Great Plains 2510HDP Operator Manual - Manual (Page 95)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Table of Contents Index Hydraulic Drive Operation 91
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Ag Leader PF3000
Settings for Ag Leader PF3000 Monitors used with Great
Plains Precision Population Controller QUICK REFER-
ENCE GUIDE.
1. 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 compat-
ible with the PF 3000.
PF3000 Settings:
2.
Press SETUP key.
Press SWATH key.
Set swath to that of your Great Plains Precision
Seeding System.
3. Press SETUP key.
Press VEHICLE key.
Set Primary speed sensor to GPS.
4. Press SETUP key.
Press CARD key.
Set the following:
• Log Device: None.
5. 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.
6. Press SETUP key.
Press CONTROLLER key.
Select 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 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.
• Serial Port: Port 3
7. Press SETUP key.
Press PRODUCT key.
Select product and press EDIT SETTINGS.
Set the following:
• Controller Device: Rawson Accu-RateCal. number
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
number, i.e. 30 on the recipe means a population
of 30,000, then you will need to enter the conver-
sion 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.
8. Press FIELD key.
Set Field.
Set Product (press key to right of product)
GP Precision Population Settings
1. Connect PF3000 to Console using 9 pin serial cable
as shown on page 89.
2. Follow instructions on page 70 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 appears
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 Nominal 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 84 on
page 74). Verify that the rate shown on the GP Con-
troller Console is the same as the recipe sent from
the PF3000. Press Engage key to activate the Preci-
sion Population Controller.
5. To change rates manually when in VR mode, simply
touch the Up/Down arrow keys. This will change the
Controller to the rate you select manually. To return
to VR, simply touch the On/VR key to toggle back to
VR mode.