Please find steps to connect your Agrident or Allflex stick reader to the app with different steps for iOS and Android laid out below.

Note!: If using Android you can connect in 2 different Bluetooth modes, depending on which works best once you've connected

iOS Devices (iPhone / iPad)

First, please go through the setup settings below, before you pair the stick reader with the app on your device.

Step 1. Press the green button to turn on

Step 2: Turn the stick to Slave Mode by navigating through the following settings:

Menu, then Setup, then Interface set up, select Bluetooth and then Bluetooth mode and then select 'Slave Mode'

Step 3: Next we need to set the Bluetooth type by navigating through the following settings:

Menu, then Setup, then Interface set up, select Bluetooth and then Set BT Profile, next set to BLE.

Step 4: To set your automatic switch off time, so the reader doesn't switch off during a session, please navigate through the following settings:

Menu, then Set Up, then Display, then select Set switch off time - we recommend you set this to 60 minutes and then finally click the green button to confirm.

Steps to pair to the app

Step 1: Enable Bluetooth on your mobile device

Step 2: Open the app, navigate to 'Equipment Menu' on the bottom navigation menu.

Step 3: Click 'Add Device' under 'My EID Readers'.

Step 4: Find your stick reader on the list and tap 'Pair'.

Step 5: The stick should then make a noise and display 'iLivestock Connected'.

Step 6: The device name will appear, confirming its connection, and the bar at the top of the app will turn blue (or green, if you have an eWeigh connected too!).

Note!: The stick reader will now always appear in you equipment menu.

Trouble shooting

Click BLE to connect stick, if it connects and does not show ‘Connected to iLivestock' on the screen, it is not fully connected. Force close app, open again and should connect.
If your device is struggling to find your stick reader, check the stick has not connected to a different device near by.

Android Devices

BLE setup and pairing:

Step 1: Press the green button to turn on

Step 2: Turn the stick to Slave Mode by navigating through the following settings:

Menu, then Setup, then Interface set up, select Bluetooth and then Bluetooth mode and then select 'Slave Mode'

Step 3: Next we need to set the Bluetooth type by navigating through the following settings:

Menu, then Setup, then Interface set up, select Bluetooth and then Set BT Profile, next set to BLE.

Step 4: To set your automatic switch off time, so the reader doesn't switch off during a session, please navigate through the following settings:

Menu, then Set Up, then Display, then select Set switch off time - we recommend you set this to 60 minutes and then finally click the green button to confirm.

Steps to pair to the app:

Step 1: Enable Bluetooth on your mobile device

Step 2: Open the app, navigate to 'Equipment Menu' on the bottom bar.

Step 3: Click 'Add Device' under 'My EID Readers'.

Step 4: Find your stick reader on the list and tap 'Pair' (it may ask you for BLE or SPP, select BLE).

Step 5: The stick should then make a noise / vibration and display 'iLivestock Connected' on the stick reader screen.

Step 6: The stick name will appear, confirming its connection, and the bar at the top of the app will turn blue (or green, if you have an eWeigh connected too!).

Note!: The stick reader will now always appear in you equipment menu.

SPP setup and pairing

With Android you can also connect through SPP. You can do this if you are struggling to connect through BLE.

Step 1: Press the green button to turn on

Step 2: Turn the stick to Master mode by navigating through the following settings:

Go to Menu, and then Setup, select Interface set up, and then Bluetooth and then Bluetooth mode finally, select Master

Step 3: Next we need to set the Bluetooth type by navigating through the following settings: Go to Menu, then Setup, then Interface set up and then Bluetooth, select Set BT Profile and set to SPP.

Step 4: To set your automatic switch off time, so the reader doesn't switch off during a session, please navigate through the following settings:

Menu, then Set Up, then Display, then select Set switch off time - we recommend you set this to 60 minutes and then finally click the green button to confirm.

Steps to pair to the app:

Step 1: Enable Bluetooth on your mobile device settings

Step 2: On reader - Menu > Setup > Interface Setup > Bluetooth > Start BT Inquiry > Select mobile device when found

Step 3: On phone - Open Bluetooth settings page, go to 'Pair new device' in Bluetooth device settings

Step 4: Select Reader when found and enter code to pair

Step 5: Open iLivestock and the status bar at the top of the app will turn blue when the EID Reader is connected (or green, if you have an eWeigh connected too!).

Stick reader tech tips:

If you have problems importing groups for the first time, please follow these steps:

Step 1: Connect the stick reader with iLivestock

Step 2: Force close the iLivestock app, then open again and login, leaving it for about 1 min.

(Force close on most devices can be achieved by gently pushing the screen upwards, until it become a small page in the middle of the screen and then flick it upwards - this will log you out of the app).

Step 3: Switch off the stick reader and switch it back on again

Step 4: Re-perform the Group Import

iLivestock has 3 colours to tell you what hardware is connected to your app: