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MCK 2500 SX

TRAMLINE

DRILL SEEDER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

NR.2734-EN

REV. 6

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Page 1: ...MCK 2500 SX TRAMLINE DRILL SEEDER INSTRUCTION MANUAL NR 2734 EN REV 6 EN ...

Page 2: ...OVIGO ITALIA Tel 39 0425 754713 Fax 39 0425 741130 e mail mcstaff mcelettronica it Internet www mcelettronica it Manual code 2734 EN Issued June 2009 Version November 2013 MC Elettronica S r l reserves the right to modify the product without notice The information in this manual does not in any way authorise tampering or interference by unauthorised personnel The equipment guarantee will expire as...

Page 3: ...g the calibration of the advancing speed 22 5 3 Practical example for calculating the C parameter to be programmed 23 5 4 Automatic calibration of the C parameter recommended 24 5 5 Programming the number of paths 25 5 5 1 Example for programming the number of paths 26 5 5 2 Table of activations 32 5 6 Programming the alarms RPMs Speed Mode Tramline and Disk constants and SELF ACQUISITION procedur...

Page 4: ...n and use SEEDER MAT MCK 2500 SX 9 1 Seeder Mat MCK 2500 SX 46 9 2 Sensors 46 9 2 1 Ø18 Proximity sensor 46 9 2 2 Ø12 Magnetic sensor 46 9 2 3 Ø19 Capacitive sensor 47 9 2 4 Ø12 Inductive sensor 47 9 3 MC Cables 47 ...

Page 5: ...se ensure you read it carefully soon after purchasing the Monitor and refer to it whenever in any doubt as to how to use it or when preparing to carry out maintenance The manual must be kept near the machine or at least when this is not feasible in a well known and conveniently accessible location so that it can easily be consulted when required ALL RIGHTS RESERVED THIS MANUAL IS FOR CUSTOMER USE ...

Page 6: ...lightning strikes floods fire or other causes beyond the control of MC Elettronica Repairs under the guarantee which must be carried out at the laboratories of our authorised centres are completely free of charge provided the equipment is transported directly to them or sent carriage paid The costs of and risks associated with the transport are to be borne entirely by the Customer The guarantee de...

Page 7: ...low or have stopped HOWEVER THE DISTRIBUTOR RPM IS NOT SHOWN ON THE DISPLAY During sowing operations the display can show the following readings travel speed km h hectares sown through 2 independent counters total and sub total linear distance travelled turbine RPM For information on how to program the alarms see chapter 5 Programming on page 21 The computer performs these functions by means of th...

Page 8: ...8 Installation and use SEEDER MAT MCK 2500 SX 3 How to install the system Figure 1 Overall dimensions MAX Rotation 167 ...

Page 9: ...rface inside the cab and fasten the supporting bracket by applying a screw not supplied into the opening A on the bracket Fasten the computer to the bracket using the two knobs on the sides ref B Figure 2 N B We recommend installing the computer in front of the operator to make it easier to use during sowing operations Figure 2 Installing the computer ...

Page 10: ... marker disc code 00SEN 1402 into the Disc connector A on the seed drill Plug the connector of the inductive travel speed sensor code 1404 into the Speed connector B on the seed drill Plug the connector of the inductive or magnetic turbine RPM sensor into the Shaft connector C on the seed drill BLACK RED For connections to row shut off devices see table on next page Power cable Battery Harness cab...

Page 11: ...rnesses are available depending on the type of shut off devices installed The table below shows the harnesses corresponding to different shut off devices If you are using the specific MC Elettronica shut off valves you only need to plug the connectors on the valves into the connectors on the harness If you are using another kind of motorized shut off valves connect cables F and G directly to the w...

Page 12: ...vices on the right side rows or on the left side rows or on both sides to create a path the polarity on the X cable is reversed and becomes 12VDC Therefore if necessary cable X can be connected to a third electric motor max 12V 2A operated through a by pass every time at least one row shut off device is activated the motor connected to cable X is also activated N B If this function is not required...

Page 13: ... wheel front or rear wheel of the agricultural vehicle machine or applying a metal reference protruding by at least 7 mm Figure 4 ref C We recommend installing the speed sensor inside the wheel and placing the sensor head opposite the rim bolts Figure 4 ref A Set the gap between the sensor and the bolts at about 2 3 mm Figure 4 ref B Fasten the sensor to a fixed part of the vehicle machine so that...

Page 14: ...tive sensor 12 mm and protruding from any other metal body by at least 7 mm The gap between the sensor and its respective metal reference should be 2 to 3 mm The figures below show two different installation examples Figure 5 Ø18 Inductive sensor installed on PTO Figure 6 Ø12 Inductive sensor installed on gearbox Warning We recommend protecting the sensor cable with a rubber sheath Bolt Bushing RP...

Page 15: ...s parallel to the sensor with a gap of 4 5 mm Fasten the supporting bracket not supplied securely to a fixed part of the seed drill structure Fasten the sensor to the bracket using the nut and the lock nut N B The reference element should be as close as possible to the row marker disc arm in order to avoid the arm s oscillations causing false readings when the reference comes close to the sensor d...

Page 16: ...TION disc parameter 1 See par 5 6 a b TYPE 2 INSTALLATION disc parameter 2 See par 5 6 Figure 7 Example of installation of magnetic row marker sensor Disc Sensor Magnet 4 mm Seed drill Seed drill Sensor Magnet Disc Magnet Sensor Seed drill Seed drill Magnet Sensor ...

Page 17: ... directly on the tank body Figure 8 example 2 and secured with a nut and lock nut The red part of the capacitive sensor must be in direct contact with the seeds In this manner with the sensor head placed at the minimum seed level when the sensor is covered by seeds ref 1 examples 1 and 2 Figure 8 it emits NO alarm signal but when the sensor head is uncovered ref 2 examples 1 and 2 Figure 8 the sys...

Page 18: ...ey for displaying advancing speed covered area turbine RPM C Key for displaying zeroing total partial worked area D Key for activating start and de activating stop controls for automatic row closing and alarms E Computer on off key F Backlit LCD for displaying dimensions G Alarm signal on distributor RPM H Alarm signal on turbine RPM I Product reserve alarm signal L and keys for modifying work con...

Page 19: ...stance covered in meters Turbine RPMs Display key allows at the moment to visualize and set to zero the quantity indicated by the signal arrow total worked area partial worked area START STOP key allows to activate and de activate the alarms and the path counter in order to properly activate the closing of rows ON OFF ON OFF key used to turn the computer on and off During the programming phase thi...

Page 20: ...se the value of the parameter selected one digit at a time by keeping the key pressed the values displayed will change more rapidly During the working phase allows to move from one path to the next without the need to raise or lower the row tracer disk arm on which the special magnetic sensor is installed ...

Page 21: ...he width of each seeding swath turn the computer on ON OFF key and keep pressing the key M until the first left arrow on the display appears ON OFF 1 2 M P R O G M MCK 2500 SX Programmable field 0 10 40 00 step 0 10 default 5 00 Press and to change the value displayed Once the desired value is reached release the key and wait 3 seconds to allow for the new data to be memorized ...

Page 22: ...FF key and keep pressing the key M until the first left arrow on the display appears 2 P R O G M M MCK 2500 SX ON OFF 1 Programmable field 40 999 step 1 default 48 Press and to change the value displayed Once the desired value is reached release the key and wait 3 seconds to allow for the new data to be memorized NOTE An automatic calibration of this parameter is recommended see paragraph O Automa...

Page 23: ...int rif B To obtain a calibration that is as precise as possible at least 50 meters should be covered 3 Measure the distance covered from the starting point to the arrival point 4 If a distance of 60 meters was measured with a simple calculation of 60 meters divided by 30 rotations the result is that each wheel rotation corresponds to 2 meters 5 Dividing 100 meters distance of reference for parame...

Page 24: ...s simultaneously press the and keys 0 will appear on the computer cover the 10 meters the impulses counted 1 2 3 will appear on the display Once the 100 meters are covered confirm by using the key the computer will automatically memorize the number of impulses detected NOTE We recommend that this procedure be performed at least 2 consecutive times verifying that the value detected is always the sa...

Page 25: ...20 if a 3 meter seeder is used 2 M P R O G M ON OFF MCK 2500 SX 1 and an 18 meter sprayer is chosen program 6 6 X 3 18 Turn on the computer ON OFF key and press the M key more than once until the third left arrow on the display appears Programmable field see table paragraph 5 5 2 step 1 default 3 Press and to change the value displayed Once the desired value is reached release the keys and wait 3 ...

Page 26: ... sprayer is divided by the working width of the seeder an uneven number is obtained ex 20 4 5 by programming the number obtained 5 the computer will activate the row closing devices only for the central swaths 1 3 5 2 2 4 1 4 3 5 C O S T n d i S T R A D E P R O G R A M M A T A 5 IR R O R A T R IC E D A 2 0 M E T R I S E M IN A T R IC E D A 4 M E T R I Also see following page 4 METER SEEDER 20 METE...

Page 27: ...ed 4 the computer will activate the row closing device only for the swaths after the central line Therefore the first seeding swath must be performed with only half of the width of the seeder 2 1 3 1 2 4 3 1 4 S E M IN A T R IC E D A 3 M E T R I IR R O R A T R IC E D A 1 2 M E T R I C O S T n d i S T R A D E P R O G R A M M A T A 4 3 METER SEEDER 12 METER SPRAYER NUM OF PATHS PARAMETER PROGRAMMED ...

Page 28: ...m the right hand side of the field you must enter the parameter no of paths r4 With this program the computer will activate the closing devices of just the two right rows in the two central passages in our example no 2 and no 3 2 4 1 3 1 2 4 3 C O S T n d i S T R A D E P R O G R A M M A T A r4 I R R O R A T R IC E D A 1 6 M E T R I S E M IN A T R IC E D A 4 M E T R I Also see the next page 4 METER...

Page 29: ... hand side of the field you must enter the parameter no of paths L4 With this program your computer will activate the closing devices justof the two left rows of the seeder during the two central passages in our example no 2 and no 3 C O S T n d i S T R A D E P R O G R A M M A T A L 4 I R R O R A T R I C E D A 1 6 M E T R I 1 3 1 3 2 4 2 S E M I N A T R I C E D A 4 M E T R I 4 Also see the next pa...

Page 30: ...o of the right rows of the seeder in passages no 3 and 16 and in just two of the left rows of the seeder in passages no 7 and 12 this creates 1 of the lanes for sprayer wheels while the other lane will be obtained on the boundary between passages 2 and 3 7 and 8 11 and 12 16 and 17 see example below 2 4 8 6 SEMINATRICE DA 4 METRI IRRORATRICE DA 18 METRI COST n di STRADE PROGRAMMATA 18 1 3 5 7 12 1...

Page 31: ... path for the sprayer compared to that of the seeder you must program the parameter no of paths Lr4 With this program the computer will activate the closing devices of the left rows of the seeder during the second passage and of the right rows during the third passage see the following example steps 2 and 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 4 METER SEEDER 16 METER SPRAYER PROGRAMMED NO OF PATHS PARAMETER Lr4 ...

Page 32: ...32 Installation and use SEEDER MAT MCK 2500 SX 5 5 2 Table of activations ...

Page 33: ...Installation and use 33 SEEDER MAT MCK 2500 SX ...

Page 34: ...e special RPM inductive sensor for every rotation of the turbine in the examples on pg 14 and 15 the number to program is 2 0 Programmable field 1 0 20 0 step 0 1 default 2 0 Confirm the data by pressing the M key The following indication will appear on the display 2 In parameter A the minimum alarm threshold for the RPMs of the primary and secondary organs can be programmed the value near the let...

Page 35: ... M 1 or if the START STOP key is pressed M 0 located on the front of the computer Programmable field 0 1 step 1 default 1 t tramline configure the computer to work in the tramline mode t 1 whether activated or not t 0 With t 0 the computer simply monitors and manages the data read by the sensors it does not activate any output for performing the tramline Programmable field 0 1 step 1 default 0 d d...

Page 36: ...ey and after the computer has terminated its initial test simultaneously pres the and keys and keep them pressed until two flashing dashes appear on the display as shown in the figure Release the and keys so as to allow the computer to return to its normal working mode N B If the dashes do not appear repeat the procedure If both the turbine and the distributor are monitored but only one of the two...

Page 37: ... the right side of the display 3 Using a screwdriver or another metallic mass pass it repeatedly in front of the red part of the sensor If on the computer display the simulated speed indication appears which will probably not be constant this means that the sensor is properly working and correctly connected 5 10 Checking turbine RPM sensor operation Check the RPM speed as follows 1 Turn on the com...

Page 38: ...rms these should be ignored 4 Slowly and repeatedly lower and raise the row tracer disk then verify on the display if the flashing on the bars moves from one bar sector to the next as in the figure 5 12 Checking product level sensor operation Check the product level sensor as follows 1 With the machine not running turn on the computer and wait for the initial test to end 2 Make sure that the red p...

Page 39: ...apter 5 Programming pg 22 follow the instructions below Turn the computer on ON OFF key The system will carry out a brief test for two seconds turning on the LEDs and the segments on the display Then the worked hours will be displayed for three seconds they can be set to zero ONLY at this time by pressing any key The advancing speed will then appear on the display During normal operation the quant...

Page 40: ...ust be carried out raising and lowering the row tracer disk without taking into account the swath for example near obstacles the counter must be stopped by pressing the key in order to interrupt the flashing on the bars of the display Once the maneuver has terminated press the key again to reactivate the automatic cycle on the display the path that was previously flashing before the maneuver will ...

Page 41: ...naled by the flashing of a part of the bars on the display When the start stop key is pressed again the bars on the display remains permanently lit and the alarms are interrupted also see settings for S and M constants pg 31 When working the computer controls the state of the magnetic sensor on the row tracer disk arm moving from one path swath to the next each time the row tracer disk is raised o...

Page 42: ...ER MAT MCK 2500 SX Example If the computer is in the fourth swath of the six programmed by pressing the key once the computer will pass to the fifth swath Instead by pressing the key once the computer will pass to the third swath ...

Page 43: ...mp cloth and a mild detergent to avoid erasing the serigraphs on the panel Warning Do not use pressure water jets Do not use abrasive products or solvents 7 1 1 Protection fuses The MCK2500SX computer is provided with SELF RESETTING fuses for protection against overcurrent faults on the sensors or row shut off devices In case of a failure the fuses cut the power supply to the sensors or the shut o...

Page 44: ...owing travel speed or showing incorrect speed a Speed sensor cable damaged or disconnected a Check cable and restore connection b Speed sensor gap too large b Adjust gap as shown in par 3 2 1 on page 13 c Red head of speed sensor damaged c Replace sensor d C constant incorrectly set d Check setting of C constant If necessary repeat procedure on page 25 Display non showing turbine RPM a Turbine RPM...

Page 45: ...t constant as shown on page 33 e disc constant incorrectly set e Check setting of disc constant as shown on page 31 Computer continually warns of low seed level a Capacitive sensor cable damaged or disconnected a Check cable and restore connection b Head of capacitive sensor damaged b Replace capacitive sensor Computer not displaying distributor RPM alarm a Distributor RPM sensor cable damaged or ...

Page 46: ...s Temperature range 20 C 70 C Weather conditions Relative humidity 90 Transport and storage Temperature range 25 C 75 C 9 2 Sensors 9 2 1 Ø18 Proximity sensor Power supply voltage 5 9 VDC Output signal NAMUR Max operating frequency 1000 Hz Operating temperature 25 C 70 C Max gap 4 mm Protection rating IP 67 9 2 2 Ø12 Magnetic sensor Output signal Contact to ground Max operating frequency 100 Hz Op...

Page 47: ...nsor Power supply voltage 10 30 VDC Output signal NPN NO Max operating frequency 1000 Hz Operating temperature 25 C 70 C Max gap 3 mm Protection rating IP 67 9 3 MC Cables Main connector AMP 16 way CPC IP 45 Secondary connectors AMP 2 way Superseal IP 67 Operating temperature 20 C 80 C WARNING THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TIN AND LEAD IT MUST BE DISPOSED OF AT THE END OF ITS LIFE CYCLE AT THE DESIGNATED ...

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