Munters TRIO User manual

User Manual
Trio
Poultry Controller
Ag/MIS/UmEn-2777-08/20 Rev 3.0
P/N: 116825
Trio
Poultry
Controller

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Trio Poultry Controller
User Manual
Rev 3.0, 12/2023
Product Software: Version 7.2.4
This manual for use and maintenance is an integral part of the apparatus together with the
attached technical documentation.
This document is destined for the user of the apparatus: it may not be reproduced in whole
or in part, committed to computer memory as a file or delivered to third parties without the
prior authorization of the assembler of the system.
Munters reserves the right to effect modifications to the apparatus in accordance with
technical and legal developments.

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Index
Chapter page
1INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Disclaimer.................................................................................................................7
1.2 Introduction .............................................................................................................7
1.3 Notes ........................................................................................................................7
2USING THE TRIO TOUCH SCREEN .................................................................................... 8
2.1 Icons ........................................................................................................................ 8
2.2 Dashboard............................................................................................................... 9
3BASIC SETUP....................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Defining the General Settings ...............................................................................11
3.1.1 Defining the Preferences .................................................................................11
3.1.2 Defining the Time/Date................................................................................... 12
3.1.3 Defining the House Setting............................................................................ 13
3.2 Flock Settings ........................................................................................................ 13
3.2.1 Defining the Flock Settings Parameters..................................................... 13
3.2.1.1 Manual Set Up .............................................................................. 14
3.2.1.2 New Flock Wizard......................................................................... 15
3.2.2 Defining House Modes ................................................................................... 18
3.3 Adjusting the Bird Count ...................................................................................... 19
4TEMPERATURE SETTINGS ................................................................................................ 21
4.1 What is the Temperature Curve ........................................................................... 21
4.2 Configuring the Temperature Curve................................................................... 22
4.2.1 Defining the Temperature Curve Parameters.......................................... 22
4.2.2 Defining Temperature Curve Settings ....................................................... 23
4.3 Emergency Temperature Control........................................................................ 23
4.4 Temperature Humidity Index............................................................................... 24
5INTRODUCTION TO VENTILATION................................................................................. 26
5.1 Defining the Minimum and Maximum Ventilation ............................................. 26
5.2 Defining the Fans/Ventilation Scheme................................................................27
5.2.1 Basic Ventilation .............................................................................................. 27
5.2.2 Extra Ventilation .............................................................................................. 28
5.2.3 Tunnel Ventilation ........................................................................................... 29
6MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM VENTILATION .................................................................... 30
6.1 Building Structure Summary ............................................................................... 30

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6.2 Defining Basic Ventilation..................................................................................... 31
6.2.1 Defining Dynamic Ventilation ...................................................................... 32
6.2.2 Ventilation by Weight..................................................................................... 34
6.2.2.1 How Does Ventilation by Weight Work ..................................... 34
6.2.2.2 Defining the Ventilation By Weight Parameters....................... 34
6.2.3 Adding a Curve................................................................................................. 35
7LEVELS OF VENTILATION................................................................................................ 36
7.1 Configuring the Basic Ventilation Settings ........................................................ 36
7.2 Basic Ventilation....................................................................................................37
7.2.1 Defining Basic Ventilation ............................................................................. 37
7.2.2 Fan Options ....................................................................................................... 39
7.2.2.1 Minimum Ventilation Cycle......................................................... 40
7.2.2.2 Analog Fans ................................................................................. 42
7.2.2.3 Fans (Efficiency Fan) ................................................................... 43
7.2.2.4 Fan Rotation................................................................................. 44
7.2.3 Inlet and Curtain Ventilation ........................................................................ 46
7.2.3.1 Level Control ................................................................................47
7.2.3.2 Static Pressure Control ............................................................... 48
7.2.3.2.1 Static Pressure in Minimum Ventilation or Extra Ventilation ................ 48
7.2.3.2.2 Static Pressure Main Screen ............................................................. 49
7.2.3.2.3 Static Pressure Settings Screen ......................................................... 49
7.2.3.2.4 High Static Pressure Alarm State....................................................... 50
7.3 Extra Ventilation................................................................................................... 50
7.3.1 Introduction to Extra Ventilation................................................................ 50
7.3.2 Defining Extra Ventilation ............................................................................ 50
7.4 Tunnel Ventilation................................................................................................ 52
7.4.1 Defining the Tunnel Ventilation Parameters............................................ 53
7.4.2 Defining the Tunnel Ventilation Settings.................................................. 56
7.4.3 Tunnel Doors.....................................................................................................
56
7.4.4 Defining the Wind Chill Factor..................................................................... 57
7.5 Calibrating the Inlet/Tunnel Door....................................................................... 58
7.6 Stir Fan .................................................................................................................. 59
8COOLING FUNCTIONS..................................................................................................... 60
8.1 Cooling Principles.................................................................................................60
8.2 Selecting the Cooling Mode ................................................................................. 61
8.2.1 Continuous Cooling......................................................................................... 62
8.2.2 Cycle Cooling .................................................................................................... 63
8.2.3 Ramping Cooling ............................................................................................. 64
9HEATING FUNCTIONS ...................................................................................................... 65
9.1 Heating Functions ................................................................................................ 65

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9.2 Central Heaters..................................................................................................... 65
9.2.1 Analogue Heaters............................................................................................ 66
9.2.2 Heat Cycles........................................................................................................ 67
9.3 Zone Heaters......................................................................................................... 68
10 BROOD AREA..................................................................................................................... 70
11 FEED AND SILO MANAGEMENT..................................................................................... 73
11.1 Feeding Summary .................................................................................................73
11.2 Setting up Feeding ................................................................................................73
11.3 Configuring the Silo ..............................................................................................75
11.4 Batch Weighing System........................................................................................77
11.4.1 External Batch Bin Installation..................................................................... 77
11.4.2 Electronic Batch Weighing Installation..................................................... 79
11.4.2.1 Wiring and Mapping.....................................................................79
11.4.2.2 Batch Bin Calibration .................................................................. 83
11.4.2.3 Configuration............................................................................... 85
11.4.2.4 Dashboard.................................................................................... 86
11.4.2.5 Pausing Batching Mixing and Feed Mixing ................................ 87
11.4.3 Batch Weigher Alarms .................................................................................. 88
12 LIGHTING PROGRAM....................................................................................................... 90
12.1 On/Off Lights .......................................................................................................90
12.2 0 – 10 Volt Variable Lights................................................................................... 92
12.3 Light Settings ....................................................................................................... 95
13 EXPECTED BIRD WEIGHT................................................................................................. 96
13.1 Reference Bird Curve ........................................................................................... 96
13.1.1 Curve Enabled .................................................................................................. 96
13.1.2 Curve Disabled .................................................................................................98
13.2 Male/Female Weighing ..................................................................................... 100
13.2.1 Gender Separated Weighing ..................................................................... 100
13.2.2 Non-Separated Weighing ............................................................................ 101
14 AIR QUALITY .................................................................................................................... 102
14.1 Defining the Air Quality Parameters..................................................................102
14.2 Defining the Air Quality Settings .......................................................................103
15 TIMERS .............................................................................................................................. 105
16 ALARMS ............................................................................................................................ 107
16.1 Defining the Alarm Parameters.......................................................................... 107
16.1.1 Alarm Definitions........................................................................................... 107
16.1.2 Alarm Test ....................................................................................................... 108
16.1.2.1 Manual Test ............................................................................... 108
16.1.2.2 Scheduled Tests ........................................................................ 108

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16.2 Viewing the Alarms ............................................................................................ 109
16.3 Defining the Auxiliary Alarms............................................................................ 109
16.4 Sending a General Alarm ..................................................................................... 111
16.5 Water Alarm ......................................................................................................... 111
17 HISTORY............................................................................................................................. 113
17.1 Climate and Air Quality........................................................................................113
17.2 Alarms and Events ...............................................................................................114
17.3 Water and Feed History .......................................................................................115
17.4 Devices History .....................................................................................................116
17.5 Bird Weight History.............................................................................................. 117
18 RESETTING, SAVING AND LOADING SETTINGS, UPDATING SOFTWARE ............. 118
18.1 Resetting the Settings..........................................................................................118
18.2 Resetting the Trio CPU and Sensor Connections...............................................119
18.3 Saving or Loading the Settings ..........................................................................120
18.4 Viewing the Log...................................................................................................120
18.5 Updating the Software.........................................................................................121
19 WARRANTY .......................................................................................................................122

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1Introduction
1.1 Disclaimer
Munters reserves the right to make alterations to specifications, quantities, dimensions etc.
for production or other reasons, subsequent to publication. The information contained
herein has been prepared by qualified experts within Munters. While we believe the
information is accurate and complete, we make no warranty or representation for any
particular purposes. The information is offered in good faith and with the understanding
that any use of the units or accessories in breach of the directions and warnings in this
document is at the sole discretion and risk of the user.
1.2 Introduction
Congratulations on your excellent choice of purchasing a Trio Poultry Controller!
In order to realize the full benefit from this product it is important that it is installed,
commissioned and operated correctly. Before installation or using the controller, this
manual should be studied carefully. It is also recommended that it is kept safely for future
reference. The manual is intended as a reference for installation, commissioning and day-
to-day operation of the Munters Controllers.
1.3 Notes
Date of release: Jan 2020
Munters cannot guarantee to inform users about the changes or to distribute new manuals
to them.
All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever
without the expressed written permission of Munters. The contents of this manual are
subject to change without notice.

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2Using the Trio Touch Screen
•Icons
•Dashboard
2.1 Icons
Go back to the previous screen
View the Main menus
Choose language
Trio connected to internet via WiFi. Click to
view network settings.
Trio connected to internet via LAN. Click to
view network settings.
View alarms
Go back to the main screen
Settings icon
Edit parameters
Replace the dashboard battery with a
standard 3V battery.
Click this icon to delete data stored on that
page.

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Phone App
Click the circle containing the user name to
edit personal preferences such as the
language, units, name, and more.
When a Trio controls two or more rooms or
there are two or more houses on a farm,
Send to All enables editing certain select
functions in more than one room or house.
Edit the setting, click Send to All, and
select the required Trios. The select rooms'
or houses' settings are updated. Note: Send
to All does not appear on every screen.
2.2 Dashboard
The Dashboard gives an overview of all Trio functions.
Version 5.0.15 displays the house mode, when defined in any mode besides Growing Mode
(refer to Manual Set Up, page 14).

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•Click on the in each section to go to the relevant control page.
•Click on Ventilation, Temperature, or Devices squares to view the hot screen for
those functions.

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3Basic Setup
The following section describes the initial steps to be performed after completing the
physical installation.
•Defining the General Settings
•Flock Settings
•Adjusting the Bird Count
•Error! Reference source not found.
3.1 Defining the General Settings
•Defining the Preferences
•Defining the Time/Date
•Defining the House Setting
3.1.1 DEFINING THE PREFERENCES
1. Go to System > General Settings > User .
2. Define the units: There are two options:
•Define all units as metric or imperial.
•Define each unit. Click Edit > Customize and define:
oTemperature (Celsius or Fahrenheit)
oPressure (Pascal/Inches of Water)
oWeight (Kilogram/Pounds)
oAir Flow: Cubic Meter/Hour or Cubic Feet/Minute
3. Enable/disable Pin Code Access: Pin Code Access is a security measure. Anyone
wanting to edit the settings must have this code.

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3.1.2 DEFINING THE TIME/DATE
1. Go to System > General Settings > Time & Date .
2. Define:
oTime
Automatic Date & Time Adjustment: Enable this option to update date
and time automatically.
Date and Time Set: Manually enter the date and time.
oTime Zone: Select the zone from the drop-down list.
CAUTION Set the time zone even if you enable automatic date and time adjustment.

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3.1.3 DEFINING THE HOUSE SETTING
Go to System > House Settings. The screen enables the user to set the house
dimensions. Set them according to the actual house size. These dimensions are used for
calculating the wind chill factor.
•Define:
oHouse number. Each controller on a network must have a unique number.
oDefine height, width, and length of house (controller calculates total area).
To set the dimensions in metric or non-metric units, go to Defining the
Preferences, page 11 and edit the units.
3.2 Flock Settings
Flock Settings are data points used to define each flock. Define these settings at the
beginning of a growth cycle. Flock settings include:
•Growth day (used in various system algorithms)
•Flock number enables tracking each flock’s production
•Defining the Flock Settings Parameters
•Defining House Modes
3.2.1 DEFINING THE FLOCK SETTINGS PARAMETERS
•Manual Set Up
•New Flock Wizard

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3.2.1.1 Manual Set Up
1. Go to Flock > Flock Settings.
2. Define:
oGrowth day: This parameter defines the birds’ age. Growth day automatically
goes up by one (1) at midnight. When editing the growth day, you can
increase the number; you cannot decrease the number. Trio increases the
growth day at midnight. Range: 0 - 999
oInitial Number of Birds: Set the number of birds that are in the beginning of a
flock.
NOTE In case birds die, you can edit the number of birds. Go to Adjusting the Bird Count,
page 19.
NOTE If you wish to display the number of female and male birds separately, go to
Control Strategy > Flock and enable Separate Male/Female. Refer to Gender
Separated Weighing, page 100.
oFlock No.: Give a unique number for each flock.
oHouse Mode: Room mode enables or disables general functionality. When
defined as Normal, all functions can be enabled. Growth day is managed as
above. If you switch the room to a different mode, growth day stops
advancing and only certain, specific functions are enabled. If you select a
house mode other than Normal, the mode is displayed on the Dash Board.
Growing
Empty: Empty house mode is used when the whole house is empty.

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oProvide ventilation according to the output set by the heat and
ventilation.
oGrowth day stays at zero.
oStop water alarm - even when the alarm function is enabled.
Pre-Heat: Pre heat the facility before moving the birds in to the pre-
heat temperature set-point. This mode is used 24 – 72 hours before
starting a new flock. If you wish to use this mode, the Wizard option
appears. Refer to the next section.
Cleaning: Between batches the facility is cleaned by soaking.
oProvide ventilation according to the output set by the heat and
ventilation.
oStop growth day progress.
Catching: Catching Mode is used when birds are being removed from
the chicken house. In this mode:
oProvide ventilation according to the level
oHeat output should be OFF.
oGrowth day stays at zero.
oTurn on light if enabled. The user defines the lighting intensity.
•If you define the mode as Empty, Pre-Heat, Cleaning, or Catching, define the
parameters in Defining House Modes, page 18.
NOTE For information on Brooding, refer to Brood Area, page 70.
3.2.1.2 New Flock Wizard
Trio provides a simple to use wizard to set up the Growing or Pre-Heat modes. Using the
wizard enables defining negative growth days. When starting a new flock Trio:
oErases historical data
oSets the growth day to zero
oIncreases the batch number by one
oRecords a “New Batch” event
1. Click .

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2. Define the flock number and click Next.
3. Select Growing or Pre-Heat. You must select an option to continue.
oGrowing Mode

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Define the Growth Day (zero or higher), Initial Number of Birds, and
Initial Bird Weigh.
oPre-Heat Mode:
Define:
oGrowth Day (-7 or higher; default is -2)
oInitial Number of Animals
oNext Growing Stage
oInitial Bird Weight

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3.2.2 DEFINING HOUSE MODES
“Flock Settings” Settings page defines basic parameters for houses when these room are
NOT in Growth mode. All other modes have the same parameters.
1. Click .
2. Click the required tab and define:
oSet the target temperature above which ventilation output increases. Range:
-40 to +90⁰ C; Default: +24⁰
oMinimum/Maximum Ventilation: Set the minimum and maximum ventilation
for air exchange, according to the birds’ age. If these values are the same,
ventilation is constant.
oEnable Temperature Alarms: Set the temperature below/above which Trio
activates an alarm. Range: -40 to +90⁰ C; Default: Low alarm 0, High alarm
+40⁰.
oHeating: This parameter enables heating and defining a heating temperature
in each special room mode.
Enable the heater.
Define the temperature at which the heater turns on.
NOTE A heater must be mapped. Refer to the Installation Manual. This heating takes
place whether heaters are centeral or zoned.

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3.3 Adjusting the Bird Count
Edit the number of birds when removing or adding them to/from to the flock.
1. Go to Flock > Bird Management. This screen displays the bird mortality data.
oDead: Number of birds found dead.
oCulled: Number of injured or sick birds removed.
oMoved: Number of birds moved daily. This refers to birds that were moved
for reasons other than death. This number is not factored into the morality
percentage rate.
oTotal Mortality: Cumulative mortality.
oMortality %: Total mortality divided by the initial number of birds.
oBird Count: Current bird count. Trio calculates this number based on the
above factors.
NOTE If you wish to display the number of female and male birds separately, go to
Control Strategy > Flock and enable Separate Male/Female. Refer to Gender
Separated Weighing, page 100.
2. To adjust the number of birds:
oClick Add Mortality and edit the number of birds that died or were culled.

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oClick Moved Birds to enter the number of live birds removed from the house.
This number is used when calculating the total number of birds, but not the
mortality.
Click the graph symbol to view the data in a chart form.
The Dashboard summarizes this screen’s data showing:
•the current total number of birds.
•the FCR (feed conversion ratio (the amount of feed delivered converted to meat.
The lower the number, the better)).
•the mortality rate.