BoomPilot Pro User Guide_US_98
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1. ed width is 39 inches 1 m Press the Enter Sa key to accept the changes to the last boom section and advance to the Boom Offset Direction setting Individual boom section widths can be set to different widths BOOM OFFSET DIRECTION A BACKWARD selection as shown indicates the boom is located behind the GPS antenna as the vehicle moves in a forward direction AFORWARD selection indicates the boom is located in front of the GPS antenna as the vehicle moves in a forward direction Use the Plus and Minus keys to adjust between Forward or Backward Press the Enter key to accept the changes and advance to the Boom Offset Distance setting BOOM OFFSET DISTANCE Define the distance from the GPS antenna to the boom in decimal feet decimal meters The boom offset distance range is 0 to 164 decimal feet 0 to 50 decimal meters In the example shown 19 5 feet equals 19 feet 6 inches Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value Press the Enter key to accept the changes Once the final setting has been entered and saved the screen will return to the initial BoomPilot Pro Setup screen If no additional changes are re quired press the Escape key and exit to Operation Mode DISPLAY SETUP MODE Press the Setup Mode key until the initial Display Setup Mode screen appears To return to the BoomPilot Pro Setup Mode press the Setup Mode key again DISPLAY SETUP SCREEN This is the initial Display Setup sc2. Setup Mode Enter Display Escape SYSTEM SETUP MODE Press the Setup Mode key to enter into BoomPilot Pro Setup Mode SETUP SCREEN DELAY ON DELAY OFF OVERLAP This is the initial BoomPilot Pro Setup screen Press the Enter key to advance to the Delay On setting Setup screens will time out after 10 seconds of inactivity changes will be saved After time out the screen will go back to Operation Mode Press the Escape key to exit from Setup Mode without saving any changes Setup screens are numbered sequentially for ease of operation Delay On functions as a look ahead for timing the boom section valves to switch on exactly when entering an area that has not been applied Delay On time is established in seconds and tenths of seconds If the boom turns on too soon when entering an un applied area decrease the Delay On setting If the boom turns on too late when entering an un applied area increase the Delay On setting Use the Plus and Minus keys to adjust the value The Delay On Time range is 0 0 10 0 seconds Press the Enter Sw key to accept the changes and advance to the Delay Off setting Delay Off functions as a look ahead for timing the boom section valves to turn off exactly when entering an area that has been applied If the boom turns off too soon when entering an applied area decrease the Delay Off setting If the boom turns off too late when entering an applied area in
3. e Display the current swath width for three 3 seconds e The Area Reset screen will be displayed AREA COUNTER SCREEN TOS ee _ The splash screen will be displayed until the D GPS LED is illuminated or until am be ae rer EE A PITIT Setup mode is entered Once D GPS is locked the Operation screen will be Area Counter 1 may be used to display the accumulated total of 5 2 carted Sih Aar ary a ESAS A j displayed applied area in acres hectares of the current field Area Coun z Er T S TEEPA ter 2 may be used to display the accumulated total of all fields ty PAREEN R aa es zp Tihs oat A These fields are user defined and may be used to meet the spe cific needs of the operator 7 i a nk AET RE T la F i i h v T hy Le Li ae penta piki i J he i d in h a g FAT Pie M H ai ae K a Press the Change Page key to access the Area Counter screen The screen will display two user defined counters The areas can be reset during operation To reset an existing area Copyright Splash Screen Swath Width Area Displayed GPS detected counter while on the Applied Area Screen pigas the Enter Software Screen Reset Screen while waiting Operation key once to highlight Applied Area 1 Press and hold the Minus e e C ee key for approximately 3 seconds to reset the total in Applied Area 1 If the area counter was reset by mistake press the Plus key to restore the existing setting Highlight Appli
4. crease the Delay Off setting The delay time is established in seconds and tenths of seconds Use the Plus and Minus keys to adjust the value The Delay Off Time range is 0 0 10 0 seconds Press the Enter Sa key to accept the changes and advance to the Overlap setting Overlap determines the amount of overlap that is allowed when the boom sections are turned on and off Select the percent of overlap from three pre determined settings 0 50 and 100 using the Plus and Minus keys Press the Enter Sa key to accept the changes and advance to the Number of Boom Sections setting i 0 50 100 press once for BoomPilot Setup press twice for Display Setup Increase Decrease NUMBER OF BOOM SECTIONS The number of available boom sections is 1 to 6 or 1 to 15 depending upon which SmartCable is detected Enter the number of boom sections that are active in the system 1 to 15 sections Use the Plus and Minus keys to adjust the value Press the Enter key to accept the changes and advance to the Boom Section Widths setting BOOM SECTION WIDTHS Enter the width for EACH boom section in inches cm Use the Plus and Minus keys to adjust the value Press the Enter Sa key to advance to the next Boom Section Width setting When facing forward the boom sections are ordered from left to right along the boom The boom section width range is 0 to 1969 inches 0 cm to 50 m The minimum recommend
5. to 15 sections optional Overlap is minimized and applicator fatigue is greatly reduced SMARTCABLE II The SmartCable is the link between the existing rate controller the boom valves and the BoomPilot Pro It allows the BoomPilot Pro to automatically control the boom section valves Metal Mounting Plate GPS Antenna 78 50155 65 05179 60 10081 Velcro External GPS Receiver Output GPS Speed Output ctl el r Optional GGA5 Hz l VTG 5 Hz Ee l 19200 Baud rate JUME RS 232 Ai P lt Console TeeJet CAN f lii ni Ace 7 Remote Swath Status Switch Optional Before starting the BoomPilot Pro make sure the spray controller is powered up and the Master Switch is set to the Off position i j SmartCable TeeJet 844 bd o i Adapter Harness Rate Controller fai a E 45 05573 ee o Ip CEE Imm Battery Rate Controller Harness Power Swath Status Change selects modes Swath Status Lights GPS Status Lights Change Page SETUP MODES
6. OPERATIONS MODE BoomPilot Pro No GPS Signal GPS DGPS ie Seen Cote nie Ook a A pk j neat gt is detected is detected is detected paga oS ess ERNE ORK PEIA SE ee 7 PREM a eae are See oo AN 2X aiid cata ans ee es e AUTO n Boom Section Boom Section a Sy Aah nh ia a E ERN ONAA me is Off is On eit r e N E A NA TE D MAN ng p aaran LE a R OFF ON On Se GPS A e BoomPilot Pro ALL ON AUTO MANUAL MODES The BoomPilot Pro will display the current boom section status The top of the screen displays the swath mode status either All On Auto or Manual The corresponding LED will be illuminated To change modes press the Swath Status Change key The Boom Section Status will be displayed on the lower portion of the screen A filled in triangle depicts a section that is On an empty triangle depicts a section that is Off The Vehicle Speed will be displayed in the middle portion of the screen Refer to the illustrations at the bottom of this page for additional information POWER UP SEQUENCE Before starting the BoomPilot Pro make sure the spray controller is powered up and the Master Switch is set to the Off position At power up the BoomPilot Pro will perform the following steps e Display copyright and version screen for three 3 seconds e Display splash screen for two 2 seconds e Detect if GPS data are present this occurs simultaneously within the display screen sequence
7. d Minus keys to toggle the COM Port number Press the Enter key to accept the changes and advance to GPS Setup Power must be cycled to the console if this setting is changed GPS Setup can be customized to accept ANY available source trans mission either uncorrected or differential GPS source transmissions only uncorrected signals or DGPS source transmissions only differ entially corrected signals Use the Plus key to select ANY GPS or DGPS and the Minus key to revert backward Press the Enter key to accept the changes Power must be cycled to the console if this setting is changed Once the final setting has been entered the screen will return to the initial Display Setup Mode screen If no additional changes are required press the Escape to Operation Mode or press the Setup Mode Setup Mode key and exit key again to enter into BoomPilot Pro
8. ed Area 2 AREA RESET by pressing the Enter key Repeat the process for Area 2 as required 1801 Business Park Drive Springfield Illinois 62703 USA During the BoomPilot Pro power up sequence the Area Reset screen will be displayed NOTE Once the Area Counter screen is exited the area reset will become permanent The restore feature cannot be used af ter the screen has been exited Area Reset retains existing applied area data This option al lows applied area to be reset for a new field or continue with Tel 217 753 8424 Fax 217 753 8426 www teejet com 98 05146 R1 an existing field To reset the Area press the Enter key If the previous application is being resumed press the Escape key to continue to Operation or Setup mode This screen is only available upon BoomPilot Pro power up It cannot be accessed during normal operation To exit the Area Counter screen press the Change Page amp key The BoomPilot Pro will advance to the Operation screen a All of the boom sections are On 1m lt I me bomsedona aai The Swath Status Change key uae The boom sections switch On and Boo ma 4 o 7 oro RGM OF automaticall Eee controlled on a manua must be held down continuously to automatically hacia van be in All On Mode wv wan l leejet BoomPiot Pro The BoomPilot Pro is an automatic boom section control device that fea tures 6 sections of control up
9. reen Setup screens will time out after 10 seconds of inactivity changes will be saved After time out the screen will go back to Operation Mode Pressing the Escape key will also exit the user from Setup Mode without saving any changes Press the Enter key to advance to the Display Brightness setting DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS The Plus and Minus keys can be used to change the brightness levels of the display screen Press the keys until the desired brightness is established Press the Enter key to advance to the Display Con trast setting DISPLAY CONTRAST The Plus and Minus keys can be used to change the contrast levels of the display s background Press the Enter key to advance to the Display Background setting NOTE The Plus and Minus keys control console bright ness levels during Operations Mode However if GPS sig nal is not received the Plus and Minus keys will control the contrast level DISPLAY BACKGROUND The Plus and Minus e keys toggle between light and dark back grounds Press the keys until the desired background is established Press the Enter key to accept the changes and advance to COM Port Setup COM PORT SETUP GPS SETUP The COM Port can be customized to send GPS data out or accept ex ternal GPS 0 means the console is accepting external GPS data 1 means the console is using internal GPS and is transmitting out Use the Plus an
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