Physical Computer Management Window

This window is where you set up a few things that Fusion needs to know about a particular computer. It needs to be opened and set up on each computer Fusion runs on. The settings are stored on the computer itself, not on the server.

Fusion will automatically open this window the first time Fusion is launched on a new computer to make sure you remember to make the required settings.

Computer Information Section

Current Location. You should choose the location that you are primarily interested in working with from this computer here. This will become the default location in many instances throughout Fusion. This is particularly important for a chuteside computer that should only deal with one location. (Feed truck computers cannot change this field here. Instead, the location is determined in the Full Sync window.)
Computer Name. You should give each computer a name. Some places in Fusion use this name to show you what computer certain things happened on.
Current Use. Fusion can make some things easier to use if it knows the context it is running in. For example, if it knows it is running at chuteside, Fusion will show the Fusion Chuteside Main Menu window instead of the Task Bar window since this is easier to navigate with a touch screen. If you are in a feed truck, make sure Feed Truck is selected. If the computer is at chuteside, make sure Chuteside is selected. For everything else, select Office.

Feed Truck Section

This information in this section only matters if the Current Use field is set to Feed Truck.

Mode. The mode helps Fusion Truck know how to help you feed and which menu windows to show as you are feeding. If you use your truck to load and deliver feed, select the Normal mode. If Fusion Truck is running in a loader that only mixes loads into feed boxes, select the Multi-box Loader mode. If Fusion Truck is running in a truck that only delivers feed that was made by a Multi-box Loader, select the Delivery-only Truck mode. See Feeding Modes for more information.
Truck. This field is used to let Fusion know which truck it is in. In Fusion Truck, this will be set in the Full Sync window. For other computers this field can be ignored unless you plan to manually feed. In that case, you will need to choose a truck here. Some people create a fake truck named "Office" for this use so they know the loads were manually created in the office.

Computer Assets Section

This section is used to let Fusion know what devices are attached to this computer and to set them up.

Scale System

If this computer is connected to a scale system, make sure the Scale System option is turned on. Then click the Setup button to set the connection to one or more scale heads up. See the Scale Indicator Setup topic for more information.

Remote Display

If the computer is connected to a remote display (to display the weight in another location), make sure the Remote Display option is turned on. Then click the Setup button to set it up. See the Remote Display Setup topic for more information.

Remote Control Device

If you are using a remote control during feeding, make sure the Remote Control Device option is turned on. Then click the Setup button to set it up. See Remote Control Setup for more information.

GPS Device

If this computer is connected to a GPS device in the truck, make sure the GPS Device option is turned on. Then click the Setup button to set it up. See GPS Device Setup for more information.

Micro Machine

If this computer will be connecting to a micro machine during feeding, make sure the Micro Machine option is turned on. Then click the Setup button to set it up. See the Micro Machine Setup topic for more information.

Mix Timer

If this computer will be connecting to a Cattle Tech Rev Counter or if you want to have Fusion time how long each load is mixed during feeding, make sure the Mix Timer option is turned on. Then click the Setup button to set it up. See the Mix Timer Setup topic for more information.

Tag Readers

If this computer is connected to any tag readers such as for RFIDs at chuteside, make sure the Tag Readers option is turned on. Then click the Setup button to set them up. See Tag Reader Setup for more information.

Animal Thermometer

If this computer has a temperature probe at chuteside, make sure the Animal Thermometer option is turned on. Then click the Setup button to set it up. See the Animal Thermometer Setup for more information.

Sorting Gate

If you have an automatic sorting gate connected to this computer at chuteside, make sure the Sorting Gate option is turned on. Then click the Setup button to set it up. See the Sorting Gate Setup topic for more information.

Keyboard Profile(s)

If you have one or more electronic keyboards connected to this computer at chuteside, make sure the Keyboard Profile(s) option is turned on. Then click the Setup button to set them up. See Keyboard Profile Setup for more information.

Whisper Device

If have a Whisper Veterinary Stethoscope, make sure the Whisper Device option is turned on. Then click the Setup button to set it up. See Whisper Device Setup for more information.

Dosing Gun

If you have one or more dosing guns, make sure this option is turned on. Use the Setup button to add and setup guns.

MAC Address and IP Address

Fusion displays some extra information about this computer at the bottom of the Physical Computer Management window. The MAC Address shows the computer's MAC address which is a unique string that can identify this computer from all other computers. The IP Address shows the network IP address this computer currently has. This information can be helpful in some troubleshooting situations which is why they are displayed here. You can ignore this information in most cases.

Getting Here

You can open this window by going to Fusion Admin → Setup → Physical Computer Management in office computers or Fusion Chuteside Main Menu → Options → Physical Computer Management at chuteside or Fusion Truck Main Menu → Options → Physical Computer Management in a truck.