Great Plains 2025P Operator Manual - Manual (Page 98)

2025P, 2020P Bedded, and
2010HDP
118-928M 8/14/2006
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Settings for Ag Leader PF3000 Monitors used with
Great Plains Precision Population Controlle QUICK
REFERENCE GUIDE
(Create a .tgt recipe file in SMS 2.0 or FarmWorks Site
Pro, or other software that will create a .tgt file, and
copy it to an SRAM or Flash card that is compatible
with the PF 3000.)
PF3000 Settings:
1. Press SETUP key. Press SWATH key. Set swath
to that of your Great Plains Precision Seeding
System.
2. Press SETUP key. Press VEHICLE key. Set Pri-
mary speed sensor to GPS.
3. Press SETUP key. Press CARD key. Set the fol-
lowing:
Log Device: None.
4. Press SETUP key. Press APP RATE key. Set the
following:
Application Control: On
Look Ahead: On
Current target file: press Edit to view the files you
have on the card; select the one you wish to use.
5. Press SETUP key. Press CONTROLLER key. Se-
lect controller as Rawson Accu-Rate. Press EDIT
SETTINGS. Set the following:
Number of pulses/10 revolutions: 500
Nominal rate: Divide the highest rate on your rec-
ipe by 1.6. This is your Nominal rate. For example,
if your highest rate is 200,000 the nominal is
125,000. If your highest rate is 32, your nominal
rate is 20.
Percent rate change: set to 4%
Area count: Set to Standard
Stop height: Set to 8
Act. rate recording method: Set to Sensor
Controller time delay: Set to 4 sec
Application offset from GPS: for 15’ and 20’ the
distance from the opener to the hitch pin is 18’; for
the 30’ model the distance is 26’; Add the distance
from the hitch pin to your GPS location.
Serial Port: Port 3
6. Press SETUP key. Press PRODUCT key. Select
product and press EDIT SETTINGS. Set the fol-
lowing:
Controller Device: Rawson Accu-RateCal. num-
ber for act. rate: set to 0
Actual Rate Scale Factor: Set to 1.000
Target Rate Units: Set to Seeds
Actual Rate Units: Set to Seeds
Target conversion Number: If your recipe (.tgt file)
is written using the entire number as the desired
rate., i.e. 30,000 seeds/acre on the recipe means
30,000 seeds/acre is the desired rate, enter a
1.000. If the recipe is written using a different num-
ber, i.e. 30 on the recipe means a population of
30,000, then you will need to enter the conversion
multiple—in that case 1,000.
Target Rate increment: Determines the increment
value by which you can change the manual target
rate with each press of the arrow keys.
7. Press FIELD key. Set Field. Set Product (press
key to right of product)
Settings for Great Plains Precision Population
Controllers:
1.
Connect PF3000 to Console using 9 pin serial ca-
ble as shown below.
2. Follow instructions on page 83 to set Calibration
Number based on row spacing and metering
wheel.
3. Press Function key and go to Rawson mode.
Press Function key until the Nominal Rate ap-
pears on the display. Using the Up/Down arrow
keys, set the Nominal Rate to the same number as
you set the PF3000 in step 5 above. Once Nomi-
nal Rate is set, press Function key until the main
operating screen appears.
4. Press On/VR key again to toggle to VR mode. VR
should appear on the screen along with the Rate
that is being sent from the PF3000. (See Figure
129 on page 90) Verify that the rate shown on the
GP Controller Console is the same as the recipe
sent from the PF3000. Press Engage key to acti-
vate the Precision Population Controller.
5. To change rates manually when in VR mode, sim-
ply touch the Up/Down arrow keys. This will
change the Controller to the rate you select man-
ually. To return to VR, simply touch the On/VR key
to toggle back to VR mode.
9 pin serial cable
for recipes
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