Fancom eYeGrow User manual

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Art.Nr. 5912102
GB180313

August 2018
© CTB, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
PigTek Limited Warranty & Disclaimer of Liability
LIMITED WARRANTY (“Warranty”)
PigTek Americas, a division of CTB, Inc. warrants new Products manufactured purchased from PigTek to be free from defects in
material or workmanship under normal usage and conditions, for One (1) year from the date of installation by the original purchaser
PigTek provides for an extension of the aforementioned Warranty period (“Extended Warranty Period”) with respect to certain Product
parts (“Component Part”) as set forth in the table below. If such a defect is determined by PigTek to exist within the warranty period,
the exclusive remedy will be to repair or replace the Product or Component Part at the sole discretion of PigTek, at no charge to the
Purchaser. Labor costs associated with the removal and/or installation of replacement and/or repaired Product or Component Part, as
well as freight costs, are not covered by this Limited Warranty. This Warranty is not transferable, and applies only to the Purchaser.
Component Part
Extended Warranty
Period
Fiberglass Housings
Lifetime
Cast Aluminum Blades
Lifetime
Rotating Centerless Augers (except where used in applications involving high moisture feed
stuffs exceeding 17%)
10 Years
Steel Auger Tubes
10 Years
Stainless Steel Feeders
5 Years
Hopper Bins
5 Years
Fan Plastic Shutter and Polyethylene Cones
3 Year
Motors and Bearings
2 Years
Chore-Time Control
2 Years
THIS WARRANTY CONSTITUTES CHORE-TIME’S ENTIRE AND SOLE WARRANTY AND PIGTEK EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES AS TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES. PigTek shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special
damages which any Purchaser may suffer or claim to suffer as a result of any defect in the Product or Component Part.
Consequential or Special Damages as used herein include, but are not limited to, lost or damaged products or goods, costs of
transportation, lost sales, lost orders, lost income, increased overhead, labor and incidental costs, and operational inefficiencies.
Some jurisdictions prohibit limitations on implied warranties and/or the exclusion or limitation of such damages, so these limitations
and exclusions may not apply to you. This Limited Warranty gives the Purchaser specific legal rights. You may also have other rights
based upon your specific jurisdiction.
The following circumstances may render this Warranty void:
Modifications made to the Product or Component Part not specifically delineated in the Product or Component Part manual.
Product or Component Part not installed, tested, and/or operated in accordance with the instructions published by the PigTek.
All components of the Product are not original equipment supplied by PigTek.
Product was not purchased from a PigTek authorized distributor or certified representative.
Product was not installed by a PigTek authorized distributor or representative, or a licensed electrician.
Product or Component Part experienced malfunction or failure resulting from misuse, abuse, mismanagement, negligence,
alteration, accident, or lack of proper maintenance, or from lightning strikes, electrical power surges or interruption of electricity.
Product or Component Part experienced corrosion, material deterioration and/or equipment malfunction caused by or consistent
with the application of chemicals, minerals, sediments or other foreign elements.
Product or Component Part was used for any purpose other than for the care of poultry and livestock.
This Limited Warranty may only be modified in writing by an officer of PigTek. PigTek will have no obligation or responsibility for
any representations or warranties made by or on behalf of any distributor, dealer, agent or certified representative.
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Compliance with federal, state and local rules which apply to the location, installation and use of the Product are the responsibility of
the Purchaser. Chore-Time will not be liable for any damages which result from non-compliance with such rules.
PigTek Americas, A division of CTB, Inc.
PO Box 2000, Milford, Indiana 46542-2000 USA
www.choretime.com

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1. General introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 PigTek Sales & Service Center...................................................................................................... 1
1.2 How to use this manual.................................................................................................................. 1
1.3 Safety instructions and warnings.................................................................................................... 1
2. Introduction................................................................................................................................................. 2
3. Installing the eYeGrow............................................................................................................................... 2
3.1 Mount the eYeGrow........................................................................................................................ 2
3.2 Connect the eYeGrow and Switch 5-port........................................................................................ 4
3.3 Scan the IP adresses of the eYeGrow............................................................................................ 5
4. Using the eYeGrow..................................................................................................................................... 6
4.1 Sensor Settings.............................................................................................................................. 6
4.2 Working with the overview.............................................................................................................. 6
4.3 Graphs and tables.......................................................................................................................... 7
4.4 Sensor status.................................................................................................................................. 8
5. Maintenance................................................................................................................................................ 8
5.1 Sensor faulty................................................................................................................................... 8
6. Technical specifications ............................................................................................................................ 9
7. Appendix: EG declaration of conformity..................................................................................................10

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This manual has been created with the utmost care. If, however, you should discover an error, please inform
PigTek.
For any questions and support, please contact the local PigTek Sales & Service Center.
The following symbols are used in this manual:
Tips and suggestions.
Note providing recommendations and additional information.
Warning indicating damage to the product if you do not follow procedures carefully.
Warning indicating danger to humans or animals.
Electrical shock hazard. Danger to humans and animals.
Example of a practical application of the described functionality.
Calculation example.
Before installing and commissioning the eYeGrow, read the safety instructions, provisions and conditions
carefully. This paragraph contains a number of general safety instructions. The installation of the device and
remedying of any malfunctions should be performed by a certified electrical installer according to the applicable
norms. The guarantee does not apply if this product is installed in any other way than is indicated by PigTek.
Ensure that the workplace is clean and dry.
Check the eYeGrow for proper functioning regularly.
Never install a damaged eYeGrow! Notify your supplier of any damages.

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The eYeGrow is an automatic weight monitor for finishers. A 3D camera installed in the ridge/ceiling of a pen
continually monitors and registers the animals so the computer can accurately calculate their weight. This is an
entirely automatic and stress-free process for the animals. Manual weighing causes stress which will be reflected
by a growth dip. eYeGrow prevents this growth dip and requires no additional labor input. The eYeGrow allows
the development of a group of finishers to be followed from day to day. You can easily adapt your operational
management towards an optimal feed strategy and save feed costs.
The system has a built-in user interface so no extra software is needed to read out the data, such as average
weight, growth per day, number of measurements, deviation and uniformity. Important management information is
available 24/7 no matter where you are. The sensor is a small box, located 7 1/2 ft [2.3m]above the pen. Animals
are weighed from 88.18 lbs [40 kilograms]. The software starts showing measurements between 88.18 and
110.23 lbs. [40 and 50 kilograms].
Install the eYeGrow as follows:
1. Mount the eYeGrow (see page 2)
2. Connect the eYeGrow and Switch 5-port (see page 4)
3. Scan for the IP addresses of the eYeGrow (see page 5)
Mount the eYeGrow at exactly 7 1/2 ft [2.30 meter]height. The sensor should hang parallel to the floor.
The eYeGrow should be mounted above unobstructed floor area wherever possible. The eYeGrow
should not be mounted on vibrating equipment such as augers or motors.
Never place the eYeGrow in a place where the weather has direct influence (not in the sun, not in
places where the temperature can rise sharply etc.).
The eYeGrow should be located in a region of the pen with high levels of activity.
The mounting system should be robust so that it cannot move during washing and affect the sensor
position.
1. Determine the location in the ridge of the barn.
2. Mount the eYeGrow with the lens down.
Figure 1: Side view barn displaying the exact height of the eYeGrow camera
7 1/2 ft

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Mounting Bracket Installation (Optional)
Mounting kit contents:
20" Adjusting Flat X 1
10" Adjusting Flat X1
4" Adjusting Flat X1
Ceiling Angle Mount
Plate Assembly X 1
For your installation, determine if you
will need an adjusting flat and what size
you will use. PigTek recommends using
only one adjusting flat per eYeGrow.
Example configurations are shown
below:
NOTES:
•Kits can be assembled with or without the adjusting flats, and at
any desired angle, from 0 to 90 degrees, to help you achieve
the optimal 7.55 ft height for the eYeGrow to hang.
•It is recommended to use at least two screw holes to secure the
20" flat. to the angle mount.
•The ceiling angle mount piece must be mounted to wood using
3/8" lag bolts only. Any other method of mounting the eYeGrow
may void eYeGrow warranty at PigTek's discretion.
Mounting Screws / Nuts (Not Pictured)

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Maximum length for Ethernet wire is 328 ft. [100m].
24V DC wire is 2 conductor x 20 AWG [0.8 mm] minimum.
The 5-port switch can power up to four eYeGrow boxes.
Connect the cables in the eYeGrow as follows (e.g. four eYeGrow):
1. Open all eYeGrow boxes and connect 24V DC cables to the next eYeGrow box.
2. Open the Switch 5-port and connect the 24V DC cable to the first eYeGrow box.
3. Connect each eYeGrow box with an ethernet cable to the Switch 5-port.
4. Connect the Switch 5-port to the local internet.
Overview of connections
CAT 5 cable ethernet cable
(5-port switch)
TX+ (orange / white)
TX- (orange)
RX+ (green / white)
RX- (green)
[328 ft.]
Internet
In
Out to 1st
eYeGrow box
Figure 2: Wiring connection overview

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Before you can use the eYeGrow the correct IP addresses have to be scanned:
1. Use an IP scanner to detect the cameras. A reccomended software is Advanced IP Scanner, and can be
found at this link: https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/
2. Check the MAC Address on the eYeGrow camera box (00:19:B8:02:xx:xx) and match the IP address to the
MAC Address.
3. Go to the internet browser and enter the IP address of the camera. The browser will open and shows the
overview screen:
RJ45 ethernet cable (eYeGrow)
1. Orange/white
2. Orange
3. Green/white
4. Blue
5. Blue/white
6. Green
7. Brown/white
8. Brown
Ethernet in from
5-port switch or
previous eYeGrow
24V in
from 5-port
switch
+ -

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In the Settings menu you can insert a name for the eYeGrow so it will help you recognise the correct eYeGrow.
Also the Units and Time zone can be chosen. Click Save to save the eYeGrow sensor settings.
Weighing: Readout of the average weight of the compartment in the pig house yesterday.
Growth: Readout of the average growth yesterday.
Readings today: Readout of the number of readings today.
Uniformity: Readout of the percentage how many pigs meets the average weight (-10% + 10%).
Standard deviation: Readout of the standard deviation weight in comparison to the average weight:
Small standard deviation: many measurements are close to the average weight.
Large standard deviation: many measurements differs a lot compared to the average weight.
Sensor status: Overview of the sensor status
Status incorrect: Red
Status correct: Green

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From the overview screen you can open graphs and tables by clicking the buttons. The graphs and tables shows
the measured data from the start of the rearing batch.
Update table and graph
Set the From and To date and click Update to update the data in the graph and table.
Download graph
Open the Chart context menu and choose the desired format (.png, .jpeg, .pdf, .svg).
Download table
Click Download to download the table in .csv format.

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Click Sensor Status in the overview screen to open the sensor status screen. If the eYeGrow is connected to the
internet updates will be carried out automatically. If nesessary click Restart sensor to restart the sensor.
Cleaning of dust / fly faeces has been undertaken once per rearing batch using a streak free screen
cleaner and microfibre cloth.
Use the correct cleaning products to avoid scratching lid.
When the number of measurments decreases there might be a obstruction on the sensor - such as dirt. The
sensor needs to be cleaned at least once per rearing batch (more often if necessary).

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Power supply
Main voltage
24Vdc (-10% +10%)
Maximum power consumption
10VA
Ethernet connection
Ethernet 100 BASE-T
RJ45
Communication speed
Max. 100 Mb
Ethernet wired
Cat 5 (max. 100 meter)
Housing
Plastic housing
ABS UL94 V-0
Protection class
IP54
Dimensions (l×w×h)
300×240×140mm
Weight (unpacked)
2.4kg
Ambient climate
Operating temperature range
0C to +35C / 32F to 95F
Storage temperature range
–10C to 50C / 14F to 122F
Relative humidity
< 95%, uncondensed

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Manufacturer hereby declares that the: eYeGrow
Complies with the provisions of the:
1. Low voltage directive 2014/35/EU
according to NEN-EN-IEC 61010-1: 2010
2. EMC directive 2014/30/EU
Emission according to NEN-EN-IEC 61000-6-3: 2007
Immunity according to NEN-EN-IEC 61000-6-2: 2005
Panningen
Date: 13-3-2018
Paul Smits
Managing Director