Great Plains 2510HDP Operator Manual - Manual (Page 93)

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GPS-Based Planting
Both the Farmworks SiteMate computer and the Ag
Leader PF3000 GPS solutions require a 9-pin serial con-
nection
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to the hydraulic drive controller.
FarmWorks SiteMate
Settings for FarmWorks SiteMate used with Great Plains
Precision Population Controller QUICK REFERENCE
GUIDE
1. Create a .shp recipe file in FarmWorks Site Pro,
SMS 2.0, SSToolbox, or other software that will cre-
ate a .shp file, and transfer it to SiteMate.
SiteMate Settings: (version 8.12)
2.
Select CONFIGURE Tab.
Select SETTINGS.
Select VARIABLE RATE SETUP.
Select NEW.
Type in GP PPC.
Under CONTROLLER TYPE, select
Rawson from the scroll-down list.
Under COMM PORT select the port number for the
serial card or flash jacket port.
3. Select MAP tab.
Enter DEFAULT rate.
This is the rate that SiteMate calls for if GPS signal is
lost or you are outside the map area.
Note: Note: if GPS signal is interrupted, or if you are out-
side the map area, GP Controller continues apply-
ing rate it was set at when signal was interrupted,
until signal is regained, or another rate is set man-
ually. If power to the SiteMate is interrupted,
restart the recipe to return to VR.
4. In the CONVERSION window, enter the conversion
rate as follows: if your recipe (.shp 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 both the Map
Unit and Controller Unit as 1.
If the recipe is written using a different number, i.e.
30 on the recipe means a population of 30,000, then
enter the conversion multiple-in that case 1 Map Unit
= 1,000 Controller Units.
5. Under the APP tab,
enter the Feed Delay as 3 seconds.
Enter the Following Distance (the offset from the
Great Plains meters from the GPS) as follows:
for 15ft and 20ft the distance from the opener to the
hitch pin is 18ft;
for the 30ft model the distance is 26ft; Add the dis-
tance from the hitch pin to your GPS location.
Enter the total distance in the Following Distance
window.
Enter the Swath Width of the Great Plains unit.
6. Under the CTRL tab,
enter the Nominal Rate as follows:
Divide the highest rate on your recipe by 1.6.
This is your Nominal rate.
For example, if your highest rate is 200,000 the nom-
inal is 125,000. If your highest rate is 32, your nomi-
nal rate is 20.
Enter the Step as 4%.
Exit VRA Controller Setup by clicking OK button to
save the settings.
7. Under FILE,
Open VRT and select the
Rx Map (recipe) for the field.
Press the SETUP button and select the
GP PPC controller option that you have set up using
these Settings Instructions.
8. Press GO.
The Rx rate window shows the rate that is being sent
to the GP Precision Population Controller. The
APPLIED window shows the rate that the GP Con-
troller is applying.
GP Precision Population Settings
1. Connect SiteMate computer to Console using 9-pin
serial cable
➀
, as shown above.Follow instructions
on page 70 to set Calibration Number based on row
spacing and metering wheel.
Figure 104
Serial Connection to Controller
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