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System overview and assembly

Flowmate Control FMC

AUTO

Speed sensor

or tractor adapter

Wheel sensor

Pressure regulator

Pressure sensor

Sensor for pendulum

locking

Sensor for hydr.
hillside compensation

Flow meter

Section valves

Hydraulic valves

SHC box

Distribution

box

Power supply wire

Hydraulic valves

Control wire

Summary of Contents for Electrical Control EC

Page 1: ...Operation manual Article number 70051422 Production year 2008 Effective 01001 Mach ID Prod Series nr Flowmate Control FMC EC GZD EC ...

Page 2: ...arts can be disposed of as unwanted garbage Oil the hydraulic oil must be disposed of at a used oil recycling company Rubber Rubber parts such as tyres and hoses must be disposed of at a rubber processing company Electronic waste Electronic waste such as the electronic control box and the machine boxes must be disposed of at specialist companies Fertiliser Remaining fertiliser must be stored or di...

Page 3: ...ts mentioned in the EU directive the following standards must be taken into account EN ISO 12100 1 2003 1 2009 EN ISO 12100 2 2003 1 2009 EN ISO 4254 1 2009 EN ISO 4254 6 2009 EN 12761 1 2009 EN 12761 2 2009 M J A Beijaard Authorized to compile the technical dossier Kverneland Group Nieuw Vennep BV Nieuw Vennep 29 12 2009 P Scherpenisse Managing Director EU authorized representative Flowmate Contr...

Page 4: ...structure 24 3 4 Entering and changing values 25 H4 MAIN MENU 26 4 1 Main screen 1 27 4 1 1 Return agitator 27 4 1 2 Section switching 27 4 1 3 Mode of operation 27 4 1 4 Driving speed 28 4 1 5 Current application rate l ha 28 4 1 6 Central switching Spraying 28 4 1 7 Remaining distance or remaining area 28 4 1 8 Position of the hydraulic hillside correction 28 4 1 9 Automatic middle position of t...

Page 5: ...ize 44 5 16 Nozzle selection 44 5 17 Anticipation regulation 45 5 18 An unknown nozzle 45 5 19 Adjustment of the through flow measurement 45 5 20 Pressure or throughflow regulation 46 5 21 Voltage display 46 5 22 Time Date 46 5 23 Programme version 46 5 24 Automatic drawbar or axle steering 47 5 25 End 50 5 26 Service menu 50 5 27 Troubleshooting Table 51 ELECTRICAL CONTROL EC 52 H6 SYSTEM OVERVIE...

Page 6: ...Spray computer FMC EC GZD EC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 6 ...

Page 7: ...est within six months after receipt of the goods The legal expiry periods remain unaffected 1 2 WARRANTY 1 The seller shall make good any problems under warranty by repair or replacement at the seller s own choice Replaced parts shall become the property of the seller Failing repair or replacement the buyer shall be entitled to demand either reduction of the price or cancellation of the contract a...

Page 8: ...ther provisions of the present general conditions of sale and delivery and to the provisions of the product liability law the seller s liability for damage caused by culpable breech of contract and by prohibited conduct shall be limited as follows 1 The seller shall be liable for the full extent of damage caused by deliberate or grossly negligent conduct by the seller s representatives or supervis...

Page 9: ...manufacturer s specified operating maintenance and repair Instructions 4 The spray computer Flowmate Control FMC Electrical Control EC and Electrical Control GZD EC may only be used maintained and repaired by persons familiar with the machines and instructed in the dangers involved 5 The relevant accident prevention regulations and all other generally recognised health and safety and road safety r...

Page 10: ...functions The transmission of the control commands is done according to the new CAN bus protocol ISO 11783 via the control wire and the distribution box to the SHC box on the sprayer see fig Pressure regulator Section valves and solenoid valves are actuated the signals of the sensors such as wheel sensor flow meter etc are detected and transmitted to the computer in the control box via the SHC box...

Page 11: ...nsor or tractor adapter Wheel sensor Pressure regulator Pressure sensor Sensor for pendulum locking Sensor for hydr hillside compensation Flow meter Section valves Section valves Hydraulic valves SHC box Distribution box Power supply wire Hydraulic valves Control wire ...

Page 12: ...re which is fused with a 30 A fuse ensures that the Flowmate Control is always sufficiently supplied with energy When connecting to the battery pay attention to correct poling The brown core with the integrated 30 A fuse must be connected to the pole the blue core to the pole Please ensure clean contacts By no means can the supply of energy be produced via the so called cigarette lighter as it can...

Page 13: ...System overview and assembly Flowmate Control FMC 13 Fig 1 2 1 3 Fig 2 blue brown Fig 3 30 4 5 m 25 cm 4 30 A fuse pole pole ...

Page 14: ...ng ring 6 is to be fitted is dismantled fig 4 Push the drilling template 7 over the four long screws of the counting ring 6 and align the ring centrically to the edge of the rim to the hub opening and to other circular shapes of the wheel with the help of the circles on the drilling template This can be done both on the outside and also on the inside of the wheel fig 4 Then the bores 8 are marked ...

Page 15: ...System overview and assembly Flowmate Control FMC 15 Fig 4 Fig 5 6 9 5 7 6 8 ...

Page 16: ...ly of the sensor in the area of the front wheel of the tractor fig 7 Assemble the sensor in the clamp holder and rectify any possible inclination of the counting ring with the shims 13 fig 8 Move the sensor in the clamp holder 11 in such a way that the distance from the counting ring is 3 to 6 mm fig 7 and 9 The speed sensor 10 must be arranged on the cams in such a way that the middle of the sens...

Page 17: ...System overview and assembly Flowmate Control FMC 17 Fig 6 Fig 7 Fig 8 Fig 9 10 10 11 10 12 14 6 13 ...

Page 18: ... altered b Edge nozzle to enlarge the working width at the edge of the field In this case the edge nozzle with a larger spraying angle to the outside is used additionally in order to enlarge the spraying width at the edge of the field Note The kind of use of the two outside switches 3 must be pre selected in the Setting menu screen 16 of the spraying computer Switch for pressure adjustment 4 When ...

Page 19: ...Control box Flowmate Control FMC 19 Fig 1 4 1 5 3 3 6 2 Fig 2 8 9 7 ...

Page 20: ...e height adjustment of some types of field sprayers is done directly via a single acting hydraulic ventil on the tractor In that case toggle switch for height adjustment on the control unit is without function see also instruction manual of the spray boom Procedure for control To operate a function push the corresponding toggle switch upwards the corresponding solenoid valve 11 on the spray boom i...

Page 21: ...Control box Flowmate Control FMC 21 Fig 4 11 Fig 3 10 ...

Page 22: ...g out in of the complete boom HSS HSA HB WP Outer boom parts right and or left folding out in Drawbar or axle steering Automatic mode3 Automatic middle position3 Manual mode Drawbar or axle steering in manual mode right left N B The occupancy of the switches and the functions can differ depending on the type and equipment of the spray boom See also the operating instructions for the sprayer and th...

Page 23: ... the pressure regulator is actuated until the two values are identical again This measurement and regulation process permanently takes place with the result that the flow of fluid is immediately regulated by the pressure regulator if the driving speed or the active working width section switching are altered The application rate in litres per hectare always remains constant The required quantity n...

Page 24: ...one via the display 13 With the help of the HOME key 14 it is simple to return from any place in the programme to Screen 1 in the main menu main screen 1 In Screen 1 the automatic middle position of the hydraulic hillside correction is activated with this key see also paragraph 4 1 9 Menu structure The programme is structured in 3 menu levels Main menu Setting menu SETUP FUNCTIONS Service menu Fig...

Page 25: ...try mode pressing the OK key confirms the entry of a value the next entry value flashes and can be altered With the arrow keys you change from one menu screen to the next within one menu level If you are already in the entry mode you can change from one entry value to the next without altering the value By using arrow keys and the flashing value can be altered in entry mode Saved values e g spraye...

Page 26: ... be scrolled with the help of the arrow keys Screen Filling and rinsing function is not accessible when the central switch for spraying is on On The two most important screens for control of the spray work are Main screen 1 and Main screen 2 OK Main screen 1 Main screen 2 Filling and rinsing function Parcel memory Time date Air flow control Setting menu Nozzle recommendation ...

Page 27: ...cone symbols at the top of the display show the sections which have been switched on and off The display is also given with the central Spraying switch on Off 4 1 3 Mode of operation The mode of operation is displayed at the top right of the display Automatic or manual operation When the control box is switched on the computer automatically switches to automatic operation To switch into manual ope...

Page 28: ...TUP FUNCTIONS a choice can be made between display of the remaining distance in metres or hectares 4 1 8 Position of the hydraulic hillside correction Via the display on the right the position of the hydraulic hillside correction is shown if the spray boom is equipped with the corresponding sensor For example the display makes finding the middle position for retraction easier 4 1 9 Automatic middl...

Page 29: ...grammed application rate in l ha the computer permanently calculates the remaining distance or area which can be sprayed with the remainder in the tank Display see Main screen 1 N B The amount must not necessarily be entered The function of the automatic regulation of the application rate is not impaired by this To enter the amount filled press the OK key the numeric value flashes Simultaneous pre...

Page 30: ...Very large If the selected nozzle type does not support a drop spectrum for example as with injector nozzles a cross appears on the display In this case there is no possibility of setting for the drop size N B The warning reports with regard to the pressure range and drop size have no influence on the automatic regulation of the application rate The computer can also make suggestions for the selec...

Page 31: ...s Press the OK key 2 times then press the arrow key until the letter P or Q flashes By pressing the arrow key or switch over to Q or P as the case may be and confirm with the OK key Note The spraying computer is optionally supplied with a flow meter or a pressure sensor If a flow meter is used the pressure displayed is merely a calculated value The actual pressure can be seen on the manometer of t...

Page 32: ... conduit system have already been programmed ex works and can be amended if necessary in the Service menu 4 3 1 Filling function With the help of the filling function the conduit system can be filled with spraying fluid up to the nozzles at the start of spraying work This means that spraying fluid is available directly at the nozzles at the start of spraying at the edge of the field and you can st...

Page 33: ...s way the spray fluid is used optimally and sedimentation in the conduit system avoided Note If the sprayer is equipped with a pressure equalising system a small amount of rinsing water enters the spray tank during the rinsing function via the constant pressure vales 3 directional valves The remaining fluid is slightly diluted Mode of procedure in rinsing the conduits Central switch for Spraying t...

Page 34: ...om Main screen 1 you have to press the arrow key 3 times to get to the Parcel memory screen see fig page 26 The FMC spraying computer has 20 numbered memory spaced for storing the sprayed area in hectares and the consumption in litres for 20 parcels of land In this way the current accumulated values for area and quantity from Main screen 2 can be stored under a freely optional parcel number or be ...

Page 35: ...e arrow keys or to change the air output and confirm with the OK key See also the instruction manual of the Air plus spray boom for more specific recommendations 4 6 NOZZLE RECOMMENDATION From Main screen 1 you press the arrow key 3 times to get to the Nozzle recommendation screen see fig page 26 Here the following inputs are necessary 1 Nozzle type e g XR 110 or AI 110 2 Required application rate...

Page 36: ...ed and drop size neither the pressure nor the type of nozzle are displayed but merely crosses After you have made a note of the recommended solutions change to Main screen 2 see page 30 and input the recommended nozzle and possibly the drop size you have selected The computer is now in a position to warn you if the admissible pressure range of the nozzle or possibly the drop size you have selected...

Page 37: ...Control box Flowmate Control FMC 37 ...

Page 38: ...l screens are described in the following section 5 1 WARNING REPORTS In Screen 2 the warning function can be switched off which means that the following warning reports no longer appear during the spraying work Pressure range of the nozzle exceeded pressure is too high Pressure range of the nozzle exceeded pressure is too low Drops too large small Min tank content fallen short of value freely prog...

Page 39: ...As a rule this is the nominal volume The value set here can be very easily taken on in Main screen 2 as the standard filling amount after the filling process see paragraph 4 2 1 Amount of fluid in the spray tank page 29 With the second value the minimum filling level for the warning function is set If this value is reached or fallen short of the driver is informed about an almost empty spray tank ...

Page 40: ...ed with aid of a spirit level in the boom while the machine is standing on a horizontal underground fig 8 The sign M for the position of the hydraulic hillside correction on the display must be no exactly in the middle at the display of the control unit fig 6 If not another calibration of the middle position of the hydraulic hillside correction is necessary Switch to the entry mode by pressing the...

Page 41: ... possibilities of selection 1 Tractor The speed signal comes from a speed sensor on the tractor sensor on the wheel or cardan shaft or is taken on from the tractor electronics via an adapter wire In both cases there is a connection to the 7 poled socket on the back of the control box 2 Radar The speed signal comes from a radar sensor on the tractor which is connected via the 7 poled socket on the ...

Page 42: ...c are reduced to a minimum 5 11 CALIBRATION OF THE DRIVING SPEED WITH RADAR If the driving speed is measured by a radar sensor on the tractor the calibration is done in Screen 13 The number of impulses must be entered manually according to the information in the operating instructions for the tractor basic setting 130 impulses 5 12 CALIBRATION OF THE FLOWMETER Screen 14 contains the calibration of...

Page 43: ...the system from regulating the pressure down if the vehicle is still stationary for a short time at the edge of the field at the start of spraying The simulation speed is automatically used as a substitute value if the central switch is set to Spraying and no speed signal is available e g in a defect of the speed sensor or in gauging of the spraying system if the vehicle is stationary The simulati...

Page 44: ...t and R right A maximum of 9 sections can be programmed The two outer section switches on the control box are used to switch over edge nozzles Only in case of using edge nozzles to enlarge the working width at the edge of the field a value for the spraying width must be entered for L5 and R5 see Screen 16 5 16 NOZZLE SELECTION In Screen 20 a re selection of up to 4 nozzles can be made from an exte...

Page 45: ...nozzle output The pressure has to be in the pressure range of the nozzle While measuring the through flow the computer can calculate the corresponding pressure The user chose between pressure and flow on the display in Main Screen 2 When the minimum and maximum value for pressure P min and P max are inserted the computer can give a warning signal when the minimum or maximum value is exceeded To ac...

Page 46: ...tion on the basis of pressure Regulation on the basis of throughflow 5 21 VOLTAGE DISPLAY In Screen 25 the voltages on the control box upper value and on the SHC box of the sprayer lower value are displayed The display of the voltage values facilitates diagnosis in faults in the energy supply The prerequisite for flawless function of the system is that the two voltage values amount to at least 9 V...

Page 47: ...ctly fig 9 10 or 11 Mode of procedure in calibration of the potentiometers Switch the drawbar or axle steering in the manual mode by pressing switch downwards Drive with the tractor carefully straight on and steer the drawbar axle with the switch manually till the sprayer follows the tractor in a straight line Note The drawbar axle should be now exactly in the middle position and drive in the imag...

Page 48: ...he field small steering actions of the tractor etc The dead zone reduces the wear and oil heating in the hydraulic system and makes the sprayer following more calmly The dead zone dz of the front potentiometer 18 fig 9 is factory set at a value between 8 12 and can be modified if necessary for instance if the drawbar swivel axle is found to steer too often or too little The dead zone dz of the rea...

Page 49: ...ue of the rear potentiometer 19 fig 10 or 11 and maximum steering deflection is blinking Put the drawbar swivel axle steering to manual operation by pushing down the switch With the tractor stopped manually steer the drawbar axle with the aid of the switch until the desired maximum steering deflection has been reached For the swivel axle steering you should allow a safety margin of a few centimetr...

Page 50: ...n 34 the end in the Setting menu is reached If you press the arrow key you return to Main screen 1 If you press the OK key you go to the Service level 5 26 SERVICE MENU In the service menu basic settings are made in the factory and normally do not need to be altered The service menu can be scrolled with the help of the arrow keys like other menu levels However no alterations can be made If alterat...

Page 51: ...ure Does the sensor work Calibration done correctly Sections cannot be switched via the control box Are all the wires connected correctly Does the Run LED on the motherboard of the SHC box flash 1 Is the switch of the control box set to ON Check output signal of the SHC box 1 Does the output work in test operation Malfunction of the through flow regulation Does the speed sensor work correctly Do t...

Page 52: ...The control box is assembled in the tractor cabin and contains the remote control for the control of the spraying and hydraulic functions The supply of energy is done by an 12 Volt energy supply wire in the control box The steering wire is used for switching the next spray functions central switch Spraying sections on off return agitator on off manual pressure setting Moreover the next hydraulic f...

Page 53: ...ic functions L 6 m L 8 m in case of a mounted sprayer L 10 m in case of a trailed sprayer Spray functions central switch Spraying section switching agitator switching manual pressure setting Hydraulic functions folding of the spray boom hydraulic hillside correction hydraulic pendulum lockage height adjustment of the spray boom ...

Page 54: ... By no means can the supply of energy be produced via the so called cigarette lighter as it cannot provide the current required The other side of the wire is equipped with a standard socket which must be attached in a dry protected area in the rear of the tractor or the tractor cabin The energy supply wire of the Electrical Control which leads to the distribution box on the sprayer is inserted in ...

Page 55: ...Control box Electrical Control EC 55 Fig 1 2 3 4 Fig 2 blue brown Fig 3 30 4 5 m 25 cm 5 30 A fuse pole pole ...

Page 56: ...ge nozzle for precise edge of field spraying In this case there is a switch over between the outermost nozzle and the edge nozzle with a smaller spraying angle to the outside The working width is not altered b Edge nozzle to enlarge the working width at the edge of the field In this case the edge nozzle with a larger spraying angle to the outside is used additionally in order to enlarge the sprayi...

Page 57: ...Control box Electrical Control EC 57 25 Amp Fig 2 4 1 5 3 3 2 Fig 1 Fig 3 7 8 6 ...

Page 58: ...ted via a double acting control appliance on the tractor The direction of operation of the hydraulic ventil decides on the direction of operation of the function implemented Procedure for control To operate a function push the corresponding toggle switch upwards the corresponding pair of solenoid valves 10 or solenoid valve for some types of spray booms on the spray boom is opened fig 5 Attention ...

Page 59: ...Control box Electrical Control EC 59 Fig 5 10 Fig 4 9 ...

Page 60: ...Inner boom parts right and left folding out in HE HSS Folding out in of the complete spray boom Switch C HPT Left parts folding in out HSS Outer boom parts right and or left folding out in 1 Only in case the height adjustment is not preformed with an additional single acting hydraulic ventil 2 Only in case the spray boom is not equipped with mechanical pendulum lockage N B The occupancy of the swi...

Page 61: ...Electrical Control GZD EC Electrical Control GZD EC 61 ELECTRICAL CONTROL GZD EC ...

Page 62: ... battery pay attention to correct poling The brown core with the integrated 30 A fuse must be connected to the pole the blue core to the pole Please ensure clean contacts By no means can the supply of energy be produced via the so called cigarette lighter as it cannot provide the current required The other side of the wire is equipped with a standard socket which must be attached in a dry protecte...

Page 63: ...Electrical Control GZD EC Electrical Control GZD EC 63 Fig 1 1 2 3 blue brown Fig 2 30 4 5 m 25 cm 4 30 A fuse pole pole ...

Page 64: ...sure can be read of the manometer 11 on the machine fig 4 Attention The desired spraying pressure has to be set while spraying central switch spraying On 8 3 HYDRAULIC FUNCTIONS The lower field of the control box contains the switches 7 10 for the hydraulic functions of the spray boom fig 3 The hydraulic functions are operated by a hydraulic system with pre selection switching This system is chara...

Page 65: ...Electrical Control GZD EC Electrical Control GZD EC 65 Fig 3 5 6 7 8 10 9 11 Fig 4 i 13 12 ...

Page 66: ...can be activated at the same time as a rule not in case of HPT spray boom To implement the function operate the double acting control device in the corresponding direction until the function has been completely implemented After this push the toggle switch down again 8 3 2 Occupation of the switches The switches for the hydraulic functions have been provided with symbols and have the following fun...

Page 67: ...Electrical Control GZD EC Electrical Control GZD EC 67 Fig 5 14 Fig 6 5 6 7 8 10 9 ...

Page 68: ...Notes OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 68 ...

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