--- title: Loader View slug: pl-check-links/loader-view docTags: createdAt: 2026-02-23T07:45:11.631Z --- :::ExpandableHeading ### Required Setup - This feature is only available when you’re using this device for feeding. If you change your mind about using a device for feeding, [log out of the app](docId\:FVV544s3nM30ypvgFJdZa) and select **Yes** or **No** when asked if the device will be used for feeding. - Before you can begin using FeedComp to feed at your dairy, you must complete the required setup. See [Before You Begin: Required Setup](docId\:ZgM8YYHrIYDMqmr1VaF78) to learn more about the required setup order. - Devices used for feeding must be connected to a scale. See [Scales](docId\:sYEtsrviVW35b9cvAIMxB) to learn more about connecting to your scale. - Bluetooth must be enabled on both loading and feeding devices. ::: Use Loader View to monitor and manage loads from a loader device. Loader View allows you to connect your loading device to your feeding device, so any operations on your feeding device are mirrored on your loading device. When Loader View is enabled on a loading device, you can advance or pause feedings and view real-time feeding details while loading is in progress. :::hint{type="info"} **TIP: **To use this feature, Bluetooth must be enabled on both loading and feeding devices. ::: Expand and follow the steps in the sections below to enable and start using Loader View: :::ExpandableHeading ## Add Loader Equipment to FeedComp Before you can use Loader View, add loader equipment to the Equipment list in FeedComp if you have not already done so: 1. Go to the Adjustments screen. 2. Tap `Create Equipment` at the bottom of the screen. 3. Enter the loader name. 4. Select **Loader** as the equipment type. 5. Tap **Save** at the bottom of the screen. After you finish adding loader equipment to FeedComp, [connect the loader equipment to FeedComp](docId\:IornhhsuGCRmYUXzlu3kT). ::: :::ExpandableHeading ## Connect Loader Equipment to FeedComp After you [add loader equipment](docId\:IornhhsuGCRmYUXzlu3kT) to the Equipment list, connect the loader equipment to FeedComp: 1. Go to [Account Settings > Settings Settings > Settings](docId\:FVV544s3nM30ypvgFJdZa). 2. Select the loader equipment. 3. Save your selection and exit **Settings**. After you finish connecting loader equipment, you can now [connect the loading device to the feeding device](docId\:IornhhsuGCRmYUXzlu3kT) and start using Loader View. ::: ::::ExpandableHeading ## Connect a Loading Device to a Feeding Device :::hint{type="warning"} **IMPORTANT: ** Loader View will not work if you do not complete the following requirements: - Loader equipment must be \[added]\(#addequip) and [connected](docId\:IornhhsuGCRmYUXzlu3kT) to FeedComp. - The feeding device must be connected to a scale. - A feeding must be started on the feeding device. ::: After you complete the requirements above, follow the steps below to enable Loader View, so you can connect your loading device to your feeding device: 1. Tap Feed at the bottom of the screen. 2. Tap Loader View. 3. Tap `Connect Now` at the bottom of the screen. 4. Select the system you're connecting to: iOS or Android. 5. Select the feeding device, and then tap `Connect` at the bottom of the screen. 6. After your device is successfully connected to the feeding device, tap `Continue` at the bottom of the screen. After establishing the connection, you can view and manage [loading processes from your loading device.](docId\:IornhhsuGCRmYUXzlu3kT) :::: ::::ExpandableHeading ## Load Ingredients into the Mixer After you enable Loader View, monitor and manage loading from your loading device: 1. Load the first ingredient for the mix. As you load ingredients, the scale weighs the load and FeedComp calculates the percentage complete. You can **Skip** ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/sijVTfWqJIwUpKKBFUUjv_skip.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../../Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/skip.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/skip.png" position="flex-start" width="21" height="20" darkWidth="21" darkHeight="20" showCaption="false" indent="2"} :::Paragraph{indent="1"} or **Ignore** ::: ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/9V9_L3BMQAvtK8_PtLWyQ_ignore.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../../Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/ignore.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/ignore.png" position="flex-start" width="21" height="20" darkWidth="21" darkHeight="20" showCaption="false" indent="2"} :::Paragraph{indent="1"} open tasks if needed. [Click here to learn more about skip and ignore features.](docId\:acJ67fJS4bzVcoyPKeur2) If the weight of an ingredient detected by the scale drops below the threshold set for the mixer while mixing a recipe, FeedComp displays an alert that requires attention before adding the next ingredient to the mixer. To set the threshold, see [Create New Equipment](docId:_Hejp5bidqlNPDZIUtObe) and [Edit Equipment](docId:_Hejp5bidqlNPDZIUtObe). Tap **Acknowledge** to confirm and record the ingredient's actual amount and continue mixing. Acknowledged ingredients are identified with an **ACK** icon ::: ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/WmMKSJwYsYTUrKzbGtEMO_ack.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../../Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/ACK.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/ACK.png" position="flex-start" width="40" height="24" darkWidth="40" darkHeight="24" showCaption="false" indent="2"} :::Paragraph{indent="1"} on the [Feeding History Report](docId\:k8klx0Auz0cFTxz1xXoS3). ::: 2. If a timer was set for the ingredient, wait for the timer to complete. Or, tap **Advance this Ingredient ** ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/Ud6WGJDEOwyR1rZYO9lQm_advance.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../../Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/advance.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/advance.png" position="flex-start" width="18" height="18" darkWidth="18" darkHeight="18" showCaption="false" indent="2"} :::Paragraph{indent="1"} to move to the next step in the recipe. ::: 3. If a time delay was set between ingredients, FeedComp displays a countdown in the middle of the screen for the allotted time. You can tap **Skip** to immediately move to the next ingredient in the recipe. Once all of the ingredients are added and the progress bar reaches 100%, FeedComp automatically disconnects your device from the feeding device and returns you to the Home ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/fvvH6sI2bIRLDF46M5AlY_homeicon30x25.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../../Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/home_icon_30x25.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/home_icon_30x25.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} screen. The feeding technician can now drop the mix at the necessary locations. :::: :::ExpandableHeading ## Abort a Feeding in Progress Once the loading process is started for a open tasks, you can Add ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/9V9_L3BMQAvtK8_PtLWyQ_ignore.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../../Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/ignore.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/ignore.png" position="flex-start" width="21" height="20" darkWidth="21" darkHeight="20" showCaption="false"} Abort at the top middle of the screen to abort the open tasks. Feedings started but not completed are identified with an **Aborted** icon ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/ZgHnM-wAzQkBTJi1kr7_d_aborted-feeding28x25.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../../Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/aborted-feeding_28x25.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/feedcomp-img/icons/aborted-feeding_28x25.png" position="flex-start" width="28" height="25" darkWidth="28" darkHeight="25" showCaption="false"} on the [Feeding History report](docId\:k8klx0Auz0cFTxz1xXoS3). ::: :::hint{type="info"} **TIP: **You're currently viewing online help for open tasks in the FeedComp mobile app. [Click here to see online help for feedings in FeedComp on PULSE.](docId\:CXE1Us9j-5R2BrKhwRQbT) ::: [\< Return to Feed](docId\:M8AuLvwWjBH4IzzLif4IF)