Fancom Milan-Touch User manual
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General introduction
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1. General introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Documentation ............................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 How to use this manual .................................................................................................................. 1
1.3 Fancom Sales & Service Center..................................................................................................... 1
2. The Milan-Touch handheld device............................................................................................................ 2
2.1 Main parts of the Milan-Touch........................................................................................................ 2
2.2 Configuring system language......................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Start the ESF application................................................................................................................ 3
3. Synchronize data with the TouchTek Server ........................................................................................... 4
4. Structure of the ESF application............................................................................................................... 5
4.1 Section-screens.............................................................................................................................. 5
4.2 Animal-lists..................................................................................................................................... 6
4.3 Animal-card / FaroTek-card............................................................................................................ 6
4.3.1 Animal-card............................................................................................................................ 6
4.3.2 FaroTek-card.......................................................................................................................... 7
5. Sow management....................................................................................................................................... 9
5.1 Insert a new sow............................................................................................................................. 9
5.1.1 Create a new sow and set a sow number .............................................................................. 9
5.2 Assign a feed profile to a sow....................................................................................................... 10
5.3 Daily management at the IntelliTek system.................................................................................. 10
5.3.1 Set the stadium and stadium-day of a sow........................................................................... 10
5.4 Locate sows at a IntelliTek section............................................................................................... 11
5.4.1 Searching for alarm sows..................................................................................................... 11
5.4.2 Assign an action or treatment to a sow................................................................................ 12
5.4.3 Replace a defect transponder of a sow................................................................................ 12
5.4.4 Remove sows from a IntelliTek section................................................................................ 13
5.5 Daily management at the FaroTek system................................................................................... 13
5.5.1 Enter an anonym sow to an empty FaroTek pen.................................................................. 13
5.5.2 Enter a known sow to an empty FaroTek pen...................................................................... 14
5.5.3 Set the number of piglets (Farrowing).................................................................................. 14
5.5.4 Skip mealtimes..................................................................................................................... 15
5.5.5 Remove a sow from a FaroTek pen..................................................................................... 15
5.6 General management options ...................................................................................................... 16
5.6.1 Assign a condition (feed deviation) to a sow........................................................................ 16
5.6.2 Assign a group number to a sow.......................................................................................... 16
5.6.3 Assign a comment to a sow ................................................................................................. 17
5.7 Management information’s ........................................................................................................... 18
5.7.1 View existing messages of a sow......................................................................................... 18
5.7.2 View the status of the actual feeding of a sow ..................................................................... 18
5.8 View the feed history of a sow...................................................................................................... 20
5.8.1 Delete a sow ........................................................................................................................ 20
5.9 Serial data logging........................................................................................................................ 21
5.10 Appendix 1: Location transponder for a IntelliTek section ............................................................ 21
5.11 Appendix 2: Location transponder for a FaroTek pen................................................................... 22
Milan-Touch
General introduction
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This manual has been put together with the utmost care. If, however, you should discover an error, please inform
Fancom B.V.
The MILAN-Touch handheld is an optional device to operate a Fancom sow feeding system like IntelliTek or
FaroTek. For better understanding of this MILAN-Touch manual it is recommended to read first the corresponding
manuals of the sow feeding system you are using.
IntelliTek manuals (if you are operating an IntelliTek system)
FaroTek manuals (if you are using a FaroTek system)
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.
Describes the key combinations for arriving at a particular screen.
Decimals
The control computer and this manual use a decimal point in values. For example: a weight is shown as 1.5 kg
(not as 1,5 kg).
For any questions and support, please contact the local Fancom Sales & Service Center.
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The Milan-Touch handheld device
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The MILAN-Touch handheld terminal was developed by Fancom to operate at a sow farm in combination with a
Fancom smart feeding system like IntelliTek or FaroTek. It is strongly recommended to use a MILAN-Touch
handheld in order to manage the sow herd at an IntelliTek / FaroTek system on the most easy and effective way.
The MILAN-Touch device is based on the android operating system and the ESF-Application is already
preinstalled. The integrated RFID-Reader allows the user to identify RFID-transponder just by one fingertip.
The MILAN-Touch handheld is exchanging all relevant data’s of the feeding system with the TouchTek Server by
a W-LAN connection. That means that all relevant data’s of the feeding system are directly stored at the MILAN-
Touch device after the synchronization process.
The database of the MILAN-Touch is the status quo of the moment of the last synchronization with the
TouchTek Server. So it is recommended to synchronize the MILAN-Touch on a regular base in order to
have the data’s up to date.
The presumption of this chapter is that Milan-Touch has been correctly installed.
Note that the screens shown in this manual may be slightly different from the screens on your device.
1. Transponder reader
2. Touch screen
3. Keyboard
4. Mains plug
The Milan-Touch keyboard contains the following buttons:
Main menu (android)
Switch device on/off
Main menu (Milan-Touch)
Sound volume -
RFID-Button, activates the RFID reader
to identify a transponder
Sound volume +
Go to previous view / Enter
Network settings
Search animal
Camera
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The Milan-Touch handheld device
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The system language is an Android setting and not part of the Milan-Touch program.
You can set the system language as follows:
1. Click . The following screen appears:
2. Click Settings and choose Language & keyboard.
3. Click Select language and select the desired language. The selected system language will be active now.
Not all in Android electable languages are translated at the MILAN-Touch application. If you are
choosing an android-language that is not translated at the MILAN-Touch application, the english
language will be shown!
After starting up, the Android screen appears. Click the ESF-icon (Electronic Sow Feeding) to open the Milan-
Touch program. The following “ESF-main menu” screen appears:
If the ESF-Application is started, you can always switch to the “ESF–main menu” screen by pressing
the button “Menu” (Main menu - Milan-Touch)
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Synchronize data with the TouchTek Server
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The MILAN-Touch Handheld is exchanging all data’s with the TouchTek Server by a W-LAN connection. Make
sure that during the synchronization process the MILAN-Touch is located within the range of the W-LAN of the
TouchTek server.
TouchTek server
W-LAN
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The synchronization process will start automatically as soon the MILAN-Touch device is connected to the power
supply by the cable or by the docking station. To provide the MILAN-Touch always with the newest data’s this
synchronization process will be repeated every five minutes as long power is supplied to the MILAN-Touch.
However, you can also start the synchronization process manually by clicking the “Synchronizing data…” Button
at the ESF main menu. The date and time of the last synchronization process is shown at the bottom of the ESF
main menu screen, so the user is aware how up-to-date the data’s of the MILAN-Touch are.
Make sure that the synchronization process was completed before using the MILAN-Touch the first
time.
If the user is changing data’s at the MILAN Touch (e.G. Feed-profiles, Locations, conditions, etc) the header of
the screen will turn to red color. This indicates that there are data’s in the MILAN-Touch that were not
synchronized with the TouchTek server yet. After the next synchronization process the header will turn to green
color again.
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Structure of the ESF application
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The ESF application is build up in three layers:
Section-screens
Animal-lists
Animal-cards / FaroTek-cards
You can elect the “section-screen” of a specific section by different ways as described below:
1. Read the “location-transponder” of the wanted location by pressing the RFID-Button and hold the
Transponder reader close to location-transponder of this section. (how to create a “location-transponder” see
appendix 1)
2. Click the button “section list…” at the ESF main menu and choose the wanted section.
After electing a section-screen, following screen appears:
1. Navigation-buttons: move to former/next section
2. Headline (turns color to red if data’s were
changed that are not synchronized with the
TouchTek server)
3. Location of the section <barn-area> <barn-no.> .
<section-no.)
4. Feeding system of the section
5. All Animal-list: How many sows are located at
this section.
6. Not eaten-list: How many sows at this section
haven’t eaten during the current feeding period
7. Alarm-list: How many sows at this section are on
the alarm-list.
These buttons are similar to the Buttons you can see at the screen of the TouchTek Box of this section.
If the numbers of sows shown at the MILAN-Touch are different from the numbers shown at the
TouchTek Box you might synchronize the MILAN-Touch with the TouchTek Server to get the latest
data’s. The TouchTek Box is always up to date.
By pressing one of these buttons the corresponding animal-list will be shown.
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Structure of the ESF application
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After clicking one of the list-buttons the corresponding list appears:
1. Headline (turns color to red if data’s were
changed that are not synchronized with the
TouchTek server)
2. Status of the sow
3. Animal-number of the sow
4. Alarm day of the sow (For how many days this
sow has not eaten enough)
5. Feed-profile of the sow
Click on one of the sows at the list to view the “animal-card” or “FaroTek-card”
Every sow at the feeding system has his own “animal card” that shows all important information’s of the individual
animal.
You can elect the “animal-card” of a specific sow by different ways as described below:
1. Read the transponder of the wanted sow by pressing the RFID-Button and hold the Transponder
reader close to her transponder ear tag
2. Press the “Search animal” Button and enter the “animal-number” (or “transponder-no.”) of the wanted
sow
3. Click the wanted sow out of an “animal-list”
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Structure of the ESF application
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After electing a animal-card, following screen appears:
1. Animal-number of the sow
2. Headline (turns color to red if data’s were
changed that are not synchronized with the
TouchTek server)
3. Status of the sow
Alarmsow: Sow has not eaten enough during
the last day(s)!
Sow has not yet eaten enough during the
current feed period
Sow has already eaten enough during the
current feed period, but still demand
Sow has already eaten the complete ratio and
no demand anymore
Sow is “not at feeding”
4. Transponder-number of the sow
5. Data-Boxes: each Data-Box shows specific sow
information’s at the header. Open a Data-Box by
clicking the header to get more detailed
information’s or to change data’s.
(The view of the sow-data’s at the MILAN-Touch is
very similar to the view at the TouchTek PC
software!)
Only applicable if a FaroTek feeder exists at the system.
Every FaroTek-pen of the feeding system has its own “FaroTek card” that shows all important information’s of this
individual FaroTek-pen. If a sow is assigned to the FaroTek pen, also the data’s of the sow are shown at the
FaroTek card.
You can elect the “FaroTek-card” of a specific FaroTek pen by different ways as described below:
1. Read the “location-transponder” of the wanted FaroTek pen by pressing the RFID-Button and hold the
Transponder reader close to location-transponder of this FaroTek pen. (how to create a “location-
transponder” see appendix 1)
2. Click the button “section list…” at the ESF main menu, choose the wanted section and click the FaroTek pen
out of the list.
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Structure of the ESF application
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3. Read the transponder of the sow that is assigned to the FaroTek-pen by pressing the RFID-Button and
hold the Transponder reader close to her transponder ear tag. Only possible if a sow is assigned to this
FaroTek pen.
4. Press the “Search animal” Button and enter the “animal-number” (or “transponder-no.”) of the sow that
is assigned to this FaroTek pen. Only possible if a sow is assigned to this FaroTek pen.
After electing a FaroTek-card, following screen appears:
1. Pen-number of the FaroTek pen
2. Headline (turns color to red if data’s were
changed that are not synchronized with the
TouchTek server)
3. Status of the sow
Alarmsow: Sow has not eaten enough during
the last day!
Sow has not yet eaten anything during the
current feed period
Sow has already eaten something during the
current feed period, but still demand
Sow has already eaten the complete ratio and
no demand anymore
4. Location of the section <barn-area> <barn-no.> .
<section-no.>)
5. Data-Boxes: each Data-Box shows specific sow
information’s at the header. Open a Data-Box by
clicking the header to get more detailed
information’s or to change data’s. (The view of the
sow-data’s at the MILAN-Touch is very similar to
the view at the TouchTek PC software!)
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Sow management
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1. Read the transponder of the new sow. If this transponder is not known, the screen “Insert new animal”
appears;
2. Press the button “Insert new animal…”; the screen “Insert new animal” appears
3. Set the sow number and click “insert animal”. The “animal-card” appears.
If you are just using a FaroTek system and no IntelliTek, the sow does not need a transponder. In
that case you can create a new sow by clicking the button “Insert new animal…” at the ESF main
menu.
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1. Chose the animal-card of the relevant sow.
2. Open the Data-Box Profile.
3. Set the relevant feeding profile.
4. Click Save.
1. Chose the animal-card of the relevant sow.
2. Open the Data-Box Stadium.
3. Chose the actual Stadium of the sow by the pull-down menu.
4. Set the stadium-day by entering the corresponding date.
5. Click Save.
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1. Chose the animal-card of the relevant sow.
2. Open the Data-Box Location.
3. Click relocate to: and chose the new location of the sow.
4. Click Save.
1. Chose the section-screen of the section where you want to look for alarm sow(s).
2. Check if in this location are sows that have an alarm message; if so - view the alarm-list
3. Find the sows listed on the alarm list by the visual animal number or by identifying the transponder with the
MILAN-Touch.
If the MILAN-Touch identifys a sow that is on the alarm-list, it will give an acustical alarm signal.
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1. Chose the animal-card of the relevant sow.
2. Open the Data-Box actions.
3. Click Button and chose the wanted action or treatment
4. Set the date when this action/treatment shall be executed.
5. Click Set
You can see all assigned action/treatments of this sow at the list. Click the button to cancel
an action/treatment.
If a sow has lost it's ear tag transponder or if the ear tag transponder does not work, the sow must
immediately be provided with a new, working ear tag transponder.
1. Chose the animal-card of the relevant sow.
2. Click the animal number at the top of the animal-card
3. Click to read the new transponder of the sow.
4. Click Done at the keyboard to remove the keyboard in order to see the new identified RFID number
5. Click Save.
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1. Chose the animal-card of the relevant sow.
2. Open the Data-Box Location.
Click remove if you have removed the sow to a location out of this feeding system. You will find this sow
afterwards at the location “not at feeding”
Click relocate to… if you have removed the sow to another location of this feeding system and chose the new
location.
3. Click Save.
An empty pen will automatically be entered with an “anonym” sow by triggering the push-sensor of the
FaroTek dispenser. However, the user can also enter an anonym sow using the MILAN-Touch
handheld.
1. Chose the FaroTek card of the relevant empty FaroTek pen.
2. Click Enter anonym sow..
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1. Chose the animal card of the relevant sow you want to enter to a FaroTek pen.
2. Open the Data-Box Location
3. Click relocate to: and chose the empty FaroTek pen you want to enter the sow.
4. Click Save.
Only relevant if the FaroTek pen is within a farrowing location
The number of piglets will have influence on the calculated daily feed amount
1. Chose the FaroTek-card of the relevant pen.
2. Open the Data-Box piglets.
3. Set the actual number of piglets.
4. Click Save.
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1. Chose the FaroTek card of the relevant FaroTek pen.
2. Open the Data-Box actual feeding.
3. Click feeding pause … and chose the number of mealtimes you want to skip.
1. Chose the FaroTek card of the relevant occupied FaroTek pen.
2. Open the Data-Box Location.
To remove the sow to “not at feeding” click remove
To relocate the sow to a different feeding location click relocate to: and chose the new location of the
sow.
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Sow management
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1. Chose the animal-card or FaroTek-card of the relevant sow.
2. Open the Data-Box condition.
3. Chose the actual condition (1-5) of the sow
4. Click Save.
1. Chose the animal-card or FaroTek-card of the relevant sow.
2. Open the Data-Box group.
3. Set the group number of the sow
4. Click Save.
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1. Chose the animal-card or FaroTek-card of the relevant sow.
2. Open the Data-Box comments.
3. Click Button and chose the wanted comment
You have to create the comments at the PC-programm before you can assign them to a sow.
You can see all assigned comments of this sow at the list. Click the button to delete this
comment.
