minimum provide cooling capability if the temperature rises too high Tunnel Ventilation Tunnel ventilation provides cooling by the wind chill effect of moving air In many poultry houses there is a change in ventila tion between tunnel ventilation and standard inlet or ridge vent ventilation Because of the extra cooling effect the AC 2000HP enters tunnel mode at th
37. e systems Note that target humidity set to 0 turns on fresh air treatment 7 If using static pressure controlled inlets enter the static pressure settings Example Fan Groups Stages Curtains Levels Sometimes the best approach is to see an example In this example the house is curtain sided with 10 tunnel fans and 4 sidewall fans One curtain machine runs the tunnel inlet curtain The side curtains have curtain drops and manual hand winches A RPS 1 pressure sensor assists the AC 2000HP to control ceiling mounted sidewall inlets There are fogger nozzles within the house and cooling pads at the tunnel inlet but we set these in their own independent Menus Ventilation Relay Assignments Example For this example we use the following relay assignments Ventilation Relays Example Relay Number Relay Code NO NC Description Sidewall Fans 1 and 2 Sidewall Fans 3 and 4 Tunnel Fan 1 Tunnel Fan 2 Tunnel Fans 3 and 4 Tunnel Fans 5 and 6 Tunnel Fans 7 and 8 Tunnel Fans 9 and 10 1 A BIG AININ Both relays 1 and 2 have relay code 1 This allows conveniently using one half the sidewall fans for very young birds on good litter You can manually turn off one set of fans with the on off auto switches The AC 2000HP treats both relays as a single unit Al though this example uses 8 relays to control the fans ther
38. e are seven groups of fans The following ventilation table illustrates the main principles of ventilation organization with the AC 2000HP Essentially start at stage 1 with the minimum air for young birds on good litter Provide more or less proportional increases in ventilation at each 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 33 AC 2000HP stage until you reach full tunnel ventilation Example Ventilation Table Typical Ventilation Stage Table Example Ventilation Ventilation On Off Diff Var Stage Groups Min Minutes utes 1 10000000 0 5 4 5 0 0 2 10000000 0 8 4 2 0 0 3 10000000 1 2 3 8 0 0 4 10000000 1 7 3 3 0 0 5 10000000 2 5 2 5 0 0 6 10000000 3 5 1 5 0 0 7 10000000 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 12000000 2 5 2 5 0 0 9 12000000 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 12300000 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 23400000 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 23400000 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 13 23450000 1 0 0 0 7 5 0 14 23456000 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 23456700 1 0 0 0 120 0 16 20 00000000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Note th shaded This isthe tunel gamo prised of four ventilation levels In this area the tunnel inlet curtain is at 100 open At all other ventilation levels the tunnel inlet curtain is fully closed Some growers may prefer to open the tun nel curtain only 50 at ventilation stage 12 to bring air into the inlet end at higher speed Although this restricts air and provides less air through the remainder of the house it might increase sur vivability in marginal conditions in the triangular
39. e cooling temperature of Menu 1 The fol lowing table summarizes the special parameters that affect tunnel ventilation 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 17 AC 2000HP Tunnel Ventilation Parameters Parameter Comments Menu 1 Controls evaluation of the Menu 4 cool ta Cool Temperature ble it also sets the minimum inside house temperature before entering tunnel Menu 97 Once in tunnel inside temperature must System Variable 5 drop below this amount above target tem perature before exiting tunnel mode Menu 97 Sets minimum stay time either in tunnel to System Variable 21 prevent yo yoing Emergency temperature levels can override this Fresh Air Ammonia and Humidity Treatment Menu 3 The AC 2000HP can run the ventilation system to meet tar get humidity if it has a humidity sensor With an optional ammonia sensor you can also set maximum ammonia levels The AC 2000HP will increase ventilation levels to meet these levels To disable humidity treatment set the target humidity to 99 Simi larly to disable ammonia treatment set target ammonia to 99 To enable fresh air treatment without a humidity sensor set target humidity to 0 The fresh air humidity treatment program increases ventilation by one stage if temperature is stable or slowly climbing and humidity is above or equal to target humidity It con siders internal and external temperature and humidity sensors before increasing the ventilat
40. e supplemental heat at a relatively lower temperature when they are older and have feathers 18 05 2006 1 1 Page 14 Poultry House Control Temperature Table Line Growth Target Heating Tunnel Number Day Temperature Temperature Temperature 88 5 87 0 po 88 0 86 5 99 9 85 0 83 0 99 9 80 0 75 0 85 5 76 0 70 0 80 0 74 0 65 0 80 0 72 0 60 0 80 0 70 0 60 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 The cooling temperature set point determines the point at which the AC 2000HP considers operating foggers or cooling pads according to the cooling table Menu 4 Note that the cooling sys tem does not necessarily operate at the cooling temperature depending on additional factors in Menu 4 System Variable 4 Menu 97 also permits you to specify an arbitrary maximum ventilation level which the AC 2000HP will not exceed if the temperature is below the cooling level See also the paragraph on Tunnel Ventilation since the cooling tempera ture also affects tunnel operation 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 15 AC 2000HP Continuous Temperature Adjustment Temperature Temperature Table Settings Automatic Continuous Adjustments 10 Growth Days Configuration menu 91 item 8 automatic daily tempera ture adjustment controls whether the AC 2000HP interpolates between lines of the temperature table and calculates in between set temperatures or uses only the exact temperatures from the tabl
41. ed Fan 32 32 EXAMPLE FAN GROUPS STAGES CURTAINS LEVELS 33 Ventilation Relay Assignments Example 33 Example Minimum Maximum Table Menu 2 35 Example Target Temperature Menu l 36 HEATERS EKAR 36 Standard Ro Mutius vitium EAS 36 Radiant Heaters 37 LIGHTING FEEDING AND OTHER SYSTEMS 37 Water Meter and Alarm 37 Bird Sc l s RENE RR 36 Feed Overflow Alarm 38 Wind Direction Sensor 38 REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS 38 MAINTENANCTEKE 39 hc s 39 Temperature Menu 31 39 Humidity Menu 32 39 Relays Menu 39 Digital Inputs Menu 34 39 Analo
42. ed House 5 mph wind 40 Foot X 400 Foot Tunnel House to Scale With tunnel ventilation there will be a temperature rise to ward the fan end Cool air enters at the inlets often through cooling pads As it passes through the house it warms up and may be several degrees warmer than at the cool end To limit the tem perature increase tunnel ventilation requires a minimum number of fans to ensure the air moves all the way through the house quickly before the temperature rises too much At full tunnel the air re quires about one minute to move all the way through the house in most installations This provides for a minimum heat rise and gives all the birds cooling by the wind chill effect Natural Ventilation When nature cooperates there may be no better way to pro vide an optimum poultry environment Curtain side walls that open fully can provide large amounts of fresh air at little cost Ridge vents ventilation doors and other structures provide other ways to use natural ventilation advantageously The ventilation table and other parameters in the AC 2000HP accept settings that facilitate the use of natural ventilation 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 30 Poultry House Control Other Considerations When using cooling pads it is important not to allow air through inlets or cracks which bring hot outside air into the house However some inlet systems permit special ventilation tricks such as opening ceiling inlet
43. f the individual fan groups curtains etc go on and off It is very convenient to have these written down on a card by the control If they don t work have a service person check the fuses circuit breakers and equipment for failure 5 Check the relay code tables to make sure they are rect 6 Check the sensor layout menu and verify that the sen sors are in the correct location 7 If you still have problems after these checks 7 1 Call your serviceman farm manager distributor 7 2 Call your local Rotem Dealer for Techni cal Help 7 3 If they can t help you call your Rotem sales representative Factory Reset To return all the data tables and settings in the control to fac tory fresh settings follow this procedure 1 Turn off power to the control 18 05 2006 1 1 Page 42 Poultry House Control 2 Press and hold the 7 ESC ALT and ENTER Keys 3 While holding these four keys turn power on to the control 4 Hold the four keys until the wait goes away and cold start appears in the display If the cold start does not appear be fore the control shows normal screens you probably missed one of the four required keys 5 Reenter all values and tables into the control Installation and Configuration The installation menus are not shown on the front panel of the control They are not used in the day to day operation of the control but only dur ing initial
44. g Inputs Menu 35 39 Analog Output Menu 36 40 Water Pulse Menu 37 40 Scales Menu aya Ri po E FOROR 40 C ALIBRATIONZ 2 40 Temperature 40 DCC OS Men 42 40 Scale Calibration Factor Menu 43 41 Feed Ment AA P 41 Water MORIR nanan aun ayasa sss 41 Save to Data Plug Menu 46 41 Copy from Data Plug Menu 47 4 TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE 42 FACTORY RESET 42 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 43 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 3 AC 2000HP INSTALLATION a atro a 43 CONFIGURATION 44 VENTILATION TABLE MENU 92 44 RELAY LAYOUT Sua xev e ct De boe nt 46 SENSOR LAYOUT MENU 94 47 CURTAIN TABLE MENU QS 4 ee ra pl te a
45. high temperature alarm This sets the degrees above target temperature to generate an alarm Factory default is 6 0 F Note also system variables 40 and 45 Heater hysteresis This sets the difference between heater turn on and heater turn off Factory default is 0 5 F This hysteresis is to the low side of the set point High Level Heater Hysteresis This is the relative temperature difference for high level heaters or amount below the heat set temperature to turn on high level heaters 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 49 AC 2000HP 10 Radiant heater ignition time This sets the length of time the radiant heater ignition is held on Factory default is 60 seconds 11 Relative temperature difference for low temperature alarm This sets the degrees below target temperature to generate an alarm Factory default is 5 0 F 12 Cooling hysteresis This sets the difference between cooling system turn on and cooling system turn off temperatures Factory default is 1 0 F 13 Humidity and fresh air treatment main delay duration Factory default is 5 minutes 14 Temperature difference for recirculation fan activation This sets the temperature difference between Zone A and Zone B at which the recircu lation fans turn on Factory default is 8 0 F 15 Midnight curtain position calibration A 1 enables midnight curtain calibration 0 disables it The calibration program runs the curtain to the nearest of fully open or fully closed posit
46. ial view of simulated houses You can immedately see what is running and present status in any of your poul try houses It is available for download from the ROTEM Website http www rotem com and works with the ROTEM family of controls 1367 0 0 000 Battery Backup Non Volatile Memory The onboard lithium battery keeps the clock running during power outages It also keeps historical information alive in the computer memory The system parameters and control settings are stored in non volatile memory EEPROM which requires no power to preserve memory These settings remain correct even if the lithium battery should run down 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 10 Poultry House Control Basic Operating Instructions Display The AC 2000HP normally shows the following in the lighted display If there is an alarm the screen will alternately show the alarm message and the standard display Standard Display Temperature 82 9 F STAGE 14 22 ale T 02 DAY 06 Growth x Day Static Pressure Ventilation Stage Press the ESC key to bring up the control menu If you press ESC again the standard display will reappear Note the two digits 01 which are the Quick Menu identifier number beside the word TEMPERATURE The Quick Menu is printed on the 4 2 CONTROL MENU e leit ol the display an 01 TEMPERATURE keypad Enter any quick menu identifier number and then press the Enter key to quickly reach spec
47. ific information You can also scroll to Quick Menu items with the arrow keys The left and right arrow keys move between menus the up and down keys move within the selected menu The blinking line under the 1 is called a cursor It marks the point at which typing will appear Control Menu 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 11 AC 2000HP With menu 01 TEMPERATURE in the display press the ENTER key The screen now shows the first line of the set temperature table In this exam Set Temperature Table Line 1 ple the target temperature is 84 0 F The heat comes on at Day Trgt Heat Tunl 81 4 and cooling pads or mist il 1 84 0 81 4 88 5 ing at 88 5 Here these settings are effective on day one of the growth cycle Note the 1 under the heading Day 1 in this case would be the first bend point of the temperature curve The AC 2000HP can interpolate between growth day set tings Use the up down arrow keys to move to other lines of the set temperature table Use the left right arrow keys to place the cursor under any value you wish to change In this example the cur Set Temperature Table Line 6 sor is in the Heat setting Line 6 is effective on day 30 of the Day Trgt Heat Tunl growth cycle 6 30 75 0 65 0 85 0 Once in a programming Si table such as the set temperature table the arrow keys will move the display only within the table not about the Quick Menu Press ESC to go ba
48. ilation than simple on off timers When used as a light dimmer control the AC 2000HP also provides sunrise sunset ef fects to keep your birds calm Power Outage Considerations The AC 2000HP stores all settings and historical informa tion in battery backed and non volatile memory After a brief power outage it returns to its previous operating condition me thodically Any fan groups that were operating turn on sequentially with a five second delay between each group to pre vent overloading your standby generator or tripping your peak reading utility power meter into a higher cost bracket 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 8 ROTEM Poultry House Control PC Remote Communication Your personal computer may connect to the AC 2000HP either locally or via modem With a personal computer you can monitor and control the poultry houses from home or office Pass word protection prevents unauthorized persons from changing your settings Picture 1 shows a typical startup screen for those using remote communications Besides your own houses you might co operate with neighbors to help keep an eye on each other s houses on special occasions Communications Start Up Screen Rotem Rotem File Windows Setup Farm Name Phone Number Your Farm Name 1234567890 Welcome to Rotem AC2000 House mo 5 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page9 AC 2000HP Pictorial View The ROTEM Communications Software gives you a pictor
49. ion stages System variables 13 27 36 37 and 42 affect the fresh air ammonia and humidity treatment program Variable 13 treatment delay specifies the minimum delay between increases in ventila tion stage to reduce humidity or provide more fresh air Variable 27 sets the minimum length of time to remain at the new ventila tion stage at each increase Variable 36 specifies the maximum amount above target temperature and variable 37 sets the excess humidity differential at which the AC 2000HP may use the heat ers to treat humidity 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 18 Poultry House Control Cooling Table Menu 4 The Cooling Table sets the operating times cycle timers Cooling Table Line From To Diff To On Min Off No Time Time Temp Humidity utes Minutes 09 00 21 30 2 0 85 0 1 10 09 00 21 30 40 85 0 1 5 5 09 00 21 30 6 0 82 5 1 2 5 12 30 16 00 8 0 55 0 1 0 00 00 00 00 00 0 00 0 0 0 temperatures and humidity levels that apply to your cooling pads or fogging system The tunnel temperature in menu 1 controls when the AC 2000HP considers the cooling table If the temperature is below Menu 1 tunnel temperatures plus the differential temperature in Menu 4 the AC 2000HP will not run the cooling systems If the temperature exceeds the Menu 1 tunnel temperature the AC 2000HP uses the highest numbered line possible from the Menu 4 cooling table Consider line 2 in the cooling table above Between 9 00 AM and 9 30 PM if
50. ions at midnight The dura tion of the calibration is the same as the time taken to go fully open or fully closed as entered in configuration menu 91 16 Not Used 17 Not Used 18 Not Used 19 Wind direction check period The AC 2000HP can switch curtain tables between curtains 1 and 2 based on wind direction This parameter sets the period for checking average wind direction before deciding which way the wind is blowing Factory default is 30 0 minutes 20 Zero fan speed and light dimmer setting This variable sets the minimum voltage for both variable speed in the ventilation table and light intensity in the light table Factory default is 3 0 volts 21 Tunnel mode exit lockout This sets the minimum time the AC 2000HP will stay locked in tunnel after entering tunnel mode Factory default is 60 0 minutes 22 One hundred variable fan speed or light intensity This setting is the 100 level for variable speed fans and light intensity Factory default is 11 0 volts 23 Fans stop for curtain moving at less than this opening Exhaust fans may create static pressure pulling the curtains against the house when they are almost closed Set the point to which you want the fans to stop when the curtains move The AC 2000HP uses the sum of curtain 1 and curtain 2 openings to determine whether to turn the fans off briefly while moving the curtains Factory default is 0 24 Wind direction feed overflow alarm input selection Setting this to 1 m
51. ircuit You can program groups by assigning the same group number to several relays This way several independ ent circuits can work together by software grouping and still have hardware flexibility Generally sidewall fans or one tunnel fan on timer provide for minimum ventilation Except for these minimum ventilation groups each relay typically has one or two fans on one electrical circuit The AC 2000HP uses up to eight groups of fans at each ventilation stage 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 31 AC 2000HP Variable Speed Fan Variable speed fans rarely supply precisely the air flow pro grammed in the ventilation table Therefore when setting variable fan speeds check the actual air flow at the settings you use Some fans may deliver 50 air flow at a 90 setting and other fans stop turning completely at settings below 50 With a little experimen tation however you should be able to find suitable settings for your fan and ventilation stages Menu 97 System Variables 20 and 22 set the 0 and 100 outputs for the variable speed fan Ventilation Summary 1 Assign ventilation fans to groups The groups may use mul tiple output relays so that several outputs make up a group There is a table in the back of this manual where you can document relay assignments Note that you can assign as many relays as needed for each group For example fan group 4 may have 3 fans but you can put a maximum of 2 fans on a single relay Simply assign tw
52. menu governs the following items 1 Celsius or Fahrenheit temperature display 2 Communications baud rate 1200 2400 4800 or 9600 for hookup to a personal computer or modem 3 Maximum number of ventilation stages to use The AC 2000HP supports up to 20 ventilation stages However lim iting this to a smaller number simplifies the ventilation table 4 Variable speed fan To display variable speed fan settings in the ventilation table menu 92 enter a 1 here Enter a 0 to have the AC 2000HP show on off timer settings 5 First tunnel stage When using tunnel ventilation enter the ventilation stage in accordance with the ventilation stage and curtain level tables at which the system starts tunnel ventilation 6 Number of heating zones The AC 2000HP can control up to six separate heating zones For just one zone the average temperature controls the heaters If you have two or more zones the assigned sensor controls the heaters in each zone menu 94 7 Automatic continuous temperature adjustment The AC 2000HP uses only the values entered in the temperature ta bles for each growth period if this is 0 For automatic interpolation between these entries continuous ramping of temperature enter a 1 8 Barn Number This identifies the particular barn for the home personal computer Use a unique number for each AC 2000HP to permit the communication program to iden tify each one 9 Curtain opening and cl
53. mperature plus the current ventilation level differential temperature plus system variable 7 If you leave this at zero no stage differential option the high temperature alarm occurs at target temperature plus system variable 7 Warning if there is no air flow in the house the temperature differential from Menu 92 will cause the alarm temperature to be higher than normal This can result in bird loss use this option only with adequate back up and other means to ensure adequate air flow at all times 46 Not Used 47 Not Used 48 Not Used 49 Not Used 50 Not Used Password Menu 98 To protect the integrity of the AC 2000HP settings use a password The passwords also control access for the communica tions programs It is important to keep the password confidential The high password provides read and write access A per son having this password can change any value in the AC 2000HP 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 52 Poultry House Control The low password provides read only access A person with the low password can read all values but not change them If you leave the password at 0 the AC 2000HP does not check for it and allows straightforward access 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 53 AC 2000HP Installation Records Temperature Table Menu 1 Growth Day Target Heat Tunnel a 1 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 54 Poultry House Control Target Humidity and
54. mperatures below this Factory default is 0 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 51 AC 2000HP 39 Disable low static pressure when changing between Minimum Ventilation or Natural Ventilation and Tunnel modes Relays with Code 38 activate for this time up to 10 minutes maximum Values 11 to 98 minutes default to 10 Value of 99 eliminates low pressure alarm during Tunnel mode and relays with code 38 activate for 10 minutes If air pressure rises to alarm settings the inlets relay code 37 open to allow in emergency air Factory Default is 0 minutes 40 This sets an absolute high temperature alarm point which remains at the place you set it Factory Default is 99 F 4 Sunrise Sunset effect duration This sets the length of time to change light levels from one setting to another 42 Alarm Level for Ammonia ppm 43 Selection to turn off feed relays for feed overflow alarm A 1 means yes a 0 means 44 Static Pressure inlet advance This is the number of seconds prior to turning on fans that the inlets will begin to open when fans cycle according to the ventilation table settings It is significant for minimum ventilation settings where a total run time of 0 5 minutes might not allow the inlets to get open and set before the fans turn off again 45 This option instructions the AC 2000HP to consider the ventilation level temperature differential in the relative high temperature alarm setting The alarm will occur at the target te
55. nal 9 amp Al 2 2 Rotem Windows Setup computer It is identical to the control menu on the AC 2000HP itself From your PC you can adjust all the control settings on any of your houses In the control menu you set pri mary parameters such as the target temperatures and the ventilation stages permitted for various bird ages The temperature settings are the first and most important parameter Control Seo ra ee Min Max Stage Target Humidity Cooling Lighting Feeding Extra Systems Pressure Temperature Table Menu 1 Menu 1 Temperature Table con tains target temperatures according to the age of your birds Young chicks require higher temperatures than older birds The AC 2000HP provides space for up to ten growth dates with corresponding target temperature set points heat set points and cool set points Note the separate entries for heat and cooling The control will apply heat or cooling at these temperatures For example in the settings below on line 1 shaded the AC 2000HP has a target temperature of 88 5 F but will not turn on the heat until 87 0 F The ability to provide separate heat and target temperatures im proves cooperation between the ventilation system and the heating system On line 7 note that it is possible to move the heat settings further from the ideal target temperature settings The bigger birds might requir
56. ng a pressure change to prevent reacting to wind gusts 10 Hysteresis This sets the total dead band about the set point in which the AC 2000HP does not adjust the inlets For ex ample 0 02 inches water column hysteresis allows a 0 01 variation from target pressure The following system variables menu 97 affect the static pressure system 1 25 System variable 28 units selects millibars inches of water column or Pascals as the pressure unit System variable 29 interlock stops the fans during opera tion of the inlets This is useful in the case of a curtain inlet which cannot move under static pressure System variable 30 minimum ventilation stage for low pres sure alarm disables the low pressure alarm for low ventilation stages System variable 31 start delay forces a minimum delay be fore responding to changes in static pressure readings The AC 2000HP bypasses this delay when it cycles the group fans on or off System variable 26 alarm message delay prevents momen tary pressure loss from opening doors and high pressure pulses due to wind gusts from setting off nuisance alarms Note enter both summer and winter high and low temperature pressure settings even if you do not use the outside temperature sensor to ramp the static pressure settings In this case simply du plicate the target pressure settings in both places 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 23 AC 2000HP Management
57. o relays to fan group 4 The AC 2000HP will run them simultaneously For long life Rotem recommends limiting each relay to 1 HP for in frequent use the relays safely accommodate 2 Horse Power loads 2 Fill out the Ventilation Stage Table Menu 92 The AC 2000HP uses up to 20 stages Warning Be careful to set the maximum ventilation stage number correctly in configu ration menu 91 item 3 If the higher unused ventilation stages are at zero the control will turn off all fans when it reaches those stages on a hot day 3 Fill out the Curtain Level Table to correspond with the Ven tilation Stage Table Note that the stages and levels in both tables correspond with each other Many modern houses use only the tunnel inlet curtain 4 Fill out the Temperature Table Pick convenient growth days and set appropriate target heating and cooling tem peratures The AC 2000HP can automatically ramp these temperatures at intermediate growth dates simply enable auto temp reduction item 5 in installation menu 91 The AC 2000HP will regulate the ventilation and heating equipment to maintain these temperatures 5 Fill out the Minimum Maximum Stage Table by bird growth dates The minimum entries are your handle on air quality and should be adjusted as litter conditions and other air qual ity needs change 18 05 2006 1 1 Page 32 Poultry House Control 6 Set the Target Humidity and Cooling Tables if using thes
58. osing times Enter the number of seconds it takes the curtains to go from fully closed to fully open and from fully open to fully closed for each curtain Ventilation Table Menu 92 The AC 2000HP turns on increasing fan power as ventila tion needs increase The increases should be proportional from stage to stage This means that the ventilation increases about 25 to 100 at each stage If at stage one a single fan on timer at 0 5 18 05 2006 1 1 Page 44 Poultry House Control minutes on 4 5 minutes off changes at stage 2 to 1 0 minutes on 4 0 minutes off there is a 100 increase Similarly say at ventila tion stage 15 an increase from 4 fans to 6 fans represents a 50 increase in fan power Please review the example ventilation tables for this principle At each ventilation stage a cycle timer can run the highest numbered fan group used at that stage With no values in the timer on and off fields or only an off time or only an on time the AC 2000HP defaults to constant on operation Some growers run fog gers as if they were fan groups in higher ventilation regions This is practical since both tunnel ventilation and fogging provides cooling for the birds Since air movement provides a cooling effect the AC 2000HP provides a temperature differential at each stage This is particularly important in tunnel ventilation where the cooling ef fect can be 10 F The AC 2000HP will wait until the target tempera
59. ou must enter an time in the timer field even if you do not wish to use the timer Extra Systems System From To From To On Off Sensor Time Time Temp Temp 00 00 23 59 120 0 06 35 07 00 120 0 04 00 20 00 120 0 function see System 2 in the example here Static Pressure Controlled Air Inlet Menu 8 Static pressure controlled air inlets ensure proper distribution and mixing of fresh outside air with stale inside air With an op tional static pressure sensor such as the ROTEM RPS 1 the AC 2000HP will adjust the air inlets for proper ventilation Menu 8 has the main static pressure settings To view the present static pressure and present target pressure use the Alt 5 keypad shortcut There are ten adjustable parameters with the fol lowing purposes and default values 1 Low Outside Temperature During cold conditions higher pressure results in better mixing of outside air with inside air This temperature setting specifies the temperature at which the low temperature pressure set point is in effect The AC 2000HP will interpolate between the low and high settings 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 21 AC 2000HP 2 Low Temperature Pressure Set Point This is the target pres sure if the outside temperature is at or below the winter Rotem Roland Buchan Windows Seun SEEE all als 4 5 3
60. pen Close 60 61 Extra Curtain 6 Open Close 65 66 Zone D Heat Low High 67 68 Zone E Heat Low High 69 70 Zone F Heat Low High 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 46 Poultry House Control Select menu 93 for relay layout There are various numbers of relays inside the AC 2000HP de pending on the number of relay cards All the re oe lays are identified l l 0 numerically on the 2 2 0 main board and 3 3 0 are usually in se d 4 4 0 quence Assigning 5 25 0 the relay code to 6 26 0 each relay causes it 7 etc to assume the par 8 _ _ ticular function 9 i Simply changing 10 the relay code 11 changes the func 12 1 tion of the relay 13 37 0 Each relay etc may work _ eum using the 33A Alarm Not Programmable field Most relays should be set to normal The AC 2000HP provides a separate dedicated alarm re lay If you wish you may program another alarm relay using code 40 for special purposes such as signaling a dialer on a separate cir cuit from a siren Sensor Layout Menu 94 The AC 2000HP supports up to six heating zones each with individual heaters The average of the zones determines the overall house temperature for the ventilation system Menu 94 assigns par ticular sensors to the heating zones for temperature and radiant heaters It also assigns humidity static pressure and outside sen 5015 Note for half thi
61. rad 0 1 gallon per pulse meter works well with the AC 2000HP 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 37 AC 2000HP Bird Scales The ROTEM 1 bird scale platforms can provide regu lar growth information on the flock With historical information on a flock by flock basis one can quickly judge actual performance of the flock The AC 2000HP supports one or two weighing plat forms Menu 23 provides historical bird weights both as an average of two platforms and individually by platform It also includes standard deviation statistics and number of birds weighed each day Menu 38 allows testing the scales by weighing objects Menus 42 and 43 provide for calibration by known weight or by the factory provided calibration factor Feed Overflow Alarm If system variable 24 is 1 the AC 2000HP assigns the terminal 5 digital input 1 to the feed overflow sensor System vari able 25 sets a delay between activation of a feed overflow alarm input and activation of the alarm relay During feed overflow alarm the AC 2000HP will turn off the feed system to prevent running the system empty or bridged or from emptying the feed tanks onto the floor Use Menu 18 to reset a feed overflow alarm Wind Direction Sensor If system variable 24 is 0 the wind direction input digital input 1 can switch the curtain level tables for curtains 1 and 2 based on wind direction System variable 19 sets the time period for the wind direction check After each
62. rd house brood set up the zones to pre vent averaging in grow end sensors If the cold grow end sensor averages with your heated zones it causes the house temperature to read too cold This does not affect the heating since the heaters use the individual zone sensors However the ventilation may be in 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 47 AC 2000HP correct and historical data may show incorrect temperatures Radi ant heaters used as brooders can have their own dedicated sensors These do not affect the average temperature reading The AC 2000HP can use an outside temperature or humidity sensor in addition to the zone sensors With these the AC 2000HP takes outside conditions into account for the ventilation and fresh air humidity treatment programs 1 Heat Zones A F Install any of the tempera ture sensors 1 through 6 to control each zone When partial house brooding reduce the number of zones to exclude sen sors not in the brood area Otherwise sensors in the grow end will cause erroneous readings 2 Outside Temperature Sensor Install one of the temperature inputs 1 through 6 Ensure that the outside sensor has pro tection from direct sun and hot air currents from the poultry house Proper placement and shielding is important to suc cessful outside temperature measurement 3 Humidity Zone Sensors A B and C 4 Outside Humidity Sensor 5 Static Pressure Sensor Curtain Table Menu 95 The curtain ta
63. roducers eliminate the sidewall fans entirely and do minimum ventilation using timers on the tunnel fans Oth ers have a single fan near the end of the house in the brood chamber The AC 2000HP cooperates with you in each case 15 21 28 35 42 0 0 C O 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 35 AC 2000HP Example Target Temperature Menu 1 This tem perature table is representative Temperature Table Example your settings will vary depending on the type of heaters used and other fac tors Note that the AC 2000HP will calculate tempera tures for growth days between those given in the table automatic ramp ing feature To quickly view the present target tem peratures press and hold the Alt 1 shortcut Growth Target Heat Tunnel Temp Temp Temp 90 0 89 0 99 9 89 0 88 0 99 9 87 0 86 0 99 9 83 0 82 0 99 9 82 0 81 0 90 0 80 0 77 0 90 0 75 0 70 0 85 0 70 0 63 0 80 0 68 0 60 0 80 0 1 1 m Heaters The AC 2000HP supports several kinds of heaters Each of the six zones may have low and high level heaters and radiant heaters with low high levels and separate ignition For positive pressure houses the AC 2000HP provides separate burner and air plus optimizer functions Standard Heaters Each of the
64. s a separate dedicated alarm relay giving a total of up to 33 relays Bird Scale Extension The AC 2000HP supports up to two precision RBS 1 bird weighing platforms These provide accurate bird weights through out the growth period Heating Zones The AC 2000HP divides the house into as many as six heat ing zones Each zone may use its own temperature sensor Radiant heaters or brooders in each zone may choose their individual tem perature sensor also 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 5 AC 2000HP Communications Option The communications option enables the AC 2000HP to communicate with you through a personal computer The personal computer provides many features such as a larger display the abil ity to save and restore alternate programs and remote access The following picture is from a typical eight house installation Typical Communications Screen a 9 a f a a 80 9 00 00 0 0 0 03 0 000 1352 0 0 65 2 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 6 Poultry House Control Automatic Temperature Adjustment Sensors A maximum of 6 temperature sensors measure inside and outside temperature to 0 1 providing temperatures to 0 1 F reso lution The AC 2000HP provides for automatic continuous tem perature adjustment or ramping Set target temperatures for up to ten chosen bird growth days and the AC 2000HP automatically adjusts temperatures at
65. s all the way to blow air directly onto the feed lines Such tricks do not apply to all installations and can of ten be used only during good circumstances Another example is opening the tunnel inlet curtain under static pressure While this reduces fan efficiency and air flow throughout the house it helps to ventilate the triangular dead space between the inlets at the end of the house The AC 2000HP provides a fan to curtain movement inter lock When adjusting tunnel inlet curtains the AC 2000HP can briefly turn off the fans so that the tunnel inlets or tunnel inlet cur tains can move without static pressure and not hang up while the fans maintain static pressure Grouping Ventilation Fans Grouping fans achieves several objectives 1 It reduces the possibility that everything quits all at once If one relay or fan fails the others can keep going 2 It allows the AC 2000HP to turn on small amounts of fan power for minimum ventilation requirements 3 It allows the AC 2000HP to turn on additional fan power in reasonable steps as ventilation requirements increase 4 By using various sizes and combinations of groups it can reduce wiring costs For example seven fans on seven cir cuits allow complete flexibility However seven fans in groups of 1 2 and 4 fans requires only three circuits for about half the cost and still allows turning on any number of fans 5 Note that grouping does not require assigning all fans to one c
66. se Control vidual scale data The up down arrow keys move forward and backward through the growth days Water Menu 24 Menu 24 shows the daily water consumption with percent change from the previous day for each growth day Use the up down arrow keys to move forward or backward to see other growth days Feed Menu 25 Menu 25 shows the daily feed consumption with percent change from the previous day for each growth day Use the up down arrow keys to move forward or backward to see other growth days Alarms Menu 26 The AC 2000HP stores the Alarm Codes last 20 alarm events with the growth date Alarm time and alarm code Use menu 26 to view 1 Low Temperature them The Alarm 2 High Temperature Codes table shows 3 Sensor Failure Zone A the meaning of each 4 Sensor Failure Zone B alarm code 5 Sensor Failure Zone C Menu 18 al 6 Feed Overrun Alarm lows you to clear the 7 Low Static Pressure alarm relay relay 8 High Static Pressure code 40 You can Water Overflow clear the alarm relay Inadequate Water Flow to silence the alarm Sensor Failure Zone D siren or bell while Sensor Failure Zone E you work on the Sensor Failure Zone F problem Addition High Ammonia ally if there is a feed Not Used overrun alarm this Static Pressure Sensor Fail resets the feed system allowing feed to the birds 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 27 AC 2000HP Mortality Menu 27 Menu 27 allows you to review the mortality history The AC 2000
67. tee de cones estote 24 Installation 48 interlock 26 35 56 interpolate 14 19 25 15 7 ITCHING u aa tae opts 23 Lighting Table 60 55 E TEM Poultry House Control 43 Management and Historical bc MT 27 Manual Relay Operation 43 midnieht 55 millibars 26 minimum ventilation 26 35 Minimum Maximum Table 59 Modem Initialization 15 Mortaltty 27 31 natural ventilation 50 53 Natural Ventilation 34 New Flock 28 scii 26 opening and closing times 49 Outside Relative Humidity 15 Outside Temperature 15 25 53 Pascals 26 56 69 Password 11 58 Poultry Count 21 Power Ventilation 33 33 proportional 50 Quick Menu 13 Radiant heaters 7 52 Radiant Heaters 41 ramping 19 recirculation 55 Record ae 59 Relay Code Table 51 66 Relay Layout 51 66 67 Relay Status
68. tic pressure sensor then the voltage from it will show on the display as an equivalent humidity See Analog Inputs menu 35 Relays Menu 33 Turn any individual relay on or off by moving the cursor to the relay number and pressing the enter key The AC 2000HP will automatically reset and return to normal operation mode after a de lay if no keys are being pressed Note see Manual Relay Operation in the installation section for a method of extending manual relay operation to arbitrarily long times Digital Inputs Menu 34 Input 1 is for either wind direction or a feed overflow alarm Input 2 is for the feed pulse system The displayed values will show the open or shorted state on the input Analog Inputs Menu 35 Menu 35 shows the humidity static pressure analog inputs The values shown represent the internal digital numbers used by the AC 2000HP The AC 2000HP calculates actual values using calibration factors and other formulas for humidity or static pres sure 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 39 AC 2000HP Analog Output Menu 36 The analog output controls a variable speed fan Enter the approximate output voltage using this menu to check the variable speed fan Note the value will disappear from the display upon entering it Water Pulse Menu 37 This input is dedicated to water meter use Menu 37 shows the current pulse count and should change if water is flowing Scales Menu 38 This menu allows testing the scales Place
69. tilation stage changes and cycle timer fans since it knows that the pressure change is not due to a wind gust 32 Water overflow alarm level This sets the water quantity per minute from the water meter that will trigger an overflow alarm Factory default is 99 Calibration Menu 45 scales the quantity so enter the scaled quantity instead of the number of pulses from the water meter 33 Water shortage alarm level This sets the minimum water quantity per hour that the AC 2000HP must see to prevent generating a water shortage alarm Note that the lights must be on during times this alarm can occur The AC 2000HP recognizes that birds don t drink in the dark and disables the alarm during lights out Factory default is 0 34 Water overflow alarm delay This sets the minimum amount of time that a water overflow must be active before the AC 2000HP generates an alarm Factory default is 10 0 minutes 35 Rotem Use Only Not used 36 Heater Humidity treatment stop temperature This sets the number of degrees above target temperature at which humidity treatment with the heaters stops Factory default is 1 0 degrees 37 Heater humidity treatment threshold This sets the relative amount above requested humidity at which heater use to reduce humidity begins Factor default is 99 which disables it 38 Radiation Heater threshold This is the relative number of degrees above heater set point at which the radiant heaters turn on They stay on for all te
70. ture plus the differential before using that ventilation stage Because of limited display size the AC 2000HP shows only the on off timer or the variable speed setting at each stage Menu 91 item 4 selects which the AC 2000HP shows However both settings remain correctly in memory Note the ventilation table coordinates with the curtain ta ble For natural ventilation one should regard the curtain table as part of the ventilation table the two tables together are one larger table 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 45 AC 2000HP Relay Layout Menu 93 Relay Code Table Code Description 1 through 8 Ventilation Group 1 through 8 9 10 Zone A Heat Low High 11 12 Zone B Heat Low High 13 14 Zone C Heat Low High 15 16 17 Zone A Radiant Heat Low High Ignition 18 19 20 Zone B Radiant Heat Low High Ignition 21 22 23 Zone C Radiant Heat Low High Ignition 24 Cooling System 25 Lighting System 26 Feeding System 27 28 Curtain 1 Open Close 29 30 Curtain 2 Open Close 31 32 33 Extra Systems 1 through 3 34 Circulation Fans 35 36 Positive Pressure Optimizer Burner Fan 37 38 Static Pressure Air Inlet Open Close 40 Alarm 42 43 Static Pressure Tunnle Curtain Open Close 45 46 Curtain 3 Open Close 47 48 Curtain 4 Open Close 50 51 Extra Curtain 1 Open Close 52 53 Extra Curtain 2 Open Close 54 55 Extra Curtain 3 Open Close 56 57 Extra Curtain 4 Open Close 58 59 Extra Curtain 5 O
71. zones may have a low and high level standard heaters The low level heaters turn on first and if they cannot maintain the heat set temperature the high level heaters turn on In its historical data collection the AC 2000HP records the run time for the low level heaters This can be very important in determining which houses consume the most fuel If one of your houses runs significantly more brooders than others it may be that some of the heaters are not working or that there is excessive heat loss in that building If you use a single zone the AC 2000HP uses the average of the zone temperature sensors to control the heating If using multi ple zones the AC 2000HP uses the specific zone sensor designated for each zone See menu 91 item 7 and menu 94 18 05 2006 Rev 1 1 Page 36 Poultry House Control Note should the AC 2000HP turn on any of the standard heaters it immediately returns to the minimum ventilation level Radiant Heaters Many brooders are of the radiant heater type The AC 2000HP allows the radiant heaters to have individual tempera ture sensors to control the brooder heat for the young chicks Some radiant heaters require a separate relay to turn on the ignition and another one for the high level burner System vari able 10 sets the ignition relay on time Radiant heaters can have their own separate sensors which do not affect the ventilation sys tem This is to account for the radiant heating effect

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