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OPERATOR’S MANUAL

 

 

SFA-32 

INTRODUCTION 

System Overview 

The SFA-32 Monitor is designed for maximum performance in the field and is 
easy to install and use.   The system is capable of monitoring up to 32 rows and 
provides not only seed population, but also will display area, hopper level, RPM 
and vacuum information when sensors are connected, and has capabilities of 
monitoring liquid flow with Ag Express “

Precision Flow Meter Technology

”. 

 

7” Color Touch Screen 

 

SFA-32 1-32 Row Monitoring 

 

Built in GPS Speed option 

 

Bar graphs  

 

Setup assist for easy programming 

 

Adjustable accumulating time 

 

RAM 1 1/2” Ball Mount 

 

Adjustable Back light 

 

Day/Night Mode 

 

Adjustable Audible Alarm 

 

Optional Visual Alarm Light 

 

View Home or Dashboard 

 

View Seed population or GPM 

 

View 20 sec. Row History 

 

Precision Flow Meter Option 

 

Optional Lift Switch 

 

2 Hopper Level, 3 RPM, 3 Vac. Opt. 

 

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Summary of Contents for SFA-32

Page 1: ...RATOR S MANUAL SFA 32 106 West Main Sulphur Springs IN 47388 765 533 4809 ss agexpress com 6280 NE 14th Street Des Moines IA 50313 515 289 2746 dsm agexpress com 308 Claude Road Grand Island NE 68803 308 381 2905 gi agexpress com www agexpress com ...

Page 2: ...OPERATOR S MANUAL 2 SFA 32 NOTES ...

Page 3: ...n 6 7 Quick Start 7 13 Implement Setup 8 Sensor Setup 8 9 Target Rates 10 Accessories and Options 11 12 Speed Setup 12 13 Monitor Operations 14 Home Screen 14 15 Dash View 16 17 Flow meter installation 18 20 Post season storage 21 Harness Pinouts 21 24 Parts and Accessories 25 26 Warranty 28 ...

Page 4: ...bilities of monitoring liquid flow with Ag Express Precision Flow Meter Technology 7 Color Touch Screen SFA 32 1 32 Row Monitoring Built in GPS Speed option Bar graphs Setup assist for easy programming Adjustable accumulating time RAM 1 1 2 Ball Mount Adjustable Back light Day Night Mode Adjustable Audible Alarm Optional Visual Alarm Light View Home or Dashboard View Seed population or GPM View 20...

Page 5: ...system Wire Harnesses The SFA 32 includes detachable harnesses to supply the unit s power fused and sensor inputs to hitch Connectors on the back for GPS Antenna USB and Radar 4 pin Sensors Compatible with DICKEY john and other major brands of seed sensors Standardmounting RAM Mount 1 Ball Mounting Alarm adjustment Four levels audible alarm with mute onscreen selection Optional external light avai...

Page 6: ...em to attach the ball Any RAM configuration may be used to attach your console to a convenient location in your cab MONITOR AND POWER CONNECTIONS Harness AE6697 Route the power leads of the main harness to the battery Allow some slack to tie the harness off to a secure location in the cab to provide strain relief and for the protection of the harness The monitor operates on 12 VDC only The red Fus...

Page 7: ...ou will need a AE6694 Accessory Extension to plug into the 10 pin connector of your tractor harness and a AE6695 implement accessory harness If you are using an external speed source such as a radar or external GPS connect it to the 4 pin AMP connector on the back of the monitor Adapters are available for most common radar and GPS connectors If you are using the internal GPS attach the antenna to ...

Page 8: ...red Touch the Sensors on Row box and this pop up screen will appear Choose from the options listed You can do 2 rates on Flow or Seeds Flow 2 Flows is for two different products 1rate Begin by selecting the type of sensors you will be using Choices will be shown on an information box that will include Seeds Flow Seeds Flow 2 Flows and Seeds 2 Flows Note the 2 flows indicates 2 products Flow only m...

Page 9: ...nsors manually or configure skip row setups To open a configuration box touch on one of the rows in this screen This will bring up the planter matrix where changes can be entered Touch any of the vertical bars in the above screen to bring up the manual assignment screen Here you can touch an input and change sensors or skip rows Screen at right shows a 12 row seed monitor with 12 flow meters and t...

Page 10: ...ow pad to add it to that section The sensor selection screen is where target rates are entered and limits are assigned For seeds set the desired value and default is 20 You may change percentages or enter absolute numbers If one or more flow inputs are selected you must select the flowmeter part number found on your flowmeters and then enter the desired GPA along with the limits The calibration nu...

Page 11: ...larm setup screens are next with the first one where you set the volume followed by a screen where alarms for hopper levels RPM and VAC may be disabled or enabled The Display setup is where the screen brightness and Day Night Mode are set Conversion units may be set to English or Metric Show IO Numbers when enabled will show the actual input pin number on the bar graph row indicators This is norma...

Page 12: ...You can select Manual where you enter a number for the speed you are driving Radar is used when an external Radar or GPS device is plugged into the 4 pin port on the back of the monitor Speed Input Alarms may be set for over speed When using an external Radar or GPS you will need to calibrate the device This is done by driving a 400 foot course It is suggested that you do 4 runs and the monitor wi...

Page 13: ...accurate Exit the Setup Assistant and go to the Home screen This brings up the Bar Graph Screen The Bar Graph Screen will give you a visual indication of each row and showing over or under rates compared to average There is an information screen that will show Min Max Ave as well as other information Select the Seeds or Flow button to bring up a Dash view Here you can view Min Max Avg information ...

Page 14: ... is displayed Above figure showing Radar or External GPS input Next you will find the Information Box and the View Selection buttons Shown above is a monitor set for Seed and Flow with two rates The Avg View button is selected showing the Average of each of the applications Seeds Flow 1 and Flow 2 By selecting Seeds Flow 1 or Flow 2 you bring up a menu box shown at the right end of the screen Show...

Page 15: ...indicator showing the MPH input and a speed reading By holding down this section of the screen for a few seconds you can bring up a dialog box to change input icons Alarm indicator Shown at right are the three Speed Input icons along with the MPH Reading At the top the icon shows Radar or external GPS Speed input hooked to the 4 pin connector on the rear of the monitor If you have internal GPS ena...

Page 16: ...three acre counter memories in the system and they may be started stopped or reset by holding the button down for three seconds to bring up a Start Stop and Reset button On the center right is the Acre Hr reading and the Singulation screen showing skips and doubles The bottom row right is for accessories If you have RPM sensors they will show and sequence through as many as you have Limit alarms m...

Page 17: ... started stopped or reset by holding the button down for three seconds to bring up a Start Stop and Reset button Shown above Acres 2 is stopped Center right shows Acre Hour rate followed by a calculated Field Flow 1 and Total Flow 1 Both of these may be started stopped or cleared by holding the button down for three seconds On the bottom row you will see the current average GPM flow rate This will...

Page 18: ...ific application rate that is being applied 4 After the pump a cleanout port is shown that would be used for rinsing out the system after the season is over It may also be used for rinsing if you are going to be out of the field and will not be using the system for an extended period of time The cleanout port will also be useful in flushing out the system if blockages should occur due to contamina...

Page 19: ...r barb Another important feature of the flow meter is a directional arrow showing how material should flow through the meter The directional indicator arrow is stamped into the housing on the opposite side of where the cable goes into the meter It is very critical that the flow meters are installed accordingly Inaccurate or inconsistent readings will occur if they are installed backwards Each of o...

Page 20: ...low meters have been filled with fertilizer that they remain fully charged until finished planting for the season This will help insure that crusting plugging does not occur and that the flow meter turbine will remain free once planting begins again This is the reason we want the check valves installed in the system as this will insure the lines stay fully charged once the pumping stops If for exa...

Page 21: ...that freezing will not occur and cause major damage and avoidable expense to your system components Simply run enough RV Antifreeze through your system to replace the water that was used to rinse your system Be extra conscientious to FLUSH any area that may trap the water low spots etc Make sure you use enough RV Antifreeze to completely fill your system components with the antifreeze 18 Pin Conso...

Page 22: ...5 orange B3 Row 6 yellow C1 Row 7 violet C2 Row 8 grey C3 Row 9 pink D1 Row 10 tan D2 Row 11 white black D3 Row 12 red black E1 Row 13 green black E2 Row 14 orange black E3 Row 15 blue black F1 Row 16 black white F2 Row 17 red white F3 Row 18 green white G1 Row 19 blue white G2 Row 20 black red G3 Row 21 white red H1 Row 22 orange red H2 Row 23 blue red H3 Row 24 red green J1 Vac 2 purple J2 Vac 3...

Page 23: ... blue black 16 Row 16 black white 17 Row 17 red white 18 Row 18 green white 19 Row 19 blue white 20 Row 20 black red 21 Row 21 white red 22 Row 22 orange red 23 Row 23 blue red 24 8 V Sensor Power red 25 8 V Sensor Power red black white 26 8 V Sensor Ground black 27 8 V Sensor Ground white black red 28 Row 24 red green 29 Row 25 orange green 30 Row 26 black wh red 31 Row 27 green bk white 32 Row 2...

Page 24: ... Level 1 green B Hopper Level 2 white C RPM 1 brown D RPM 2 blue E RPM 3 orange F Vac 1 yellow G Vac 2 purple H Vac 3 gray J 8 V Sensor Power red K 8 V Sensor Power black 4 Pin Rear Console pinout Radar Speed SFA 32 External Speed In Pin Description 1 Ground black 2 Signal green 3 12 v Power red 4 Sense white ...

Page 25: ...witch DJ46372 0150 Implement Harnesses and Cables Description Part Number Planters 4 row harness PH0408 6 row harness PH0608 8 row harness PH0808 12 row harness PH1208 16 row harness PH1608 Drill Harness Sensor Kits 4 Sensor 15 20 Drill 20 Hitch DH0408 Many other harness options are available Console Harnesses Description Part Number Console Power Harness 12 AE6697 Cab Harness 12 AE6693 Accessory ...

Page 26: ... GPM AE6667 053 1 189 GPM Flow meter Bracket AE6675 Bracket for 8 flowmeters Precision Flow Meter Harness FH0808 8 Sensor Harness w 28 Hitch cable FH1208 12 Sensor Harness w 36 Hitch cable FH1628 16 Sensor Harness w 36 Hitch cable FH2428 24 Sensor Harness w 45 Hitch cable Hitch extensions are available see our catalog for lengths and prices ...

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Page 28: ...S FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR PURPOSE AND OF ANY OTHER TYPE WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED Ag Express Electronics Inc neither assumes nor authorizes anyone to assume for it any other obligation or liability in connection with said parts and will not be liable for consequential damages Purchaser accepts these terms and warranty limi...

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