Skov DOL 535 User manual

2017.04.01 • 613141
Software version 5.1
DOL 535 • DOL 539
Breeder
Production Controller
User Manual
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Program Version
The product described in this manual contains software. This manual corresponds to:
•Software version 5.1
It was released in 2017.
Product and Documentation Changes
SKOV A/S reserves the right to change this manual and the product described herein without further notice. In
case of doubt, please contact SKOV A/S.
Date of change appears from the front and the back page.
Qualified personnel must perform installation, service and fault-finding of all electrical
equipment in accordance with the applicable national and international standard EN 60204-1 and
any other EU standards that are applicable in Europe.
The installation of a power supply isolator is required for each motor and power supply to
facilitate voltage-free work on the electrical equipment. SKOV A/S does not supply the power
supply isolator.
Note
•All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the
expressed written permission of SKOV A/S in each case.
•SKOV A/S has made reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this
manual. Should any mistakes or imprecise information occur in spite of this, SKOV A/S would
appreciate being notified thereof.
•Irrespective of the above, SKOV A/S shall not have any liability with respect to loss or damage
caused or alleged to be caused by reliance on any information contained herein
•Copyright 2017 by SKOV A/S.

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION...........................................................................................6
GUIDELINES ................................................................................................................7
USER’S GUIDE ............................................................................................................8
1Operation.............................................................................................................. 8
1.1 Front view ......................................................................................................................8
1.1.1 Set-up of front view .................................................................................................................................9
1.2 Main menus .................................................................................................................10
1.3 Changing the settings ......................................................................................................10
1.4 Alarm log .....................................................................................................................10
1.5 Selection of language .................................................................................................11
1.5.1 Password...............................................................................................................................................11
MAIN MENUS.............................................................................................................13
2Production........................................................................................................13
2.1 Production Menus.............................................................................................................15
2.2 Animals.......................................................................................................................16
2.2.1 Add/remove animals..............................................................................................................................17
2.3 Bird Weigher................................................................................................................19
2.3.1 Correction Factor...................................................................................................................................20
2.3.2 Period without Weighing........................................................................................................................21
2.4 Filling (destination feeding)........................................................................................22
2.4.1 Filling program.......................................................................................................................................24
2.4.2 Manual filling .........................................................................................................................................25
2.4.3 Manual restart of filling after alarm from external input.........................................................................25
2.4.4 Manual restart of filling after filling alarm...............................................................................................25
2.4.5 Adjust the feed amount in destinations .................................................................................................25
2.4.6 Feed type selection ...............................................................................................................................26
2.5 Feed Control...............................................................................................................27
2.5.1 Feed Programs......................................................................................................................................29
2.5.2 Destination Feeding ..............................................................................................................................30
2.5.3 Pan Feeding..........................................................................................................................................31
2.5.4 Chain Feeding.......................................................................................................................................34
2.5.5 Feed Mixture (Drum Weigher and DOL 9940)......................................................................................36
2.5.6 Feed supplement...................................................................................................................................36
2.6 Feed Consumption.....................................................................................................37
2.6.1 Manual Distribution of Feed before Batch Start (Breeder)....................................................................37
2.7 Week Program............................................................................................................38
2.8 Water...........................................................................................................................38
2.8.1 Water Control ........................................................................................................................................39

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2.9 Silo ..............................................................................................................................41
2.9.1 Empty Silo Sensor.................................................................................................................................42
2.9.2 Gradual Transition.................................................................................................................................42
2.10 Day Silo –Feed Weighing..........................................................................................43
2.11 Light Control...............................................................................................................44
2.11.1 Light Dimmer.........................................................................................................................................46
2.12 24-hour Clock.............................................................................................................48
2.13 Egg Counter................................................................................................................49
2.13.1 System-, Floor and Discarded Eggs .....................................................................................................49
2.14 Feed Weigher..............................................................................................................50
2.15 User-defined Inputs....................................................................................................51
2.16 Interval Timers............................................................................................................51
2.17 User Offsets................................................................................................................52
3Management.....................................................................................................53
3.1 House Data ..................................................................................................................54
3.1.1 Active House/ Empty House..................................................................................................................55
3.1.2 Time.......................................................................................................................................................55
3.1.3 House Name .........................................................................................................................................55
3.2 Key Values...................................................................................................................56
3.3 Trend Curves...............................................................................................................56
3.4 Batch Curves...............................................................................................................56
3.4.1 Setting Curves.......................................................................................................................................57
4Alarms..............................................................................................................58
4.1 Stopping the Alarm Signal..........................................................................................58
4.2 Alarm Log ....................................................................................................................59
4.3 Alarm Test....................................................................................................................59
4.4 Alarms for Production.................................................................................................62
4.4.1 Feed Alarms..........................................................................................................................................62
4.4.2 Water Alarms.........................................................................................................................................66
4.4.3 Light Alarms ..........................................................................................................................................67
MAINTENANCE GUIDE .............................................................................................68

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
This user’s manual deals with the operation of the DOL 53X. The user’s manual provides the user with the
fundamental knowledge about the functions of the controller that is required to ensure optimum use of DOL
53X.
As the DOL 53X software is modular, this manual will contain sections that are irrelevant to the setup of your
controller. If in doubt, please contact SKOV A/S service or your SKOV A/S dealer.
DOL 535/DOL 539 is available with the following system software versions for production control:
Broiler
Breeder
This manual describes the functionality of the breeder variant (hereinafter DOL 53X).
The DOL 53X livestock house controller for rearing and parent stock offers the opportunity for efficient
production control and systematic supervision. DOL 53X therefore provides a detailed picture of productivity
as well as an indication of any problems in the livestock house, for instance deficiencies in feed intake,
unplanned increase in gain in breeders or too few eggs produced.
To provide the best results it is necessary to monitor production continuously and take corrective action if
productivity is not as expected. During rearing it is important to monitor the animals' gain and uniformity as
well as to ensure the correct amount of feed. During egg production, it is important both to monitor the
production of eggs and manage food distribution, as well as to monitor animal feed intake and weight.
Feed control
SKOV A/S's livestock house controller can ensure accurate dosing of feed for both males and females. The feed
is weighed out and supplied in pan or feed chain lines with up to 24 destinations. Filling and feeding procedures
take place in line with time control, and different time programs can be made based on the age of the animals.
The amount of feed can be set and adjusted manually or can be run on a schedule according to the required
amount of feed per female and male respectively. Feed can be used from up to five silos and the feed can be
mixed prior to feeding. Feed and water consumption is precisely registered.
Egg registration
During egg laying, the eggs produced are automatically counted by one or more electronic egg counters. It is
also possible to manually register floor eggs, system eggs, and nest eggs. The eggs produced can also be
entered manually, if automatic egg counters are not installed.
Light control
Automatic light control can be implemented that is adapted to the needs of the type of animal. The amount of
light can be measured with light sensors and is controlled with light dimmers to achieve the required amount of
light. Light control is vital for the entire duration of egg production to ensure the correct circadian rhythm.
Water control
The animals' water consumption is registered and displayed as both current and historical figures, for example
water per animal. By using water control, access to water can be time-controlled in the same way as feed. It is
also possible to draw attention to alarms for rapid monitoring of leakages and stoppages in the water system.
Analysis
All key figures can be compared with production targets established by the breeding companies and deviations
easily identified. Data can also be submitted and analysed via the PC management programme or smartphone
app FarmOnline Explorer, which provides a precise overview of all the key values wished for on a daily or
weekly basis.
SKOV A/S congratulate you on your new
DOL 53X production controller

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GUIDELINES
This user's manual deals with operating DOL 53X. The user’s manual provides the user with the fundamental
knowledge about the functions of the controller that is required to ensure optimum use of DOL 53X.
Some functions are optional and only used in specific set-ups of the house controller. These functions are
shown with an optional icon
If a function is not used, e.g. Extra sensor, it is not shown on the controller's user menus. The manual can
therefore contain sections that are not relevant to the specific set-up of your controller. See also Technical
Manual or, if necessary, contact SKOV A/S service or your dealer.
This manual's User Guide consists of a general
introduction, which describes briefly how to operate the
house controller.
This is followed by descriptions of DOL 53X's functions,
divided into four main sections. Both the main sections
and the subsections follow the same order as the
functions have in DOL 53X's menus.
Climate
Production
Management
Alarms
Each section is introduced with a menu outline in table
form. The outline is used to give an overview of the
setting options for the different functions as well as to see
where in the menus a given setting can be found.
It is written on the left side of the table, if a setting is only
available in a few variants or in the case of specific set-
ups.
This is followed by a short general description of the
function and short descriptions in list format of the
individual parameters.
If more detailed descriptions are required, the reader is
referred from the short descriptions to the subsequent
sections with examples and illustrations.

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USER’S GUIDE
1 Operation
All operation of DOL 53X is made by pressing on the controller's touch screen.
Type of controller
Current time and date
House name
Day number
User-defined
display of current
values or settings
Main menus
Alarm log
Selection of language
Front display (user-
defined)
1.1 Front view
By selecting 1-6 functions, the DOL 53X displays large icons.
By selecting 7-16 functions DOL 53X will display small icons.
The front views may have several pages. Press the arrows
to switch between pages.
For certain functions, there is access from the front view to change
the corresponding value by pressing on the icon .
Sub-menus can also be accessed by pressing the icon .

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When an icon is displayed without colour, it is because the data for
this function is not currently available.
1.1.1 Set-up of front view
Press and select Front view configuration
Setting up the front display is made in three steps.
Step 1. Select functions
indicates a selected function.
Step 2. Add more pages (optional)
Press on to add more pages to the front display (max. 5 in total).
The same function can also be selected to displays on several pages,
if this is required.
Press to proceed to the next step.
Press to go back to the previous page.
Step 3. Adjust the order of the display
Press on a function and then press on another function in order to get
the two functions to switch places.
Press to proceed to the next page.
Press to go back to the previous page.
Press to go back to step 1.
Press to save the set-up.
It is also possible to change the order of the functions on the pages
by pressing on a function and switching pages using and .

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1.2 Main menus
There is access to all functions from the main menus.
The menus are divided up into the following sub-menus: Climate,
Production, Operation, Alarm settings and Technical.
An icon path in the menus indicates the current display.
For example: Main menu/ Climate/ Humidity/ Info
1.3 Changing the settings
Press and to change the current value. A blue mark on the
bar displays the change.
Press to implement the change.
Press to undo.
Press to enter a value instead.
Press to implement the change.
Press to undo.
Yes/Approve
No/Undo
1.4 Alarm log
The icon for alarm log indicates the number of active alarms, as
long as an alarm situation has not ended.
DOL 53X shows the alarms as a pop-up.
Press to acknowledge the alarm.
Press to open the alarm log.
The alarm log contains information such as:
-When the alarm occurred.
-When it was acknowledged.
-When it was deactivated (the state of alarm ceased).
-The value that triggered the alarm.
Other active alarms are marked on the list.

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-Hard alarms are marked in red.
-Soft alarms are marked in yellow.
Deactivated alarms are grey.
The alarm relay is only trigged by hard alarms.
Soft alarms generate a pop-up in the display. See also section 4.
1.5 Selection of language
Select Selection of language and highlight the desired
language.
1.5.1 Password
This section is relevant only to houses where the use of Password is
activated.
DOL 53X can be protected against unauthorised operation with the use of passwords. This function can be
activated in the menu Technical/ Use password.
In order to have access to changing a setting, you must enter a password that corresponds to the user level
which the relevant function is found at (Daily, Advanced and Service).
Enter four digits.
After entering the password, DOL 53X can be operated at the
corresponding user level until it returns to the front menu after 10
minutes without activity.
Set the controller back to the front display after operation. After
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You can change the password for each of the three user levels in the menu Operation/ Change password.
In order to gain access to changing a password, you must first enter the valid password.
User level
Gives access to
Factory-set code
Without log in
Entering of dead/culled animals
Daily
Daily:
1111
Changing of set values
Advanced
Daily + advanced:
2222
Changing of batch curves and alarm settings
Place house controller in manual mode
Service
Daily + advanced + service:
3333
Changing of settings under Technical menu
SKOV A/S recommends that you change the passwords of the factory setting and subsequently change the
password on a regular basis.

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MAIN MENUS
2 Production
The DOL 53X production controller for breeder contain the following functionalities.
Breeder
Feed
Feed weighers:
Drum weigher (DOL 99B)
X
- drum weigher shared by two houses
X
- feed mixture
X
- number of feed components
5
Day silo weigher (with dest. feeding)
X
Weigher 9940
X
Electronic silo weigher
4
- two feed requirement sensors can be connected in connection
with pan and chain feeding
Time-controlled weigher
X
Tip weigher
X
Tip weigher log
X
Silos
5
Feed control
Pan feeding
X
Chain feeding
X
Destination feeding
X
Number of destinations
24
Week program
X
Pause with input from external device
X
Refilling (small destinations)
X
Feed separation shutter (male/female)
X
Feed mixture according to curve
X
Automatic silo switch
X
Combined feed weigher and silo weigher
X
Shared silo content with other houses
X
Empty silo sensor
5
Control according to light program
X
Poultry
Weighers
12
Manual registration of weight
X
Water
Water meter
24
Water program
X
Control according to light program
X
Stop relay for water consumption
X
Leakage control
X
Light
Light
X
Light dimmer
X
Light program
X
Main light
X
Slave light
6
Light sensor
5

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Boost function
X
Inspection light
X
Light dimmer controlled by light sensor
X
24-hour clock
24-hour clock
8
Egg counters
Egg counters
32
Various
House 1 or 2
1
User offsets
Interval timers
Aux sensor
4
Reference values
X
Curve control (temp., humidity, floor heat, min. vent, max vent.)
X
Trend curves
X
In-between functions (soaking / washing / drying / disinfection)
X
Delivery function
X
User defined front views
X
Frost protection of empty section
X
Three password levels
X
Comprehensive alarm functions
X
Operation and alarm log
X
Support of emergency opening DOL 278T
X
Energy consumption monitoring
2
Service Access
X

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2.1 Production Menus
Main menus
Production
Animals
Bird weigher
Destination feeding
Filling
Feed control
Pan feeding
Chain feeding
Destination feeding
Feed consumption
Destination feeding
Follow week program
Water
Silo
Day silo
Light control
Main light
Slave light
Inspection light
24-hour clock
Breeder
Egg counter
Feed weigher
User defined inputs
Interval timers
User-offsets
Table 1: Overview of the main menus in Production (depending on the current set-up).

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2.2 Animals
The Animals menu has different appearances depending on whether DOL 53X is set up for Females and males
or Females only or Males only.
Main menu
Sub menu
Production
Animals
Add/remove animals
Culled/dead females
Add/remove females
Stocked females
Add/remove males
Culled/dead males
Add/remove males
Stocked males
Number of dead females
Number of dead females yesterday
Number of dead males
Number of dead males yesterday
Mortality female
Mortality males
Females alive
Males alive
Animals (females only)
Add/remove females
Culled/dead females
Add/remove females
Stocked females
Number of dead females
Number of dead females
yesterday
Mortality
Females alive
Animals (males only)
Add/remove males
Culled/dead males
Add/remove males
Stocked males
Number of dead males
Number of dead males yesterday
Mortality
Males alive
Table 2: Overview of the complete Animals menu.
The menu can be used to keep track of the current number of animals in the livestock house. The information
regarding the number of stocked and transferred animals for example helps to form the basis for DOL 53X’s
calculations for production control. The key figures such as mortality and feed/animal are thus dependent on
you having entered the correct numbers.

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2.2.1 Add/remove animals
DOL 53X calculates on an ongoing basis the number of living animals, the number of dead animals yesterday
and the mortality in the livestock house.
You can also register:
reason for culling
number of transferred, examined and additional animals stocked
number of stocked animals (at batch start)
DOL 53X can display whether the registrations were taken in the morning or evening, and a total number of
each type of registration for the batch overall. Calculations from previous registrations can be seen in the PC
management program FarmOnline Explorer.
Production/ Animals
Culled/dead animals
Select reason and then enter reason for culled/dead animals. See section 2.2.1.1.
Add/remove animals
Enter the number of animals removed from or added to the livestock house. See section
2.2.1.2.
Stocked animals
Enter total number of animals at batch start.
If animals are added or removed from the livestock house in the course of a batch, this
must be registered in the menu Add/remove females/males or Number of dead
females/males.
Number of dead
animals
Displays the total number of dead animals.
It is also possible to enter a number here.
The number entered here is included in the registrations under Culled/dead animals in
the Dead category.
Number of dead
animals yesterday
Displays the total number of dead animals yesterday.
Mortality
Displays the total calculated mortality in per cent.
Animals alive
Displays the number of animals alive.
2.2.1.1 Culled/dead animals
Indicate reason and number of culled/dead animals:
Dead
Small
Leg problems
Other reasons
Skinny
Diarrhoea
Respiratory diseases
Other diseases
Abnormal
This number is used for calculating the mortality.

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2.2.1.2 Add/remove animals
Indicate the number of animals removed from or added to the
livestock house.
Moved (DOL 53X deducts the entry from the number
of Animals alive)
Investigated (DOL 53X deducts the entry from the
number of Animals alive)
Extra stocked (DOL 53X adds the entry from to the
number of Animals alive)
These numbers have no significance for the calculation of
mortality.

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2.3 Bird Weigher
This section is relevant only to houses where DOL 53X has been set up for
weighing birds.
Main menu
Sub menu
Production
Bird weigher
Female inspection weight
Male inspection weight
Manual weight
Average weight 1-12
Bird weigher 1-12
Growth
Coefficient of variance
Uniformity
No. of weighings
Reference weight now
Correction factor
Disconnect period
Current bird weight
Table 3: Overview of the complete Bird weigher menu.
In order to achieve optimal production levels, it is important that the animals' gain follows the
recommendations of the breeding company. The amount of food can be changed to regulate gain.
Weighing can be carried out automatically or manually. With automatic weighing, you can also enter the result
of manual weighings as an inspection weight.
In livestock houses with sexed animals, the weighers can also be set up to weigh females or males.
Production/ Bird weigher
In automatic weighing mode, the controller calculates the following key figures:
•average weight
•growth
•relative standard deviation
•uniformity
•number of weighings for each animal weigher
In manual weighing mode, you have to enter the average weight
of the birds in DOL 53X.
The manual weighings should be carried out on the same day and
time of the week and just before feeding in order to ensure that
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Manual weight
Manual weighing
Entering of the average of your manual weighings. The value is used as the basis for
DOL 53X's calculations.
Inspection weight
Inspection weight installed together with an automatic weight
Entry of the average of your manual weights. The inspection weight can be used as a
basis for comparison for the automatic weighings.
Average weight
Automatic: DOL 53X’s calculation of the average weight of the birds on the basis of
registrations from the animal weighers.
Growth
Animal growth during the last 24 hours.
Coefficient of variance
The percentage deviation of the animal weight in relation to the average weight.
The higher the relative standard deviation, the less uniform the birds.
Uniformity
The percentage of birds, the weight of which is within a limit of +/-10% of the
average weight, i.e. how uniform the weight of the birds is.
No. of weighings
Number of weighings during the last 24 hours.
Reference weight now
The expected weight of the birds at the current day number.
Correction factor
Setting the correction factor to compensate for too many weighings of lighter birds
(see section 2.3.1).
Disconnect period
Setting of a period without weighing in connection with feeding (see section 2.3.2).
Current bird weight
The current weight registered by the bird weigher (not displayed for manual
weighing).
2.3.1 Correction Factor
Production/ Bird weigher/ Bird weigher
The natural behaviour of the broilers means that the heavier broilers do not step onto the bird weigher as often
as the lighter broilers. The weigher might therefore show a weight that is lower than the actual weight of the
broilers.
You can set a Correction factor to compensate for the weight deviation. By means of the correction factor, DOL
53X corrects the registered weight, depending on the age of the birds.
DOL 53X is factory pre-set with a curve for behavioural constant
that you can adjust with your own observations over the course of
the batch.
To be able to enter a correction factor, you must calculate in per cent by how much the automatically recorded
weight is less or more than what a manual weight shows. For example, use the results from an inspection
weight.