User Manual v1 - 100

User Manual
Rovibec’s Products
« Touch screen » Version
CONTENTS
Your Product ....................................................................................................................................3
Presentation. .................................................................................................................................3
Safety rules...................................................................................................................................3
Starting your robot. ......................................................................................................................4
Functionalities ..................................................................................................................................5
Diagnostic Mode (A5)..................................................................................................................5

“Restart” mode (A7).....................................................................................................................6
“Automatic” mode (F1)................................................................................................................6
Main Menu. ..............................................................................................................................7
Alarm Log menu. .....................................................................................................................7
Data Input Menu.......................................................................................................................8
Animals. ...............................................................................................................................9
Feeding Curves.....................................................................................................................9
Cumulative (animal).............................................................................................................9
Option page. .......................................................................................................................10
Parks (group configuration) ...............................................................................................10
Feeding curve (group configuration)..................................................................................11
Park location (group configuration) ...................................................................................11
Option page (group configuration).....................................................................................11
Animal keys........................................................................................................................12
Hours ..................................................................................................................................13
Round/Gr. (DEC SR or DP)...............................................................................................14
Group recipe (DEC SR or DP)...........................................................................................14
Rounds................................................................................................................................15
Commands..........................................................................................................................15
Comp. #1 loading. ..............................................................................................................19
Loading commands (DEC SR or DP) ................................................................................19
Setup.......................................................................................................................................21
Loading/Unloading.............................................................................................................21
Delays.................................................................................................................................22
Advanced Setup..................................................................................................................25
Data Saving. .......................................................................................................................25
Silos....................................................................................................................................26
Compartment......................................................................................................................27
Rail Switch. ........................................................................................................................28
Robot Activation. ...................................................................................................................28
Manual controls mode (F4). .......................................................................................................29
Robot Verification..............................................................................................................30
Moving / Positioning..........................................................................................................33
Feeding / Feed Park............................................................................................................34
Rail Switch. ........................................................................................................................35
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Comp. Loading...................................................................................................................35
Silo Loading. ......................................................................................................................36
Round checking (F5)..................................................................................................................36
Troubleshooting. ............................................................................................................................37
The robot won’t start. .................................................................................................................37

The PLC and the screen don’t light up :............................................................................37
The robot is turned on, but won’t move : ..........................................................................37
The robot is in automatic mode but won’t start on it’s own :..........................................38
My robot goes into alarm mode right away :.....................................................................38
My robot skips starting hours :...........................................................................................38
Alarms. .......................................................................................................................................39
My robot frequently have a Silo, or Compartment, loading alarm : ..............................39
My robot frequently have a “bumper” alarm :.................................................................39
My robot frequently have a “Delay between two keys” alarm :......................................39
My robot gives me an “invalid parameter” alarm :..........................................................40
My robot show a blue screen named « there’s been an error in macro execution » : ...40
The alarm light is still flashing, even when the robot is not into alarm mode : .............40

Your Product
Presentation.
Thank you for buying this new Rovibec product. This machine is a feeding robot whose sole
purpose is to save you time and money by feeding your cattle. Please note that this robot can
start on it’s own at any time, and that it’s always best to treat automatic devices with respect, and
so there are few security rules that you should consider.
Safety rules.
To prevent some unfortunate accidents, thanks you to consider those few rules.
1. Never try to repair this robot without the necessary knowledge on all its inner working,
please contact your local dealership technical support hotline when needed. This robot
is a precise system and changes that would seem minors could be the cause of serious
accident, even in some cases fatal. Thank you for coming into contact with
experimented technicians.
2. Any modification made to this robot can cause serious repercussions, and are made with
you sole responsibility, in no case Rovibec can be held responsible for any of those
modifications, including the removal of certain parts like the « Test-Ground » detection
device.
3. For all repairs or for maintenance, please shut down every power sources to the robot
and electric rail if necessary. By power sources we mean to disconnect batteries AND
electric connection to the building.
4. Always wear gloves, a lot of parts on this robot can be sharp and cut, thus the
importance to protect hands, arms, and legs.
5. Some dirt, and some parts can break into sharp pieces that can be projected at you, you
should always wear protective eye glasses when attempting to repair this feeding robot.
6. This feeding robot should never be used if one of the collector shoes is undone or broke,
especially one of the ground rail. If one of the collector shoes is undone or broken,
please replace it immediately.
7. Never attempt unjam the conveyor or an auger if this robot is turned on, always
disconnect main power and batteries first.
8. Do not open the high voltage electric box (> 200V) if the electric rail is powered.
Please contact your local dealer in case of any problem
Thank you for considering those simple rules, it could save your life.

Starting your robot.
When your robot is built, after the tests, the batteries are disconnected. Before anything else, you
should connect the batteries and male sure the system is in working order. When the power is
connected, start the programmable logic controller (PLC) by turning on the yellow (ON/OFF)
switch, it’s located in the compartment where all the electric components are installed. Once
turned on, the screen should turn on, and if the system is powered by the rail, the charger should
turn on.

Functionalities
Diagnostic Mode (A5).
When the system is powered on, or after an alarm, the diagnostic mode is engaged. This mode
warns the user about the possible cause of the system failure.
When pressing “Stop”, the system will go to the main menu. At this moment, it’s not in
automatic mode no more and is set to initial conditions. When it’s started again, it will start a
new round, without the values precalculated. We usually choose this option when changes are
needed to be made in the program, or if an important alarm occurred.
When pressing “Restart”, then system go into “restart” mode.

“Restart” mode (A7).
This mode allows the user to restart the system in a known state after an alarm or after a shut
down. It’s possible to relocate the system on the rail in this mode. If the correct key number,
round step, actual command, and loading round are correct, then the system go back into
« Automatic » mode when you press the “start” button. When pressing the “stop” button, the
system goes back into “Initial Conditions” mode.
“Automatic” mode (F1).
In this mode, the system executes programmed start automatically at the specified time. The user
can manually start a programmed round in advance by pressing the « Start » button when the
system is waiting. When the system is running, it’s possible to manually pause it by pressing the
“start” button, the robot will come to a halt when the current action is over, and will go into
“restart” mode. If the user pushes the Rovibec Logo, the system goes into “programming” mode.

Main Menu.
Alarm Log :
Allow the user to see the alarm Log.
Manual Controls :
Activate “Manual control” mode, allowing
the user to be able to manually control each
motor of the robot.
Data Input :
Allow the user to enter cattle and rounds
data.
Setup :
Allow to input the setup data of the robot.
Robot Activation :
Allow the user to enter “Automatic” mode.
Version :
Show the version of the PLC and screen
software.
Alarm Log menu.

Indicate when (hour and day) an alarm was
activated (in red) and when it was deactivated
(in blue). By pressing the “delete” button,
you clean the entire log. By pressing the
“save” button, the alarm log is backed up on
the screen “compact Flash” memory card, if
equipped.

Data Input Menu.
ROV
Animals :
Allow to input data about the cattle.
Animal keys :
Allow to input the key location of each
animal.
Hours :
Allow to input data about the starting time(s),
and the present time and date.
Rounds :
Allow the user to input the rounds the robot
has to execute.
DEC (SR, DP or HD)

Individual feeding configuration Group Feeding configuration
Group recipes : Allow to program group recipes.

Comp. #1 loading : Allow the user to input the round to execute to load the 1st compartment.
Parks : Allow the user to program parks.

Animals.
The “+” and “-” buttons allow the user to
navigate through the existing animals. By
pressing the “Cumul. » button, the cumulative
page for this animal is displayed. By pressing
the “Curves” button, the feeding curves for
this animal is displayed.
By pressing the animal’s number, the option
page about this animal is displayed.
Feeding Curves
#D1 : Number of days before reaching the
first target
Target 1 : Quantity to reach.
Flat : Number of days of the « flat » part of
the curves.
#D2 : Number of days before reaching the
second target
Target 2 : Quantity to reach.
To return to the animal page, press “OK”.
Cumulative (animal)
Allow to see the quantity of food given to an
animal since the last reset (Zero).
To reset only one compartment, press on the

actual cumulative of this compartment and
press “0” on the keypad that will appear.
To reset all compartments at once, press the

“Zero” button.
To return to the animal page, press “OK”.

Option page.
This window allows to Find, Delete, Create or
Copy an animal.
Parks (group configuration)

navigate through the existing parks. By
pressing the “Location” button, the “location”
page will appear. By pressing the “curves”
button, the feeding curve for this group will
appear. By pressing on the identification
number of the park, the option page will
appear. The Man/Auto button allow the user
to automatically set the quantity by animal
value by adding all the ingredients of the
recipe, simplifying changes when the
quantity of an ingredient changes in the
recipe.

Feeding curve (group configuration)
This page allows the user to program a curve
for the selected park (Inactive if auto mode is
selected).
Park location (group configuration)

This page allows the user to program the
location of the selected park, between which
2 keys to pour and on which side of the robot.
If the start key and the stop key are the same,
the system will stay stationary while it’s
pouring.
Option page (group configuration)

This page allows the user to Find, Delete,
Create or Copy a park.

Animal keys
This window allows the user to set the key

number to an animal. Furthermore, it shows
the value of special keys like the Parking,
Communication keys, silos keys,
compartment keys and rail switch keys.

Hours
Hours programming.
Group/Round selection (DEC) Group/round selection (ROV)
The “+” and “-” buttons allow the user to select which hour to program.
ROV : The user selects the rounds to execute, which compartments used to feed and the groups
to feed.
DEC (SR, DP or HD) : The user select which compartments used to feed and the silo to use for
the loading process. Then, for the selected starting time, he must click on the “Round/Gr.” button
to open the page that allow the user to select the round to execute and the group to be fed. This
operation must be done for all the Starting hours.

Round/Gr. (DEC SR or DP).
Programming Round and Groups

On this page the user can select which rounds
are to be executed, and for which group. A
round and/or group can only be selected once
per starting hour. Horizontally the user will
select the rounds and the groups vertically.
Please note that the system won’t let the user

choose the same group or round twice for the
same starting hour.
Group recipe (DEC SR or DP).

Allow to program group recipe.
select the group to program.
The “TMR (%)” parameter is a value that
allows the user to change the total value of
food delivered to the entire group, but
doesn’t affect Individual ingredients
(compartments)
The “Surplus (%)” parameter is a value that
allows the user to change the total load of
food in the robot. This value does not affect
the quantity delivered to the cattle, only the
quantity loaded. (Use it if there’s some left
over every time, or if there’s not enough food
each time.)
The “Target Correction” parameter allows
the user to compensate the mechanical delay
of the system.

Rounds
Allow the user to program rounds.

select the round to program.
The up and down arrows are used to select the
command to edit.
The left arrow is used to insert a new
command before the selected one.
The “X” is used to delete the selected
command.
Commands
The different available commands are as follow:
ROV DEC PLUS DEC SR

Load compartment Load compartment Load compartment
Go to key Go to key Go to key
Open rail switch Open rail switch Open rail switch
Close rail switch Close rail switch Close rail switch
Feed both sides Feed both sides Feed both sides
Wait (s) Wait (s) Wait (s)
Feed left Feed left Feed left
Feed right Feed right Feed right
Speed Speed Speed
Conveyor speed Conveyor speed Conveyor speed
Feed park Feed park
Activate auger left Activate auger left
Activate auger right Activate auger right
Unload left Unload left
Unload right Unload right
Deactivate auger Deactivate auger
Open Door
Close Door
Activate mixer
Deactivate mixer
Mix (s)

Command : Load compartment
Attribute : The number of the compartment to load
Function : Automatic loading of the compartment, the compartment must have a high-level
sensor equipped, except for compartment 1 on a DEC, or a SR.
Command : Go to key
Attribute : Destination key’s number
Function : The robot will move in the direction of the selected key.
Command : Open rail switch

Attribute : Targeted rail switch’s number.
Function : Open the selected rail switch.
Command : Close rail switch

Attribute Targeted rail switch’s number.
Function : Close the selected rail switch.
Command : Feed both sides

Attribute : Destination key
Function : Will feed all the animals between the actual key and the destination key, whichever
side of the machine it’s at.
Command : Wait (s)

Attribute : Time in seconds
Function : The robot will wait for a set time.
Command : Feed left

Function : Will feed all the animals between the actual key and the destination key, but only if
it’s on the left of the robot.
.
Command : Feed right

Function : Will feed all the animals between the actual key and the destination key, but only if
it’s on the right of the robot.
Command : Speed
Attribute : Maximum speed percentage (30-100)
Function : Select the cruising speed of the robot, selected in percentage of the maximum speed.
This value should never be set under 30% of the maximum speed. 100% is the
maximum speed available.

Command : Conveyor speed
Attribute : Maximum speed percentage (30-100)
Function : Select the unloading speed of the conveyor or the auger, selected in percentage of the
maximum speed. This value should never be set under 30% of the maximum speed.
100% is the maximum speed available.
Command : Feed park

Attribute : Park to be fed’s number
Function : Only available in “Group feeding” mode, this function allow the automatic feeding of
the selected park.
Command : Activate auger left

Attribute : NOT AVAILABLE
Function : Activate the 2 sided auger, or the conveyor belt, to eject food on the left of the robot.
Command : Activate auger right

Function : Activate the 2 sided auger, or the conveyor belt, to eject food on the right of the robot.
Command : Unload left

Attribute : Destination’s key
Function : Unload food to the left of the robot until it reaches the destination’s key.
Command : Unload right

Attribute : Destination’s key
Function : Unload food to the right of the robot until it reaches the destination’s key.
Command : Deactivate auger

Function : Deactivate the 2 sided auger, or the conveyor belt.
Command : Open Door

Attribute : Group Number (0 for auto-selection of the group being fed)
Function : Open the door for a set time for a group
Command : Close Door

Function : Close the door.
Command : Activate mixer

Function : Activate the DEC plus’s mixer.

Command : Deactivate mixer
Function : Deactivate the DEC plus’s mixer
Command : Mix (s)

Function : The robot will mix for a set time.

Comp. #1 loading.
(DEC only)
Allow the user to program the first

compartment loading round. (Comp. #1)
The up and down arrows are used to select
the command to edit.
The left arrow is used to insert a new
command before the selected one.
The “X” is used to delete the selected
command.
Loading commands (DEC SR or DP)

The different available commands are as follow:
DEC PLUS DEC SR

Load silo Load silo
Go to Key Go to Key
Open rail switch Open rail switch
close rail switch close rail switch
Wait (s) Wait (s)
Open door
Close door
Activate beater
Deactivate beater
Mix (s)
Command : Load Silo

Attribute : The number of the silo to load
Function : Automatic loading of the silo.
Command : Go to key
Attribute : Destination key’s number
Function : The robot will move in the direction of the selected key.

Command : Open rail switch
Attribute : Targeted rail switch’s number.
Function : Open the selected rail switch.
Command : Close rail switch

Attribute Targeted rail switch’s number.
Function : Close the selected rail switch.
Command : Wait (s)

Function : The robot will wait for a set time.
Command : Open Door

Attribute : Group Number (0 for auto-selection of the group being fed)
Function : Open the door for a set time for a group
Command : Close Door

Function : Close the door.
Command : Activate mixer

Function : Activate the DEC plus’s mixer.
Command : Deactivate mixer

Function : Deactivate the DEC plus’s mixer
Command : Mix (s)

Function : The robot will mix for a set time.

Setup
Loading/Unloading : Allow the user to input

data relative to the scale.
Delays : Allow the user to set the delays of
the robot.
Advanced Setup : Allow the user to set the
parameters of the robot
Silos (DP & SR) : Allow the user to set the
silo’s configuration.
Compartments (Individual feeding) : Allow
the user to set the compartment’s
configuration.
Rail switch : Allow the user to set the rail
switch’s configuration.
Loading/Unloading.
DEC SR and DP only
Loading Outflow : Used when a silo is
loading the robot, it’s used to detect if there is
a food input. If the flow of the silo is smaller
than the programmed loading flow, an alarm
is set, and the robot stops the loading process.
Unloading Outflow : Used for park feeding.
Feeding Outflow : Used for individual
feeding.
Maximum Loading 1 : It’s the maximum
load the robot will take in the first
compartment on the first loading step
Maximum Loading 2 : It’s the maximum
load the robot will take in the first
compartment on the other steps.
Maximum Quantity Comp. #1 : It’s the maximum load a user can set for the first compartment
when programming an animal.

Delays.
ROV

DEC SR DEC DP and DEC HD
DEC SR and DP
Stabilization Time : delay before starting the feeding process after a stop (ROV), delay before
resetting the scale for loading or feeding (DEC).
Compartment Delay : Delay before starting the TOP-Dress compartment after the feeding
process started.
Silage Loading : how the food is distributed into the first compartment (DEC SR only)
Door Opening (sec) : time delay of the door opening for each group (DEC DP)
Delay between 2 keys : Maximum time allowed between two keys.
Key reading relay (OLD key system) : Delay allowing the robot to stop a bit further on the
key.
Bumper Delay : time that the system move forward or reverses when a bumper hit an obstacle.
(Please note that there is a certain delay before the system detect an obstacle, to prevent false
alarms)
Mechanical Delay : Delay used for the detection of a beater jam.
Conveyor Delay : Delay used for the detection of a conveyor jam.

Positioning Keys : Open the « Positioning keys » menu, keys
where are located the positioning key of the installation. It’s of
the upmost importance to dispose the positioning key on the
rail with a minimum of 4 keys between each one. Example, if
you have a pos. key on key one, you CAN’T have a pos. key at
positions 2, 3, 4, and 5. You can only put the next pos. key to
key 6, or higher, but not before.
High level sensor : Delay before starting to go forward when loading a compartment.
Move forward after loading : Delay when the robot goes forward after a loading operation.
(Silos or compartments).
Wait after loading : Delay when the robot waits before going forward after a loading operation.
(Silos or compartments).
Stop Unloading : Delay for the feeding auger or the conveyor to stop after feeding. (left or right)

Advanced Setup.
Allow the user to setup the system.

Parking key : Location of the robot’s
parking.
Unloading type : 1 or 2 sided feeding.
Feeding method : Individual ou group (park)
feeding (DP et SR).
Conveyor speed : for machines equipped
with a 2 spped conveyor. (Not available if
PWM output are activated)
Power source : Battery or rail powered
systems.
Key system : OLD or NEW key system. The
new key system require the installation of an
additional position sensor.
Output types: Normal (Old generation), or PWM (New generation) outputs. WARNING! This
value must not be changed, password protected. If the wrong value is set, some damages may
occur.
Data Saving : Allow the user to save the Data from his system to a “Compact-Flash” card.
Robot : Used by Rovibec only.
Data Saving.
Allow the backup of all the data from the PLC.
Save : Data is copied from the robot to the memory card. This doesn’t
change how the robot works
Load : Data is copied from the memory card to the robot. WARNING!
All changes since the last backup will be lost.
Quit : Return to the previous menu.

Silos.
Allow the user to input the data about the silos. The “+” and “-” buttons allow the user to select
which silo to edit.
1 2
Key : location of the silo on the rail.

Name : Name of the food in the silo.
Comm : location of the communication key. (0 if there’s no communication key)
Time : Time that the system has to stay at the comm. Key for this particular silo.
Cumulative : Quantity used from this silo.
Target Correction : Quantity left on the conveyor when the silo is stopped. If set to « Active »
auto-correction is engaged, if set to « Inactive » manually set by the user.
Volume Calibration: Allow the user to load from a pre-defined time span instead of a load.
(00.00 = loading with the load scale).
Mixer : Allow the mixer to work when loading. (DEC DP only).
Backup Silo : Allow the system to use another silo if the selected one is failing, or empty. If the
Backup Silo is the same as the selected silo, the system will try twice on the same silo.
Maximum Quantity : Maximum quantity of food that can be taken from this silo in a group
recipe.

Compartment.
Allow the user to set the compartment’s data. The “+” and “-” buttons allow the user to select
which compartment to edit.
1 2
Key : location of the loading dock on the rail.

Name : Name of the food in this compartment.
Calibration : Calibration value of this compartment.
High Level : If there’s a high level sensor in this compartment.
Maximum loading (s) : maximum delay that the robot will wait for the automatic loading of this
compartment.
Maximum Quantity : Maximum load the user can set for an animal from this compartment.
Cumulative : Quantity of food used from this compartment.

Rail Switch.
Allow the user to input the data for the rail

switch. The “+” and “-” buttons allow the
user to select which rail switch to edit.
Opening key : location of the opening
sequence command on the first circuit.
New opening key : location of the robot on
the second circuit.
Closing key : location of the closing
sequence command on the second circuit.
New closing key : location of the robot on the
second circuit
Opening/Closing Delay : delay that the robot
has to wait so the system has time to
switch rails.
Robot Activation.
Allow the user to setup the next timer, round,

round step and at which loading step the
system will start next time.
By pressing the “Activate the robot” button,
the system will go in “Automatic” mode.

Manual controls mode (F4).
Robot verification : Allow to check every

sensor and every actuator on the system.
Moving/Positioning : Allow the user to
manually move the robot, or to set its
position on the rail.
Feed / Feeding park : Allow the user to
manually feed the cattle. (Individual or
group mode)
Rail switch : Allow the user to manually
operate the rail switch.
Comp. Loading : Allow to load a
compartment.
Silo Loading : Allow to load from a silo.
Round Verification : Allow to execute a
round step by step.

Robot Verification.
The « Robot Verification » page is used to test your robot. It’s possible the check every input,
output, and read the value from the scale, and batteries voltage.
To quit this screen, press against the gauge.
ROV
(Inputs with OLD key system) (Inputs with NEW key system)
(Outputs #1) (Outputs #2)

DEC SR

DEC DP

Moving / Positioning.
(With OLD key system) (With NEW key system)
Allow the user to manually move the robot, or to set its position on the rail.
To set the robot on a key : input the key number then push “relocate”.
To move the robot at a key : input the key where you want the robot to go, then push the “Move”
button.

Feeding / Feed Park.
Individual feeding.
Allow the user to feed an animal with
manually inputted quantity of food. It’s
possible to choose on which side by pressing
Left/Right. The scale can be reset by pushing
on the “scale” button (DEC only).
By pushing the “Feed” button, the set quantity
of food will be unloaded.
By pushing the “Feed Until” button, a page
with a series of cows will show.
Individual feeding of a series of cows.

The user must choose which groups to feed
from which compartments, to which key the
system will feed and then choose if he want
to feed on the right-side, left-side, or on both
sides.
Park Feeding (group feeding).

The user must input the park number to feed,
the target (quantity) of food to deliver, and
then press the “Feed” button.

Rail Switch.
The user must enter the number of the Rail

Switch to operate, then press “Open” or
“Close”, and then the system will activate the
rail switch.
Comp. Loading.
The user must input the number of the

compartment to load then press “Load”. The
system will load the compartment
automatically.

Silo Loading.
The user must input the number of the silo to

load from, the quantity of food to load, and
then press “Load”. The “Run” indicators
show if the system is trying to use the
“normal”(1st run), or the “backup” (2nd run)
silo.
Round checking (F5).
The user must input the number of the run,

the number of the round, the number of the
round step (Command). The “+” and “-”
buttons allow the user to change the
command number.
By pushing “Start round” the round will start,
and the user will have to confirm each step
before the robot start the next one.

Troubleshooting.
The robot won’t start.
The PLC and the screen don’t light up :
- Verify fuses F9 and F10 on your robot. If those fuses blow up frequently, or instantly,
please contact your local dealer for a system check-up.
- Verify if the electric rail is powered, or of the battery charger for battery systems, and
make sure that the electrical contact is clean and in working order. Warning! The
electric rail is powered with high voltage (>200V) and should never be touched, or
worked on without necessary training. Please contact your local dealer if you have
any doubts about your electric rail.
- Verify the battery voltage, it must be of at least 22V, if the voltage is lower of 22V,
check charger fuses and breaker. Then push on the “charger” relay and check if the
PLC starts up. If the PLC starts, the charger is in working order. If this problem
occurs frequently, it’s possible that you should replace your batteries. A power outage
could cause this problem, especially if it lasted a long while.
The robot is turned on, but won’t move :
- For DEC : check if the hydraulic pump starts, and if you have fluid pressure,
otherwise check the breaker and the overload. You can also check if the “yellow”
light turn on on the hydraulic valves when you manually press the relays Forward and
Reverse.
- For ROV : Check if the Traction breaker is correctly engaged.
- Check the bumpers, clean them if needed, a jammed bumper won’t allow the robot to
move.
- If the problem persist, please contact your local dealer.

The robot is in automatic mode but won’t start on it’s own :
- Try to start it manually by pressing the green “Start” button, if it starts correctly then
everything should be fine now.
- Check if the next start is not scheduled for tomorrow, the starting hour should be
greater then the current time, otherwise the robot won’t start on it’s own.
- Verify if it don’t goes directly to the next day when you place it at the first starting
hour, if it’s the case, please consult the “My robot skips starting hours” question.
- If after those tests you still encounter the problem, please contact your local dealer.
My robot goes into alarm mode right away :
- Check the error message and consult the adapted question.
My robot skips starting hours :
- Please check the robot’s program

o Verify that at least one group and at least one round is selected for every
starting hour
o Verify if at least 1 Silo for a DEC and at least 1 compartment for a ROV is
selected at each starting hour.
o Verify if the recipes and animals are correctly created, if animals are placed on
keys, and if all the loading keys are set up.
- Verify that the PLC is not in “alarm” mode (Red light in the front of the PLC), if it’s
the case, please contact your local dealer.
- If after all these tests you still have a problem, please contact your local dealer.

Alarms.
My robot frequently have a Silo, or Compartment, loading alarm :
- Check if the auger, or the loading conveyor works as it should, if it doesn’t start every
time, check if the rail limit switch is properly aligned. If the Limit switch is not
activated every time, clean the rail to prevent the robot from sliding, you can also
make sure that in the round the robot always get to the key from the same direction,
the one where the robot has the most success rate for activating the limit switch. Try
relocating the key if nothing else seems to work
- Verify that the flow is high enough, and adjust the parameters “Loading outflow” to
make sure that the system is not over sensitive. To reduce sensitivity, raise both
values proportionally, kilos and time, for example, double them both. Then if it’s still
too sensitive, reduce the weight value a little bit.
My robot frequently have a “bumper” alarm :
- Verify if there’s no dirt inside the bumper switches. Check if the bumper don’t get
stuck.
- Please confirm that no animals have the bad habit to stop the robot when it comes.
- Check that the conveyor, or the auger, dump food far enough from the robot, and that
there’s no food pushing against the bumpers.
My robot frequently have a “Delay between two keys” alarm :
- Verify if there’s no dirt inside the bumper switches. Check if the bumper don’t get
stuck.
- Please confirm that no animals have the bad habit to stop the robot when it comes.
- Check that the conveyor, or the auger, dump food far enough from the robot, and that
there’s no food pushing against the bumpers.

My robot doesn’t give the proper amount of food :
- Check the calibration of the feed type, this system was designed to be used in
kilograms, but can be used in pounds. You must convert the ounces into hundredths
of a pound. Using this system in kilograms is strongly suggested.
- Make sure that the relay controlling the auger of this feed type doesn’t get stuck
longer than the command sent by the PLC, otherwise replace the relay.
- Check if the 2-sided auger/conveyor delay is long enough, especially if the speed is
not set to the maximum. Also make sure that the target correction is properly set
and/or is set to automatic.
- Make sure that the scale stabilisation delay is high enough, and if the scale is not
fluctuating too much while loading.
My robot gives me an “invalid parameter” alarm :
- Make sure that an automatic loading of a compartment without a high-level sensor

was not set in the round.
- Check if the number of meals for a group, or animal, is not 0 (Division by 0)
My robot show a blue screen named « there’s been an error in macro execution » :
- This error is usually caused by a bad serial connection between the scale and the
screen. Check if the cable is properly connected to the screen, and restart the system.
If the problem reoccur frequently, please contact your local dealer.
The alarm light is still flashing, even when the robot is not into alarm mode :
- The robot didn’t have enough food while it was feeding your cattle, please make sure
that you’re a loading enough food for all the group. If not, please add another “Load
Compartment 1” command into the rounds. (Make sure that there is still food in the
robot when it goes to reload.)
For any other question, or to give us your opinion, please contact your local dealer.

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Diagnostic Mode (A5)..................................................................................................................5

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Diagnostic Mode (A5).

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“Automatic” mode (F1).

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Alarm Log menu.

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DEC (SR, DP or HD)

Group recipes : Allow to program group recipes.

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To return to the animal page, press “OK”.

To reset only one compartment, press on the

To reset all compartments at once, press the

To return to the animal page, press “OK”.

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Parks (group configuration)

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Park location (group configuration)

Option page (group configuration)

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This window allows the user to set the key

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Group/Round selection (DEC) Group/round selection (ROV)

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Programming Round and Groups

Please note that the system won’t let the user

Group recipe (DEC SR or DP).

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Allow the user to program rounds.

ROV DEC PLUS DEC SR

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Command : Open rail switch

Command : Close rail switch

Command : Feed both sides

Command : Wait (s)

Command : Feed left

Command : Feed right

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Command : Feed park

Command : Activate auger left

Command : Activate auger right

Command : Unload left

Command : Unload right

Command : Deactivate auger

Command : Open Door

Command : Close Door

Command : Activate mixer

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Command : Mix (s)

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Allow the user to program the first

Loading commands (DEC SR or DP)

DEC PLUS DEC SR

Command : Load Silo

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Command : Close rail switch