Cima CONTROL PIG User manual

Rev. 1.58 C of 09/2019
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CIMA CONTROL PIG

1
INDEX
FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES....................................................................................................................2
TECHNICAL FEATURES.............................................................................................................................3
KEYS FUNCTIONS......................................................................................................................................3
USE OF DIRECTIONAL AND NUMERIC KEYBOARD KEYS ......................................................................4
TO START –BASIC FUNCTIONS ...............................................................................................................7
MAIN MENU…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..14
SUBMENU….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….15
EXAMPLES OF .CSV FILES......................................................................................................................22
CONNECTORS PLAN................................................................................................................................26
CONNECTION SCHEME...........................................................................................................................28
TAGS AND MARKER SYSTEM .................................................................................................................29
TROUBLE SHOOTING...............................................................................................................................31
Electronics Control
Units
Telescopic Tube
Handwheels for Adjusting
the Telescopic Tube
Main Support
Handwheel for Fitting the
Main Support
Load cells with
leveling feet
Extractable Handle
for Transport
Floor Anti-Slip
Aluminum Structure
Support Antenna
Antenna
Serial No
CIMA CONTROL PIG
Serial No : . . . . .

2
FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES
The CIMA CONTROL PIG indicator weighs the animals during their passage on the platform and has memory
functions of the detected weights. It allows acquiring and storing more weight data, supplying the total amount and the
average of weighed animals. This electronics allows to store up to 200 acquisitions that can be saved in special files in
a format compatible to Excel and downloaded on SUB Pen Drive.
The CIMA CONTROL PIG indicator has the following features:

Rev. 1.58 C of 09/2019
➢Weighing system for pig in motion.
➢Total calculation of weighed animals.
➢Average calculation of the weighed animals.
➢Weighing storage in an archive menu.
➢Data storage on USB Pen Drive USB in CSV
format (Excel compatible format)
➢Storage of up to 200 single weighings.
➢On-line Help for each screenpage/function of the
indicator
➢Management of a numerical keyboard with
writing mode equal to the one of mobile phones.
➢Surcharges control system
➢Possibility to manage International
measurement units
➢Calibration through sample weight
➢Possibility to adjust contrast
➢Possibility to adjust light
➢Internal clock
➢Power supply detection
➢Multilingual
➢Possibility to see the read in reverse mode
➢Indicator settings and calibrations backup.
TECHNICAL FEATURES
High sensitivity membrane keyboard
Cast aluminium casing
Protection class
IP 68 with plug-in connectors
Size
L 258 x H 212 x P 75
Weight
2000 grams aprox.
Display
LCD backlit Black/White 320x240 pixel/dot (5.7") with 16 grey levels
Memory
Eeprom (non volatile)
Resolution
135.000 dd
Working conditions
-30 °C + 70 °C
Relative Humidity
95 %
Power supply
From10 up to 32 Vdc
Absorbed power
4 VA max
Load cells Nr.
max. 12 (350 Ω) in parallel
Load cells power supply
5 Vcc
Reading error
+/- Kg. 1out of Kg. 10.000
Display data field
+99999 ; -99999
Measuring range
± 2 mV; ± 20 mV
Conversion speed
80 / sec.
Serial output
1 fixed; 2 optional
Consumption at 12 Vdc
250 mA (in case of 4 connected load cells)
Internal battery
Lithium batteries 8,4V 5200mA
Battery life
8 hours of operation, according to the animals passage
Display visible in full sunlight
Clock / Calendar
Protection against radiofrequency interferences
Elimination of power supply interferences
Signalling of low tension

4
KEYS FUNCTIONS
➢ON
➢OFF
➢ACCESS TO USER MENU
➢ENTER
➢EXIT
➢SET THE NAME OF THE WEIGHING
➢SET TIME FOR SPRAY MARKER
➢SHIFTING THE CURSOR UPWARDS
➢PASS TO THE PREVIOUS PAGE
➢SHIFTING THE CURSOR DOWNWARDS
➢PASS TO THE FOLLOWING PAGE
➢SHIFTING THE CURSOR TO THE LEFT
➢SHIFTING THE CURSOR TO THE RIGHT
➢SYSTEM TARE ZEROING / WEIGHT NEW
ANIMAL
➢NOT USED
➢TAGS READING
➢CLOSING AND STORAGE OF THE
CURRENT WEIGHING
➢NOT USED
➢NOT USED
➢NOT USED
➢NOT USED
➢CHANGE WRITING MODE (CAPITAL
LETTERS, SMALL LETTERS, NUMBERS)
➢VISUALIZATION OF MULTILINK
MODULES ALARMS
➢ENTRY OF NUMBER AND LETTERS BY
MEANS OF THE NUMERIC KEYBOARD
➢ENTRY OF NUMBER “0” OR SPACE
➢DELETE CHARACTER (DELETE)
➢WEIGHING BLOCK
➢ENTRY OF DECIMAL POINT
➢ONLINE HELP
ATTENTION: According to the menu, some keys may have either additional or different functions. For more
information, please read the indicator online help, or go on reading this document.

5
USE OF DIRECTIONAL AND NUMERIC
KEYBOARD KEYS
FUNCTION
OPERATION
DISPLAY
To use the scale function in the best way, it is better to know the keys to move in all menus and submenus.
Please find here below all functions of different keys to move.
Cursor movement
To move the cursor highlighted on the display, please
use the following keys:
➢Shift upwards
➢Shift downwards
➢Shift to the left
➢Shift to the right
Enter the selected menu
/ Confirm / Changes
saving
Press the key .
Exit from the previous
screen page / Undo
changes
Press the key .
Numeric Keyboard use
The insertion of characters by means of the numeric
keyboard is done by the repented pressure of the
keys, by following the silk-screen on the keyboard.
For instance, to write the word “CIAO” you need to
press for three times the key , for three times the
key , for one time the key and for three times
the key
On the numeric keyboard there are also some special
keys with the following functions:
➢changes the writing mode, in some
menus you can choose between CAPITAL
LETTERS (ABC), small letters (abc) or
numbers (123)
➢To write the number “0” or an empty
space
➢delete the previous character
➢inserts the character “-“
➢inserts the decimal point

6
ENTRY OF TEXT AND NUMBERS
It is possible to enter text and numbers by means of the numeric keyboard.
By repeatedly pressing the keys, it is possible to enter other characters than the ones present on the keyboard.
If the weighing indicator is used in Russian language, the representation in this language is displayed on the
numerical keyboard.
If the weighing indicator is used in Chinese language for the text and numbers insertion the editing system PinYin
is used (Please read the ADDENDUM CHINESE LANGUAGE).
➢Capital letters ABC (123)
➢Small letters abc (123)
➢Numbers 123
In the following you'll find the character corresponding to the number of pressures of the key in CAPITAL letters
KEY
x1
x2
x3
x4
x5
x6
x7
x8
x9
x10
x11
x12
.
,
?
!
1
A
B
C
Ä
Á
À
Â
Ã
Ç
2
D
E
F
Ë
É
È
Ê
3
G
H
I
Ï
Í
Ì
Î
4
J
K
L
5
M
N
O
Ö
Ñ
Ó
Ò
Ô
Õ
6
P
Q
R
S
Š
7
T
U
V
Ü
Ú
Ù
Û
8
W
X
Y
Z
Ÿ
Ý
Æ
Œ
Ø
Å
Ž
9
and SMALL letters:
KEY
x1
x2
x3
x4
x5
x6
x7
x8
x9
x10
x11
.
,
?
!
1
a
b
c
ä
á
à
â
ã
ç
2
d
e
f
ë
é
è
ê
3
g
h
i
ï
í
ì
î
4
j
k
l
5
m
n
o
ö
ñ
ó
ò
ô
õ
ð
6
p
q
r
s
š
ß
7
t
u
v
ü
ú
ù
û
8
w
x
y
z
ÿ
ý
æ
œ
ø
å
9

7
ANIMALS IDENTIFICATION
TRANSPONDER READING (OPTIONAL)
With the CONTROL PIG series weighing indicators it is possible to associate the weighs of each animal with a
unique identifier.
The identification of the animals through the use of Transponder (Optional) allows to keep the weight value under
control throughout the life of the animal, therefore to evaluate the daily weight variations.
To use the identification of the animals it is necessary to purchase the accessory (Optional) to read the
Transponders.
During weighing the weight of each animal will be associated with a number identified by the tag detected by the
transponder and made available:
➢via export to USB PenDrive in files in CSV format (Excel compatible)
➢to be sent in real time to a Remote Server (Send Remote) via WiFi connection (802.11) with WLAN PIG
(optional)
NOTE: to be sent in real time to a Remote Server (Send Remote) via WiFi connection (802.11) with WLAN PIG
(optional). For the menus, submenus and functions in which there are no differences in the setting and use of the
weighing computer, the explanation will be unique

8
TO START –BASIC FUNCTIONS
FUNCTION
OPERATION
DISPLAY
The operations described below concern the basic functioning of the weighing indicator.
For extra information, please go on reading this document.
Switching ON
Press
The weighing indicator is equipped with an internal
battery that can operate for 8 hours.
By external powering of the weighing indicator, the
internal battery recharges automatically.
Switching OFF
Press
ANIMAL WEIGHT
TRANSPONDER READING
(Optional)
1. Information about the present screen page ANIMAL WEIGHT
2. Current date and time
3. Measurement unit used by the indicator
4. Animal weight value, detected after the passage on the platform.
5. Instantaneous weight detected by the platform.
6. List of the weight last acquisitions done.
7. Battery status indication. When the weighing indicator is in charge, the image of
a plug will appear.
8. Installed software release in the weighing indicator and Pen Drive USB insertion
indication.
9. Identifies the ANIMALS WEIGHT SELECTION
10. Tags ID optional
11. Symbol of the acquired Tags. optional
1
2
4
5
6
7
3
9
8
10
11

9
FUNCTION
OPERATION
DISPLAY
MOMENTARY WEIGHT
Momentary weight
reset
In the MOMENTARY WEIGHT page screen it is
displayed the measured weight value of the animal on
the weighing indicator.
To reset the measured weight value please keep
pressed the key for 3 seconds until the
confirmation message appears.
Press to confirm the tare reset: the momentary
weight value will be reset.
Differently press to undo the operation.
ANIMAL WEIGHT
“STILL ANIMALS”
WEIGHING MODE
Start
To start the "STILL ANIMALS" WEIGHING MODE and
display the weight value of the animal, it is necessary
that this goes up to the platform for sufficient time for
the acquisition.
At the top of the screen the weight of the last animal
weighed on the platform will be displayed.
In the lower part on the right side of the screen the list
of the latest acquisitions will be displayed.
In the ACQUISITIONS LIST, all the collected data of
the individual weighs will be displayed, among which:
➢the progressive number of the weigh
➢letter (S) indicates that the weighing was
carried out using the "STILL ANIMALS" mode
➢the animal weight
➢the date and time of when the acquisition was
done.
In the lower part on the left side will be displayed the
instantaneous weight which will flash when the weight
is considered stable on the platform.
Pressing , before start, it is possible to set the
name of "STILL ANIMALS" WEIGHING MODE.
NOTE: it is possible to insert a label (name) with
maximum 12 characters
Entering the name before starting it is necessary to
send data in real time to a Remote Server (Send
Remote) via WiFi connection (802.11) with WLAN PIG
(optional).

10
FUNCTION
OPERATION
DISPLAY
ANIMAL WEIGHT
“STILL ANIMALS”
WEIGHING MODE
Conclusion
Once the "STILL ANIMALS" WEIGHING MODE has
been started, you need to press to end it up.
Once the key is pressed, a message confirming the
closure will appear and the request to provide a label
(name) which, in the WEIGHINGS HISTORY menu,
will be associated with all the acquisitions of the
current "STILL ANIMALS" WEIGHING MODE.
The chosen label will be displayed both in the
WEIGHINGS HISTORY menu and in the CSV file
exported on PenDrive USB.
Press after inserting the label and to confirm
the conclusion of the "STILL ANIMALS" WEIGHING
MODE.
Otherwise press to cancel the operation.
Once the "STILL ANIMALS" WEIGHING MODE has
been concluded, it will be possible to start a new one.
NOTE: it is possible to insert a label (name) with
maximum 12 characters

11
FUNCTION
OPERATION
DISPLAY
ANIMAL WEIGHT
“ANIMALS IN MOTION”
WEIGHING MODE
Start
To start the "ANIMALS IN MOTION" WEIGHING
MODE and display the weight value of the animal it is
necessary that this passes by on the platform.
At the top of the screen the weight of the last animal
passed by on the platform will be displayed.
In the lower part on the right side of the screen the list
of the latest acquisitions will be displayed.
In the ACQUISITIONS LIST, all the collected data of
the individual weighs will be displayed, among which:
➢the progressive number of the weighing
➢the animal weight
➢the date and time of when the acquisition was
done..
In the lower part on the left side will be displayed the
instantaneous weight on the platform.
Pressing , before start, it is possible to set the
name of "ANIMALS IN MOTION" WEIGHING MODE.
NOTE: it is possible to insert a label (name) with a
maximum length of 12 characters
Entering the name before starting it is necessary to
send data in real time to a Remote Server (Send
Remote) via WiFi connection (802.11) with WLAN PIG
(optional).

12
FUNCTION
OPERATION
DISPLAY
ANIMAL WEIGHT
“ANIMALS IN MOTION”
WEIGHING MODE
Conclusion
Once the "ANIMALS IN MOTION" WEIGHING MODE
has been started, press to end it.
Once the key is pressed, a message confirming the
closure will appear and the request to provide a label
(name) which, in the WEIGHINGS HISTORY menu,
will be associated with all the acquisitions of the
current " ANIMALS IN MOTION " WEIGHING
MODE..
The chosen label will be displayed both in the
WEIGHS HISTORY menu and in the CSV file
exported on PenDrive USB.
Press after inserting the label and to confirm
the conclusion of the "ANIMALS IN MOTION"
WEIGHING MODE
Otherwise press to cancel the operation.
Once the "ANIMALS IN MOTION" WEIGHING MODE
has been concluded, it will be possible to start a new
one.
NOTE: it is possible to insert a label (name) with
maximum 12 characters
Weighing Block
Pressing key screenshot will appear to the right
and the weights of the animals will not be detected
anymore.
Press again to return into working mode.
Use this mode when you want to make pass the
animals on the platform without them being weighed.
WLAN PIG
(Optional)
Accessory alarms
If the PIG WLAN accessory is connected to the
indicator, in the event of communication problems with
it, an alarm message will be displayed on the work
screen in the area usually showing the software
release of the indicator.
To exit, press .

13
FUNCTION
OPERATION
DISPLAY
MENU
Access to the Main
Menu
Press to enter the main menu.
Please remind that it is not possible to enter any menu
until the weighing in progress is not stored.

14
HELP
In the CONTROL PIG weighing computer there are screens to help the user to understand better:
➢the functionality of the keys
➢operation, settings and any options.
The Help screens are contextual and show descriptions of the menu that the user is viewing.
1. The HELP function is available in the menus with the word "|. | HELP "on the bottom left. To view the HELP
pages, press .
2. The first page defines the keys and the functions assigned to them in the menu.
3. On the second page and any subsequent ones are explained the menu operation, the settings and any
configurable options.
To scroll the pages use .
To exit, simply press .
1
2
3

15
MAIN MENU
FUNCTION
OPERATION
DISPLAY
MAIN MENU
In this MENU is reported the list of the submenus that
can be selected to enter a part of the weighing
indicator functions.
In this screen page you can enter from the WORKING
MENU by pressing .
MAIN MENU
Submenu
Inside the main menu the following submenus are
available:
✓ANIMALS CHART
✓WEIGHINGS HISTORY
✓ANIMAL WEIGHT SELECTION
✓WEIGHING MODE
✓TRANSPONDER TEST (Optional)
✓WEIGHING EXCLUSION (Optional)
✓PROGRAMMABLE OUTPUT
✓CONTRAST
✓BACKLIGHT
✓CLOCK
✓POWER SUPPLY
✓LANGUAGE (LANGUAGE)
✓WEIGHT IN REVERSE
✓USB BACKUP (PARAMETERS)
✓USB BACKUP (DATA)

16
SUBMENU
FUNCTION
OPERATION
DISPLAY
ANIMALS CHART
The ANIMALS CHART submenu displays all the
acquisitions of the CURRENT WEIGHING.
If no weighing has been started, the ANIMAL CHART will
be empty.
Using keys and it is possible to scroll through
the various weighings starting from the most recent.
In addition to the data in the table:
➢Progressive number
➢Weight acquisition
➢Identification number of the transponder detected
during acquisition (Optional)
➢Date and time of acquisition
in the submenu there are other data:
➢TOTAL NUMBER of the animals weighed so far
➢TOTAL SUM of the weighings
➢AVERAGE WEIGHT of the animals weighed so
far
WITHOUT TRANSPONDER
READER
WITH TRANSPONDER
READER
ANIMALS CHART
cancellation of the
single weighing
In this submenu it is possible to delete a single weighing
in the table.
To delete the single weighing, select it using keys ,
once highlighted, press for 3 seconds until the
confirmation message appears.
Press to confirm the cancellation of the single
weighing.
Otherwise press to cancel the operation.
WITHOUT TRANSPONDER
READER
WITH TRANSPONDER
READER

17
FUNCTION
OPERATION
DISPLAY
ANIMALS CHART
AUTOMATIC
WEIGHING
Conclusion
In this submenu it is possible to conclude the
AUTOMATIC WEIGHING by pressing .
After pressing the key you will see a closure confirmation
message and the request to provide a label (name).
Once the AUTOMATIC WEIGHING has been completed,
the ANIMAL TABLE is reset.
WITHOUT TRANSPONDER
READER
WITH TRANSPONDER
READER
WEIGHINGS
ARCHIVE
When you access the menu, the last carried out weighing
is displayed.
To view the previous ones use keys and .
For each weighing a table with the following data is
displayed:
✓Number of the displayed page
✓TOTAL SUM of the weighing
✓AVERAGE WEIGHT
✓List of individual animal acquisitions:
✓Progressive number
✓Weight acquisition
✓Identification number of the transponder detected
during acquisition (Optional)
✓Date and time of the acquisition
✓Acquisitions total number
If the acquisitions are too many and should be displayed
on several pages, it is possible to scroll through the
various pages of the selected weighing by pressing keys
and .
The weighing computer is able to store up to 2000 single
weight acquisitions and a maximum of 200 for each
weighing. Once the storage space has been used up, the
indicator automatically deletes the oldest acquisitions.
WITHOUT TRANSPONDER
READER
WITH TRANSPONDER
READER

18
FUNCTION
OPERATION
DISPLAY
WEIGHINGS
ARCHIVE
Reset
It is possible to reset the weighings history; to do this it is
necessary to hold down the keys and for a few
seconds until the operation confirmation screen appears.
Once the screen appears, confirm the operation or
cancel everything.
NOTE: this operation is irreversible and cancels ALL the
weighings stored inside the weighing computer, including
those not displayed.
ANIMAL WEIGHT
SELECTION
In this menu we can select among 5 different animal
weight settings.
In order to select press the arrows , and then
memorize the modification with the key .
WEIGHING MODE
In this submenu it is possible to choose the weighing
mode to be used:
•ANIMALS IN MOTION
•STILL ANIMALS
To select the weighing mode use keys and .
To confirm the choice press .
TRANSPONDER
TEST
TRANSPONDER
READING
(Optional)
Inside the TRANSPONDER TEST submenu, we can do
a transponder test.
Once entered in this menu, by bringing the transponder
near the relevant reader, some data relevant to the
transponder will appear on the screen (as transponder
model and number).
WEIGHING
EXCLUSION
TRANSPONDER
READING
(Optional)
The WEIGHING EXCLUSION submenu is only visible in
the animal identification mode by active transponder
reader.
In the submenu it is possible to enable (ON) or disable
(OFF) the exclusion of the weighing using keys and
.
If the WEIGHT EXCLUSION function is activated (ON)
the weight of the animal will not be displayed but only the
transponder ID will be stored.
By default this parameter is set to OFF.

19
FUNCTION
OPERATION
DISPLAY
PROGRAMMABLE
OUTPUT
COLOR SPRAY
RELAY
(Optional)
The PROGRAMMABLE OUTPUT submenu can only be
used in ANIMALS IN MOTION mode.
It is also necessary to have the device Multilink
DRIVE 8 / CP to use this feature.
In the submenu it is possible to set the intervention
thresholds of the COLOR SPRAY RELAYS and the
direction of the thresholds.
You can set the following directions for the relays:
•OFF = Threshold relay disabled.
•< : lower = Threshold relay activated when the
weight is below threshold 1.
•> : higher = Threshold relay activated when the
weight is above threshold 1.
•<> : external values = Threshold Relay activated
when the weight is above threshold 1 and below
threshold 2.
•>< : values included = Threshold relay activated
when the weight is below threshold 1 or above
threshold 2.
To activate the relays set the direction of the relays
(DIR.) from OFF to the desired direction by using
.
Then confirm your selection with . Then set the
threshold values according to the same methodology.
Pressing , to set the color spraying time and using
for change time
Pressing to enable the ultrasonic sensor and using
for select ON or OFF
NOTE: The hysteresis (IST.) must be equal to 0. In case
it is different from 0, contact service.
CONTRAST
In the submenu CONTRAST it is possible to set out the
contrast level of the LCD display.
Use the arrows and to set out the display
contrast.
Press to save changes or to exit the
submenu without saving.
BACKLIGHT
In the submenu BACKLIGHT it is possible to set out
the level of luminosity of the LCD display.
Use to adjust the luminosity of the display.
Press to save the changes, or to leave
the submenu without saving any change.