PRO-SERIES ATHENE - VARIABLE RATE DRILL CONTROL
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Wherever possible, avoid drilling holes in the roof
to avoid both water ingress and possibly wiring / air
conditioning equipment etc. If drilling is unavoidable, use silicone sealant around fixing and cable entry points.
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Mount the antenna as far as possible from any equipment that can cause Electromagnetic Interference (EMI
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including DC motors (e.g. air conditioner), alternator, solenoids, CB radio, power cables, display units, or other
electronics. Excessive EMI will degrade system performance.
TIP: To detect possibly troublesome interference, tune a LW band portable radio off-station. With the aerial laid flat
you can then (hopefully) pick up the direction and source of the interference from the increase in noise. The
antenna can then be repositioned or if necessary, the source of the interference suppressed. If need be,
contact RDS for further advice on suppression methods.
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Secure the antenna cable close to the antenna mounting
(using cable ties) so that in the event the antenna is
knocked off it's magnetic mounting, it will be restrained and minimise the possibility of further damage.
Connect the GPS lead directly to the top port.
Pro-Series port settings
Top Port:
‘GPS ONLY’
GPS Baudrate:
9600
NOTE: The lead also powers the unit. If interfacing with an OEM control system, please refer to the ‘GPS, Data Logging
and Transfer’ manual ref S/DC/500-10-573 for further information.
After the initial power-on, allow up to 5 minutes for the receiver to automatically establish its position.
Subsequently the unit should establish position more quickly.
NOTE: The GPS icon at the top of the display indicates the status of the GPS signal.
4.5
Software Configuration
Before commencing PF operation, you should check and adjust if necessary any of the following parameters
to suit your particular application. The PF settings are found under
'4. General PF Setup'
in the calibration
menu.
4.5.1 Logging Interval
It is recommended that you use the default setting of 2 seconds. This should be adequate for variable-rate
treatment with a typical 24-metre sprayer, and yield mapping. To ensure correct application from treatment
plans with a smaller cell size may therefore, require a shorter logging interval to be set.
Decreasing the logging interval may affect the responsiveness of the control system and generate larger log
files. An exception is when you are boundary mapping (where less data is being generated), you can reduce
the logging interval to get better definition of the field boundary.
Simply enter the interval value and press the ENTER key to confirm.
NOTE: Logging interval by distance is an option. If you choose to log by distance, data points are logged only when
moving, and it enables a fixed cell size (area) for the field map.
4.5.2 Edit Function Names and Values
The default settings can be re-programmed for any of the extended data functions (default names = "FUNC 1"
- "FUNC 12") e.g. Crop, Contractor, Driver, Product applied etc.
Further to this, for each function 1 - 12, you can then programme up to 6 different values e.g. Crop variety,
Contractor name, Driver name, Product name etc.
etc...
