Hired-Hand HH Software: Farm Manager - Manual (Page 5)

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Farm Manager
Start Button
6. Installing Farm Manager
6.1 Farm Manager Quick Start
For those already familiar with Windows operation, the following Quick Start may be used.
(1) Load the Farm Manager software on your hard drive.
(2) Connect the Farm Manager Network to Communications Port #1 (default).
(3) Run Farm Manager.
(4) Follow the on-screen instructions or use the Help screens.
6.2 Installing Farm Manager software on a hard drive
To install the Farm Manager software on a hard drive:
(1) Insert the Farm Manager CD into the CD ROM drive on your computer.
(2) From the Windows Start Menu:
(3) Choose RUN and type D:\setup. (Use the appropriate letter to designate your CD drive.) The install
program will load the Farm Manager software and the associated help file in the “C:\My Farm\”
directory. You may choose a different directory.
6.3 Initial Set-Up Wizard
The first time Farm Manager runs, the “Initial Startup Wizard” will guide the user
through the configuration process. The Install program places the Farm Manager
Start Button into the Windows Start Menu. To start Farm Manager, click on the
Farm Manager Start Button. When Farm Manager starts, the splash screen (See
Section 1) is displayed indicating the Software version and the build number. Then
Farm Manager polls the HH.Net looking for Farm Hand controllers that can
communicate with Farm Manager. As polling occurs, the HH.Net Communication Status screen indicates
which of the 32 addresses is being polled and the Port Status. This poling continues on a regularly scheduled
basis as long as the Farm Manager program is running. HH.Net Communication Status provides other
information as discussed in Section 8.
7. Main Window
The HH.Net Farm Manager main window contains a menu bar, tool bar and displays a Hired-Hand network
configuration in a “tree” view similar to the way Windows Explorer displays file and folder information.
The left side of the screen is titled Farm Structure shows the name of the farm and can list:
(1) The buildings on the farm,
(2) The controllers within each building,
(3) The active and inactive files containing log data for each controller, and
All Controllers
Menu Bar Tool Bar
Details of item selected (highlighted) in
the Farm Structure
Double click on the controller icon to
get the controller properties screen.
Time Date
Note Field