Creating a custom profile in the POINT mobile app

Custom Settings Profile: Creating and Saving a Custom Profile (iOS)

Creating a Custom Profile

POINT was made to easily switch configurations between multiple scale types and applications.  A great example of this would be using POINT on your grain cart in the fall, and then using it in the spring on your seed tender.  We have made it easy for you to setup a profile within POINT, so you can easily setup your scale to include calibrations and capacities, and then simply select the one you want to apply.  You can customize each profile configuration with a name.   This makes it easier than legacy scale indicators, where you had to remember the button sequences to access the menus,  configuration parameters, and calibrations for switching things back and forth across equipment.

Here is how you create a custom profile in POINT 

1.  From the Live Scale Screen, tap the device button.



2. Choose the "Configure Device" option from the list.



3. Choose "Create New Profile" from the List



4. Type in a name for the new Profile, type in a short description of the profile and select an existing profile to use as a template.
You must select an existing profile to use as a template.  You can not create a profile without one selected.



5. Click the "Continue" button in the upper right.

6.  You will now be brought to the Profile setup page, which is the same format as the individual settings adjustment page in the configure menu.  Below this instruction is definition for each individual parameter.  



7.  Once you have made your adjustments for the profile, tap the "Apply Profile" in the upper right of the screen.

Your profile is now applied to the POINT device and saved on the configure device page of your mobile app.  You may recall your profile at anytime across any mobile device that is connected to POINT through your account.

If you delete your mobile app, or upgrade to a new mobile device, we store your profiles in the cloud for you, so you don't have to worry about losing them.

Definition of Settings

Display:


Back light Brightness:   0 - 100  This provides the brightness percentage of the LED Back light on the POINT hardware.

Contrast: 0 - 255 This provides darker or lighter lettering of the POINT LCD.  We recommend optimal viewing at a value of 110.

Units: Lbs or KG  This provides the units of measure for the POINT unit.

Language: Spanish or English

Count:  This setting provides the increment of scale weighing (rounding the weight to the nearest size increment)

LCD Screen Refresh Rate:  This setting provides the LCD screen update refresh frequency. 

Other:


Power State: On/Off  this provides the ability to power the unit on or off.

COM 1 Parity: This provides the parity for RS232 on COM 1 of the POINT device.

COM 2 Parity: This provides the parity for RS232 on COM 2 of the POINT device.

COM 1 Baud: This provides the baud rate for RS232 on COM 1 of the POINT device

COM 2 Baud: This provides the baud rate for RS232 on COM 2 of the POINT device

Scale:

Weigh Mode:
      Grain Basic:  This is used as a platform/hopper weighing type of scale
      Grain Advanced: Similar to the Grain Basic, and in the future will have advance features with new firmware release
      Animal Basic: This is used as a "lock on" type of scale for animal weighing
      Animal Advanced: This is used with the Animal Basic, however it allows for connectivity via Bluetooth to an EID reader for record management.

Capacity:  this number represents the capacity of the scale system.

Digital Input Mode:  This provides a remote tare capability for purposes of connecting a wired remote for taring of the POINT device through the power connector.

Filter Sample Depth:  This provides the "sensitivity" of the scale system.  We recommend a value of 10 for "medium" and general weighing purposes.

Tare Value:  Current tare value of the scale indicator (if within the tare mode).

Calibration Weight: This is the weight value at 0.4 mv/v output, or commonly known as the CAL number in a Digi-Star Indicator, or Custom number in the Avery Weigh-Tronix indicator.

Lock- On Start Time:  Enabled when using the scale in the "Animal" modes.  This is the value in "seconds" that represents "Tracking" on the indicator.  This represents the time the scale recognizes the animal first stepping onto the scale and prevents the weight algorithm from enabling.

Lock-On Average Time:  This is the time in seconds where POINT averages the weight of the animal.  Longer average time increases the accuracy.  Shorter average time decreases the accuracy.  

Lock-On Release Percentage:  This is the percentage of weight value compared to the capacity of the scale where the scale breaks its lock on the animal weight and begins to track again.

Zero Track Duration:  This is the time in seconds that the scale maintains its tracking (below the Zero Track Minimum weight) before it re-zero's the scale system.

Zero Track Standard Deviation Limit:  This is the deviation percentage compared to the gross weight value.

Zero Track Maximum Weight:  This is the weight value that zero tracking begins its "duration time" for automatically zeroing the scale.

SETPOINT

This section provides a interaction with an alarm or relay control.

Digital Output 1 Mode: Enables the Load SetPoint.

Load Set POINT:  The value (in whole number) for the load setting to be achieved.

Load Set Point Tolerance mode:  Choose weight as the method for reaching a tolerance to activate the digital output or choose percentage of Load Set Point to activate the digital output.

Set Point Tolerance Weight:  The weight value prior to the Load Set Point to activate the digital output, if the Load Set Point Tolerance mode is set to "Weight."

Set Point Tolerance Percentage:  The percentage of weight value of the Load Set POINT to activate the digital output prior to the value of the Load Set POINT, if the Load Set POINT Tolerance is set to Percentage.


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