Operating Instructions - Müller Elektronik GmbH & Co.
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1.2. M You have configured the SECTION Control parameter gt 54 M You have setthe Work with ISO XML parameter to Yes in the ISOBUS TC application Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH 8 Co KG 23 Operation while working Calibrating DGPS 6 2 When should you calibrate Problem description Solution to the problem 24 M LLER ELEKTRONIK 1 Start a task in the ISOBUS TC application You can read how to do this in the ISOBUS TC operating instructions A 2 Open the TRACK Leader application gt The work screen appears with all data on the ISO XML task zu lo E gt Ifthe work screen does en this means that you have not fulfilled a number of the preconditions e gt Ifthe Od icon appears in the center of the display screen there is no connection to the GPS receiver and you will not be able to continue work Install and configure a GPS receiver 3 To find out about the information appearing on the work screen read this chapter Information on the work screen gt 15 4 To find out what you should do next read this chapter Operating procedures gt 8 Calibrating DGPS DGPS means Differential Global Positioning System This system is used to determine the position of the vehicle If and when you calibrate the signal is dependent on the signal you use f your GPS does not use a correction signal you will need to calibrate the GPS signal every time before starting work The mor
3. et 2 If you are working with SECTION Control activate Automatic mode 36 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG LAMA Operation while working 113 MULLER u ELEKTRONIK Working in headlands 3 gt f SECTION Control is deactivated start recording 4 Process the field gt After the first few centimeters you will see that a green track is marked on the terminal screen behind the working bar This track marks the area where the product has been applied gt If no green track appears this can be due to the following causes a You haven t switched on the mounted implement SECTION Control b You have not taped the function button gt TRACK Leader 5 Finally process the field along the field boundary 6 Mark the field boundary gt A red line drawn around the field is now shown on the navigation screen This is the field boundary 6 7 2 Deleting a field boundary Procedure S 1 Touch the following function icon for approx 3 seconds gt The following message will appear Do you want to delete the field boundary 2 Yes to confirm gt The field boundary will be deleted 6 8 Working in headlands In the headland you can lay out guidance lines which will guide you around the field Advantages You can apply product in the headland after applying the product in the center of the field In this way no Spray residue remains on the tires after product application in the head
4. 2 fom Add an obstacle gt The keyboard will appear 3 Give a name to the obstacle 4 V Confirm gt A flashing red point will appear on the terminal screen This marks the point at which the obstacle can be found The distance between the obstacle and the GPS receiver will then be displayed 5 Use the arrow to move the point so that the distances on the terminal screen correspond to those on the field 6 JV Save the position of the obstacles in the field gt The obstacle now appears on the work screen 6 9 1 Deleting obstacle markers Procedure A 1 Press down forthree seconds gt All obstacles will be deleted Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 41 7 71 42 Saving data and exchanging with the PC Storage screen M LLER ELEKTRONIK Saving data and exchanging with the PC One aim of TRACK Leader is also to enable the future use of the defined field boundaries guidance lines and other data To do this you must save the data on the SD card In the table in the next chapter you will find an overview of all function icons that you may need for this purpose If you process tasks with the ISOBUS TC application you must not save the field data in TRACK Leader The data will be automatically saved together with the task in the Taskdata xml file Storage screen Information on the Storage screen 1 Name of the loaded recording 2 Field bou
5. Red guidance line marks the center of the 3 Blue guidance line marks the center of the tractor working width 2 Arrow marks the position of the GPS receiver 4 Working bar 60 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG Configuration M LLER ELEKTRONIK Configuring SECTION Control 11 3 1 Calibrating Delay on start and Delay on stop This chapter is intended for advanced users Before reading the chapter Learn how to operate the terminal Learn how to operate the SECTION Control The standard values of parameters Delay on start and Delay on stop are setfor work with most sprayers When should you These parameters must be calibrated in the following cases calibrate f using a different agricultural device with SECTION Control f the agricultural device switches too late or too early when driving on an area where the product has been already applied f the agricultural device switches too late or too early when leaving an area already where the product has been already applied In the chapters below you will learn how to calibrate the parameters The chapters and examples apply to the example of a sprayer For different agricultural devices please proceed accordingly Calibration phases Calibration consists of several phases 1 Calibration preparations Traveling the field for the first time Traveling the field for the second time Marking the application borders Calculating correcti
6. Start task in ISOBUS TC or deactivate the use of ISO XML in ISOBUS TC Configure the ISOBUS job computer GPS receiver must be in open view to the Sky 75 Procedure for dealing with error messages M LLER ELEKTRONIK Error message text How to fix the problem No mobile network reception You are too far away from the base station The implement data is still being loaded lfthis message appears for a long time the terminal is connected to a job computer that is not responding The device arrangement in the ISOBUS TC app was not configured Read the instructions for the terminal No device has been detected TRACK Leader has not received any information through the connected job computer or there is no connected job computer Implement has a working width of 0 The working width transmitted by the job computer is 0 m The implement does not have any sections The connected ISOBUS job computer does not support SECTION Control 76 Connect a different job computer to the terminal You may not be able to use SECTION Control with this job computer Configure the device arrangement in ISOBUS TC Connect a job computer that supports SECTION Control Correctly setthe working width in the job computer contact the implement manufacturer Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH 8 Co KG M LLER ELEKTRONIK 13 Notes Copyright M ller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG Notes 7
7. TRACK Leader TOP With this parameter you can activate the support of the Reichhardt TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering Potential values Yes Automatic steering is activated No Automatic steering is deactivated Acoustic warnings This parameter determines whether a warning tone sounds when in the vicinity of field boundaries and recorded obstacles Potential values Yes m No Show grid Displays a grid on the navigation screen The distances between the grid lines will differ according to the input work width The grid lines are aligned along the North South and East West axes Map orientation This parameter defines what should be rotated when steering is applied the background map or the vehicle icon Potential values Vehicle fixed The vehicle icon on the display screen remains immobile 54 Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 11 2 MULLER ELEKTRONIK Configuration Configuring TRACK Leader Field fixed The vehicle icon on the display screen moves The background map remains immobile Smoothen course lf the GPS receiver mounted on the roof of the tractor cab swings sharply the tracks displayed on the screen Can appear very jagged The Smoothen course option smoothens out the displayed tracks The requirements differ depending on the GPS receiver Potential values m Yes DPGS receiver A100 or A101 If you are using TRACK Leader TOP and the receiver
8. The serial connection to the GPS TILT module has been interrupted The data medium was removed before or during the save Writing is not allowed on the data medium Data medium is full Check and re connect the cable connections to the GPS receiver Check and re connectthe cable connections to the GPS receiver Check and re connect the cable connections Re insertthe data medium and re startthe save process Disable write protection on the data medium Delete unnecessary data from the data medium and try again Invalid status a Contact the Customer service Unknown error No sections could be detected The implement does not have a working width No task has been started No valid implement data were found RTK signal lost Copyright M ller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG You wantto work with SECTION Control but there is no connected job computer that supports SECTION Control No sections are configured in the ISOBUS job computer The working width or geometry have not been configured in the ISOBUS job computer You have configured the ISOBUS TC to work with ISO XML Therefore TRACK Leader expects a task No task was started in ISOBUS TC The working width or geometry have not been configured in the ISOBUS job computer No RTK signal is available due to signal obstruction Connect a suitable job computer or deactivate SECTION Control Configure the ISOBUS job computer
9. Transfer the desired characters Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 9 9 5 6 M LLER ELEKTRONIK Parallel driving with the help of the light bar and the guidance line Basic control principles gt The characters have been applied The cursor shifts one position forward 3 Input further characters 4 Once you have entered all of the characters confirm the input Parallel driving with the help of the light bar and the guidance line The display screen light bar helps you to follow the guidance line This shows you when you have moved off the track and also once you have returned to the track The following types of screen light bars are available The screen light bar in graphic mode The screen light bar in text mode In addition to the screen light bar a direction arrow appears on the screen which indicates the correct steering direction patra tie Meas 6 eesee 1800680680 gt Display screen light bar Left Text mode right Graphic Mode 1 Direction display of the light bar in text mode 6 Triangle This shows you how sharply and the direction in which you must turn in order to reach the ideal position ata certain distance See also the Preview parameter gt 55 Current deviation from the guidance line 7 Marking of the optimal position Guidance line Current deviation from the guidance line This shows the optimal position of
10. Extend the boom Mark the ends of the outer sections with stakes Travel 100 to 200 meter in a straight line before beginning to apply the clean water After 100 to 200 meter stop and switch off the sprayer Save the travel in the TRACK Leader This will enable the calibration to be repeated co nr oo vv A W Mark the ends of the outer sections with stakes 9 Connect the stakes with barrier tape This marks the borders of travel across the field 10 F ix the barrier tape to the ground with stones or earth gt You have now performed the first travel and marked the application borders Second travel In this phase you will need to apply the product over the area which you traveled through in the first travel at a 90 angle Injury from the driving sprayer Observers who are assisting with the calibration are at risk of being struck by the boom The observers should be made properly aware of this risk Such hazards should be explained to them o Ensure that the observers maintain a sufficient distance from the spray boom at all times o Stop the sprayer immediately if an observer is too close to the sprayer In this phase you will require the help of one or two more people These people will observe the travel and the behavior of the sprayer and mark out the application borders They should be appropriately trained and warned of the potential dangers The illustration below shows where the observers must
11. If you want to ensure precise application when moving on a headland or a treated area you can specify a spread pattern for your fertilizer Use the following parameter to define the spread pattern for a fertilizer Spreading distance This is the distance between the spreader discs and the center ofthe spread pattern Spreading distance working length 2 distance between the switch off line and spreader discs Working length Distance between the switch off line and switch on line in the spread pattern A E n T 277777 5SSS 5 A 7 in RN Spreading distance and Working length parameters Spreader discs 4 S witch on line When this line moves away from the headland the application is started 2 S witch off line 5 Spreading distance When this line reaches the headland the application is stopped 3 Working length Area between the switch off line and the switch on line QOOS Procedure This is what you have to do so that the parameters appear in the list 1 Setthe Implement type parameter to Fertilizer gt The Spreading distance and Working length parameters are displayed in the menu Implement offset You can use this parameter to adjust the offset of the working width towards the left or the right Enter the number of cm by which the center of the working width is shifted from the center of the tractor J Left Tractor with an implement Right Tractor with two implem
12. Restart the terminal initialized If the problem still persists after data medium a restart please contact the customer Service Active profile cannot be removed An attempt was made to delete the Select a different machine profile and then currently selected machine profile delete the desired machine profile An error has occurred while reorganizing The data medium was removed during Re insert the data medium and re start the the storage reorganizing reorganization The data medium Is full Delete unnecessary data from the data medium and try again The data medium is damaged Use a new data medium Could not find DGPS configuration file The internal file containing the DGPS Contact our Service team In order to settings could not be found reinstall the software Test phase is expired Please inform your Test phase is expired Request a license dealer Activate the software No connected USB memory device VE Insert USB memory device Export failed The data medium was removed before or Re insertthe data medium and re start the during the export export Writing is not allowed on the data medium Disable write protection on the data Data medium is full Delete unnecessary data from the data medium and try again GPS signal is not working The serial connection to the GPS receiver Check and re connect the cable has been interrupted connections to the GPS receiver The position can no longer be deter
13. Tolerance of overlap function has no effect 100 When exiting a processed area each section is only switched on when 1 of the vehicle has exited the area When traveling onto a processed area the section is only switched off when the section extends up to 100 over the processed area Tolerance of overlap See here gt 57 Field boundary overlap tolerance See here gt 58 GPS receiver left right Here enter the distance to the left or to the right from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle or tractor on which the GPS receiver is installed AS Je Position ofthe GPS receiver 1 Longitudinal axis ofthe vehicle 2 GPS receiver Is to the right of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle The position of the GPS receiver which you have entered in the Tractor ECU application will be ignored by TRACK Leader if you use the machine profile You must therefore ignore the values from the Tractor ECU application at this point Potential values Input a negative value e g 0 20m if the GPS receiver is positioned to the left of the longitudinal axis Input a positive value e g 0 20m lf the GPS receiver is positioned to the right of the longitudinal axis 70 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG Configuration M LLER a ELEKTRONIK Machine profiles GPS receiver front rear Distance of the GPS receiver from the treatment point The treatment point may for example be the boom of a sprayer Fora ferti
14. When using the task management ISOBUS TC ie 28 SA 10 11 12 13 14 15 M LLER ELEKTRONIK If you are using an implement with an ISOBUS job computer activate the SECTION Control parameter on the Settings General screen gt 54 If not deactivate this parameter Open the ISOBUS TC application Start a task To do so read the ISOBUS TC operating instructions When the task has been started open the TRACK Leader application As a standard the Parallel guidance mode is activated If the ISO XML task contains guidance lines these are adopted and the corresponding guidance mode is selected If you do not want to work on straight parallel tracks change the guidance mode gt 31 If you want to work with overlaps adjust the desired distance between the guidance lines gt 30 If you are using a GPS receiver that works with EGNOS or WAAS set the reference point gt 25 If you are not using SECTION Control start the recording gt 33 If you are using SECTION Control activate the automatic mode gt 34 of SECTION Control or operate the implement manually Create the first AB line gt 27 Mark the field boundary gt 35 optional Process the field on parallel tracks To do so use the light bar gt 19 If you are approaching an obstacle you can mark its position gt 40 When the work is completed terminate the task in the ISOBUS TC application Copyright M ller
15. Control Module type Additional module With SECTION Control you can specify for any connected job computer what parts of the agricultural device it shall switch off so that you avoid overlaps This can be for example sections when working with a sprayer Preconditions To use this module you need to meet the following preconditions Plugin TRACK Leader must be enabled License TRACK Leader must be unlocked License SECTION Control must be unlocked 12 Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG Functions 4 1 3 Preconditions Functions 4 1 4 Preconditions Functions M LLER u ELEKTRONIK Performance description Product description The terminal must be connected to an ISOBUS job computer supported by SECTION Control or to an SC Box from M ller E lektronik The ISOBUS job computer must be configured The following functions will be available after activation GPS supported section control TRACK Leader TOP Module type Additional module With TRACK Leader TOP you can specify how a Reichhardt steering job computer shall steer the vehicle so that it follows the guidance lines set up through TRACK Leader To use this module you need to meet the following preconditions Plugin TRACK Leader must be enabled License TRACK Leader must be unlocked License TRACK Leader TOP must be unlocked A steering job computer must be fitted installed and configured on the tractor TR
16. GPS receiver that works with EGNOS or WAAS set the reference point gt 25 9 Activate the automatic mode gt 34 of SECTION Control or operate the implement manually 10 Create the first AB line gt 27 11 Mark the field boundary gt 35 optional 12 Mark the headland gt 37 optional 13 Process the field on parallel tracks To do so use the light bar gt 19 14 If you are approaching an obstacle you can mark its position gt 40 15 When the work is completed save the data or export it for later processing in a GIS application gt 42 16 Copy the data on a USB memory device gt 43 to store iton a PC or view with TRACK Guide Desktop gt gt 51 When using the task management ISOBUS TC If you plan your ISO XML tasks with the help of a Farm Management Information System FMIS on a PC and then wantto work with the display you will need to use the ISOBUS TC application for this In this case you must not save data in the TRACK Leader application All information generated while working will be transferred directly to ISOBUS TC and saved in the file with the task The biggest difference compared to normal operation lies in the starting and termination of a navigation as well as the storage location of the data Other functions are operated as described in these instructions 1 Open the TRACK Leader application Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 9 10 Operating procedures
17. allows you to manually input the geographical direction in which the guidance lines should be laid To do this simply input the direction in degrees between 0 and 360 and the guidance lines are automatically laid parallel to each other Smoothed contour guidance mode In Smoothed contour guidance mode the the curvature of each guidance line curve is altered to straighten the guidance line as you move across the field The guidance lines are straight in the direction of travel Identical contour guidance mode Copyright M ller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 6 4 Procedure M LLER ELEKTRONIK Operation while working Starting track recording In identical contour guidance mode there is no variation in the curvature Only use this mode for gentle curves The disadvantage of this guidance mode is that the distance between the guidance lines will eventually become too large It will then no longer be possible to apply the product onto the field accurately using the track to track process If you notice excessive distances between the guidance lines delete the guidance lines and create a new A B guidance line Circle guidance mode This guidance mode allows you to lay out circular guidance lines in order to treat fields which are equipped with circular irrigation equipment Adaptive contour s manual guidance mode In this guidance mode the path of the vehicle is recorded during each
18. applications 10 1 Cooperation with the ISOBUS TC application You can use TRACK Leader together with the ISOBUS TC application This has the following advantages You do not need to load or import any field data with TRACK Leader If you start a task in ISOBUS TC all field data will be directly transferred to TRACK Leader You can work by using prescription maps that are integrated in a task If you are using both applications please note the following 1 Always start the task in the ISOBUS TC application when working with TRACK Leader Activating and deactivating cooperation with ISOBUS TC If you do not want to use the ISOBUS TC application deactivate the processing of ISO XML tasks 1 Open the ISOBUS TC application 2 Tap Settings 3 Configure the Work with ISO XML parameter 4 Restart the terminal 10 2 Cooperation with job computers If you want to switch the sections with the job computer you must activate the SECTION Control gt 54 function In this case TRACK Leader adopts almost all of the parameters for the connected implement from the ISOBUS job computer For example Swathwidth Number of sections Geometry of the implement The job computer receives the following information from TRACK Leader Commands to switch on off sections SECTION Control Target rate from the prescription map or from an ISO XML task 10 3 Cooperation with TRACK Guide Desktop TRACK Guide Desktop is a free pr
19. guidance lines for parallel guidance You can select a guidance line set for each direction 6 3 1 Straight guidance lines Procedure M Parallel guidance mode is activated gt 31 1 Position the vehicle at the starting point of the desired AB line MP 2 Set the first point gt PointA appears on the terminal screen gt The first flag is colored green on the function icon 3 Drive to the other side of the field 4 Setthe second point gt PointB appears on the terminal screen gt The second flag is colored green on the function icon gt Points A and B are connected with a line This is the AB line gt Further guidance lines are displayed to the left and right of the AB line 6 3 2 Guidance lines as a curve Procedure M Smoothed contour or Identical contour guidance mode is activated gt 31 1 Position the vehicle at the starting point of the desired AB line _ 2 Set the first point 28 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG Operation while working ua M LLER ELEKTRONIK Using guidance lines for parallel guidance gt Point A appears on the terminal screen 3 Drive to the other side of the field You do not need to drive in a straight line when you do this gt During the drive a line will be drawn behind the vehicle on the terminal screen 4 I Setthe second point gt PointB appears on the terminal screen gt Points A and B are con
20. in the illustration below s Na When traveling over an area where the product has been already applied the sprayer switched off too early 1 Calculate the correction value Distance P Speed of sprayer Correction value 80 0 22 364 2 Calculate a new value for the delay on stop parameter As the sprayer switches on or off too early Delay on stop must be decreased by the correction value 450 set Delay on stop 364 correction value 86 new Delay on stop 3 Insert value 86 for the Delay on stop parameter 66 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 11 4 11 5 M LLER ELEKTRONIK Configuration Configuring TRACK Leader TOP Configuring TRACK Leader TOP The following parameters must be set in order to use TRACK Leader TOP GPS receiver height Distance between GPS receiver and the ground Required for TRACK Leader TOP PSR reaction speed PSR reaction speed and aggressiveness of the automatic steering The higher the value the sharper the steering movements The aim of these settings is to ensure that the vehicle finds the track fast enough but still drives calmly and does not over steer constantly 4 e a t 5 A e e t Examples of different PSR reaction speeds 1 The steering responds too slowly 2 The steering responds too rapidly You can adjustthe value to specific loc
21. is connected to the steering job computer DGPS Glonass receiver AG STAR or SMART 6L Always No DGPS receiver A100 or A101 If you are not using TRACK Leader TOP and the receiver is connected to the terminal Configuring TRACK Leader Sensitivity Sets the sensitivity of the light bar How many centimeters of deviation are required for a LED to light on the light bar Default 30cm This value means a sensitivity of 15cm to the left and 15 cm to the right Preview This parameter determines the number of meters in front of the vehicle at which the preview display of the screen light bar will calculate the future position of the vehicle Default value 8 m Line acquisition angle The program assumes from a defined angle thatthe vehicle wants to swing to a guidance line This guidance line will be then marked in blue Ifthe vehicle drives with smaller angle deviation towards a guidance line then this track will not be recognized as a new current guidance line Default value 30 degrees Value for TRACK Leader TOP 85 degrees Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 55 Configuration Bu MULLER Configuring SECTION C ontrol ELEKTRONIK 11 3 Configuring SECTION Control In this configuration step you will configure the section switching for your ISOBUS job computer The application recognizes every ISOBUS job computer by means of its ISO ID and sets up an individual profile for each of these You c
22. memory drive are overwritten Data formats on touch and button terminals are not compatible You can only exchange files from the ngstore directory between several touch terminals The data will not work on a button terminal When importing and exporting only the NgStore directory is copied between the SD card and the USB memory device The GIS and applicationmaps directories are only found on the USB memory device and cannot be transferred to the SD card Procedure This is how to import and export files 1 On the start screen of the TRACK Leader application tap on Storage 2 lt Open the USB memory device import export gt The USB memory device import export screen appears 3 If you want to copy files from the USB memory device to the SD card tap on Export to the USB memory device 4 If you want to copy files from the SD card onto the USB memory device tap on Import from USB memory device gt The following message appears Do you really want to overwrite the data 5 Confirm to copy the files 7 3 Changing over to the touch terminal If you have been working with a button terminal e g TRACK Guide II until now and now want to change over to the touch terminal pay attention to the following for the transfer of the data Data from the ngstore directory are not compatible with both terminals If you have always Saved the covered areas on a USB memory device with the button terminal you
23. mode The guidance mode determines how the guidance lines are applied and how these run over the field Exits the Guidance line sets screen without adopting a new guidance line set Creates a new guidance line set Enables the modification of a guidance line set Deletes the marked guidance line set Procedure Switch to the Guidance line sets screen gt The Guidance line sets screen appears 2 a Create a new guidance line set gt The Guidance line set screen appears with the lines Guidance mode and Name Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 31 32 Operation while working m LJ LLER Using guidance lines for parallel guidance ELEKTRONIK 3 Tap the Guidance mode line gt A list appears 4 Select the desired guidance mode 5 y Confirm your selection gt The Guidance line set screen appears 2 The Guidance line sets screen appears Exit the screen 8 Double tap the desired guidance set to activate it on the navigation screen gt The guidance lines of the guidance line set used until now will be hidden gt You have changed the guidance mode and can now create a new guidance line gt You can change the guidance line set at any time The following guidance modes are available Parallel guidance mode E This guidance mode allows you to work the field in parallel straight lines A guidance mode This guidance mode
24. stand and the objectives that they must achieve 62 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG TAI Configuration tare Configuring SECTION Control za Travel 2 1 Position of Observer 1 3 This line marks the position at which the nozzles should begin spraying when the vehicle exits the area where the product has been applied 2 Position of Observer 2 4 This line marks the position at which the nozzles should stop spraying when the vehicle enters the area where the product has been applied Procedure M The tank is filled with clear water M The observers should stand ata safe distance from the boom ofthe sprayer M Navigation is started using the first travel M SECTION Control should be in automatic mode 1 Position the sprayer ata distance of approx 100 meter from and an angle of 90 to the traveled area 2 Drive ata constant speed e g 8 km h over the area where the product has been already applied Apply the water as you do so 3 The observers must stand on the previously marked travel borders ata safe distance from the boom 4 The observers must observe the points at which the sprayer stops and starts spraying as It passes along the already traveled points gt You will now know how the sprayer behaves when traveling along an area where the product has been already applied You may wish to repeat this process several times in order to ensure better accuracy of the results Marking the appli
25. 1 Swipe with your finger across the counter area 10 7 km h 200 l ha 215 76 ha 48 79 ha gt The next display appears Copyright M ller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG Basic control principles M LLER ELEKTRONIK Information on the work screen 10 7 km h 200 l ha AUTO DGPS Co m al 215 76 ha 48 79 ha whai Counter 1 Speed 5 Quality ofthe GPS signal 6 2 Target rate from the prescription map Area For a field with no field boundary Already processed area For a field with field boundary Total area of the field 3 Status of TRACK Leader TOP automatic 7 Only appears when you have marked the field steering boundary Area Still to be processed 4 Status of SECTION Control AUTO SECTION Control controls the section actuation ofthe ISOBUS job computer MANU The ISOBUS job computer is operated manually nd a Display of the working width with the status of the sections with connected ISOBUS job computers Identification ofthe implement and the working 3 Deactivated section width 2 Spreading section 4 Working mode of SECTION Control on this working width UAN l ha lt 0 lt 38 77 Legend for the visualized target rates Name of the legend 2 Legend The name is given by the job computer or by an ISO XML task Field boundary The field boundary shows the exact position of the field to the software and Is the base for calculating the t
26. ACK Leader TOP works with steering job computers of the Reichhardt company Steering ECU PSR from software version 02 148 Support for TRACK Leader TOP must be activated on the steering job computer The following functions will be available after activation Automatic steering of vehicle along defined guidance lines VARIABLE RATE Control Module type Additional module To use this module you need to meetthe following preconditions Plugin TRACK Leader must be enabled VARIABLE RATE Control license must be activated The ISOBUS job computer must support this function It currently only works with sprayer job computers from M ller Elektronik With VARIABLE RATE Control you can mport prescription maps in shp format Transfer target rates from the prescription map to a job computer Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 13 Basic control principles na MULLER Initial start up ELEKTRONIK 5 Basic control principles 5 1 Initial start up Procedure 1 Start the terminal 2 Tap the icon SW in the selection menu gt The TRACK Leader application appears in the main window 5 2 Start screen layout The start screen appears when you open the TRACK Leader application and no navigation has been Started TRACK Leader S tart screen The Start screen allows you to Switch to further screens View the software version numbers beside TL and NG Controls Function icon Opens the preparati
27. Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG T _ About these Operating Instructions MULLER ae ELEKTRONIK alu 3 Aboutthese Operating Instructions 3 1 Applicability These Operating Instructions apply to all modules ofthe TRACK Leader application from M ller Elektronik You can find the software version from which these Operating Instructions apply in the Imprint 3 2 Target group ofthese Operating Instructions These Operating Instructions apply to all users of the TRACK Leader software and related additional modules 3 3 Layout of operating instructions The operating instructions explain step by step how you can perform certain operations with the product We use the following symbols throughoutthese Operating Instructions to identify different operating instructions Actions that must be performed in succession Result of the action This will happen when you perform an action Requirements Inthe eventthat any requirements have been specified these must be met before an action can be performed Result of an operating instruction This will happen when you have completed all steps 3 4 Layout of references If any references are given in these Operating Instructions they will appear as Example of a reference gt 11 References can be Identified by their square brackets and an arrow The number following the arrow shows you on what page the chapter starts where you can find further information Copyright Muller Elekt
28. In this phase you will need to mark where your sprayer begins application when you exitand where the product has been already applied You must also determine where application should begin in future This will tell you whether the sprayer is switching on too early or too late The illustrations below show the lines which you will need to mark in the field in order to be able to calculate the Delay on start parameter Lines forthe Delay on start parameter Left Sprayer switches on too late Right Sprayer switches on too early P Distance between desired application lineZ X Actual application line and actual application line X This is where the sprayer begins application Z Desired application line This is where the sprayer should begin application A slight overlap of 10cm should be planned due to the pressure build up time 64 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG T _ Configuration tare Configuring SECTION Control In both cases left and right the Delay on start parameter is incorrectly set Left Sprayer switches on too late The delay period must be extended Right Sprayer switches on too early The delay period must be reduced Procedure 1 Compare the markings in the field with the calculations gt You now know whether the sprayer is switching on too early or too late Calculating correction values In the final phase you have determined Which parameters must be altered Whether th
29. Leader Configuring General settings gt 54 Configuring TRACK Leader gt 55 SECTION Control Configuring General settings gt 54 Configuring TRACK Leader gt 55 Configuring SECTION Control gt 56 TRACK Leader TOP Configuring General settings gt 54 Configuring TRACK Leader gt 55 Configuring TRACK Leader TOP gt 67 VARIABLE RATE Control No additional settings are needed Icon forthe configuration kon Meaning of Procedure This is how you open the configuration screens A 1 Open the TRACK Leader application 2 Tap Settings gt The Settings screen will appear 3 Tap the buttons to configure the application Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 53 Configuration M LLER ELEKTRONIK Configuring General settings 11 1 Configuring General settings In this menu you can set the display on the screen and activate some functions SECTION Control This parameter determines whether automatic section switching is activated or deactivated Potential values Yes SECTION Control is activated Machine data such as the swathwidth are automatically transferred from the connected job computer Precondition An ISOBUS job computer must be connected No SECTION Control is deactivated Only the TRACK Leader parallel guidance is activated If no ISOBUS job computer is connected you must create a profile for each implement See Machine profiles gt 67
30. M LLER ELEKTRONIK Operating Instructions tor TouchME TOUCH1200 TRACK Leader Version V5 20140409 30302432a 02 EN Read and follow these operating instructions Keep these operating instructions in a safe place for later reference Imprint Document Copyright Operating Instructions Product TRACK Leader Document number 30302432a 02 EN From software version TL V01 03 34 NG V01 02 09 Original language German M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG Franz Kleine Stra e 18 33154 Salzkotten Germany Phone 49 0 5258 9834 0 Fax 49 0 5258 9834 90 Email info mueller elektronik de Homepage http www mueller elektronik de Table of contents MULLER ELEKTRONIK Table of contents 1 For your safety 1 1 Basic safety instructions 1 2 Intended use 1 3 Layout and meaning of warnings 1 4 User requirements 2 Operating procedures 2 1 When using parallel guidance only 22 When using SECTION Control 2 3 When using the task management ISOBUS TC 3 About these Operating Instructions 3 1 Applicability 3 2 Target group of these Operating Instructions 3 3 Layout of operating instructions 3 4 Layout of references 4 Product description 4 1 Performance description 4 1 1 TRACK Leader 4 1 2 SECTION Control 4 1 3 TRACK Leader TOP 4 1 4 VARIABLE RATE Control 5 Basic control principles 5 1 Initial start up 5 2 Start screen layout 5 3 Information on the work screen 5 4 Inp
31. Procedure for dealing with error messages Notes Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 53 54 5 56 61 61 61 61 62 63 64 65 65 67 67 68 68 69 74 71 For your safety M LLER ELEKTRONIK Basic safety instructions 1 For your safety 1 1 Basic safety instructions Please read the following safety instructions carefully before using the product for the first time Read the operating instructions for the agricultural device which you want to control by using the application 1 2 Intended use The software may be only used in connection with agricultural eguipment and machines The software may only be used away from public roads during field operations 1 3 Layout and meaning of warnings All safety instructions found in these Operating Instructions are composed in accordance with the following pattern This signal word identifies medium risk hazards which could potentially cause death or serious physical injury if not avoided This signal word identifies low risk hazards which could potentially cause minor or moderate physical injury or damage to property if not avoided This signal word identifies actions which could lead to operational malfunctions if performed incorrectly These actions require that you operate in a precise and cautious manner in order to produce optimum work results There are some actions that need to be performed in several steps If there is a risk involved
32. Set a reference point The coordinates of the GPS receiver are crucial when setting the reference point If you do not want to dismantle the GPS receiver each time you must always set the vehicle in the same position This means that the GPS receiver is also in the same position When setting the reference point you will require a fixed permanent point whose position will not alter over time This can for example be a tree a landmark or a manhole cover Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 25 Operation while working T Calibrating DGPS ee R This point is required in order to position the tractor in exactly the same position for future GPS signal calibrations Data loss due to the lack of a reference point If you are unable to locate the reference point in the future the recorded data will be unusable o Always remember the precise position of the reference point for each field The illustration below shows a possible position of the tractor when setting the reference point Tractor when setting the reference point A GPS receiver on the roof of the tractor cab lt Position of the reference point Distance between the GPS receiver and the 2 Distance between the GPS receiver and the X axis point on the roadside Y axis point on the roadside Line from a fixed permanent point over the road Procedure M When you are working the field for the first time 26 1 Find a fixed point at the entrance to th
33. activated working width is marked with an arrow Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG Operation while working M LLER ELEKTRONIK Field boundary 2 Tap the vehicle icon Boom 1 gt Boom_2 gt The next working width is activated 6 7 Field boundary 6 7 1 Marking the field boundary You must mark the field boundary for each new field You can mark this field boundary while applying the product in the headlands Depending on whether or not you are working with an RTK correction signal you can Possibility 1 Applicable in both cases Travel around the field You can calculate the field boundary along the green tracks which were created during this travel around the field Apply product in the interior of the field Possibility 2 Recommended with RTK correction signal only Apply product in the interior of the field Travel around the field You can calculate the field boundary along the green tracks which were created during this travel around the field This method also works without an RTK correction signal although you will need to calibrate the GPS signal before applying the product and calculating the field boundary This is because the GPS position drift occurs between the start of work and the calculation of the field boundary Procedure 1 If you first want to travel around the field you should create the field boundaries as follows M You have seta reference p
34. al conditions prior to work commencement When the ground is wet and makes steering more difficult increase the value When the ground Is dry and makes steering easy reduce the value The value set here will also appear in the start screen of the PSR application steering job computer IM se Machine profiles Each machine for which you use the software can have different parameters You can create profiles for machine settings so that you avoid setting the parameters every time you start your work In the Machine profiles area you can enter the parameters of connected agricultural devices and save them as profiles You will need the machine data in the following instances When SECTION Control is deactivated When the terminal is not connected to any job computer Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 67 Configuration M LLER ELEKTRONIK Machine profiles 11 5 1 Creating new machine profiles Machine here means a combination of a tractor and an agricultural device Example If you have two tractors and two devices in your fleet you possibly have to create four profiles Tractor A and sprayer Tractor B and sprayer Tractor A and fertilizer spreader Tractor B and fertilizer spreader Always create all combinations which you actually need as machine profiles You can save up to 20 machine profiles Procedure M The SECTION Control parameter in the General menu is deactivated A 1 O
35. an therefore configure different parameters for your fertilizer applicator and for your seeder or sprayer Procedure M The SECTION Control parameter in the General menu is activated A 1 Open the TRACK Leader application 2 Tap Settings 3 Tap SECTION Control gt A list of the profiles of all ISOBUS job computers that have been connected to the terminal Is shown A new profile will be created whenever you connect a new ISOBUS job computer to the terminal 4 Tap the name of the ISOBUS job computer for which you want to configure SECTION Control The connected job computer is marked with a green point i m 5 9 A Open the listof parameters gt A list with the set parameters appears 6 Change the parameters You will find explanations of these on the following pages Parameters for SECTION Control Degree of overlap The degree of overlap when processing a wedge shaped area The set Degree of overlap is influenced at the outer sections by means of the Tolerance of overlap parameter 0 degree of overlap 50 degree of overlap 100 degree of overlap Potential values 0 When exiting a processed area each section is only switched on when the vehicle has completely exited the area When traveling onto a processed area the section is only switched off when the section extends up to 1 over the processed area 50 When exiting a processed area each section is only switched on when 50 of the v
36. can no longer Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 43 Saving data and exchanging with the PC Saving the work results M LLER ELEKTRONIK transfer them without losing information However you can import the field boundaries obstacles and guidance lines You can find the instructions below The button terminals saved the GIS files in the Navguideexport directory as of SW version 4 9 17 this directory is renamed as GIS on the button terminals If you copy these files into the GIS directory you can importthem onto the touch terminal and then load them as GIS Procedure This is how to import field data using the button terminal 1 On the button terminal open the TRACK Leader application and open the Storage screen aul J Load the recording for a field for which you want to transfer field data Export the opened recording in GIS format gt The field data have been saved on the USB memory device in the navguideexport directory As of SW version V04 09 17 the directory is named GIS Repeat this procedure for all the fields for which you want to transfer the field data Connect the USB memory device to a PC Rename the navguideexport directory into GIS As of SW version V04 09 17 the directory is already named GIS Insert the USB memory device into the touch terminal 8 9 Open the TRACK Leader application Tap Storage 5 10 Import the file with t
37. cation borders for Delay on stop In this phase you will need to mark where your sprayer stops application when you enter an area where the product has been already applied You must also determine where application should stop in future This will tell you whether the sprayer is switching off too early or too late The illustrations below show the lines which you will need to mark in the field in order to be able to calculate the Delay on stop parameter Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 63 Configuration Configuring SECTION Control M LLER ELEKTRONIK s Lines for the Delay on stop parameter Left Sprayer switches off too late Right Sprayer switches off too early P Distance between desired application line Z X Actual application line and actual application line X This is where the sprayer stops application Z Desired application line This is where the sprayer should stop application A slight overlap of 10cm should be planned due to the pressure release time In both cases left and right the Delay on stop parameter is incorrectly set Left Sprayer switches off too late The delay period must be extended Right Sprayer switches off too early The delay period must be reduced Procedure 1 Compare the markings in the field with the calculations gt You now know whether the sprayer is switching off too early or too late Marking the application borders for Delay on start
38. cking the quality of the GPS signal Display the whole field Display vehicle surroundings Activate 3D view Activate 2D view Checking the quality of the GPS signal The better the GPS signal the more TRACK Leader can work precisely and reliably The quality of the GPS signal depends on several factors On the model of the GPS receiver Qn the geographical location correction satellites are not available in some areas of the world On local shadowing effects on the field trees mountains 1 DGPS 08 TII OM Information on the work screen 1 Current quality ofthe GPS signal 3 Bar chart Indicates the quality ofthe connection The higher the number of blue bars the better the connection 2 Number of connected satellites Quality of the GPS signal DGPS GPS with correction signal Depending on the GPS receiver and configuration WAAS EGNOS GLIDE or other Weak and imprecise signal No GPS signal Working is not possible Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH 8 Co KG 21 ee u working m L L E R Starting navigation ELEKTRONIK 6 Operation while working 6 1 Starting navigation Possible problems 6 1 1 Procedure 22 There are two ways of starting a navigation Using the TRACK Leader application if you are working with no ISO XML tasks gt 22 Using the ISOBUS TC application if you are working with ISO XML tasks gt 23 If you are unable to start the navigation and
39. crossing The next guidance line is only laid out after a turn This will be an exact copy of the last crossing You must press a button before each turn Adaptive contour s auto guidance mode This mode functions in the same way as Adaptive contour s manual but the terminal automatically recognizes that you are turning Starting track recording You do not need to read this Chapter if SECTION Control is activated You have a tool operating position sensor If you do not use SECTION Control or have not mounted any tool operating position sensor the software will not know when your equipment e g sprayer is working and when it is not You will therefore need to tell the software when you begin the task Recording the tracks enables you to see the parts of the field which you have already traveled through on the screen M You have started a navigation Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 33 Operation while working Changing working mode of SECTION Control 6 5 Controls 6 6 Procedure 34 MULLER ELEKTRONIK 1 Startthe recording as soon as you start working gt The function icon changes its appearance gt The processed area behind the vehicle icon is marked in green Changing working mode of SECTION Control If SECTION Control is activated you can work in two modes Automatic mode In the automatic mode the system switches the sections on and off automatically Manual mod
40. dth setfor a device No of sections Enter the number of sections that can be switched off on the implement On a sprayer they are the section valves on a fertilizer spreader or a seeder they can be half widths This parameter serves to transmit the proper number of sections to the SECTION View gt 19 module so that you can switch the sections manually Each section appears as partofthe working bar on the screen Sections Opens a screen where you can enter the width of the individual sections on the implement Degree of overlap The degree of overlap when processing a wedge shaped area The set Degree of overlap is influenced at the outer sections by means of the Tolerance of overlap parameter 0 degree of overlap 50 degree of overlap 100 degree of overlap Potential values 0 When exiting a processed area each section is only switched on when the vehicle has completely exited the area When traveling onto a processed area the section is only switched off when the section extends up to 1 over the processed area Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 69 Configuration M LLER ELEKTRONIK Machine profiles 50 When exiting a processed area each section is only switched on when 50 of the vehicle has exited the area When traveling onto a processed area the section is only switched off when the section extends up to 50 over the processed area Ata Degree of overlap of 50 the
41. dy marked 4 If you want to process a new field you must ensure that there is no previous recording in the storage Tap to discard the opened recording The recording will not be deleted from the SD card gt No field is displayed on the screen Bi 5 Ifyou wantto process a field whose field data you have already saved tap to load the field data from the SD card gt The field that you have loaded appears on the screen 6 lt Exitthe Storage screen gt The application start screen appears A 3 Start a new navigation gt The work screen appears It only contains the icon for the vehicle or also loaded field boundaries and covered areas depending on what you have done on the Storage screen gt Ifthe icon appears in the center ofthe display screen there is no connection to the GPS receiver and you will not be able to continue work Install and configure a GPS receiver 8 To find out about the information appearing on the work screen read this chapter Information on the work screen gt 15 9 To find out what you should do next read this chapter Operating procedures gt 8 6 1 2 With an ISO XML task Use this method if you are using the ISOBUS TC application Procedure M If you are working with an ISOBUS job computer it has to be connected to the ISOBUS M If you are working without an ISOBUS job computer you have to select the corresponding machine profile gt 68 for the implement
42. e In the manual mode you always have to switch the sections on and off manually purely Switch between manual and automatic mode 1 To see which mode is activated look atthe work screen m m node sache Manual mode is activated m Pte Operating implements with several working widths If you are using a job computer in which several working widths are configured SECTION Control can recognize these automatically For example this could be the case for the following implements Sprayer with two booms Seeders that spread fertilizer in addition to seed SECTION Control enables individual configuration of the switching behavior for each working width For this reason there is a profile for each working width on the Settings SECTION C ontrol screen gt 56 On the navigation screen the results for all of the working widths cannot be displayed simultaneously This would make the display unclear You musttherefore activate a working width The area it processed is marked in green on the screen All areas that are processed by the other working widths are recorded in the background As soon as you activate a different working width you will also see its work results This is how to activate a working width M The implement has two working widths M SECTION Control is activated M A navigation is started 1 Swipe across the counters towards the left until the icons for the working width appear gt The
43. e screen 42 1 2 Importing and exporting data 43 1 3 Changing over to the touch terminal 43 1 4 Saving the work results 44 1 5 Loading navigation or field boundary 44 8 Editing prescription maps with VARIABLE RATE Control 46 8 1 Basic processes 46 8 2 Creating prescription maps 46 8 3 Copying prescription maps to the USB memory device 46 8 4 Importing prescription maps 46 8 5 Adjusting prescription maps to current needs 47 9 TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering 48 9 1 Driver tasks 48 9 2 Activating and deactivating automatic steering 49 9 3 Moving guidance lines 49 9 4 Turning 50 10 Cooperation with other applications 51 10 1 Cooperation with the ISOBUS TC application 51 10 2 Cooperation with job computers 51 10 3 Cooperation with TRACK Guide Desktop 51 4 Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 11 11 1 11 2 11 3 11 3 1 11 4 115 11 5 1 11 5 2 11 5 3 12 13 T Table of contents MULLER ELEKTRONIK Configuration Configuring General settings Configuring TRACK Leader Configuring SECTION Control Calibrating Delay on start and Delay on stop Calibration phases Calibration preparations First travel Second travel Marking the application borders for Delay on stop Marking the application borders for Delay on start Calculating correction values Changing the delay parameter Configuring TRACK Leader TOP Machine profiles Creating new machine profiles Selecting from machine profiles Machine parameters
44. e current delay must be increased or reduced You must now calculate the number of milliseconds by which to adjust the incorrectly set parameter To do this you will need to calculate a so called correction value In order to be able to calculate the correction value you need to find out how fast the sprayer was travelling This speed must be entered in inch milliseconds The following tables lists a number of speeds and their conversion into cm ms Speed in km h Speed in cm ms 6 km h 0 16 cm ms 8 km h 0 22 cm ms 10 km h 0 28 cm ms Procedure The correction value should be calculated as follows 1 Distance P Speed of sprayer Correction value 2 The currently set Delay on start or Delay on stop parameter must then be corrected by this value Changing the delay parameter You must now adjust the Delay on start and Delay on stop parameters Procedure 1 Alterthe parameters using the following rule of thumb If the sprayer switches on too late it needs more time The delay period must be extended If the sprayer switches on too soon it needs less time The delay period must be reduced 2 Calculate a new value for the delay parameter Perform this step separately for the Delay on start or Delay on stop If the sprayer switches on or off too late Extend the current delay period by the correction value If the sprayer switches on or off too early Reduce the current delay period by the correction value Exam
45. e field This can for example be a tree a landmark or a manhole cover 2 Draw a line from this point over the path on which the vehicle is standing 3 Position the vehicle with its two front wheels on the line 4 Write down the distance between the fixed point and the vehicle You must also adhere to this distance when calibrating the GPS signal 5 Start a new navigation 6 Tap the following icons consecutively gt An R anda point will appear on the terminal screen marking the reference point on the field The point is located beneath the arrow gt You have now set the reference point Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG Operation while working M LLER ELEKTRONIK Using guidance lines for parallel guidance 6 2 3 Calibrating GPS signal When calibrating the GPS signal the GPS receiver must be in the exact same position as that when setting the Reference point Position ofthe GPS receiver in relation to the reference point when calibrating the GPS signal X lt Position of the reference point GPS receiver on the roof of the tractor cab When should you You will need to calibrate the GPS signal in the following instances calibrate Each time before starting work When you find that a deviation is shown on the screen even when driving down a swath Procedure M There is a reference point for the field 1 Drive to the position at which you setthe reference point 2 Position th
46. e precisely you do this the more precisely your system will operate Conversely the less precise the GPS calibration the less precisely the system might be able to determine the position of the vehicle When using an RTK correction signal you need neither set a reference point nor calibrate the GPS signal The position of the tractor is continuously corrected by the RTK provider by means of a correction signal Throughout the course of the day the Earth is turning and the satellites change their position in the sky The calculated position of a point will as a result shift This shift means that the position will after a certain time no longer be up to date This phenomenon is called a drift and can be minimized For your purposes this means that all of the field boundaries and guidance lines which you create during a day will have shifted after a few hours There are two ways of compensating for the drift Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 6 2 1 6 2 2 MULLER u ELEKTRONIK Calibrating DGPS Operation while working Using the reference point By setting the reference point and calibrating the GPS signal each time before starting work A free of charge way to use the A100 GPS receiver which provides an accuracy of up to 30cm By using a correction signal A chargeable service provided by the GPS provider Only for use in conjunction with a very accurate GPS receiver The GPS signal must be re calibra
47. e the headland should be You can input the work width of the widest machine as a basis for example the sprayer Guidance line distance Here input how widely separated from each other the guidance lines should be This normally corresponds to the work width of the used working equipment Half side mode Parameter for seeders only Setthe parameter to yes when you wantto lay out guidance lines for the sprayer with the seeder and thus lay out both guidance lines in a single drive over In this mode the guidance lines are laid outin such a way thatthe seeder can only work with only half of the work width during the first or second driver over Pee AK kanu ir Ai sd rid ri mz cit Procedure M A field with field boundaries is loaded 1 Start a new navigation 38 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG dr Operation while working MULLER u ELEKTRONIK Working in headlands gt A field with field boundaries and an unmarked headland is displayed 2 Ed Call up the parameters for the headland gt The parameters are displayed 3 Enterthe parameters 4 9 Exit the screen gt The headland area is marked in orange on the work screen 5 Apply product in the interior of the field Once the product has been applied the interior of the field is green and the headland orange 6 Cy Activate parallel guidance in the headland gt Ex Is di
48. e vehicle with both of its front wheels on the line which you drew when setting the reference point The vehicle must be positioned atthe same angle as when the reference point was set The distance from the fixed permanent point on the roadside must be the same as when the reference point was set 3 Tap the following icons consecutively V 000 0 DO lt gt gt A gt A window will appear showing you how many meters the signal has drifted since the last calibration gt You have calibrated the GPS signal 6 3 Using guidance lines for parallel guidance Guidance lines are parallel lines which are displayed on the terminal screen These help you to treat the field in parallel lines The first guidance line which you lay out on the terminal is called the AB line On the terminal screen these are usually marked with the letters A and B All further guidance lines will be calculated and designated on the basis ofthe AB line The path ofthe AB line will be saved after the first drive over which you must perform manually The operation of the terminal will depend on the guidance mode that you have chosen To be able to change the working direction on every field you can create several guidance line sets gt 31 For every guidance line set you can create the guidance lines in a different direction and in a different mode Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH 8 Co KG 27 Operation while working M LLER ELEKTRONIK Using
49. ed You Can move the guidance line permanently Procedure This is how you move the guidance line for one drive M The automatic steering is enabled 000 1 Onthe work screen tap gt New function symbols appear 2 Tap lt or to steer the vehicle gt Information is displayed below the header row about how far and in which direction the guidance line will be moved For example gt 4cm means that the vehicle will be steered 4cm to the right of the guidance line gt The vehicle will drive parallel to the guidance line until another guidance line is activated Procedure This is how you will move the guidance line permanently See chapter Moving guidance lines gt 30 9 4 Turning When turning the driver must take control of the steering and steer himself Procedure You can make a turn as follows when automatic steering is enabled auto 3 manu 1 SSD Deactivate the automatic steering gt The work screen displays the icon QD The automatic steering is deactivated 2 Take control and perform the turn yourself gt The next guidance line is then activated if the angle between itself and the vehicle is smaller than the set Line acquisition angle parameter autol 3 3 GAV Activate automatic steering as soon as the next guidance line is activated 50 Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG T _ Cooperation with other applications tare Cooperation with the ISOBUS TC application 10 Cooperation with other
50. ehicle has exited the area When traveling onto a processed area the section Is only switched off when 56 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG Configuration M LLER M ELEKTRONIK Configuring SECTION C ontrol the section extends up to 50 over the processed area Ata Degree of overlap of 50 the Tolerance of overlap function has no effect 100 When exiting a processed area each section is only switched on when 1 of the vehicle has exited the area When traveling onto a processed area the section Is only switched off when the section extends up to 100 over the processed area Tolerance of overlap Use this parameter to define a permissible overlap The outer sections are only activated when the overlap is greater than the value of this parameter The Tolerance of overlap only applies to the outermost left and right sections The other sections are not affected by this parameter The following illustrations show how the Tolerance of overlap parameter acts with a Degree of overlap of 0 The set tolerance of overlap can be seen underneath the illustrations nind mid Tolerance of overlap for 0 degree of overlap in both cases the work was done with a 25 cm overlap Tolerance of overlap 0 cm Tolerance of overlap 30 cm In this case the section is immediately In this case the section is not switched off as Switched off the current overlap is lower than 30cm If you have set the Degree of overla
51. ents 72 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG Configuration ELEKTRONIK Machine profiles Implement offset Distance between the center Total working width of the tractor and the center ofthe total working width Potential values Enter a positive value e g 90 cm If the equipment is offset to the right Enter a negative value e g 90 cm If the equipment is offset to the left Mode of operation If this parameter is allocated any value other than 0 the following occurs A red guidance line appears on the work screen which is drawn at a distance from the blue guidance line The working bar is shifted to one side The blue guidance line runs exactly in the middle After setting the implement offset you have to operate the TRACK Leader slightly differently 1 Steer the vehicle such that the arrow is always following the red line The center of the working bar then follows the blue guidance line Guidance lines for implements with offset Red guidance line marks the center of the 3 Blue guidance line marks the center of the tractor working width 2 Arrow marks the position of the GPS receiver 4 Working bar Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 13 Procedure for dealing with error messages M LLER ELEKTRONIK 12 Procedure for dealing with error messages Error message text How to fix the problem Caution The memory could not be The database could not be created on the
52. escription map on the screen Yo 1 Tap 2 Enter by how many percentage points all target rates should be changed Using the symbol you can define whether the target rate should be increased or reduced 3 V Confirm gt The Prescription maps screen appears gt In the Rate column all values will be adjusted by the entered percentage points Procedure This is how you change a selected value M You have chosen a prescription map M The Prescription maps screen has been called up M You can see a prescription map on the screen 1 In the Rate column tap the value that you want to change gt The keyboard appears 2 Enterthe new value 3 V Confirm gt The Prescription maps screen appears gt The new value appears in the cell you have changed Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH 8 Co KG 47 9 9 1 48 TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering M LLER ELEKTRONIK Driver tasks TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering Read the enclosed PSR ISO TOP directions for use before beginning to use the system Pay particular attention to the information in the Chapter Safety Proceed with extreme care particularly when using the automatic steering Disable the automatic steering whenever anyone comes within 50 meters of the vehicle or farming device while it is operating This is what happens after tapping Automatic steering is not possible Nothing This may be due to the following
53. ess the field on parallel tracks To do so use the light bar gt 19 14 Ifyou are approaching an obstacle you can mark its position gt 40 15 When the work is completed save the data or export it for later processing with a GIS application gt 42 16 Copy the data onto a USB memory device gt 43 to be able to store them on a PC or to view them with TRACK Guide Desktop gt 51 Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 2 2 2 3 M LLER ELEKTRONIK When using SECTION Control Operating procedures When using SECTION Control This chapter is of interest to you if you have an implement with an ISOBUS job computer and want SECTION Control to control the sections of the implement 1 Drive to the field 2 Ifyou have already processed this field in the past load its field data gt 42 If you want to process a new field you have to ensure that no other field data is loaded In this case you have to save or delete the opened recording 3 If you have a prescription map you can import it now 4 Activate the SECTION Control parameter on the Settings General screen gt 54 5 Starta new navigation gt 22 6 Asa standard the Parallel guidance mode is activated If you do not want to work on straight parallel tracks change the guidance mode gt 31 7 Ifyou want to work with overlaps adjust the desired distance between the guidance lines gt 30 8 Ifyou are using a
54. hange to this distance make sure that this is safe for the environment and the Surroundings under current circumstances Overlapping nozzles EDS This parameter is only applicable to sprayers with an individual nozzle switching function This is not even displayed on other systems Use the parameter to set the number of nozzles which should operate in overlapping mode Delay Delay is the period of time that elapses between the transmission of an order by the terminal and the implementation of the order by the implement This time can differ for each implement There are two parameters for the configuration Delay on start when switching on Delay on stop when switching off If you have an ISOBUS job computer which transfers delay times to SECTION Control you must not change these parameters In this case the text ISO will appear a value Example If a section of a Sprayer passes over an area that was already processed it must be immediately Switched off To do this the software sends a signal to the section valve to switch off This causes the valve to be shut off and the pressure in the hose drops This lasts until there is no further flow from the nozzles The duration is approx 400 milliseconds As a result the section applies an overlap for a period of 400 milliseconds In order to prevent this the Delay on stop parameter must be set to 400 ms Now the signal is sent to the section valve 400 milliseconds ea
55. he required recording 11 pll Save the opened recording gt The field boundary is saved in the ngstore directory 7 4 Saving the work results You can save the work results in two ways depending on what you need the work results for Ngstore Here the navigation with all work results covered area markings field boundaries obstacles are saved This directory serves to use the data on the terminal for future work or to view the work results with TRACK Guide Desktop GIS Here the work results are saved as a shp file This data is used to open the field with GIS applications or with Farm Management Information System software When you open this file on the PC it contains all of the field data If you open the same file with the terminal it only contains the field boundaries and obstacles 75 Loading navigation or field boundary Procedure 1 2 44 On the start screen of the TRACK Leader application tap on Storage Tap on del gt The Load record screen appears Copyright M ller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG m LL E R Saving data and exchanging with the PC ELEKTRONIK Loading navigation or field boundary gt You will see a list with recordings that you have saved in the ngstore directory Under each name you will see the distance from your current position 3 Tapon to sort the files alphabetically or on to sort them according to the distance from your position gt The file names are be
56. ik GmbH amp Co KG 29 Operation while working Using guidance lines for parallel guidance 6 3 6 Procedure 6 3 7 Procedure 6 3 8 Example Procedure 30 M LLER ELEKTRONIK gt New guidance lines appear to the left and right of the drawn line 6 Follow the new guidance line Deleting guidance lines You can delete guidance lines and create new ones at any time 1 Touch one of the following functions icon for approx 3 seconds E e er The icons can appear different depending on the guidance mode gt The following message will appear Do you want to delete the guidance lines 2 Yes to confirm gt The guidance lines will be deleted Moving guidance lines Use this function if you are indeed on the desired line of travel but the position of the tractor is shown beside the track on the terminal This function only operates in the following guidance modes Parallel Smoothed contour Identical contour M Navigation is started 000 1 Call up the next page with function icons fel 2 Move the guidance lines to the position ofthe GPS receiver gt The guidance lines field boundaries and routes will be moved Setting the distance between the guidance lines As standard the distance between the guidance lines corresponds to the work width but you can change this distance Sprayer working width 59 05 ft 18 m You wantto ensure that nothing is left out during field
57. in carrying out any of these steps a safety warning will appear in the instructions themselves Safety instructions always directly precede the step involving risk and can be identified by their bold font type and a signal word Example 1 NOTICE This is a notice It warns that there is a risk involved in the next step 2 Step involving risk 1 4 User requirements Learn how to operate the terminal correctly The terminal must not be operated by anyone who has not read the Operating Instructions 6 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG T For your safety tare User requirements Please read and carefully observe all safety instructions and warnings contained in these Operating Instructions and in the manuals of any connected vehicles and farm equipment Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG Operating procedures M LLER ELEKTRONIK When using parallel guidance only Operating procedures In this chapter you will find several overviews of steps that help you to process a field using the TRACK Leader application These overviews show you which sequential steps you can take and in which chapters they are explained in detail Before you begin you have to configure the software The entire configuration is described in the following chapter Configuration gt 53 If you are operating the terminal for the first time configure the software and then return to this chapter When using parallel guida
58. ing sorted 4 Tap on the name of the recording that you want to load Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 45 Editing prescription maps with VARIABLE RATE Control Basic processes M LLER ELEKTRONIK 8 Editing prescription maps with VARIABLE RATE Control Mode of operation 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 Procedure 46 A prescription map is a detailed map of a field In this map the field is split up into areas The prescription map contains information on how intense the work in each area shall be When the prescription map has been loaded the software checks via GPS coordinates of the vehicle what application rates are needed according to the prescription map and transfers this information to the ISOBUS job computer Basic processes To be able to work with prescription maps in shp format you need to 1 Create a prescription map on the PC 2 Copy the prescription map to the USB memory device 3 Import the corresponding prescription map using TRACK Leader 4 Adjust the prescription map for the current requirements In the following chapters you will learn how to perform these steps Creating prescription maps You can create a prescription map in the Farm Management Information System or using other PC applications Each prescription map must include at least the following files Shp Dbf Shx Copying prescription maps to the USB memory device Copy all prescription maps to folder applicati
59. land SECTION Control switches off the boom sections which are in the headland area when the product is being applied onto the field Restrictions When working with headlands the TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering system cannot be used The driver must steer the vehicle himself manually The software is in this state when the This happens when you tap the func icon appears tion key next to the icon Headland is deactivated and has never Cannot be tapped been activated for this field before The field boundary has not been recorded Headland is not activated Calls up a window in which the guidance lines can be defined in the headland First appears when the field boundary has been marked Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 37 Operation while working M LLER ELEKTRONIK Function The software is in this state when the This happens when you tap the func icon icon appears tion key next to the icon You can now apply the product inside Parallel navigation in headlands will be the field activated Working in headlands SECTION Control only applies product in the interior of the field Sections will be Switched off when passing over to a headland Parallel navigation within the field is activated Now you can apply the product to the Parallel navigation within the field will be headland activated Parameter You must set the following parameters Headland width Input here how wid
60. le working Screen light bar 5 Counter and status information Notification of reaching the field boundary 6 Arrow showing the position ofthe GPS Q receiver Field boundary 7 Working bar Guidance line Compass Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 15 Basic control principles M LLER ELEKTRONIK Information on the work screen gt gt om lt KKKEK Work screen after the start with SECTION Control switched on 1 Navigation area 4 Current status information 2 Working bar 5 Compass 3 Icon ofthe vehicle 6 Status of SECTION Control Guidance lines Guidance lines are lines which help the driver keep parallel tracks There are three types of guidance line AB line This is the first guidance line This is always marked on the terminal screen with the letters A and B Activated guidance line this is the guidance line which the vehicle just follows It is marked in blue Not activated guidance lines guidance lines not activated Position of GPS receiver The center of the gray arrow above the working bar corresponds to the position of the GPS receiver Working bar The working bar symbolizes the agricultural implement This consists of multiple rectangles Each rectangle corresponds to a section The color of the rectangle can change while working See also Using SECTION View gt 19 Counter and status information In this area you can see various information
61. ler Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 59 Configuration rr Bu MULLER Configuring SECTION C ontrol ELEKTRONIK Graphic Mode Activates screen light bar in graphic mode Textmode Activates screen light bar in text mode SECTION View Activates SECTION View Implement offset You can use this parameter to adjust the offset of the working width towards the left or the right Enter the number of cm by which the center of the working width is shifted from the center of the tractor 1 R Left Tractor with an implement Right Tractor with two implements Implement offset Distance between the center 2 Total working width of the tractor and the center ofthe total working width Potential values Enter a positive value e g 90 cm If the equipment is offset to the right Enter a negative value e g 90 cm If the equipment is offset to the left Mode of operation If this parameter is allocated any value other than 0 the following occurs A red guidance line appears on the work screen which is drawn at a distance from the blue guidance line The working bar is shifted to one side The blue guidance line runs exactly in the middle After setting the implement offset you have to operate the TRACK Leader slightly differently 1 Steer the vehicle such that the arrow is always following the red line The center of the working bar then follows the blue guidance line Guidance lines for implements with offset
62. lizer applicator this is the spreader discs The position of the GPS receiver which you have entered in the Tractor ECU application will be ignored by TRACK Leader if you use the machine profile You must therefore ignore the values from the Tractor ECU application at this point Potential values Input a negative value e g 4 00m if the GPS receiver is positioned to the rear of the treatment point nputa positive value e g 4 00m if the GPS receiver is positioned in front of the treatment point Machine model This parameter determines the way and means in which the working bar should track the GPS receiver Potential values self propelled Settings for self propelled agricultural equipment trailed Settings for agricultural equipment towed by a tractor deactivated Settings for attached devices Screen light bar Screen light bar type Potential values Deactivated Deactivates the screen light bar Graphic Mode Activates screen light bar in graphic mode Textmode Activates screen light bar in text mode SECTION View Activates SECTION View Implement type Use this parameter to define the type of agricultural device The following implement types are available Sprayer Fertilizer Planter Seeder Harvester Non specific system Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 71 Configuration M LLER ELEKTRONIK Machine profiles Spread pattern for a fertilizer
63. mined GPS signal too weak The GPS signal quality is too weak most Check the mounting of the GPS receiver likely due to obstructions and your current position The receiver must be in open view to the sky No DGPS available No DGPS is available due to signal Check the mounting of the GPS receiver obstruction and your current position The receiver must be in open view to the sky No DGPS is available due to a failure of Check the general availability of the 74 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG M LLER ELEKTRONIK Procedure for dealing with error messages Error message text How to fix the problem the correction data service e g EGNOS service Check and set the proper EGNOS correction Satellites No compatible format found for this prescription map Please create a new format No suitable format could be found using the content of the prescription map No compatible format has been created Important formats have been provided Other formats can be incorporated by the users themselves No profile available No machine profile is available Create a new machine profile Could not read DGPS configuration trom GPS receiver Could not readout the e Dif configuration from GPS receiver Could not readout the settings from the tilt module Saving failed The serial connection to the GPS receiver has been interrupted The serial connection to the GPS receiver has been interrupted
64. nce only This chapter is of interest to you if you have a simple system without an ISOBUS job computer For example the TRACK Guide II terminal without additional applications You can also operate other terminals according to these instructions as long as you do not connect an ISOBUS job computer and the ISOBUS TC application remains deactivated 1 Drive to the field 2 Ifyou have already processed this field in the past load its field data gt 42 If you want to process a new field you have to ensure that no other field data is loaded In this case you have to save or delete the opened recording 3 If you have a prescription map you can import it now 4 Deactivate the SECTION Control parameter on the Settings General screen gt 54 5 Onthe Settings Machine profile screen select the profile that corresponds to the machine combination used gt 67 Or create a new machine profile 6 Starta new navigation gt 22 7 Asa standard the Parallel guidance mode is activated If you do not want to work on straight parallel tracks change the guidance mode gt 31 8 Ifyou want to work with overlaps adjust the desired distance between the guidance lines gt 30 9 Ifyou are using a GPS receiver that works with EGNOS or WAAS set the reference point gt 25 10 Startthe recording gt 33 11 Create the first AB line gt 27 12 Mark the field boundary gt 35 optional 13 Proc
65. ndary 5 Counters Unworked area Unworked areas entire area 3 Recorded tracks Reference point Areas which have been worked Function icons on the Storage screen Opens a menu in which you can load prescription maps Deletes the covered area in the opened recording Deletes the opened recording Saves the opened recording in the ngstore directory Storage location SD card Loads a stored recording from the ngstore directory Storage location SD card Saves the field boundary and obstacle lines in the GIS directory Storage location USB memory device Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG Saving data and exchanging with the PC M LLER ELEKTRONIK Importing and exporting data Functionicon Fume 77 Loads the field boundary and obstacle lines from the GIS directory Storage location USB memory device Opens the USB memory device import export screen so that files can be copied between the SD card and USB memory device If the connected ISOBUS job computer works with several working widths this button serves to switch the display between the work results of both working widths 7 2 Importing and exporting data To exchange data saved with the TRACK Leader between the SD card and a PC oranother touch terminal you can Import data from a USB memory device onto the SD card Export data from the SD card to the USB memory device When copying the files the files on the target
66. nected with a line 6 3 3 Guidance lines using a compass Procedure VI Guidance mode A is activated gt 31 1 Position the vehicle atthe starting point of the desired AB line A 2 Tap the icon gt A keyboard will appear 3 Input the direction of the compass towards which you want the guidance lines to lead You can input a value between 0 and 360 4 V Confirm gt Multiple parallel guidance lines are drawn on the terminal screen and these all run in the direction which you have entered 6 3 4 Guidance lines as circles Procedure M Circle guidance mode is activated 1 Position the vehicle at the outer edge of the field next to the circular irrigation equipment 8 gt 2 Set the first point 3 Drive at least halfway around the circumference of the field pr 4 Setthe second point gt Circular guidance lines appear on the terminal screen 6 3 5 Adaptive guidance lines Procedure M Adaptive contour s manual or Adaptive contour s auto guidance mode is activated 1 Position the vehicle at the starting point of the desired AB line Du N Setthe first point 3 Drive to the other side of the field gt A line is drawn behind the arrow icon pr 4 Mark the turn maneuver in Adaptive contour s manual guidance mode 5 Make a turn in Adaptive contour s auto guidance mode The system will automatically notice that you are turning Copyright Muller Elektron
67. ogram for PCs This allows you to View work results Print reports for your customers Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 51 52 Cooperation with other applications AA MULLER Cooperation with TRACK Guide Desktop ELEKTRONIK Fell TAa anion Bericht TRACK Gu ide hoe Program window Report You can find TRACK Guide Desktop in the Download section of the website below www lacos de Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG m T LLE E Configuration ELEKTRONIK Cooperation with TRACK Guide Desktop 11 Configuration This chapter clarifies all settings which you have to configure All configuration parameters can be found in the Settings screen These are divided into the following groups General Parameters which affect all of the TRACK Leader modules TRACK Leader Parameters with which you can configure the parallel route They are therefore required for all modules SECTION Control Parameters which are used for automatic section switching TRACK Leader TOP Parameters for TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering Demo A demonstration video Machine profiles Saved profiles for machines and vehicles in your fleet One of the groups is always grayed out SECTION Control or Machine profiles Which one this is depends on how you configure the SECTION Control parameter in the General group You have to configure the following TRACK
68. oint or calibrated the GPS signal if you are working with no RTK correction signal 1 Start a new navigation AUTO SE MANU AL If you are working with SECTION Control activate Automatic mode 3 Db f SECTION Control is deactivated start recording 4 Switch on the mounted or trailed implement This must work Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH 8 Co KG 35 Operation while working nn MULLER Field boundary ELEKTRONIK 5 Begin to drive over the field 6 Tip You can also setup the AB line while travelling over the field gt After driving a few centimeters you will see that a green track is being left behind the working bar on the screen This track marks the area where the product has been applied gt Ifno green track appears this can be due to the following reasons a you haven t switched on the farm implement using SECTION C ontrol b You haven t touched the function icon gt no SECTION Control 7 Drive over the entire field 8 Stop atthe exit point gt You will see a green track on the terminal screen which circles the entire field 9 Mark the field boundary A red line drawn around the field is now shown on the navigation screen That is the field boundary 6 0 km h es Procedure 2 If you first want to apply the product in the field you should create the field boundaries as follows M You must have an RTK correction signal available 1 Start a new navigation
69. on screen From here you can Start a new navigation gt 22 Appears instead of the Navigation function button if it is not possible to start a navigation If you press this button a message appears that mentions the cause Possible causes SECTION Control is activated but no ISOBUS job computer is connected Test license has expired 14 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG aa A Basic control principles ee Information on the work screen Function icon You are working without ISO XML tasks but the Work with ISO XML parameter is activated in the ISOBUS TC application Read more in the chapter Cooperation with the ISOBUS TC application gt 51 You are working with ISO XML tasks and have not started a task You have connected the terminal to a new ISOBUS job computer without re starting the terminal The device arrangement in the ISOBUS TC application is incomplete Opens the Storage screen gt 42 Opens the Settings screen gt 53 5 3 Information on the work screen As soon as you startthe navigation the work screen will appear From here you can perform all other tasks which you will need during the field work The information shown on the work screen varies depending on whether the SECTION Control gt 54 parameter is set to yes or no The next illustration shows you the other information on the work screen which can appear during work Work screen whi
70. on values A 21 20 0 22 Correcting the Delay on start and Delay on stop parameters The phases are explained in detail in the following chapters Calibration preparations You will need the following equipment and personnel in order to perform the calibration Two observers two people who will mark the areas where the product has been already applied with stakes Tools for marking the areas where the product has been applied Barriertape approx 200 300m 8 stakes for marking on the field Sprayer with tank loaded with clean water First travel In this phase ofthe calibration you will need to travel across the field along a single track The illustration below shows the points which must be marked before and after the travel Instructions on how to do this are given beneath the illustration Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 61 Configuration M LLER Configuring SECTION Control ELEKTRONIK oi Results of the first travel Stakes 3 Stakes To mark the outer ends ofthe sections prior to To mark the outer ends of the sections after travel travel Barrier tape between the stakes To mark the borders of travel Procedure To prepare the field for delay calibration 1 Start a new navigation with SECTION Control 2 Position the sprayer atthe start of the travel The travel must not be positioned close to the field boundary in order to give you sufficient space for the second travel
71. onmaps on the USB memory device Importing prescription maps You can import a prescription map created on a PC from the USB memory device Import the prescription map before starting work M All prescription maps that you want to import are stored on the USB memory device in the ApplicationMaps directory A 1 Open the TRACK Leader application 2 Tap Storage 3 Tap gt The Prescription maps screen appears 4 Tap A gt The Choose file screen appears Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG T Editing prescription maps with VARIABLE RATE Control M LLER ELEKTRONIK Adjusting prescription maps to current needs 5 Tap the name of the prescription map that you want to import Bi 6 Load the marked prescription map gt The Column screen appears It contains all of the columns with data from the prescription maps 7 Tap the line that contains the target rates gt The Unit screen appears 8 Tap the unit in which the target rate should be transmitted 9 V Confirm 10 The Prescription maps screen appears 8 5 Adjusting prescription maps to current needs After importing the prescription map you can Change all values by a certain percentage point Change selected values by an absolute number Procedure This is how you change all values at once M You have chosen a prescription map M The Prescription maps screen has been called up M You can see a pr
72. otal size of a field Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 17 Basic control principles Inputting data 9 4 Controls Procedure 18 M LLER ELEKTRONIK Compass Shows where the north is Traveled areas and areas where the product has been applied The surfaces to the rear of the vehicle icon are marked in green This green color can have any of the following meanings depending on the configuration Traveled areas If you are only using TRACK Leader the traveled surface is marked This is marked regardless of whether or notthe vehicle applied product during this travel Areas where product has been applied If you are using SECTION Control the surfaces where the product has been applied are marked Surfaces over which the vehicle travels but where no product has been applied are therefore not marked If you want the software only to mark surfaces where the product has been applied in green proceed as follows Activate SECTION Control or Mount and activate the tool operating position sensor The tool operating position sensor recognizes that an agricultural device is in the operating position and transmits this information to the terminal GPS connection status Shows the status of the DGPS connection See also Testing the DGPS signal quality gt 21 Inputting data The data input screen is used to input data Cancel input Confirm input 1 H Selectthe desired characters 2
73. p parameter to 100 the Tolerance of overlap parameter plays a vital role when leaving an area already processed This is relevant for example when turning on a headland that has already been processed Tolerance of overlap for 100 degree of overlap in both cases the processed area was exited by 25 cm Tolerance of overlap 0 Tolerance of overlap 30 cm If only 1 of the section exits the area that The tolerance of overlap enables the has already been processed the entire prevention of unnecessary overlaps section will be switched on The right section is only switched on when the processed area Is exited by more than 30 cm Potential values Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 57 Configuration an aes MULLER Configuring SECTION Control ELEKTRONIK Recommendation Set the Tolerance of overlap to 30 cm when using the A100 GPS receiver Tolerance 0 cm The outermost section is switched on or off when the track being traveled is entered or exited Other value The outermost section is switched on or off when the overlap exceeds the value Maximum value Half of the section width of the outermost section Field boundary overlap tolerance Use this parameter to prevent sections from being activated at the field boundary in the event of a minimum overlap This parameter functions in the same way as Tolerance of overlap but is only applied when the field boundary is exceeded Before making any c
74. pen the TRACK Leader application 2 Tap Settings 3 Tap Machine profiles CA 4 Setup a new machine profile gt The keyboard will appear 5 Give a name to the machine profile 6 V Confirm gt The Machine screen will appear 7 Configure all ofthe parameters 6 S After completing the configuration exitthe screen 11 5 2 Selecting from machine profiles Before you start work you have to selectthe machine from your fleet You selectthe machine from the machine profiles Procedure M The SECTION Control parameter in the General menu is deactivated A 1 Open the TRACK Leader application 2 Tap Settings UU Tap Machine profiles gt A list of existing machine profiles will appear 4 Tap the name of the machine profile that you want to use gt You have now marked the machine profile u 5 Ifyou wantto editthe machine profile or check the settings tap LA 6 3 Exit the screen to save the settings 68 Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 11 5 3 M LLER ELEKTRONIK Configuration Machine profiles Machine parameters You will need the machine parameters in the following instances When you want to create a machine profile for a new machine When you want to edit a machine profile On the pages below you will find the explanation of allmachine parameters Name Name of the machine profile Swathwidth This parameter shows the work wi
75. ple A sprayer traveled at a speed of 8 km h This corresponds to 0 22 cm ms After the second travel the distance P was measured The distance was 80cm The Delay on stop parameter is currently set to 450ms Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG 65 Configuration an aes MULLER Configuring SECTION Control ELEKTRONIK The sprayer was switched off too late when traveling over an area where the product has been already applied Point Z lied in front of Point X along the direction of travel The lines were marked as in the illustration below When travelling over the area where the product has been already applied the sprayer switched off too late 1 Calculate the correction value Distance P Speed of sprayer Correction value 80 0 22 364 2 Calculate a new value for the delay parameter As the sprayer switches off too late Delay on stop must be increased by the correction value 364 correction value 450 set Delay on stop 814 new Delay on stop 3 Insert value 814 for the Delay on stop parameter Example A sprayer traveled at a speed of 8 km h This corresponds to 0 22 cm ms After the second travel the distance P was measured The distance was 80cm The Delay on stop parameter is currently set to 450ms The sprayer switched off too early when traveling over an are where the product has been already applied Point Z lied in front of Point X along the direction of travel The lines were marked as
76. reasons No steering job computer is connected In this case the icon is grayed out The steering job computer has blocked the function due to an error message You have not laid out a guidance line autol Changes the work mode of the automatic steering You can see the current EN status in the counters area KD Automatic steering is activated 7 Automatic steering is deactivated Steers the vehicle to the left Steers the vehicle to the right Driver tasks The driver must perform the following tasks The driver must pay attention to safety The automatic steering system is blind It cannot tell if anyone is approaching the vehicle It cannot stop or take evasive action The driver must brake and accelerate The driver must perform turning Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering M LLER ELEKTRONIK Activating and deactivating automatic steering 9 2 Activating and deactivating automatic steering Risk of traffic accident If automatic steering is ON the vehicle may drive off the road and cause an accident This may lead to human injury or even fatalities o Disable the automatic steering before traveling on public roads o Move the steering motor away from the steering wheel The automatic steering does not operate in the following cases n Circle guidance mode When guidance lines in the headland are activated You will need to s
77. rlier As a result the application can be interrupted or restarted at exactly the right moment The following illustration shows how the delay function works The illustration shows actual behavior not the display on the screen 58 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG u Configuration RELER Configuring SECTION Control Delay on stop is setto 0 If the set delay time is too brief it results in overlapping application Atthis point the section valve has received a 2 Atthis point the sprayer stopped application signal to shut off Potential values Delay on start Enter the delay when switching a section on Ifthe section reacts too late to the switch on signal increase the value e g 400 ms solenoid valve 1200 ms electrically actuated valve Delay on stop Enter the delay when switching a section off If the section reacts too late to the switch off signal increase the value e g 300 ms solenoid valve 1200 ms electrically actuated valve Machine model This parameter determines the way and means in which the working bar should track the GPS receiver Potential values self propelled Settings for self propelled agricultural equipment trailed Settings for agricultural equipment towed by a tractor deactivated Settings for attached devices Screen light bar Screen light bar type Potential values Deactivated Deactivates the screen light bar Copyright Mul
78. ronik GmbH amp Co KG 11 Product description M LLER Performance description ELEKTRONIK 4 Product description TRACK Leader is a modern system enabling drivers of agricultural vehicles to keep exact lanes in the field The system has a modular design so thatthe user can add further functions 4 1 Performance description Available functions of the software are subject to a license purchased for the modules There are two module types Basis module Prerequisite for additional modules TRACK Leader Additional modules can be combined as required SECTION Control TRACK Leader TOP VARIABLE RATE Control 4 1 1 TRACK Leader Module type Basic module This is the prereguisite for all other modules Preconditions To use this module you need to meet the following preconditions Plugin TRACK Leader must be enabled License TRACK Leader must be unlocked To learn how to activate plug ins and licenses read the installation and operating instructions to the terminal Functions The following functions will be available after activation Display of parallel guidance lines Display of parallel guidance lines in headland Marking of obstacles located in the field Warning of obstacles marked Warning of reaching a field boundary Saving of work results in two formats SECTION View Display of the sections that must be manually switched on and off by the driver to work without overlaps 4 1 2 SECTION
79. splayed in the work screen Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 39 Operation while working M LLER ELEKTRONIK Marking obstacles The headland is marked in gray PPPDD 1inch 0 0 mph 1 54 pt OLS mt gt Guidance lines are displayed in the headland 7 Apply product on the headland DDDDD oln lt KKKKI n Imph 6 9 Marking obstacles When there are obstacles in your field you can mark their position In this way you will always receive a warning before any collision can occur You can mark obstacles while working in a field You will be warned of an obstacle in the following cases fthe obstacle will be reached in 20 seconds or less fthe distance between the obstacle and the vehicle is smaller than the work width of the agricultural device The warning always consists oftwo elements A graphical warning in the upper left hand corner of the work screen Field boundary Obstacle Acoustic signal Obstacles The software can warn you about obstacles It cannot brake nor avoid the obstacles Function icon Calls up additional function symbols 40 Copyright Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG Operation while working M LLER ELEKTRONIK Marking obstacles Deletes all obstacles Deletes the selected obstacle Moves the obstacle Saves the obstacle Procedure M You have now started a navigation A 1 Be Call up new function Icons
80. ted automatically and at regular sequences This enables an accuracy of less than five centimeters What do you need a reference point for A reference point will enable you to compare your actual GPS coordinates with the saved GPS coordinates and compensate for any drift displacement A fixed permanent point on the ground is needed for calibrating the GPS signal This is the so called reference point When the GPS signal is calibrated the stored coordinates of the Reference point are compared and matched with the current coordinates a a pi t f wv 24 PAG a a m 3 A ad e Pl P s 4 PA E kr MO ji 2 ig u A Left field with calibrated GPS sign RN Wie x sat fs al Right field with no calibrated GPS signal If you do not set a reference point nor calibrate the GPS signal each time before starting work the following will happen The saved GPS coordinates for the field boundary guidance lines etc will differ from the actual values As a result you may miss applying the product over areas in the field which are outside of the field boundaries according to the GPS In order to ensure maximum precision 1 Seta reference point for each field at the first product application 2 Before processing a field for which you have already set the reference point calibrate the GPS signal 3 Ifthe field is large and you will process this over several hours perform a calibration on the GPS signal
81. teer the vehicle manually in these situations Procedure You can activate automatic steering as follows M You must have configured the steering job computer and TRACK Leader TOP M You must have laid out the guidance lines M You must have positioned the vehicle on a line of travel and enabled a guidance line MANU ft M The automatic steering is deactivated The work screen displays the icon O 1 Move the steering wheel motor to the steering wheel Only for systems with a steering wheel motor A 2 Tap CAV MANU ft fe gt Theicon LY is replaced with the following icon gt The automatic steering is enabled 3 When driving in the vehicle the steering wheel motor controls the vehicle in such a way that it proceeds along the active guidance line Procedure To deactivate the automatic steering AUTO many 1 Tap NY gt The work screen displays the following icon O gt The automatic steering will be disabled 9 3 Moving guidance lines The automatic steering drives the vehicle along the active guidance line If the guidance line activated no longer matches the real position of the vehicle due to a GPS signal drift you can manually move the guidance line You have two options Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH 8 Co KG 49 TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering m LL E R Tun ELEKTRONIK You can move the guidance line for one drive over the field After turning the old position will be restor
82. the grayed out icon AD appears on the start screen this can be due to the following reasons SECTION Control is activated but no ISOBUS job computer is connected You are working without ISO XML tasks but the parameter Work with ISO XML Is set to Yes in the ISOBUS TC application You are working with ISO XML tasks and have not started a task You have connected the terminal to a new ISOBUS job computer without re starting the terminal Without an ISO XML task M You have configured the SECTION Control parameter gt 54 M If you are working with an ISOBUS job computer it has to be connected to the ISOBUS M If you are working without an ISOBUS job computer you have to select the corresponding machine profile for the implement M You have set the Work with ISO XML parameter to No in the ISOBUS TC application A 1 Open the TRACK Leader application gt The following screen appears etwa TRACK Leader A 1LV01 01 26 NGvo1 01 21 Settings gt Ifthe text appears instead of Navigation you have not fulfilled one of the preconditions 2 Tap Storage Copyright M ller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG Operation while working M LLER ANNAN ELEKTRONIK Starting navigation gt The Storage screen appears gt 42 DuD ha 3 You must now decide whether you want to process a field for the first time or if you want to work on a field whose field boundaries you have alrea
83. the vehicle Each point corresponds to a deviation of 30 cm Direction arrow Position of GPS receiver OO OO To change the type of light bar during operation swipe over the light bar on the screen You can also use this to switch over to the SECTION View gt 19 Using SECTION View SECTION View is a schematic display ofthe work width and the sections This displays the vehicle as anicon and can replace the screen light bar Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH 8 Co KG 19 Basic control principles T MULLER Changing the work screen ELEKTRONIK 7 0 km h With an ISOBUS job computer SECTION View in the footer and as a working bar If you are working without an ISOBUS job computer you can use the display to help you when switching sections If you are working with an ISOBUS job computer the sections are actuated automatically The colors tell you their current status en The recording is deactivated Beneath the section the field has already been processed or the vehicle is stopped The recording is deactivated The ground beneath the section is unprocessed je S witch off the section The recording is activated Switch on the section The recording is activated 5 7 Changing the work screen You can change the display ofthe work screen in several ways Controls Control element 20 Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG 5 8 M LLER ELEKTRONIK Basic control principles Che
84. treatment Set the Line spacing parameter to 58 38 ft 17 80 m for example You will then work with a 0 67 ft 20 cm overlap 0 33 ft 10 cm on the left and 0 33 ft on the right M Navigation is started 1 Switch to the Navigation settings screen gt The Navigation settings screen appears 2 Tap Line spacing gt The keyboard appears 3 Enter how many feet meters there should be between two guidance lines Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH amp Co KG Operation while working ua M LLER ELEKTRONIK Using guidance lines for parallel guidance 4 V Confirm gt The Navigation settings screen appears 5 Exitthe screen 6 3 9 Setting the guidance line skip mode When you wantto drive in parallel and thus use every second or third guidance line you can set these guidance lines to be marked more boldly than the others Example If you inputthe number 2 every second guidance line will be displayed in bold whereas inputting the number 3 will display every third guidance line in bold etc Procedure M Navigation is started 1 Switch to the Navigation Settings screen gt The Navigation Settings screen will appear 2 Tap Pattern interval gt The keyboard will appear 3 Inputthe interval at which the guidance lines should be marked in bold 4 4 Confirm gt The Navigation Settings screen will appear 5 Leavethe screen 6 3 10 Selecting guidance
85. utting data 5 5 Parallel driving with the help of the light bar and the guidance line 5 6 Using SECTION View 5 7 Changing the work screen 5 8 Checking the quality ofthe GPS signal 6 Operation while working 6 1 Starting navigation 6 1 1 Without an ISO XML task 6 1 2 With an ISO XML task 6 2 Calibrating DGPS 6 2 1 What do you need a reference point for 6 2 2 Seta reference point 6 2 3 Calibrating GPS signal 6 3 Using guidance lines for parallel guidance Copyright M ller E lektronik GmbH 8 Co KG O O DD A WMO Oo co oo 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 18 19 19 20 21 22 22 22 23 24 25 25 27 21 Table of contents an MULLER ELEKTRONIK 6 3 1 Straight guidance lines 28 6 3 2 Guidance lines as a curve 28 6 3 3 Guidance lines using a compass 29 6 3 4 Guidance lines as circles 29 6 3 5 Adaptive guidance lines 29 6 3 6 Deleting guidance lines 30 6 3 7 Moving guidance lines 30 6 3 8 Setting the distance between the guidance lines 30 6 3 9 Setting the guidance line skip mode 31 6 3 10 Selecting guidance mode 31 6 4 Starting track recording 33 6 5 Changing working mode of SECTION Control 34 6 6 Operating implements with several working widths 34 6 7 Field boundary 35 6 7 1 Marking the field boundary 35 6 7 2 Deleting a field boundary 37 6 8 Working in headlands 37 6 9 Marking obstacles 40 6 9 1 Deleting obstacle markers 41 7 Saving data and exchanging with the PC 42 1 1 Storag
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