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1. be operated on COMI or COM2 For the use with a 25 pin Connector at the PC you can use a standard adaptor which you should get in your local PC Shop The system gets its power from the serial interface of the PC like older PC Mice and needs no additional power source The albumen height gauge consists of a position sensor which works like a linear potentiometer This potentiometer 19 connected to an AD Converter with 12 bit resolution The data from the scale are transmitted via the same serial interface The system is designed for usage with a standard PC System without any modification We expect you to use a PC on which you can run Windows 95 98 or NT The PC should fit to the following minimum requirements Operation system Windows 95 10 MB disk space Intel Pentium 75 MHz CD ROM Drive 32 MB Main Memory VGA Card and Monitor at least 800x600 Pixels one free serial port 256 Colours Mouse Keyboard printer with Windows printer driver e g Ink Jet or Laser Printer Page 17 172. data processor is connected to the PC To do this you first select Configuration and then COM Port I FUTURA Egg Quality Measure Software cJ1998 2001 by 5S Br ring Informationstechnologie File Configuration About Te COM Port TE Set Appliance selection and Measurement values Calibrate K Licence for FUTURA Werner Furste n der Wehr 11 i Change language Meare shar hd rrer Cie If you click on this menu item the following window will be opened F Adjustment Biel E4 Com Fort fi Save Cancel Here you can specify your COM port In most cases the right choice should be 1 or 2 If you are not sure test both of them If your system has more than those two COM ports you will perhaps to try another value Set Appliance selection and Measurement values First select Configuration and then select Set Appliance selection and Measurement values 1 FUTURA Egg Quality Measure Software c 1998 2001 by S Br ring Informationstechnologie File Configuration About Te COM Port Set pplance selection and Measurenent values Licence for Calibrate FUTURA Werner Furste Change language E Page 10 17 Afterwards you ll see the following window Measurement values table Min Max values Mil activated Mesurement MnM av Values activated Mesurement MnM av values IZ Weight a5 100 l tolk Colour IZ Shell colour Measuring yolk ie T7S Colorimet
3. ie Set Appliance selection and Measurement values Calibrate Change language Licence for FUTURA Werner Furste n der Wehr 11 K Espanol English Nederlands By clicking on the arrow right from the word English you open a table with all the languages you may choose Choose the language you want to work with then click on the x in the upper right corner of the window Backup Data Choose File Backup data 4 FUTURA Egg Quality Measure Software C1 2003 by Br ring Informationstechnologie E o Fie Configuration About IES New Testrow F5 Production date a Backup data m Restore data Licence for r Print Strg D Werner Furste BIS Quit Remarks a After this a standard Save as dialogue will appear Please choose a filename which suits you best The default setting is the current day formatted as DD MM YYYY D day m month y year An der Wehr 11 D 49393 Lohne Tel 49 4442 3357 Fax 49 4442 71505 While the data is being back upped you will see the following window CME ntemicklungs E ntwF uturasalls0 41 3 2004 sic Page 14 17 Restore Data Choose File Restore data FUTURA Egg Quality Measure Software C1 2003 by Br ring Informationstechnologie f lol x File Configuration About l EE New Testrow F5 Froduction date Licence for eT Backup data a Restore data e Pri
4. your PC To get the exact yolk colour the CR 10 hasto be calibrated correctly This should be repeated every day or if you changed the location or if it has been transported repaired or if the software is newly installed To calibrate the Minolta CR 10 you need e The Roche colour fan e The FUTURA data processor Now choose service calibration and then choose Minolta CR 10 Afterwards you will see the following screen Calibrate Minolta CR10 Tum on Minolta CR 10 and start T arget mearurernent with Colour Fan Np 1 Abbrechen V j Now you have to do a target measurement First switch on the Minolta CR 10 Put the CR 10 on colour number 1 Press the target button on the CR 10 Now press the single button covered by the forefinger on the picture in the upper right corner Afterwards you will be asked to repeat the measurement with colour 1 This time you have to do a non target measurement Just press the single button Calibrate Minolta CR10 Please measure with the CA10 the rolk Colour Fan No ol LF 45 6 Abbrechen E i Tag Follow the instructions until the calibration is done Now the albumen height gauge and the Minolta CR 10 are calibrated and you can start your measurements Page 13 17 Choose Language Choose Configuration Change language I FUTURA Egg Quality Measure Software cJ 1998 2001 by S Br ring Informationstechnologie File Configuration About le COM Port
5. 1 00 i 73 60 T 0 96 13 20 11 20 1 65 0 27 0 04 0 31 0 21 S It is also possible to create statistics of test rows in the archive Therefore bring the test row out of the archive back to the main window and click on the statistic button Remarks Please act conforming to the normal safety procedures by using electrical equipment The system is electrically connected to the case of your computer This computer has to be in a clear technical state Any damage at your PC or the power system could result in reasonable harm If you are in doubt please let everything to be checked by a qualified technician The measured results that you will get from the system are only as good as the applied calibration Insufficient calibration will result in wrong measuring results The calibration procedure has to be done precisely Technical Description The Hardware of the FUTURA Egg Quality Measuring System version 3 A consists of the following basic components Data processor Microprocessor with connection for PC scale an albumen height gauge e Electronic scale e FUTURA Albumen Height Gauge Lead from scale to data processor e Calibration Plate Page 16 17 Optional testing equipment are e Mitutoyo measuring screw e EGG shell tester e Minolta colour reader for shell and yolk colour e several electronic leads The Data is transferred via a serial interface RS 232 to a PC We use a standard 9 pin Sub D Connector The system can
6. 1915 Search Test lD from to Date from to B Egg group from Lo Operator Delete J Test ID Date Operator Origin Eg group Production date Number tes gt gi 21 01 2004 Test Test J2 18 02 2004 vi 4 Back to Measurement T Delete Measuring row Z Print all d MS Excel Now you are able to view and work with old test rows You also have the opportunity to select by a variety of filters You can limit the displayed measurements by test ID egg group date and operator With the buttons on the bottom of the screen you have some additional possibilities Just click on the test ID you want to work with Then click on the Back to Measurement button and the chosen row will be displayed there Or click on Delete Measuring row if you need to delete a whole row Furthermore you can have a print out of all currently shown measuring rows or export them to Microsoft Excel if installed If you want to view all measuring rows again you click on Delete in the top right corner of the window Page 8 17 Program sequence Now we would like to show you in which sequence the program will work after starting a measurement row The program sequence depends on the chosen devices If you only choose scale and the albumen height gauge then only these windows will show up How to choose the desired devices is explained in Set Appliance selection and Measurement values After starting a new test row the fi
7. FORMAT BRESERESIST ALBUMEN HAUGH Y DLK COLOUR SHELLTHICEHES S No q L a b mm Hm g H mm UNIT ROCHE U S m IA EGG WEIGHT SHELL COLOUR peice ae aie petit HAUGH YOLE COLOUR SHELLTHICENESS Ho g T UNIT ROCHE LZ Bloodstains Remarks EA Start Measurement Ey F5 New Test ey Pririt d MS Excel Statistics amj g Exit IZ Automatic Process BB English English In the upper menu bar you will find the following points e File Datei New test row Backup data Restore data Print prints the actual test row and Quit e Configuration Configuration of the program and calibration of several devices e About Info Information about the actual version of your program In the lower menu bar you will find the following points e Start Measurement e F5 new measurement e Print print actual test row e MS Excel create an Excel file with data of actual test row Page 7 17 e Statistics e Exit leave Program Beneath the lower menu bar you will find a small remark which shows that you are working with Automatic Process That means the Program will work automatically after you have started the measurement If you click on the remark it changes and you are now able to see every step of the measurement this is useful to get used to the Program and to look for faults Another button is on the right side of the Test ID N If you click at this the following window will be opened store data i
8. Operating Instructions for the Futura Ege Quality Measuring System_ Version 3 A Operating instructions last revised on January 16 2006 Page 1 17 Table of Contents MS Ca WAI Ooni E EEA N E E E EA AAE EE E AEE 3 EEE E T a EEE T ETT AOE E ATEA E E E ATE E eae 3 Te 4 MTS UNO NS Tee 6 MSGS pepe stele ER E arate N Banter vais tier dee ata ANE EN al wade T NET A EA I Stare PTO OT AMI HE 7 xet eT 10 Donne CONTEO eanne a ter ne te cee E ee E 10 Set Appliance selection and Measurement values esse eee eee eee 10 Calibrate the albumen height AEG Tea Taa oa E E nea tea TRE 11 Calbraune Wil ta CR M0 ncesi E eae E eet 14 CHOOSEN Ud Cina actos a E O a E ETEA 15 Backup R TTT 15 Restore Taa Ta ZH Hada Z a Raa aL 16 Ferminate PrOoTaN isao r eee ene eC en nen Ne Ree ee eee ee E ee ne eee ey rere eee 17 UAE IV AS IS TTT 17 BAP S LIC S spc secesidaseia R H E alae se acta aeiant 17 ELE TTT 18 eC Hiatal ID e MOM T 18 Page 2 17 Installation Hardware Switch off the PC and connect the data processor with one of the COM Ports of your PC For this purpose use the electronic lead that is attached to the data processor 9 pin Sub D Connector like PC mouse Connect your scale via the special lead which is delivered with the scale This lead has two 9 pin Sub D Connectors It is specially designed to use a scale with our data processor The scale needs a power source This may be accomplished via batteries or an AC adapter Please follow up use
9. alibrate 5 Calibrate albumen a height meter The window shown on the left will be opened First you will be asked to put the albumen height gauge in neutral position Place the albumen height gauge on the table and do not touch the needle Then you press the Return key on your keyboard If you get an error message at this point there is a problem with the communication between PC and Data Processor After this you will be ordered to place the needle at the top of the calibration plate Calibrate Albumen height meter 4057 Max Med Min I Please place the Mesurement feeler on the top position of the equalize element Press the knob of the albumen height gauge until it reaches the top position Keep it in this position and press the Return key on your keyboard Repeat this with the lowest position 4057 2182 eon Min After this procedure the albumen height gauge is calibrated Check if the calibration is correct by measuring the steps of your calibration plate Compare the values you get from the PC with the calibration plate or something else Please place the Mesurement feeler on the lowest position of the equalize element 11148 e Highest position 9 00 mm e Middle position 7 00 mm e Lowest position 4 00 mm The deviation should be less then 0 02 mm Page 12 17 Calibrating Minolta CR 10 The Minolta CR 10 sends an electrical sign to the data processor This value will be send to
10. e chosen the wrong COM port Stop the measurement and switch off the Minolta CR 10 Now choose the other COM port and calibrate the Minolta CR 10 again Minolta CR 10 can t calibrated The communication between CR 10 and PC 1s disturbed Maybe because of a defect on your PC or on the Minolta CR 10 First check the COM port adjustment If this doesn t help you may try to run the system on an other PC Another cause may be an exchanged or defect lead No data from scale and albumen There is no communication between the PC and data processor The reason can be some kind of damage at your PC or the data processor or something in the software First check the settings of the COM port If this doesn t work you can try another PC Another reason can be mistakenly exchanged leads The lead gives no data but scale gives data eae which is fixed to the data processor has to be connected to the COM port of the PC The scale is connected to the data processor via a lead with two 9 pin sub d connectors ET There might be damage in the albumen height gauge or the data processor Check connection between data processor and albumen height gauge If this doesn t work ship the devices albumen height gauge and data processor to us for repair Scale gives no data Use only the leads we have delivered with the system Other leads will surely not work Another reason could be a miss configured scale You have
11. nt Strg L Quit Remarks F After this a standard Open dialogue will appear Please choose a file which you want to restore NOTE All current data will be overwritten r Werner Furste An der Wehr 11 D 493935 Lohne Tel 49 4442 3357 Fax 49 4442 71505 While the data is being restored you will see the following window CAE nteicklungs E nta Uur a 2aU 201 XR b 2003 sic E Terminate Program To close down the program you can simply click at the x in the upper right corner of the window or choose the menu item Exit Beenden I FUTURA Egg Quality Measure Software cJ1998 2001 by 5 Br ring Informationstechnologie File Configuration About New Testrow FS Boe Licence for Import FUTURA Werner Furste Print Strg L An der Wehr 11 p D Wemer F rste eee cbc SE Tek O44 42 r 33 5 D 40393 Lohne Start Measurement To start a measurement just click on the Start Measurement button Statistics On the main window you will find a button named Statistic If you click on it the program will create a statistic with several data of the actual test row Page 15 17 Here you see an example of those statistics Statistik al 20 61 67 2 50 65 70 17 00 2 97 U 24 3 06 243 HAUGH UNIT i 246 53 4142 5 60 Arre 34 01 AIRCELL 13 00 317 0 75 400 2 00 DEFORMAT 1302 00 317 00 2424 350 00 200 00 l 32514 00 549 00 15014 5606 00 0 00 i 39 00 5317 1 47 55 00 5
12. re TZ yolk eruption T Ar cell height colour Minolta CRO E Deformation J Break resistance EEE T Bloodstains T Notes IZ Albumen height 1 13 Seale fast 200 5 n W Haugh Unit OF Cancel Now click on the devices you want to work with Also define min and max values Results which are not between Min and Max will be ignored that s why you should choose the values carefully If you are ready just click OK If you don t want the changes to be saved just click Cancel Calibrate the albumen height gauge The albumen height gauge transfers an electrical voltage to the data processor To evaluate the correct albumen height you have to calibrate the albumen height gauge This should be repeated every second month or if you changed the location in which you use the devices or if it has been transported repaired or if the software is newly installed For the calibration you need e The albumen height gauge e The data processor e The calibration plate e A flat surface e g the FUTURA assessment work table e Anda PC on which you already installed the Software First clean the things you use especially the working table the albumen height gauge and the calibration plate Page 11 17 Place the calibration plate on the working table and put the albumen height gauge over It Choose the menu item Tos ee Med Min Configuration and select Please place the Measurement feeler in rest C
13. rs manual of your scale Connect the albumen height gauge via the 5 pin D Connector to the data processor Connect the Minolta CR 10 via the 25 pin sub d connector to the data processor Connect the Mitutoyo shell thickness micrometer via the25 pin sub d connector to the data processor Display of FUTURA data processor back and front side s 0 PC Connector 1 Connector for egg shell tester s 2 Connector for electronic scale s 6 Connector for shell colour reader 7 Connector for yolk colour reader s Connector for shell thickness measurement screw e 9 Cold device socket e 10 Fuse bracket e 11 Powerswitch 6606000600600 0 POOP 6 6000000000 0 0 POOP 8888989889899989 0000000000 0 FRO OOO 6600006600600 FRO POO 6606000600600 0 H 0000000000 00 8888889899990 H 0000000000 a E E E E E E E E E E E E E 6600006006000 H 0000000000 00 8888889899990 H 0000000000 00 Sc a blai e 200 mati Page 3 17 18 Connector for the albumen height gauge 20 Electronic light control OFUTURA Datensammler Doto Processor Software Insert the CD in your CD ROM Drive Click on My Computer and at the icon of your CD ROM Drive Start the program Setup exe by double click on that icon If you have started the Setup program the FUTURA Logo will show up Click at weiter or continue Now you will be asked to insert your name The program gives you a directory in which it want
14. rst thing to do is weighing the eggs You will see the following window 1 FUTURA Egg Quality Measure Sof File Configuration About Test seres sock Pleaze place the egg on the scale Measurement starts automatic Test ID N a Date 27 11 00 9 67 5 g OK Operator R CG f 215 DK Forward Cancel Table of measurement value EGG WEIGHT SHELL COLOUR AIR CELL DEFORMAT BREAKRESIST ALBUMEN HAUGH YOLK COLOUR SHELLTHICKNES Ho g L a b mm ym g H mm UNIT ROCHE mm EGG WEIGHT SHELL COLOUR AIRCELL DEFORMAT BREAKRESIST ALBUMEN HAUGH YOLK COLOUR SHELLTHICKNES Ho UNIT ROCHE mm 2 SURE ym l G mm My fg ff Z Bldodstains REMARKS Ts Zp ER New Test Print 8 MS Excel Statistics Exit Automatic Process Put the egg on the scale and click on OK Forward The measurement works automatically Afterwards you ll see the screen of the next device you have chosen Just follow the instructions Page 9 17 Printing If you want to print the actual test row you just have to click on File and then on Print I FUTURA Egg Quality Measure Software cJ1998 2001 by 5 Br ring Informationstechnologie File Configuration About New Testrow F5 Licence for Export data Import FUTURA Werner Furste Print Strg Z An der Wehr 11 l l S D 49393 Lohne ated Tel O44 42 7 33 57 D 49393 Lohne Define Com Port You must tell the program at which serial port the
15. s to copy the program If you want to install the program at another position click at Search and choose another directory Then you will be asked if you want normal minimal or user defined installation Choose normal Click on Weiter or Continue until the setup program starts to copy the program files on your hard disk Wait until the setup is finished Click on Beenden or Finish Page 4 17 If everything has been done without any error messages the program is installed Now you can start the program by clicking on start choose program files and haugh After program installation you have to choose a COM port Take a look at Choose COM port It is also necessary to calibrate the albumen height gauge_and the Minolta CD 10 If you have any problems with the installation or usage of the program please contact Fa Stefan Br ring Informationstechnologie FUTURA Werner Furste Gewerbering 4 An der Wehr 11 49393 Lohne Germany 49393 Lohne Germany Phone 49 0 4442 910436 Phone 49 0 4442 3357 FAX 49 0 4442 910437 FAX 49 0 4442 71505 E Mail Stefan Broering de E Mail futura broering de URL www broering de Page 5 17 Troubleshooting Error Possible Reason Lamp of power control doesn t glow Check if leads are in sockets and switches are turned on Minolta CR 10 gives no data First control if every lead is connected right Maybe you hav
16. to choose the following parameters Baud Rate 2400 Baud 8 Bit no Parity 1 Stopbit Stability Yes Autoprint No To do this please take a look at the users manual of your scale Albumen height gauge gives wrong results e Mistake in calibration procedure please repeat the calibration procedure e Damaged albumen height gauge e Moisture in albumen height gauge Albumen height data isn t stored Dirty albumen height gauge Clean your albumen height gauge with a moistured cleaning towel Don t use any aggressive cleaning detergents Page 6 17 Usage Start Program First check if all devices are connected with power and switched on Also turn on the switch of the data processor Click on Start at the windows task bar A menu will be opened Choose program files Another window will be opened Select Haugh and click at the left mouse button You could also create an icon on your desktop and click at this After program start you will see the following screen 4 FUTURA Egg Quality Measure Software fc 27003 by Br ring Informationstechnologie Ioj x Fil Configuration About Test seres stock Test 1D N F Production date Licence for Date 21 01 2009 Egg group E Werner Furste P Test An der Wehr 11 Origin Test D 49393 Lohne S Tel 49 4442 3357 Remarks A Fax 49 4442 71505 oF Table of measurement values EGG WEIGHT SHELL COLOUR AIR CELL DE
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