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              SEED SPECTOR LRX MANUAL 
 

 

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Summary of Contents for Seed Spector LRX

Page 1: ...Operator s Manual for Seed Spector LRX 99 M Avenue Nevada IA 50201 1549 Phone 515 382 3506 Fax 515 382 2973 www almaco com MOE0108022...

Page 2: ...SEED SPECTOR LRX OPERATORS MANUAL...

Page 3: ...signs in good condition Replace missing or damaged safety signs Be sure new equipment components and repair parts include the current safety signs SAFETY CAUTION Read the following guidelines careful...

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Page 5: ...g with in the field versatility The result of our efforts and years of development with practicing agronomists has been a laboratory instrument capable of volume production yet still meeting the rigid...

Page 6: ...3 DATA TYPE MENU 3 CALIBRATION MENU 3 POWER UP 3 CALIBRATION PROCEDURE STANDARD INTERFACES 3 MT1 MT2 3 WT1 WT2 4 TM1 TM2 4 TWT1 TWT2 4 MOISTURE CALIBRATION 4 SAMPLE ENTRY 6 MANUAL ENTRY 6 WEIGHT CALIB...

Page 7: ...ermined as if you are sitting in the operator s seat Record Keeping is an important part of machine operation This information will help when ordering replacement parts and during service calls Please...

Page 8: ...ed on ALMACO products such accessories being subject to the warranties of their respective manufacturer ALMACO shall in no event be liable for consequential damages or contingent liabilities arising o...

Page 9: ...for a dual plot application are displayed on the Seed Spector screen The top row of data is the information for the left plot and the bottom for the right plot A typical application for this selection...

Page 10: ...displayed in red on the keypad The ALT key is not operational in this version of the LRX software ON Turns the power on the Seed Spector LRX To turn the LRX off the ALT and EXE keys need to be pressed...

Page 11: ...the power switch The following screens will appear sequentially System Initializing Seed Spector LRX by ALMACO Version 1 25 25 Copyright 2002 Moisture Weight 4 5 0 00 CALIBRATION PROCEDURES The calib...

Page 12: ...and moisture chamber from the holding hopper This is the same as if the combine were harvesting plots 3 The combine should be running the same as during harvest That is the shakers header cylinder op...

Page 13: ...EXE key to display the calibration entry screen The MST 1 indicates the data being calibrated and the New 1 represents the point of the calibration MST 1 New 1 0 00 0000 To calibrate the moisture read...

Page 14: ...the value has been accepted the SS LRX will be advance to the next moisture sample The MST 1 indicates the same data curve is being calibrated and the New 2 represents the second point of the calibra...

Page 15: ...readings The rods should be in the horizontal position To check for friction press down on the weigh hopper and release With the weight displayed on the Seed Spector observe the stabilized weight read...

Page 16: ...alibrated with the known samples At the calibration menu highlight the Generate and press the EXE key to display the calibration entry screen The WGT 1 indicates the data being calibrated and the New...

Page 17: ...the right side of the display The value is not a real time reading so the right arrow button needs to be pressed again to verify a stable value being displayed WGT 1 New 2 10 02 2987 Press the EXE ke...

Page 18: ...N INITIALIZATION OF THE RAM WILL DELETE ALL CALIBRATION FILES FROM THE SEED SPECTOR LRX To initialize the RAM Disconnect power from the Seed Spector Remove the cover remove the 8 screws that retain th...

Page 19: ...8 K2com Relay 2 COM 9 K3no Relay 3 N O 10 K3nc Relay 3 N C 11 K3com Relay 3 COM 12 K4no Relay 4 N O 13 K4nc Relay 4 N C 14 K4com Relay 4 COM 15 NO CONNECTION 16 NO CONNECTION J2 REMOTE PORT CONNECTOR...

Page 20: ...IELD 8 10 TO 5 VDC J4 WEIGHT PORT CONNECTOR Left or Right SOURCE PIN CONNECTION DESCRIPTION 1 EXE 2 EXE 3 SIG 4 SIG 5 SHIELD J5 EXPANSION PORT CONNECTOR requires optional relay board SOURCE PIN CONNEC...

Page 21: ...SEED SPECTOR LRX MANUAL 13 J7 PRINTER PORT CONNECTOR 9 PIN FEMALE DSUB SOURCE PIN CONNECTION DESCRIPTION 2 PPRXD 3 PPTXD 5 SG Signal Ground...

Page 22: ...grain Check sensor connector for moisture Printer fails to print Check that printer is turned on Examine printer for paper jam loose ribbon etc Check baud rate setting Check cable connections at print...

Page 23: ...SEED SPECTOR LRX MANUAL 15 Bucket holds in open position and will not close Bad connector Bad park switch in wiper motor Bucket door jammed by grain or debris...

Page 24: ...SET GATE THRESHOLD PARAMETER FOR ANALOG CHANNELS 20 H SET GATE THRESHOLD COUNT PARAMETER FOR ANALOG CHANNELS 5 I INITIALIZE DEVICE CALIBRATION J SET CYCLE COMMAND STRING CCS K L M DEVICE GAIN N DEVIC...

Page 25: ...LTER Syntax A D N Where D is the device channel 0 7 N is the averaging value 0 99 Default S W initialization values will be 5 This command sets the AVERAGING Filter parameter for the specified Device...

Page 26: ...0 1200 2400 4800 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K 115 2K 230 4K Response current value new value CR LF C DOWNLOAD CALIBRATION FILE Syntax C D Where D is the device channel 0 7 This command informs the SS LRX th...

Page 27: ...e of the current A D value that Device data filtering is active If the absolute difference between 2 consecutive A D values exceeds the G value then filtering is set to not active Note See Legend for...

Page 28: ...ce AD is the previous A D reading for the Device G is the averaging threshold value N is the averaging threshold count Note See Legend for Device D location mapping Response H D current value new valu...

Page 29: ...W300Z1 NOTE The is not included into string in the SS LRX Port Command S W Response No response when a string parameter is sent A J with no string parameter requests the current J string S CR LF M SET...

Page 30: ...This command sets the TARE parameter for the specified Device The Tare Parameter is the value used by the SS LRX to calculate the displayed value For a weight channel this value is typically the empt...

Page 31: ...2 4 1 3 MST 2 4 2 4 TEMP 1 3 3 5 TEMP 2 4 3 6 TWT 1 5 1 7 TWT 2 5 2 8 Prompt ASCII 36 Where S is the command string Response No response when a string parameter is sent A Q with no string parameter r...

Page 32: ...LY 3 b2 b2 3 RLY 4 b3 b3 4 RLY 5 NA b4 5 RLY 6 NA b5 6 RLY 7 NA b6 7 RLY 8 NA b7 8 RLY 9 NA b8 9 RLY 10 NA b9 To direct the command to the IRB vs the XRB DIP switch 7 value 64 will be assigned to indi...

Page 33: ...tored into theAnlaog array for Device D TV is the Previous Tare Value in theAnalog array for Device D CV is a Current Value for Device D T D Example CV 1 2 TV 34 7 V Default 0 TV CV Default TV TV 1 2...

Page 34: ...or Device D location mapping Response RV CR LF W WAIT Syntax W V Where V is a value representing hundredths of a second This command causes the SS LRX to wait before executing the next command in a st...

Page 35: ...This command sets the SCAN time for a specific channel This is the time base used by the SS LRX to read the A D converter Response Y D current value new value CR LF Z RESET RELAY Syntax Z N Where N is...

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