Attachment 1 Minimum Specifications.pdf

Specifications for the Data Ranger:

The Data Ranger unit should self-propelled and shall interface with existing Calan Feeder gates.

Tumble Mixer

a) The mixer must be able to handle a variety of ingredients including but not limited to grass silage, corn silage, haylage, ground concentrates, pellets, byproducts including liquids like molasses

b) Mixer drum to thoroughly mix ingredients

c) Mixer drum can handle up to 40 cubic feet of rations (approximately 300 kilograms of ration)

d) Can be loaded by hand, conveyor, or a feed bin chute.

Electronic Scales

a) Industrial standard weight transducers that are accurate within 0.25% of the applied load.

Unload Elevator

a) Variable speed hydraulic driven motor that delivers feed to drop into the high wall feed trough of the CGF, approximately 45 inches above the ground.

Calan Mobile Test-Tub

a) A device to remove unconsumed feed from the feed trough of the CGF and measure its weight accurately.

On-board Microprocessor

a) Programmable up to 15 rations each with a maximum of 10 ingredients.

b) Monitors scale so that each ingredient is accurately added to the tumble mixing bin

c) Operates within an accuracy of 0.2 pounds (or 0.1 kilograms)

d) Records the amount of each ingredient added and the cumulative weight of the feed in the tumbler bin

e) Can store data for up to 400 individual animals

f) Can interface with animal identity numbers used to access the CGF.

g) Records actual feed amount delivered to each CGF.

h) Records unconsumed feed amount using the Calan Mobile Test-Tub.

i) Can interface with a peroneal computer via RS-232 serial port or some other port.