Set up dosing · Section 11
Dose on a schedule
Run a pump at set times on set days, with no wash signal.
A pump can dose on a schedule instead of from a wash signal: a set amount per day, on set days, at set times. The device stores the schedule and runs it itself, so doses continue if the internet drops. While a pump is on a schedule, both relays for that pump are off, so a wash signal can’t start it.
Before you start
- The device needs firmware 1.0.0 or newer. On older firmware, DozaLink says Schedule requires firmware 1.0.0 or newer. See Firmware updates.
- The device needs a location with a time zone, set in Locations. Doses run on the site’s local time.
- Set the tubing and calibrate the pump first (Calibrate the pumps). On DozaLink, scheduled doses pump at the tubing’s top speed.
- The device must have reported its settings to DozaLink once. If it hasn’t, the Schedule choice says so. Keep it online and try again in a few minutes.
Set a schedule on DozaLink
On dozalink.com- Open Devices, click Settings on the device, and pick the pump at the top.
- Under Dispense Config, set Runs from to Schedule.
- It starts as one dose a day: 100 mL at 8:00 AM.
- Set the Start date and each phase, then check Next doses.
- Click Save to device. If a relay was running this pump, DozaLink asks Turn off relays? first.
"Device applied the configuration changes." Under the schedule: On the device: Running on the device, with the next dose.
Saved templates
Save as template keeps a schedule for every pump in your organization. On another pump, choose Start from a saved template or Replace with a saved template. It starts today, at no more than that pump’s top rate. Rename or delete templates in the same list.
Phases and settings
A schedule is one to four phases that run in order. Each phase has these settings.
| Amount per day | In mL, liters, or gallons, split equally across the times of day. |
|---|---|
| How often | Every day, every other day, every X days (up to 30), or specific days of the week. |
| Times of day | Up to 8, at least 10 minutes apart. Split evenly between two times fills them in. |
| How long | A number of days, then the next phase starts. The last phase can run Until I change it. |
| Lower the amount over time | Lower the daily amount by a percentage every so many days, never below the amount you set. |
| If the device misses a dose (Advanced) | How late a dose may still run. Default: up to 2 hours late. After that it is skipped and listed in Activity as missed. |
Untick Schedule is on to pause dosing and keep the program. On the day the clocks change, a dose set between 1:00 and 3:00 AM may run up to an hour early or late.
Set a schedule on the device
On the device (setup mode)For a site without internet. If an admin locked local controls, the page says Schedules are managed from DozaLink.
- In setup mode, tap Dispense Config. Schedules are at the top of the page.
- If the page says Pump clock not set, tap Set clock from this phone. With Wi-Fi, the device gets the time from the internet.
- Tap Schedule for the pump. It starts as one dose a day at 8:00 AM.
- Choose the Time zone, the Start date, and the phases, then tap Save schedule.
DozaLink shows the schedule the next time the device is online.
Missed doses and safety limits
- If the device was off, its clock wasn’t set, or the pump was busy at a dose time, the dose runs when it can, up to the late limit. Only the latest missed dose is made up, so doses never run back to back.
- Missed doses appear in Activity as Missed scheduled dose, with the reason.
- The device never pumps more in a day than the schedule plans. A dose over that limit is skipped as a safety limit.
- If the device restarts unexpectedly several times, its schedules pause. They resume after an hour of normal running, or when you save a change to the device’s settings.
- Stop on DozaLink or Safety Stop on the device cancels a scheduled dose that is running or waiting. The schedule continues with the next dose.
Go back to wash triggers
Under Dispense Config, choose Relays and save. DozaLink puts back the relay settings the pump had before. If there were none, Relay 1 is set to Trigger for 3 seconds at 1 mL/s and Relay 2 is off, and DozaLink asks you to check them before saving.