Digi-Star StockWeigh 550 EID User Manual

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OPERATORS MANUAL

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin USA

Helden-Beringe, The Netherlands

www.digi-star.com

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Operators Manual

Table of Contents

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What You Get .....................................................................................1

StockWeigh 550 EID Specifications....................................................1

Getting Started.......................................................................................2

Installing StockWeigh 550 EID Indicator.............................................2

Standard Operation (Using Default Settings)......................................3

Optional Settings...................................................................................4

Change Setup for Load Cells..............................................................4

Changing Options Using Long Form Setup ........................................5

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Getting Started.....................................................................................12

Read the Software License Agreement ............................................12

Minimum System Requirements .......................................................12

Installing the StockWeigh Link PC Software...................................13

Transferring Data from Indicator to PC .............................................13

FILES/Comm Port for StockWeigh 550 EID .....................................13

FILES/Setup Options ........................................................................14

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Weigh Methods.................................................................................17

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Short Form Calibration......................................................................19

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Operators Manual

StockWeigh 550 EID

The Digi-Star StockWeigh 550 EID indicator is designed to weigh livestock, collect EID (electronic
identification) and store the information (tag number, weight, date and time) in the indicator memory
for later transfer to a PC. The Lock-On feature allows this scale to weigh active and restless
animals within ±1% of actual weight. This indicator can be connected to various load cell systems.
StockWeigh Link PC Software easily transfers the data that has been collected to a comma
separated value (CSV) file on a PC.

What You Get

StockWeigh 550 EID Indicator
Power Cable with Battery Clips (for 12 Volt DC Operation)
Power Cube (for 120 Volt AC Operation)
Serial Interface Cable (For Connecting to a PC)
StockWeigh Link PC Software CD

Optional Equipment
Allflex ISO Compatible RFID Stick Reader (order separately)

StockWeigh 550 EID Specifications

The indicator interfaces with Allflex ISO Compatible RFID Readers.
The Indicator can hold information for up to 1536 animals in its memory.
The indicator can connect up to an ordinary PC via the serial port and transfer the livestock data to

a PC.

Each line of data has seven data fields including:

1. EID Data

2. Weight Value

3. Unit of Measure (LB/KG)

4. “$” Indicating Weight Locked-On

5. “GR” for Gross or “NT” for Net Mode

6. Date

7. Time

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Getting Started

The following steps will allow you to get familiar with your new StockWeigh 550 EID indicator.
More detailed instructions and option settings follow the “Getting Started” section. For instructions
to transfer your livestock data to your PC, see the “StockWeigh Link PC Software” section of this
manual.

Installing StockWeigh 550 EID Indicator

Connecting Power

Connect power cord to the bottom panel power connector. Power can be obtained from a 12VDC
battery or from a 120VAC power cube that plugs into a wall outlet. Power to the EID reader is
provided through the Indicator.

NOTE: A small 12V deep cycle lead acid battery will provide many hours of operation for the indicator

and the EID reader.

WARNING: Disconnect the indicator from the battery while recharging. Damage can

occur to the indicator and the stick reader.

Connecting Load Cells

Connect StockWeigh Load Cell cables provided with your indicator to the two bottom panel load cell
connectors. Your StockWeigh indicator has been calibrated at the factory to weigh accurately with
these loads cells.

If connecting to load cells that were not provided with your system, the indicator must be calibrated
to weigh properly. Contact Digi-Star Technical Support for assistance. Phone [phone].

Connecting the Allflex

Connect the Allflex Stick Reader to the bottom panel connector labeled “EID READER” and tighten
thumbscrews. The Indicator provides power to the EID reader. The power receptacle on the EID
reader is not used.

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Stick Reader

CAUTION: Do not hold down the “READ” button on the stick reader while applying power.

This will change the configuration of the stick reader.

See the Allflex Stick Reader User Manual and Appendix “B” for more reader information.

Turning ON the Scale

Press [ON/Record].
A brief “HELLO” message will be displayed. The scale enters the GROSS weighing mode.
The gross mode displays the weight change since the unit was last ZERO/BALANCED.

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Zero Balance the Scale

Press the [NET/GROSS] key and within three seconds, press the [ZERO/RECHECK] key.
The ZERO/BALANCE will “balance off” the dead load such as the platform weight or any

attachment to the platform.
“ZERO” is displayed to show completion of the step and the scale is put in the GROSS mode.

Standard Operation (Using Default Settings)

To view and adjust the default setting, see “Optional Settings” starting on page 8.

Reading Eartags and Weighing Animals

1. Connect load cells, power and Stick Reader (page 6) and turn “ON” indicator.

2. “Zero Balance” the scale by pressing [NET/GROSS] then press [ZERO/RECHECK]
within 3 seconds.

3. Bring the animal onto the scale platform.

4. After a few seconds, the indicator “Locks On” to an animal’s weight, and an “L” will show
in the upper left corner of the display. The display now alternates between “no EID” and
the weight of the animal.

5. Push the button on the Allflex EID Stick Reader while the end of the stick reader is
within range of the EID tag. Once the tag is read, the Stick Reader will “beep” and the
LED indication on the Stick Reader will turn from red to green.

6. Release the animal. When the animal steps off the scale, the scale automatically stores
and prints the weight data (EID number, Weight, Date, Time etc.).

NOTES: The EID tag may be read any time before, during or after the weight has “Locked-On”. The last

four digits of the tag will be displayed after it is read.

The EID Tag may be read multiple times. The stick reader will single beep the first time it

reads a tag and double beep when it reads the same tag again. This often results in a multiple
beep while reading an eartag.

Each time the [ON/RECORD] button is pressed one line of data is stored in memory. Multiple

entries can be made for each animal by pressing the button more than once. If the data is
stored manually for an animal, the data will not be stored automatically when the animal steps
off the scale. The automatic mode will resume for the next animal.

The last four digits of the EID number will be flanked by dashes before the data is stored.

Once the data has been manually stored stars flank the data.

Example:

BEFORE STORING -2468- AFTER STORING *2468*
The EID reader can read data from other devices such as car keys. Such devices can cause

confusion if they are read erroneously.
No print device is necessary for operation of the indicator when weighing animals and storing

livestock data.

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To Recheck Lock-On Weight

While the animal is still on the scale platform, press the [ZERO/RECHECK] key to “RECHECK” or
recalculate the weight of the animal. This is the weight that will be printed and/or stored when the
animal steps off of the scale platform or the [ON/RECORD] key is pressed.

Low Battery Indication

If the supply voltage drops below the (10.5 Volts), the message “RECHARGE BATTERY ­TURNING OFF” and “LO BAT” will periodically show on the display to alert the operator of the

low battery condition. After 2 minutes the indicator will shut off.

WARNING: Disconnect the indicator from the battery while recharging. DAMAGE CAN

OCCUR to the indicator and the stick reader.

Self Test

Press [NET/GROSS] then [ON/Record] during normal system operation to start the self-test.

Memory Full Indication

Memory capacity is 1536 lines of data. When memory is 90% full, a warning message will
periodically scroll across the screen.

Optional Settings

The Indicator has optional settings that allow flexibility in the way that the scale is used and data is
collected.

Change Setup for Load Cells.

The indicator setup and calibration numbers need to be modified when changing load cell type.
Follow the steps below to change the setup and calibration numbers.

Enter the “Short Form Calibration Selection” menu by holding [Zero] and pushing [On/Off] for three
seconds.

Press [Gross/Net] to advance through the following selections.

3300LB StockWeigh 3300 with Lock On (pounds)
6600LB StockWeigh 3300 with Lock On (pounds)
10K LB StockWeigh 10000 with Lock On (pounds)
14K LB StockWeigh 14000 with Lock On (pounds)
3300KG StockWeigh 3300 with Lock On (kilograms)
6600KG StockWeigh 3300 with Lock On (kilograms)
10K KG StockWeigh 10000 with Lock On (kilograms)
14K KG StockWeigh 14000 with Lock On (kilograms)
CUSTOM Any other load cell. See “Short Form Calibration” in Appendix “A”

for detailed instructions.

Press [On/Off] to save desired load cell calibration and exit.

NOTE: If the indicator is not set for weigh method 4 or 8, “Lock-On Weigh Method” the indicator will

enter the “Short Form Calibration” menu (see Appendix “A”).

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Changing Options Using Long Form Setup

1. Enter the Long Form Setup by holding [Net-Gross] and pushing [ON/Record] for three

seconds.

2. Press [On/Record] to advance to the desired parameter.

3. Press [Net/Gross] to advance to the proper setting.

4. Press [On/Record] to save setting and advance to the next parameter.

5. Hold [Tare] and press [On] to return to indicator operation.

Default Settings

Default settings for the indicator are as follows:

ZTRACK ON date (SET)
W MTHD 4 TareAP off
LOCKON 8 l prt off
LKNHLD Off scorem 0
AUTOFF off aprint off
LSTORE AUTEID prtfmt Auto
Lssend OFF c1 dly off
Estore ON c2 dly off
Izero on count 1
EIDAUT 0FF arange on
TOME F 24 HR lb-kg lb
TIME (SET) cap 40000
Date F 2

These parameters can be selected, de-selected or adjusted to fit the way you use the scale. See
below for descriptions.

ZTRACK

W MTHD

LOCKON

Zero Tracking
If “ON”, the scale will adjust for small weight variances of up to 5lbs

in the Lock-On weigh method. This allows the scale to compensate
for such things as mud or snow accumulation on the scale platform.

Weigh Method
Weigh method allows the operator to adjust how much processing

or number-crunching the scale processor does to the load cell data
before displaying the weight. See Appendix “B” for details. Select
weigh method #4 “Lock-On” for animal weighing.

Lock-On
Available settings are 1 thru 9. A low value, such as a 1 or 2,

allows the system to be more sensitive to animal motion. A high
value, such as an 8 or 9, allows the scale to lock on faster. Use
the lowest setting that still allows the system to lock on
consistently.

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LKNHLD

AUTOFF

LSTORE

OFF

MANPRT

Lock-N-Hold
This feature continues to hold the Lock-On weight on the display

for an animal after it has stepped off the platform.
This allows the operator to place the animal on the weighing

platform, medicate, remove the animal from the platform and then
record the animal's weight after it has stepped off the platform.
The display will restart once another animal has stepped onto the
platform and exceeds 2.5% of the scale capacity. For example if
the scale capacity is set at 4000lbs (StockWeigh 3300), 100lbs is
required to reset the display. The indicator will return to normal
weighing after 5 minutes if no other animal steps on the weighing
platform. The [RECHECK] key can be used to return the indicator
to the weighing mode.

Auto Off
This feature allows the operator to have the indicator

automatically shut itself OFF after either 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes
of inactivity.

This feature will extend battery life on battery powered portable
scales. Prior to the scale shutting off, the message “GOODBYE”
will be scrolled across the display for approximately 15 seconds.
Pressing a key on the indicator during this time will prevent the
unit from turning off and restart the internal shut-off timer.

Lock-On Store
This feature allows the user to configure how and when weighing

data is printed or sent to computer port and stored into memory on
the Indicator during animal weighing.

Data that is stored into memory is retrieved using “StockWeigh
Link” software.

Manual mode requires the operator to push [ON/RECORD] to
store and/or send the data for each animal.

The automatic mode allows the data to be stored and/or sent
either by pressing the [ON/RECORD] button, after the scale
“Locks-On” or when the animal steps off the platform.

Off

- Indicator does not accept EID data.

- Indicator does not store data to memory.

- Sends data to computer port only when TAREAP or APRINT
are set to “ON”.

- Set PRTFMT to select desired print format. See Appendix F.

Manual Print

- Indicator does not accept EID data.

- Indicator does not store data in memory.

- Sends time, date and weight data to the computer port when
operator presses the [ON/Record] key.

- Set PRTFMT to select desired print format. See Appendix F.

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AUTPRT

MAN WT

autoWT

MANEID

Automatic Print

- Indicator does not accept EID data.

- Indicator does not store data in memory.

- Sends Time, Date and Weight data to the computer port when
the scale locks-on or when the animal steps off the platform.

- Set LSSEND to select when data is sent.

- Set PRTFMT to select desired format. See Appendix F.

Manual Weight

- Indicator accepts EID data.

- Message will not alert operator if EID data is missing.

- Indicator does not store data in memory.

- Sends EID, time, date and weight data to the computer port
when operator presses the [ON/Record] key.

- Print format is EID print format. See Appendix F.

- Data will print even if EID is not provided.

Automatic Weight

- Indicator accepts EID data.

- Message will not alert operator if EID data is missing.

- Indicator does not store data in memory.

- Sends EID, time, date and weight data to the computer port
when the scale “Locks-On” or when the animal steps off the
platform.

- Set LSSEND to select when data is sent to computer port.

- Print format is EID print format. See Appendix F.

- If LSSEND is “ON”, data will be sent to computer port when
scale “Locks-On” to weight. EID must
weighed in this mode.

- If LSSEND is “OFF”, and EID is not read, time, date and
weight data will be sent when the animal steps off the platform.

Manual EID

- Indicator accepts EID data.

- Message alerts operator if EID data is missing.

- Sends EID, time, date and weight data to the computer port
and stores the comma-separated values (CSV) in memory
when operator presses the [ON/Record] key.

- Print format is EID print format. See Appendix F.

- Data is stored in EID data format.

- If ESTORE is “OFF”, data is not stored into indicator memory.

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If LSSEND is “OFF” and EID is not read, time, date and weight

Message alerts operator if EID data is missing. Operator must

AUTEID

MANCHK

AUTCHK

Automatic EID

- Indicator accepts EID data.

- Message alerts operator if EID data is missing.

- Sends EID, time, date and weight data to the computer port
and stores the CSV in memory when the scale “Locks-On” or
when the animal steps off the platform.

- Set LSSEND to select when data is printed.

- Print format is EID print format. See Appendix F.

- Data is stored in EID data format. See Appendix F.

- If LSSEND is “ON” and EID is not read, press [ON/RECORD]
to print data.

­data will print when the animal steps off the platform.

- If ESTORE is “OFF”, data is not stored into indicator memory.

Manual Check

- Indicator accepts EID data.

­press [ON/RECORD] to print and store data with or without
EID.

- Sends EID, time, date and weight data to the computer port
and stores the comma-separated values (CSV) in memory
when operator presses the [ON/Record] key.

- Print format is EID print format. See Appendix F.

- Data is stored in EID data format. See Appendix F.

- If ESTORE is “OFF”, data is not stored into indicator memory.

Automatic Check

- Indicator accepts EID data.

- Message alerts operator if EID data is missing. Operator must
press [ON/RECORD] to print and store data without EID.

- Sends EID, time, date and weight data to the computer port
and stores the (CSV) in memory when EID data is read and
the scale locks-on or when the animal steps off the platform.

- Set LSSEND to select when data is printed.

- Print format is EID print format. See Appendix F.

- Data is stored in EID data format. See Appendix F.

- If ESTORE is “OFF”, data is not stored into indicator memory.

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