Agrident AWR300 User manual

User Guide and Instructions for using
1) AWR Link Software & 2) Select Sheepware
From TGM Software Solutions Ltd

Contents
A new type of EID Stick...........................................................................1
Before you start......................................................................................2
Operating the AWR ................................................................................ 3
Setting Tag Read Mode ..........................................................................4
Reading a Tag .........................................................................................5
Starting a New Group.............................................................................8
Printing from the Stick and Bluetooth Options ......................................9
-Interface Setup ...................................................................................9
-Printer Setup.......................................................................................9
-Printer Connection..............................................................................9
-Printing Lists........................................................................................ 9
-Reconnection after Power-off .......................................................... 10
-Printing Barcodes..............................................................................10
-Switching quickly between Bluetooth devices..................................10
-Setting Bluetooth Passkey ................................................................10
Task Mode............................................................................................ 11
-Choosing the type of task .................................................................11
-Starting a new Task...........................................................................11
-Single/Multiple .................................................................................11
-Editing Lists.......................................................................................11
Task Scenario Examples........................................................................12
1. Add / Retag / Death / Purchase / Sale / Temporary Movement....12
2. Birth or Abort .................................................................................12
3. Alert / Comments........................................................................... 13
4. Fostering ........................................................................................13

5. Groups............................................................................................13
6. Medicine ........................................................................................13
7. Milk Recording ...............................................................................13
8. Tupping / Scan................................................................................14
9. Weight / Muscle............................................................................. 14
Synchronising the stick with AWR Link Software (V2.1).......................15
-Download Tag Lists ........................................................................... 17
-Using Task Mode...............................................................................23
-Initialising Tasks ................................................................................24
-Downloading Task Data ....................................................................25
-Medicine record keeping .................................................................. 26
1) View Quality Assurance Report......................................................26
2) Print Medicine Purchase Report ....................................................27
3) Add a New Line to the grid.............................................................27
4) Modify Medicines used.................................................................. 27
5) Modify Medicines Purchased......................................................... 28
-Printing .............................................................................................29
-Spreadsheets .................................................................................... 30
-Database........................................................................................... 31
Synchronising the stick with Select Sheepware.................................... 33
Appendix: ............................................................................................. 39
-Menu Structure...................................................................................39

1
A new type of EID Stick
We believe this is the only stick reader available on the market
with the ability to have a built in database for under
£650/€800.
This new reader offers exciting possibilities for farmers. As
well as having superb reach for scanning batches of sheep,
management information can also be recorded.
For the first time we can give farmers the potential to link
lambs to ewes and rams, record weights and medicine
treatments as well as the facility to look up an animal’s history
or add new animals with a stick reader. Using this data
informed decisions can be made to improve flock performance
and efficiency.
Connections to electronic weight scales, phones and printers
are possible using the built in Bluetooth option and the reader
is both light and robust making it ideal for many flocks. The
internal database in the stick has the ability to show not only
current information on the sheep, but details of past lamb
crops.
While it functions like other EID sticks for example reading in
lists of tags and allocating to groups, the ability of the AWR
300 to provide full management recording now, or in the
future, at no extra cost sets this stick apart from all other
similarly priced sticks on the market.

2
Before you start
You should fully charge the internal high-capacity lithium-ion battery
prior to the first use. Use the provided Y-Cable and power adapter.
Please connect the Y-Cable to the bayonet connector at the bottom of
the reader and the power supply to the circular connector of the Y-
Cable. A full charge from empty will take approximately 3 ½ hours
To connect the cable, line up the
White Arrow with the narrow slot,
push tight and twist the end of the
collar clockwise (1/8 of a turn) to
lock into position

3
Operating the AWR
Tip lights up 3 colours:
Green = Successful Read
Blue = Duplicate Read
Red = Searching for Tag in
continuous Read Mode
The Stick will vibrate for a brief moment when a
tag is read successfully to let you know the tag was
definitely recorded.
The Home Screen Displays current battery charge,
time, Reading status, and 2 options which
correspond to the Red and Blue soft-keys below
them.
The Directional Arrows are used for scrolling
through each screen and also for entering data.
The Green Enter button in the middle is used to:
Turn on the Stick, Read a Tag, confirm a Selection
and move to next screen in Task Mode.
Holding the down arrow for more than 2 seconds
will turn the reader off.
Hold in the blue button to get a list of quick options.
1. New Group
2. Set Bluetooth Mode
3. Animal Counter on/Off
4. Set Read Mode.
If you find it more convenient, you can change the
function of the blue HotKey to one of these 4 options by
pressing ‘Set HotKey’.

4
Setting Tag Read Mode
The stick can read tags individually or continuously.
To change Read Mode press
Menu, Setup, Reader Settings, Set
Read Mode and pick either Single
Read or Continuous Read.
For individual reading of tags the user must press the Enter button
each time they want to read a tag. For recording management
information about individual animals, this mode is much better.
For continuous reading of tags the user only has to press the Enter
button once to start reading tags and it will keep recording as each tag
comes into range. This is much faster for certain situations where
speed is critical, for example recording a batch of animals as they run
onto a lorry for sale, or, where you are recording the same event in
Task Mode for a batch of animals such as a Medicine treatment for the
whole flock.
In continuous mode, if no tags are read after 60 seconds, it will stop
attempting to read and return to the main screen.

5
Reading a Tag
After you press the Green button to read a tag you will see the
following data about the animal....
Press the Red soft-key to see the Tag-data
(EID, Visual ID, Date and Time of reading
and Alert text (if one has been recorded).
Press the Red soft-key again to enter the
full Database record for the animal (if it is
already in the Database)

6
Here you can see: Visual ID, EID, Alert, Flock, Date of Birth, Sex, Type,
Breed, Sire, Dam, Batch, Feed Group, Lambs Alive/Dead, Previous
Births*, Weights History* and Medicine History*for the animal.
Use the arrows to scroll through each database screen.
ID, DOB, Sex, Type, Breed
Last 2 recorded comments
Parents, Groups
Last 3 recorded medicines and reasons
Lambs from Last Lambing and their tags
Last 6 recorded weights and DLWG