FCC ID: JER4256204 Wireless reader

s HeatDetectionTieStallTestGroupGuide Preface Preface AfiActII Installation Product:Reader2.0 ManualP/N9440311 Version2.7 DateCompletedJune2016 AfimilkLtd.,KibbutzAfikim,15148Israel Tel:97246754812|Fax:97246751862 market@afimilk.co.il|www.afimilk.com FederalCommunications Commission,USA ConformitEuropenne

(EuropeanConformity) StandardsInstitute ofIsrael June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Pagei Preface Preface PrefaceMaterial AboutthisManualandScope ThismanualdescribestheinstallationofAfiActII,eitherasastandalonesystemoras partofthelargerAfimilksystem.Foradescriptionofthefeaturesandusageofthe AfiActIIsystem,refertoAfiActIIUM. IntendedUsers ThismanualisintendedforAfimilkauthorizedtechnicians,experiencedininstalling electricalsystemsinnonprotectedenvironments,fordealerstechniciansandfarm technicians. ContactingTechnicalSupportHelpDesk Afimilktechnicalsupportcontactinformation:

email: support@afimilk.co.il Tel:

+97246754824. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Pageii Preface Preface NotesandCertifications ThisdevicecomplieswithFCCRulesPart15andwithIndustryCanadalicense exemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubjecttotwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemay notcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencethat maybereceivedorthatmaycauseundesiredoperation. LeprsentappareilestconformeauxCNRd'IndustrieCanadaapplicablesaux appareilsradioexemptsdelicence.L'exploitationestautoriseauxdeuxconditions suivantes:

(1) l'appareilnedoitpasproduiredebrouillage,et

(2) l'utilisateurdel'appareildoitacceptertoutbrouillageradiolectriquesubi,mme silebrouillageestsusceptibled'encompromettrelefonctionnement. NOTE:Thedigitalcircuitofthisdevicehasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththe limitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimits aredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradio frequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions, maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthis equipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,which canbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedto trytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna. Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver. Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhich thereceiverisconnected. Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp. Changesormodificationstothisequipmentnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty responsibleforcompliance(AfimilkLtd.)couldvoidtheusersauthoritytooperate theequipment. Ensuretakingallprecautionswhenworkingwiththehighvoltagecomponents.To complywithFCCRFexposurecompliancerequirements,theantennausedforthis transmittermustbeinstalledtoprovideaseparationdistanceofatleast20cm fromallpersonsandmustnotbecolocatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithany other antenna or transmitter. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Pageiii Preface Preface LegalNotice Copyright Copyright2016AfimilkLtd.,AllRightsReserved Disclaimer ThisdocumentcontainsproprietaryinformationofAfimilkLtd.andmaynotbe reproducedinanyformwithoutthepriorwrittenconsentofAfimilkLtd. Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproduced,translated,storedinaretrievalsystem ortransmittedinanyformandbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photographic, photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionof AfimilkLtd. Informationprovidedinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnoticeanddoes notrepresentacommitmentonthepartofAfimilkLtd. Allproductsandcompanynamesaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheir respectiveholders. SoftwareLicenseTerms ThesoftwareandthesystemdesignisthepropertyofAfimilkLtd. Itissuppliedtotheusertobeusedsolelyforitsstatedpurposes.Itisstrictly forbiddentomakecopiesofthesoftwareortransferitinanyway,foranypurpose, toanythirdparty. InadditiontoapplicationsoftwarespecificallydevelopedbyAfimilkLtd.,thesystem makesuseofcertainthirdpartyutilitiesandsystemsoftware.Thesearelicensedfor asingleuser.Theymustnotbecopiedinanyway,foranypurpose,bytheuser,its employees,oranybodyelse. Thelicensetousethesoftwareisgrantedtotheuseronlyforthespecificsystemitis installedonbyAfimilkLtd.,oritsauthorizeddistributorsandrepresentatives. Thepurchasershallnotmodifythesoftwareinanyway. Itisstrictlyforbiddentousethisproductforanypurposeotherthanoriginally designatedfororstipulatedbyAfimilkLtd. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Pageiv Preface Preface Conventions Actionsrequiringspecialattentiontoavoidseriousbodilyinjury;

Forexample,workingwithhighvoltagecomponents Importantinformationishighlightedinaframe,asexplainedbelow:

Hints andrecommendationsforworkingefficiently Actionsrequiringspecialattention,toavoidpossibledamagetoequipment or livestock Environmentnotice June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Pagev Preface Preface SafetyInstructionsandNotice Electricalconnectionsmustonlybeperformedbyacertifiedelectrician. The installation must be performed in accordance with current norms and regulationsaswellaslocalandnationalrules. Beforeinstallingandoperatinganyequipment,reviewthesafetyinstructionsforany hazardsassociatedwithinstallationanduseofthedevice.Also,reviewstandardand localpracticesforpreventingaccidents. Thesystemanditscomponentsarepoweredbyelectricityfrommainpowersupply. Thispowersupplyissufficienttocauseseriouspersonalinjuryorevendeath. Onlya(localstate)licensedelectricianshouldinstallpowercablesandpowersupply units. Useonlyacorrectlyratedpowercablethatiscertified,asappropriate,forthe countryofoperation. TheAfiActIImustbepoweredbyanexternalisolatingtransformer(output21.6 27.5Vac,75VAmaximum,certifiedasLPSaccordingIEC609501clause2.5)withan accessiblecircuitbreakeranddoubleisolatedfrommains. Readthismanualcarefully.Properhandlingoftheequipmentisthebasisfor correctfunctioning. OnlytechnicianswhoareskilledandauthorizedbyAfimilk,dealer technicianstogetherwiththefarmstaffmaycarryoutinstallationofthe equipment. Thecustomerisfullyresponsibleforanychangesmade,eitherinthesystem configurationorinthesoftwareapplicationdata,bythecustomerorbythe customersagent. Afimilkwillnotbeheldresponsibledirectlyorindirectlyforanydamagecaused tothecustomerand/ortoathirdpartyand/ortotheanimals,byanaction and/orchangeand/oromissionperformedintheAfiActIIsystem,eitherbythe customerorbythecustomersagent,directlyand/orindirectly. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Pagevi Preface Preface Afimilkrecommendsthatthecustomercallforafullsysteminspectionbya qualifiedtechnicianauthorizedbyAfimilkeverysixmonths. Itistheresponsibilityoftheoperatortoinstall,operate,andmaintainthesystem inaccordancewithallapplicablelaws,codesandregulations. Theequipmentmustbeusedonlyforthedescribedpurpose. Thissystemhasbeencheckedforvirusespriortosupply.Ifinthecourseofa servicecall,avirusisdetected,removalofthevirus,andanysoftwareor hardwarerepairsresultingfromit,willbechargedtothepurchaser. Thesystemanditscomponentsarepoweredbyelectricityfromamainpower supply.Toavoidpersonalinjury,dangeroffire,andpossibledamagetoequipment andmaterials,allworkonelectricalandelectroniccircuitsshouldbedonefollowing thesebasicsafetyprocedures:

PowertoallAfimilkdevicesmustbesuppliedthroughanaccessible,wellmarked circuitbreaker(usuallyplacedonthepowertransformer). BeforeconductingworkonanyAfimilkdevice,makesurepowertodevicesis switchedoffatthecircuitbreaker(usuallyplacedonthepowertransformer). Removepowerfromthecircuitorequipmentpriortoworkingonit.Never assumethecircuitisoff;checkitwithamultimeter. Incaseofelectricalfire,switchoffthecircuitandreportitimmediatelyto appropriateauthority. Stayawayfromlivecircuits.Donotworkonormakeadjustmentswhenthe powerswitchison. Neverswitchonequipmentinthepresenceofwaterleakage. Workinclean,dryareas.Avoidworkingindamporwetlocationsbecausethis increasesthechanceofelectricalshock. Wearonlynonconductiveshoestolessenthepossibilityofelectricalshock. Removeallrings,wristwatches,bracelets,andsimilarmetalitems.Avoidworking inclothingthatcontainsexposedmetalzippers,buttons,orothertypesofmetal fasteners.Themetalcanactasaconductor,heatup,andcauseabadburn. Highvoltagesurgesandotherpowerirregularitiescancauseextensivedamage toasystem.Itistheresponsibilityoftheoperatortoprovideapowerprotection system. DonotdisposeofWEEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste!

June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Pagevii Preface Preface ListofTermsandAbbreviations Term/Abbreviation Description RPU AfiActII DIM ID PC PD RF LR SR RT RTMS RTG RTC RPM Opcode AP WLAN Tx IM TagReading/ProgrammingUnit AfiFarmmoduleforgeneratingcowdatabaseand providinggeneralfertilityreports. DaysinMilk Identification PersonalComputer PregnancyDiagnosis RadioFrequency LongRangeradioi.e.916/868MHz,communication betweenReaderandtags ShortRangeradioi.e.200/80KHz RealTimesystem RealTimeSetupmodule RealTimeGUImoduleAfiControl RealTimeStationControllermodule RevolutionsperMinute OperationCode WiFiAccessPoint(antenna) WirelessLocalAreaNetworklinkstwoormoredevices usingwirelessdistribution,providingaconnectionthrough anaccesspointtotheInternet. Transmit InstallationManual ReferredDocuments PN 9140233 9040946 9040953 5096003 9040954 9440312 9040952 DocumentName TagReader&TagRPUuserguide SROpcodes(forRPUprogramming) AfiFarm5installationmanual AfiFarm5configurationmanual AfiFarm5integrationandprerequisites AfiActIIusermanual AfiActIISoftwareUpgradeInstructions(R1R2) June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Pageviii Preface Preface RevisionHistory Version Date Description 1.00 1.2 2.0 Oct2013 Oct2013 Feb2014 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mar2014 Mar2014 Sep2014 2.4 May2015 2.5 2.6 Sep2015 Dec2015 2.7 May2016 Revisionone. AddFCCApprovals UpdateWIFIspec 2.2 PCrequirements 2.3.1 relocateRTquickstart(afterRTinstallation) 4.2 addtagactivationruntine 6.1 Updatetagmanagement 6 correcttroubleshootingflowfordisconnection, 7.1 Updateantennanames 1.3.1 updatelocationofRIDlabel 0, correctwifisetings 4.4, removetagsurveysection(coveredbyothersections), addbackupsettupError!Referencesourcenotfound., adddbbackupandrestore. CorrectsupportedWindowsversion,section2.4.1 AddJapanradioregulationcertification(preface). AddCircuitBreakerwarning,seeSafetyinstructionsonpagevi, 0 Replacereadermountingplateandrod,sections 1.3.1,Error!

Referencesourcenotfound., 5.2 Installationandconfigurationscreensandprocessupdated. RPUflowupdated Newtemplateimplemented Complywithsafetyregulations(updatesinsection1.5) ReplaceReadersbluewire+extensionbythenewwhitewire Correctnames(RTStudioAfiControl) Updatescreensandflow Updatesafetyinstructionstosuitnewregulations UpdateAfiTagarrowpictures NewReaderversion2.0,withinternalantennas June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Pageix Preface Preface TableofContents 2 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.1 2.2 2.3 PrefaceMaterial ......................................................................................................................................ii TableofContents .................................................................................................................................... x Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1 1 PrincipleofOperation ......................................................................................................... 1 SupportedScenarios ........................................................................................................... 2 AfiActIIComponents .......................................................................................................... 2 1.3.1 ReaderBoxComponents ..................................................................................................... 3 1.3.2 TagTypes ............................................................................................................................ 4 AfiActII ReaderIndicatorsandI/Os ................................................................................. 5 1.4.1 FrontPanelLEDIndications .............................................................................................. 5 1.4.2 BackPanelInputsandOutputs ........................................................................................ 6 1.4.3 ReaderboxAttributesLabel .............................................................................................. 6 AfiActIIReaderPowerSpecifications ................................................................................. 7 SystemInstallationOverview .............................................................................................. 8 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning ................................................................................................... 9 DetermineReaderMountingLocation ................................................................................ 9 SetupNetworkandPowerCoverage ................................................................................ 11 PreparethePCEnvironment ............................................................................................. 13 2.3.1 VerifyOperatingSystem,Processor&Memory ................................................................. 14 2.3.2 NetworkConnections ........................................................................................................ 18 2.3.3 AdditionalWindowsOSPreparations ............................................................................... 21 2.3.4 VerifySystemisPrepared ................................................................................................. 31 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware ............................................................................................... 32 ForexistingAfiFarm:ManualDataBackup ...................................................................... 32 InstallAfiFarm5andAfiControl ......................................................................................... 34 3.2.1 GeneralNotes ................................................................................................................... 35 3.2.2 Set&InitiatetheInstallationWizard ................................................................................ 36 InitialReaderCommunication ................................................................................................... 46 ConnecttheReadertotheWiredNetwork ....................................................................... 47 SetAfiControl(QuickStart) ............................................................................................... 49 4.2.1 NavigatingAfiControlTool ................................................................................................ 50 4.2.2 DeterminetheRequiredSamplingSessions ...................................................................... 51 4.2.3 SetSystemMandatoryParameters .................................................................................. 53 4.2.4 AdditionalAfiControlConfigurationsandMonitoring ...................................................... 66 VerifyReader&AfiControlCommunication ..................................................................... 67 IfNeeded:SetWiFiCommunication ................................................................................ 68 4.4.1 SetReadertouseWiFisettingsdifferentthanDefault.................................................... 69 MounttheReader ..................................................................................................................... 74 MountthePowerandElectricityBoxes ............................................................................ 75 MounttheReaderonthePole .......................................................................................... 78 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.2 3.1 3.2 4.3 4.4 3 4 5 June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Pagex Preface Preface 6 7 5.3 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 ConnecttheReadertoPower ........................................................................................... 81 HandleAfiTagII ......................................................................................................................... 82 TestAfiActIITagsTransmission ....................................................................................... 83 PerimeterCoverageValidation ......................................................................................... 85 AttachAfiActIITags .......................................................................................................... 87 ReplaceandreuseTags ................................................................................................... 90 StoreTags ......................................................................................................................... 92 FaultIdentificationandTroubleshooting .................................................................................. 93 ReaderConnectiontoAfiControlorNetworkFault .......................................................... 94 TagProblems .................................................................................................................... 95 ReaderandTagCommunicationFaults ............................................................................ 96 ReadersLuciCannotbeAccessed .................................................................................... 96 BacktoBackConnection .................................................................................................. 97 RegionTransmissionSetup ............................................................................................... 98 AfiFarmInstallationProblems .......................................................................................... 98

:SetLaptopsStaticIP ................................................................................................... 99

:RPUToolforTagManagement ................................................................................. 104

:AfiControlSummary .................................................................................................. 109

:TieStall ....................................................................................................................... 118

:TwoAfiFarmSystems ................................................................................................ 120

:EnterHerdsData ...................................................................................................... 126 AppendixA AppendixB AppendixC AppendixD AppendixE AppendixF June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Pagexi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Introduction AfiActIIisanestrusandfertilitymonitoringsystemthatprovidesataglancefull pictureofcowsandheifersinestrus.Themonitoringsystemprovidesthorough trackingofthefertilityrelateddataforthedairyfarmherd.Itcanbeimplemented eitherasastandalonesystemoraspartofacomprehensiveAfimilksystem. Thisisdonebycollectingcowsphysicalbehaviorandaggregatingthemwith eventsinformationtogenerateheatlists,fertilityreportsandfertilitydisorder alerts. 1.1 PrincipleofOperation ThefollowingdiagramshowsthedataflowintheAfiActIIsystem. Figure1:AfiActIIsystemdataflow Wired/WiFi communication LongRange(LR) communication AfiActIIusesLongRange(LR)communicationtocollectdatafromcowtags(AfiTag IIsensors)andtransferstheinformationviaastandardnetwork(IPbasedWiFior wiredcommunication)toaPCbasedanalysis. Tagsareplacedonthecowslegs.TheAfiTagIIholdstheuniqueIDofeachcow, andrecordsitsnumberofsteps,standingtime,resttimeandbout.ThetagsuseLR

(LongRange)RF(RadioFrequency)communicationtosendthisdataperiodically

(everypredefinedtimeinterval,defaultis15minutes)toanantennalocated insidetheAfiActIIReaderdevice(twoantennasthatprovideoptimalcoverage). AfiActIIReadercollectsdatafromthecowstagswhicharewithinitsreceiving range.TheReaderuseseitherwiredorWiFicommunicationtosendthedatato thePCforanalysis(2internalantennasareforWiFi,whenused). TheAfiActIIsoftware,locatedonthePC,usesthecollectedactivitydataofeach cowtocalculatewhenthecowisinestrusandfindthebesttimeforbreeding.The applicationgeneratesreportsandalertsthefarmer. Thecommunicationusedbytheentiresystemcomplieswithlocalregulationsand safetytests,correspondingwiththehomeappliancecategory. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.2 SupportedScenarios Thisdocumentdescribesthefollowingscenarios:

Scratchinstallation UpgradefromR1seeAfiActIIsoftwareupgradeinstructions Bothscenariosuseasinglecomputer(nocustominstallation) 1.3 AfiActIIComponents ThefollowingtableprovidesalistofthebasicAfiActIIsystemelements.For specificpartnumbers,refertothedetailedtablesofeachelement. Table 11.SystemComponents Picture Name Description PNssee:

AfiActII Reader2.0

(including nounting brackets) AfiTagII

(40096xx) 1.3.1 TheReaderisthe interfacebetween thetagsandthe AfiActIISoftware. Internalantennas allowReadertag communication,&

ReaderPCWiFi communication. 0 Afimilkscowtag, includingthe attachmentstrap. Atagshouldbe attachedtoevery cowparticipatingin theAfiActIIgroup. AfiActII software program USBflashdrivewith PCsoftwareto controlthesystem. 51960A2 June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.3.1 ReaderBoxComponents Picture Name Description Table 12.ReaderBoxComponents AfiActIIReader 2.0

(DisplayPrinted CircuitBoard;

TestedPCB Assembly) Mountingplate Mountingplate Bracketarm UP AfiActIIReader:

International(907928MHz) Europe(868MHz):

Mountingplate

(PN5001028) connectedtotheback(forconnection toreaderbracketarm) Bracket(with2UPstickers,indicating installationdirection)

(PN9030050)

(screwsforwallconnectionnot supplied.Thefastenersmustbe determinedbytheinstaller,according toconditions:surface(e.g.concretevs woodvssteel,etc.)andotherspecific variables. 5Cabletiewraps(8inch,black)(PN 9030402) PowercableAC/DC4X0.75

+CONNECTORSASSY(PN4000911) Exposedcablelength1700mm Cableoutsidediameter:7mm Note:thecableenterstheenclosure throughthecablegland,wherecable glandPG11issuitableforacableofa diameterof510mm PN 4256200

(note:abovePN alsocontains:

4256204;

note:Reader1=

4256000) 4256201

(note:abovePN alsocontains:

4256205 Note:Reader1=

4256001) June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page3 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.3.2 TagTypes Table 13.TagTypes Picture Description PN AfiTagII,TypeA,200KHzSR,916MHzLR 4009600 AfiTagII,TypeA,200KHzSR,916MHzLR,Israel 4009680 4009610 AfiTagII,TypeB,80KHzSR,868MHzLR AfiTagII,TypeE,200KHzSR,JapanMHzLR 4009650 AfiTagII,TypeC,200KHzLF,868MHzLR 4009630 June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page4 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.4 AfiActII ReaderIndicatorsandI/Os ThefollowingsectionsdescribetheReadersindicationLEDs,inputandoutputs. 1.4.1 FrontPanelLEDIndications ThefollowingimageshowstheReadersfaultandindicationLEDs. 1.Tagcommunication available/notavailable LEDindication 2.PC:Indicationof communicationwith AfiActIIapplication 3.PowerON 4.WiFisignalstrength indicationLEDs Table 14.ExternalLEDIndications Item LEDLabel Description 1 2 3 4 TagComm PCcomm Power Signal strength Communicationwithtags:

BlinkingYellowgoodcommunication OffNocommunication Note:ThisLEDblinksforashortperiodeverytimeatagmessageisreceivedinthe Reader. CommunicationwiththePCAfiActIIapplication YellowTheReaderiscommunicatingwiththeAfiActII OffReadercouldnotconnectwithAfiActII Duringfirmwareupgrade:PCcommLEDandthelowestWiFisignalstrengthLEDblink untilupgradecomplete BicolorLED:GREEN/RED:

o Power/StatusOK:Green o Startupbehavior:LEDtoggle:inGreen/Red.IfstartupissuccessfulLEDbecomes Green. o Notagisidentifiedforover30minutes(defaultsetup):LEDblinksinRed o Otherfaults:LEDchangestopermanentRed o HostBoarddoesnotcommunicatewithSubGBoard:LEDblinksRed IndicatesWiFicommunicationstrength,aftertheWLANLEDshowssuccessful associationbetweentheReaderandtheAP. Goodsignalstrength(>60dbm) Mediumsignalstrength(between60and80dbm) Lowsignalstrength(between80and90dbm) Note:WhennostrengthLEDindicationisonandtheWLANLEDison,thesignal strengthisbelow90 Duringfirmwareupgrade:PCcommLEDandthelowestWiFisignalstrengthLEDblink untilupgradecomplete June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page5 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.4.2 BackPanelInputsandOutputs ThefollowingimageshowstheReadersBackpanelinputsandoutputs. Connectionto PC communication Inputpower cable Powercable:

ACConnectionBlueandBrown DCConnectionRed(+)andBlack() Note:whenthecommunicationisnotinuse,closetheconnectionusingthecap!

1.4.3 ReaderboxAttributesLabel OntopoftheReaderscablecavityyouwillfindthefollowinglabel,indicatingthe Readersattributes ReadersUnique ID(UID) June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page6 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.5 AfiActIIReaderPowerSpecifications TheAfiActIIReaderpowerconnectionmustcomplywiththefollowing specifications:

Table 1-5.Power Specifications LEDLabel Nominalvoltageof24Vac(minimum21.6Vactomaximum27.5Vac) AC:0.6Amax50/60Hz DC:1Amax 16.5Watts(i.e.aVAratingofatleast20VAforthetransformer) Item Voltage Current Powerperunit To avoid unacceptable electrical power reduction, the cable length and diameter must be validated, to ensure the cable is not too long per its diameter. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page7 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.6 SystemInstallationOverview TofullyinstallAfiActIIsystem,preinstallationpreparationisneeded;some preparationsaredonebyDealerstechnicians,andothersarethefarmers responsibility.Thefollowingflowchartpresentsthepreparationandinstallation phasesandtheresponsiblepartyperphase. Determinereadermounting point,see2.1 Setnetworkcoverage(wired/

WiFi),see2.2 PreparePCprerequisites,see0 Plan&

prepare site InstallandsetAfiActII software,see3 Inparallel Attachtagstocows, see6 AfiActIIReaderinitial communication,see4 Inparallel Entercowdatainto system(donebythe farmer),seeAppendixF MounttheReaderinthe cowshed,see5 Systemis installed June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page8 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning BeforestartingAfiActIIinstallation,verifythatallprerequisitesarefulfilled:

1. Readermountingpoint:IdentifyaproperlocationforAfiActIIReader,see 2.1 2. Verifynetworkcoverageintherequiredarea,see 2.2 Note:Itishighlyrecommendedthatthenetworktechnicianbepresentduring theReaderinstallation. 3. Verifysystemdeploymentisscratch;(ifusingastandalonesystemsidebyside withAfiFarm,youmaywanttorestoretheinitialanimaldatabasetothe systemaftertheinstallation). 4. ValidateAfiActIIPCcorrespondswiththerequirements,see 0 2.3 To determine the system sampling sessions during the installation, investigate the specific site needs. This can be performed during the preparationsphase,orduringtheinstallation,see4.2.2. 2.1 DetermineReaderMountingLocation DeterminingoptionalReadermountingpointsisdonebytheDealertechnicians.To dothis,eithergetaschemeofthesheddimensionsfromthefarmer(including poles,electricityoutlets,distancefromtheoffice,etc.),ORvisitthefarmbefore theinstallationtoperformasitesurvey. Thefarmerreceivesfromthedealeralist/schemeshowingtheoptionalmounting points,andtherequiredcoverageradius.Itisthefarmersresponsibilitytoprovide coverageinthesepoints. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page9 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning Optionalreader positioning location TheReadermountinglocationisbasedonthecowshedsizeandlocation,and shouldcomplywiththefollowingconditions:

Height:TheReaderismountedonapole,maximumheightfromtheground:3 metershighfromtheground. Coverage(tagsandWiFi/wire):(finetuningwillbeperformedwhile mounting) Themountingpolelocationmustallowtagcoveragerangeforthewhole definedarea.Thisisdeterminedaccordingtotheshedscheme,andwill probablybearoundthecenteroftherequired80meterscoverageradius, alsocoveringthefeedingandwatertroughareas. Thefinalcoverageandcorrespondinglocationdeterminationmustbedone duringasitesurveyandcouldvaryaccordingtospecificfarmenvironment. TheReadershouldhavealineofsighttowardscowtags,withminimal interferencefromothersheds/poles/buildings,etc. TheReadershouldhaveWiFi/wiredconnectivitytotheAccessPoint/

office. Iflocatedunderaroof,avoidtransmissioninterference,accordingtothe followingspecifications:

Thestructuremaybemadeofmetalorwood. Theroofshouldbeatleast4metershigh;Ifpossible,theroofshould bemadeofaplasticmaterial(ratherthanaluminumorsheetmetal). Ifthesidesareclosed,thissidingmaterialshouldnotbemetaleither. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page10 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning Ifmetalfencingisusedtokeepanimalsout,itshouldbealarge openingAustraliantypefencingmaterial(atleast30cm)(otherwise thecommunicationsignalsmaybereduced). Poweraccess:Thepolehasnearaccesstoapoweroutlet(tobeprovidedby thefarmer). Accessibility:TheReaderandpowerboxcanbeeasilyviewedandaccessedfor maintenance(ifpossibleaccessiblefromthepassage). Weatherprotection:TheReaderisfullyoutdoorcompatible. TheReadermustbefixedtoastaticconnectionpoint. Donotfixthereaderonaconnectionpointthatvibratesormovesasaresult ofventilatingfans,blowers,motorsandmachinery. 2.2 SetupNetworkandPowerCoverage Thecustomermaydeterminethetypeofnetworkcommunicationusedbetween thePCandtheReader;eitherwiredorWiFicanbeused.However,itisthe customersresponsibilitytoensurepowerpointandnetworkcoverageintheoffice andintheReaderdeterminedmountingpoint(inthecowshedaccordingtothe Dealerstechnicians).Ineithercase,theofficeandReadernetworkcoveragesetup mustbecompletedandtestedbeforestartingtheReaderinstallation(e.g.viaa laptopcomputer,smartphone,orinfuturereleases,viatagindicator). Note:TheWiFinetworkmustinturnprovideanIPtotheReadersMACaddress. OfficeWiFiCoverage TheofficeWiFicoverageisarecommendation,anditisrequiredwhenconfiguring theReadertoworkwiththeAfiActIIsoftware. PCtoReaderWiFicoverage TheReadersnetworkcoverageissetafterdeterminingtheReaderinstallation pointinthecowshed.Thefollowingfigureshowsanexampleofnetworkcoverage intheofficeandcowshed. WiFi AccessPoint WiFicoveragetowards cowshedreader June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page11 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning Wiredconnectiontowards officeWiFirouter WiFiSpecifications Item Network AccessPoint WiFicertification supports Encryptionmethod default PreferableSSID Preferablepassword SignalandNoise Value TCP/IPprotocolnetwork NetworkshallhaveanoperativeDHCPserver Anycommercialaccesspoint Carriergrade(99.999%service). Anycommercialaccesspoint. IncaseofanOUTDOORinstallationoutdoorweatherproof gradeaccordingtotheinstallationenvironmentandlightning protectiondesign. Carriergrade(99.999%service). 802.11g(802.11nissupportedonlyifitcanbesettoworkwith 2.4GHzbandwidth) Preferable:WPAPSK/WPA2PSK Thefollowingmethodsarealsosupported:

WEP,WPA/WPA2,WPAPSK/WPA2PSKandIEEE802.1X standard afiact2 afimilk123 TheSNRatReadermountingpointmustbegreaterthan15dB. RSSImustbehigherthan80dBm. Note:PreferredRSSIis65dBmto55dBminthedesignated Readermountingpoint June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page12 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 2.3 PreparethePCEnvironment BeforestartingtoinstallAfiActIIsoftware,verifythatyourPCcorrespondstothe followingsetofrequirements:

Thecomputerusesasupportedoperatingsystem,ProcessorandMemory see 2.3.1 Networkconnectionscomplywiththerequirements,see 2.3.2 AdditionalWindowsOSpreparations,see 2.3.3 VerifythePCisprepared,see 2.3.4 Theserequirementsaredetailedinthefollowingsections. Verifyingthatyouareusingcorrectcomputersettingsisessentialfor performingtheinstallationcorrectly,allowingcorrectoperationof AfiFarm5.Insystemswherethereisanetworkadministrator,heorshemust bepresentduringtheinstallation. Itishighlyrecommendedtohaveaninternetconnection,toallowefficient supportwhenneeded. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page13 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 2.3.1 VerifyOperatingSystem,Processor&Memory ThePCminimumrequirementsareasfollows:

Operatingsystem(Windowsedition):

MSWindows7Professional64bit MSWindows8.1Professional64bit Memory,processorandotherrequirements:reviewyourspecificneeds accordingtothefarmtypeandaccordingtotheinstalledoperatingsystem,as detailedinthefollowingtable. Operatingsystem No.ofanimals RAM(GB) Processor HDtype HDfreespace1 Additional requireditems Table 21.ServerPCRequirements Windows7PRO(64bit);Windows8.1PRO(64bit) Upto1000 Min:16 Recommended:32 i5 7200RPM 10005000 Min:32 Recommended:32 i7 64MBcache/7,200 RPM 500GB Morethan5000 Min:32 Recommended:32 i7 64MBcache/10,000 RPM 1000GB 500GB USBFlashdriveof8GBorotherbackupdevice. UPSunitMUSTbeInstalled!TypeistobediscussedwiththePCsupplier. 1TherequiredfreeHDspaceisforthePCdriveinwhichAfiFarmwillbeinstalled.Bydefault,itwillbe inthesamedriveWindowsisinstalledinmostprobablyC:drive. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page14 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 2.3.1.1 VerifyRAMandProcessor ToverifyrequiredRAMandProcessor:

1. Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon

,andselectControlPanel 2. ClickSystem. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page15 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 3. Verifythefollowingattributesareinaccordancewithrequirements(see 2.3.1):

Windowsedition Processor SystemType RAM June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page16 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 2.3.1.2 VerifyHDFreeSpaceandType Iftheinstallationisdoneinafolderthatisnottheinstallationfolderverify thatthereisenoughdiskspaceinBOTHdisks. TocheckyourHDfreespace 1. Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon

,andDoubleclickoncomputer Click 2. Checkfreespaceonyourharddrive. Freespace June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page17 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 2.3.2 NetworkConnections AfiFarm5Networkconnectionsmustcomplywiththefollowingconditions:

ThenetworkissupportedbyWindows. ThenetworksupportsTCP/IP. ThenetworkmustbetransparentforaUDPbroadcast. TheLANmusthaveaminimumspeedof100MBps. Inordertoprintreports,thesystemmusthaveaprinter,connectedeither directlytothePCorviathenetwork. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page18 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning Toverifyyoursystemhascorrectnetworkconnections 1. Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon

,andselectControlPanel 2. ClickNetworkandSharingCenter. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page19 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 3. IntheNetworkandSharingCenterdialog,verifythattheNetworkissetto Home 4. IftheNetworkisnotsettoHome,clickonthenetworkvalue.TheSetNetwork Locationdialogappears. 5. ChooseHomeNetworkandclosethedialog. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page20 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 2.3.3 AdditionalWindowsOSPreparations 2.3.3.1 ConfigurePowerSettings 1. Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon

,andselectControlPanel June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page21 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 2. ClickPowerOptions. 3. CheckmarkBalancedandclickChangeplansettings. Checkmark Click June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page22 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 4. ClickChangeadvancedpowersettings. 5. ExpandtheHarddiskfolder(clickthe+signnearthefolder).ThenexpandTurn offharddiskafterandchangetoNever. 6. ExpandSleep.ThenexpandSleepafterandchangetoNever. Clicktoexpand folders Clicktochange valuetoNever June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page23 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 2.3.3.2 InstallWindowsUpdates 1. Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon

,andselectControlPanel 2. ClickWindowsupdates June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page24 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 3. ClickInstallupdatesandfollowthewindowswizardtoinstallallavailable updates. Clicktoinstall windows updates 4. ClickChangesettings. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page25 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 5. Inthedisplayeddialog,chooseCheckforupdatesbutletmechoosewhether todownloadandinstallthem. 6. ClickOKtoreturntoWindowsupdatedialog. 7. ClickViewupdatehistory. 8. Checkthestatuscolumnforanyproblemsandfixifnecessary(refertovendor instructions). June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page26 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 2.3.3.3 SettheTimeandSynchronization Disablethesynchronizationwiththeinternettimeserverandcheckthetimezone settingsasfollows:

1. Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon

,andselectControlPanel 2. ClickDateandTime June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page27 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 3. ClickChangetimezone 4. UncheckAutomaticadjustmentofdaylightsavingTime. Uncheck 5. VerifythatthetimezonesettingsareidenticalinalltheusedPCs(inamultiPC system)(intheaboveexample,allPCsshouldbesettothesametime zoneUTC+02:00) June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page28 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 2.3.3.4 ConfirmtheFileSharingandNetworkDiscovery Verifyproperfilesharingsetupasfollows(foramultiPCssystem):

1. Inyoursystemtray,clicktheStarticon

,andselectControlPanel 2. ClickonNetworkandsharingcenter. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page29 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 3. ClickChangeadvancedsharingsettings. 4. ExpandHomeorWork(clickthearrow

) Expand TurnON 5. VerifythefollowingattributesareturnedON:

NetworkdiscoveryisON. FileandprintersharingisON. AccesstoreadandwritefilesinPublicfoldersforanyonewithnetwork accessisON. UsinguseraccountsandpasswordstoconnecttoothercomputersisON. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page30 Chapter 2 PrerequisitesandSitePlanning 2.3.4 VerifySystemisPrepared Asthesuccessfulcompletionoftheinstallationprocessisstronglydependenton theenvironmentalpreparationspreviouslyperformed,itisessentialatthisphase, beforestartingtoinstallthesystem,thattheuserperformspreparationscheckup. Reviewtheprerequisiteslistandverifythatallofthemwereimplemented. WhatNext?

Yoursystemisnowreadyforinstallation. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page31 Chapter 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware AfiActIIsoftwareisinstalledonasinglePC.Itconsistsoftwoinstalledmodules:

AfiFarm5containstheAfiActIIprogramandreports.Infarmsthatdo notuseotherAfiFarmelements,thedataentryscreensandactivitiesarealso accessedthroughthiscomponent. AfiControlRTmodulethismodulecontrolsandmonitorsthesystem andcollectsdatafromtheanimalsthroughtheReader. Thischapterdetailstheinstallationphasesofthetwomodules:

1. Whenupgradinganexistingsystemonly:Backupexistingdatabase,see 3.1 2. InstallAfiFarm5andtheRT(RealTime)system,see 3.2 3. WhenusingastandalonesystemsidebysidewithexistingAfiFarm:Restore backedupdata,see AppendixE 3.1 ForexistingAfiFarm:ManualDataBackup ThissectiondescribesstepsperformedONLYwheninstallingastandalone AfiActIIsystem,thatwillrunsidebysidewithanexistingsystemfrom releases4.x;Ifyoursystemisinstalledfromscratchcontinueto section 3.2 Beforestartingtheinstallation,backupthedatabaseandconfigurationparameters manually.Thisprocesstakestime:between0.53hours,dependingonthe databasesizeandonthespecificPCperformances. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page32 Chapter 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware TobackupAfiFarmdatabase:

1. InserttheUSBflashdrivetowhichthedatabasewillbebackedupintothe serverPCsUSBconnector. 2. ClickToolsandselectBackupfromthedropdownmenu. 3. IntheBackupdialogthatappears,selecttheFullradiobutton,thenclickthe foldericon tobrowseandnavigatetoyourbackedupdatabaselocation. ThenclickStart. Select Clicktobrowseand selectdatabase backuplocation Clicktostart databasebackup June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page33 Chapter 3 3.2 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware InstallAfiFarm5andAfiControl ThissectiondetailstheAfiActIIinstallationsteps,asperformedbyfollowingthe instructionsoftheinstallationwizard.ThewizardinstallsbothAfiFarm5and AfiControlRT(RealTime)modules(includingtheFarmServerSetup;RealTime Setup(RTMS);RealTimeGUI(RTG);RealTimeStationController). ToinstalltheAfiActIImodules followthesesteps:

1. Reviewgeneralnotesbeforestarting,see 3.2.1 2. InstalltheHASP(softwarelicensekey), Initiateandfollowtheinstallation wizardsteps,see 3.2.2 June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page34 Chapter 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware 3.2.1 GeneralNotes Beforestarting,reviewthefollowinggeneralnotes. Installationtime TheinstallationtimevariesaccordingtothespecificPCcharacteristicsandspecific issuesorwrongconfigurations.Generally:cleaninstallationsmaytakearound50 minutes. Processsubsteps Duringtheinstallation,thewizardautomaticallyperformsseveralsteps,as requiredbythespecificscenario.Theseincludetheinstallationofvarious components(SQL,.Net4,drivers,databaseoperations,configurations,etc.). Note:InAfiActIIsAfiFarm5,theAfiFarmconfigurationisdoneviaAfiControlRT System.Whilethemainstepsfortheconfigurationaredescribedinthismanual

(see AppendixC),anadditionalandmoredetaileddescriptionofthetoolusageis providedinAfiConrolconfigurationmanual(seereferreddocuments,pageviii). Installationdialoglayout Thefollowingmaindialogappearsduringtheinstallation,displayingvarious messagesandindications,allowingtheusertofollowthebackgroundphases.In addition,thelowerareaprovidesinformationontheoverallinstallationprogress:

Eventcurrently inprogress Progressbar Current installationphase Theinstallationproceduremightvaryslightlyfordifferentoperating systems. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page35 Chapter 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware 3.2.2 Set&InitiatetheInstallationWizard AfterverifyingyourPCispreparedforinstallation(see 2.3.4),initiatethe installationwizardaccordingtothefollowingsteps. Screensthataredisplayedbythewizardbutdonotrequireuseractionsare notalwayspresentedinthissection.SuchscreensthatappearareNOTTO BETOUCHED. 1. InserttheprovidedAfiFarm5HASPUSBkeyintotheUSBportofthePC. 2. OpenAfiFarm5DVDanddoubleclickontheinstallationfile:UnifiedSetup. DoubleClick 3. Theinstallationwizardislaunched.Theinstallationtypedialogopens:choose Install. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page36 Chapter 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware 4. ClickNext.ThePCDeploymentModedialogopens.SelectAllinone deploymenttype(i.e.allcomponentsareonthesamePC) Note:Custominstallations(i.e.userselectedcomponentsaretobeinstalledon thecurrentcomputer)isnotrelevantforAfiActIIinstallations Select 5. Inthefollowingscreen:

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

ClickNext June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page37 Chapter 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware 6. Thefollowingmessageappears;ClickOK June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page38 Chapter 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware 7. Inthefollowingscreen,selectInstall. 8. ClickNext.Thewelcomedialogopens.Makesureyoucloseanyprograms runninginthebackground. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page39 Chapter 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware 9. ClickNext.TheLicenseAgreementdialogopens Select 10. SelectIaccepttheagreementandclickNext.TheFunctionalitydialogopens June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page40 Chapter 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware 11. ChooseServerandclickNext.Thesystemsearchesthelocalnetworktoensure therearenootherserversfound.Whendonesearching,theNextbutton becomesavailable. Ifaserverhasbeendetected,theproblemmustberesolvedbefore continuingtheinstallation.ContactAfimilkhelpdesk,seepageii. 12. ClickNext.TheDrivedialogopens. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page41 Chapter 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware 13. SelecttheharddrivewhereAfiFarmfilesaretobeinstalled.Thisisthehard drivepreviouslyprepared,wherethereareatleast100GBoffreespace available(see 2.3.1.2).ClickNext.TheNumberdialogopens:

14. Selectauniquecomputernumberforthecomputeryouareinstalling

(default:#1) 15. ClickNext.ThePassworddialogopens,wherethedefaultpasswordisafi. ImportantNote:donotenteranyvalueinthisscreen!

June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page42 Chapter 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware 16. Tokeepyourexistingpassword:donottypeanyvalueintotheboxes. Tochangethepassword:typethenewpassword.Thenretypeyourpassword intheConfirmpasswordbox. 17. ClickNext.TheLanguagedialogopens,wherethedefaultlanguageischeck markedingray(inthefollowingexample:Vietnamese). 18. Selectthedesiredlanguage(s)andclickNext.TheSummarydialogopens June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page43 Chapter 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware 19. ClickFinish.Theautomaticinstallationprocessstarts,andthefollowingdialog appearsandtheSQLfilesareinstalled.(Thismaytakeafewminutes). 20. Thesystemrequestspermissiontorestart:ClickRestartNoworwaitforthe autorestart. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page44 Chapter 3 InstallandSetAfiActIISoftware ContinuetoSuperviseAutomaticInstallationSteps 21. Afterrebooting,afewprogressscreensappear,whilethesysteminstallsthe requiredelements.Thesystemrequestspermissionforrebootingafewtimes. Thisprocessmaytake1015minutes.Makesurethattheprogressindications show(slow)progress.IMPORTANT!Donottouchanyofthescreensshown duringtheprocess!

22. Whentheprocessends,thefollowingdialogappears.ClickClose. 23. AfiFarmwillautomaticallyopen 24. AfiControlinstallationiscomplete. IfusingastandalonesystemsidebysidewithexistingAfiFarm,youmay needtorestoretheinitialanimaldatabasetothesystematthisphase.This rarescenarioisdetailedinAppendixE. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page45 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 4 InitialReaderCommunication ItisrecommendedthattheAfiActIIReaderinitialconnectionisperformed immediatelyaftertheAfiActIISWwasinstalled. BeforemountingtheReader,connecttheReadertothelocalnetwork(same networkasthecomputer)viaanetworkcable,andverifyconnectivitywiththe AfiControlRTsystem.AfiControllocatestheReadersMACandIPtoperforma handshake(RTsendsabroadcastmessagesearchingfortheReaderuniqueID;

thentheReaderrepliestothesender(RT)providingitsIPaddress). SettingtheReaderinitialcommunicationincludesthefollowingsteps:

1. ConnecttheReadertothewirednetwork,see 4.1 2. ConfigureAfiControlmandatoryparameters(quickstart),see 4.2 3. Verifycommunication(handshake)viaAfiControl,see 4.3 4. IfWiFiisused,connecttheReadertotheWiFinetwork,see 4.4 AftereachReaderrestart,waituntiltheReadersinternalbootLEDis blinking,seeError!Referencesourcenotfound. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page46 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 4.1 ConnecttheReadertotheWiredNetwork AnetworkcableisusedforconnectingtheReadertothePC.ThentheReaderis connectedtothepowersource,andtheconnectivityisverifiedviaAfiControl. ToconnecttheReadertothenetworkandobtainanIPaddress 1. Connectnetworkcable:connectanetworkcabletotheReadersbackpanel networkconnector.ConnecttheothersideofthenetworkcabletothePCUSB connector. PCcommunication cable:TowardsPCUSB ConnectPC communicationcable 2. Connecttopower(temporaryconnection):Usethepowersupplytransformer boxtopowertheReaderon:

a. UsetheACterminalblock(BrownandBlue)attheedgeofthereaders powercable,andconnectittothepowertransformerboxwhitecable.If neededstriptheinsulationtoexposecableedges. Topower outlet June2016 Inputpower cable ACConnection BrownandBlue b. Connectthetransformerboxtothepoweroutlet. AfiActIIInstallationManual Page47 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication c. Turnonthetransformerboxswitch,andverifythattheReadersLEDsare on. TurnON IfaDHCPexistsandisconfiguredtoprovideadynamicIPtotheReader,the ReaderwillautomaticallyobtainanIP.Ifnot,theReaderwillusethefactoryIP address172.20.1.1. 3. IftheReaderdoesnotshowcorrectnetworkconnection,restartthereader byturningthepoweroffandonagain. Ensure taking all precautions when working with the high voltage components. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page48 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 4.2 SetAfiControl(QuickStart) AfiActIIcomponentsareconnectedviathenetwork(wiredorwireless),where AfiControlmanagesthecommunicationbetweenthecomponents(AfiActII software,Reader,etc.). AfiControlsclientserverarchitectureinvolvesthreetypesofcomputerfunctions, allrunningonthesamePCforAfiActII:Server(managesherddatabase,system configurationandlicensing);Controller(managestherealtimeprocesses,and includesasmalldatabasetocontrolthestationsandcollectdatawhenthe communicationwiththeserverisinterrupted),Client(foruseraccesstoherd data). Toallowbasicsystemfunctionalityandoverallsystemcommunication,the followingbasicparametersmustbesetinAfiControlforquickstart:

HWsystemlayout:PCs,devices(e.g.Reader(s)UniqueID),adaptors,ports, etc.) Logicalsystemdefinitions,reflectingthestations(i.e.AfiAct,AfiSort,milking parlors,),sites(aggregationofallthestationswiththesameidentification systemusuallygeographicallyclosetoeachother),tracks(monitored animals;heifers/milkingcows)andrequiredsamplingsessions. Deploymentofthesoftwaretosupportthepreviouslydefinedsite(s)(inthis case:AfiActII) viathetrayconfigurator. ThefollowingsectionsprovideanoverviewofAfiControlnavigation,session definitionrequirements,andexplainhowtosetupthemandatorysystemfieldsvia AfiControl. Forbettersystemmonitoring,itisrecommendedtodefineauserreportthat detectstagsnotassignedtoanimals),seeAppendixC. ThesetupdoneviatheRTSysteminterfaceischeckedatalaterstage,when thewholesystemisconnected(includingtheReader,see4.2). TheAfiFarmRTsystemisapowerfultool,allowingthetechniciantoperform Reader settings, tags identified by the system, view map of connected network elements, station reports, etc. For a summary on the AfiFarm RT SystemcapabilitiesrefertoAppendixC. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page49 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 4.2.1 NavigatingAfiControlTool AfiControlincludestwoaccessibleGUIelements:

TheAfiControlscreensforconfiguringthesystem,managingreports,etc. TheStationControllerscreensusedfor:

Deploymentofthespecificsitetypesupportingsoftware(here:AfiActII) Monitoringconnectionswiththedefinedsystemsites AfiControlscreensareaccessedviatheAfiControlicon followingareas(see AppendixCfordetails)

,andincludethe Ribboncontrol tabs Selectedribbontabs suboptions Networkmap, Reportswindow Maindisplay:selectedreport, configurationparameters,etc. TheStationControllerscreensareaccessedfromtheiconinthesystemtray andtheconfigurationscreen(connectingtoserverhost):

anddisplaythemonitoringscreen(connectedsites) June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page50 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication Monitoringscreen:

Connectedapplications Configuration screen:Selecting host(i.e.previously definedsitetype) forcorresponding SWdeployment Expandtosee definedsiteslist Note:theaboveconfigurationscreensareonlyrelevantAFTERthesystemhasbeen configured!

4.2.2 DeterminetheRequiredSamplingSessions ToallowAfiActIIalgorithmstoanalyzethedatacorrectly,thesystemmustbeset toreflectthespecificfarmmonitoringneeds.Thesearesetbythefollowing parameters:

TracksDeterminethetypeofanimalsthataremonitored(i.e.heifers/cows), andthetimesinwhichtheyaremonitored(i.e.sessions,seebelow). StationsDeterminethespecificmonitoredactivity:milking,AfiActII,AfiSort, etc. SitesThegroupofstationsinthesamegeographicalarea,usingthesame identificationsystem SessionsThesessionsaresettoreflectthespecificfarmsdailyscheduled activities.(E.g.milkingtimes,breedingtimes,pasturetimes,feedingtimes,and otheractivitiesdoneinthefarm). Todeterminetheaboveparameterscorrectly,thedealerpersonneltogetherwith thefarmermustcollectandconsidertherelevantinformation.Thefollowingitems provideguidelinesfordeterminingthefarmssessionsviaAfiControl.Finetuning maybedoneafterrunningthesystemforatestperiod. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page51 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication Todeterminethesessions,refertothefollowingcriteriaandguidelines 1. Toreflectthespecificanimalsmonitored(milkingcows/heifers/both),check whattypesofanimalswillbecarryingtags. 2. Checkwhenbreedingisdoneduringtheday. 3. Sessiontimesaresetaccordingtothetrackedanimalasfollows:

Formilkingcows:thesessiontimesaresetbasedonmilkingtimes:

Checkwhatarethemilkingtimes(i.e.whenisthefirstgroupbrought tothemilkingparlor;whendoesthelastcowleavethemilkingparlor) Startthesession11.5hoursbeforeeachmilkingtime,andatleastone houraftertheprecedingmilking.Ifthegaptimebetweenmilkingisnot longenough,configurethebeginningtimeofthesessionsto1/2an hourafterthelastcowoftheprecedingmilkingleavestheparlor. Forheifers:Configureonesessionof24hours. Check the heifers data after 3-4 days. If there is very high activity during part of the day configure two sessions: one for the high activity and one for lower activity. Configure the high activity session for 1.5 hours before the high activity occurs, and up to 1.5 hours after the high activity occurs. 4. Therecommendednumberofsessionsperdayisbetween1and3. 5. Thesessiontimesmustbecontinuous,ensuring24hourscoverage intervals or schedules are changed, contact Afimilk If the session representative to reconfigure the system. For TieStall sessions refer toAppendixD June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page52 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 4.2.3 SetSystemMandatoryParameters Todefinethesystemcomputers(serverandsystemcontroller) 1. VerifythattheStationControllerisupandrunningbycheckingtheiconinthe systemtray 2. OpentheAfiControlsystem(clickthe icon). 3. Theloginscreenappears.Enterthefollowingloginattributes:

Server:localhost User:admin Password:admin June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page53 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication TodefinethenewAfiActIIsite 4. InthedisplayedAfiControlmainscreen,undertheSettingstab,select Configuratorfromthetabsuboptions. Select 5. InthedisplayedConfiguratorscreen,rightclickonNewFarmandselectthe AddNewPCbutton.DoubleclickonthenewPCpresented,todisplayitssub elements Rightclick Select Doubleclick toexpand June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page54 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 6. RightclickonController,selectAddAddAfiActIIfromthedisplayedroll downsitetypesmenu. Select Rightclick Select June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page55 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 7. TheNewControllerforAfiActIIisadded.Expandthecontrollertoconfigureits parameters,whereRFregionchannelissetto1bydefault,andmustnotbe changed. Expand Donotchangethechannel!Ifthechannelischanged,youmustchangetheTags channelsaswell!

June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page56 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication SettheReader(s)andPorts 8. IntheReadersarea,click obtainedfromthelabelontheReader,see 1.4.3).ThenenteraReadername toaddareader,entertheReaderUID(as andclick Example:

Click EnterreaderID(as appearsonthe readerslabel) Click Note:IfthesystemincludesmorethanasingleReader,enteralloftheReaders UIDsandnames. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page57 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 9. Settherelevantparameters Thefollowingparametersareavailable:

Tagtransmissionintervalsetstheintervalinwhichthetagssend theirdatatotheReader(default15) AfiFarm/ReaderCommunicationTimeoutnottobechanged

(default3) DiagnosisSendingIntervalnottobechanged(default255) ChannelScanningIntervalnottobechanged(default255) RFRegiondeterminesthetransmissionregion(e.g.USA;Europe) withitsrelevantfrequencyrange.Whenclickedacorresponding frequencychanneltableopens,allowingtheusertoselectadifferent channel(incaseofinterferences).Thedefaultchannelissetto1forall regions;yourtagsarefactorysettothesamedefaultchannelasthe Reader. Thereaderandthetagsmustbesettothesamefrequencychannel.Therefore donotchangethechannel!Ifthechannelischanged,youmustchangetheTags channels as well. Technicians may manage the Tag Reading/ProgrammingUnit(RPU).FortagchannelupdateseeAppendixB frequency via June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page58 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 10. SelectyourRFRegionandrelevantworkingchannel.Intheexamplebelow, theEuropechannelsareshown. Donotuse 868.8and869 forEurope Frequencies868.8and869mustnotbeusedforEurope. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page59 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication Settherequiredtrack(s)(trackingsessionsandtrackedanimals)forthe definedstation 11. UndertheSettingsConfiguratortab,selecttheTracksradiobutton.The displayedscreenshowsthefollowingmainareas:

Trackmanagementarea Definedstationsarea Sessionsdefinitionarea Defined Stationsarea Track management area Session definition June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page60 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 12. Settherequiredtrackattributesasfollows:

Selectthetypeofanimalstobetracked(MilkcowsorHeifers). Enterameaningfulnametothetrack Choosetracked animal Namethe Track June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page61 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 13. AddtheAfiActIIstationtoyourtrack,asfollows:

Select(highlight)thedefinedtrack Inthestationdefinitionarea,clickthe sign. ChoosetheActstation fromtherolldownlist Note:Toremoveastation,selecttherequiredstationandclickthe sign Choosethe Actstation 14. Definesessionsforeachdefinedtrack,correspondingtothefarmschedule

(Heiferswillusuallyrequireonlyoneortwosessions)asfollows:

Inthestationdefinitionarea,selectthestationtobeupdated(inthis example:ActonTestcontrl). signtoaddasession.Repeat Inthesessiondefinitionarea,clickthe thistoaddtherequirednumberofsessions(inthefollowingexample:3) Ifthesessionsarenotdistributedevenlyduringthe24hours:Foreach session,selectthetimeinwhichthesessionstarts. Note:Toremoveasession,selecttherequiredsessionandclickthe sign June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page62 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication Clicktoadda sessionfor thetrack 15. Whendoneupdating,clickCommit

.Aconfirmationwindow appears. Clicktoconfirm changes Whendone,click tocommit changes 16. ClickYestoapprovechanges,ThenwaitafewsecondswhileAfiFarmrestarts

,anduntilalltheprocessesareupandrunning. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page63 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication Deploymentofthesoftwareaccordingtothedefinedstation(i.e.AfiAct) 17. OpentheStationControllermanagerbyclickingtheiconinthesystemtray

.Thefollowingdialogappears Click 18. Clicksettings.ThefollowingStationControllerSettingsdialogappears Note:youmayalsochooseReinstallAllbuttontorestarttheprocedure. Click 19. Enterthefollowingattributes:

Server:localhost ClicktheGetHost button. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page64 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 20. Intheupdateddialog,fromtheavailablelistofhosts(i.e.computerswith definedcontrollers),selectthedesiredHost(inthisexample:AfiPCUSER2). Click 21. ClicktheSethost button.Thesoftwareconfigurationcorresponding totheselecteddefinedtrackstationisnowinstalled,andtheabovesettings windowisautoclosed. 22. IntheStationControllermanager(ifnotalreadyopenreopenbyclickingthe iconinthesystemtray

.Thefollowingmonitoringinfoappears Defined&

connected site 23. Youwillnowbeabletomonitorthesoftwarethatmanagesthedefined Reader.(Ifthedefinedcontrollerisnotdisplayed,youmayclickResetAll). Note:afterconfiguringthestationcontroller,whenconnectingtheReader,the ReadersPCcomm.LEDshouldindicatecommunicationbetweentheReaderand PC. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page65 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 4.2.4 AdditionalAfiControlConfigurationsandMonitoring Forbettersystemmonitoring,itisrecommendedtoperformsomebasicsettings:

Thesystemperformsautomaticbackup.Ifneeded,youmayperformamanual backupviatheAfiControlToolstabBackupsuboption:

VerifythatthenewlydefinedsiteappearsasaniconintheAfiControlSystem view:

ClickontheSystemviewtabClickontheAfiActsitetoverifythatitis connected;ifthesiteisconnected:theReadernameandIP_Addresswillbe displayed. Click Click Checkthelistoffaultytags:

ClickReportsTagsTagsMalfunction Click VerifyreaderIP appears Customizethesystemtoyourspecificfarm. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page66 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication ThesesetupsmaybefinetunedorupdatedatanytimeaftermountingtheReader. FordetailsonsystemconfigurationsandmaintenanceviaAfiControl,refer to AppendixC. Beforethesystemmaybeusedfordetectingcowsinheat,averagebehavior performancebaselineshouldbegeneratedbytheapplication.Thiscantake 5to6days. 4.3 VerifyReader&AfiControlCommunication ToensurethattheReaderhandshakehasbeensuccessful 1.

(Ifnotalreadyopen),openAfiControl(clickthe icon). 2. ClickontheSystemviewtabClickontheAfiActsitetoverifythatitis connected ifthesiteisconnected:theReadernameandIP_Addressappears. Click Click VerifyreaderIP appears 3. Theconnectedelements(readers)aremostlikelytoappearasdisconnected

(witharedsign:

)duringthefirstfewseconds. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page67 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 4. Waitafewsecondsforthereadercontrollerconnectiontobeestablished. Whentheconnectionisestablished,AfiControlwillshowthereaderas connected,withitsrelevantIPaddress,indicatingthattheReaderand AfiControlControllerarenowcommunicating.Inaddition,theReadersPC CommLEDwillshowthattheReaderandPCarecommunicating. WritedownthisreadersdynamicIPaddress. Note:WhenthereisnoDHCPmechanism,youmayusetheReadersdefault staticIPaddress172.20.1.1forbacktobackconnection,see 7.5 FortroubleshootingTheReaderisprovidedwithalabelshowingitsID(and MAC),towhichanIPaddresswillbeassignedduringtheconnection procedure.YoumayobtaintheIPaddressthathasbeenassignedtoyour Reader,byusingastandardIP/MACscannerapplication(e.g.ipscanner). 4.4 IfNeeded:SetWiFiCommunication IftheReaderistouseWiFicommunication,theReadershouldbeconnectedto theWiFinetworkattheoffice,beforeproceedingwiththeReadermounting. Bydefault,thereaderusescredentialsdetailedinsection 2.2(alsolistedbelow);

therefore,itisrecommendedthatifpossibletheAccessPointwirelesssettings aresetaccordingtothesedefaults.Inthissetup,theReaderautomatically connectstothewirelessnetwork. Tousedefaultreadercredentials SettheAccessPointwirelesstothefollowing:

SSID(accesspointname):afiact2 Encryptionmethod:WPAPSK/WPA2PSK2 Password:afimilk123 If,forsomereason,theAccessPointcannotbesetaccordingtotheabovedefaults, setthereadertousedifferentcredentials(referto 4.4.1) IfthereisNOWiFicoverageintheoffice,theWiFinetworkassignmentwill besetintheofficeasshownbelow,andtheverificationwillbeperformedin theshed(WiFicommunicationLEDs). June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page68 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 4.4.1 SetReadertouseWiFisettingsdifferentthanDefault WhenAccessPointsetupdiffersfromdefaultcredentials,setuptheWiFi communicationviatheReadersdirectWiFinetworkingGUIapplication(Luci),

(accessedviathePCbrowser),whichallowsmanualmanagementand troubleshootingoftheconnectionbetweentheReadersmainboardandthelocal network(e.g:enteringtheWiFinetworkSSID(ServiceSetIdentifier)manually). TosettheReaderWiFicredentials(notasindefault)viaLUCIinterface 1. OpenyourPCbrowserandaccesstheReaderinterfacebytypinginthe browsersnavigationbartheIPaddressobtainedfromtheReadersmap:

http://reader_ip_address

(Note:Ifthereisnoautomaticaddress(DHCP),andthedefaultfactoryaddress isused,youmayalsoenterthefollowingIPaddress:http://172.20.1.1) Theloginscreenappears:

Login area Enterusername andpassword Clicktologin 2. EntertheReaderusernameandpassword(default:user:root,password:

afimilk).Thenclickthe button. 3. InthedisplayedReadercommunicationoptions,selectthe thenavigationoptionsandchooseInterfaces tabfrom Navigation tabs Selecttoaccess networkoptions June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page69 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 4. Toensurethattheconnectiontothewirelessnetworkisgeneratedwiththe correctparameters,clearthedefaultwwaninterfaceasfollows:

Scrolltothe row,andclickthe 5. UndertheNetworktabsuboptionsselectWiFi

, andclickthe thelistofavailableWiFinetworks.

(OR

)buttonatthebottomofthepagetoobtain Clicktoscanfor availablenetworks 6. Fromthedisplayedlistofavailablenetworks,selecttherequestednetwork andclickthe button. Selected network Clicktoconnecttothe selectednetwork June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page70 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 7. Ifthenetworkissecured,thesystemwillwaitfortheusertoenterthe protocolusedandthepassword.TypetheWiFiNetworkpasswordinthe correctplace:

Itistheusersresponsibilitytoverifythatthecorrectpasswordhadbeen entered.Enteringawrongpasswordwillendwithnonetworkconnection, andthewholeprocesswillneedtobeperformedagain(startingatphase1 above). June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page71 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 8. Click atthebuttontosubmitthenewconfiguration. Clicktoconnectto theselectednetwork 9. Inthedisplayedscreenallthedetailsthatwillbesenttothedeviceare displayed.RolldownandclickSave&Apply. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page72 Chapter 4 InitialReaderCommunication 10. Waituntilthesystemisconnected. Note:Iftheconnectiontakestoolong(morethan3minutes),restartthe Reader(POWEROFFandthenbackON. 11. VerifythatalltheWiFiLEDs(WLAN&signalstrength)ontheReaderareON

(see 1.4.1).IftheWiFiLEDsdontworkthenyouwillhavetostartthisstage fromthebeginning. 12. Afterconnectingtothewirelessnetwork,disconnectthenetworkcableandre starttheReader:

a. Usethetransformerpowerbuttontoturnthedeviceoff. b. Disconnectthenetworkcable. c. PowertheReaderONusingthetransformerswitch d. Waitforthedevicetolocatethenetwork(~1minute). e. Thecommunicationverificationisnowdonebychecking::

Atleast2communicationLEDsareON AfiControldisplaystheReadersIP,see 4.2 f. ClosetheReaderconfigurationinterface(browser) InitialReadercommunicationiscomplete.DisconnectandTakethe ReadertotheShed. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page73 Chapter 5 MounttheReader 5 MounttheReader AfterconfiguringtheReader,mounttheReaderanditspowerelementsinthe locationdeterminedpreviously(see 2.1, 2.2),afterverifyingthatthereisbothtag andnetworkcoverageinthecowshed(WiFiorcable,asdeterminedbythe customer). Reader Transformer Cowshed roof Bracket arm Power outlet Maxheight:

3m Ground June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page74 Chapter 5 MounttheReader 5.1 MountthePowerandElectricityBoxes PowertoallAfimilkdevicesmustbesuppliedthroughanaccessible,wellmarked circuitbreaker(usuallyplacedonthepowertransformer). Before conducting work on any Afimilk device, make sure power to devices is switchedoffatthecircuitbreaker(usuallyplacedonthepowertransformer). Thissectionprovidesanexamplefortheconnection,usingAfimilkdevices. Note:foroutdoorpowerconnection,youmayeitheruseACviathepowersupply unitorDC. Tomountthepowerandtransformerbox 1. Connectthepowersupplyunit(recommended:gradedIP55)tothepole,near thepoweroutletaccess:

Locatetheboxonthepole,higherthanthecowscanreachbutaccessible formaintenance.Intheexampletransformerdemonstratedbelowthe bracketconnectingplatewasbentmanuallytofitthepole. Usetheelectricscrewdrivertoscrewthebrackettothepole. Connecting plate 2. Connectthetransformerbox:Opentheelectricityboxandscrewittothepole, preferablycloseabovethepowerbox,usingthesuppliedscrewandan electricalscrewdriver. Note:Theelectricalconnectionboxisthelocaltechniciansresponsibility Insert cable June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page75 Chapter 5 MounttheReader 3. Fromthefreeendofthepowercable,strip2inchesoftheinsulationtoexpose theconductors.Theninsertthecableintotheelectricalboxthroughitslower connectionholes. 4. Threadtheexposedblueandblackconductorsintoacableterminalbox previouslyremovedfromthereaderscable. 5. ForACpowerconnection:Identifytheblueandbrownconductorsexposed fromtheReaderspowercablesfreeend.Inserttheexposedblueandbrown cableendsintotheelectricalboxandthreadtheconductorsintothecable terminalbox. ForDCpowerconnection:Identifytheredandblackconductorsexposedfrom theReaderspowercablesfreeend.Inserttheexposedredandblackcable endsintotheelectricalboxandthreadtheconductorsintothecableterminal box. Readerspower cable June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page76 Chapter 5 MounttheReader 6. Ifthecablehaslooseends,securethecabletothepowerboxusingcableties. 7. Closetheelectricalconnectionbox. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page77 Chapter 5 MounttheReader 5.2 MounttheReaderonthePole TomounttheReaderonthepole 1. Attachthebracketarmtothepoleusingscrews(screwsarenotsupplied).The attachmentmustbedonewelltoensurelonglastingconnectionofthearmto thepole:

a. Verifythatthemountinglocationcomplieswithalltherequirements

(height,stability,etc.) b. Ensurethatthebracketelementswiththestickersarepointingupwards,as showninthefigurebelow:

Stickerison top(pointing upwards) Stickerison top(pointing upwards) c. Verifythatthebracketarmisleveled(usealevelingdevice) Extension ClampingBolts M8Directional orientationBolt June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page78 Chapter 5 MounttheReader 2. ConnecttheReadertothebracketarmbyinsertingthepinonthebracketinto thebracketarmsfreeend. Insertthepinonthe bracketintothe verticalpipeattheend ofthebracket 3. AdjusttheextensionandangleoftheReader:

Settheextensionlengthbypullingtheinnerextensionarminandoutfrom thebracket(Maxlength:300mmfromtheendofthelargerprofile).Then Setextension length Extension CLAMPINGBOLTS RotatetheReadertoitsrequiredangle.ThentightentheM8clampingbolt usinga13mmwrench Adjusttheangle byrotatingReader aroundthepin AngleCLAMPINGBOLT TheReaderisnowmountedonthepole. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page79 Chapter 5 MounttheReader IfWiFiisused:testthemountingpointforproperWiFicoverage verification VerifythatatleasttwostableWiFiSignalStrengthLEDs(i.e.LowandMedium)are ON,indicatingstrongsignal,see 1.4.1 Note:Ifthe2nd(Mediumstrength)LEDisnotlitsteadily(i.e.blinking)itisnotgood enough!

3GREENLEDs:Goodsignalstrength 2GREENLEDs:Mediumsignal h 1GREENLEDs:Lowsignalstrength Fortroubleshootingtheconnection,usebacktobackconnectiontoyour laptop,see7.5 June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page80 Chapter 5 MounttheReader 5.3 ConnecttheReadertoPower 1. MakesurethatthepowercabledoesnotdangleundertheReader.Securethe connectorandremainingwhitecabletothebracketarmusingcableties. Towards power outlet 2. Connectthepowerboxtothepoweroutlet. 3. PowertheReaderon,usingthepowerswitchlocatedonthepowerbox.Verify thattheLEDsshowgoodreceptionforbothtagsandWiFi,see 1.4.1 4. Whendonewiththeinstallation,waittoseethattheActivityLogReportis beingupdatedwithtagmessages. Note:YoumaysettheReaderstransmissionintervalviaAfiControl configuratorto5minutes(see 4.2.3),sothatyouwillbeabletocheckthatall tagstransmit,withinnolongerthan15minutes,andthenchangeitbackto15 minutes.ThetagscanbeviewedintheActivitylogreport,see AppendixC Beforeusingthesystemfordetectingcowsinheat,averagebehaviorperformance baselinemustbegeneratedbytheapplication.Thiscantake5to6days. Atthispoint,theHerdsdataisenteredintoAfiFarm.RefertoAppendixFfor guidelinesonthisprocedure. June2016 AfiActIIInstallationManual Page81