Great Plains 1525P Operator Manual - Manual (Page 90)

1525P, 1510HDP
118-949M 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 com-
patible 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
Primary 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.
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
recipe by 1.6. This is your Nominal rate. For ex-
ample, if your highest rate is 200,000 the nom-
inal 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 loca-
tion.
Serial Port: Port 3
6. Press SETUP key. Press PRODUCT key. Se-
lect product and press EDIT SETTINGS. Set
the following:
Controller Device: Rawson Accu-RateCal.
number for act. rate: set to 0Actual 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 de-
sired rate., i.e. 30,000 seeds/acre on the recipe
means 30,000 seeds/acre is the desired rate, en-
ter a 1.000. If the recipe is written using a differ-
ent number, 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 incre-
ment 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
cable as shown below.
2. Follow instructions on page 73 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
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 96 on page 80) Verify that the rate shown
on the GP Controller Console is the same as the
recipe sent from the PF3000. Press Engage key
to activate the Precision 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 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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