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Notes:
- If a timed feed cycle includes feed times that cross midnight, the feed
cycle ends prior to 11:59 pm (23:59) of the enabled day when crossing
midnight to a disabled day. Feeding(s) will resume on next enabled day.
Example - if Tues through Sat are enabled days and the start time is con-
figured for 10:00 pm (23:00) and the end time is configured for 01:00.
On a Saturday, the feed cycle would start at 10:00 pm (23:00). The last
feed occurs by 11:59 pm (23:59) on Saturday since Sunday is a disabled
day. The next feed occurs at 12:00 am (0:00) on Tuesday. This feed cycle
would end at 01:00 on Tuesday. No feeding occurs Monday, because
Monday is a disabled day.
- The Feed timer will not operate properly if the start date is set prior to
January 1, 2007.
Daily Weight
Menus →Timers→Feed Smart Timer→Feeder→Daily Weight
The daily feed amount is the total weight of food that will be dispensed over the
feeding cycle. The value is user selectable from 1 to 100000. The Feed Timer system
divides the total daily feed amount by the number of daily feedings and uses the
calibration/test data to determine feed duration and interval times.
Daily Feedings
Menus →Timers→Feed Smart Timer→Feeder→Daily Feedings
Configure the number of feedings to occur in feed cycle. The value is user select-
able 1–255.
FCR
Menus →Timers→Feed Smart Timer→Feeder→FCR
The optional FCR (feed conversion ratio) feature automatically increases the amount
of food dispensed over a feed cycle. The increase in the amount of food is based on
the user configured increase in biomass over a 24 hour period. Biomass and daily
(feed) weight amounts are adjusted by the 5200A prior to the 1st feed “on” time of
a scheduled feed cycle occurring after midnight.
Notes:
- With FCR enabled and properly configured an event occurs when the
5200A time crosses midnight. See below.
Configuring the 5200A Configuring the 5200A
Biomass
Menus →Timers→Feed Smart Timer→Feeder→FCR→Biomass
Enter the total weight of livestock being fed at the time FCR is enabled. The value
is user selectable 1 to 100000.
Feed % (of) Biomass
Menus →Timers→Feed Smart Timer→Feeder→FCR→Feed % Biomass
Enter the percentage of the total livestock weight (biomass) that will be used to
determine the daily feed weight. The value is user selectable 0.0–99.9%.
Daily (Feed) Weight
Menus →Timers→Feed Smart Timer→Feeder→FCR→Daily Weight
Configure the initial daily feed weight by multiplying the biomass amount by the Feed
% Biomass percentage (the 5200A will not calculate the initial amount). Example—if
the biomass is 1000 and the feed % biomass is 3%, then the initial daily feed weight
amount is 30. On each following day, the 5200A will use the biomass value along
with the feed % biomass to calculate the new daily feed weight amount.
Note:
- The initial daily weight value must be calculated as described above.
Configuring an invalid initial daily weight will result in incorrect biomass
and daily weight calculations when the 5200A crosses midnight.
FCR Factor
Menus →Timers→Feed Smart Timer→Feeder→FCR→FCR Factor
Enter the ratio of the amount of food required versus the corresponding increase
in fish weight (biomass). This value is used to automatically increase the biomass
amount—as shown in the example below.