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H2 Stationary GrainGage User’s Guide

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H2 Stationary GrainGage Calibration

4.2.5  Manually Adjust a Moisture Curve 

If desired, you can manually adjust a moisture curve using one or more grain samples. 

Note: Manually adjusting the curve should be done by more experienced users. If you are unfamiliar with 

moisture curves, call a HarvestMaster Field Service Engineer to walk you through the adjustment. See 

8.4.2 Contact a HarvestMaster Field Service Engineer

 on page 93.

1.  Test the grain samples in a benchtop sensor by cycling sub-samples from each larger sample 3–5 

times and averaging the moisture readings. This is the Known Moisture. 

2.  Within the hour, take the samples out to the GrainGage. If you are calibrating outside, make sure the 

samples stay in the shade.

3.  Open Mirus.

4.  Go to 

Setup 

>

 H2 GrainGage 

>

 Moisture Curves

.

5.  Select the moisture curve you want to test. 

6.  Tap the edit icon  . 

7.  Pour the grain sample into the hopper (to simulate harvest). 

Содержание HarvestMaster GRAINGAGE H2 STATIONARY

Страница 1: ...USER S MANUAL...

Страница 2: ...c All other trademarks are registered or recognized by their respective owners Disclaimer Information is subject to change without notice Cautions CAUTION This symbol indicates that failure to follow...

Страница 3: ...sa 3 and Cradle 16 1 2 4 Connect the Battery 17 2 Mirus and H2 Stationary GrainGage Setup 19 2 1 Start Mirus 19 2 1 1 Load the H2 GrainGage Plugin 19 2 2 Setup Mirus Preferences 21 2 2 1 Open Setup 21...

Страница 4: ...ode 39 3 1 3 Weight Diagnostics 39 3 1 4 Moisture Diagnostics 40 3 1 5 Level Detect Diagnostics 41 3 1 6 Health Diagnostics 41 3 1 7 Actuators Diagnostics 41 3 2 Alerts 42 4 H2 Stationary GrainGage Ca...

Страница 5: ...onfigure Harvest Screen Options 74 6 3 1 Configure Cycle Settings 75 6 3 2 Quad View 76 6 3 3 Diagnostics Screen 78 6 3 4 Navigation Screen 79 6 3 5 Observations Screen 80 6 3 6 Graph View 81 6 3 7 Li...

Страница 6: ...Errors 91 8 3 1 Inaccurate Plot Weight 91 8 3 2 Can t Connect to GrainGage 92 8 3 3 Tare Warnings 92 8 4 Contact HarvestMaster 93 8 4 1 Instructional Content 93 8 4 2 Contact a HarvestMaster Field Se...

Страница 7: ...CHAPTER ONE Introduc tion...

Страница 8: ...rate data measurements off combine This simplified GrainGage is ideal for hand harvesters requiring a mobile option for measuring grain weight and moisture This section explains how to set up the H2 S...

Страница 9: ...er of the screen 4 On the Who s going to use this PC screen enter a username 5 You will be prompted to Create a super memorable password 6 If you do not want a password for your unit leave the field b...

Страница 10: ...gs On the Mesa 3 1 Go to Settings Power sleep 2 Select Never under When plugged in turn off after 3 Select Never under When plugged in PC goes to sleep after 1 1 4 Download and Install Mirus After you...

Страница 11: ...to the Mirus activation screen and input the unlock code 1 1 5 Set Up the Barcode Scanner On the Mesa 3 1 Open Barcode Connector 2 On the Home screen under Startup verify the following are checked Sta...

Страница 12: ...m support mirus downloads 2 Tap the down arrow for the Mirus Harvest Software 3 Check for a newer version of Mirus 4 If there is a newer version download it 5 Follow the installation instructions 1 2...

Страница 13: ...o lift it out of the box 2 Adjust the leg position by removing the leg pins and rotating the legs down 3 Align the pinhole in each leg with a cycle position hole in the GrainGage 4 Insert the leg pin...

Страница 14: ...H2 Stationary GrainGage User s Guide 14 Introduction to the H2 Stationary GrainGage The H2 Stationary has two cycle positions Tall Cycle Position 34 in Short Cycle Position 27 in...

Страница 15: ...e position 1 2 2 Remove the Shipping Stops The H2 Stationary GrainGage has two shipping stops on each lateral edge of the weigh bucket The shipping stops keep the weigh bucket stable during long trans...

Страница 16: ...is recommended that you mount it on the side with the USB and power cable 1 Remove the cradle mount bolts on one side of the GrainGage Set aside 2 Attach the Mesa 3 cradle using the mount bolts 3 Plac...

Страница 17: ...n to the H2 Stationary GrainGage 1 2 4 Connect the Battery 1 Connect the leads on the battery cable to the appropriate terminals on a 12 V battery Red Positive Black Negative Note Mirus warns the user...

Страница 18: ...CHAPTER T WO Mirus and H2 Stationar y GrainGage Setup...

Страница 19: ...us icon on your Windows desktop Mirus opens the Home screen 2 1 1 Load the H2 GrainGage Plugin On the Mirus Home screen 1 Tap Connect Plugin 2 Tap H2 GrainGage 3 Tap the check icon Note Mirus for H2 G...

Страница 20: ...t recommended for setting up the H2 Stationary GrainGage After adding the H2 GrainGage plugin Mirus displays an icon for the H2 GrainGage on the Main Menu screen If you upgraded Mirus to a new version...

Страница 21: ...Mirus and H2 Stationary GrainGage Setup 2 2 Setup Mirus Preferences 2 2 1 Open Setup On the Home screen 1 Tap Setup Mirus opens the Setup screen 2 2 2 Set Preferred Units of Measure On the Setup scre...

Страница 22: ...ary GrainGage Setup On the Setup Preferences screen 2 Tap Units of Measure 3 Select your preferred units of measure 4 Tap Save 2 2 3 Set Preferred Language On the Setup Preferences screen 1 Select Lan...

Страница 23: ...s backup log 3 Tap Save Note Changing the Backup Log location is not recommended If you do change it be sure to record the new location 2 2 5 Clear Cached Settings This option can be found on the Setu...

Страница 24: ...n 1 Tap Setup Mirus opens the Setup screen 2 3 2 Configure Actuator Note Changing actuator times should only be done under the direction of a HarvestMaster Field Service Engineer This is especially tr...

Страница 25: ...Guide 25 Mirus and H2 Stationary GrainGage Setup 2 Tap Actuator Mirus opens the Actuator Setup screen This is where you can configure settings for the actuator in the GrainGage Tap Description for mor...

Страница 26: ...values are default values based on generalized harvest conditions They may not reflect the optimum settings for the harvest conditions for your particular climate fields or grains Changing default val...

Страница 27: ...GrainGage Setup 2 3 4 Configure Weight Sensors On the Setup H2 GrainGage screen 1 Tap Sensors Weight Mirus opens the Weight Sensors Setup screen where you can configure weigh bucket settings for the G...

Страница 28: ...values that are generated during weight calibration They are used to convert millivolt readings from the load cells into pounds or kilograms Weigh Time 1000 msec The period over which weight readings...

Страница 29: ...oisture Mirus opens the Moisture Sensor Setup screen where you can configure the moisture setting for the GrainGage Moisture Sensor Settings Setup Parameter Default Value Description Moisture Tare War...

Страница 30: ...3 6 Configure Level Detect Sensor Level Detect is not used with the H2 Stationary GrainGage 2 3 7 Configure H2 Stationary GrainGage System Settings On the Setup H2 GrainGage screen 1 Tap System Mirus...

Страница 31: ...rainGage Type Stationary Designates which GrainGage type is connected to Mirus Isolation Gate Mode Normally Open Not used with the H2 Stationary GrainGage Controls the initial state of the isolation g...

Страница 32: ...are screen As an operator it is unlikely you will need this screen When you install or update Mirus the program will check for the latest firmware and update it then The purpose of this screen is most...

Страница 33: ...s you want Mirus to prompt the operator to record the trait before you cycle the plot 5 Specify the Length or number of characters allowed in the record field This should be determined by the number o...

Страница 34: ...he window This feature functions best when selecting from no more than five different trait values Date A date trait records dates The Default Value is the current date but a user may select a differe...

Страница 35: ...d H2 Stationary GrainGage Setup 2 3 11 View Information About Mirus This option can be viewed on the Setup About screen This screen shows information about Mirus including the version number license i...

Страница 36: ...CHAPTER THREE H2 Stationar y GrainGage Diagnos tic s and Aler t s...

Страница 37: ...nd the moisture sensor in the GrainGage 2 Allows the operator to enter and exit Glean Mode which opens all gates in the GrainGage and allows the grain to flow straight through This function is not nec...

Страница 38: ...ablish the zero weight readings for the empty weigh bucket Mirus also resets the moisture to zero Enter Glean button This function is not used with the H2 Stationary GrainGage Use the Enter Glean butt...

Страница 39: ...Shows the weight of the contents in the weigh bucket Depending on the preferred units of measure weight will be shown in pounds or kilograms To change the units of measure see 2 2 2 Set Preferred Unit...

Страница 40: ...empty chamber voltage This voltage is part of moisture curve calculations It can be used to tune or generate a new moisture curve Absolute Moisture Voltage This is the raw moisture sensor reading with...

Страница 41: ...e H2 Stationary GrainGage 3 1 6 Health Diagnostics The Health Diagnostics screen is used by HarvestMaster Field Service Engineers 3 1 7 Actuators Diagnostics Use the Actuators Diagnostics screen to ma...

Страница 42: ...g a task The problem could cause erroneous measurements data corruption data loss or some other system malfunction Warning A warning message provides cautionary information Confirmation A confirmation...

Страница 43: ...will automatically hide the message Messages that have been hidden can be viewed again by clicking on the notifications tab on the right edge of the window This tab is only visible if there are messa...

Страница 44: ...CHAPTER FOUR H2 Stationar y GrainGage Calibration...

Страница 45: ...inGage s weight calculations This calibration should be done on initial setup 4 1 1 Calibrate Weigh Bucket Use the weight calibration wizard and the weight included with the GrainGage to calibrate the...

Страница 46: ...value stamped on the side of the weight 8 Enter that value in the prompt 9 Tap the next arrow to initiate the calibration 10 Check for and remove any extra weight from the weigh bucket 11 Tap the nex...

Страница 47: ...ation 14 Place the weight on the other side of the grill 15 Tap the next arrow 16 Mirus displays the old and new load cell coefficients 17 Tap the next arrow 18 Remove the calibration weight 19 Tap th...

Страница 48: ...ation every year before the harvest season begins as well as every day before harvest This can be done on the Weight Diagnostics screen 1 After calibrating the weigh bucket tap the gear icon below the...

Страница 49: ...rating The grain should be cycled through the hopper to reduce grain packing differences HarvestMaster recommends cycling samples 3 5 times each in both the benchtop sensor and the GrainGage and then...

Страница 50: ...g from driest to wettest 4 Cycle Sample B two more times 5 Sample C Wettest sample 6 Cycle Sample C two more times Note This table reflects the minimum number of cycles needed to create a moisture cur...

Страница 51: ...ation 4 Open Mirus 5 Make sure the H2 GrainGage plugin is loaded 6 Select Setup H2 GrainGage 7 Scroll down and select Moisture Curves 8 Tap the new icon 9 Enter a Name for the moisture curve 10 Tap th...

Страница 52: ...15 Collect the same sample and pour it into the GrainGage again Tap Last Value to automatically populate the Known Moisture with the same value as the previous sample 16 Repeat steps 12 15 until all g...

Страница 53: ...Guide 53 H2 Stationary GrainGage Calibration 17 Tap the next arrow to complete the calibration 18 Tap the check icon 19 Mirus displays the moisture curve and voltages graphically 20 Tap the check icon...

Страница 54: ...nds testing the new moisture curve against other grain samples to confirm the moisture 1 Test the grain sample in a benchtop sensor by cycling sub samples from the larger sample 3 5 times and averagin...

Страница 55: ...moisture readings for the sample 10 If the moisture curve needs to be tuned to match the sample tap Recalibrate The Recalibrate feature is designed to adjust previously created moisture curves to matc...

Страница 56: ...to run a sample 15 Repeat steps 12 14 with the same sample at least two more times Note The Last Value button can be used to fill the Known Moisture field with the previous percentage when the same sa...

Страница 57: ...you through the adjustment See 8 4 2 Contact a HarvestMaster Field Service Engineer on page 93 1 Test the grain samples in a benchtop sensor by cycling sub samples from each larger sample 3 5 times an...

Страница 58: ...to 9 Cycle the same sample through the GrainGage repeat steps 7 and 8 two more times This allows Mirus to average the moisture readings for each sample 10 Repeat steps 7 9 for all prepared samples Eac...

Страница 59: ...oisture than the percentages in the previously calculated moisture curve The following tables illustrate this type of adjustment Original Curve Adjusted Curve Moisture Voltage Moisture Voltage 0 0 0 0...

Страница 60: ...CHAPTER FIVE Field Maps...

Страница 61: ...t The number of Ranges and Rows can reach up to 999 However the display number can reach up to five digits depending on how you choose to number the plots Range indicates a horizontal group of plots R...

Страница 62: ...e 62 Field Maps 2 Tap New 3 Select New Empty Map 4 Name and describe the map 5 Tap Std Plot Id 6 Tap the next arrow Note The Name box will only accept basic letters and numbers Do not use emojis or th...

Страница 63: ...first plots in each replication e g 100 1000 or 10000 Set to 1 Plot increment is the numeric interval between plots This will usually be 1 Set to 1 Pattern indicates the layout sequence for the plot i...

Страница 64: ...1 Select the map you want to view 2 Tap View Mirus opens the Map View screen The image below displays a map that has not yet been harvested Note In Map View Mirus initially displays Standard Plot ID...

Страница 65: ...Maps screen 1 Select the map you want to delete 2 Tap Delete Mirus asks if you are sure CAUTION This cannot be undone You cannot recover a deleted map If you choose to proceed tap Yes Mirus deletes t...

Страница 66: ...ed from year to year To do so simply copy the map in Mirus On the Manage Maps screen 1 Select the map you want to copy 2 Tap Copy 3 Enter the name and description for the map 4 Tap the check icon to s...

Страница 67: ...color 5 5 1 Export Data On the Manage Maps screen 1 Select the map you want to export data from 2 Tap Export 3 Enter the file path for the exported data 4 Select your preferred Identifiers 5 Toggle A...

Страница 68: ...Maps Mirus notifies of the successful export Tap Ok to finish the export Tap Open to finish the export and open the CSV file Mirus exports the data into CSV comma delimited form This allows you to imp...

Страница 69: ...CHAPTER SIX Har ves t Mode...

Страница 70: ...vest Note If the Harvest icon is not visible see page 19 for instructions on loading the H2 GrainGage plugin Or Tap Maps Mirus opens the Manage Maps screen From there select a map and tap Harvest Or T...

Страница 71: ...ation type from the top row These are the navigations that start in the lower left corner of the map 7 Tap the next arrow Note If you check Enable Random Navigation you will be able to change your loc...

Страница 72: ...figuring Traits from the Setup screen see 2 3 10 Create and Record Barcode Traits on page 32 9 Select one or all of the traits to include 10 Tap the next arrow If you selected Moisture Mirus prompts y...

Страница 73: ...Harvest Mode Mirus opens the Harvest screen and is ready to be configured or to collect data The Spatial Display can show the barcode trait numbers for each plot To turn on this feature 1 Tap on the...

Страница 74: ...s to location direction and navigation type This feature is not needed with the H2 Stationary GrainGage 5 Observations Opens a dialog box in which the operator can record notes for each plot during ha...

Страница 75: ...e GrainGage before cycling To configure the Cycle Settings 1 Tap the cycle settings icon in the toolbar 2 Select Cycle The Countdown option is not needed with the H2 Stationary GrainGage 3 Tap the che...

Страница 76: ...ured to display the data differently The screen options are as follows Diagnostics Displays the Diagnostics dialog box for monitoring during harvest Graph Shows the plot progression of weight and mois...

Страница 77: ...d View icon If desired enlarge and shrink specific screens by dragging the borders of the Quad View screens 2 Tap the Quad View icon a second time Mirus displays options for each of the four screens 3...

Страница 78: ...rvest Mode 6 3 3 Diagnostics Screen To access the Diagnostics screen in Harvest Mode 1 Tap the gear icon on the toolbar Note The Diagnostics screen will not open while the GrainGage is cycling Info Di...

Страница 79: ...Guide 79 Harvest Mode 6 3 4 Navigation Screen The navigation feature is not needed with the H2 Stationary GrainGage This screen allows you to change your location direction or navigation type Select...

Страница 80: ...ot position and provides character fields for notes on each trait and a Quick Notes text box to record any other observations for each plot Mirus stores the quick notes and trait notes alongside harve...

Страница 81: ...Each graph represents the map for two different traits weight green and moisture blue The values shown at the end of the graphs show the averages The green average shows the yield based on the weight...

Страница 82: ...H2 Stationary GrainGage User s Guide 82 Harvest Mode 6 3 7 List View In List View you can see the data in the form of a chart...

Страница 83: ...um and maximum values helps to create a more detailed legend and define the scope of the graphs and maps The narrower the minimum and maximum range the more detailed the information displayed becomes...

Страница 84: ...aximum range the more detailed the information displayed becomes 6 3 10 Configure Plot Size and Yield in Spatial Display To set the minimum and maximum plot size and yield 1 Tap the Spatial Display ic...

Страница 85: ...rd bulk density and standard moisture values see 7 Appendix A Standard Grain Information on page 88 6 4 Collect Harvest Data 6 4 1 Harvest with Cycle Button 1 Open the Mirus Harvest screen 2 Select a...

Страница 86: ...rson dump the grain directly onto the moisture blade in the same way every time The picture to the left shows the minimum amount of grain needed to cover the moisture blade 7 Tap Cycle when all the gr...

Страница 87: ...Standard Grain Information APPENDIX A...

Страница 88: ...0 lb bu 77 kg hL Canola 8 5 47 lb bu 60 kg hL Soybean 13 55 lb bu 71 kg hL Barley 14 5 48 lb bu 62 kg hL Corn 15 5 56 lb bu 72 kg hL Rye 14 56 lb bu 72 kg hL Sorghum 13 56 lb bu 72 kg hL Oats 13 5 32...

Страница 89: ...Troubleshooting Mirus APPENDIX B...

Страница 90: ...When an error has been flagged the engineers can find it easily within the error logs Use F5 to flag the error in the error log Use F6 to flag and leave a message in the error log 8 1 2 Find and Send...

Страница 91: ...are inaccurate open Diagnostics and follow the steps listed below 1 Ensure the weigh bucket of the GrainGage is in the tracks 2 Clean inside the bucket around the bucket and around the load cells of t...

Страница 92: ...for 30 seconds then plug them back in and attempt to connect 7 If the problem persists contact the HarvestMaster Field Service Engineers 8 3 3 Tare Warnings A tare warning can be prompted for the rea...

Страница 93: ...page for instructional videos and help articles on Mirus and the H2 GrainGage This instructional content includes but is not limited to Mirus Overview Weight Tare Warnings Errors on Power Up with Mir...

Страница 94: ...Limited Warrant y APPENDIX C...

Страница 95: ...ts hardware or software including without limitation warranties as to merchantability fitness for a particular purpose any warranty arising from course of performance course of dealing or usage of tra...

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