Install the equipment

Installing the anchors (without the Location service)

Without the Location service, the anchors relay messages from the ear tag sensors to the Ear Tag Base. A reduced installation is enough: 1 Ear Tag Base and at least 3 anchors.

This article contains the following sections:

  • Who carries out the installation?
  • Placing the anchors
  • Attaching the anchors
  • Checking that the anchors are working

Who carries out the installation?

The anchors are usually installed by your distributor. Depending on how your distributor works, or if you bought the equipment directly, you may need to install them yourself.

Placing the anchors:

The anchors form a chain: each anchor relays messages to the next anchor, then to the Ear Tag Base.

Rule Recommended value Explanation
Number of anchors At least 3 anchors Minimum to plan with 1 Ear Tag Base, for an installation without the Location service.
Distance of the 2 anchors closest to the base 25 m maximum The 2 anchors closest to the Ear Tag Base must be no more than 25 m from the base.
Distance of the furthest anchor 50 m maximum No anchor must be more than 50 m from the Ear Tag Base.

An anchor at the end of the chain depends on all the anchors before it: moving one anchor can put another anchor too far away.

Attaching the anchors:

  • Attach each anchor vertically, in the direction shown by the arrow at the top right of its front face.
  • Attach each anchor between 2 m and 2.50 m high, out of reach of the animals.
  • Place all the anchors at as uniform a height as possible: no more than 50 cm difference between anchors.
  • In most cases, attach the anchor to a wooden post or to a vertical steel I-beam.
  • Screw the anchor in place by its side mounting tabs, using the screws supplied.

An anchor lying flat is deliberately inactive, to save its battery during storage and delivery. Never attach an anchor flat.

Ancre fixée verticalement, à gauche sur un poteau en bois, à droite sur un IPN métallique vertical : 1. ancre ; 2. flèche indiquant le sens de pose ; 3. vis autoforeuse, dans la patte de fixation ; 4. hauteur de fixation, entre 2 m et 2,50 m ; 5. poteau en bois ; 6. IPN métallique, en position verticale
Anchor attached vertically, on the left on a wooden post, on the right on a vertical steel I-beam
  • 1  Anchor
  • 2  Arrow showing the mounting direction
  • 3  Self-drilling screw, in the mounting tab
  • 4  Mounting height, between 2 m and 2.50 m
  • 5  Wooden post
  • 6  Steel I-beam, in vertical position

Checking that the anchors are working:

  • An anchor that is not communicating may be lying flat: first check that it is attached vertically.
  • The date of each anchor's last communication is displayed on the devices screen of the app.

No alert reports an inactive or poorly placed anchor.

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