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DITCH

AMW Automated Ditcher Control Solution

User Guide

Revision 1.0

October 2018

Summary of Contents for DIRT

Page 1: ...DITCH AMW Automated Ditcher Control Solution User Guide Revision 1 0 October 2018 ...

Page 2: ... 7 Technical Support 7 Disclaimer 7 User s Comments 8 1 Introduction 9 1 1 Application 10 Internal GPS 13 2 Option Menu 14 2 1 Connect To An External Device 14 2 1 1 Different Connection Types 14 2 1 2 Finding External Device Serial Number 15 2 2 GNSS Quality Levels 15 2 3 Starting A Project 17 2 4 Control Points 19 2 4 1 Use Existing Control points 19 2 4 2 Create Control Points 19 2 4 3 Align Cu...

Page 3: ...ttings 26 2 10 2 Display Settings 27 2 10 3 Connection Settings 28 2 10 4 Advanced Settings 28 2 10 5 Machine Control Settings 29 2 10 6 About AMW DITCH 30 3 Checking Grade In DITCH 31 3 1 Grade Checking 31 3 2 Resume Grade Checking 32 4 Machine Control 32 4 1 When To Use Machine Control 32 4 2 Connecting To Machine Control 33 4 3 Set Up And Using Machine Control To Grade 33 5 DITCH 35 5 1 Creatin...

Page 4: ...Machine Control Solutions Inc pg 3 6 1 Gmail 41 6 2 E S File Explorer 41 ...

Page 5: ...ble 4 GNSS quality levels description 17 Table 5 Steps For Creating A New Project 18 Table 6 General Settings Options 27 Table 7 Display Settings Options 28 Table 8 Connection Settings Options 28 Table 9 Advanced Settings Options 29 Table 10 Machine Control Settings Options 30 Table 11 About Page Options 31 Table 12 Offset Color Indicator 31 Table 13 Parameters Options 37 ...

Page 6: ...n Google Maps 22 Figure 6 Showing a NEZ surface over the created topo 23 Figure 7 Grid Surface in a Topo 24 Figure 8 Line drawing created from a topo 25 Figure 9 All Settings 26 Figure 10 Grading Interface 31 Figure 11 Completed Survey 33 Figure 12 Design Surface 34 Figure 13 Machine Controlling 34 Figure 14 Ditch Drainage Design Interface 35 Figure 15 Drainage Parameters 36 Figure 16 Path Width 3...

Page 7: ...e geometry and obstructions like buildings and heavy canopy FCC Interference Statement This equipment has been designed to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device under part 15 of the FCC Rules in the Portable Mode These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation The operation is subject to the following two condition...

Page 8: ...ver determine if authorization or a license to operate the unit is required in user s country It is the responsibility of the end user to obtain an operator s permit or license before operating the receiver at the location or country Use and Care This GNSS receiver is designed to withstand the rough environment that typically occurs in the field However the receiver is high precision electronic eq...

Page 9: ...to update and optimize the contents of this guide regularly Please contact your local AMW Machine Control Solutions Inc dealer for new information User s Comments User s feedback about this user guide will help us to improve it Please email user s comments to support amwgps com ...

Page 10: ...nd reduce nitrogen loss Control moving water to minimize phosphorus and potassium loss and keep applied fertilizer where it is needed Eliminate erosion of any terrain and valuable soils utilizing customized designs for improved soil quality and crop yields The design for a ditch can be imported or created in the field by driving the intended route while capturing the existing surface Based on the ...

Page 11: ... 1 1 Application DITCH displays information and direct interface ability along the left margin of the app screen and provides easy access to menu options along the right margin as shown in the following pictures Figure 1 Ditch Main Screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...

Page 12: ...abel 4 Cut Fill Indicator Real time indication of how close you are to desired cut fill 5 Grade Offset Set your own grade by adding or subtracting 7 Machine Control Select to connect to machine control 8 Show Profile Select to switch to profile graph view 9 Capture Path Select to create a ditch 10 Parameters Select to change ditch parameters 11 Options Menu By pressing the stacked dots in the uppe...

Page 13: ...to a GPS 2 Project Open or create a project file 3 Control Points Reference points benchmark 4 Topo Points Specific points in a topography map 5 Surface Triangulated Irregular Network 6 Line Drawing Lines drawn featuring a curve 7 Background Image Image uploaded to create a map 8 Drainage Plan A plan created of ditches 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...

Page 14: ...s Internal GPS that gives current location if the user is not connected to a GPS network All devices come equipped with the Internal GPS and the ability to view multiple different map formats None Normal Satellite Terrain Hybrid To determine if connected to Internal GPS look for Internal GPS near in the upper left margin on the app screen shown in Error Reference source not found Figure 3 DITCH us...

Page 15: ...evices is essential for accurate GPS and machine control 2 1 1 Different Connection Types To connect to Bluetooth a In your device go to Bluetooth settings b Find and pair the receiver and controller using their respective serial numbers c Start DIRT application go to settings and select Connection Settings d Select GPS Connection Type e Make sure to select Bluetooth f If you weren t connected to ...

Page 16: ...omatically After you switch connection type make sure to restart the app 2 1 2 Finding External Device Serial Number The external device serial number can typically be found on the bottom side of the device as shown below Figure 4 Location of GNSS receiver s serial number 2 2 GNSS Quality Levels There are 6 levels of GPS fix quality that are identified by color shown along the upper margin as foll...

Page 17: ...r work more efficient pg 16 2 White Internal GPS Connected to the Tablet s internal GPS 2 5 m accuracy 3 Red Autonomous GNSS No RTK WAAS or differential correction available 2 m accuracy 4 Orange Only DPGS 3D position decimeter accuracy ...

Page 18: ...Float centimeter accuracy 6 Green RTK Fix Horizontal 8 mm 1 ppm RMS Vertical 15 mm 1 ppm RMS Table 4 GNSS quality levels description 2 3 Starting A Project Selecting Project allows the user to open an existing project or create a new project Save as creates a new project name ...

Page 19: ...H you will be prompted to create a project file If it is a new project select New Folder and type in desired name then select OK Next name your job while keeping the job extension and select OK again Steps for a new project Description 1 Select New Folder to be brought to a new pop up screen where you will create the project name This will be where all the jobs in this location are stored 2 Name y...

Page 20: ...s automatically attached to the job name to match with data sets already created Control points sent to you must be downloaded unzipped and moved to a findable location Make as many control points as needed 2 4 1 Use Existing Control points a Select Control Points from the settings menu b Select Open c Find desired control point file then choose it d For quick results go to settings and select Ref...

Page 21: ...n Save from the Options menu k Choose a file name and folder for your control points file and press OK 2 4 3 Align Current Location With A Control Point a Move the GPS antenna to a collected known control point location b Press the control point marker c An info window should appear showing the name and description of the control point d Press the info window e A properties dialog should appear sh...

Page 22: ... a file name and folder for your topo survey and press OK c If the file already exists you will be asked if you want to append survey points to the existing file or clear all existing points and start new Choose Clear if this happens d The word Collecting should appear in the upper right part of the screen e Move the GPS antenna in a pattern to perform a survey A new yellow dot should appear whene...

Page 23: ... use the Profile function This gives you a side view normal topo points are a top view to watch as your data formulates When started in Profile values will appear and move on the x axis and y axis The x axis is the distance you have traveled If it says 25 that means you have traveled 25 units feet or meters The y axis is elevation at each point To use the Profile Graph function Start collecting a ...

Page 24: ...using Triangles option in Surface Display see in settings After calculating you will be able to see when you are inside of your colored triangles a cut fill value in the left margin of the screen The darker lighter the shade the higher intensity cut fill Red cut Green grade Blue fill Figure 6 Showing a NEZ surface over the created topo Select Surface then Open and use desired file Note use an nez ...

Page 25: ...iangle appears you will be given rough elevation wherever you move inside the triangle s lines This is a troubleshooting feature typically used for support but you also have the option to view it 2 7 Line Drawing A line drawing map is a nez or dxf file that when loaded shows the curves outlines in a map This is mainly used in the contruction business to give a 2 dimensional blueprint for buildings...

Page 26: ...type other than none in your settings File types accepted are world bit maps with the extension bpw and bmp Select Background Image Open and use desired file Select Remove to delete current opened line drawing file 2 9 Refresh Refresh is used to reload DITCH It is necessary to refresh after loading any files when not connected to a GPS unit and connected only to Internal GPS Note Even when connect...

Page 27: ...veying Note Make sure to measure in the same units that you used in the Measurement Units option 4 Blade Height Offset Measure the distance from your raised blade to the surface of the ground record this number here 5 Suppress Blade Height Offset On First Point Make the application record the first point under special conditions Select when going away from the outlet uphill 6 Minimum Fix Quality Q...

Page 28: ...Topo Points Turn topo points into images Shows topo points on global map no matter the zoom level 2 Maximum Display Points The amount of points drawn on screen at one time 3 Surface Display Choose how surfaces are to be loaded None No surface Triangles Color Scheme that shows highs and lows of the land Cut Fill a grid surface that creates squares depending on how close an area is to being on grade...

Page 29: ...uetooth GPS Address Address for a Bluetooth connection Typically not needed since the tablet supports finding Bluetooth devices 3 Wifi GPS Address The IP address and port number of the Wifi you are trying to connect with Must be in IP Port format example below 1 192 168 0 200 5017 4 Socket Timeout Time value before the tablet will pop up an error message if it hasn t received any signal from the r...

Page 30: ...ut can create less accuracy 5 On Grade Tolerance Vertical tolerance when working with DIRT elevations 6 Ignore GPS Elevation Ignore the incoming stream of elevations below this threshold 7 Maximum Correction Distance Allowed distance to be on earth from original data When distance value is exceeded a pop up with appear on the screen 8 Minimum Surface Elevation A filter parameter for elevation Any ...

Page 31: ...t in a job site Table 10 Machine Control Settings Options 2 10 6 About AMW DITCH Options Description 1 Release Version Copyright Current software you own Company Copyright 2 Max Release The latest release you will be able to download from web portal 3 Offline uses Amount of times you can run the software without an internet connection 4 Expiration Date Time until software is unusable 5 Registered ...

Page 32: ...so a visual reference shown in Error Reference source not found Interface Items Description 1 Red Cut material 2 Green On grade 3 Blue Fill material required 4 Cut Fill offset Table 12 Offset Color Indicator 3 1 Grade Checking a Choose Surface and then Open from the Options menu b Choose a topo file previously created and press OK c A cut grade fill material appears in the red green blue color ind...

Page 33: ...t the name of the job file you created and press OK 4 Machine Control Machine control is used after a design is made from WaterCourse Site Design or an outside software Use machine control to provide cuts and fills to the land until you get to the desired grade 4 1 When To Use Machine Control Only select machine control when you are ready to start grading Wait to use machine control after you have...

Page 34: ...nected you will be machine controlling 4 3 Set Up And Using Machine Control To Grade In order to machine control we need to create a project and job see earlier in the guide filled with control points and a detailed topo as seen in the picture below Make sure to take a topo of the visibly high and low spots of the land for more accuracy Figure 11 Completed Survey We then want to export our data to...

Page 35: ... etc for consistency When loaded into DITCH and connected to machine control you will see cut fill amounts on the red green blue bar indicating the amount of earth needed to be moved as shown below Figure 13 Machine Controlling There are two different ways to start machine controlling to grade The first is strictly following the design surface without changing any settings as shown above The secon...

Page 36: ...ng on one or if you want to create a new project specifically for the new ditch plan which would require you to make a new folder and name the job see earlier in this guide The ditch will then have the extension dgn which will be saved on the tablet and can be opened at any time with the DITCH software Also you will be able to send any dgn to any DITCH software on any tablet via a file sending sou...

Page 37: ...eters below Minimum Depth 0 2 0 75 Optimum Depth 0 75 2 00 Maximum Depth 1 50 3 00 Minimum Slope 0 05 0 2 Maximum Slope Change 2 5 3 0 Start Distance 35 45 Outlet Depth 0 The above are typical drainage parameters not absolute Each case may vary Interface Items Description 1 Minimum Depth The minimum units below the ground you want the ditch 2 Optimum Depth The if possible perfect design line dista...

Page 38: ...t Settings Advanced Settings and then Path Width As shown below Figure 16 Path Width The smaller the Path Width such as 5 10 feet the more accurate the surface along the ditch path is You would use this if you are creating just one shallow ditch and not smoothing out the sides The larger the Path Width such as 10ft the higher the number the less accurate it becomes the less accurate a surface alon...

Page 39: ...Begin with machine completely backed into where the desired drain for the ditch will be Go to three stacked dots settings select Settings General Settings then select Blade Height Offset height the blade will be above the ground when collecting data on the ditch and set it to a value that will always be above the surface of the ground Select Suppress Blade Height Offset on First Point to turn it o...

Page 40: ...e offset and complete the collection of data on the ditch line desired Select Show Profile to watch the design of the ditch as you are creating it Keep the red line inside of the gray boxes in order to keep the design accurate o If the red line is out of the design you will have to restart the path and take the path in a new direction at the spot where the design didn t work When finished creating...

Page 41: ... ground Go back to the main screen and select Capture Path and drive towards the ditch o Driving towards the ditch typically means you are driving downhill however it s important to be consistent o Make sure most of the path you are taking is either uphill or downhill and not a half and half mixture of both When you get to the last point before the outlet select Capture Path to turn it off pause t...

Page 42: ... Explorer The following is a quick start guide on how to use File Explorer Send zipped files to device email You will need a program with the capability to unzip files For simplicity E S File Explorer is recommended Choose the zipped folder in the attachment If you are unzipping a folder for the first time you will be prompted with a default setting box which asks what program to use Select E S Fi...

Page 43: ...originally in E S F E that contains your files b If it is not on the first page select it and you will be asked to name your project c Name it and select OK d NOTE Make sure you keep the file name as job e Your project is now saved and you can pull it up at any needed time f If you ever lose your page or need to reload a project select the settings in the upper right margin g Select Project then c...

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