ISOBUS – one day all
machines will work
this way
Console I and Datatronic III are fully ISOBUS compatible. This
international standard brings an end to cluttered cabs by allowing
a single terminal to control and monitor implements designed to
the same standard.
ISOBUS 11783 is basically the
‘Windows
®
*’ system for the
agricultural world. It allows an
implement manufacturer’s control
system to be displayed on the
Console I screen. Time and money
is saved as there is no need for
additional terminals in the cab.
One Console for many machines
Massey Ferguson equipment is
being designed to the ISOBUS
11783 standard.
The latest MF 2100 large square
balers and the MF 555 planter can
now both be controlled via the
Console I terminal.
These two completely different
implements can use the same
Console I terminal as Datatronic III.
Simply plug the implement lead
into the tractor’s ISOBUS socket
and the system automatically
uploads the operating menus and
displays them on the screen.
Simple wiring
With the ISOBUS standard
connection there is no need for
additional wiring into the cab.
Standardised operation
The information for each
implement shown on the
Console I terminal, regardless of
manufacturer, follows the same
routine of scrolling through menus,
selection buttons and activation.
Moving up another level
The higher-level C2000 Virtual
Terminal is an option used to
control and record operation of the
MF 555 planter. The ISOBUS
‘Task Controller’ can vary seed
rate on-the-move.
CAN do it all
An implement connected into
the ISOBUS socket utilises the
tractor’s CAN-BUS network and
shares information. The CAN,
or Controller Area Network, is a
system that transfers information
via a data ‘bus’.
*Microsoft registered trademark
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