Ventilation
Up to 10 stages of fans, which can be configured in any combination of winter and summer stages, with the option to switch the winter ventilation off when in summer ventilation mode. Together with the capability of controlling some fans on speed control.
Air Inlets
Up to two inlets can be controlled in different modes, for both winter or summer modes:
Natural (floating or proportional) | Pressure | Associative
Heating
Up to 3 independent zones of on/off controls
Cooling
One on/off control, with humidity influence
Humidification
Capable of monitoring and controlling the humidity levels with one on/off control
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
The Xfarm has the ability to monitor and control the CO2 levels
Ammonia (NH3)
The Xfarm has the ability to monitor and control the NH3 levels
Alarms
Functions for:
Min. & max. temperature | Min. & max. relative humidity, CO2 & NH3 | Min. & max. pressure
Average Temperature Value
A maximum of 2 temperature probes can be connected to the Xfarm to control the ventilation
Timeclocks
The Qfarm contains time clocks for:
Lighting, on/off and 0-10v control | Feeding | Water | 'Free' time clock
Feed Measurement
Can be made in one of three ways:
External Contact
Volumetric - converting the auger run time into feed weight
Silo weighing - Using up to 1 silo
Bird Weighing
Using up to 1 hanging scale
Water Consumption
Alarms
Low feed stock | Min. & max. feed flow | Min. & max. water flow
Calendar
Heating, ventilation, bird weights can be set to run automatically according the age of the livestock
Archive
Storage of all relevant information, including temperature, feed and alarms
Large colour graphic display
User-friendly help screens make entering setting simple. Main parameter can be displayed as diagrams
Check control
All working parameters can be easily displayed and checked
Password
All settings can be protected using a password
Wiring and installation
The Xfarm is supplied in an IP54 insulated enclosure. All system extensions are supplied as DIN rail modules. Wiring via standard 3-core cable. Extensions can be installed in main control panel
USB transfer
Archives and settings can be transferred to a USB flash drive for saving to a PC and transferring between Xfarm units
Software upgrade
The Xfarm software can be easily upgraded using a USB flash drive
PC Connection
The Xfarm can be connected to a PC a part of group using the Xfarm Net software