Digi-Star DataLink - Manual (Page 16)

RF DataLink
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Weight Tolerances
The weight tolerance
settings allow you to
establish
an accuracy
level for the loading and
feeding of your rations
and pens. This tolerance
is
applied to each
ingredient in a ration and
each pen in a load. The
tolerance is then used to
compare the call weight
and the actual weight. If
the result is more than the
tolerance established, an
error
message is
displayed showing the
resulting error and an
error log is created.
Pen Delivery Weight Tolerances
To set the Weight Tolerances, from the main menu select [Systems], [Defaults], and [Weight
Tolerance].
To set the Pen Delivery Tolerances, first set the Pen Delivery Validate to [On].
To set the Tolerance Weight for the pen deliveries, select the feeding number and enter a
tolerance in pounds. You can set different tolerance weights for each feeding.
Example: You can have a relatively large window (tolerance) for the 1
st
feeding of the day
when the goal is to get feed in front of the animals, where you may have a much tighter
window (tolerance) in the afternoon when the goal is to get as close to the total amount for
the day as possible.
When you have completed your entries, click [Save].
Operator Acknowledge
This setting determines whether the error message showing the feeding error must be
acknowledged by an operator before the RF DataLink program continues. If you select
[Yes], an operator must acknowledge the error before the RF DataLink program will
continue. If you select [No], the error message will time out after 10 seconds and the RF
DataLink program will continue.
Either choice will write the error to an error log if you have turned on the Pen Delivery
Validate.
When you have completed your entries, click [Save].