Jamesway Sentry User manual

Version F - 1.24.P
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Jamesway Incubation Systems
Sentry Control System
Display Panel Guide
MANSNT
REVISION E

Jamesway Incubator Company Inc.
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Table of Contents
Sentry Network Control System Overview.......................................................................... 7
Sentry Control Main Screen................................................................................................ 8
Machine .............................................................................................................................. 9
3.1 Machine State ....................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Change Setpoints .............................................................................................. 11
3.3 Dry Out ................................................................................................................ 14
3.4 Profiles ............................................................................................................... 17
3.4.1 Edit Profiles ..................................................................................................... 17
3.4.2 Start Profile ....................................................................................................... 21
3.5 Machine Setup.................................................................................................... 24
3.5.1 Alarm Setup ..................................................................................................... 25
3.5.2 Alarm Ranges ................................................................................................. 27
3.5.3 Turn Setup ....................................................................................................... 30
3.5.4 Humidity Control.............................................................................................. 32
3.5.5 JM Fan Setup................................................................................................... 35
3.5.6 JM Cool Setup ................................................................................................. 35
3.6 Alarm Override.................................................................................................... 36
3.6.1 Change Override ............................................................................................. 36
3.6.2 Cancel Override............................................................................................... 39
3.7 Calibration .......................................................................................................... 41
3.7.1 View Offsets..................................................................................................... 42
3.7.2 Change Calibration ......................................................................................... 43
3.8 Version................................................................................................................ 46
3.9 Reset Machine ................................................................................................... 47
Reports.............................................................................................................................50
4.1 Screen Report .................................................................................................... 50
4.2 Printer Report ..................................................................................................... 51
4.3 Auto Report ......................................................................................................... 53
Network.............................................................................................................................56
5.1 Select Status ...................................................................................................... 56
5.2 Clock................................................................................................................... 58
5.2.1 Set Time .......................................................................................................... 58
5.2.2 Set Date ........................................................................................................... 60
5.3 Network Machine Setup ..................................................................................... 62
5.3.1 Network Alarm Setup ...................................................................................... 63
5.3.2 Network Alarm Ranges ................................................................................... 67
5.3.3 Network Turn Setup......................................................................................... 69
5.3.4 Network Humidity Control ............................................................................... 71
5.4 Network Alarm Override ..................................................................................... 73
5.5 Network Profiles ................................................................................................. 76
5.5.1 Network Edit Profiles....................................................................................... 77
5.5.2 Network Copy Profile....................................................................................... 81
5.5.3 Network Copy All Profiles................................................................................ 85
5.6 Configure Network ............................................................................................. 88
5.7 Change Password ............................................................................................. 91
5.7.1 Enhanced Password Security......................................................................... 93
Display.............................................................................................................................. 94
6.1 Temperature ....................................................................................................... 94
6.2 Humidity.............................................................................................................. 95
6.3 Language ........................................................................................................... 96
6.4 Alarm Light ......................................................................................................... 97
6.5 Audible Alarm ..................................................................................................... 98
6.6 Printer ................................................................................................................. 99
6.6.1 Printer Status ................................................................................................... 99
6.6.2 Cancel Printing.............................................................................................. 100
6.6.3 Select Printer ................................................................................................. 102

Graphs............................................................................................................................103
7.1 Bar Graph ......................................................................................................... 103
7.2 Line Graph........................................................................................................ 104
7.3 Line Sample Time............................................................................................ 106
Alarms ............................................................................................................................ 110
8.1 Alarm Screen.................................................................................................... 110
8.2 Alarm Description..............................................................................................111
Appendix A: Parts List..................................................................................................... 114
Appendix B: Troubleshooting Guide .............................................................................. 115
Appendix C: Address Setting.......................................................................................... 118
Appendix D: Turn Setup on JM Incubators .....................................................................122
Glossary .................................................................................................................. 124
List of Figures.................................................................................................................125
Index ...............................................................................................................................130

6Sentry Control System

Sentry Control System 7
Sentry Network Control System Overview
1
The Sentry Control System is a networked system of display panels and machine controllers connected
by fiber-optic cable. This cable is non-conductive and is immune to electrical noise, providing high
quality communications.
Located at each machine is a Machine Controller. This unit performs environment control and
monitoring of the setter or hatcher. All instrumentation and control devices are connected to the machine
controller.
Sentry System displays are not located at each machine. Instead they are strategically located throughout
the hatchery. Any number of displays can be connected to the network; however, a minimum of one is
required for the system to function. Each machine can be accessed from each and every display. This
allows full hatchery monitoring and control from any display connected to the network.
All machine control and performance features are accessed from the display. This display is menu-
driven allowing the operator to change setpoints, cancel an alarm, enter graph data, change alarm
parameters, enter a profile, etc. The numerous features are detailed in this manual.
One and only one display may be setup as a Master Display. This is accomplished by setting a DIP
switch inside of the display panel. The Master Display is the unit that drives the network. It can be
identified by noting the word “Master” in the top left of the screen. There are several special features
that this unit can perform that are not available at other display panels. Features such as password
enabling/disabling can only be performed at the Master Display.
Each unit on the network must have a unique address associated with it. This address consists of a room
number, unit type and unit number, all of which are set up on DIP switches located on the individual
units. The unit type must be set correctly for proper machine operation. The unit type setting for the
various units is outlined below. Unit types 0 to 5 refer to multi-stage machines (tunnel machines); unit
types 6 and 7 refer to all machines; unit types 8 to 11 refer to single-stage (ACI) machines; and unit
types 21 and 22 refer to JM machines. Refer to Appendix C on page 112 for more details on setting the
addresses.
Machine Type Unit type Machine Type Unit type
Chicken Incubator 0 Room Monitor 7
Chicken Hatcher 1 ACI Chicken Incubator 8
Turkey Incubator 2 ACI Chicken Hatcher 9
Turkey Hatcher 3 ACI Turkey Incubator 10
Duck Incubator 4 ACI Turkey Hatcher 11
Duck Hatcher 5 JM Incubator 20
Display Panel 6 JM Hatcher 21

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Sentry Control Main Screen
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Figure 1: Sentry Control Panel showing Main Screen
The figure above shows the Sentry Control Panel displaying the initial screen, seen when the unit is first
turned on. The current time and date are displayed in the top right corner of the display screen.
The menus for the Display Panel are laid out in a tree format. The root of the menu system is displayed
on the second line of the screen. All actions that relate to a specific machine are located under the
“Machine” menu. Activities related to reporting are located under the “Reports” menu. The “Network”
menu contains all actions pertaining to multiple machines on the network. The “Display” menu allows
the operator to change features on the local display. All graph functions are located under the “Graph”
menu.
To maneuver through the menu structure, the operator moves the cursor (by means of the arrow keys) to
the desired node or menu heading and presses the “ENTER” key. This action will display a branch of the
menu structure. Pressing the “EXIT” key will abort the current screen.
At any point, the “ALARM” key may be pressed. This key is a “go to” key and will place the operator in
the alarm screen. Exiting from the alarm screen will return to the screen where the alarm key was
pressed. The “PRINT SCREEN” key may also be pressed at any time to print a copy of the screen
(called a screen dump) on an attached printer.
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Machine
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Figure 2: Machine State
3.1 Machine State
This branch of the menu
system allows the operator to
monitor and configure various
aspects of machine operation
for individual machines. To
select one of the functions,
move the cursor using the
“UP/DOWN” arrow keys.
Pressing“ENTER”while
‘Machine State’ is highlighted
will bring up the machine
selection screen, allowing the
status of a specific machine to
be viewed. To return to the
root menu, press “EXIT”.
Pressing the “RIGHT” arrow
key will move the menu from ‘Machine’ to ‘Report, and the “LEFT” arrow key will wrap around and
display the menu under
‘Graph’.
After the operator has pressed
“ENTER” from the menu, they
are asked to select the group of
machines they would like to
view. They are then asked
which machine they would like
to view. The cursor can be
moved to the desired machine
using the arrow keys. If the
desired machine is not
currently shown, pressing the
“PAGE UP/DOWN” keys will
display the previous or next
page of machines respectively.
The “HOME” key will move
to the first machine and
“END” will move to the last
machine. If a machine appears to be missing, try the “PAGE UP” key. This may be necessary if the first
machine in the list was previously offline. When the cursor is highlighting the desired machine, press the
“ENTER” key to view the machine status screen.
Figure 3: Machine List

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Figure 4: Operation Summary
This screen displays various
aspects of machine operation
for the selected machine. To
select a different machine, the
user can press “EXIT” to
return to the previous screen
and select another unit, or the
various cursor movement keys
can be used to go to a new
machine without having to exit
the ‘Machine State’ screen.
Pressing the “SELECT” key at
any point brings up a menu of
commonly used functions that
can be used to edit the
configuration of the selected
machine.
The Machine State screen consists of several sections showing information about the selected machine.
Environment
Displays the machine’s temperature, humidity and damper setpoints, and the actual measured temperature
and humidity. These values are always shown in the units selected under the ‘Display’ section of the
main menu. A ‘%’ symbol after a humidity value indicates percent relative humidity (RH) and ‘°’ depicts
degrees wet bulb.
Status
Displays various system statuses, which are different for various machines types (incubators or
hatchers). The ‘Machine State’ at the bottom of the list indicates whether the machine is polled (Active),
not polled (Off), or is in maintenance mode because the fan switch is off (Maint).
Damper Position
A graphic representation of the damper position is shown along with the percentage open in numerical
form. The auto damper on ACI machines indicates the desired position of the damper when actual
humidity is above the setpoint. The auto damper feature is disabled if the damper is set to zero % open.
The arrow indicates whether the damper is opening or closing (the arrow in the figure above indicates
that the damper is opening).
Profile
Displays which profile is active and the number of days into the profile cycle. Days shown are the number
of completed days. If the profile is inactive, the ‘Day in Cycle’ field is blank. If the alarm override is active,
the time remaining in the override is shown in hours at the bottom of the screen.
Alarms
Displays the machine’s first six active alarms. The “CLEAR” key can be used to acknowledge alarms from
this screen. See the ‘Alarm Screen’ section on Page 110 for more information.

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Figure 5: View Profile
If a profile is being executed
on the machine, press the
“SELECT” key and then
choose ‘Profile’ from the menu
to view the profile currently
active on the machine. An
error message results if the
machine is not executing a
profile. A diamond shaped
character located to the left of
the day field indicates the
current position in the profile.
Pressing the “EXIT” key
returns the user to the
‘Machine State’ screen.
Pressing the “SELECT” key at
any point brings up a menu of
commonly used functions that
can be used to edit the configuration of the selected machine.
3.2 Change Setpoints
The ‘Change Setpoint’
function allows the desired
temperature, humidity, and
damper targets to be set. These
settings will remain in effect
until they are changed, or until
a profile is started. To select
the ‘Change Setpoint’
function, use the “UP/DOWN”
arrow keys. Pressing “ENTER”
begins the process of
changing the setpoint of a
specific machine.
Figure 6: Change Setpoints

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If password security is
enabled, the operator is
requested to enter the
password after selecting the
desired group of machines.
The password must correspond
with the system password.
Typing in an incorrect
password will deny entrance to
the ‘Change Setpoints’ screen.
Figure 7: Password Entry
Figure 8: Machine List
After the operator has pressed
“ENTER” from the menu, they
are asked to select the machine
they would like to change. The
cursor can be moved one
machine at a time by using the
arrow keys, or it can be moved
a full screen by using “PAGE
UP/DOWN” keys. The
“HOME” and “END” keys
move the cursor to the
corresponding point on the
machine list.
When the cursor highlights
the desired machine, press
“ENTER” to change the
selected machine’s setpoint, or
“EXIT” to return to the machine menu.

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Figure 9: Abort Active Profile
If the selected machine is
currently executing a profile,
the operator will be asked if
they would like to cancel the
profile mode, or leave it
unchanged and abort this
function. To cancel the profile
and continue to change the
setpoints, move the cursor
down to ‘Change Setpoints’
and press “ENTER”.
The profile is not actually
aborted until new setpoints are
sent to the machine, thus it is
still possible to abort this
function after this step and
leave the profile mode unchanged.
The screen at right displays the
current setpoints and allows
the operator to change the
targets. To change setpoints,
move the cursor to the desired
field using the “UP” and
“DOWN” arrow keys and type
in the new numeric value.
Pressing “EXIT” while typing
in a number changes the field
back to the previous value.
The values must be entered in
the units indicated in
parentheses. The units can be
changed using functions under
the ‘Display’ menu. Valid
entry values are 70.0 to 101°F
(21.1 to 38.3°C) for temperature, and 30.0 to 90.0% RH for relative humidity. Wet bulb values are
converted to RH and must fall within the humidity range listed above. Once all values are entered
correctly, press “ENTER” to continue, or “EXIT” to abort. If the screen is aborted, the setpoints will
remain unchanged.
Figure 10: Setpoint Change

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Figure 11: Send New Setpoints
Once the operator has entered
the desired targets, they will be
asked to choose one of three
options: ‘Abort’ returns to the
previous screen without
affecting the machine’s current
setpoints, ‘Send New
Setpoints’ sends the new
targets to the machine (NOTE:
Alarms may occur if the
change is large), and ‘Send &
Activate Override’ sends the
new setpoints and also
activates the alarm override,
using parameters that must be
sent to machine before using
this feature. More information
on the alarm override function can be found in the ‘Alarm Override’ section on Page 29.
3.3 Dry Out
Dry out provides the operator
with the choice of drying the
machine after washing. This
function is only available for
hatcher and ACI machines.
Enabling this feature will open
the damper completely for a
specified amount of time,
allowing moisture to escape
from the machine more quickly.
If dry out is currently enabled,
this function can also be used
to manually disable dry out
operation. After the specified
time period has elapsed, dry
out mode shuts off
automatically and damper
operation returns to normal.
Figure 12: Dry Out Mode

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If password security is
enabled, the operator is
requested to enter the
password after selecting the
desired group of machines. An
incorrect password denies
entrance to the ‘Dry Out’
function.
Figure 13: Password Entry
This screen allows the operator
to select a specific machine for
dry out mode. The cursor can
be moved one machine at a
time using the arrow keys, or it
can be moved a full screen
using the “PAGE UP/DOWN”
keys. The “HOME” and “END”
keys move the cursor to the
corresponding point on the
machine list.
The ‘Mode’ column indicates
whether the machine is
currently in ‘Normal’ or ‘Dry
Out’ mode. If a machine is
highlighted and the “ENTER”
key is pressed, the operator
will be asked for confirmation to toggle the current mode. Press “EXIT” to leave the modes unchanged
and return to the ‘Machine’ menu.
Figure 14: Machine List

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Figure 15: Duration of Dryout
If the machine was in normal
mode, the operator is asked to
input the desired duration of
time for the dry out function.
Valid time ranges from 0 to 99
minutes. The default value
displayed can be used by just
pressing “ENTER”, or a new
value can be entered using the
numeric digits and then
pressing “ENTER”.
Pressing “EXIT” brings up the
previous screen without
changing the mode of the
machine.
The operator must either abort
the action or change the dry
out mode. If the machine is not
in dry out mode (i.e. “Normal”
mode) it will go into dry out
by toggling the mode. If it is in
dry out mode, then selecting
‘Change Dry out Mode’ will
instruct the machine to cancel
dry out operation and go into
“Normal” mode.
NOTE: The system will not
allow a machine to be placed
in dry out mode if the
temperature of the machine is
above 90°F (32°C). With
software version 1.23 and
above, the operator may proceed even if the temperature is above 90°F (32°C).
Figure 16: Send Dryout Time

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Figure 17: Profiles
3.4 Profiles
Selecting the ‘Profiles’ menu
displays a submenu, allowing a
profile to be edited or started
on a specific machine. A profile
allows an operator to program
the machine to automatically
make setpoint changes at
predetermined times in an
incubation cycle. Each machine
can store up to 20 different
profiles, each of which can
have up to 30 different program
steps. ‘Edit Profile’ allows an
operator to retrieve a profile
fromthemachine, make
changes to it, and then store
the changes at the machine.
‘Start Profile’ is used to tell the machine which profile to use, and when to start it.
3.4.1 Edit Profiles
Selecting ‘Profiles’ from the
Machine menu displays the
Profiles submenu, allowing the
operator to edit a profile or
start a profile. Moving the
cursor to the desired function
using the “UP” and “DOWN”
arrow keys and then pressing
“ENTER” activates the
selected function. Refer to the
Network Edit Profile section on
Page 77 to change profiles on
more than one machine at a
time.
Figure 18: Edit Profiles

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Figure 19: Password Entry
If password security is
enabled, the operator is
requested to enter the
password after selecting the
desired group of machines. An
incorrect password denies
entrance to the ‘Profile
Editing’ function.
Figure 20: Machine List
Once the ‘Edit Profile’
function has been selected
from the profile submenu, the
operator is asked to select the
machine for the profiles they
would like to edit. The cursor
can be moved one machine at a
time by using the arrow keys,
or it can be moved a full
screen by using the “PAGE
UP/DOWN” keys. The
“HOME” and “END” keys
move the cursor to the
corresponding point in the
machine list.
When the cursor is
highlighting the desired
machine, press “ENTER” to edit the profiles of the selected machine, or press “EXIT” to return to the
profile submenu.

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Figure 21: Profile List
Once the operator has selected
a machine, a dialog box
appears displaying the 20
profile slots available for use.
A slot labeled ‘Valid’ contains
a profile which was previously
entered; an ‘Unused’ slot does
not contain a profile. A profile
can be selected by moving the
cursor with the arrow keys to
select the desired profile, and
then pressing “ENTER”. Both
‘Valid’ and ‘Unused’ profiles
can be selected for editing. An
‘Unused’ profile will present
an empty profile, and will
become valid once it has been
stored back to the machine.
NOTE: Profile 1 is hardcoded and cannot be changed. To modify this profile copy it into another slot
and then edit this new profile. With software version 1.20 and above, use the “CLEAR” key to erase the
currently selected profile. If this profile is active, it will not be erased.
Figure 22: Edit Profile
The figure at right shows the
Edit Profile screen. If the
selected profile slot is being
used, the profile will be
retrieved from the machine and
displayed on the screen. If the
selected profile slot is unused,
the screen will be empty. A
setpoint can be changed by
moving the cursor to the desired
setpoint and typing in a new
number. Valid entry values are
0.0 to 49.99 for day, 70.0 to
l01°F (21.1 to 38.3 °C) for
temperature, and 30.0 to 90.0%
RH for relative humidity. Wet
bulb values are converted to RH
and must fall within the humidity range listed above. Pressing “EXIT” when the cursor is flashing will revert
to the previous value, pressing “ENTER” will input the new value. To enter a new setpoint, the cursor can be
moved one line past the end of the profile. Once a new value is entered on that line, all other fields on that line
will default to the same as the line above it, except for the ‘Day’ field, which will be the previous day value
plus 0.01. (NOTE: 0.01 days is equal to 14 minutes, 24 seconds; 0.1 days is equal to 2 hours, 24 minutes).
To insert a new line in the middle of a profile, move the cursor one line past the end, then type a ‘Day’
value that will place the setpoint in the desired range. After pressing the “UP” or “DOWN” arrow key,
the screen is automatically updated with the new line appearing in the correct spot.
While editing a field (with a flashing cursor), the “CLEAR” key can be used to erase the last digit and
move the cursor to the left one character. When not editing a field, the “CLEAR” key deletes the line
where the solid cursor is currently located. The “SELECT” key can be used to move the cursor line to
the right hand column of setpoints and vice versa. With software version 1.20 and above, the “SELECT”
key activates ‘JEAD’ mode when the cursor is highlighting the ‘Damper’ column.

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Figure 23: Selecting Profiles to Store
Before the profiles are sent to
the machine, a dialog box will
appear asking if the operation
is to be aborted, or if the
profiles are to be sent to the
machine. Selecting ‘Abort’
will return to the profile edit
screen without storing the
profile, selecting ‘Send
Profile’ will store the profile in
the requested slots and return
to the machine selection
screen. The desired option can
be selected using the “UP” and
“DOWN” arrow keys to
highlight the choice, and then
pressing “ENTER”. Pressing
the “EXIT” key will have the same effect as selecting ‘Abort’.
Figure 24: Send Profile
When all editing is complete,
press “ENTER” and a dialog
box appears asking which slots
the edited profile is to be
stored in. By default, the
original selected slot is chosen,
shown by the diamond to the
left of the slot. Multiple slots
can be selected by moving the
cursor to the slot number and
pressing the “SELECT” key,
toggling the diamond beside it.
This feature provides a quick
method of establishing profiles
that have only minor
differences. After storing the
profile to multiple slots, the
operator can go back and modify a particular profile rather than reenter all the data. Once all slots have
been selected, pressing “ENTER” continues on to the next step.
NOTE: Profile 1 is hardcoded and cannot be changed. To modify this profile copy it into another slot
and then edit this new profile.
NOTE: Having multiple setpoints with the same ‘Day’ value can produce unpredictable results and must
therefore be avoided. There will be no error message if this occurs.
Pressing “ENTER” will start the process of storing the profile. The profile must contain at least one
setpoint line, and there must be a line with a ‘Day’ value of 0.00 before the operator can go on to the
next step.
Pressing the “EXIT” key will abort any changes to the profile without making any changes on the
machine. If the profile was modified in any way, a box is shown asking the operator for confirmation.
This action will cause all changes to be lost.