User Manual AkvaControl v10
User Manual AkvaControl v10
User Manual AkvaControl v10
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Table of contents
1 Preface ................................................................................................................ 7
2 Help for AkvaControl ........................................................................................... 8
3 Basics .................................................................................................................. 8
4 PC system requirements ..................................................................................... 8
5 Before the first start ............................................................................................. 9
5.1 Connecting hoses to selectors and cages ..................................................... 9
5.2 Electrical ........................................................................................................ 9
5.3 Building .......................................................................................................... 9
5.4 At the initial start-up ....................................................................................... 9
6 Terminology ....................................................................................................... 10
6.1 Adaptive feeding .......................................................................................... 10
6.2 ADIO............................................................................................................ 10
6.3 Attendance feeding...................................................................................... 10
6.4 Backup ........................................................................................................ 10
6.5 Blower ......................................................................................................... 10
6.6 Cleaning pipes ............................................................................................. 10
6.7 Cyclic feeding .............................................................................................. 11
6.8 CCS2 ........................................................................................................... 11
6.9 Doser ........................................................................................................... 11
6.10 Fasting ..................................................................................................... 11
6.11 Feed line .................................................................................................. 11
6.12 Feed rate .................................................................................................. 11
6.13 Feed tables .............................................................................................. 11
6.14 Feeding groups ........................................................................................ 11
6.15 Fish Groups .............................................................................................. 12
6.16 Max time between visits ........................................................................... 12
6.17 Manual feeding ......................................................................................... 12
6.18 Meal ......................................................................................................... 12
6.19 Selector .................................................................................................... 12
6.20 Supplementary feeding ............................................................................ 12
6.21 Transport time .......................................................................................... 12
7 Installation of AkvaControl ................................................................................. 13
7.1 Upgrade AkvaControl within the same version ............................................ 18
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7.2 Upgrade AkvaControl from V9 to V10 ......................................................... 21
8 System layout .................................................................................................... 22
8.1 Manually ...................................................................................................... 22
8.1.1 Blowers ................................................................................................. 23
8.1.2 Silo/dosers ............................................................................................ 24
8.1.3 Selectors ............................................................................................... 25
8.1.4 Cage/tanks ............................................................................................ 26
8.1.5 Connect the units .................................................................................. 28
8.1.6 Sensors ................................................................................................. 29
8.1.7 Connect units to ADIO board ................................................................ 31
8.2 Wizard for creating feed lines ...................................................................... 32
8.3 Wizard for connecting components to ADIO boards .................................... 35
9 Set component/unit parameters ........................................................................ 36
9.1 Blower ......................................................................................................... 36
9.2 Silo/doser .................................................................................................... 37
9.2.1 Pulse dosing ......................................................................................... 37
9.2.2 Variable rate dosing .............................................................................. 37
9.3 Selector ....................................................................................................... 37
9.4 Units ............................................................................................................ 38
9.5 Biomass settings ......................................................................................... 41
9.6 Feeding settings .......................................................................................... 42
9.7 Maintenance ................................................................................................ 43
10 Test system setup ............................................................................................. 44
10.1 Print system layout ................................................................................... 44
10.2 Component settings overview .................................................................. 44
10.3 Control machinery directly ........................................................................ 45
11 Silo/Doser settings............................................................................................. 46
11.1 Silo refill .................................................................................................... 46
11.2 Manual calibration .................................................................................... 46
11.3 Long term calibration ................................................................................ 48
11.4 Reset long term calibration ....................................................................... 48
12 Prepare system for feeding ............................................................................... 49
12.1 Add units to groups .................................................................................. 49
12.2 Choose feeding strategy .......................................................................... 50
12.3 Meals........................................................................................................ 51
12.4 Add meals ................................................................................................ 51
12.5 Length of meals ........................................................................................ 51
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12.6 Amount in meals ...................................................................................... 52
12.7 Available time in meals............................................................................. 53
12.8 Yellow meal bar ........................................................................................ 53
12.9 Cyclic feeding ........................................................................................... 54
12.9.1 Cycle details.......................................................................................... 54
12.9.2 Cycle calculations ................................................................................. 55
12.9.3 Method 1 – Time between visits ............................................................ 56
12.9.4 Method 2 – Number of visits ................................................................. 57
12.10 Attendance feeding .................................................................................. 58
12.11 Immediately follow previous meal ............................................................ 61
12.12 Always complete meals ............................................................................ 61
12.13 Reduce feed rate in meals ....................................................................... 61
12.14 Supplementary meal ................................................................................ 62
13 Use of the system .............................................................................................. 64
13.1 Monitoring feeding .................................................................................... 65
13.1.1 Site overview......................................................................................... 65
13.1.2 Meal planner ......................................................................................... 65
13.1.3 Site summary ........................................................................................ 66
13.2 Temporarily stopped................................................................................. 67
13.3 Fasting – Disable feeding ......................................................................... 67
14 Manual feeding .................................................................................................. 68
15 Axis adjustment ................................................................................................. 69
15.1 Feed rate progressbar .............................................................................. 69
15.2 Feed rate .................................................................................................. 70
16 Analyze your data .............................................................................................. 73
16.1 Site report – current data.......................................................................... 73
16.2 Site report – historical data....................................................................... 73
16.3 Note report ............................................................................................... 73
16.4 Mortality report ......................................................................................... 74
16.5 Unit/fish group report ................................................................................ 74
16.6 Silo refill history ........................................................................................ 74
16.7 Device maintenance report ...................................................................... 75
16.8 Feeding patterns graph ............................................................................ 75
16.9 Unit/fish group graph ................................................................................ 78
16.10 Feeding control graph .............................................................................. 79
16.11 Feed line utilization graph ........................................................................ 80
16.12 Component error log ................................................................................ 81
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17 Export data to file............................................................................................... 82
18 Feeding functions .............................................................................................. 83
19 Alarm Output settings ........................................................................................ 84
20 Copy settings to other units ............................................................................... 85
21 Failure reporting ................................................................................................ 86
21.1 Export AkvaControl system setup to a file ................................................ 86
21.2 Import AkvaControl system setup from a file ............................................ 87
22 Site settings ....................................................................................................... 87
23 Backup functions ............................................................................................... 91
24 Feeding settings ................................................................................................ 93
24.1 Feed rate mode ........................................................................................ 93
24.2 Feed tables .............................................................................................. 94
24.3 Feeding groups ........................................................................................ 95
25 Editing the system overview – background picture ............................................ 96
26 Utility programs ................................................................................................. 97
26.1 AkvaAdm32 .............................................................................................. 97
26.1.1 Database Administration ....................................................................... 97
26.1.2 Restore system backup ........................................................................ 98
26.1.3 Communication settings ........................................................................ 98
26.2 AkvaControlConvertDatabase .................................................................. 99
26.3 CCS2 Upgrade ....................................................................................... 100
26.4 AkvaNodeMonitor ................................................................................... 101
26.4.1 Use of the program ............................................................................. 102
26.4.2 Failure reporting .................................................................................. 103
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1 Preface
The AkvaMarina feeding system is a fully automatic centralized feeding system developed
for use on fish farms. The system transports the feed to each cage by the use of air.
The controls are normally located indoors, whereas the mechanical equipment is often
placed outdoors. This makes the system user friendly at the same time as it is protected
against the weather.
The system can feed up to 255 cages via hoses with lengths of up to 800 m. Maximum hose
length depends on the type and size of the blower. Each cage may be treated individually in
terms of the size and amount of feed, and all desired changes are simply done from the
keyboard.
The AkvaMarina system is managed from a dedicated computer that processes and stores
all data for up to a total of 255 cages.
By using the AkvaSensor, (AkvaSensor Doppler or AkvaSensor CAS and Akvasmart
Software), the feeding is automatically regulated for optimal utilization of the feed.
This provides the fish farmer with the opportunity for greater productivity and full control of
the feeding!
The purpose of this user manual is to assist the operator with daily operations. We hope it
will be of help if any problems should arise. In the event that you cannot find an answer here,
please call the Service Department at AKVA group ASA for assistance and guidance or
contact your local department of AKVA group ASA
Telephone: +47 5177 8500 (Main office)
In order to best familiarize yourself with the features and possibilities that your AkvaMarina
system provides we recommend that you sit in front of the PC and the keyboard when you
read through this book. It is easier to remember what you read when you have a chance to
try it out on the PC at the same time.
If you find errors, or if something in this manual is unclear, please don‟t hesitate to call us.
We are convinced that you will soon fully appreciate your AkvaMarina feeding system and
the opportunities it provides and we wish you good luck with your fish farming efforts.
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2 Help for AkvaControl
AKVA group ASA has created this help file along with a printed user manual. You can access
this file whenever needed. To locate the help file, just press help in AkvaControl and a help
window will pop up. You can also click help in several windows and you will be taken directly
to the corresponding section in the help file.
There is also a possibility to search within the help file, and thereby you can easily locate
what you‟re searching for.
The purpose of this user manual is to assist the operator with daily operations. We hope it
will be of help if any problems should arise. In the event that you cannot find an answer here,
please call the Service Department at AKVA group ASA for assistance and guidance or
contact your local department of AKVA group ASA
Contact your local department of AKVA group if it exists or else contact AKVA group in
Norway.
Telephone: +47 5177 8500 (Main office in Norway)
3 Basics
Microsoft Windows® is a PC operating system. There are other types of operating systems,
but today MS Windows is the most common.
The idea behind Windows is that the user has a graphic interface that provides a good
overview and simplicity.
Instead of using advanced commands, Windows uses menus and buttons to execute
actions. These buttons are called icons and by clicking on them you may for example start a
program that is installed on the computer.
4 PC system requirements
1GB RAM
Minimum 60GB available hard disk storage
MS Windows® XP or MS Windows® Vista
2 USB ports available
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5 Before the first start
5.1 Connecting hoses to selectors and cages
The hoses should to be laid out before a service technician from AKVA group ASA visits to
start the system. This is important since the staff would otherwise direct much of their
attention to the laying out of hoses instead of on the training.
Correct distribution of hoses is very important and must be done properly to avoid
unnecessary problems and perhaps stoppages. As far as possible, try to lay the hoses as
straight as possible without unnecessary bends and allow enough slack in the pipes to
compensate for high tides and strong currents.
It is important to avoid breaks on the hoses. If it should happen, cut away the broken section
and splice the hose with a splicing sleeve.
5.2 Electrical
The electrical power supply must be ready before a service technician from AKVA group
ASA arrives to start the system for the first time. The rated power of this supply will depend
on which AkvaMarina feeding system has been chosen. Consult your local electrician as he
will be familiar with the location and any special conditions that need to be considered.
5.3 Building
The building/control room must also be ready before a service technician from AKVA group
ASA arrives to start the system for the first time. The AkvaMarina feeding systems are very
flexible regarding placement. The mechanical equipment can just as easily be located
outside as inside. The only requirement is that the control room is ready and that this is an
“office”-like room.
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6 Terminology
6.1 Adaptive feeding
Requires pellet sensor. This setting controls your feeding automatically, where you
set the limits required for the system to increase/decrease feed rate and stop feeding,
based on the pellet signals. Different strategies within this setting can be chosen.
6.2 ADIO
Analog/Digital/Input/Output module: These cards convert the data sent from the CCS
into commands which controls the different components. (Blowers, dosers and
selectors)
6.4 Backup
Save AkvaControl system setup
All the settings in AkvaControl are stored and executed on your CCS
(feeding computer). This backup function saves a backup from the
settings on your feeding computer and stores it in your AkvaControl
program. The backup can be given a name so you can find it in a later
occasion.
Restore AkvaControl system setup
This function restores any previous backups you have saved from your
feeding computer. All available backups will appear in a list with date
when created and name (If written) of the backup in front.
Create an external backup of all logs
This is a complete backup of all data registered in AkvaControl. It‟s
important to save a backup to an external USB memory stick once a
week in case your computer should fail. This backup can only be
restored through the AvaAdm32.exe program (Chapter 26).
6.5 Blower
This unit provides a continuous air flow through the pipe system, allowing the feed to
be transported through the system to feed each cage/tank on the site.
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6.8 CCS2
„Centralized Control System Computer‟. This is the feeding computer. All functions
programmed in AkvaControl will be stored and executed here. The CCS
communicates with the ADIOs to the different components (Blowers, dosers,
selectors).
6.9 Doser
Feed distribution unit. This unit distributes the feed amount, programmed in the
software, to the different cages/tanks.
6.10 Fasting
This function is to be used if you want to exclude a cage/tank from your feed plan.
The cage/tank will not be fed and will not be calculated in the time estimate.
It’s important to keep in mind that one feed line can only feed one cage/tank at
a time!
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6.15 Fish Groups
If e.g. you have different types of fish, or fish from different suppliers on your site,
these can be separated into different fish groups. This has no impact of feeding and
is only for your own information on reports and site summary
6.18 Meal
Period of time during the day you want to feed your fish. You need to set up at least 1
meal for each group to be able to feed.
6.19 Selector
This is the component which directs the feed to the different cages/tanks.
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7 Installation of AkvaControl
Insert the following installation CD.
Choose the ’InstallAkvaControl’
FIGURE 1
icon if installation does not start
automatically.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 3
Extracting files…
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FIGURE 4
FIGURE 5
When SQL server is installed, proceed
to:
FIGURE 7
Select preferred installation language.
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Note:
Language can also be changed in the
program after installation has been
completed.
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FIGURE 8
FIGURE 9
FIGURE 10
FIGURE 12
FIGURE 13
Progression of software installation
FIGURE 14
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FIGURE 15
FIGURE 16
FIGURE 18
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7.1 Upgrade AkvaControl within
the same version
FIGURE 20
Choose:
FIGURE 21
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FIGURE 22
FIGURE 23
FIGURE 24
FIGURE 25
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FIGURE 27
FIGURE 28
FIGURE 29
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7.2 Upgrade AkvaControl from V9 to V10
This is to be done by a Service Technician only
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8 System layout
FIGURE 30
8.1 Manually
As an example I will create a Quattro system (4 feed lines) built like this:
I will also show how sensors are connected and how they can control feeding.
The feeding strategies: Attendance- and cyclic feeding will be explained.
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Note!
For cage/tank I will use the word ‘cage’ in this document.
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8.1.1 Blowers
FIGURE 32
- Select blower
- Number of units = 4
FIGURE 33
- The 4 blowers will
appear on the bottom of
your screen
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FIGURE 34
- Click on the ‘position units’
button
FIGURE 35
- Choose silo/doser and
choose number of units = 6
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FIGURE 36
8.1.3 Selectors
FIGURE 37
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FIGURE 38
8.1.4 Cage/tanks
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FIGURE 40
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8.1.5 Connect the units
FIGURE 42
FIGURE 44
8.1.6 Sensors
Select temperature sensor from the list, repeat for current sensor.
Move the sensors near the cage/CSU they will be connected to:
FIGURE 46
You must now connect the different components to their corresponding ADIOs.
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You find the addresses on the ADIO cards in the main cabinet. If more than one unit
can be connected to the same ADIO (Blowers and Silos) the serial number will have
an extra “/1”,”/2”, “/3” and “/4” at the end. “/1” is the first (leftmost) connection (I.e. silo
1) “/2” is the second, and so on.
FIGURE 47
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Note:
The sensors must have the same ADIO
address as the CSU they are connected to
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8.2 Wizard for creating feed lines
In your system layout: Click
FIGURE 50 on the icon „wizard for creating
feed lines‟
Feed line:
FIGURE 51
- You may use the ‟defaults‟, the
feed lines will then be named
Feed line 1, 2 etc.
Silo/Dosers:
- Select the numbers of dosers
on the feed line
Selectors:
- Set the number of outlets on
your selector.
Units:
- If you have more than 9 cages
in your system it might be
necessary to start numbering
from 01, not 1. This because
the computer sorts the cages
alphanumeric in reports/lists.
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FIGURE 53
Feeding groups:
Feeding regime:
FIGURE 54
Layout:
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FIGURE 55
FIGURE 56
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FIGURE 57
FIGURE 59
- The wizard takes you through all
the components, simply choose
the correct addresses from the list
that appears and click next.
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9 Set component/unit parameters
All the units have a variety of parameters that has to be properly set. This chapter
describes each unit, and what parameter to set.
FIGURE 60
- Select the ‟Edit all system components‟
icon
FIGURE 61
This may look the same as the system
layout, but here you can edit the
component settings
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9.2 Silo/doser
Slow speed:
9.2.1 Pulse dosing Speed when selector moves between 2 holes.
FIGURE 64
Fast speed:
Speed whenWarning
selector when
movesbelow:
between more than
2 holes. The silo will be colored yellow in site
overview when it reaches the
Selector time out: limit.
warning
A safety function that that stops the selector
when not finding the correct position.
9.3 Selector
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FIGURE 66
Pellet sensor:
Choose which pellet sensor to use
from the list.
9.4 Units
FIGURE 67
Camera
If you have a CSU connected, select
the video transmission channel and
camera cycles.
FIGURE 68
Current
If you want current to stop feeding at
a certain value, this must be entered
here.
FIGURE 69
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Oxygen
To be used if you want oxygen sensor to
stop feeding if it‟s less than the value
entered here.
FIGURE 70
Volume:
This highlights the biomass yellow, in unit
details, when density is exceeded.
FIGURE 71
FIGURE 72
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Temperature sensor:
If you have an external temperature sensor
this can be typed in when you „Enter
temperature manually‟
This is if you want to feed by the use of feed
table, or want the temperature to be logged in
your database.
Alarm limit:
Alarm limit:
- Highlights the sensor yellow in site
overview when it reaches the value set
here.
FIGURE 73
Current sensor:
Flow can be entered manually for storage in
your database.
FIGURE 74
FIGURE 75
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FIGURE 76
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9.6 Feeding settings
FIGURE 78
FIGURE 79
- Connect silo.
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9.7 Maintenance
All units have a maintenance button. Use this for registering maintenance done on
the different units/components. By using this you can keep track of when e.g. oil was
last changed on the blowers, dosers cleaned etc.
FIGURE 81
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10 Test system setup
To check that all system components have received their
correct ADIO addresses, you can test the machinery
manually. This is to be done before you fill the silos.
FIGURE 83
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10.3 Control machinery directly
FIGURE 84
FIGURE 85
Blower:
Set speed and click „>‟
- The blower in feed line 1
shall now start.
Silo/Doser:
Set rate and click „>‟
- Go and check that the
chosen doser is running.
VariDoser: When rate is set to „0%‟,
only the lower engine is running.
This can be used to prevent feed
from coming out of the doser while
testing.
Selector:
Click „+‟ or „-‟
- The selector shall now move
forward or backwards.
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11 Silo/Doser settings
11.1 Silo refill
Click on a silo in „Site overview‟:
FIGURE 86
Calibration:
FIGURE 88 immediately
6. Take note of the registered feed
amount. (Amount can be found in
site summary, manual feeding).
9. Next page….
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FIGURE 89
4. Start feeding
5. The software stops when it
calculates 30 kg.
6. Take a weight sample of the
collected feed.
FIGURE 90
Follow next steps after using
method 1 or 2:
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Note!
When silo has run empty for the
first time: Use long term
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11.3 Long term calibration
After using the system for a while, you can use this long term To access:
Click on a silo in site overview
calibration tool to calibrate the doser more accurately. The
manual calibration is usually done using a small amount of
feed. The long term calibration is usually used using a very
large amount of feed. (10-50 tons or more) the dosing has
been performed using normal feeding rather than a Choose long term calibration
constructed test procedure. These factors make the long
term calibration far more accurate than the initial manual
calibration.
FIGURE 91
You will get a question of how much
is left in the silo. Instead of using this
calibration method before silo is
empty (where you have to guess the
amount that is left in the silo), use
this when silo is empty.
FIGURE 92
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12 Prepare system for feeding
12.1 Add units to groups
- Each group will have its own
FIGURE 93
meal set-up
- If all cages within the same feed
line shall be fed more or less
the same, place all cages in the
same feed line in one group
- If you wish to treat cages within
the same feed line differently, it
can be useful to place them in
different groups
- As an example I will have two
different groups in feed line 1
FIGURE 94
FIGURE 95
Like this.
- Feed line 1 now consists of 2
feeding groups.
- Feed line 2 through 4 have 1
feeding group each.
- I will now show how to make the
feeding groups ready for
feeding.
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12.2 Choose feeding strategy
FIGURE 96
- Right click on a group in the
meal planner.
- Choose Group settings.
Cyclic feeding:
‘This is feeding of multiple cages in a
group in parallel by visiting them
repeatedly in a cyclic pattern’.
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12.3 Meals
When you have used the wizard for
FIGURE 98 creating feed lines, the software will
automatically assign a meal to each
group.
Since I manually created a group
(group E), I have to add a meal
manually in the meal set up.
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- Right click on group A
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12.7 Available time in meals
Setup 1 Note the two different setups.
FIGURE 108
Like this.
FIGURE 109
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12.9 Cyclic feeding
This is feeding of multiple cages in a group in parallel by visiting them repeatedly in a
cyclic pattern.
One of the purposes when using cyclic feeding is to feed the fish with many visits and
relatively small doses through the day, it‟s therefore recommended to have as few
meals as possible. Remember to set the percentage to be fed in every meal (chapter
12.6).
There are also two different ways of angling the cyclic calculations. Both will be
described here as:
Method 1 – Time between visits
Method 2 – Number of visits
Visits:
This is the number of visits all cages in that
group will receive with your current
settings.
Transport time:
This is the sum of the transport times to all
cages in that group.
The circle:
This is the cycle whereas the dark blue
color is feeding 1 cage, bright blue color
is transport time and the brightest blue
color is idle time pr cycle.
The line:
This shows the time estimate for the entire
meal with the same colors as the circle.
FIGURE 111 The white color at the end is the
free/available time that is left in the meal.
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12.9.2 Cycle calculations
The calculations here are very basic:
FIGURE 112 Time between visits
- Transport time
- Idle time pr. cycle
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= Feeding time pr. cycle
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FIGURE 114
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12.9.3 Method 1 – Time between visits
FIGURE 115
FIGURE 116
As you see from this picture I have
added 1 minute idle time to each
cycle. This means that after feeding
1 cycle the system will take a 1
minute pause before it starts the next
cycle.
This is indicated with the bright blue
color in cycle details (circle) and time
distribution (line)
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12.9.4 Method 2 – Number of visits
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Note!
Do not edit idle or time between
visits while focusing on number of
visits as this will change this
number!
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Note!
If feed rate is changed during
feeding, this will affect the number
of visits. So decide which feed
rate to use before calculating
number of visits!
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12.10 Attendance feeding
This is feeding at one cage at a time to satiation. In other words, we dedicate the
entire feed line capacity to one cage at a time, staying on that cage for the duration
of a meal before moving on to the next cage.
It‟s normal to use from 1-10 meals if you use this strategy. Increasing the amount of
meals to 20 and more means you are moving towards cyclic feeding.
FIGURE 117
FIGURE 118
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FIGURE 119
FIGURE 120
FIGURE 121
FIGURE 122
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FIGURE 123
FIGURE 124
FIGURE 125
FIGURE 126
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12.11 Immediately follow previous meal
The + Immediately
inside the barfollow
indicates that this
previous
is a supplementary
meal: meal.
This function will start the next
meal immediately after the
previous meal has ended. This
will be indicated with a line
FIGURE 128 between the meals.
By using this function you will
most likely finish your feed plan
Right click onthan
earlier a group, choose
indicated ’Add
in the meal
meal’.planner.
12.12 Always complete meals
FIGURE 129
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12.14 Supplementary meal
This meal is meant to be used if the fish is not satiated
from the amount fed that day in your feed plan.
It can only be set to start behind the last meal in the meal Right click on the meal you have
planner. added and choose ‘Set
supplementary feeding’
FIGURE 131
The amount set in this meal will not show in the site
summary as kg/day in settings, but it will be added to All units in that group will appear in
the text box.
kg/day when meal is finished. If you mark the units they will be
added the default value which is set
to 10% of daily amount.
FIGURE 132 By clicking + or -, you can edit till you
get the desired amount you want to
feed.
FIGURE 133
If the meal is yellow, just drag the
end to see the time estimate.
FIGURE 135
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FIGURE 136
FIGURE 137
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13 Use of the system
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Note!
If you hold your mouse pointer at
a button, a text will pop up with
explanation of what happens if
button is pressed.
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13.1 Monitoring feeding
13.1.1 Site overview
FIGURE 138
Sensor readings
This shows the status of the This graph shows the Silo status
cage currently being fed in this feed rate for the last 6
feed line. minutes.
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13.1.3 Site summary
FIGURE 140
The left section is your current settings (No. of fish, avg. weight, amount to be fed
etc.) while the right section is the status so far today.
You can group by feed line or by group if you wish.
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13.2 Temporarily stopped
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FIGURE 142
If you e.g. want to stop feeding for a
period of time to conduct work on a
unit, it might be necessary to
temporarily stop feeding there for a
while.
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14 Manual feeding
You may also use an AkvaMarina feeding system for To access:
completely manual operation, where you choose cage rate
and feed amount manually. This may be of interest where Choose the ‟hand‟ icon
you use camera or AkvaSensor Doppler to satiate the fish,
or when you use AkvaRemotePC or some other remote
control.
FIGURE 144
Continuous:
By choosing this method, the system
will feed continuously till it reaches
3% of the biomass in that cage. This
is a safety limit.
Fixed amount:
Here you can set the amount you
want to feed. The system will feed till
it reaches the amount set unless you
stop it.
Clean pipes:
This function allows you to blow air
in a selected cage with a set blower
speed. This is useful for cleaning
pipes. You can feed as usual in the
other feed lines without needing to
stop them.
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15 Axis adjustment
Feed line display setting defines
15.1 Feed rate progressbar how long period of time to display on
FIGURE 146 the progress) in the status panel for
each feed line. This progress bar will
scroll during the day to show the last
6 minutes (editable). The height of
the progress line indicates the feed
6 minutes rate.
FIGURE 147
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15.2 Feed rate
FIGURE 150
Right click on a cage, choose
feeding settings.
1. VariDoser
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FIGURE 153
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15.2.1.2 PulseDoser
2. PulseDoser
FIGURE 155
If you have a pulse doser, the axis
will follow the calibration value on
the doser.
FIGURE 156
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16 Analyze your data
Site report – current data:
The report shows details on all
16.1 Site report – current data cages, everything fed today up until
A mortality report is a printout of
the button is pressed.
the mortality registered. You may
FIGURE 157 choose
Details a printout for all cages, one
are:
fish group, individual cages, notes
CageallName,
from dates,Fish Group,
a limited Number
period, etc of
fish in cage, Average Weight,
To register
Biomass, mortality:
Feeding Right click on
adjustment,
the cage you register mortality
Number of feeding a day and how on
many are remaining, what silo each
cage uses, the amount fed
automatically, manually and
additionally, the total fed today, total
accumulated and the temperature
measured on the sensor connected
to each cage.
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16.4 Mortality report
FIGURE 159
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16.7 Device maintenance report
FIGURE 162 Feed amounts:
This view shows you the amount fed
in every meal including start and
stop time for every meal.
This report shows you all
maintenance registered
Select unit and on every
time period you want
component.
to display.
Time period can be selected.
FIGURE 163
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Include calculated amounts:
This shows the meals during the
time period selected. The bars
indicate how much feed has been
fed, relative to the other meals. The
blue T on top of the bars indicates
the calculated size of the meal.
Since the blue T is showing, the
meal has stopped before completion.
The bars without the blue T are
meals that did complete.
FIGURE 166
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16.9 Unit/fish group graph
FIGURE 168
This graph is excellent if you want to
compare feeding and environmental
data.
Select the cage, sensor data and
time period you want to see.
FIGURE 169
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16.10 Feeding control graph To access click here, or right click on
a cage and choose Feeding control
FIGURE 170 graph
FIGURE 171
To zoom in:
Place the mouse pointer at the left side of
a bar while clicking the left button. Drag
towards right and release the button.
To zoom out:
Do the same procedure, but right towards
left.
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FIGURE 173
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16.12 Component error log To get access:
Help -> troubleshooting-> Machinery
error log
FIGURE 175
This allows you to see all errors
reported from components in the
feeding system.
FIGURE 176
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17 Export data to file
FIGURE 177
You can export data to all programs
that support the so called Norwegian
Standard (NS) 9403 for exchange of
data between the feeding system
and other programs.
By using this feature you will create
a file in a specified location that
contains the data for all cages.
You can also export feeding amount
and mortality directly to Superior
Control.
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All feed lines – Set feeding on
18 Feeding functions schedule
Sets feeding in accordance to the
FIGURE 178
time/meal you are right now.
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Note!
If you set this to e.g. 1.1, all cages
will increase the daily amount by
10%
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19 Alarm Output settings
Alarm outputs in the main
FIGURE 180 cabinet may be connected to
external Lights, sirens or
SMS transmitters
TogetYou may be
access: notified
Right click of
on the
feeding stops, equipment
cage (in site overview) you wish to
failures and excessive
copy from.
Choosetemperature, current
copy settings andunits.
to other
oxygen readings
Click copy.
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20 Copy settings to other units
If you change a setting in one cage; E.g. blower speed,
and you want to use the new setting in other cages, this
function allows you to copy this setting to other units.
FIGURE 182
To get access:
Help -> Troubleshooting -> Export
AkvaControl system setup to a file
FIGURE 183
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21 Failure reporting
If there is a problem at your farm you can send two small files containing all
the settings. The service technician may quickly load the same system state
into his own system and check your settings.
FIGURE 184
FIGURE 185
FIGURE 186
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To find the file just look in the
AkvaControl
These settingsCCS
are folder
usuallyforset
4 files
only at
named:
the Blower failure.
first start-up and when starting at
a new location.
These files can be sent to a Service
technician
Position units
Position your units in site overview
like you prefer.
22 Site settings
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FIGURE 190
FIGURE 191
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FIGURE 192
Site/registration information
Fill in the geographical information if
you want to use automatically
sunrise/sunset calculation.
Program registration
These settings will be sent to you by
AKVAgroup.
FIGURE 193
Automatic events
Select printout of daily report and/or
automatic export data to file,
FIGURE 194
FishTalk connection
AkvaControl and FishTalk are fully
integrated.
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FIGURE 195
Customize display
Panel size:
Choose size of bottom panel
FIGURE 196
Language:
When new language is chosen,
program may need to be restarted
for changes to take effect.
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23 Backup functions
A backup copy is a copy of all data applicable to the preceding day‟s feeding. I.e. all
values you have access to in the AkvaControl-program, for example the number of
fish, average weight, feed output amount, mortality, temperature, etc. All “fixed”
settings, such as feeding profiles, meal profiles, transport times, calibration values,
etc. are also included in this backup copy.
Each midnight the system gathers a backup copy from the feeding computer and
stores it automatically on the hard disk of your PC. When a generator is used as the
power source, this will take place as soon as you turn on your PC the following
morning.
Purpose:
- To safeguard the data in case of lightening strike or other events that may cause
the feeding computer to lose all entered data.
- Access to old data in the event of having to replace feeding computer.
- To enable output of historical data.
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24 Feeding settings
You can select several ways of
24.1 Feed rate mode
viewing the feed rate; you can select
three methods at the same time.
One scale is on the left side, one
FIGURE 200
scale is on the right side and there is
a scale with the numbers on the bars
directly. The mode for this is in the
headline of the frame.
FIGURE 201
FIGURE 202
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24.2 Feed tables Feeding groups
Note!
When feed table is chosen,
AkvaControl sometimes need to be
restarted for changes to take affect
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24.3 Feeding groups
FIGURE 205
FIGURE 206
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25 Editing the system overview – background picture
The background picture has been created in MS Paint and may be changed to resemble
your own location. The background picture used is called Akva.bmp and is located in
C:\AkvaControlCCS\bitmaps This picture may be edited with MS Paint and stored with the
same name. The next time AkvaControl is started it will be with the new background picture.
The system is delivered with different pictures that may be used as a starting point for
creating your own background picture. It is important to remember however, that it is the
picture with the file name Akva.bmp that will be used.
FIGURE 207
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26 Utility programs
There are 4 utility programs in your AkvaControl CCS folder. 3 of these are not meant
for daily usage:
1. AkvaAdm32
2. AkvaControlConvertDatabase
3. Ccs2Upgrade
Basically the service technician will use these 3 programs for upgrading,
backup recovering or troubleshooting. If these programs are used without
approval of the Akvasmart department, we will not take responsibility for the
loss of data that can occur.
26.1 AkvaAdm32
FIGURE 208
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26.1.2 Restore system backup
Any external backups in AkvaControl can be restored here. By doing this all data will
be overwritten.
FIGURE 209
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26.2 AkvaControlConvertDatabase
This is to be done when upgrading from V9 to V10 and you want old data to be
available in the new version.
The software automatically detects the data in your AkvaControl CCS folder from V9
(If not removed), and converts it into your V10 folder.
FIGURE 211
This is best to do overnight, because sensor- and feeding log can contain a lot of
data which takes a long time to convert.
If you still wish to convert data fast, just unmark the largest fields for later converting.
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26.3 CCS2 Upgrade
AkvaControl must be closed before opening this program. This program will upgrade
your CCS2 (feeding computer). This may have to be done if bugs in the program are
detected and repaired, or new features added.
Procedure:
Save AkvaControl system setup. Name the backup with e.g.: Before upgrade
(Today‟s date)
Close AkvaControl
Rename your Ccs2Main.run file to e.g.: CcsMain(Date of the file).run
Paste the new Ccs2Main.run file in your AkvaControl CCS folder
When Ccs2Upgrade icon is clicked, the software automatically detects your new
program version file. Your feeding computer (CCS2) will now get the correct version.
FIGURE 212
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FIGURE 216
When colored green signals are
detected again.
FIGURE 217
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Try to find patterns on:
Which ID drops out
When
Number of dropouts
Logs can be saved to a file and be sent to AKVA group ASA for troubleshooting. In
this way the service technician can download the file to his system instead of the
customer trying to explain the problems.
FIGURE 218