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Page 1: ...Operator s perator s erator s rator s ator s tor s or s r s s s Manual anual nual ual al l Version 5 00 Airseeder VRC Canlink 3500 Airseeder VRC ...

Page 2: ...ting the implement if an optional ram position sensor is installed The canlink provides monitoring of twin fan speed dual air pressure bin levels and product metering shafts with selectable alarm points on critical functions and a control lockout if fan rpm is too slow After initial installation of tractor components refer to the airseeder manufacturer s instructions for correct configuration of b...

Page 3: ...arm 41 5 6 Depth Alarm where fitted 42 5 7 Aux Alarm where fitted 43 5 8 Pump 1 Pump 2 Speed where fitted 44 5 9 Bin Liquid Pressure Alarm where fitted 45 Step 6 46 6 1 Options Setup 46 6 2 Pod Selection 46 6 3 Run Hold Input 47 6 4 Units 48 6 5 Prime 48 6 6 Two Tenths of a Hectare 48 6 7 External Hold 4th Bin 49 Step 7 50 7 1 Display Setup 50 7 2 Contrast 50 7 3 Backlighting 51 7 4 Display Invert...

Page 4: ...l Key 64 Mode Key 65 Main Screen 66 Main Screen Features 66 Bin Controls 74 Auto Control 79 Records Screen 84 Guidance 91 Boundary 91 Parallel Swath Guidance 95 Flag 104 Nudge 106 Data Card Operation 107 Insert Data Card 107 Remove Data Card 107 Erase Data Card 109 How the canlink Logs Data 110 Upload Software 111 Data Card Formatting 112 Diagnostics 114 Troubleshooting 115 ...

Page 5: ...u appears 2 Highlight OPTIONS 3 Press the softkey pointing at UNITS 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to toggle between METRIC and US EXIT RATES ALARMS DIAGNOSE PRODUCT MACHINE DISPLAY DATA CARD CLOCK GPS SETUP GUIDANCE OPTIONS EXIT POD SELECTED 3500 RUN HOLD INPUT DISABLED BACK POD UNITS PRIME 2 10 HA 5 5 EXTERNAL HOLD 4TH BIN DISABLED KM HR SECS CAL METRIC Use arrow keys to highlight OPTIONS Pres...

Page 6: ... select the 3000 pod Note Control pod software is displayed in the CONTROL SETUP MENU 1 2 1 Select Pod 1 Press CAL The calibration menu will appear 2 Use the arrows to highlight SETUP then press CAL 3 The CONTROL SETUP MENU will appear The pod software version will appear in the top of the screen 4 Press the bottom POD softkey to toggle between 3500 and 3000 5 Select 3500 if version 5 is displayed...

Page 7: ...onal valve with dither HYD PROP XPRO HYD PROP XPRO Hydraulic proportional valve HYD MFC HYD MFC Motorized flow control valve HYD DANFOSS HYD DANFOSS Hydraulic PVG32 Danfoss valve proportional valve HYD DANFOSS L HYD DANFOSS L Hydraulic PVG32 Danfoss valve proportional valve operating a pump LIQUID LIQUID Control valve and flow sensor CLUTCHSOL CLUTCHSOL Solenoid activated clutch on run hold CLUTCH...

Page 8: ...d 2 2 2 Select Bin Drive for each bin 2 2 1 Enable Bin Drive 1 Press CAL key calibration menu appears 2 Highlight SETUP and press CAL The CONTROL SETUP MENU appears BIN 1 BIN 2 BIN 3 BIN 4 PREV NEXT SELECT RATES BACK EXIT ENABLED DISABLED DISABLED DISABLED CONTROL SETUP MENU POD Press hold for 3 seconds to enable Bin 1 3 Press and hold the softkey pointing at the required bin for 3 seconds 4 Bin w...

Page 9: ... type CAL BIN 1 BIN 4 PREV NEXT SELECT RATES BACK EXIT OUTPUT 6 DISABLED DISABLED CONTROL SETUP MENU POD PREV NEXT SELECT BACK EXIT OUTPUT 5 1 Use up down arrow keys to select correct drive eg DC MOTOR GATE ACT etc 2 Press SELECT softkey at bottom of screen 3 A screen to calibrate the selected drive will appear eg MOTOR CALIBRATION ACTUATOR LIMITS etc 4 Find the selected drive and follow the instr...

Page 10: ... stops press the bottom END softkey 5 The MAX RPM PWM and FAC factors will be updated indicating the drive is now calibrated Control Factors PPM The number of pulses per minute generated by the motor at full speed This value should closely match the motor s rpm specification In some cases it will be a multiple of the motor s rpm depending on the number of feedback magnets used PWM Pulse width modu...

Page 11: ...tkey 3 Press the green button on the pod The motor will run for 5 seconds at maximum speed Caution Product will be metered if the bin is not empty 4 Once the motor stops press the bottom END softkey 5 The MAX RPM PWM and FAC factors will be updated indicating the drive is now calibrated Control Factors MAX PPM The number of pulses per minute generated when the control valve is driven open at full ...

Page 12: ...te factor will be returned 5 Set the SPD and STEP values to 60 and 1 respectively 6 Press the BACK softkey at the bottom right of the screen Check SETUP OK is displayed Control Factors MAX PPM The number of pulses per minute generated when the control valve is driven open at full speed SPD Control valve driving speed The greater this value the slower the set point will be reached If this value is ...

Page 13: ...th a bin 1 2 3 or 4 There can only be one master on off valve per bin They are selected as follows Valve 2 wire master on off valve is two wire configuration Valve 3 wire master on off valve is three wire configuration Output 5 6 must be associated to the liquid bin This is done in the following screenS The above shows OUTPUT 6 VALVE 2 WIRE set up as the master on off valve for Bin 1 Therefore whe...

Page 14: ...plained 4 Press the bottom START softkey 5 Press the green button on the pod 1 PRESS START THEN GREEN BUTTON ON POD TO RUN MOTOR FOR 5 SECONDS 2 PRESS END WHEN FLOW STOPS TO READ FACTOR START END BACK EXIT BIN LIQUID CTRL DIRECT HOLD CLOSE Use during setup GREEN RED Press green button on pod after pressing START softkey MAX RPM 0 SPD 60 STEP 1 6 The control valve and Master On Off Valve if fitted ...

Page 15: ...eeder bar The user has a choice on how the Control Valve positions itself during the Hold period Open max available pressure to implement Close max flow back to tank and Hold control valve remains in control position when on hold DIRECT CONTROL This type of control does not require a Master On Off Valve setup on either OUTPUT 5 or 6 This type of control regulates the flow through the flow meter an...

Page 16: ...alve must be selected See OUTPUT 5 6 1 Check MOTOR CALIBRATION screen is displayed See below 2 Press the bottom START softkey 3 Press the green button on the pod The motor will run for 5 seconds at maximum speed and Master On Off Valve if fitted will open then close again after five seconds 4 Press the END softkey A MAX pulses per minute factor will be returned 5 Repeat steps 4 5 if the system was...

Page 17: ... No AM 3500VRCV5 Updated 19 10 2005 Linear Clutch No setup screen is displayed The linear clutch drive is immediately calibrated upon selection Clutch Solenoid No setup screen is displayed The clutch solenoid drive is immediately calibrated upon selection ...

Page 18: ... factor is bin and product specific Product calibration factors are calculated by dividing the number of test pulses by the test weight Follow the instructions 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 and 3 2 for all products 3 1 1 Before Calibrating 1 Check bins contain actual product to be applied 2 The airseeder must be stationary 3 Current trip records must be reset See below Reset Trip 1 Press RECORDS key Records f...

Page 19: ...ll appear 3 Press softkey pointing at bin number Use up and down arrow keys to select bin number 4 Press softkey pointing at SELECT PROD The PRODUCT SELECTION MENU screen appears Note If records for the current trip have not been cleared a message prompting you to clear the current trip will be displayed Follow the steps below to reset trip records Reset Trip Records 1 Press RECORDS key 2 Press th...

Page 20: ...elect 6 Press the left hand softkey pointing at the product until it has the arrow heads next to it 7 Press the bottom SELECT softkey 8 The rates screen will be displayed with the selected product displayed Note See section Changing Product Names in the Operation section of the manual to change product names and set the product type as either liquid or solid ...

Page 21: ...OCT 2005 Part No AM 3500VRCV5 Updated 19 10 2005 3 1 3 Calibrate Bin Product 1 Press softkey pointing at CALIB PRODUCT The PRODUCT CALIBRATION screen appears 2 Follow the drive specific instructions on the following pages to calibrate product ...

Page 22: ...he number of pulses generated reaches this limit 1 10 Slowest Speed 5 50 Half Speed use if unknown 10 100 Maximum Speed 4 Place a container under the metering unit to catch and weigh the metered product 5 Press the bottom READY softkey 6 Press the green button on the pod 7 Metering will start and stop once the number of test pulses has been reached Tip Meter More Product To make the drive meter a ...

Page 23: ...4 Adjust the gearbox actuator to an approximate normal working position on the calibration dial for the intended rate as suggested by the airseeder manufacturer 5 Be ready to catch the product test batch from the metering system 6 Disengage clutch Turn the metering system manually to deliver a sizeable calibration sample as recommended by the airseeder manufacturer Accurately weigh the product 7 P...

Page 24: ... a sizeable quantity of product for weighing Example TEST PULSES 600 4 Press the bottom READY softkey 5 Be ready at the airseeder metering unit to catch product 6 Press green on the pod to prime metering system then press red button to stop metering Empty and replace catch tray 7 Press green button to start product calibration run red button may be used to stop and reset the batch in case of a fal...

Page 25: ...pdated 19 10 2005 9 Accurately weigh the product 10 Press the softkey pointing at TEST WEIGHT Use the arrow keys to enter the weight of product caught 11 Press the bottom UPDATE softkey A new PULSE KG factor will be calculated See section 3 3 Fine Tuning Calibration Factors ...

Page 26: ...e Press to start metering product for calibration Press to SETPRV 3 Press the softkey pointing at TEST PULSES Use the arrow keys to enter the recommended number of pulses to obtain a sizeable quantity of product for measuring Example TEST PULSES 600 4 Press the bottom READY softkey 5 Be ready at the nozzles to catch product 6 Press green button on the pod to prime flow control valve then press red...

Page 27: ... 19 10 2005 9 Accurately measure volume of product caught 10 Press the softkey pointing at TEST VOL Use the arrow keys to enter the volume of product caught 11 Press the bottom UPDATE softkey A new PULSE L factor will be calculated See section 3 3 Fine Tuning Calibration Factors ...

Page 28: ... of product for measuring 4 Example TEST PULSES 600 5 Press the bottom READY softkey 6 Be ready at the nozzles to catch product 7 Press green button on the pod to prime flow control valve then press red button to stop flow Empty bucket and reposition under nozzles 8 Press green button to start product calibration run red button may be used to stop and reset the batch in case of a false start 9 The...

Page 29: ...9 10 2005 10 Accurately measure volume of product caught 11 Press the softkey pointing at TEST VOL Use the arrow keys to enter the volume of product caught 12 Press the bottom UPDATE softkey A new PULSE L factor will be calculated 13 See section 3 3 Fine Tuning Calibration Factors ...

Page 30: ...ntrol to This rate can be increased decreased in the main screen using the up and down arrows keys The amount by which the target rate is increased decreased is the step size value and is set in the rates screen 3 2 1 Set Target Rate 1 In the rate screen shown above press the softkey pointing at RATE 2 Use the arrow keys to enter the rate 3 2 2 Set Step Size 1 Press the softkey pointing at STEPS u...

Page 31: ...the pre measured quantity stop 4 Press the RECORDS key The RECORDS screen will be displayed 5 Write down the weight value for the bin used to meter the known weight 6 Apply the formula below to calculate a new calibration factor Formula new calibration factor displayed quantity old calibration factor actual quantity 7 Enter TRP001 RATES screen 8 Press the softkey pointing at the pulses kg pulses L...

Page 32: ... machines i e gearbox drive and gate actuator drive Apply the formula below to calculate a new and corrected calibration factor Formula new calibration factor displayed quantity old calibration factor actual quantity Example If the bin rate was set to 50kg ha after a 2 10 th ha test 10kg of product should have been metered Assuming the CAL SPEED was correct during calibration see step 3 and the me...

Page 33: ...alibration factors simply activate this trip When another trip is activated previous product selections and product calibration factors will be absent However bin drive setups will still be there Clearing a trip will delete all saved records product selections and calibration factors Product calibration factors and drive setups can be copied and pasted into other trips See Records in the operation...

Page 34: ... factors to calculate area width factor and speed wheel factor 1 Press CAL key Calibration menu appears 2 Highlight MACHINE and press CAL MACHINE MENU appears see above 4 1 1 Width Factor 1 Press the softkey pointing at WIDTH FACTOR 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to enter the width of airseeder cultivator bar measured from tyne to tyne ...

Page 35: ...SE 4 Press the RESET key to reset wheel pulses 5 Drive the marked distance and observe the wheel pulse count increase 6 Stop exactly at end of marked distance 7 Press softkey pointing at DISTANCE Use arrow keys to enter the distance driven 8 Press the UPDATE softkey The new wheel factor will be immediately calculated and displayed Note The wheel calibration factor is calculated by dividing the dis...

Page 36: ...pdated 19 10 2005 Step 5 5 1 Alarms Setup Setup fan air pressure shaft bin level depth oil and liquid pressure alarms Sensors must be enabled prior to setting alarm points 5 1 1 Alarm Points Menu 1 Press CAL key Calibration menu appears 2 Highlight ALARMS and press CAL key ...

Page 37: ... 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 00 5 00 200 9000 999 1 999 1 999 1 999 1 999 1 20 00 20 00 9000 AIR 1 0 00 AIR 2 0 00 FAN 2 0 ALARM POINTS ALARM POINTS ALARM POINTS PREV NEXT BACK EXIT PREV NEXT BACK EXIT PREV NEXT BACK EXIT DISABLED HOLD DISABLED DISABLED LOW ALARM LOW ALARM LOW ALARM LOW ALARM LOW ALARM LOW ALARM HI ALARM HI ALARM HI ALARM HI ALARM HI ALARM HI ALARM RPM RPM KPA KPA KPA KPA DISABLED DISABLED DISA...

Page 38: ...displayed 3 For a second fan press and hold for 3 seconds the softkey pointing at FAN 2 4 DISABLED will change to ENABLED If fan 2 is operating live fan rpm will be displayed 5 2 2 Set High and Low Points 1 Press the softkey pointing at FAN 1 until the fan 1 low alarm value is highlighted 2 Use the arrows keys to enter the fan 1 low alarm point Refer to manufacturer recommended settings 3 Press th...

Page 39: ...will be displayed 3 For a second fan press and hold for 3 seconds the softkey pointing at AIR 2 4 ENABLED will change to DISABLED If fan 2 is operating live pressure will be displayed 5 3 2 Set High and Low Points 1 Press the softkey pointing at AIR1 until the air 1 low alarm value is highlighted 2 Use the arrows keys to enter the air 1 low alarm point Refer to manufacturer recommended settings 3 ...

Page 40: ...ns Once enabled and set all drive ratios are monitored continuously and will alarm if the ratio is 10 outside of the set ratio Drive ratio alarms must be enabled before setting 5 4 1 Enable 1 While in the ALARM POINT menu displaying air and fan press the NEXT softkey to display drive ratio alarm points 2 Press and hold for 3 seconds the softkey pointing at each drive ratio alarm to be enabled 3 DI...

Page 41: ... screen It may take up to 60 seconds before the displayed ratio is updated Wait for at least two updates before setting the alarm point 1 Ensure correct drive gears are fitted and correct product calibration factors are entered 2 Start air seeder and begin operation 3 Press softkey pointing at DRIVE RATIO 4 Press RESET key to clear ratio set point to 999 1 5 Watch until live ratio display updates ...

Page 42: ...evel indicators to work correctly the quantity of product in each bin must be entered See instructions below 5 5 1 Enable 1 Press the NEXT softkey to display bin levels 2 Press and hold for 3 seconds the softkey pointing at BIN LEVEL 1 3 DISABLED will change to ENABLED 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all other active bins Note Bins must be enabled before for the bin level alarm will work When bins are ...

Page 43: ...1 Press the NEXT softkey to display depth 2 Press and hold for 3 seconds the softkey pointing at DEPTH 3 DISABLED will change to ENABLED 5 6 2 Set Hold Point When adjusting the implement height the live reading provides a reference point for setting the required hold point Test the readout by raising and lowering the implement to ensure the depth sensor is adjusted to provide a sufficient range of...

Page 44: ...uid pressure alarms 5 7 1 Enable Oil Pressure Alarm 1 Press the NEXT softkey to display AUX 2 Press the softkey pointing at AUX until OIL is displayed 3 Use the up and down arrow keys to select OIL 5 7 2 Enable Liquid Pressure Alarm 1 Press the NEXT softkey to display AUX 2 Press the softkey pointing at AUX until LIQUID is displayed 3 Use the up and down arrow keys to select LIQUID ...

Page 45: ...splayed 3 For a second pump press and hold for 3 seconds the softkey pointing at PUMP 2 4 DISABLED will change to ENABLED If Pump 2 is operating live pump rpm will be displayed 5 8 2 Set High and Low Points 1 Press the softkey pointing at PUMP 1 until the pump 1 low alarm value is highlighted 2 Use the arrows keys to enter the pump 1 low alarm point Refer to manufacturer recommended settings 3 Pre...

Page 46: ...ssure will be displayed 3 For a second liquid pressure press and hold for 3 seconds the softkey pointing at LIQUID 2 4 DISABLED will change to ENABLED If LIQUID 2 is operating live pressure will be displayed 5 9 2 Set High and Low Points 5 Press the softkey pointing at LIQUID 1 until the liquid 1 low alarm value is highlighted 6 Use the arrows keys to enter the liquid 1 low alarm point Refer to ma...

Page 47: ...options menu CAL Press CAL to enter calibration menu MACHINE EXIT POD SELECTED 3500 BACK POD UNITS METRIC PRIME 2 10 HA 5 5 EXTERNAL HOLD 4TH BIN DISABLED KM HR SECS RUN HOLD INPUT DISABLED 6 2 Pod Selection The versions of pod software that are compatible with the cab controller software are displayed in the top of the screen For the canlink to communicate to the pod the version of software match...

Page 48: ...ey CLUTCH to use the remote clutch switch pin 20 or 3704 to use the 3704 remote bin run hold switch box Refer to airseeder manufacturer s guide for the recommended setting 6 3 1 Clutch 1 Press the softkey pointing at RUN HOLD INPUT 2 Using the arrow key change DISABLED to CLUTCH 3 Press the EXIT softkey to escape to the main screen 4 Turn the unit off then on again to activate the clutch input Not...

Page 49: ... the prime duration 2 Use the arrow keys to set the duration 6 6 Two Tenths of a Hectare Allows the operator to test bin calibrations by running the desired drive for 2 10th of a hectare while stationery The operator can then catch product and check that the bin calibration is correct See step 3 on how to use the two tenths of hectare test The time taken to run the drive for 2 10th of a hectare de...

Page 50: ...d 4 th Bin Provides facility to put bin 4 only on or off hold using a remote switch Set to DISABLED if not being used 6 7 1 Remote Run Hold Switch The remote run hold switch must be connected to pin 19 of the controller s 25 way D connector The remote run hold switch must ground pin 19 to put bin 4 on hold ...

Page 51: ...matically adjusted for variations in temperature Contrast can be manually adjusted by increasing or decreasing the contrast setting number 7 2 1 Adjust contrast 1 Press the softkey pointing at CONTRAST 2 Use the arrow keys to increase decrease the contrast setting number until suitable Note While operating use the front panel left right arrow keys to decrease increase the contrast The display may ...

Page 52: ...arrow keys to change between low med and high 7 4 Display Invert The display can be inverted for in bright light operation or reversed to reduce glare for night operation 7 4 1 Invert Display 1 Press the softkey pointing at DISPLAY INVERT to toggle the display between dark background light lettering and light background dark lettering 7 5 Lightbar Brightness Adjusts the LED brightness of the optio...

Page 53: ...ting the correct time and date eliminates confusion as log files are named using the date Time and date of logging is also recorded inside the log file 1 Press CAL to display the calibration menu 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight GPS CLOCK 3 Press the CAL key The GPS CLOCK screen is displayed See below 8 2 Time When GPS data is being received the time displayed will be GMT time received from GPS p...

Page 54: ...t is 8 hours 8 3 GPS Differential GPS DGPS or raw GPS output in the NMEA data standard at frequencies of 1 2 5 and 10 Hz will be accepted Important GPS Strings The GPS must output only the GGA and the VTG strings Before using GPS DGPS the GPS must be ENABLED and the correct speed of communication baud rate must be set 8 3 1 Set Baud Rate 1 Press the softkey pointing at GPS BAUD 2 Use the up and do...

Page 55: ...ed For logging a log interval must also be set and GPS data being received Data cards must be the MMC type with 16 32 64 or 128Mb capacities The storage capacity of data cards will be detected automatically once enabled 1 Press CAL to display the calibration menu 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight DATA CARD 3 Press the CAL key The DATA CARD screen is displayed See below 9 1 1 Enable Data Card 1 Pre...

Page 56: ...ging Interval The time in seconds between successive data logging events The smaller the logging interval time the less data will be logged Intervals of 1 to 10 seconds can be set 9 2 1 Set Logging Interval 1 Press the softkey pointing at LOG INT 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to set the interval ...

Page 57: ...ll appear 4 Press softkey pointing at UPLOAD SOFTWARE FIELD UPLOAD V menu will appear 5 Press the FIRST or NEXT softkeys under 3000 NONE to select the software file to upload 6 Press the UPLOAD 3500 FROM CARD softkey 7 Once programming is complete press the EXIT softkey to activate the new software Note New software to be uploaded onto the canlink must be saved on the card with the sof file extens...

Page 58: ...aded into the canlink at a time 9 4 1 Upload Application Map 1 Press the softkey pointing at LIST MAP FILES Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through all maps on the card Note See the Data Card Operation section of this manual for more information on map naming and the recommended number of maps to store on a card 2 With the correct map highlighted press the LOAD softkey at the bottom of th...

Page 59: ... 5 In the DATA CAD screen press the bottom SHOW softkey The application map for all four bins will be drawn Only rates greater than zero are drawn black See below A white flashing dot is your current position on the map If you are outside the map the message OUTSIDE OF MAP will appear at the top of the screen ...

Page 60: ...w GUIDE SENSITIVITY 1 GPS TO IMPLEMENT 0 00 HEADLAND HOLD OFF GUIDANCE SETUP SWATHWIDTH 10 00M GUIDE NUDGE BACK EXIT M 10 2 Guide Sensitivity Is a value between 1 minimum sensitivity and 10 max sensitivity dictating how sensitive guidance prompts will be displayed in the main screen At high sensitivity steering indications are more severe for the same heading errors than at lower sensitivities 10 ...

Page 61: ... Distance 1 Press the softkey pointing at GPS TO IMPLEMENT 2 Use the arrow keys to enter the GPS to bar distance 10 4 Headland Hold The hold state can be automatically engaged when a headland area is entered To enable this set HEADLAND HOLD to ON To disable set to OFF Note A boundary must first be set before the headland hold function will work 10 4 1 Enable Disable 1 Press the softkey pointing to...

Page 62: ...ed after a long period 10 5 1 Using the Nudge Function A swath is left half finished and on the next day the operator resumes work The operator finds the same unfinished swath and follows the same tyre tracks observing a cross track error 1 Press CAL to display the calibration menu 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight GUIDANCE 3 Press the CAL key The GUIDANCE SETUP menu is displayed See below ...

Page 63: ...verall totals weight volume applied and area covered for each product 5 RESET Used to zero records or various calibration factors 6 ALARM Cancels low priority warnings and scrolls through alarm messages 7 CAL Provides access to calibration and set up menus 8 arrows Used to move the cursor change settings and increase decrease calibration values and keys adjust the contrast in the main screen 9 bot...

Page 64: ...ld RUN HOLD Key The RUN HOLD key or an external clutch switch can be used to switch the canlink on or off hold Go off hold Press the RUN HOLD key to switch the canlink to the run state Go on hold Press the RUN HOLD key to switch the canlink to the on hold state On Hold at Start up The canlink will go immediately on hold upon power up Press the RUN HOLD key to take the canlink off hold and start se...

Page 65: ...alarms can not be silenced by pressing the ALARM key The condition causing the alarm must be rectified Cal Key Is used to enter the calibration menu and calibration sub menus EXIT ALARMS DIAGNOSE PRODUCT AUTOSTEER MACHINE DISPLAY DATA CARD CLOCK GPS SETUP GUIDANCE OPTIONS CAL Press CAL to enter calibration menu VRC 1 00 15B 5 00 07 RATES calibration menu Note The left hand side softkeys are used i...

Page 66: ...3500 VRC Operator s Manual 65 Revision B OCT 2005 Part No AM 3500VRCV5 Updated 19 10 2005 Mode Key Is used to toggle parallel guidance mode on off main screen See below ...

Page 67: ...3500 VRC Operator s Manual 66 Revision B OCT 2005 Part No AM 3500VRCV5 Updated 19 10 2005 Main Screen Main Screen Features The main screen is divided into four sections ...

Page 68: ...atic control to an application map stored on an MMC data card Metering Control Products and Application Rates The left half of the main screen displays product and application rates for bins 1 to 4 With bin 1 at the top and bin 4 at the bottom The current status of each bin is indicated below each product name OFF Bin is temporarily switched off No metering READY Bin is switched on and has a valid...

Page 69: ... 2005 Part No AM 3500VRCV5 Updated 19 10 2005 Airseeder Monitoring Divided into 6 sections Displaying 1 Speed distance work rate 2 Fan rpm fans 1 and 2 3 head blockage lines 1 and 2 4 Air pressure air 1 and 2 5 Load area covered 6 Depth indicator ...

Page 70: ...set Distance 1 Press front panel RESET key to clear distance total when displayed 2 Fan rpm Displays live airseeder fan rpm for fans 1 and 2 When the FAN RPM is operating outside the high low alarm points an audible alarm and message FAN 1 SLOW FAN 1 FAST or FAN 1 STOPPED will appear When the fan is slow product metering will automatically stop to avoid hose blockages Note Fan alarms cannot be can...

Page 71: ... and message AIR HIGH 1 or AIR LOW 1 will be displayed 5 Load Area Covered Displays area covered since last bin fill and should be reset after refilling any bin A reminder message RESET LOAD AREA will be automatically triggered after a low bin level alarm has been activated and the bin is refilled Note Press the front panel RESET key to clear the RESET LOAD AREA message The main screen load area w...

Page 72: ...l number of messages in the que eg 1 3 UNIT ON HOLD 2 3 BIN 1 LOW 3 3 FAN SLOW 1 Memory If a data card is used the memory bar indicates the size of the current log file on the card The maximum size of the log file is 2Mb When the log file is 2Mb in size the memory indicator will be full To activate a new log file turn the canlink off and back on again When any monitored or controlled function of t...

Page 73: ...ot in slot CARD ERROR Unit can not read or write to data card DRIVE 1 4 FAST Drive ratio too high wrong gear FAN FAST 1 Fan 1 rpm above high alarm point FAN FAST 2 Fan 2 rpm above high alarm point FEEDBACK 1 4 No feedback signal being received for the indicated bin FLAG HOLD Unit on hold guidance to flagged point operational FLASH ERROR Flash memory error GPS DISABLED GPS disabled see GPS CLOCK sc...

Page 74: ...ctuating Check power supply and connections to power supply BIN 1 4 RATE 0 Bin rate has dropped to zero BLOCKAGE 1 BLOCKAGE 2 DEPTH HOLD Implement raised above hold point calibration DRIVE 1 4 SLOW Drive ratio too low or drive has stopped slipping wrong gear or broken chain DRIVE 1 4 STOP Drive has stopped broken belt or chain FAN STOPPED 1 Fan 1 stopped operating FAN STOPPED 2 Fan 2 stopped opera...

Page 75: ...old for 3 seconds the softkey pointing at a bin 2 The bin will turn to OFF or to READY on hold or to RUN off hold Rates The live rate is displayed to the right of each bin Three symbols are used to compare the live rate to the target rate To indicate that a bin drive is being controlled a small moving bar is displayed above the rate symbol ...

Page 76: ...displayed again Increasing Decreasing Rates The target rate can be increased decreased using the up down arrow keys in the main screen Rates are increased decreased in steps See step 3 of set up section to set step size Increase Decrease Rate 1 Press the softkey pointing at the bin rate to increase decrease 2 Press the up down arrows to increase decrease the rate 3 An arrow will be immediately dis...

Page 77: ...he RESET softkey at bottom left of screen 3 The set rate will return instantly to the target rate WHEAT SUPER UREA FLEXIN FAN 1 AIR 1 DEPTH LOAD HA FLOW 1 KM H MEMORY RESET TEST PRIME SELECT SEEK LOCK RUN KG HA 10 0 0 0 0 2105 7 2 43 12 41 D 27 43 5976 S 113 19 6748 E 45 0 55 0 20 0 Press to reset rate to target rate Press to highlight rate RUN KG HA RUN KG HA RUN L HA 75 0 ...

Page 78: ...ct 2 Activate air seeder fan s and check both if applicable fan rpm s are above low alarm point 3 Press RUN HOLD key to clear UNIT ON HOLD message Or engage clutch 4 If using DEPTH HOLD function lower implement past the hold point 5 Press PRIME softkey to pre start product metering optional 6 Accelerate to working speed system will automatically assume control ...

Page 79: ...oots when stationary To set the PRIME time see step 6 1 Check bins are READY 2 Press the PRIME softkey at the bottom of the screen 3 Product metering will start immediately to the equivalent of 8km h working speed and automatic control will take over when ground speed is detected 4 If no ground speed is detected within the prime time 5 60 seconds product metering will stop Note Prime can be activa...

Page 80: ...eas on the field map using Farmscan Data Manager or other PC software packages Finished application maps can be copied onto the card using a multimedia card reader and Windows Explorer Auto Control to an Application Map Setting Up 1 Export or copy an application map to a mmc card see Farmscan Data Manager instructions 2 Connect GPS See step 8 of calibration section to enable GPS 3 Check the top of...

Page 81: ... Check that DATA CARD ENABLED is displayed If not use the arrow keys to change to ENABLED 4 Press the softkey pointing at LIST MAP FILES Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through all maps on the card Note Up to 20 maps for application can be stored on an MMC card Application maps must be saved on the data card with the vrc extension File names must contain 6 characters or less For example n...

Page 82: ...T MAP Note Only one map can be selected at a time Once the application map is selected the canlink is ready for auto control 6 Press the SHOW softkey at the bottom of the screen The application map for all four bins will be drawn Only rates greater than zero are drawn black See below A white flashing dot is your current position on the map If you are outside the map the message OUTSIDE OF MAP will...

Page 83: ...essing the RESET softkey at the bottom left of the main screen Note In the main screen when in auto control mode AUTO will be displayed under each active bin The rate displayed is the pre assigned automatic rate The bottom left RESET softkey toggles AUTO on off The map name will appear next to the memory indicator bar If the GPS signal drops out auto control will revert to the last rate prior to G...

Page 84: ...ride 1 Highlight the bin to override using the adjacent horizontal softkeys 2 Press RESET softkey at bottom left of screen to disable auto control for that bin 3 Press RESET softkey again to resume auto control for the highlighted bin Important Always turn the unit off before taking the data card out of the slot ...

Page 85: ...100 thereby starting a new record and retaining current records Alternatively the current trip record can be reset to allow selection of new products If the same products are used in different fields the current products can be copied into a new trip record to save reprogramming setting up each bin Each of the 100 trip record locations can be pre programmed with products and rates planned for each...

Page 86: ...p records Note Press the RECORDS key again to toggle the display between TRIP and PRODUCT TOTALS Resetting Trip Records 1 Display trip screen using RECORDS key 2 Use PREV and NEXT softkeys to display trip record to be cleared 3 Press RESET key and a confirmation message will appear 4 Press RESET key again to clear or any other key to cancel Note Product names and calibrations pulses kg saved in th...

Page 87: ...ottom PREV and NEXT softkeys to view different product records Note Product totals are the sum total of product areas and weights volumes for each trip Resetting Product Total Records 1 Select PRODUCT TOTALS screen using RECORDS key 2 Use PREV NEXT keys to display product record to be cleared 3 Press RESET key and a confirmation message will appear 4 Press RESET key again to confirm reset or to ca...

Page 88: ...05 5 Press RESET key a 3 rd time a message asking confirmation to reset all trips and product total records will appear 6 Press RESET key a 4th time to reset all trips and product total records Tip PRODUCT TOTALS will only be displayed for products with accumulated weight or area records ...

Page 89: ...rip 1 Press RECORDS key to display current trip records 2 Use PREV NEXT softkeys to display trip products to be copied 3 Press COPY softkey to capture bin product selections key will change to PASTE 4 Use PREV and NEXT softkeys to display a clear unused trip memory location 5 Press PASTE softkey to transfer bin products into new memory location 6 Press SELECT softkey to activate the new trip for i...

Page 90: ...se PREV and NEXT softkeys at bottom of screen to display trip number 1 100 to change 3 Press the SELECT softkey to activate trip name editing Note The trip number will be highlighted ready for editing The trip will also be activated for data accumulation 4 Use the left and right arrow keys to move the curser to the character to change 5 Use the up and down arrow keys to change the character as req...

Page 91: ...e CAL key The PRODUCT NAMES screen is displayed See below Edit or Create Product Names 1 Highlight PRODUCT in the calibration menu Press the CAL key to display PRODUCT NAMES menu 2 Use NEXT softkey at bottom of screen to toggle between first and second page of product names 3 Press the left hand side softkeys pointing at the product name until it is highlighted or select a blank space to create ne...

Page 92: ...and area has been entered The recorded boundary is stored attached to the active trip If the trip that contains the boundary recording is not active the boundary feature will not work Record a Boundary 1 Press the front panel MODE key to enter parallel guidance mode 2 Press the BOUNDA softkey to mark the first point of the boundary The message RECORDING BOUNDARY will be displayed in the top right ...

Page 93: ...he canlink will beep and display the message HEADLAND WARNING in the top right of the screen Indicating headland area has been entered When leaving the headland area the canlink will beep and the warning message will disappear Tip The canlink can be setup to go on hold once headland areas are entered See HEADLAND HOLD in step 10 of the setup section Important Only one boundary can be recorded To r...

Page 94: ... Important When Recording Boundaries Max 5km from BOUNDA Point You can not drive more than 5 kilometres from the start of the boundary or the BOUNDA point See diagram below Max 1 hour Boundary and Headland Recording You can only record boundary and headlands for a maximum duration of 1 hour ...

Page 95: ...o GPS If the GPS signal is lost during guidance or boundary recording the bottom three softkeys shown below will be inoperable All guidance functions will stop To reset a boundary recording or clear AB lines you must first be receiving GPS information before the RESET softkey become operable ...

Page 96: ... parallel swath guidance feature will guide the operator along up to 200 swaths either side 200 left 200 right of the setup swath Note Swaths can be completed in any order Important GPS Settings For parallel swath guidance the GPS must output the GPGGA and GPVTG strings If the baud rate on the GPS can be selected select 19200 baud And set the GPS frequency to 5Hz ...

Page 97: ...cle with the direction of the swath but do not start driving the first swath 4 Approach the start of the first swath and when it has been reached press the bottom POINT A softkey The start co ordinates have now been stored and POINT B will be displayed 5 Keep driving along the swath and near the end of the swath press the softkey under POINT B The end co ordinates of the swath have now been stored...

Page 98: ...om right oef screen 2 Press and hold the top RESET key for two seconds If canlink is Turned Off If the canlink is turned off or loses power during guidance guidance to the same swath will start again from the current position once power is restored Storage of Guidance Lines Guidance data points are stored with trip information The system will remember up to 100 sets of guidance lines ...

Page 99: ...be displayed on the optional light bar Cross Track Error Cross track error is the error to the left or right of the current swath being driven The guidance window also shows which side left or right the error is on need to steer in the same direction as the indicators The number given is the actual distance the operator is off the line Important means on track Heading Error Information The line pr...

Page 100: ...ath being driven is the swath number displayed in the middle of the window See the diagram below After 20 seconds of driving to the swath the middle number will be highlighted indicating that it has been completed Swaths can be completed in any order including for example completing every second swath and on the return run completing the swaths left out see the diagram on the next page Once a swat...

Page 101: ...nished a swath and drive to the next swath the number of the next swath will appear in the middle of the top right hand side of the main screen The number of the previously completed swath will disappear Light Bar Option The optional light bar displays the cross track error and the direction needed to steer to come on track LIGHT BAR DISPLAY EXAMPLE indicates to steer to the left to come on track ...

Page 102: ...re line Straighten out when the error is close to zero Repeat this procedure in smaller steps until the error is zero If Using a Light Bar If using a light bar steer in the direction indicated by the arrow steer right steer left on track hold wheel When the error is almost zero straighten out Symbol Steer Direction RIGHT LEFT HOLD Examples In the diagram below the vehicle is to the left of the swa...

Page 103: ...ng Error The vehicle is to the left of the swath and has a heading error to the left see below To come on track the driver must steer to the right until a heading error to the right of the centre line appears The driver should straighten out when the cross track error gets very close to zero see below ...

Page 104: ...has the correct heading no heading error but has a cross track error to the left In effect the vehicle is being driven along a line parallel to the swath but 1 7m to the left To correct this the driver must steer to the right until a heading error appears to the right of the centre line and then straighten out when the cross track error is very close to zero see below ...

Page 105: ...g flag the line at the apex of the triangle will show you the direction you must drive to return to the flag position For example if the line leans to the left you must turn to the left to return to the flag position Note Once the FLAG softkey is pressed the word GUIDE will be displayed in its place Pressing the GUIDE softkey will change the display back to swath guidance The flag function is most...

Page 106: ...of the triangle will indicate the direction to steer to return to the flag position 4 To return to the flag position follow the steering indications and the distance count If the line at the apex of the triangle is vertical no lean and the distance count is decreasing then you are driving straight toward the flag position 5 As you approach the flag position the distance count will decrease Decreas...

Page 107: ...ext day the operator resumes work The operator finds the same unfinished swath and follows the same tyre tracks observing a cross track error 4 Press CAL to display the calibration menu 5 Use the arrow keys to highlight GUIDANCE 6 Press the CAL key The GUIDANCE SETUP menu is displayed See below To Correct Cross Track Error Press and hold the NUDGE softkey down for 3 seconds The NUDGE icon will the...

Page 108: ...ata card to create as applied rate maps Which can be compared with yield maps of the same field Data cards also permit automatic rate control where a card is used to upload application maps into internal memory Insert Data Card 1 The flash card is inserted into the front panel of the canlink with the label facing upward 2 The flash card can be inserted at anytime datacard must be enabled see below...

Page 109: ... softkey pointing at LOG INTERVAL to select interval time 2 Use the arrow keys to select an interval between 1 seconds and 10 seconds Note 2 second logging intervals are recommended for rate verification mapping When in the run state a small bar will flash near the memory bar indicating that the unit is off hold and data is being logged See below Important Data Card Tips 1 Data cards can only be r...

Page 110: ...ress the RESET key to start erasing 3 Display will ask SURE and the message HIT RESET will appear 4 Press the RESET key again to delete log files on the card or 5 Press any other key to abort Note If the message SURE is not displayed press the RESET key again The RESET key must be pressed twice to delete all log files on the card Tip 1 The memory bar indicator will flash during card erase 2 To ens...

Page 111: ...e day will be named VRC2703B log VRC2703C log etc Full Log Files Data will be logged into a single file until the log file is 2Mb in size When the current log file is 2Mb in size the memory bar indicator in the main screen will show full Activate a New Log File 1 When the memory indicator is full and the message MC CARD FULL is displayed 2 Turn canlink off then on again The memory indicator will c...

Page 112: ...e FIELD UPLOAD screen is exited Important Uploading New Software Precautions Software upload will delete existing calibration and configuration settings Write down current calibration and configuration settings before uploading new software To abort the upload procedure switch the canlink off and then back on If Power is Disconnected During Upload 1 Disconnect canlink power Reconnect canlink power...

Page 113: ...s the EXIT softkey to activate the new software Note New software to be uploaded onto the canlink must be saved on the card with the sof file extension Upload Pod Software from Card 1 Insert the data card with the new software into the data card slot 2 Press the FIRST or NEXT softkeys under POD NONE to select the software file to upload 3 Press the softkey pointing at UPLOAD POD FROM CARD 4 Once p...

Page 114: ... canlink can be copied using Windows Explorer directly onto the card using a USB flash card reader such as the one supplied by Farmscan PC 507 The contents of the card can be viewed using the card reader and Windows Explorer Log files can be copied straight off the card and stored on a PC To open log files the PC will require WINDOWS 98 or higher and Farmscan DATA MANAGER software ...

Page 115: ...lue number of satellites and GPS frequency See below The counters increment every time a new string is received Example If a new GGA string is received every second then the counter will increment every second The counter will count up from 0 to 255 then start from 0 again HDOP Value The HDOP value is displayed 10 times larger than its actual value The GPS frequency is displayed in Hz Either 1 2 5...

Page 116: ...k in communications from canlink to pod Make sure wiring insulation has not worn through and been caught in moving parts Check connections to pod and canlink are secure Dirty or faulty plugs Check the 25 pin connector at the rear of the canlink is firmly inserted and screws are tight Check the tractor breakaway plug and socket for possible ingress of moisture during hose down Check contact quality...

Page 117: ...3500 VRC Operator s Manual 116 Revision B OCT 2005 Part No AM 3500VRCV5 Updated 19 10 2005 ...

Page 118: ... ALARM point Ensure gap between sensor and magnet is 10 15mm Move sensor away from magnet until reading is stable To continue operation set fan LOW ALARM to 0 See Step 5 of Setup section If display shows FAN STOPPED Fan magnet is missing or incorrect distance from sensor Ensure gap between sensor and magnet is 10 15mm Move sensor away from magnet until reading is stable To continue operation set f...

Page 119: ...readings test sensor as follows To Test Sensor Disconnect sensor from harness If canlink displays a DEPTH position of approximately 60 replace sensor To continue operation DISABLE depth hold function and proceed working 12 CANLINK DISPLAYS AIR PRESS LOW OR AIR PRESS HIGH Incorrect air pressure alarm settings Check air pressure alarm setting Faulty wiring Check condition of wires from sensor Check ...

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Page 121: ...of sensor should read closed circuit full reading If response incorrect replace sensor 14 INCORRECT AREA Note Records do not update whilst UNIT ON HOLD is displayed on the screen Inconsistent speed Drive at consistent speed and check that readout is fairly stable If speed readout is unstable see troubleshooting 12 above WHEEL FACTOR incorrect See Step 4 in set up section in manual and ensure wheel...

Page 122: ...r Replace sensor if light fails to operate DC MOTOR Motor stops after a while Thermal fuses controlling the seed meter motor keep tripping out Motor is under excessive load CAUTION DISCONNECT MOTOR Check for obstructions in metering unit and reset thermal fuses in pod by switching canlink off and then on Motor stops immediately when activated Thermal fuses controlling seed meter motor trip out imm...

Page 123: ...t up section HYDRAULIC DRIVE Can not achieve the target rate Check pulse kg factor is correct If operating at very low rates close down metering system to operate at higher rpm Recalibrate GEARBOX Cannot achieve the target rate Check that fittings on linear actuator controlling the gearbox are secure If operating at very low rates reduce delivery by closing down metering system or change gearing a...

Page 124: ...ntry side of sensor should glow with sensor uncovered Sensor mounted too close to bin wall The bin sensor must be installed at least 100mm away from any adjacent sidewalls Sensor may be faulty Check to see if red LED is glowing at the cable entry side of sensor If LED is off covering sensor or removing sensor from the bin should cause the LED to come on Replace sensor if LED fails to come on Disab...

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Page 126: ...RODUCT IS STILL BEING METERED HYDRAULIC DRIVE controlling valve not shutting off Check for ingress of dirt in controlling valve Check hydraulic fluid levels 28 CANLINK DISPLAYS GPS FAILED No GPS signal Check all connections to GPS receiver and antennae 29 CANLINK WILL NOT SWITCH ON AFTER POWER WAS DISCONNECTED DURING UPLOAD All memory from canlink has been erased and new data upload was interrupte...

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