ATI Technologies Micro M5 User manual

Micro M5 Manual
Version - 2.0
Date - September 2021
Part Number - 39-3010
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Index
Manual Version............................................................................................................ 8
About the Micro M5 Control............................................................................................ 9
The Micro M5 Front Panel............................................................................................... 10
Installing the Micro M5 Control ....................................................................................... 11
Good Practice During the Installation............................................................................... 12
Micro M5 Control PCB Wiring Connections......................................................................... 13
Micro M5 Control Relay Board Wiring Connections.............................................................. 14
Up to 16 Feeders per Side Wiring Diagram with 1 x 396 Watt 12vDC Power Supply.................... 17
Up to 16 Feeders per Side Relay Board Wiring Diagram with 1 x 396 Watt 12vDC Power Supply... 18
Up to 16 Feeders per Side Wiring Diagram with 2 x 396 Watt 12vDC Power Supply.................... 19
Up to 16 Feeders per Side Relay Board Wiring Diagram with 2 x 396 Watt 12vDC Power Supply... 20
Up to 32 Feeders per Side Wiring Diagram with 1 x 396 Watt 12vDC Power Supply.................... 21
Up to 32 Feeders per Side Wiring Diagram with 2 x 396 Watt 12vDC Power Supply.................... 22
Wiring Diagram for Non-ATL Feeders and Control Only 60 Watt 12vDC Power Supply................ 23
Feed Mode and Standby Switch Wiring............................................................................. 23
Setting the Relay Board Address..................................................................................... 24
Setting Up the Micro M5 Control...................................................................................... 25
The Keypad................................................................................................................. 25
The Display................................................................................................................. 25
Entering Setup............................................................................................................ 26
Entering the Access Code.............................................................................................. 26
Navigating Through Menu Items..................................................................................... 26
The Settings Menu Structure.......................................................................................... 27
The Key Buzzer Setting................................................................................................. 29
The Attention Buzzer Setting.......................................................................................... 29
Setting the Time.......................................................................................................... 30
Setting the Date........................................................................................................... 31
Setting the Animal Type................................................................................................. 33
SBC (Serial Bus Converter) Board.................................................................................... 34
Control Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Serial Number.............................................................. 35
Micro M5 Control Software Version.................................................................................. 35
Restore Factory Settings................................................................................................ 36
Exit Setup................................................................................................................... 37

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The Parlour Settings Menu Structure................................................................................. 38
Parlour Type Setting....................................................................................................... 40
Number of Stalls Setting................................................................................................. 41
Milkings Per Day............................................................................................................ 43
Parlour Attentions.......................................................................................................... 45
Parlour Status Attentions................................................................................................ 45
Parlour Flag Attentions................................................................................................... 47
PowerFlush Setting........................................................................................................ 50
The Milk Pump Control Setting.......................................................................................... 50
The Pulse8 Pulsation Control Setting................................................................................. 51
The AirBlast Control Setting............................................................................................. 52
The Auto Wash Setting.................................................................................................... 52
The RVS (Remote Vacuum Sensor) Setting......................................................................... 52
The Parlour Entry / Exit Gate Control Setting....................................................................... 53
The Rotary Parlour Settings Menu Structure........................................................................ 54
Enable Bonker Setting.................................................................................................... 55
Bonker Offset Setting..................................................................................................... 55
Bonker Time Setting....................................................................................................... 55
Rotary Stall Gap Configuration......................................................................................... 56
Identification Offset........................................................................................................ 56
The Feeding Settings Menu Structure for All Parlours, Except Rotary Parlours............................ 57
The Feeding Settings Menu Structure for Rotary Parlours....................................................... 59
Enable Feeding Setting.................................................................................................... 60
Feed Control Type Setting................................................................................................ 60
Setting the Number of Feeders to Run at Once..................................................................... 60
Stored Feed Mode Setting................................................................................................ 61
Fuse Detection Setting.................................................................................................... 61
The PFD (Animal Already Fed Check) Setting....................................................................... 61
The Units Value Setting................................................................................................... 62
Global Calibration Setting................................................................................................ 62
Individual Feed Calibration.............................................................................................. 63
Feeder Output Reallocation............................................................................................. 65
Enable Trickle Feeding Setting.......................................................................................... 66
Trickle Feed Value Setting............................................................................................... 66
Trickle Feed Delay Setting............................................................................................... 66
Pulsed Feeder On Time Setting....................................................................................... 67

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Pulsed Feeder Off Time Setting....................................................................................... 67
Bin Level Setting.......................................................................................................... 68
Bin Warning Level........................................................................................................ 68
Rotary Feeder Offset Setting.......................................................................................... 69
Rotary Feeder Calibration.............................................................................................. 69
Auto ID Settings Menu Structure for All Parlours, Except Rotary Parlours................................. 70
Auto ID Settings Menu Structure for Rotary Parlours........................................................... 70
Auto ID Type Setting..................................................................................................... 71
Setting the Auto ID Feeding Lag...................................................................................... 72
Setting the Unlinked Tag Error......................................................................................... 72
Pre-Feed Setting.......................................................................................................... 73
Rotary Auto ID Platform Linking...................................................................................... 74
Rotary Auto ID Single Stall Linking.................................................................................. 75
The MPC (Milking Point Control) Menu Structure for All Types except Milk Meter Interfaces (MMIF) 76
The MPC (Milking Point Control) Menu Structure for Milk Meter Interfaces (MMIF)...................... 78
MPC Type Setting........................................................................................................... 79
Milk Meter Interface (MMIF) Pulse Calibration Setting........................................................... 80
MPC Feed On Milk Setting................................................................................................ 81
MPC Editable Flags Menu................................................................................................. 81
MPC Alert Flags Menu...................................................................................................... 85
MPC Alert Status’ Menu................................................................................................... 88
MPC Lockup Flags Settings.............................................................................................. 90
MPC Lockup Status’ Settings............................................................................................ 91
MPC Dump Milk Flags Settings.......................................................................................... 92
MPC Dump Milk Status’ Settings....................................................................................... 93
MPC No Milk Flags Settings............................................................................................... 94
MPC No Milk Status’ Settings............................................................................................ 95
MPC Scan Settings......................................................................................................... 96
MPC Enable Slow Milker ACR Setting.................................................................................. 97
MPC Slow Milker ACR Setting............................................................................................ 97
MPC Slow Milker ACR Hold Off Time Setting......................................................................... 97
MPC Enable Post Milking Yield Setting................................................................................ 98
MPC Post Milking Yield Average Days Setting....................................................................... 98
MPC Post Milking Yield Percentage Setting.......................................................................... 98
MPC Enable Post Milking Conductivity Setting......................................................................... 99
MPC Post Milking Conductivity Average Days Setting............................................................ 99

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MPC Post Milking Conductivity Percentage Setting................................................................ 99
MPC Enable Post Milking Length Setting............................................................................. 100
MPC Post Milking Length Average Days Setting.................................................................... 100
MPC Post Milking Length Percentage Days Setting................................................................ 100
Out of Parlour Feeding (OOPF) Settings Menu...................................................................... 101
Out of Parlour Type Setting.............................................................................................. 103
Out of Parlour Number of Stalls Setting............................................................................. 104
Out of Parlour Attached Feeder Type Setting....................................................................... 104
Out of Parlour Feed Delay Setting...................................................................................... 105
Out of Parlour Feeder Calibration...................................................................................... 106
Out of Parlour Feed Carry Over Setting............................................................................... 108
Out of Parlour Period Maximum Feed Setting....................................................................... 108
Out of Parlour Uneaten Feed Warning Level Setting.............................................................. 109
Out of Parlour Visits Warning Level Setting.......................................................................... 109
Out of Parlour Visit Length Warning Level Setting................................................................. 110
Out of Parlour Bin A Level Setting...................................................................................... 111
Out of Parlour Bin B Level Setting...................................................................................... 111
Out of Parlour Bin A Warning Level Setting.......................................................................... 112
Out of Parlour Bin B Warning Level Setting.......................................................................... 112
Out of Parlour Start Of Day Setting.................................................................................... 113
Out of Parlour Feed Periods Setting................................................................................... 114
Out of Parlour Disabled Schedule...................................................................................... 115
Out of Parlour Restart Day Menu Item................................................................................ 116
Out of Parlour Linking Animals Menu Item........................................................................... 117
Out of Parlour Linking the Master Tag Menu Item.................................................................. 118
The Sorting Gate Settings Menu Structure......................................................................... 119
Sorting Gate Type Setting................................................................................................ 121
Linking Animals Using the Sorting Gate.............................................................................. 122
The Quick Sort Clear Setting............................................................................................ 123
The Quick Sort Gate Setting............................................................................................. 124
The Heat Alert Gate Setting.............................................................................................. 124
The Health Alert Gate Setting........................................................................................... 124
The Unlinked Tag Gate Setting.......................................................................................... 124
The Sorting Gate Plan Change Over Setting......................................................................... 125
The Quick Sort Gate Priority Setting.................................................................................. 126
The Quick Sort Gate Output Mask Setting........................................................................... 126

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The Diagnostics Menu Structure ....................................................................................... 127
Test Displays Diagnostics................................................................................................ 129
Test Keyboard Diagnostic................................................................................................ 130
M2Bus IDS Routines....................................................................................................... 131
Running a M2Bus IDS Routine.......................................................................................... 133
SBC (Serial Bus Converter) Board Communications Diagnostics............................................. 134
Test Relay Board Diagnostic............................................................................................. 135
The Auto ID Diagnostics for Install Auto ID Systems (Including Rotary Parlours)........................ 136
The Auto ID Diagnostics for Portal Auto ID Systems.............................................................. 137
The Stall Identification Diagnostics for Rotary Parlours......................................................... 138
The Milk Meter Interface (MMIF) Diagnostics Routine............................................................ 139
The Out of Parlour Diagnostics Routine............................................................................... 140
The Sorting Gate Diagnostics Routine................................................................................ 141
Ethernet Configuration Menu Struture............................................................................... 142
The DHCP Server........................................................................................................... 143
The DHCP Lease............................................................................................................ 143
The IP Address.............................................................................................................. 143
The Subnet Mask........................................................................................................... 143
The Gateway IP Address.................................................................................................. 144
The DNS IP Address....................................................................................................... 144
The Cloud Data Status.................................................................................................... 144
Checking the Connection to ATL Servers........................................................................... 145
Animal Data.................................................................................................................. 146
Creating Animals........................................................................................................... 146
Viewing an Animals Record.............................................................................................. 146
Changing the current display total..................................................................................... 147
Changing Animal flags.................................................................................................... 151
Key shortcuts to common flags......................................................................................... 154
Changing Animal Sorting flags.......................................................................................... 155
Setting an animal in a stall............................................................................................... 157
Viewing animals in the parlour.......................................................................................... 157
Viewing herd totals........................................................................................................ 159
Clearing flags for all animals in the herd............................................................................. 160
Altering values for all animals in the herd ........................................................................... 164
Setting up sorting plans for the herd.................................................................................. 167
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Standby Feeding.......................................................................................................... 170
Electronic Fuse Trip Warning........................................................................................... 171
Power Supply Failure Warning......................................................................................... 171
Feed Bin Level Warning.................................................................................................. 172
Feeders Turned Off Warning........................................................................................... 172
Monthly / Six Monthly / Yearly Routine Maintenance............................................................ 173
Parlour Wash Down....................................................................................................... 173
Troubleshooting........................................................................................................... 174
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Manual Versions
Version 1.0 - April 2017...........................................First Version of Manual (Control Firmware v2.01)
Version 1.1 - June 2018...........................................Updated for Control Firmware v2.34
Version 1.2 - December 2018...................................Large Update - feeding, auto-id, change key
Version 2.0 - September 2021..................................Update to Control Firmware Version 3.44

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About the Micro M5 Parlour Control
The Micro M5 is a simple and easy to use parlour control. It uses embedded technology to provide all the
functionality and data storage required to run automation systems on herringbone, parallel and rotary
milking parlours for cows, goats and sheep.
It connects to a wide range of systems including cluster removers, milk meters, parlour automatic
identification, automatic drafting gates, backflush, automatic plant washers and dairy animal management
software.
General Features:
Memory can store up to 5,000 animals;
6 digit alphanumeric animal numbers;
Multiple attentions - milked, fed, hold milk, in heat, mastitis by quarter, test, dry, slow, low yield,
manual, high conductivity, damaged teat per quarter, colostrum and antibiotic - optional animal
already fed attention;
Feeding and milking prevention on attentions;
Optional audible attentions;
Stainless steel mounting bracket and fixing kit included.
Options:
Feeding and non-feeding versions available;
Store milking data using MM range of milk meters;
Automatically feed and store milk yields without keypad animal number entry using parlour
automatic identification;
Automatically sort animals using the Pegasus drafting system;
Connect to Cowculator M5 PC software to manage your animals, perform feed to yield and select
animals for drafting from the comfort of your farm office;
Connect to the internet to connect with the ATL App.
Milking Features:
2 or 3 milkings per day;
Connects to the CR35 cluster remover - stores milking start time, milking length and highest
conductivity value;
Connects to the MM range of milk meters - stores milking start time, milking length, milk yield,
highest conductivity valve and stall number.
Cowculator PC Software Additional Features:
Manage your animals using feed and yield history over multiple lactations;
Monitor animals health and medicine use;
Feed to yield and feeding based on days in milk.
Specifications:
12/24vDC switching positive or negative feeders as standard - 12-230vAC feeder switching voltage
optional using Feeder Interface
Drives electric, vacuum or compressed air feeders;
Electronic fuse detection with power supply failure warning;
Drives 16 feeders per side as standard - up to 100 feeders per side using Relay Extender Boxes.
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Change Key
Shift Key
Recall Key -
Browse animals
in the parlour.
Number Entry Keys
Setup Functions:
Shift + Key 1 - Start scanning the current side
Key 2 & Key 6 - Move up in any menu
Key 4 & Key 8 - Move down in any menu
Feed / Milk Key -
Enter an animal
in a stall.
Shift Function -
Batch Feed a
side.
Enter Key
Shift Function
- Setup
Animal Flags
Cancel Key
Animal Editing Keys
Flags Key : Allows the user to edit the animals flags.
Cursor Key : Moves the cursor to edit the desired value.
Shift + Cursor Key : Creates a new animal with the entered brand.
Attn Key -
Process parlour
errors.
Quick Sort -
Quickly sort
from the
parlour.
Shift Function -
Control sorting
plans
Step Key - Step
between stalls.
Side Key -
Change Parlour
Side.
Shift Function -
Change Palour
Mode, between
Milk, Idle and
Wash.
Page Key : Changes the current display page of the animal record.
Shift + Page Key : Clears the current displaying record.
Browse Key : Browse through the herd. Shift + Browse : Browse back
through the herd.