Afi2GO TM 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 +972-4-675-4811 +972-4-675-1862 market@afimilk.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.
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Afi2GO User Manual It 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. W AR NI NG The Workabout Pro G2 device complies to CE and FCC standards.
Afi2GO User Manual Afi2GO Active (freq. 80/200 kHz) ass'y FCC Information To Users Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Afi2GO User Manual Ver. Date Author Content SME 2.0 March 2010 David Williamson Instructions on how to installAfi2GO a Psion PDA with Windows Mobile OS Yigal Edrey, Ravid 2.
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Afi2GO User Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 .............................................................................................................................. 1 Product Overview ................................................................................................................ 1 Chapter 2 .............................................................................................................................. 3 Preparations for working with Afi2GO ...........................
Afi2GO User Manual Chapter 5 ............................................................................................................................ 21 Veterinary issues ............................................................................................................... 21 Vet Visit ..........................................................................................................................................21 Accessing the Vet Visit WorkSheet ....................................
Afi2GO User Manual Appendix B ......................................................................................................................... 41 Afi2GO Screen Icons ......................................................................................................... 41 Event Menu and Scan Menu icons..............................................................................................41 Toolbar icons ......................................................................................
Afi2GO User Manual List of Figures Figure 1: WORKABOUT PRO keyboard ................................................................................................. 8 Figure 2: Opening screen ........................................................................................................................ 9 Figure 3: Event Menu ............................................................................................................................
Afi2GO User Manual List of Tables Table 1: Event Menu and Scan Menu icons ......................................................................................... 41 Table 2: Toolbar icons ........................................................................................................................... 42 Table 3: Screen icons ............................................................................................................................ 42 Table 4: Available Afi2GO assemblies .......
Afi2GO User Manual Chapter 1 Product Overview Afi2GOTM is an afimilk® program installed on a smartphone, pocket PC or PDA (hand-held computer), as a field extension of AfiFarmTM and AfiShepherdTM. 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 User Manual NOTE: 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 backup battery can be charged only after the main battery is fully charged. Charge both batteries, (including the backup battery) for 36 hours before use.
Afi2GO User Manual Chapter 2 Preparations for working with Afi2GO This chapter includes the following topics: “WORKABOUT PRO preparations” (below) “Synchronizing PDA and AfiFarm/ AfiShepherd computer clocks” on page 5 “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.
Afi2GO User Manual 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.
Afi2GO User Manual 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 1. Connect the USB cable from the PDA into the computer on which AfiFarm or AfiShepherd is installed.
Afi2GO User Manual Chapter 3 Using Afi2GO on WORKABOUT PRO This chapter includes the following topics: “Important keyboard functions” (below) “Starting Afi2GO on the WORKABOUT PRO” on page 8 “The graphic menus” on page 9 “The menu bar” on page 12 Important keyboard functions Note: In general, for questions on using WORKABOUT PRO, see the WORKABOUT PRO user manual supplied (on disk) with this product.
Afi2GO User Manual Figure 1: WORKABOUT PRO keyboard Note: The Up and Down arrows are also useful for scrolling through a drop-down list. Starting 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).
Afi2GO User Manual 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: An overview of the preparations that you need to do in AfiFarm/ AfiShepherd to populate the graphic menus 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.
Afi2GO User Manual 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/ AfiShepherd and sending data to Afi2GO, a sample Event Menu screen might look as follows: Figure 3: Event Menu To access events from the Event Menu 1.
Afi2GO User Manual Tag scanning options There are several ways to activate WORKABOUT PRO scanning of animal RFID tags. In general, the procedures 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.. Note: For tips on scanning animal tags, see “Tag scanning tips” on page 37.
Afi2GO User Manual 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 bar From the Afi2GO menu bar, you can access various commands and information.
Afi2GO User Manual 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.
Afi2GO User Manual Chapter 4 Animal and herd events This chapter includes the following topics: “Animal ID and tag management” (below) “Herd management” on page 17 “Reviewing work-in-progress” on page 18 Animal ID and tag management 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.
Afi2GO User Manual 5. (optional) In the Reg. number box, type the government registration number. 6. (optional) Specify the group number and the herd number. 7. To the right of the Birth date box, tap 8. Tap to select the actual birth date. 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” on page 17.) To add an animal 1. On the Event Menu, tap New Animal . 2.
Afi2GO User Manual 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 . 2. 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 or active antenna scan buttons. 3. In the Animal ID box, type the animal ID. 4.
Afi2GO User Manual Recording an animal exit from the herd Use this procedure to record the exit of an animal 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 to save your changes.
Afi2GO User Manual 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 ◊ Tap to save your changes. to return to the menu screen.
Afi2GO User Manual Chapter 5 Veterinary issues This chapter includes the following topics: “Vet Visit” (below) “Veterinary events” on page 26 “Diagnosing pregnancy” on page 29 Vet Visit Vet Visit functionality in AfiFarm/ AfiShepherd allows you to do the following: Specify animals that need attention during an upcoming veterinarian visit (You can specify animals individually or by criteria.
Afi2GO User Manual NOTE: In AfiFarm or AfiShepherd, you specify the fields displayed on the Afi2GO Animal Card and WorkSheet from Folder List > AfiTools > Afi2GO > Worksheet Card > 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: * Tap Scan Menu. * Press one of the scan buttons shown in 2.
Afi2GO User Manual The WorkSheet screen is displayed, as in Figure 8 (above). 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 1.
Afi2GO User Manual ◊ If in AfiFarm/ AfiShepherd 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.
Afi2GO User Manual Viewing the Vet Visit summary Use this procedure to view a summary 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 > Vet Visit summary A window similiar to the following is opens: Figure 9: Vet Visit summary screens 2. View the information that you need, and then tap the Quit button.
Afi2GO User Manual 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.
Afi2GO User Manual Diagnosis events In this section is a sample procedure for recording a specific diagnosis on the Veterinary Events screen. NOTE: This procedure is an example of how to use an Event Menu Diagnosis item that you specified in AfiFarm/ AfiShepherd > Folder list > AfiTools > Afi2GO > Edit Event Menu > Short Event List > Veterinary > Diagnosis. Recording a downer animal Use this procedure for recording a downer animal (an animal that is lying down and makes no effort to get up).
Afi2GO User Manual Treatment events In this section is a sample procedure for recording a specific treatment on the Veterinary Events screen. NOTE: This procedure is an example of how to use an Event Menu Diagnosis item that you specified in AfiFarm/ AfiShepherd > Folder list > AfiTools > Afi2GO > Edit Event Menu > Short Event List > Veterinary > Treatment. Recording insertion of a progesterone device Use this procedure to record insertion of a CIDR progesterone device.
Afi2GO User Manual 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 . The Pregnancy Diagnosis screen appears: Figure 10: Pregnancy Diagnosis screen 2. (from Event Menu only) Do one of the following: * Scan the animal’s tag. * 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.
Afi2GO User Manual 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 1 On the Event Menu or Scan Menu, tap Insemination . 2. (from Event Menu only) On the Insemination screen, do one of the following: * Scan the animal’s tag.
Afi2GO User Manual 2. (from Event Menu only) On the Mating 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 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 to save the entry.
Afi2GO User Manual ◊ 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.
Afi2GO User Manual 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 . 2. (from Event Menu only) On the BCS screen, do one of the following: * Scan the animal’s tag.
Afi2GO User Manual 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 . 2. (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. 3. In the Date box, enter the date for which you are recording the weight and height measurements. 4.
Afi2GO User Manual Appendix A Tips and troubleshooting This appendix includes the following topics: “Keyboard issues and resolutions” (below) “Afi2GO issues and resolutions” on page 36 “Tag scanning tips” on page 37 Keyboard issues and resolutions This section deals with PDA keyboard issues that you might encounter.
Afi2GO User Manual 2. In the lower left-hand corner of any PDA screen, tap the Windows icon . 3. On the menu, tap Shutdown > 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.
Afi2GO User Manual 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.
Afi2GO User Manual 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.
Afi2GO User Manual 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.
Afi2GO User Manual Appendix B Afi2GO Screen Icons This appendix includes the following topics: “Event Menu and Scan Menu icons” (below) “Toolbar icons” on page 42 “Screen icons” on page 42 Event Menu and Scan Menu icons Table 1: Event Menu and Scan Menu icons # Icon Name 1 Abortion 2 New Tag 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 BCS Calving, Lambing, or Kidding Dry Exit Heat Weight/ Height Insemination Mating Milk Test New ID 13 Pregnancy Diagnosis 14 Body Temperature Page 41
Afi2GO User Manual # Icon Name 15 Treatment Diagnosis 16 Animal Card 17 Vet Visit 18 Not for Insemination 19 Reject Inseminator Toolbar icons Table 2: Toolbar icons # Icon Name 1 Animal Card 2 Close 3 Delete 4 Discard 5 Edit 6 Scan 7 Save 8 View List 9 View Offspring Screen icons Table 3: Screen icons # Icon Name Result 1 Down arrow Opens a drop-down list 2 Ellipsis Opens another screen 3 Close box Closes the current screen Page 42
Afi2GO User Manual 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 & ACCESSORIES” section in the WORKABOUT PRO user manual supplied (on disk) with this product.
Afi2GO User Manual Name Picture Afi2GO active EID assembly (low frequency), including: WORKABOUT PRO S with Afi2GO installed, S.A.E. Afi2GO Active lowfrequency antenna, docking station assembly, AC wall adaptor Function Catalog # Implementing Afi2GO for low-frequency active RFID tags. The docking station recharges batteries, connects with the AfiFarm computer, and eases desk work with Afi2GO.
Afi2GO User Manual Name Picture Function Catalog # Battery cover for Psion No. WA3006 For 3 Ah battery 4100015 Battery cover for Psion No.
Afi2GO User Manual Name Picture Function Catalog # Antenna belt hanger Adjustable unit for carrying an external antenna. 4100079 Afi2GO Utility belt Utility belt to carry Afi2GO and Afi2GO antenna. 4100077 Antenna harness Adjustable leash to hold the Afi2GO antenna. 4100083 Elastic pullback extension Elastic leash to extend the range of the harness.
