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1. 40 C Local GPS Receiver supply Check input voltage from voltage is above the normal tractor The voltage should operating range 16 0vDC be between 10vDC and 15vDC Local GPS Receiver supply Check input voltage from voltage is below the normal tractor The voltage should operating range 7 0vDC be between 10vDC and 15vDC 203 9 Local GPS Receiver L1 Reboot system If problem signal update abnormal persists contact RINEX 204 9 Local GPS Receiver L2 Reboot system If problem signal update abnormal persists contact RINEX 205 0 Local GPS Receiver CPU Reboot system If problem load above normal operating persists contact RINEX range 201 1 202 0 202 1 206 5 GPS Antenna open circuit Check cabling to GPS Antenna Contact RINEX The antenna may need to be replaced Page 130 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Message 206 6 206 9 207 0 207 1 208 9 210 12 211 0 211 1 212 0 212 1 213 9 214 9 weaning ton GPS Antenna short circuit Check cabling to GPS Antenna Contact RINEX The antenna may need to be replaced GPS Antenna failure Check cabling to GPS Antenna Contact RINEX The antenna may need to be replaced Gyro internal temperature Contact RINEX above normal operating range 85 C Gyro internal temperature below normal operating above 45 C If problem range 45 C persists contact RINEX Abnormal Gyro data update
2. Delete some files from Transfer directory located in the C drive Delete some files from the Transfer directory located in the C drive Try placing a new parallel point when GPS returns If you wish for the selected field to be loaded in to the current field press ok Else if you wish to load the selected field into a different field press cancel open the correct field and then select the field for loading again ReNEX TECHNOLOGY A 3 General Problems Problem System does not draw a track behind the vehicle Guide line is drawn in wrong place Calculated total area is incorrect Calculated treated area Is incorrect Toggle switch or boom controller will not turn spraying on off Error while writing to disk Error reading file Comm Error Check cable connection Probable Cause Vehicle marker is not switched to the ON state An offset or overlap value has been incorrectly entered Did not return to Original start point after one complete lap Swath width is set incorrectly Incorrect controller is selected There has been an error while writing to a file or saving a file There has been an error in the file you are attempting to use There is a problem in the cabling or a cable has become disconnected Page 128 Try This Check in Comms setup Section 5 6 2 to ensure the correct method of switching toggle touch or multi boom is s
3. f you have a toggle switch connected to turn treatment on and off Toggle should be selected as the master control If you have a Multi Section Boom Interface connected and the spray controllers master switch is used to turn treatment on and off External should be selected as the master control If you are using the touch screen to turn treatment on and off by touching the Vehicle Position Marker Touch should be selected as the master control The Section Control setting determines which device will be used to control each boom section If you are using the AutoSPRAY feature to control the status of each boom section AutoSPRAY should be selected as the section control This will automatically be selected if the AutoSPRAY option is on lf you have a MSBI connected and the spray controller s section switches are controlling the status of each section External should be selected as the section control If you are using Toggle or Touch as the Master Switch Control without AutoSPRAY Touch should be selected as the Section Control When Touch is selected as the Section Control the treatment indicators on the Virtual Road window can be touched on and off The baud rate determines the rate at which the GPS is received If the baud rate is changed the system must be restarted for the setting to take effect Select the bidirectional option if the controller connected to the Multi Section Boom Interface is bidirectiona
4. Guideline Offset Back BACK ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Icon POINT A POINT B PARALLEL OFFSET Hints and Tips Function This button is used to set up and activate parallel guidance If no guide points have been set this button will display Point A Tapping the Point A button will set guide point A the first point for the parallel line to be the current vehicle position The button will then change to display Point B Tapping the Point B button will set guide point B the second point for the parallel line to be the current vehicle position The button will then change to display Parallel Tapping the Parallel button will activate parallel guidance and a straight line will be drawn on the screen As the vehicle moves away from a parallel line the next parallel line will be drawn on the screen The distance between the parallel lines is one swath width minus any guide overlap The button will then change back to Point A again which allows a new set of parallel points to be set The Guideline Offset will shift the parallel guideline left or right which can be used when there is an error in the GPS positions and the guideline is slightly off from the original positions Tapping the Offset button will display the Guideline Offset window that allows this See section 5 5 1 for more details Tapping the Back button will return to the Main Menu When activating lock guidance if you are not c
5. ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Overview The map screen can contain the following components Item Vehicle Position Marker VPM Guideline Guide Points Treated Area Description The VPM is used to represent the vehicle as it moves around the screen The VPM is displayed as a triangle which is drawn to scale using settings such as the swath width and the link distances When treatment is on the triangle is shaded in black When treatment is off the triangle is shaded in white The VPM can be displayed in a heads up or north up manner N AA Treatment Off Treatment On Figure 4 1 2 The VPM A guideline will be displayed when either lock or parallel guidance is activated The guideline is represented by a solid red line on the Map Screen that is used to guide the vehicle around the field When guide points have been set these will be displayed on the Map Screen The guide points will be represented by filled in black solid circles The guide points are used to create a series of parallel guidelines when using parallel guidance ee eo Figure 4 1 3 Two guide points and a parallel guideline When treatment is on the treated area is recorded This is then displayed on the Map Screen and is represented as the blue shaded area on the screen See Figure 4 2 for an example Page 34 TECHNOLOGY Item Grid ReNEX Description When the grid is on grid lines will be displayed on the Map Screen and on th
6. VPM so its direction is always pointing towards the top of the screen See Figure 5 4 for an example S 12360991 E13818 05 23 Figure 5 4 Heads Up Mode When the North Up button is displayed the VPM moves around the Map Screen and the treated area is always drawn with north being the top of the screen See Figure 5 5 for an example 5 323609 81 E 13818 05 23 Figure 5 5 North Up Mode Tapping on the Back button will return to the Main Menu When in Heads Up mode the view can only be zoomed in or out by one level when the vehicle is moving If you wish to view all or more of the field when in Heads Up mode the vehicle must be stationary or you could switch to North Up mode Page 50 R NEX TECHNOLOGY 5 4 Field Menu AREA 12 2Ha of 227 6Ha Figure 5 6 The Field Menu Overview The Field Menu provides access to options for changing clearing and saving fields When in the Field Menu the GPS positions are ignored so treatment must be shut off Name Button Memory MAAN Files FILES a Zoom ZOOM ALL All Y Function Tapping the Memory button will display the Memory window from which the current field can be changed See section 5 4 1 for more details Tapping the Files button will display the Files Menu from which the current field can be saved or another field loaded See section 5 4 2 for more details Tapping the Zoom All button will display all of the
7. control the spraying state of the boom the overlapped areas can be viewed on the Map Screen The overlapped areas are displayed in green the non overlapped areas are displayed in blue and the non treated areas are displayed in white To view the overlapped areas the view must be in North Up mode To change into North Up mode press the North Up Heads Up button in the View menu and toggle it to North Up Figure 8 2 The view in Northup mode showing the overlapped areas Hints and Tips When the paddock is saved using the Load Save feature it will no longer be able to be completed at a later date using AutoSPRAY However the data can be viewed and completed without AutoSPRAY Only the nine fields accessible via the Memory Window can be returned to at a later date using AutoSPRA Y Page 101 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 4 Viewing the Percentage Overlap The percentage of overlapped areas can be viewed as a field is treated This can be viewed on the lower status bar on the bottom of the map screen If the lower status bar is not showing the percentage overlap tap it until it is displayed Overlap 0 0 NS Figure 8 3 The percentage overlap on the status bar Page 102 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Page 103 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY The AutoSTEER option is an add on to the RINEX guidance product range that allows the guidance system to AutoSTEER the vehicle along a straight line providing optimal accuracy P
8. current status of each boom section on the spray controller and displays the status on the screen along with the treated area for each section The type of guidance used when working the field in an up and back method A set of parallel guidelines will be drawn on the screen one swath width apart The PC device running the Microsoft Windows operating system and the GuideTRAX software The hardware system installed in your vehicle cabin which is used to run the Guide TRAX software That is the Interface Box GPS antennae and can include any connected device cables connectors and the touch screen The Interface Control Box The main component of the Saturn HT system that provides an interface to other components of the system It contains the PC board and is used to connect components such as the touch screen and the GPS receiver The total width of the boom implement To touch the touch screen once with your finger at an intended position on the screen Care must be taken to tap the screen gently A device that is connected to the controller port on the Saturn HT system that allows the treatment to be turned on or off without having to touch the VPM on the screen Page 123 R NEX TECHNOLOGY Phrase Touch Screen Treatment Treatment Data Unit USB Storage Device Vehicle Position Marker VPM Virtual Road VR Description The display device which shows the progress of your operation a
9. is selected as the master control then the bonnet can be tapped to activate deactivate treatment Page 36 TECHNOLOGY Item Guideline Virtual Road Grid Lightbar Arrows ReNEX Description The red middle line on the road represents the current guideline The blue Virtual Road enhances the projection of the guideline and creates the feeling of a road A grid will be displayed on the Virtual Road Window if it is selected in the display setup See section 5 6 2 for more details The lightbar arrows are displayed under the Virtual Road Window and are used to display the distance the vehicle is from the current guide line This information is the same as what is be displayed on the external lightbar See section 5 6 1 for more details Page 37 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 4 4 Status Bar Overview The Status Bar is used to display system status information Tapping the Status Bar will toggle between the different information avallable The available components of the Status Bar are listed below Item Position Area Area To Go Speed Current Field Info Description S 32 36 09 81 E 138 18 05 23 This displays the current position of the vehicle The position is shown in either geographical or Cartesian coordinates depending on the setup option See section 5 6 2 for more details AREA 12 2Ha of 227 6Ha This displays the current treated area When one lap of the paddock has been complet
10. not be started with the Saturn G system running Hints and Tips There is no Exit button in the Guide TRAX v2 1 software The system is turned off directly at the power switch on the interface box This is different to the Saturn H system Page 10 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 2 2 First Use Setup The following is a list of various settings that must be set for the GuideTRAX software to operate correctly according to a specific vehicle configuration Set the vehicle swath 1 2 3 4 From the Main Menu touch on the Field button then touch on the Restart button From the Restart window touch on the Swath button In the Boom Settings window enter the correct boom settings See sections 5 4 3 for further assistance Enter the link settings 1 9 From the Main Menu touch on the Setup button then touch on the Settings button 2 From the General Setup window touch on the Vehicle button 3 4 In the Link Settings window enter the correct link settings for the From the Vehicle Setup window touch on the Link Settings button vehicle See section 5 6 2 for further assistance Set the antenna offsets 1 2 3 From the Main Menu touch on the Setup button then touch on the settings button From the General Setup window touch on the Vehicle button In the Vehicle Setup window touch on the Crosstrack value button This will open the Numerical Keyboard window and a Crosstrack val
11. perimeter would be governed by a fence line that dictates the shape of the field this may be rectangular or some irregular shape This is not important to GuideTRAX as the next swath line will be adjacent to the last swath by the distance of one swath width minus any guide overlap distance See section 5 6 2 on guide overlap Once again this is not important as Guide TRAX automatically calculates this for the operator A typical racetrack spray pattern is shown in Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Typical Spray pattern using racetrack Once the perimeter of the field is completed the vehicle moves towards the next swath line using the map screen for guidance When the vehicle comes alongside the previous treatment perimeter lap the operator touches the Lock button in the Guide Menu and then follows the Virtual Road or arrows on the light bar to stay on line A guideline is displayed on the map screen which indicates the line that needs to be followed GuideTRAX will continue to automatically update the guideline as the vehicle moves around the field The guideline will always be computed to be adjacent to the previous treatment Hence if the vehicle manoeuvres around a tree the subsequent guideline will also show a deviation The operator can choose to ignore this guideline and simply steer straight through these areas A typical racetrack screen is shown in Figure 3 5 Page 22 R NEX TECHNOLOGY AREA 3 1Ha to go Figure 3 5 Typical
12. soft reset After a soft reset the system will reboot Page 87 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Hard Reset Tapping the Hard Reset button will restore the factory settings All data that has been recorded with the Guide TRAX software will be deleted and all settings will be set back to the default factory settings After a hard reset the system will reboot Back Tapping the Back button will return to the Launcher Main window Hints and Tips You will be asked to confirm the actions of soft and hard reset 6 2 3 Utilities TOOLKIT VIEW GPS BACK Item Description Windows Tapping the Windows Shell button will display the Shell Windows Shell interface from which Windows commands can be entered To return to Launcher if the Windows Shell is opened simply type Exit using a keyboard Toolkit Tapping the Toolkit button will open the Toolkit program for use with your GPS receiver The Toolkit program will allow you to view the serial number of your GPS receiver and the expiry date The supported GPS receivers for use with Toolkit are Ag114 3000L G12 and GEM receivers Page 88 TECHNOLOGY Item View GPS Back ReNEX Description Tapping the View GPS button will display the current NMEA string being received from the GPS receiver Use this tool to test the connection with the GPS receiver on the GPS port of the Interface Box Tapping the Back button will return to the Launcher Main Wind
13. the left 4 Pressing Pulse Right should jolt the steering to the right Figure 9 4 Calibrate Steering OK selecting OK will close the window and changes will take effect Hints and Tips When calibrating the steering the simplest way to align the steering wheel to the centre is to pick a point on the horizon and drive to it When you feel that the steering wheel is in the centre and the vehicle is driving straight press next Page 111 R NEX TECHNOLOGY 9 4 The AutoSTEER Status Button When AutoSTEER Is on a button will appear on the status bar at the bottom of the screen to the right This button displays the current status of AutoSTEER There are four states of operation when in AutoSTEER mode Status ZW ERROR Meaning If an error occurs that is related to AutoSTEER then the AutoSTEER Status button will display ERROR If there is no guideline set the vehicle is stationary or too far from the guideline the AutoSTEER Status button will display NOT READY When GPS is good the guideline has been set and the vehicle is moving along the guideline then the AutoSTEER Status button will display READY Action Pressing the AutoSTEER Status Button when it shows ERROR will do nothing Pressing the AutoSTEER Status Button when it shows NOT READY will do nothing Pressing the AutoSTEER Status Button when it shows READY will activate AutoSTEER and the vehicle will begin to steer a
14. there is a tick in the check box next to AutoSPRAY On then the option is on Removing the tick will turn the option off Look Ahead When AutoSPRAY is deciding when it should turn spraying on or off it looks to see if there has been any treatment up ahead or not It then uses this information to decide whether or not it should turn spraying on or off and when How far ahead AutoSPRAY looks ahead can be set using the Look Ahead value in meters If it seems that there is a delay between the point that spraying shuts off on the screen display and the point that the solenoids are actually shut off then a look ahead distance that is greater than the distance traveled during this latency period should be entered Page 99 TECHNOLOGY Name Target Overlap Latency OK ReNEX Function The Target Overlap is one of the criteria used when shutting spraying off and turning it back on again The higher the Target Overlap the less reactive AutoSPRAY will be in shutting off and on Latency is used to compensate for a delay in the spraying solenoids If it seems that there is a delay between the time that spraying shuts off on the screen display and the time that the solenoids are actually shut off then the Latency value should be altered to compensate for this Selecting OK will close the window and changes will take effect Page 100 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 3 Viewing the Overlapped Areas When AutoSPRAY is being used to
15. to load a file a warning will be displayed confirming that all data in the current field will be lost Page 55 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Load Guide Points E GT_2 03_204 E GT_2 03 20 E GT_2 03 PC GT_2 03 TC EH E HEX E HH E HHH E KKK IE FIELDOO1 EIN E FIELDOOS E NNNN S gt v A JE Figure 5 10 The Load Guide Points Window Overview The Load Guide Points window displays a list of fields that have previously been saved lt allows the guide points of a saved field to be loaded into the current field without losing the treatment data in the current field If a removable USB storage device is connected the files displayed in the Load Guide Points window will be the files that are on the USB device If no removable USB storage device is connected the files displayed in the Load Guide Points window will be the files that have been saved to internal memory Name Function Field Tapping on the name of a field listed in the Load Guide Selection Points window will select it and when OK is pressed the guide points of the current selected field will be loaded into the current field OK Tapping OK will load the guide points from the selected field into the current field and the window will be closed Cancel Tapping Cancel will close the dialogue and the guide points of the current field will remain unchanged Hints and Tips This is useful when it is desired to work many different fields o
16. treatment data in the current field You can take a closer view of the treatment by tapping the screen at the point of interest The view will zoom in on the point that was tapped Page 51 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Name Button Function Restart fa Tapping the Restart button will display the Restart Field window from which the current field can be cleared of all treatment data and the swath width can be changed See section 5 4 3 for more details Back Tapping the Back button will return to the Main f Menu 5 4 1 Memory M8 M9 SIER Figure 5 7 The Memory Window Overview The Memory window allows the current field to be changed without having to clear any unfinished fields There are nine fields in memory that can be used to record treatment data If there is any treatment data in each of the nine fields a small preview of the treatment data will be displayed above the memory number that the treatment data is located in M1 M9 Page 52 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Name Function M1 M9 The current field that treatment data will be recorded to can be selected by tapping on the square above the desired memory number M1 M9 and pressing OK The selected field then becomes the current field Data belonging to that field is displayed on the Map Screen and any treatment recorded will be saved to that field E g In Figure 5 7 M2 has been selected by tapping it on the screen Selec
17. 9 The General Setup Window Overview The General Setup window contains buttons which allow access to commonly grouped setup options Name Button Function Display Display Tapping the Display button will open the Display Setup window Page 67 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Button A Vehicle Vehicle q er Comms Comms AutoSTEER AutoSTEER AutoSPRAY AutoSPRAY Ve Name Guide Function Tapping the Guide button will open the Guide Setup window Tapping the Vehicle button will open the Vehicle Setup window Tapping the Comms button will open the Comms Setup window Tapping the AutoSTEER button will display the AutoSTEER Setup window Ifthe AutoSTEER feature is not available the button will be faded out and pressing this button will have no effect Tapping the AutoSPRAY button will display the AutoSPRAY Setup window Ifthe AutoSPRAY feature is not available the button will be faded out and pressing this button will have no effect See section 8 for more details Display Setup DISPLAY SETUP GRID Spacing 100 0 m OFF DISPLAY UNITS Units Metric C Imperial Position Latilong EIN GENERAL NightMode T Figure 5 20 The Display Setup Window Page 68 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Overview The display setup window allows various settings related to the display to be changed Name Grid On Off Grid Spacing Night Mode Units Position OK Function If Grid
18. Check GPS status by touching the scrolling satellite If problem persists contact RINEX 300 12 GPS AGC bad component Contact RINEX 302 0 Gyro Yaw sensor above Reboot system If problem normal operating range persists contact RINEX 302 11 Gyro Yaw sensor below rate Reboot system If problem of change when stationary persists contact RINEX 303 1 WAS below normal operating Check all cables connected correctly Check the isolation switch on the MCU If problem persists contact RINEX 303 2 Digital output error Check solenoid connections Allow to cool If problem persists contact RINEX Page 132 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 303 7 JDT steering system not Ensure that it is connected If connected problem persists contact RINEX VIU update rate poor Ensure the isolation switch on the MCU is on If not switch off and on If problem persists contact RINEX 303 13 JDT system not calibrated Contact RINEX 304 0 GPS error above normal Wait until GPS is good operating range again If problem persists contact RINEX Page 133
19. GuideTRAX User Manual Version Rev 2 1 Part Number 1 1240 Issue Date December 2004 Copyright Notice All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Rinex Technology Disclaimer No liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this publication RINEX assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions no is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein Further this publication and features described herein are subject to change without notice Use of this system is strictly limited to providing steering assistance to the operator who must remain in control of the vehicle at all times RINEX including its officers servants and agents does not make any representation to any party and will not accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever for any loss or damage of whatever nature suffered by any such person or corporation choosing or seeking to use this system or any part thereof By use of this system you agree that RINEX is not liable or responsible for any damage whatsoever to the vehicle any property personal injuries or death that may result from the use or abuse of this system Guide
20. HNOLOGY The GuideTRAX v2 1 menu system is accessed by touching or tapping the appropriate button on the touch screen The menu system contains sub menus and a tree or layout of the menu system in shown in Figure 9 1 This section describes the various menus and sub menus as to the functionality of the particular button and the options that may be set from these buttons Page 46 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 5 1 Menu Layout MAIN MENU VIEW MENU FIELD MENU GUIDE MENU DS OUT FILES LOCK LOAD ALL PARALLEL SAVE HEADS UP NORTH UP SERE LOAD AB BACK BACK BACK ZOOM ALL RESTART BACK Figure 5 1 The Menu Layout Page 47 GUIDE OFF POINT A POINT B SETUP MENU LIGHTBAR SETTINGS BUTTONS ABOUT BACK ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 5 2 The Main Menu AREA 46 0Ha of 0 7Ha NN Figure 5 2 The Main Menu Overview The Main Menu will be the first to be displayed when GuideTRAX is started When in the Main Menu the entire Map Screen and Virtual Road Window will be displayed Below is a list of the menu buttons located in the Main Menu and their functionality Name Button Function View Tapping on the View button will enter the View menu from which the properties of the current view can be changed Field Tapping on the Field button will enter the Field menu The Field Menu provides access to options for changing clearing and saving the current field Guide Tapping on t
21. Legislation To the greatest extent possible this warranty shall be governed by the laws of the State of Western Australia In the event that any provision hereof is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction such provision shall be severed from this warranty and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect Obtaining Warranty Service In order to obtain warranty service the end purchaser must bring the Product to an authorised RINEX dealer along with the end purchaser s proof of purchase The end purchaser must produce the original invoice or other purchase documents as proof of the purchase date The end purchaser is solely responsible for the cost of transportation of the Product to RINEX or an authorised RINEX dealer and the Product is at the end purchaser s risk whilst in transit For any questions regarding warranty service or to obtain information regarding the location of any of RINEX s approved dealers contact RINEX at the following address Rinex Technology 19 Lyall Street South Perth Western Australia 6151 Telephone 08 9474 4771 Facsimile 08 9474 4772 Internet www rinex com au TABLE OF CONTENTS ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Table of Contents I IATOQUCION arrancada 1 1 1 The Saturn H series 2 0 0 0 cece cece ec ecececececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeegeeeneeeeeeneneneenenenenaes 3 1 2 The Saturn UG series oocococncncncncncnoncnonnnnnn nn nr nenn nennen 4 2 Gerung AAA E s
22. On is selected a grid will be displayed on the Map Screen and the Virtual Road window If Grid Off is selected no grid will be displayed on the Map Screen or the Virtual Road window Grid lines will run from north to south and from east to west Tapping the Grid Spacing button opens the Numerical Keyboard window from which the grid spacing can be changed The grid spacing defines the distance between the horizontal and vertical grid lines The default grid spacing is 100m meaning each grid square represents 1Ha If Night Mode is selected the Map Screen will have a black background instead of white This is to improve visibility at night To select Night Mode tap on the small box next to it to place a tick in the box If Metric is selected all of the units of the system will be shown in metric If Imperial is selected all of the system units will be shown in imperial If Lat Long is selected the latitude and longitude of the current position will be displayed on the status bar If E N is selected the easting northing and the zone will be displayed as the current position on the Status Bar Selecting OK will close the window and any changes to the settings will take effect Page 69 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Guide Setup GUIDE SETUP LOCK OPTIONS Left First Right First C Left Only Right Only AutoLOCK GUIDE OPTIONS Overlap 0 00 m VIRTUAL ROAD VROn W Figure 5 21 The Guide Setup Window Over
23. RAX v2 1 software Page 2 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 1 1 The Saturn H series RINEX manufacture a variety of guidance and control systems including the Saturn series of guidance systems The GuideTRAX v2 1 version 2 1 software was designed specifically to operate on the Saturn H series which incorporates an intelligent power supply with an embedded Windows operating system The Saturn H series guidance systems automatically control the power position according to the vehicle ignition status which means that the guidance system is operational when the vehicle is running and inactive OFF when the vehicle is shutdown The Saturn H series can be easily identified by its compact interface box as shown in Figure 1 1 Figure 1 1 The Saturn H interface box The physical properties of the Saturn H series interface box are as follows 230 w x 65 h x 190 d 1200gm Page 3 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 1 2 The Saturn G series The predecessor to the Saturn H series was the G series which incorporated different physical functionality The GuideTRAX v2 1 version 2 1 software has been adapted to operate on the G series with some slight differences which will be denoted in this manual as necessary Primarily the only difference that the user will note is the powering of the system Whereas the H series incorporated the intelligent power supply which senses the s
24. Reboot system If problem rate persists contact RINEX Base GPS Receiver bad Reboot system If problem device persists contact RINEX Base GPS Receiver Contact RINEX temperature above normal operating range 100 C Base GPS Receiver Increase the temperature in temperature below normal the cab operating range 40 C Ensure temperature in cab Is Base GPS Receiver supply Check input voltage from voltage above normal range _ tractor The voltage should 16VDC be between 10VDC and 15VDC Base GPS Receiver supply Check input voltage from voltage below normal range tractor The voltage should 7VDC be between 10VDC and 15VDC Base GPS Receiver L1 Contact RINEX signal update abnormal Base GPS Receiver L2 Contact RINEX signal update abnormal Page 131 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY CS meaning an 215 0 Base GPS Receiver CPU Reboot system If problem load above normal operating persists contact RINEX range 216 5 Base GPS Antenna open Check cabling to GPS circuit Antenna Contact RINEX The antenna may need to be replaced 216 6 Base GPS Antenna Check cabling to GPS grounded circuit Antenna Contact RINEX The antenna may need to be replaced 216 9 Base GPS Antenna failure Check cabling to GPS Antenna Contact RINEX The antenna may need to be replaced 232 2 GPS erratic intermittent or Check cable connections incorrect Ensure that Omnistar subscription hasn t expired
25. TRAX User Manual Written for Guide TRAX PC software Version 2 1 Publication Date October 2004 Copyright Y 2004 by Rinex Technology All rights reserved Acknowledgements Windows 98 Windows CE Windows XP and Wordpad are registered to Microsoft Corp Other products and trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their registered owners RINEX TECHNOLOGY ABN 30 029 441 181 Office Location 19 Lyall Street South Perth WA 6151 Postal Address 19 Lyall Street South Perth WA 6151 Telephone Local 08 9474 4771 International 61 8 9474 4771 Facsimile Local 08 9474 4772 International 61 8 9474 4772 Internet http www rinex com au Email info rinex com au RINEX LIMITED WARRANTY ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Products This warranty covers all products the Products manufactured and or sold by RINEX Technology or their authorised dealers RINEX Technology Limited Warranty RINEX Technology RINEX hereby warrants solely to the end purchaser of the Products subject to the exclusions and procedures set forth herein below that the Products sold to such end purchaser shall be free under normal use and maintenance from defects in material and workmanship for a period of 12 months from delivery Repairs and replacement components are warranted subject to the exclusions and procedures set forth below to be free under normal use and maintenance from defects
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27. age 106 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 1 Connecting the AutoSTEER Controller Connecting the AutoSTEER Controller to the Saturn HT system is a simple process Supplied with the AutoSTEER system is the AutoSTEER Controller Serial Interface Cable To connect the AutoSTEER Controller Serial Interface Cable insert the circular 8 pin connector into the grey serial connector of the Internal Tractor Loom The red power connector remains disconnected Then insert the 9 pin connector into the GPS port of the Saturn HT See diagram below MCU HT Serial Interface Cable GPS Port Internal Tractor To VIU som A To Power Loom Extension Cable El GPS Antenna Beeline MCU M J Figure 9 1 Connecting the AutoSTEER hardware to the Saturn HT Page 107 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 2 Enabling AutoSTEER When the AutoSTEER controller has been fitted to you vehicle and connected to the Saturn HT the option must be activated in the GuideTRAX software 1 From the AutoSTEER Setup window section 9 3 select AutoSTEER on by placing a tick in the box at the top of the window 2 Now press OK A window will be displayed informing you to restart the system 3 Turn the vehicle ignition off wait for the system to shutdown and then turn the vehicle ignition back on 4 When the system starts up again a disclaimer screen will be displayed Read the information carefully and if you agree press OK if you do not agree with thi
28. al sections treated will be displayed on the screen as they are turned on via the spray controller if the Multi Section Boom Interface is connected correctly Refer to the RINEX hardware installation manual for further details Page 93 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY The AutoSPRAY option is an add on to the RINEX guidance product range that allows the guidance system to automatically control the spraying state of the boom sections as the vehicle drives over treated non treated areas Page 96 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 1 Using AutoSPRAY 8 1 1 Enabling the AutoSPRAY Option Step Instruction 1 Open the general setup window by tapping the Settings button in the Setup menu 2 Tap on the AutoSPRAY button in the general setup window Note If you are unable to press the AutoSPRAY button call RINEX to register AutoSPRAY 3 Select AutoSPRAY ON by placing a tick in the box next to AutoSPRAY ON and tap OK 4 Restart the system by turning the vehicle ignition off wait for the system to shutdown Turn the vehicle ignition back on 5 When the Guide TRAX software is opened open the Comms Setup window from General Setup and set the Master Source to either toggle or touch depending on your configuration and set the Section Source to AutoSPRAY See section 5 6 2 for more details 6 Now the boom settings must be set Select Restart from the Field menu and press the swath button Enter the correct number of boom sections and their widths and co
29. are parallel to each other Racetrack Lines that are in an ever decreasing shape The pattern is not necessarily a square or circle Contour lines Lines that are parallel however they are not straight These lines are typically found around contour banks Figure 3 1 Typical Spray patterns used in fields Parallel Lines Racetrack and Contour lines It is not the intention of the Guide TRAX software to decide which method is superior as each operator has their own preferences as to which method they use for a given field More importantly it should be noted that the operator could use any of these techniques or a combination for guidance in applying a treatment to a field Guidance is provided to the operator using the map screen the virtual road window and the external light bar Each device presents information to the operator that enables them to make decisions on which direction to travel Page 18 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY The map screen provides a bird s eye view of the treated area The map view clearly shows where the vehicle is and the direction it is heading The spray trail shows which areas have been treated and the area yet to be treated A typical map screen with spray trail is shown in Figure 4 2 Alternatively the map screen display can be split to show both the bird s eye view and the Virtual Road window which projects the view forward at an angle of 45 degrees and includes guidelines to show the pr
30. ay the No Sections Sections window from which the number of boom sections can be changed Section Tapping the Section Number button will toggle between Number each boom section displaying the width of the section on the adjacent button allowing it to be changed Section Tapping the Section Width button will display the numeric Width keyboard window from which the width of the currently selected section can be changed OK Tapping OK will change the boom settings and return to the Restart window Cancel Tapping Cancel will close the window and return to the Restart window The boom settings will remain unchanged Page 58 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Number of Boom Sections MBER OF SECTIONS No Sections 8 Warning Previous Information will be lost ZIE Figure 5 13 The Number of Boom Sections Window Overview The Number of Boom Sections window allows the user to change the number of boom section for the vehicle Name Function Up Tapping the Up button once will increase the number of boom sections by one until a maximum of 32 sections is reached Down Tapping the Down button once will decrease the number of boom sections by one until a minimum of 1 section is reached OK Tapping OK will change the number of boom sections and return to the Boom Settings window from which the section widths can be entered Cancel Tapping Cancel will close the window and return to Boom Settings window The number of se
31. cator Page 13 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 2 4 The Load Process When GuideTRAX is started all treatment data in the field that was in use the last time the system was shutdown will be loaded and displayed on the map screen Whenever GuideTRAX is in the process of loading treatment data the progress window will be displayed Ry NEX TECHNOLOGY Figure 2 2 The Progress Window On completion of the loading of field data the progress window will disappear automatically leaving the map screen in view The system is then ready to commence working Hints and Tips When loading large fields the loading process may be stopped by pressing the cancel button on the progress window if the field is not required The field must then be restarted if it is to be used for a new treatment See section 5 4 3 for more details on restarting the field Page 14 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Page 15 Using Gui ReNEX TECHNOLOGY A major feature of GuideTRAX is the ability to provide guidance to the operator so that treatment can be applied to a field in as accurately as possible In order to treat an entire field the operator will want to ensure that no areas are missed and minimize over lapping sprayed areas Due to the never ending shapes of fields a number of different spraying techniques have been adopted These techniques as shown in Figure 3 1 are summarised as follows Parallel lines Perfectly straight lines that
32. ce system will start to power on after a short period and the Guide TRAX software will be started ISOLATION POWER SWITCH Figure 2 1 The Saturn H interface box amp IPS In normal operation leave the Isolation Power Switch IPS on the Interface Box in the ON position at all times 3 To shut the Saturn H system OFF simply turn the vehicle ignition off This will shutdown the GuideTRAX software and power down the Saturn H system The IPS should not be switched to the OFF position Hints and Tips There is no Exit button in the Guide TRAX v2 1 software Do not turn the system off by turning the IPS OFF on the interface box Shutting down the system off in this way may cause the loss of important system information Page 9 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 2 1 2 Saturn G 1 With the power switch on the interface box in the OFF position start the vehicle 2 Start the Saturn G by turning the power switch to ON position Note that the system will not start immediately but will commence the startup procedure which takes approximately 120seconds to complete The system will start and the GuideTRAX software will be ready for use 3 To shutdown the Saturn G system the power switch should be turned OFF The system will not power down immediately but will start the process to shutdown the system which takes approximately 30 seconds to finish For normal circumstances the vehicle should
33. cle is travelling relative to the guideline This is an angle displayed in degrees CtkErr The Ctk Err Crosstrack Error indicates the distance the vehicle is from the guideline in metres Path The Path number indicates how many guidelines the current guideline is away from the original guideline Page 115 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 7 Setting the Guide Points In order for AutoSTEER to become READY the guide points must be set in the paddock The guide points can be set using the Point A Point B button in the Guide Menu 1 When the vehicle is in the desired position for the first guide point press Point A 2 Drive for at least 20m and when the vehicle is in the desired position for the second guide point press Point B The further this distance the more accurate the direction of the line will be Ideally place Point A at one end of the field and then Point B at the other end of the field 3 Now press Parallel The guideline will now be ready for use with AutoSTEER As you move away from the current guideline the next guideline exactly one swath width away will become the current guideline E g S 31 58 23 16 E 115 51 07 51 O SS Page 116 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 8 Activating AutoSTEER To achieve the AutoSTEER READY state a number of conditions must be met 1 2 3 4 9 Guideline must be set Vehicle must be traveling parallel to the guideline Vehicle must be within 2m of
34. cm to the right Keep pressing the Right button until the desired offset has been reached Maximum 0 5m to the right Left Tapping the Left button once will shift the guideline 1cm to the left Keep pressing the Left button until the desired offset has been reached Maximum 0 5m to the left OK Selecting OK will close the window and display the shifted guideline Page 63 R NEX TECHNOLOGY 5 6 The Setup Menu Figure 5 16 The Setup Menu Overview The Setup Menu allows access to various setup options for configuring the system which are sorted into common themes Name Button Lightbar Heil Settings Buttons About Function Tapping the Lightbar button displays the Lightbar Window from which the intensity of the lightbar can be changed The lightbar offset settings can also be changed from this window See section 5 6 1 for more details Tapping the Settings button displays the General Setup window from which various settings can be changed See section 5 6 2 for more details Tapping the Buttons button displays the Buttons window from which the external button box can be configured See section 5 6 3 for more details Tapping the About button displays the About window from which the version information can be viewed along with other important system information See section 5 6 4 for more details Page 64 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Name Button Fu
35. control the spraying state of the boom as the vehicle drives over a treated non treated area AutoSTEER is an optional extra in the RINEX guidance product range that allows the Saturn HT system to steer automatically along a straight line using parallel guidance providing optimal accuracy Boom details such as the number of boom sections and the width of each section A symbol representing a function shown on the touch screen which allows the input of data or performs a function when tapped The current selected field in memory chosen from the Memory window The current field is where all of the treatment data will be stored when treatment is commenced Differential Global Positioning System Provides more accurate positioning information where corrections are applied to the basic GPS position An optional device that is connected to the USB port of the Interface Box This device consists of four programmable buttons that can be used with the GuideTRAX program to perform functions without having to touch the screen A file in which treatment data is recorded and saved Page 121 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Phrase GPS Guideline Guide Points GuideTRAX Software Launcher Program Lightbar Link Link Settings Lock Guidance Map Screen Menu Description Global Positioning System Provides basic position information to the system The red line displayed on the map screen This line may have be
36. ctions will remain unchanged Hints and Tips When the number of boom sections is changed any previous section widths entered in the Boom Settings widow are cleared Please ensure that the number of boom sections is entered before any section width information is entered Page 59 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 5 5 The Guide Menu Er FA Pi T A YE ES ul t y y 1 N l l T T I AAA SS l 1 t 2 AA LA l l l dea AREA 46 0Ha of 0 7Ha Figure 5 14 The Guide Menu Overview The Guide Menu allows access to functions related to guidance When in the Guide menu the Map Screen will remain displayed Name Icon Function Guide Off M Tapping the Guide Off button turns off the current en guideline which consequently leaves the lightbar blank and deactivates the Virtual Road When guidance is deactivated the Virtual Road will no longer be drawn however the virtual road window will remain displaying the green triangle representing the vehicle bonnet Lock LOCK Tapping the Lock button will attempt to lock onto A the nearest recorded swath It will look for a swath and attempt to compute a guideline exactly one swath width away minus any overlap value entered The vehicle must be within one swath width of the recorded swath for a lock to be found Use this guidance method for contours and race track lock workings Page 60 Name Point A Point B Parallel
37. e Virtual Road The grid lines run in a north south east west direction The distance between each grid line has a default of 100m which means that each square of the grid represents one hectare Information on how to change the grid spacing and how to turn the grid on or off can be found in section 5 6 2 Page 35 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 4 3 Virtual Road Window U owes sesh f 2008 ic ni Figure 4 3 A typical Virtual Road Window Overview The Virtual Road Window is used to represent the current guideline when guidance is activated and is displayed in the form of a Virtual Road that can be steered to If guidance is not activated only the bonnet and treatment indicators will be displayed Item Description Treatment These indicators display the current status of each section Indicators on the boom The number of rectangles displayed represents the number of boom sections If a rectangle is filled in red then that boom section is currently on If it is filled in white then that boom section is currently off When touch is selected as the section control then each rectangle can be tapped to activate deactivate treatment on each individual boom section Green The green triangle in the Virtual Road Window represents Bonnet the front of the vehicle and can be likened to the vehicle s bonnet If the triangle is filled in green then treatment is on If the triangle is filled in white then treatment is off When touch
38. e button will display the Numerical Keyboard window The value entered represents a distance from the guideline When the vehicle is this distance from the guideline the lightbar will display this symbol pointing either left lt or right gt indicating the direction the vehicle needs to move Tapping the gt gt value button will display the Numerical Keyboard window The value entered represents a distance When the vehicle is this distance from the guideline the lightbar will display this symbol pointing either left lt lt or right gt gt indicating the direction the vehicle needs to move Page 66 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Name Function gt gt gt Tapping the gt gt gt value button will display the Numerical Keyboard window The value entered represents a distance When the vehicle is this distance from the guideline the lightbar will display this symbol pointing either left lt lt lt or right gt gt gt indicating the direction the vehicle needs to move gt gt gt gt Tapping the gt gt gt gt value button will display the Numerical Keyboard window The value entered represents a distance When the vehicle is this distance from the guideline the lightbar will display this symbol pointing either left lt lt lt lt or right gt gt gt gt indicating the direction the vehicle needs to move 5 6 2 General Setup NERAL SETUP Display Guide a H 7 AutoSTEER AutoSPRAY Figure 5 1
39. e lock line that needs to be followed At the end of the contour line the guidance is switched off as the vehicle moves away from the treatment Then as the vehicle is turned around to commence the next contour swath line the guidance lock is once again engaged by pressing the Lock button This pattern is repeated until the field treatment has been completed Page 24 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY As with the racetrack guidance the guideline will always be computed to be adjacent to the last swath line As shown previously if the vehicle manoeuvres around a tree or some other feature the next guideline will show the same pattern Page 25 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 4 The External Lightbar optional item The external lightbar an optional item provides the driver with guidance information from a physical device that is mounted in the driver s line of vision Changes of direction are easily seen without having to look away from the driving task at hand The lightbar provides a left right indicator showing which way the operator must steer to get on to the current guideline The operator simply manoeuvres the vehicle to either the left or right as indicated by the lightbar until the vehicle is on line A typical light bar display is shown in Figure 3 7 Figure 3 7 The lightbar display showing the vehicle is on line If the vehicle veers off line the lightbar will display arrows indicating the direction left or right needed to
40. e transfer directory with no problems Page 126 Turn treatment off and press the Field menu button again If you wish to reload the full field either restart the program or press Memory in the Field menu and select the correct field Section 5 4 1 If you wish to keep the current treatment for completion do not restart it simply drive back to where you left off and the treatment can continue Else if you wish to start another treatment restart the field or select a different field from the field memory window Section 5 4 Please contact RINEX for further information No action necessary ReNEX TECHNOLOGY probable Cause TryThis Please restart system for changes to take effect Warning Disk space is low Error No disk space avallable Error The current position is invalid No valid GPS Warning All data in the current field will be lost Do you wish to proceed system setting was changed and system must be restarted for the change to take effect Too many files have been saved and disk space Is low Too many files have been saved and there is no disk space remaining A parallel point was attempted to be placed while there was no GPS A field has been loaded into the current field and the current field must be cleared for this to occur Page 127 Restart the program by pressing turning the ignition off and then turn the ignition back on
41. eTRAX will automatically increment to the next parallel line Swath lines can be sprayed in any order and GuideTRAX will show the nearest parallel line to the vehicle Swath lines will not be missed as the treated area on the map screen will always show exactly which areas have been treated and the areas that haven t In order to use parallel line guidance press the Point A button on the Guide Menu A dot will appear on the screen representing point A The Point A button will now turn into the Point B button Once pressed it will create the second dot on the screen The Point B button will now turn Page 20 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY into the Parallel Button Press the parallel buttons to draw the projected parallel line and activate parallel guidance The parallel guidance can be deleted deactivated on this line by touching the Guide Off button or press Point A to redefine a new line The system will prompt whether to create a new point A or cancel S 31 58 23 16 E 115 51 07 51 NU Figure 3 3 Parallel guidance Page 21 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 2 Racetrack Lock Guidance The racetrack guidance method is called lock guidance because instead of using a pre defined line the system locks on to previous swath run when calculating the guideline for the next run This method of guidance is also very simple The operator merely has to drive around the perimeter of the field as normally undertaken Typically the outside
42. ed the total encompassed area will be shown also For the total area of a field to be displayed the vehicle has to pass within double the swath width of the Starting point AREA 215 4Ha to go This displays the total area minus the treated area 15 4 km h This displays the current vehicle speed MS Swath 20 00m This displays the number of the current selected field in memory and the current field s total swath width Page 38 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Item AutoSPRAY Overlap AutoSTEER Info Description Overlap 0 0 This display option is available when AutoSPRAY is on It displays the percentage of overlapped area in the current field CT 1 2m DirErr 5 Path 2 This display option is available when AutoSTEER is on It displays information related to AutoSTEER such as the distance from the current guideline the angle the vehicle is travelling to the guideline and the current guideline number Page 39 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 45 GPS Status Indicator Overview The GPS Status Indicator is used to display the current status of the GPS Tapping the GPS Status Indicator will display the GPS Info window from which additional information can be viewed See section 4 7 for more information on the GPS Status window The possible icons and their meanings are listed in the table below Icon Description The satellite symbol scrolling through the icon indicates good GPS is being received This
43. elected Ensure overlap and offset values are correctly entered in Guide Setup Section 5 6 2 Area will not be calculated unless field is restarted and perimeter is recorded Restart field and change swath width to correct value Section 5 4 3 Change controller via the Comms Setup Section 5 6 2 If unable to change controller restart field Try saving or restarting the field again Restart the field via the Field menu Section 5 4 3 Check that all cables are inserted correctly ReNEX TECHNOLOGY probable Cause TryThis Range Error A value has been Enter another value entered that is too that is within the range large or too small that is displayed in the error message Error Copying File An error occurred Try restarting the when a file was current field and reload loaded the file If it occurs again the file is corrupt Please delete the file to avoid further complications Page 129 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY A 4 AutoSTEER Messages Message Meaning Action Not Cable has been Connected disconnected from the AutoSTEER Controller or the Reconnect cable GT 200 12 Local GPS Receiver bad Reboot system If problem device persists contact RINEX 201 0 Local GPS Receiver Contact RINEX temperature is above the normal operating range 100 C Local GPS Receiver Increase the temperature in temperature is below the the cab normal operating range
44. en created by either lock or parallel guidance A set of two positions used to compute the set of parallel guidelines when using parallel guidance The software program produced by RINEX which runs on the Saturn HT system The utility program produced by RINEX which is installed on the Saturn HT system and is used to run GuideTRAX and maintain the system An LED device that is connected to the lightbar port on the Saturn HT system that displays directional information to the operator which is typically mounted in the line of sight of the operator Component of the vehicle measured from one pivot point to another Link details such as the number of links the link distances and the axle distances The type of guidance used when working the field in either a race track or contour method The area of the screen displayed to the left of the menu buttons which displays the treatment data the vehicle position marker and the guideline A group of related buttons shown to the right of the touch screen display which allow access to other menus or functions Page 122 R NEX TECHNOLOGY Phrase Multi Section Boom Interface MSBI Parallel Guidance PC Saturn Hardware Saturn HT Interface Box Swath Width Tap Toggle Switch Description A device that is connected to the controller port on the Saturn HT system that provides an interface to the spray controller The MSBI allows GuideTRAX to read the
45. erface box by turning the power switch on the interface box to the ON position The Saturn G system will now start up displaying the Launcher program The Shift I key can now be released the Launcher functions can be accessed as detailed in the following sections The system will revert to the normal starting procedure after it is shutdown Page 84 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 6 2 Using the Launcher v1 0 Alpha 11 Figure 6 1 The Startup Window of the Launcher Overview The Launcher buttons and their functions are listed below Item Description Start Tapping the Start Guide TRAX button will close the GuideTRAX Launcher program and open the Guide TRAX software Setup Tapping the Setup Options button will open the Launcher Options Main Window See Section 6 2 1 for more details Page 85 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 6 2 1 Launcher Main Window START GuideTRAX UPGRADE SOFTWARE RESET OPTIONS UTILITIES CALIBRATE RESTART SYSTEM 1 0 Alpha 11 Figure 6 2 The Launcher Main Window Overview The Launcher buttons and their functions are listed below Item Start GuideTRAX Upgrade Software Reset Options Utilities Description Tapping the Start GuideTRAX button will close the Launcher program and open the GuideTRAX software Tapping the Upgrade Software button will attempt to look on the USB storage device for an install folder The Launcher will then proceed to copy any file
46. ering response is too low and should be increased If the steering seems to be too aggressive in maintaining the path it probably indicates that the steering response is too high and should be decreased To change the steering response press the buttons either side of the slider bar Page 109 TECHNOLOGY Name GPS Source Calibrate Sensors ReNEX Function The type of GPS being received can be selected using the GPS Source drop down box There are three sources currently supported Omnistar VBS Sub Metre Omnistar HP Sub Decimetre RTK Base stations To select the GPS Source press the drop down arrow and select the correct type by touching it in the list The wheel angle sensors should be calibrated if they have been adjusted This usually occurs if they have been replaced or damaged during use To calibrate the wheel angle sensors press the Calibrate sensors button This will display a three step wizard that will be a guide through the calibration process You will be asked to turn the steering wheel all the way to the left right and to the centre CALIBRATE STEERING Step of 3 Turn the steering wheel all the way to the left Position Invalid Figure 9 3 Calibrate Steering Page 110 TECHNOLOGY ReNEX Name Function Test Test Steering can be used to verify that the steering is Steering responsive to commands Pressing Pulse Left should jolt the steering to
47. ff the same guide points when using parallel guidance or if you wish to Page 56 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY continue working off the same guide points originally used in a particular paddock for the next treatment Guide points that are loaded in can only be used if point A is within 8km of the current vehicle position When a set of guide points are loaded the current guide points will be deleted and replaced with the loaded guide points 5 4 3 Restart Field ESTART FIELD Do you want to clear the current field LIEZ Figure 5 11 The Restart Field Window Overview The restart field window allows the current field to be cleared of all data and allows swath width to be set Name Function Swath Tapping the Swath button displays the Boom Settings window button which allows the vehicle boom settings to be changed Ok Tapping OK will clear the current field and set the swath width if it has been changed The Restart window will then be closed Cancel Tapping cancel will close the restart window and return to the current field which will remain unchanged Page 57 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Boom Settings SWATH 36 50 m No Sections Section 5 G 3 00 S ae Figure 5 12 The Boom Settings Window Overview The Boom Settings window allows the number of boom sections and the width of each boom section to be changed Name Function No Tapping the No Sections button will displ
48. for loading See section O for more details Load Tapping the Load AB button will display the Load AB Guide Points window from which the guide points of a saved field can be loaded See section O for more details Back Selecting back will return to the Field Menu Page 54 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Loading Fields LOAD FIELD E GT_2 03_204 E GT_2 03 20 E GT_2 03 PC GT_2 03 TC EH E HEX EIN El NNNN v gt Figure 5 9 The Load Window Overview The Load window displays a list of fields that have previously been saved It allows a saved field to be selected and loaded as the current field lf a removable USB storage device is connected the files displayed in the Load window will be the files that are on the USB device If no removable USB storage device is connected the files displayed in the Load window will be the files that have been saved to internal memory Name Function Field Tapping on the name of a field listed in the Load window Selection will select it and when OK is pressed the current selected field will be loaded OK Tapping OK will load the data from the selected field into the current field and the window will be closed Cancel Tapping Cancel will close the dialogue and the current field will remain unchanged Hints and Tips When a field is loaded all data in the current field will be cleared and the data from the selected file will be loaded When OK is pressed
49. guideline from racetrack guide lock Page 23 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 3 Contour Lines Method A contour line is a set of parallel lines that are not straight however the adjacent lines are parallel to each other The contour lines method is the same in operation as the racetrack method for spraying a field The Guidance Lock button is used to lock on to an adjacent line which is the contour line to be followed The operator merely has to drive the first contour line in a field as normal Typically this will be alongside a contour bank that dictates the pattern or shape of the contour line to be followed Similar to before Guide TRAX computes the next guideline to be adjacent to the last swath by the distance of one swath width minus any guide overlap distance See section 5 6 2 on guide overlap Once again this is not important as GuideTRAX automatically calculates this for the operator A typical contour spray pattern is shown in Figure 3 6 y E E Figure 3 6 Typical Spray pattern using contour lines As the first contour swath line is completed the vehicle turns around to commence the next swath line using the map screen for guidance Once the vehicle comes alongside the previous swath line first contour line the operator engages the guidance lock by pressing the Lock button in the Guide Menu and then follows the indicators on the light bar to stay on line A guideline is displayed on the map screen indicating th
50. he Guide button will enter the Guide menu The Guide Menu allows the user to select which method of guidance the system will be operated with Tapping on the Setup button will enter the Setup menu The Setup menu provides access to a set of options for configuring the system and changing various settings Hints and Tips Treatment must be turned OFF before entering the Field Menu Page 48 R NEX TECHNOLOGY 5 3 The View Menu NOGPS AREA 46 0Ha of 0 7Ha Figure 5 3 The View Menu Overview The View Menu allows properties of the current view to be changed Below is a list of the menu buttons located in the View Menu and their functionality Name Button Function In Tapping on the In button will zoom in on the Map Screen The treated area will be displayed at a larger scale Out OUT Tapping on the Out button will zoom out of the Map E Screen The treated area will be displayed at a smaller scale All Tapping on the All button will display all of the treated area in the current field on the Map Screen Page 49 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Name Button Heads M3m Up e North Up NORTH UP Back BACK de Hints and Tips Function Tapping on the Heads Up button will toggle the button to display North Up and vise versa When the Heads Up button is displayed the map is drawn with the VPM at the center of the screen and the treated area rotates around the
51. he Virtual Road window will be Road displayed to the left of the Map Screen When VR Off is On Off selected the Map Screen will take up the whole of the main view and no Virtual Road will be displayed OK Selecting OK will close the window and any changes will take effect Hints and Tips The AutoLOCK feature is an optional extra If you wish to use AutoLOCK please call RINEX to have it registered on your system 4 Use Left First lock guidance when working the field mostly clockwise Use Left Only lock guidance when working the field only clockwise 4 Use Right First lock guidance when working mostly anti clockwise Use Right Only lock guidance when working only anti clockwise Page 71 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Vehicle Setup VEHICLE SETUP OFFSETS Crosstrk m Steer 0 00 m BOOM Front Boom E View Boom LINKS Link Settings Figure 5 22 The Vehicle Setup Window Overview The vehicle setup window allows the user to change settings related to the vehicle Name Function Crosstrack Tapping the Cross Track value button allows the cross Steer Link Settings View Boom track value to be changed The cross track value is the distance between the center of the vehicle and the antenna If the antenna is to the right of the center then enter a positive Cross Track value If the antenna is to the let of the center then enter a negative Cross Track value Tapping the Steer value button
52. icon indicates that GPS is being received but no differential correction signal is being received When the receiver is powered it may take up to 15 minutes before DGPS is received If this remains check that your DGPS subscription has not expired This icon indicates that poor GPS information is being received This icon indicates that no GPS position can be determined A blank icon indicates that there is no data being received through the GPS port Check that the cable from the receiver to the GPS port is connected and that the receiver has power VIEW The view mode icon indicates that the current GPS MODE information is being ignored This will be displayed when in the Field menu as the position is while saving and loading files Page 40 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 46 AutoSTEER Status Button Overview The AutoSTEER Status Button is used to display the current status of AutoSTEER It will only be displayed if the AutoSTEER option is on Tapping the AutoSTEER Status Button will have various effects depending on the current state of AutoSTEER See the AutoSTEER section of this manual for more information on the AutoSTEER Status Button Page 41 R NEX TECHNOLOGY 4 7 GPS Info GPS INFO Speed 0 0 kmihr Dir 0 Altitude 0 0 m Sats 0 PDOP 0 Status No Data ver TRIP DISTANCE 3 08 km RESET AutoSTEER Status A AREA 3 0Ha to go Figure 4 4 The GPS Info Window Overview The GPS
53. ie eich 6 2 1 Powering the System u0 u0224020002000nnn nenn anno anne nano nnnnnnnnnnennnennnnenennne nennen 9 2 1 1 oo 9 2 1 27 SAUS e E re 10 Ze FU USE SEID ee 11 2 3 The GPS Status ununununnnnnnnnnnnnananananannnnnnn nn nn ann ann nn nn nn nn nn nn nenn nn nennen 13 2 4 The Load Process 2uuu4nnnnnannnnnnenenananen en nenn nn nn nennen nn nn nn nennen nennen een 14 3 Using Guidance A aa de ce 16 3 1 Parallel Guidance zes ee 20 32 Racetrack LOCK BUld ance nun 22 3 3 Contour Lines Method u4444nnenennnnnnnnnn nenn nenn nn nenn nennen nenn 24 3 4 The External Lightbar optional item 02200220022002n0 ernennen 26 4 The Main SCH cho ene ener 28 4 1 The Main Screen ccoo en en en en nn en en nn nennen nennen nennen nennen en 31 42 Map Schenna 33 43 Virtual Road Window 2uunnnnannnnnnnnenenanannnen nennen ann nn en nenn namen nenne nennen en 36 4 4 Status Balearen A 38 45 GPS Status INICIO race ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 40 4 6 AutoSTEER Status DU eee ee ee eee 41 4 7 GPS MIO een 42 A ee 44 9 AA 47 52 The Man Merle ee 48 5 3 The View MenU on ener rra nan 49 5 4 Field Menu ii enn en nennen 51 94 1 MONO E E E E E N E E E E E 52 542 The Files et 53 5 4 3 Restart Field A 57 5 9 TA Wde Me e re 60 5 5 1 Guideline OSO lucnacinnacra nal 62 A o AAC Oo e oo ie o O N 64 DO ONDA to 65 552 B f SEID ee 67 9 6 3 BUMONS Se linia in
54. in material and workmanship for 90 days from delivery or for the balance of the original warranty period whichever is greater Purchaser s Exclusive Remedy The end purchaser s exclusive remedy under this warranty shall be limited to the repair or replacement at the option of RINEX of any defective Products or components thereof The end user shall notify RINEX or a RINEX authorised dealer immediately of any claimed defect Repairs shall be made through RINEX only Exclusions RINEX does not warrant damage occurring in transit or due to misuse abuse improper installation neglect alteration abnormal use lightning or other electrical discharge exposure to moisture or dampness excessive temperatures spill of liquids or fluids or acts of God Repair modification or service of RINEX products by any party other than an authorised RINEX dealer shall render this warranty null and void RINEX does not warrant any Product where the Product serial number or nameplate has been removed defaced or altered RINEX does not warrant claims asserted after the end of the warranty period RINEX does not warrant or guarantee the precision or accuracy of positions obtained when using Products The potential accuracy of Products as stated in RINEX literature and or Product specifications serves to provide only an estimate of achievable accuracy based on e Specifications provided by the US Department of Defense for GPS Positioning e GPS OEM Receiver
55. info window displays information related to the GPS It contains information such as altitude the number of satellites the PDOP status and the trip distance Name Function GPS The GPS Info is used to display information such as mig Speed The current vehicle speed Dir The current vehicle direction displayed as an angle to north PDOP The PDOP Position Dilution of Precision is a unit less measure indicating the strength of the satellite geometry When the satellites are spread around the sky the PDOP value is low and the DGPS positions are more accurate When the satellites are grouped close together the PDOP value is high and the DGPS positions are less accurate Altitude The altitude of the vehicle above sea level Sats The number of satellites currently visible Four or more satellites must be visible to calculate a three dimensional position Status Displays the current GPS status which is also indicated by the GPS Status Icon Page 42 Name Trip Distance Reset OK ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Function The trip distance value can be likened to the odometer on the vehicle As the vehicle moves the trip distance is increased The only time the trip distance will be cleared is if the Reset button is pressed Tapping the Reset button will reset the trip distance back to zero Tapping the OK button will close the GPS Info window Page 43 The Menu Sy ReNEX TEC
56. l e g the Haral Pilot Page 75 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Name Function Alarm When Alarm On is selected all possible status alarms On Off will be sounded appropriately If you do not wish to hear the status alarms simply tap on the box next to this to remove the tick OK Selecting OK will close the window and any changes to the settings will take effect 5 6 3 Buttons Setup SUTTONS SETUP HEADS UP v VIEW IN v VIEW OUT v GPS v ROVE RECORD v A JE Figure 5 25 The Buttons Window Overview The Buttons window allows the External Button Box to be configured Page 76 TECHNOLOGY Name Button 1 ReNEX Function Tapping on the drop down arrow next to Button 1 will display a list of options that can be selected that will be performed when button 1 on the external button box is pressed The available options are Rove Record Performs same function as tapping the vehicle on the screen to activate deactivate treatment Lock Guide Activates Lock guidance Parallel Guide Performs same function as tapping the Parallel button to set the guide points and activate parallel guidance Virtual Road Turns the Virtual Road window on and off Heads Up North Up Performs same function as tapping the Heads Up North Up button in the View menu Intensity Opens the Lightbar Intensity window where the Lightbar Intensity can be changed Vie
57. lose enough to the previous swath the warning message Cannot find lock Move and try again is displayed Try and get closer to the previous swath Page 61 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY and tap the Lock button again the vehicle must be within one swath width of the recorded swath for a lock to be found If the Point B button is tapped when the vehicle is too close to guide point A the parallel line cannot be created and a warning message is displayed Try moving further away from Point A and then tap the Point B button The further apart guide point A and guide point B are the more accurate the parallel line will be Parallel guidance will only function if the vehicle is within 8km of guide point A Once the guide points have been set if you wish to create a new set of guide points in the same field the existing guide points must be deleted Pressing Point A when the guide points have already been set will display a message confirming the deletion of the existing guide points 5 5 1 Guideline Offset FFSET GUIDELINE Offset 0 0m u j LEFT RIGHT A NOGPS AREA 46 0Ha of 0 7Ha BEE Figure 5 15 The Guideline Offset Window Overview The Guideline Offset dialogue allows the parallel guideline to be moved to the left or right to compensate for any positional drifts in the GPS Page 62 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Name Function Right Tapping the Right button once will shift the guideline 1
58. nction Back Tapping the Back button will return to the Main de Menu Hints and Tips Changing some of the settings contained in this section has the potential to stop your system from operating correctly Note the current setting selection before making changes 9 6 1 Lightbar BAR INTENSITY BRIGHT Figure 5 17 The Lightbar Window Overview The lightbar window allows the lightbar intensity to be changed lt also allows access to the lightbar settings Name Function Intensity Tap on the desired level of intensity to change the intensity of Level the lightbar Lightbar Tapping the Lightbar Settings button will display the lightbar Settings settings dialogue which allows the user to change the lightbar offset settings OK Selecting OK will close the window Page 65 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Lightbar Settings HTBAR SETTINGS SYMBOL gt 0 50 ag 1 00 enn 1 50 2 00 gt gt EA EX Figure 5 18 The Lightbar Settings Window Overview The lightbar settings window allows the user to change the lightbar settings The distances that are represented by the lightbar display can be defined here Name gt lt gt gt Function Tapping the gt lt value button will display the Numerical Keyboard window The value entered represents a distance When the vehicle is this distance from the guideline the lightbar will display this symbol gt lt Tapping the gt valu
59. nd accepts commands by tapping buttons on the screen Refers to the spraying state of the boom If treatment is on then the spraying state of the boom is on and treatment data will be recorded in the current field If treatment is off then the spraying state of the boom is off and treatment data is not recorded The position information stored in a field when treatment is on The treatment data is represented on the screen as a blue shaded area The measurement unit used to evaluate mass volume area distance etc E g Kilogram Tonne and Litre A device that is connected to the USB port on the Saturn HT system that is used to transfer files to and from the system The triangle symbol displayed on the map screen which represents the vehicle as it moves around the field The VR is displayed to the left of the map screen It is used to display the projected road that must be taken to follow the current guideline Page 124 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY A 2 Warning Messages Message Could not find lock Move and try again Points too close Move and try again Key line already defined Delete line Could not open port Probable Cause Vehicle is too far away from the previous track Lock method may be set to Left Only or Right Only Parallel Point B was set too close to Point A A parallel line has already been set system checks to make sure you want to delete the parallel line when y
60. ng of how the vehicle moves in real life Page 73 TECHNOLOGY Name Number of Links Current Link Selection Link Distance Axle Distance OK ReNEX Function Tapping the Links button will toggle between 1 2 and 3 links This will also change the diagram displayed to suit the number of links on the vehicle Tapping the Current Link Selection button toggles between each link so the link and axle distances can be viewed or changed When a link is selected the appropriate link and axle distances are displayed below Tapping the Link Distance value button will display the numerical keyboard window from which the link distance can be changed Tapping the Axle Distance value button will display the numerical keyboard window from which the axle distance can be changed Selecting Ok will change the link settings and return to the Vehicle Setup window Comms Setup COMMS SETUP MASTER SWITCH CONTROL C Toggle C External Touch SECTION CONTROL E C External Touch BAUD 19200 C 9600 C 4800 GENERAL M Bidirectional v Alarm On Figure 5 24 The Comms Setup Window Overview The Comms Setup window allows the user to change various settings related to communications Page 74 TECHNOLOGY Name Master Switch Control Section Control Baud Bidirectional R NEX Function The Master Switch Control setting determines which device will be used to turn treatment on and off
61. ntinue to restart the field See section 5 4 3 for more details 7 Now activate treatment using either the touch screen or the toggle switch when the AutoSPRAY box is connected As the vehicle drives over previously treated areas the system should shut treatment off automatically See the Hardware Installation Manual for more details on installing the AutoSPRAY Hardware Hints and Tips The overlapped areas in Guide TRAX are displayed in green the non overlapped areas are displayed in blue and the non treated areas are displayed in white To view the overlapped areas the view must be in North Up mode To change into North Up mode Page 97 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY press the North Up Heads Up button in the View menu and toggle it to North Up If there is no AutoSPRAY hardware connected to the system then the boom sections will not automatically turn off on the screen even when the AutoSPRAY option is turned on Page 98 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 2 AutoSPRAY Settings AutoSPRAY SETUP AutoSPRAY AutoSPRAY ON a PARAMETERS Look Ahead 2 0 m Target Overlap 0 0 0 0 secs A Figure 8 1 The AutoSPRAY Setup Window Latency Overview The AutoSPRAY setup window allows the user to change various settings related to AutoSPRAY This window can be opened by tapping the AutoSPRAY button in the General Setup window Name Function AutoSPRAY Selecting AutoSPRAY On will enable the AutoSPRAY ON option If
62. ojected path An example is shown in Figure 4 3 Page 19 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 1 Parallel Guidance Spraying a field using the parallel method is very simple As previously described the parallel method is for straight lines only and consequently the first task is to set out a straight line to work from This is easily achieved by defining one point at one end of the field and one at the other end and connecting the two points with a line This is termed either the base or key line From this line the next parallel guideline is calculated to be across one swath width minus any guide overlap distance entered See section 5 6 2 on guide overlap Guide TRAX automatically calculates these parallel guidelines as the vehicle moves around the field A typical parallel spray pattern is shown in Figure 3 2 PU HU C C C Figure 3 2 A typical spray pattern using parallel guidance Points A and B define the base line for all other parallel lines The points A and B should be as far apart as practical to minimise errors in determining the base line Ideally the points should be located prior to commencing spraying so that the actual spray pattern along the base line is truly straight Once the base line is defined the operator simply needs to follow the indicators on the light bar to stay on line As one swath line is finished and the spray boom is turned off to turn back to start the next pass Guid
63. ononononanonnnconcconenanenono 118 ADDEN A nn AP 120 A 121 A2 WARIO WIGS SAG CS craneo ineaeeaepeeaian 125 Pico General PLODISMS aan a 128 AA PUIG STEER MESSAGE nes ernennen 130 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY The GuideTRAX software has been developed by RINEX to maximize the advantages of today s low cost computer technology with the benefits of accurate GPS technology GPS guidance systems allow agricultural machinery to be far more productive by providing accurate and real time information for vehicle navigation and placement of product Specifically the Saturn guidance systems provide an easy to use interface through the colour touch screen for vehicle guidance The system may be used for any agricultural task which requires vehicle navigation particularly for applications or treatment of chemicals and or fertilisers and seeds Treated areas can be seen on the screen as the vehicle is working providing a continuous guidance display with area information The Saturn guidance system records the information until it is manually cleared so operations can be interrupted if necessary then returned to for completion Different fields require different driving techniques and patterns The Guide TRAX software supports many different patterns for guidance and allows for the easy change of the guidance pattern while on the move This manual is designed to assist users of the Saturn guidance systems in the operational use of the Guide T
64. ou try to create a new one Another program or device is occupying the communications port Page 125 Try This Move within 1 swath widths of the track from which you want to follow Check lock direction setting from Guide setup Section 5 6 2 Move the vehicle and set Parallel Point B again Press Ok if you wish to delete the current parallel line and create a new one Press cancel if you want to keep working on the current parallel line Try closing disconnecting the device If there is nothing that appears to be occupying the port try restarting the computer ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Probable Cause TryThis Please stop treatment before going to field menu Load aborted by user Current position out of limit Please restart treatment This unit is not registered File Copied Successfully Treatment was on when the field menu button was pressed When in the FIELD menu the GPS information is ignored so treatment cannot be recorded while in the field menu Cancel button was pressed on the load screen while a field was being loaded There is an invisible boundary with a radius of 10km in which spraying can occur in each field once spraying has commenced When the boundary is crossed this message will be displayed and treatment cannot continue The system has not been registered for use You have just saved a file and it has been saved to th
65. ow Page 89 Multiple Section Int ReNEX TECHNOLOGY An optional feature of the GuideTRAX software is the ability to display multiple boom sections on the screen as they are switched on and off using the Multiple Boom Section Interface This enables optimal coverage of a field minimizing the overlap To make use of the multi boom capability the following steps must be taken The Multiple Boom Section Interface functionality must be registered within the Guide TRAX software See Section 5 6 4 for the Register button and call RINEX to register this feature The Multiple Boom Section Interface must be connected to the system replacing the standard toggle switch in the controller port External must be selected as the Master Switch Control and External must be selected as the Section Control from the Comms Setup window Section 5 6 2 OMMS SETUP MASTER SWITCH CONTROL C Toggle External C Touc SECTION CONTROL E External C Touc BAUD 19200 9600 4800 GENERAL M Bidirectiona Master Switch Control Select External Section Control Select External Now the boom settings must be configured specifically according the vehicle boom specifications This can be achieved by restarting the field and pressing the swath button See section 5 4 3 for more details Page 92 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY SWATH 36 50 m No Sections Section 5 3 00 i E wer After restarting the field the individu
66. s disclaimer press cancel and the system will shutdown The disclaimer will be displayed every time the system is started This vehicle is equipped with a RINEX A AutoSTEER system Use of this system is strictly limited to providing steering assistance to the operator who must remain in control ofthe vehicle at all times RINEX including its officers servants and agents does not make any representation to any party and will not accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever for any loss or damage of whatever nature suffered by any such person or corporation choosing or ZIER Page 108 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 3 AutoSTEER Settings toSTEER SETUP SETTINGS M AutoSTEER On Steering Response 50 5 HH pe TOOLS Calibrate Sensors Test Steering Figure 9 2 The AutoSTEER Setup Window Overview The AutoSTEER setup window allows the user to change various settings related to AutoSTEER This window can be opened by tapping the AutoSTEER button in the General Setup window Name Function AutoSTEER Selecting AutoSTEER On will enable the AutoSTEER ON option If there is a tick in the check box next to AutoSTEER On then the option is on Removing the tick will turn the option off When this option is activated deactivated the system must be shutdown and restarted for the settings to take effect Steering If the steering seems to be too slow or sluggish it Response probably indicates that the ste
67. s functions such as resetting the system upgrading software and accessing the Windows shell Page 82 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 6 1 Opening the Launcher In normal operation the Launcher program will not be seen The system will automatically start the GuideTRAX software when the system is activated However when it is necessary to open the Launcher program to perform any of the Launcher functions the following steps must be taken 6 1 1 Saturn H series 1 Turn the vehicle ignition OFF 2 Power down the Saturn H interface box by turning the IPS on the interface box to the OFF 0 position 3 Start the vehicle ignition 4 After the vehicle has started power up the Saturn H system interface box by turning the IPS on the interface box to the ON position 5 The Saturn H system will now start up displaying the Launcher program Accessing the Launcher functions is detailed in the following sections 6 The system will revert to the normal starting procedure after it is shutdown 6 1 2 Saturn G series 1 Power down the Saturn G interface box by turning the power switch on the interface box to the OFF position 2 Turn the vehicle ignition OFF 3 Connect a keyboard to the Saturn G interface box 4 Start the vehicle ignition Page 83 TECHNOLOGY 5 After the vehicle has started hold down the Shift I key whilst powering up the Saturn G system int
68. s in the install folder to the system Tapping the Reset Options button will display a set of reset options that can be selected See section 6 2 2 for more details Tapping the Utilities button will open a window from which a password can be entered The correct password must be entered before the Utilities menu can be accessed Please call RINEX if you wish to access the Utilities menu The Utilities menu contains access to various troubleshooting utilities See Section 6 2 3 for more details Page 86 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Calibrate The Calibrate button allows the touch screen to be calibrated The appropriate calibration program for your touch screen will be opened when the Calibrate button is tapped Follow the onscreen instructions of the calibration program to calibrate your touch screen Restart Tapping the Restart System button will restart the System system 6 2 2 Reset Options SOFT RESET HARD RESET BACK Figure 6 3 The Reset Options Window WARNING Resetting the system will delete data on the system Overview Reset Options allows the system to be reset so that the factory settings are restored The two reset options are explained below Item Description Soft Reset Tapping the Soft Reset button will perform a soft reset on the system Any data that has been recorded with the Guide TRAX software will be removed to a temporary folder for later analysis All settings will remain on a
69. selected that will be performed when the big button is pressed on the external switch See Button 1 description for the list of options Selecting OK will close the window and any changes will take effect Selecting Cancel will close the window and any changes will not take effect About Guide TRAX OUT Guide TRAX 2 1 0 Alpha16 38162 19 MB 26123 16 MB 45 54 MB Figure 5 26 The About Window Page 78 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Overview The About window displays various system information lt also allows the non standard components of the system to be registered Name Function About The following information can be viewed in the about GuideTRAX window Software Version Displays the version of Guide TRAX that is running Total Disk Space Displays the capacity of the hard drive in the system Available Disk Space Displays the disk space left on the hard drive Program Memory Displays the total RAM avallable to the program CFID Displays the compact flash ID of the hard drive Register Tapping the register button will open the register window which allows the register of various modules that are not freely available Please contact RINEX if you wish to register a module that is not freely available OK Selecting OK will close the window Page 79 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY The Launcher is a utility that is pre installed onto the Saturn H systems It is used to perform variou
70. specifications of the appropriate manufacturer if applicable and e DGPS service provider performance specifications RINEX reserves the right to modify Products without any obligation to notify supply or install any improvements or alterations to existing Products No Other Warranties The foregoing warranty is exclusive of all warranties whether written oral implied or arising by statute course of dealing or trade usage in connection with the design sale installation service or use of any products or any components thereof including but not limited to any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Limitation of Liability The extent of RINEX S liability for damages of any nature to the end purchaser or any other person or entity whether in contract or tort and whether to persons or property shall in no case exceed in the aggregate the cost of correcting the defect in the Product or at RINEX S option the cost of replacing the defective item In no event will RINEX be liable for any loss of production loss of profits loss of use for any special indirect incidental consequential or contingent damages even if RINEX has been advised of the possibility of such damages Without limiting the foregoing RINEX shall not be liable for any damages of any kind resulting from installation use quality performance or accuracy of any products RINEX LIMITED WARRANTY ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Governing
71. steer to the current guideline The number of arrows shows how far off track the vehicle is determined by preset distances See section 5 6 1 for details on how to define the lightbar offsets If the vehicle travels further away than these distances the display will show how many metres feet the vehicle is away from the guideline Figure 3 8 The lightbar display showing the vehicle is between 2 and 3 metres to the left of the guideline Note Distance depends on lightbar settings Figure 3 9 The lightbar display showing the vehicle is 5 metres off line Page 26 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Page 27 The Main S ReNEX TECHNOLOGY The GuideTRAX software operates on colour touch screen Hence to access any function on the system it is a simple case of touching or tapping the screen on the appropriate button The RINEX screen is a 22cm diagonal measurement or an optional 2 cm which should be securely attached to the vehicle in accordance with the installation manual This section describes the various parts of the screen that both displays and allows the user to enter information into the system Understanding the terminology of the various parts of the screen is important as the manual refers to these sections when describing the functions of the guidance system Page 30 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 4 1 The Main Screen Figure 4 1 The Main Screen Page 31 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Overview I
72. tatus of the vehicle ignition the G series must be manually switched ON and OFF The Saturn G series interface box as shown in Figure 1 2 Figure 1 2 The Saturn G interface box The physical properties of the Saturn H series interface box are as follows 230 w x 65 h x 300 d 4300gm Page 4 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Page 5 Getting Si ReNEX TECHNOLOGY This section details the steps taken for the first time user of the overall system In particular this section describes the correct way in which to power the system ON and OFF for both the Saturn H and G systems as they are different between the two models Furthermore this section describes the necessary information which includes measurements on the vehicle to ensure that the guidance system will display the correct information to the operator Page 8 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 2 1 Powering the System Prior to starting with this manual the guidance system should be completely installed into the vehicle in accordance with the instructions with the installation manual 2 1 1 Saturn H 1 Turn the Isolation Power Switch IPS on the Interface Box to the ON position This will not immediately power the system as the vehicle ignition must also be ON See Figure 2 1 to locate the IPS 2 With the IPS on the Interface Box in the ON position start the vehicle and leave the engine running The Saturn guidan
73. tem Map Screen Virtual Road Window Status Bar GPS Status Menu Buttons AutoSTEER Status Boomsection Status The main screen displays the following information Description The Map Screen occupies the greater part of the overall screen to display a number of items including the Vehicle Icon treated area guideline and the grid See section 4 2 for more details The Virtual Road Window on the left of the overall screen displays the current guideline and the Virtual Road See section 4 2 for more details The Status Bar is located at the bottom of the main screen and is used to display status information on the system See section 4 4 for more details The GPS Status Indicator is used to display the current GPS status Touching on the GPS status indicator will display the GPS Info window See section 4 5 for more details The menu buttons are displayed on the right hand side of the screen Touching these buttons on the screen will perform an action in the program See section 5 for information on each menu and sub menu The AutoSTEER status button is displayed when the AutoSTEER option is activated It displays the current status of the AutoSTEER system see section 9 for more details The Boomsection status will display the ON OFF status of the boom sections See section 6 for more details Page 32 R NEX TECHNOLOGY 4 2 Map Screen Figure 4 2 A typical Map Screen Page 33
74. the guideline Vehicle must be traveling between 1 and 29 km hr If using VBS the GPS position accuracy must be below 1 5m If using HP the GPS position accuracy must be below 0 5m If using RTK then the GPS position accuracy must be below 0 1m This can be viewed in the AutoSTEER Status window When the above conditions have been met hands must be removed from the steering wheel When all of the above conditions have been met the AutoSTEER status button which is displayed on the right hand side of the status bar will change to READY When the AutoSTEER status button is pressed while displaying READY AutoSTEER will become active and the vehicle will start to steer automatically down the guideline The AutoSTEER status button will display ON when AutoSTEER is activated Page 117 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 9 Deactivating AutoSTEER Once AutoSTEER is ON there are various methods of deactivating 1 Move the steering wheel 2 Stop the vehicle or decrease speed to less than 1km h 3 Press the AutoSTEER status button when it is displaying ON 4 Press Guide Off or Lock in the Guide Menu Page 118 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Page 119 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY A 1 Glossary Phrase AutoSPRAY AutoSTEER Boom Settings Button Current Field DGPS External Button Box Field Description AutoSPRAY is an optional extra in the RINEX guidance product range that allows the Saturn HT system to
75. ting OK will set M2 to be the current field Note The current selected field is represented by a thick rectangle OK Tapping OK will set the selected field to be the current field The Memory window will close and the Map Screen will then display any data that is in that field Cancel Tapping Cancel will close the Memory window and the current field will remain unchanged 5 4 2 The Files Menu Figure 5 8 The Files Menu Overview The Files Menu contains buttons that when selected perform operations related to loading and saving treatment files Page 53 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Name Button Function Save Tapping the Save button will open the Keyboard window The keyboard can be used to enter a name that the field will be saved as If there is no USB storage device connected to the system the field will be saved to internal memory If there is a USB storage device connected all fields that have previously been saved to internal memory will be copied to the USB device along with the current field that will be saved as the name entered SAVE on E When a field is saved as a name the date and time that the field was created is also added to the name of the field If the same field is saved twice as the same name the previously saved field will be replaced only if the second field is larger than the previously saved field Load Tapping the Load button will display the Load window from which a field can be selected
76. ue can be entered The Crosstrack value is the distance from the centre of the vehicle to the antenna Touch on the Steer value button This will open the Numerical Keyboard window and a Steer value can be entered The Steer value is the distance from the front of the vehicle to the antenna 5 See sections 5 6 2 for further assistance Set the Master and Section control 1 From the Main Menu touch on the Setup button then touch on the settings button 2 From the General Setup window touch on the Comms button Page 11 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 In the Comms Setup window select the master control by touching the dot next to the correct option 4 Now select the section control by touching the dot next to the correct option 5 See section 5 6 2 for further assistance on the correct options to choose Page 12 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 2 3 The GPS Status While the GuideTRAX software is starting the GPS receiver may need some time before being fully operational While this process is occurring the GPS Status Indicator may show a warning message See section 4 5 for more details When the GPS Status Icon changes to the scrolling satellite the receiver is ready for normal operation If the system has not been used recently the GPS Status indicator may show a warning message for up to 15 minutes while the GPS receiver gathers new information about the visible satellites Figure 2 1 The GPS Status Indi
77. utomatically The AutoSTEER Status Button will then change to show ON Page 112 TECHNOLOGY Status Meaning Action When AutoSTEER Pressing the AutoSTEER is active and the Status button when it shows vehicle is steering ON will deactivate automatically the AutoSTEER and the vehicle AutoSTEER Status will no longer be steering button will display automatically The ON AutoSTEER Status Button will change to show READY Figure 9 5 The AutoSTEER Status Button Page 113 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 95 The AutoSTEER Status Window AutoSTEER AutoSTEER Not Ready SYSTEM Comms Status Error Not Connected VIU Status Gyro Status GPS Status GPS Position Accuracy 0 000m WAS Sensor 0 Position Invalid Figure 9 6 The AutoSTEER Status Window Overview Pressing the AutoSTEER Status button in the GPS Info window section 4 7 will display the AutoSTEER Status window that contains error and status information that will help in determining any problems If an error occurs see the trouble shooting section of this manual to decode the error numbers listed in this window Page 114 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 6 The AutoSTEER Status Bar Other status information related to AutoSTEER can be viewed on the lower status bar To view this information touch the status bar until it displays the correct information DirErr The Dir Err Direction Error indicates the direction the vehi
78. view The guide setup window allows the user to change various settings related to the guide Name Function Lock The Lock Options setting indicates the direction that a Options lock line will be searched for If Left First is selected the system will look to the left of the vehicle first and then to the right f Left Only is selected the system will look only to the left If Right First is selected then the system will look to the right of the vehicle first and then to the left If Right Only is selected the system will only look to the right AutoLOCK When AutoLOCK is selected and when Lock guide is On Off activated as the vehicle approaches previously recorded treatment the system will attempt to find the lock automatically rather than having to press the Lock button again To select AutoLOCK tap the box that is next to it to place a tick in the box Lock must now be activated by pressing the Lock button in the Guide Menu section 5 5 Page 70 TECHNOLOGY ReNEX Name Function Guide Tapping the Overlap value button will open the Numeric Overlap Keyboard window from which a guide overlap value can be entered This value is used when calculating the lock lines and the distance between the parallel guidelines For example when using lock guidance if an overlap value of 1m is entered the lock guideline will be drawn so that the boom overlaps the previous treatment by 1m Virtual When VR On is selected t
79. w In Zooms in on the Map Screen View Out Zooms out of the Map Screen 4 View All Displays all treatment data in the current field GPS Displays the GPS status window Day Night Switches between night and day mode AutoLOCK On Off Turns the AutoLOCK feature on and off AutoSTEER If the steering is in the Ready state pressing this button will activate AutoSTEER Ifthe steering is in the On state pressing this button will deactivate AutoSTEER AutoSPRAY On Off Turns the AutoSPRAY feature on and off Page 77 Name Button 2 Button 3 Button 4 Big Button OK Cancel 9 6 4 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Function Tapping on the drop down arrow next to Button 2 will display a list of options that can be selected that will be performed when button 2 on the external button box is pressed See Button 1 description for the list of options Tapping on the drop down arrow next to Button 3 will display a list of options that can be selected that will be performed when button 3 on the external button box is pressed See Button 1 description for the list of options Tapping on the drop down arrow next to Button 4 will display a list of options that can be selected that will be performed when button 4 on the external button box is pressed See Button 1 description for the list of options Tapping on the drop down arrow next to Big Button will display a list of options that can be
80. will open the numerical keyboard window from which the steer value can be changed The Steer value is the distance from the antenna to the front of the vehicle Tapping the Link Settings button will open the Link Settings window from which the link and axle distances of the vehicle can be set Tapping the View Boom button will open the boom settings window from which the boom settings can be viewed but not changed See section 5 4 3 for more information on changing the boom settings Page 72 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Name Function Front Selecting Front Boom will change the orientation of the Boom vehicle such that the boom is in front of the vehicle rather than behind Select this option if you have a front mounted boom OK Selecting OK will close the window and any changes to the settings will take effect Hints and Tips When using the Front Boom option ensure that the number of links in the link settings window is set to 1 as the Front Boom option will not function with more than one link Link Settings INK SETTINGS Links 3 in in in 3 z 2 Link 1 of 3 Link 1 5 00 m Axle1 1 00 m A Figure 5 23 The Link Settings Window Overview The links settings window allows the number of links on the vehicle to be changed along with the link and axle distances The link settings along with the swath width are used to determine the size of the Vehicle Position Marker and allow an accurate modeli

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