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1. Afi2GO carry on For storing all the Afi2GO 4100087 assembly assembly and accessories Page 46 Proprietary and Confidential2. The contents of this manual may be revised to incorporate changes and improvements without prior notice and without obligation Every effort has been made to ensure that the information is complete and DISCLAIMER accurate at the time of publication Nevertheless SAE cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions Trademarks patents and copyrights apply REVISION HISTORY Ver Date author Content sm gt 2 0 March 2010 David Instructions on how to Yigal Edrey Williamson installAfi2GO a Psion PDA with Ravid Windows Mobile OS 2 3 October David Additional updates Ravid Naali 2010 Williamson rearrangement of manual Page iii afi m i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm THE STANDARDS INSTITUTION OF ISRAEL Hereby grants For the year 2010 To S A E DAIRY SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION LTD For holding these certification marks THE STANDARDS INSTIUTL N OF ISRAEL THE STAMDAR DS HET LITEN OF GRAEL THE STAMDMARD S IMSTITLTIEN OF GRAEL Testifying to compliance of their management systems to the highest standards of quality Ul i Ne a a s rn Doron Tamir Director General Page iv afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Table of Contents CAT sect A A nese c eu A A E E E E E A A A A A 1 Product OVVIE esnea ER E EREE NEEE 1 Go E 2 A A A E A A E A N A A A 3 Preparations for working with Afi2G0 an rnnnevnnnenn
3. Scan the animal s tag In the Animal ID box type the Animal ID 3 In the Date box enter the birth date Offspring 4 In the Manner box tap to select a pre defined manner 5 If there were no live offspring continue with step 7 below If the manner that you selected supports live offspring the Add button is displayed as in Figure 11 Figure 11 Calving Kidding Lambing Screen 6 To the right of the Offspring box tap Add 7 On the Offspring screen do the following a In the Sex list select the appropriate value b In the Animal ID box do one of the following Accept the unique ID number generated by Afi2GO Page 31 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm 9 9 Type the number that you need c optional In the Destination box select a predefined destination or type the destination d optional In the Condition box select a predefined condition or type the condition e optional In the Herd Book num box type the herd book number f optional In the Herd box type the herd number g optional In the Group box type the group number h optional In the Name box type the name of the offspring i In the Weight box type the weight j Tap amp to save the offspring entry optional On the Calving Lambing or Kidding screen in the Comment box select a pre defined comment or type a comment Tap l to save the entry G NOTE To view a lis
4. afimilk Afi2G0 Hand held computer application for AfiFarm dairy herd management system User Manual for use in smartphones Pocket PC and PDAs operating under a Windows Mobile operating system Kibbutz Afikim 15148 Israel 972 4 6 5 4811 W 9 2 4 6 5 1862 marketQafimilk co il http www afimilk co il Product P N 4100000 passive See also Afi2GO assemblies on page 43 Manual P N 4100404 Ver 02 30 October 2010 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Without limiting the rights under copyright law this publication or any part thereof may not be reproduced stored or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any method for any purpose without the prior written permission of S A E Afikim This publication describes the state of this product at the time of its release and may not reflect the product at all times in the future Software License Terms Software and the system designs are the property of S A E Afikim It is supplied to the buyer to be used solely for its stated purposes It is strictly forbidden to make copies of the software or transfer it in any manner for any purpose to a third party In addition to application software specifically developed by S A E Afikim the system makes use of certain third party utilities and system software These are licensed for single
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6. On the New Animal screen make sure that the antenna is correctly oriented to the tag and then do one of the following Tap 1 Press one of the WORKABOUT PRO or active antenna scan buttons 3 In the Animal ID box type the animal ID 4 If a message is displayed asking if you want to edit the record tap Yes 5 optional In the Reg number box type the governmental registration number 6 Tap l to save your changes Herd management Changing Herd and Group number in Animal Card The Animal Card displays a subset of the AfiFarm AfiShepherd information available for a given animal You can also change the Herd number and the Group number For information on how to edit the animal card items in Afi2GO see Guide to AfiFarm AfiShepherd Synchronization with Afi2GO supplied on disk with this product To change the Herd and Group number in the Animal Card 1 Use the appropriate of the following options to display the Animal Card On the Event Menu or Scan Menu tap Animal Card On any relevant screen tap le 2 from Event Menu only On the Animal Card screen do one of the following In the Animal ID box type the animal ID Scan the animal ID 3 In the Group box type the new group number 4 In the Herd box type the new herd number Page 17 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Recording an animal exit from the herd Use this procedure to record the exit of an anima
7. Proprietary and Confidential afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Afi2GO active EID Implementing Afi2GO for 4100042 assembly low low frequency active RFID frequency including tags WORKABOUT PRO The docking station S with Afi2GO recharges batteries installed S A E connects with the AfiFarm Afi2GO Active low computer and eases desk frequency antenna work with Afi2GO docking station assembly AC wall adaptor Parts and accessories Table 5 Afi2GO parts and accessories Name Picture Function Catalog WORKABOUT PRO Implementing Afi2GO for 4100400 S with ISO 11784 85 nie passive RFID tags 4100002 transponder and Tes APA J Afi2GO installed Eee MAG 41 Agrident Air 200 ea 134 2 KHz antenna Docking station i P n Recharges batteries 4100018 assembly with USB oe connects with the AfiFarm cable and universal AfiShepherd computer and AC wall adaptor f eases desk work with Afi2GO WORKABOUT PRO Implementing Afi2GO for 4100400 S with Afi2GO active RFID tags if an 4100002 installed AN active antenna is attached 14198030 4100030 High capacity battery 4100016 Psion No WA3006 iene installed Super high capacity Fn battery Psion No KP WA3010 Page 44 Proprietary and Confidential afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Name Pietwe Function Catalog Battery cover for Psion No WA3006 Battery cover f
8. 3 To view multiple reasons for the vet visit tap to open the Reasons list Accessing a WorkSheet from the list of scheduled animals Use this procedure to access an animal s WorkSheet from a list of animals scheduled for a vet visit You can also use this procedure to view the list without proceeding to the Vet Visit Results screen for a specific animal To access a WorkSheet from the list of scheduled animals L 2 3 On the Event Menu tap Vet Visit On the Vet Visit Results screen tap On the list screen select the appropriate animal and then tap The WorkSheet screen is displayed as in Figure 8 To view multiple reasons for the vet visit tap to open the Reasons list Managing Vet Visit for an animal Use this procedure to allow the veterinarian to view the reasons that an animal needs the vet s attention and for recording the results of the vet visit To manage Vet Visit for an animal 1 Perform one of the procedures to access the animal s WorkSheet Accessing the WorkSheet by scanning the animal ID Accessing the WorkSheet by typing the animal ID Accessing a WorkSheet from the list of scheduled animals Examine the WorkSheet and then close it by tapping L The Diagnosis tab of the Vet Visit Results screen is displayed Note that the Reason box displays the reason or reasons for including this animal in the vet visit For each item in the Reason list do the f
9. Animal and herd events e Veterinary issues e Fertility events e Animal characteristics The most efficient and accurate way of using Afi2GO is when your animals are marked by passive or active RFID tags You point the PDA s antenna at the tag press a button and view a concise summary of what field actions are required for that animal You can also manually enter the animal ID As you implement the day s plan you tap the information into Afi2GO taking advantage of the many intuitive shortcuts supported for entering the data When the field session is over you transfer the changed data back into AfiFarm or AfiShepherd For support of Afi2GO make sure that your version of AfiFarm AfiShepherd is 3 07 or later In this document AfiShepherd refers to either AfiSheep or AfiGoat Afi2GO can be used in most devices that operate under a Windows Mobile operating system Clarify with S A E Afikim as to which devices may be used S A E Afikim recommends using a specially built Psion TEKLOGIX Workabout Pro G2 7527 PDA The interface in this manual is from a Workabout Pro device If using a different device the interface may vary slightly Page 1 afimilk The Heart of the Dairy Farm Afi2GO User Manual Before charging or using the battery pack read instructions in the Workabout Pro Hand Held Computer With Windows Mobile User Manual Psion part number 8100144 Batteries must be fully charged before use The ba
10. dialog box click Edit Event Menu Page 9 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm 3 In the Short Event List dialog box select the items that you want to appear in the Afi2GO Event Menu and then click OK When in the AFi2GO Synchronization dialog box you later click Send to Afi2GO the items that you specified determine the Afi2GO Event Menu Accessing events from the Event Menu Following preparation in AfiFarm AfisShepherd and sending data to Afi2GO a Sample Event Menu screen might look as follows nseminatior ating ar R Close Menu Main Advanced Help Quit Figure 3 Event Menu To access events from the Event Menu 1 On the Afi2GO opening screen tap Event Menu 2 On the Event Menu or Scan Menu tap the menu item that you need 3 To scroll down to hidden menu items press the WORKABOUT PRO Down arrow as shown in Figure 1 on page 8 The Scan Menu The Scan Menu is a graphical menu that displays up to nine tap sensitive event squares with an option of scrolling down to display additional squares Each square include text and an icon When you scan an animal s tag the Scan Menu displays only the events that were scheduled for that animal in AfiFarm AfiShepherd Page 10 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Tag scanning options There are several ways to activate WORKABOUT PRO scanning of animal RFID tags In general the procedures
11. e fse e a vov o venotspng Table 3 Screen icons Afi2GO User Manual Opens a drop down list 2 Ellipsis Opens another screen Close box Closes the current screen Page 42 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Appendix C Parts list Afi2GO assemblies and parts CAUTION Before connecting charging or using any of the equipment described below see the cautionary information shipped with the equipment For more information see also the PERIPHERAL DEVICES amp ACCESSORIES section in the WORKABOUT PRO user manual supplied on disk with this product Afi2GO assemblies Table 4 Available Afi2GO assemblies Afi2GO passive EID assembly including WORKABOUT PRO S with ISO 11784 85 transponder and Afi2GO installed Agrident Air 200 134 2 KHz antenna docking station assembly universal AC wall adaptor Afi2GO active EID assembly high frequency including WORKABOUT PRO S with Afi2G0 installed S A E Afi2GO Active high frequency antenna docking station assembly AC wall adaptor Implementing Afi2GO for 4100000 passive RFID tags The docking station recharges batteries connects with the AfiFarm AfiShepherd computer and eases desk work with Afi2GO Implementing Afi2GO for 4100030 high frequency active RFID tags The docking station recharges batteries connects with the AfiFarm computer and eases desk work with Afi2GO
12. i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm In AfiFarm or AfiShepherd you specify the fields displayed on the Afi2GO Animal Card and WorkSheet from Folder List gt AfiTools gt Afi2GO gt Worksheet Card gt Worksheet Card List Accessing the WorkSheet by scanning the animal ID Use this procedure for fool proof identification of an animal for a vet visit To access the WorkSheet by scanning the animal ID 1 On the Afi2GO opening screen do one of the following x Tap Scan Menu Press one of the scan buttons shown in Figure 4 on page 11 2 On the Scan Menu tap Vet Visit The WorkSheet screen is displayed as in Figure 8 3 To view multiple reasons for the vet visit tap to open the Reasons list I Worksh E EH ay a 13 59 Animal ID nm Reason for veterinary Visit Second Salmonella Check Gynecological Status Pregnant 08 14 1997 mgo Ti ok zi gg alely AR Calving Date 03 15 2008 Days After Insemination 360 Daily Yield Figure 8 WorkSheet screen Accessing the WorkSheet by typing the animal ID Use this procedure to access the WorkSheet by typing the animal ID To access the WorkSheet by typing the animal ID 1 On the Event Menu tap Vet Visit 2 On the Vet Visit Results screen in the Animal ID box type the Animal ID Page 22 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm The WorkSheet screen is displayed as in Figure 8 above
13. recommended males were specified in AfiFarm AfiShepherd Do one of the following to specify the bull ram or buck Inthe Bull ID Ram ID or Buck ID list select the animal ID In the Bull name Ram name or Buck name list select the animal 6 optional In the Semen amt list select the appropriate value 7 optional In the Comment box select a pre defined comment or type a comment Tap fl to save the entry Recording a mating Use this procedure to record a Natural Breeding mating event To record a mating 1 On the Event Menu or Scan Menu tap Mating ER Page 30 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm 2 from Event Menu only On the Mating screen do one of the following Scan the animal s tag x In the Animal ID box type the Animal ID 3 In the Date box enter the mating date 4 optional if recommended males were specified in AfiFarm AfiShepherd In the Bull Ram or Buck box select the male 5 optional In the Comment box select a pre defined comment or type a comment 6 Tap fl to save the entry Recording births Use this procedure to record births to an animal in the herd To record a birth 1 On the Event Menu or Scan Menu tap Calving Lambing or Kidding 2 from Event Menu only On the Calving Lambing or Kidding screen do one of the following ne Calving Idi f 6 18 ok Animal ID 931 06 10 10 v i M
14. Figure 10 Pregnancy Diagnosis screen 2 from Event Menu only Do one of the following Scan the animal s tag x In the Animal ID box type the Animal ID 3 In the Date box accept the current date displayed or enter a different date 4 In the Diag box type the pregnancy diagnosis or tap to select a pre defined diagnosis in the list 5 In the Veterinarian box type the name of the veterinarian or tap to select the appropriate name in the list 6 optional In the Comment box select a pre defined comment or type a comment 7 In the Embryos box type the number of embryos 8 Tap fl to save the entry Page 29 afi m i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Chapter 6 Fertility Events This chapter includes the following topics Recording insemination below Recording a mating on page 30 Recording births on page 31 Specifying an animal to be dried on page 32 Recording insemination Use this procedure to record an insemination event To record insemination On the Event Menu or Scan Menu tap Insemination from Event Menu only On the Insemination screen do one of the following Scan the animal s tag x In the Animal ID box type the Animal ID 3 In the Date box enter the insemination date optional In the Insemin name box type the name of the staff who performed the insemination or tap to select a name in the list optional if
15. KABOUT PRO is turned on but that Afi2GO is closed Page 36 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm c Press the eject button on the docking station after the WORKABOUT PRO pops out return it firmly to the docking station d If prompted perform Synchronizing PDA and AfiFarm AfiShepherd computer clocks on page 5 e Perform the instructions in Guide to AfiFarm AfiShepherd Synchronization with Afi2GO supplied on CD regarding sending data to Afi2GO Closing an Afi2GO screen Use this procedure if you get to an Afi2GO screen that you want to close without saving data To close an Afi2GO screen To close anAfi2GO screen without saving data do one of the following e Press F4 Esc e Inthe screen upper Toolbar tap the Le icon e Tap the Close box e In the Event Menu or the Scan Menu tap the Close Menu button Tag scanning tips There are two troubleshooting issues in scanning animal RFID radio frequency identification tags e Making sure that the scanner reads the tag e Making sure that the scanner does not read the wrong tag These sections provides guidelines and illustrations to help you succeed in reading the correct tag Passive tags and active tags Both passive tags and active tags encode a unique electronic identification EID tag number When you scan a tag both active and passive tags respond by broadcasting the electronic tag number back to the scanner Active tags an option
16. ansfer to Afi2GO see Guide to AfiFarm AfiShepherd Synchronization with Afi2GO supplied on disk with this product Page 5 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Chapter 3 Using AfiZGO on WORKABOUT PRO This chapter includes the following topics e Important keyboard functions below e Starting Afi2GO on the WORKABOUT PRO on page 8 e The graphic menus on page 9 e The menu bar on page 12 Important keyboard functions G Note In general for questions on using WORKABOUT PRO see the WORKABOUT PRO user manual supplied on disk with this product This section deals with the following e The WORKABOUT PRO keyboard functions that are most important for using Afi2GO e Keyboard functions that are used for Afi2GO in ways not described in the WORKABOUT PRO user manual Figure 1 describes the keyboard features most relevant for Afi2GO Page 7 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm TAB ESC Jump to Close active next field 3 UP arrow On Event or Scan menus Scroll up ON Long press on ENTER DOWN arrow On Event or OFF Scan menus Press EN blue Scroll down hen pess ENTER Type ABCs For one letter press FN red once or many letters press FN twice BKSP Jelete to the left Figure 1 WORKABOUT PRO keyboard G Note The Up and Down arrows are also useful for scrolling through a drop down list Start
17. ckup battery can be charged only after the main battery is fully charged Charge both batteries including the backup battery for 36 hours before use As Lithium Ion batteries age their capacity decreases gradually and they are generally considered depleted after approximately 2 years of use less than 60 of original capacity remaining Keep in mind however that heavy usage or operating the unit at temperature extremes will shorten the battery life Page 2 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Chapter 2 Preparations for working with Afi2GO This chapter includes the following topics e WORKABOUT PRO preparations below e Synchronizing PDA and AfiFarm AfiShepherd computer clocks on page 5 e Preparations in AfiFarm AfiShepherd for Afi2GO on page 5 WORKABOUT PRO preparations This section deals with getting the WORKABOUT PRO ready to work with Afi2GO Preparing the WORKABOUT PRO for Operation For cautions and explanations about charging the WORKABOUT PRO batteries see the Preparing the WORKABOUT PRO for Operation section of the WORKABOUT PRO user manual supplied on disk with this product Installation of Afi2GO In general the Psion WORKABOUT PRO is shipped from S A E Afikim with the Afi2GO software installed and configured For other options please contact S A E Afikim or your local distributer Localization and personalization Stylus If you need t
18. ecording BCS In the BCS box type the appropriate value 5 Tap to save the entry Recording milk test results Use this procedure to record milk test results To record milk test results 1 On the Event Menu or Scan Menu tap Milk Test from Event Menu only On the Milk Test screen do one of the following Scan the animal s tag x In the Animal ID box type the Animal ID In the Date box enter the date for which you are recording the milk test results In the Yield Fat SCC Protein Urea and Lactose boxes type the test values Page 33 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm 5 Tap to save the entry Recording weight and height Use this procedure to record current weight height or weight and height To record weight and height 1 On the Event Menu or Scan Menu tap Weight Height fr from Event Menu only On the Weight Height screen do one of the following Scan the animal s tag In the Animal ID box type the Animal ID In the Date box enter the date for which you are recording the weight and height measurements In the Weight box type the weight 5 In the Height box type the height Tap fl to save the entry Recording body temperature Use this procedure to record current body temperature of animals in your herd To record body temperature Ls 2 On the Event Menu or Scan Menu tap Body Temperature from Event Menu on
19. ent Menu only On the Veterinary Events screen do one of the following In the Animal ID box type the animal ID Scan the animal ID To specify a diagnosis tap to the right of the Diagnosis box and then do the following a On the Select Diagnosis screen open the navigation tree to display the diagnosis that you need b Tap the diagnosis that you need and then tap To specify a treatment tap to the right of the Treatment box and then do the following a On the Select Treatment screen open the navigation tree to display the treatment that you need b Tap the treatment that you need and then tap amp To specify a drug tap to the right of the Drug box and then do the following a On the Select Drug screen open the navigation tree to display the treatment that you need b Tap the treatment that you need and then tap l On the Veterinary Events screen tap H to save your changes Page 26 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Diagnosis events In this section is a sample procedure for recording a specific diagnosis on the Veterinary Events screen This procedure is an example of how to use an Event Menu Diagnosis item that you specified in AfiFarm AfiShepherd gt Folder list gt AfiTools gt Afi2GO gt Edit Event Menu gt Short Event List gt Veterinary gt Diagnosis Recording a downer animal Use this procedure for recording a do
20. esouseeeesasaeeesoueesesousesensaeeesss 25 Figure 10 Pregnancy DIAGNOSIS STEEN amasassieassennsennenoesnmikamismarmeivnemosan hems 29 Figure 11 Calving Kidding Lambing SCreen rrnrrnnnrrnnnnnnnnnvvnnrrnnnnnnnnsrennnrnnnnnnnnsrennnnnnnnnnnnssrnnnnnnnnnsnnnee 31 UT FT avvek 38 Figure 14 Active leg 0 EE NN OM 39 Fig re BP Nei 39 Page ix afimilk Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm List of Tables Table 1 Event Menu and Scan Menu ICONS cccccssseeeeecceeeeceeecaeeeeeeeecaeaseeeeesueaseceeseeaaeeeeeeesageeeeesaas 41 Table 2 TOGIDAN ICONS cj sascsiedceensaseceteceseanachedesteaseodebeasarsdetenancchne O Aa i a ia bide csesoeddattecodssessied 42 ENE 42 Table 4 Available Afi2GO assemblies cccccseeececcceeeseeeeeceeeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeseaeseceeeesaeeeeeesseeaeeeeesssegeeeeneas 43 Table 5 Afi2GO parts ANd ACCESSONICS ccccccssesceccceeesecceeeeeseeceeeceeseceeeseaseceeessusecesesseeseceeeseeeeeeeees 44 Page x afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Chapter 1 Product Overview Afi2GO is an afimilk program installed on a smartphone pocket PC or PDA hand held computer as a field extension of AfiFarm and AfiShepherd Throughout this manual the term PDA refers to all three of these devices You prepare for an Afi2GO session in AfiFarm or AfiShepherd and then transfer the relevant data and settings to Afi2GO Afi2GO supports the following areas e
21. for cows but not in use for sheep or goats gather information that helps diagnose health and fertility status When you scan an active tag the additional information is also broadcast back to the scanner For part information on the variety of scanning antennas those for passive tags and those for active tags available for the WORKABOUT PRO see Afi2GO assemblies and parts on page 43 Page 37 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Ear tags All supported ear tags are passive available for cows sheep and goats Ear tags are fastened as illustrated in Figure 12 Figure 12 Ear tag Point the scanning antenna towards the flat face of the tag that you see on the inside of the ear The distance from a scanning antenna to an ear tag Should be less than 15 cm 6 inches Bolus tags The passive RFID ceramic bolus tag is orally administered by a trained operator After being swallowed by the cow sheep or goat it lodges in the reticulum the second fore stomach To read a bolus tag point the antenna at the front left side of the animal just behind the armpit The distance from the tip of the scanning antenna to a bolus tag should be less than 15 cm 6 inches Leg tags Although passive RFID leg tags are available for cows sheep and goats active tags are supported for cows only Scan all RFID leg tags from above Active leg tags For active leg tags the distance from the tip of the scann
22. h Warm Reset If your keyboard reaches a state where you cannot get certain keys to work for you use this procedure To restart the PDA with Warm Reset 1 If possible close Afi2GO to save any work in progress Page 35 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm 2 In the lower left hand corner of any PDA screen tap the Windows icon r 3 On the menu tap Shutdown gt Warm Reset 4 In response to the unsaved data message tap OK Afi2GO issues and resolutions This section deals with Afi2GO issues that you might encounter Resolving a No Event list error Use this procedure to resolve the following error message which can occur after you tap the Event Menu button and perhaps also the Scan Menu button No event ist given Did you forget to send details from AfFarm Main Advanced Help Quit To resolve the No Event List given error 1 Make sure that you performed the following sending an Event List from AfiFarm AfiShepherd to Afi2GO a Synchronizing PDA and AfiFarm AfiShepherd computer clocks on page 5 b The instructions in Guide to AfiFarm AfiShepherd Synchronization with Afi2GO supplied on CD regarding sending data to Afi2GO 2 If the error message returns do all of the following a Make sure that the USB cable connects the WORKABOUT PRO docking station and the computer on which AfiFarm AfiShepherd is running b Make sure that the WOR
23. in the current guide mention only one option But in any screen that supports scanning you can also press any one of the scan buttons shown in Figure 4 For an active antenna see the additional scan button illustrated in Error Reference source not found G Note For tips on scanning animal tags see Tag scanning tips on page 37 Scan button eee CAN bution Figure 4 WORKABOUT PRO scan buttons Figure 5 Active antenna scan button Preparing settings for the Scan Menu For information on how to schedule events for animals in AfiFarm AfiShepherd see Guide to AfiFarm Afishepherd Synchronization with Afi2GO supplied on disk with this product Accessing events from the Scan Menu For an animal for which events are defined use this procedure to scan the animal s RFID tag and display the Scan Menu To access events from the Scan Menu 1 On the Afi2GO opening screen do one of the following Tap Scan Menu Press one of the scan buttons shown in Figure 4Error Reference source not found 2 On the Scan Menu tap the menu item that you need Page 11 afi m i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm The appropriate screen is displayed containing the animal ID and tag number 3 Perform the appropriate procedure in this guide ignoring the scan step TIP To scroll down to hidden menu items press the WORKABOUT PRO Down button as shown in Figure 1 on page 8 The menu ba
24. ing Afi2GO on the WORKABOUT PRO Use this procedure to start the Afi2GO application on your WORKABOUT PRO To start Afi2GO on the WORKABOUT PRO 1 If needed press Enter for several seconds to turn on the PDA 2 On the PDA Desktop double tap the Afi2GO icon The Afi2GO opening screen is displayed Figure 2 Page 8 afimilk Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Afi2GO afimilk Event Menu Advanced Help Quit Figure 2 Opening screen The graphic menus There are two graphic menus in Afi2GO the Event Menu and the Scan Menu The current sections include the following e An overview of the preparations that you need to do in AfiFarm AfiShepherd to populate the graphic menus e How to use the graphic menus The Event Menu The Event Menu is a graphical menu that displays up to nine tap sensitive event squares with an option of scrolling down to display additional squares Each square include text and an icon In general you specify Event Menu items that you usually frequently use Preparing settings for the Event Menu This procedure gives basic instructions regarding what you need to do in AfiFarm AfiShepherd to populate the Afi2GO Event Menu For more information see Guide to AfiFarm AfiShepherd Synchronization with Afi2GO supplied on disk with this product To prepare settings for the Event Menu 1 In the navigation tree click AfiTools gt Afi2GO 2 In the Afi2GO Synchronization
25. ing a Total Recall backup profile Total Recall is a Psion Teklogix utility developed to back up applications and settings with an option of restoring applications and settings if needed Before performing this procedure make sure that you have access to the WORKABOUT PRO user manual supplied on disk with this product If you later need to restore the profile that you created you will also need to refer to the same manual To create a Total Recall backup profile 1 In the Total Recall section of the WORKABOUT PRO user manual supplied with this product begin the Creating a Backup Profile procedure 2 In general accept the defaults displayed in the Create Backup Profile screens However on the Profile Information screen in the Profile Type box select AutoRestore for this and other devices 3 Finish the Creating a Backup Profile procedure Page 4 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Synchronizing PDA and AfiFarm AfiShepherd computer clocks Follow these procedures when you first connect the AfiFarm AfiShepherd computer and the PDA on which Afi2GO is installed The time synchronization effected by this procedure is required for error free Afi2GO operation To synchronize clocks between the PDA and the AfiFarm AfiShepherd computer il 5 Connect the USB cable from the PDA into the computer on which AfiFarm or AfiShepherd is installed If the AfiFarm AfiShepherd in
26. ing antenna to the tag should be less than 45 cm 18 inches The correct antenna orientation from above and the maximum distance are illustrated in Figure 13 Page 38 afi m i i Kk Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Figure 13 Active leg tag Passive leg tags For passive leg tags under ideal conditions from above the maximum distance from the tip of the scanning antenna to the tag is 15 cm 6 inches If many animals are crowding together or if the antenna is not above the tag in order to avoid mistaken identification the maximum distance is 5 cm 2 inches The correct antenna orientation from above and the maximum distance under crowded conditions are illustrated in Figure 14 Figure 14 Passive leg tag Page 39 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Appendix B Afi2GO Screen Icons This appendix includes the following topics e Event Menu and Scan Menu icons below e Toolbar icons on page 42 e Screen icons on page 42 Event Menu and Scan Menu icons Table 1 Event Menu and Scan Menu icons a men Calving Lambing or Kidding Mating Milk Test Pregnancy Diagnosis Body Temperature Page 41 afimilk The Heart of the Dairy Farm Toolbar icons Screen icons 15 ri t Treatment 7 Diagnosis 17 i 18 Not for Insemination 19 ea Reject 3 Inseminator Table 2 Toolbar icons fe fom name To r
27. l from the herd To record exit from herd 1 On the Event Menu or Scan Menu tap Exit 2 from Event Menu only On the Exit screen do one of the following In the Animal ID box type the animal ID Scan the animal s ID tag 3 Enter the appropriate values 4 Tap l to save your changes Reviewing work in progress Use this procedure when you want to do one or more of the following e Review a list of animals that received a given treatment or action e Modify the current records G NOTE You can also use this procedure following actions described in the other chapters in this book To review work in progress 1 In any screen in which you have saved an action since the last data upload to AfiFarm AfiShepherd press The Records List screen is displayed Page 18 afimilk The Heart of the Dairy Farm Afi2GO User Manual m Records List tim er fi 6 12 ok bi MEG 323 2010 10 06 357 2010 10 06 362 2010 10 06 Record Count Figure 7 Records List screen 2 In the Records List screen view the list of new and changed records 3 To examine or edit a record do the following a Tap the record that you want to examine b Tap c In the screen that is displayed change values as needed and then do the appropriate of the following Tap amp to save your changes to return to the menu screen Page 19 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Fa
28. ly On the Body Temperature screen do one of the following Scan the animal s tag In the Animal ID box type the Animal ID In the Date box enter the date for which you are recording the weight and height measurements In the Temperature box type the temperature 5 Tap fl to save the entry Page 34 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Appendix A Tips and troubleshooting This appendix includes the following topics e Keyboard issues and resolutions below e Afi2GO issues and resolutions on page 36 e Tag scanning tips on page 37 Keyboard issues and resolutions This section deals with PDA keyboard issues that you might encounter Keyboard issues Freeing stuck arrow keys As described in Figure 1 on page 8 you need the Up and Down arrow keys to scroll beyond the first nine items on the Event Menu or the Scan menu Use this procedure if these keys change their function preventing you from accessing all of the menu items To free stuck arrow keys 1 Tap Close Menu 2 If this returns you to the Afi2GO opening screen tap Event Menu or Scan Menu as needed 3 If the above steps do not resolve the problem try closing Afi2GO turning off the PDA turning on the PDA again and restarting Afi2GO 4 If the above steps do not resolve the problem perform Restarting the PDA with Warm Reset on page 35 Keyboard issue resolutions Restarting the PDA wit
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30. mmary list of vet visit drugs and treatments To view the Vet Visit summary 1 On the opening screen of Afi2GO or on the graphical Event Menu screen on the menu bar press Advanced gt Vet Visit summary A window similiar to the following is opens lig Oe ba HS regnancy ry ilk Test Prostaglandin 1 Oxytetracycline Cap 2 GNRH Analog 1 nsemination alving Placenta Removal Cyst Rupture Hoof Block Gluing Vet Visit summary CurLog Options Main Advanced Help Quit Main Advanced Help Quit Figure 9 Vet Visit summary screens 2 View the information that you need and then tap the Quit button Page 25 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Veterinary events This section deals with veterinary events that field staff need to perform or record You can set these events in AfiFarm AfiShepherd under Data Entry as reminders for field action or record them in the field These events fall into the following categories Recording a diagnosis treatment or drug that you specify below Diagnosis events on page 27 Treatment events on page 28 Recording a diagnosis treatment or drug that you specify Use this procedure for recording a diagnosis treatment or drug that you specify in Afi2GO To record a diagnosis treatment or drug that you specify 1 2 On the Event Menu or the Scan Menu tap Veterinary Events from Ev
31. n page 17 To add an animal 1 On the Event Menu tap New Animal r 2 On the New Animal screen in the Animal ID box type the Animal ID 3 optional In the Reg number box type the government registration number optional Select the group number and the herd number 5 To the right of the Birth date box tap Yl to select the actual birth date 6 Tap to save the information that you entered Assigning a permanent ID and tag Use this procedure when you want to change a temporary animal ID to a permanent animal ID You can also add the animal s RFID tag To assign a permanent ID and tag 0 0 ale UT On the Event Menu tap Change ID On the Change ID screen in the Animal ID box type the temporary ID In the New Animal ID box type the new animal ID optional In the Reg number box type the governmental registration number Tap amp to save the information that you entered To add the animal s RFID tag do the following a Press one of the WORKABOUT PRO scan buttons or tap b In response to a message that the tag does not exist in the database confirm that you want to add it c On the Add New Tag screen tap l to save your changes Page 16 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Adding a tag Use this procedure to add an RFID tag for an animal for which the permanent animal ID is already defined To add a tag 1 On the Event Menu tap Add New Tag 3 2
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33. o adjust the sensitivity of the WORKABOUT PRO to your stylus touch see the Stylus properties section of the WORKABOUT PRO user manual Supplied on disk with this product G NOTE In addition to the stylus the only other object recommended for tapping the screen is your finger Setting the local date and time Use this procedure to set the local date and time Page 3 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm To set the local date and time 1 On the lower right hand corner of any PDA screen double tap the displayed time 2 On the Date Time Properties screen if you need to change the date make sure that the current month is displayed and then tap the current date 3 If needed change the time zone and the current time 4 Tap OK Changing the date format The format in which dates are displayed in Afi2GO day month year or month day year for example is determined by the Windows CE operating system definitions on your PDA Use this procedure to examine the current settings and to change the settings if needed To change the date format 1 In the lower left hand corner of any PDA screen tap the Windows icon r 2 On the menu tap Settings gt Control Panel 3 Double tap Region amp Language 4 On the Region tab of the Region amp Language screen in the Your locale list change the value if needed Tap OK UT 6 Tap the Close box to close the Control Panel screen Creat
34. ollowing a On the Diagnosis tab do one of the following 9 If the diagnosis is normal tap Diag OK 9 If a Default Protocol is defined in AfiFarm AfiShepherd for this diagnosis you can tap Def Protocol Tap Protocol to display the Select protocol screen where you select a protocol and then tap 9 To the right of the Protocol button use the spinners EA to select a protocol by number 9 Manually enter a diagnosis by tapping on the Select Diagnosis screen select a diagnosis and then pressing Enter Page 23 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm 9 If in AfiFarm AfisShepherd you assigned VetResult shortcut keys you can manually enter a diagnosis by tapping in the Diagnosis box and then pressing a shortcut key b If you selected a diagnosis manually then on the Details tab you also need to specify treatment and drug manually using the manual options described for Diagnosis c On either the Diagnosis tab or the Details tab tap to save the set of diagnosis treatment and drug values that you just specified d To view a list of the reason diagnosis treatment drug sets that you specified so far tap View 4 On the Details tab enter values in the following boxes as needed Recheck days Cond BCS Comment Vet Name 5 Tap Page 24 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Viewing the Vet Visit summary Use this procedure to view a su
35. on of a CIDR progesterone device To record insertion of a progesterone device 1 On the Event Menu or the Scan Menu tap Progesterone device insertion The Veterinary Events screen is displayed with Progesterone device insertion displayed in the Treatment box from Event Menu only On the Veterinary Events screen do one of the following x In the Animal ID box type the animal ID Scan the animal s tag To specify a diagnosis tap to the right of the Diagnosis box and then do the following a On the Select Diagnosis screen open the navigation tree to display the treatment that you need b Tap the diagnosis that you need and then tap To specify a drug tap to the right of the Drug box and then do the following a On the Select Drug screen open the navigation tree to display the treatment that you need b Tap the treatment that you need and then tap Tap H to save your changes Page 28 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Diagnosing pregnancy Use this procedure to record a pregnancy diagnosis To record a pregnancy diagnosis 1 On the Event Menu or Scan Menu tap Pregnancy Diagnosis PD The Pregnancy Diagnosis screen appears Pregnancy TETI E ang E 6 15 ok Animal ID Diagnosis PD E Embryo Amount Insemination Date 29 2 2010 Days Pregnant Vet Name 400 i Dr Bovine k eon Lo
36. or Psion No WA3010 External passive stick antenna AEA080 External passive telescopic antenna AEA090 External passive stick antenna AEA121 S A E Afi2GO external active stick antenna high frequency S A E Afi2GO external active stick antenna low frequency Hand strap for WORKABOUT PRO WORKABOUT PRO holster For 3 Ah battery 4100015 For 4 Ah battery 4100088 External stick antenna two 4100020 hand process External telescopic antenna 4100008 direct mounting to WAPRO allows one hand reading External stick antenna 4100089 direct mounting to WAPRO allows one hand reading Reading high frequency 4100040 active tags Reading low frequency 4108040 active tags For holding the PDA 4100003 comfortably Adjustable holder for the 4100078 PDA Proprietary and Confidential afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Antenna belt hanger Adjustable unit for carrying 4100079 an external antenna Afi2GO Utility belt Utility belt to carry Afi2GO 4100077 and Afi2GO antenna Antenna harness Adjustable leash to hold the 4100083 Afi2GO antenna Elastic pullback Elastic leash to extend the 4100082 extension range of the harness Antenna hanger clips Dual purpose clips 4100081 Connect the harness to the Afi2GO antenna and the antenna to the antenna belt hanger Afi2GO holster and An assembly that includes 4100084 antenna hanger all the Afi2GO holsters assembly
37. r From the Afi2GO menu bar you can access various commands and information Accessing events from the tree menu Use this procedure to access in an Afi2GO hierarchical tree menu events that you specified in AfiFarm AfiShepherd G Note You specify such events by choosing Tools gt Parameters gt General gt Display gt Visible gt Events To access events from the tree menu 1 On the opening screen of Afi2GO or on the graphical Event Menu screen on the top menu bar choose Main gt Events 2 In the screen that is displayed open the branches of the Events tree to display the events of interest For example Characteristics Fertility Herd Movement Veterinary Diagnosis Drugs Treatment Digestion F 4 Figure 6 Event tree menu Page 12 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm 3 Tap the event that you need The screen that you need is displayed Accessing the Vet Visit summary from the menu bar See Viewing the Vet Visit summary on page 25 Displaying the About Afi2GO screen Use this procedure to display the About Afi2GO screen If there is an Afi2GO issue for which you need to contact S A E support you will need the information displayed on this screen To display the About Afi2GO screen 1 On the opening screen of Afi2GO or on the graphical Event Menu screen on the top menu bar choose Help gt Afi2GO 2 On the About Afi2GO screen reco
38. rd the version and build information 3 Tap OK Page 13 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Chapter 4 Animal and herd events This chapter includes the following topics e Animal ID and tag management below e Herd management on page 17 e Reviewing work in progress on page 18 Animal ID and tag management G Note For tips on scanning tags see Tag scanning tips on page 37 Adding an animal and tag Use this procedure when you want to add a new animal and its RFID tag at the same time To add an animal and tag 1 Make sure that the tag is correctly fastened to the animal for a bolus tag in the animal 2 On the main screen E tap Then tap New Animal pr 3 On the New Animal screen make sure that the antenna is correctly oriented to the tag and then do one of the following Tap Press one of the WORKABOUT PRO scan buttons 4 In the Animal ID box type the Animal ID Page 15 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm optional In the Reg number box type the government registration number optional Specify the group number and the herd number 7 To the right of the Birth date box tap to select the actual birth date 8 Tap amp to save the information that you entered Adding an animal Use this procedure when you want to add a new animal To scan an RFID tag added later see Adding a tag o
39. rm Chapter 5 Veterinary issues This chapter includes the following topics e Vet Visit below e Veterinary events on page 26 e Diagnosing pregnancy on page 29 Vet Visit Vet Visit functionality in AfiFarm AfiShepherd allows you to do the following e Specify animals that need attention during an upcoming veterinarian visit You can specify animals individually or by criteria e Specify keyboard shortcuts for data entry e Record diagnoses recommended treatment and so forth for the animals to be examined by the vet After you prepare a vet visit in AfiFarm or AfiShepherd and then download that information to Afi2GO you can do the following in Afi2GO e View alist of animals that need veterinary examination and treatment e Scan an animal s tag or enter the ID manually which displays a screen that offers the following List of the reasons for an animal to have a vet visit Additional information about the animal Ability to enter the results of the vet visit The number of dry days or session yield of the animal e Upload the results of the vet visit together with all new data from the session from Afi2GO to AfiFarm AfiShepherd Accessing the Vet Visit WorkSheet The Vet Visit Worksheet is a version of the Animal Card When you access Vet Visit for an animal WorkSheet is the first screen displayed Use one of these procedures to access an animal s WorkSheet Page 21 afi m ll
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41. stallation is on both a controller computer and a reporter computer connect the USB cable to the reporter computer In the New Partnership wizard in response to the prompt regarding setting up a partnership select the Yes option and then click Next In the Select Number of Partnerships screen select Yes I want to synchronize only with this computer In the Select Synchronization Settings screen if you are using the WORKABOUT PRO only for synchronization with AfiFarm AfiShepherd make sure that all of the checkboxes are unselected and then click Next The Microsoft ActiveSync dialog box opens indicating that the AfiFarm AfiShepherd computer and the PDA are connected Close the Microsoft ActiveSync dialog box To verify clock synchronization between the PDA and the AfiFarm AfiShepherd computer i Make sure that the Afi2GO PDA and the computer on which AfiFarm AfiShepherd is installed are connected by the supplied USB cable and that both computers are running 2 On the taskbar of the AfiFarm AfiShepherd computer double click Sj 3 In the Microsoft ActiveSync dialog box click the Options icon 4 On the Sync Options tab of the Options dialog box make sure that the Synchronize mobile device clock upon connecting check box is selected 5 Click OK 6 Close the Microsoft ActiveSync dialog box Preparations in AfiFarm AfiShepherd for Afi2GO For information on preparations in AfiFarm AfiShepherd for data tr
42. t of all the births recorded in the current session see Reviewing work in progress on page 18 Specifying an animal to be dried Use this procedure to specify an animal to be dried of milk To specify an animal to be dried 1 2 On the Event Menu or Scan Menu tap Dry from Event Menu only On the Dry screen do one of the following Scan the animal s tag In the Animal ID box type the Animal ID 3 In the Date box enter the date that the drying treatment begins In the Drug list select the appropriate value 5 optional In the Comment box select a pre defined comment or type a comment In the Vet name box type the name of the veterinarian or tap to select the appropriate name in the list Tap l to save the entry Page 32 afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Chapter 7 Animal Characteristics This chapter includes the following topics Recording BCS below Recording milk test results on page 33 Recording weight and height on page 34 Recording body temperature on page 34 Recording BCS Use this procedure to record BCS body condition scoring To record body condition scoring 1 On the Event Menu or Scan Menu tap BCS F from Event Menu only On the BCS screen do one of the following Scan the animal s tag x In the Animal ID box type the Animal ID 3 In the Date box enter the date for which you are r
43. user They must not be copied in any manner for any purpose by the purchaser its employees or anybody else The license to use the software is granted to the user only for the specific system it is installed on by SAE Afikim or its authorized distributors and representatives The purchaser shall not modify the software in any manner Copyright 2010 S A E Afikim All rights reserved Page ii afi m i i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm lt is the customer s responsibility to install operate and maintain the system in accordance with all applicable codes regulations and safety measures High voltage transients surges and other power irregularities can cause extensive damage It is the user s responsibility to provide a power protection system for the device dock The Workabout Pro G2 device complies to CE and FCC standards For all safety regulatory and warranty information concerning the Workabout Pro refer to the WORKABOUT PRO Hand Held Computer Regulatory amp Warranty Guide Psion part number 8000126 Any use of the smartphone pocket PC or PDA into which Afi2GO is installed other than the use described in this manual is the user s responsibility WARNING This software has been checked for viruses prior to supply CAUTION If in the course of a service call a virus is detected removal of the virus and any software or hardware repairs resulting from it will be charged to the purchaser
44. wner animal an animal that is lying down and makes no effort to get up To record a downer animal 1 On the Event Menu or the Scan Menu tap Downer The Veterinary Events screen is displayed with Downer animal displayed in the Diagnosis box 2 from Event Menu only On the Veterinary Events screen do one of the following x In the Animal ID box type the animal ID Scan the animal ID 3 To specify a treatment tap to the right of the Treatment box and then do the following a On the Select Treatment screen open the navigation tree to display the treatment that you need b Tap the treatment that you need and then tap l 4 To specify a drug tap to the right of the Drug box and then do the following a On the Select Drug screen open the navigation tree to display the treatment that you need b Tap the treatment that you need and then tap i 5 Tap H to save your changes Page 27 afi m i k Afi2GO User Manual The Heart of the Dairy Farm Treatment events In this section is a sample procedure for recording a specific treatment on the Veterinary Events screen This procedure is an example of how to use an Event Menu Diagnosis item that you specified in AfiFarm AfiShepherd gt Folder list gt AfiTools gt Afi2GO gt Edit Event Menu gt Short Event List gt Veterinary gt Treatment Recording insertion of a progesterone device Use this procedure to record inserti
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