AutoFarm Viper Pro Bedienungsanleitung

AutoFarm Viper Pro™

Installation & Operation Manual

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Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................. 1

Viper Pro Console .....................................................................................................................1

Viper Pro Features ..............................................................................................................2

Optional Features ................................................................................................................3

Roof Module ..............................................................................................................................3

The Viper Pro User Interface .....................................................................................................4

Front Panel ................................................................................................................................5

File Transfer ........................................................................................................................5

Rear Panel ................................................................................................................................6

Required System Setup ............................................................................................................7

AutoSteer Setup Steps ........................................................................................................7

Product Control Setup Steps ...............................................................................................7

Viper Pro Care and Use ............................................................................................................8

Chapter 2 Installation, Start Up & Registration ..................................... 9

Overview of the Installation Process .........................................................................................9

Kit Contents ...............................................................................................................................9

Mounting and Installation ........................................................................................................10

Roof Module ......................................................................................................................10

Start Up ................................................................................................................................... 11

Touch Screen Calibration Wizard ......................................................................................13

Registering Your Viper Pro System .........................................................................................14

Viper Pro Features ............................................................................................................14

To register your Viper Pro: .................................................................................................15

Chapter 3 CAN (Controller Area Network) Setup................................ 19

Overview of a RavenCANbus System .....................................................................................19

Raven CAN System Installation ..............................................................................................19

Best Installation Practices .................................................................................................20

Wiring Power to a CANbus System .........................................................................................20

CAN Node Off-line Errors ..................................................................................................22

Adding Nodes to the CAN System ..........................................................................................22

Detecting CANbus Nodes .......................................................................................................23

CAN Initialization Results ..................................................................................................23

Selecting a New Controller ................................................................................................23

Re-Addressing Product Nodes ..........................................................................................24

Programming Nodes on the CANbus System .........................................................................25

Boom Cals ...............................................................................................................................26

Miscellaneous Settings Area ...................................................................................................27

Miscellaneous Settings Screen .........................................................................................28

Node Version Information ..................................................................................................31

Data Box 1 ...............................................................................................................................32

Node Settings Screen (Page 1) .........................................................................................33

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Node Settings Screen (Page 2) .........................................................................................34

Data Box 2 ...............................................................................................................................36

Data Box 2 Displays ..........................................................................................................36

Node Settings Screen (Page 1) .........................................................................................37

Node Settings Screen (Page 2) .........................................................................................41

Node Settings Screen (Page 3) .........................................................................................44

Pressure Area .........................................................................................................................45

Dual Pressure ....................................................................................................................45

Calibrating the Pressure Transducer Using an Analog Gauge ..........................................45

Entering a Setting with no Analog Gauge ..........................................................................45

Application Area ......................................................................................................................46

Valve Type .........................................................................................................................47

Application Type ................................................................................................................47

Tally Registers .........................................................................................................................48

Resetting the Tally Registers .............................................................................................48

Setting or Resetting Distance and Individual Nodes .........................................................49

Alarms .....................................................................................................................................50

Chapter 4 Navigating the Viper Pro Interface...................................... 53

Main Screen Features .............................................................................................................53

Profile ................................................................................................................................54

Current Heading ................................................................................................................55

Speed ................................................................................................................................55

Pressure ............................................................................................................................55

Map Area ...........................................................................................................................56

Screen Tool Icons ..............................................................................................................56

Tabs ...................................................................................................................................58

Application Rates ...............................................................................................................58

Booms ...............................................................................................................................59

System Status Icons ..........................................................................................................60

GPS Status Indicator .........................................................................................................60

AutoSteer Status ................................................................................................................62

Product Control Status .......................................................................................................63

AutoBoom™ Status Indicator ............................................................................................63

Display Data ......................................................................................................................64

Cellular/WiFi Communication Status .......................................................................................64

WiFi/Cellular Status ...........................................................................................................65

Tabs .........................................................................................................................................66

Main Tab ............................................................................................................................66

Guide Tab ..........................................................................................................................67

Rx+Cov+Scout Tab ............................................................................................................68

Rx Tab ...............................................................................................................................69

Cov Tab .............................................................................................................................70

Scout Tab ...........................................................................................................................71

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Marking a Field Boundary .................................................................................................71

Importing a Field Boundary ...............................................................................................73

AccuBoom™ Tab ...............................................................................................................74

Menu .......................................................................................................................................74

Exit Button .........................................................................................................................75

About Button ......................................................................................................................75

Display Mode and Brightness ............................................................................................76

Web Button ........................................................................................................................77

Setup Button ......................................................................................................................77

File Maintenance ...............................................................................................................77

Start Job ............................................................................................................................78

Setup Menu .............................................................................................................................78

AutoFarm Button ...............................................................................................................78

Registration Keys and Feature Activation .........................................................................78

Maps ..................................................................................................................................79

Street Maps .......................................................................................................................79

Scout Maps .......................................................................................................................81

Coverage Maps .................................................................................................................82

Prescription (Rx) Maps ......................................................................................................84

Local Settings ....................................................................................................................88

Language ..........................................................................................................................89

Profile Configuration ..........................................................................................................89

Display Units Configuration ...............................................................................................90

Time Zone Configuration ...................................................................................................90

Serial Communication Port Setup ...........................................................................................91

GPS Comm Port Setup .....................................................................................................91

Console Comm Port Setup ................................................................................................91

Auxiliary Comm Port Setup ...............................................................................................92

Weather Module Setup ......................................................................................................92

NEMA Output ....................................................................................................................92

Configuring Viper Pro for Lightbar Guidance ..........................................................................92

Boom and Implement Setup ....................................................................................................95

Implement Setup ...............................................................................................................95

Multi-Section Implement or Boom Setup ...........................................................................96

Chapter 5 Using the Viper Pro System................................................. 99

Jobs .........................................................................................................................................99

New Jobs .........................................................................................................................100

Product Application .........................................................................................................100

Swath Guidance ..............................................................................................................101

AccuBoom™ Control .......................................................................................................101

Product Chaining .............................................................................................................102

Starting a New Job ..........................................................................................................102

Pausing a Job ..................................................................................................................106

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Restarting a Paused Job .................................................................................................106

Existing Jobs ...................................................................................................................106

Viewing an Existing Job ...................................................................................................106

Adding to an Existing Job ................................................................................................106

Tiered Booms ........................................................................................................................107

Enabling Tiered Booms ...................................................................................................108

Application Reports ...............................................................................................................109

Customer Information ......................................................................................................109

Field Information ..............................................................................................................110

Field Conditions ...............................................................................................................110

Weather Information ........................................................................................................ 111

Applicator Information ...................................................................................................... 111

Vehicle Information ..........................................................................................................112

Product Information .........................................................................................................112

Ingredient Information ......................................................................................................113

Report Notes Information ................................................................................................113

Creating an Application Report ........................................................................................114

Chapter 6 Product Chaining................................................................ 115

Enabling Product Chaining ..............................................................................................115

Using Product Chaining ...................................................................................................117

Display Data ....................................................................................................................118

Miscellaneous Messages ................................................................................................118

Chapter 7 Using AccuBoom™............................................................ 121

AccuBoom™ Control Setup .............................................................................................124

Configuring AccuBoom™ Control ....................................................................................125

AccuBoom™ Boom Disable ............................................................................................125

AccuBoom™ Aggressiveness Factor ..............................................................................126

Enabling AccuBoom™ Override ......................................................................................127

AccuBoom™ Spray/No-Spray Mapping ................................................................................128

Standard AccuBoom™ Method .......................................................................................128

Create AccuBoom™ No-Spray Map Method ...................................................................128

Load AccuBoom™ No-Spray Map Method ......................................................................129

Create Map From Field Boundary Method ......................................................................130

Changing Spray/No-Spray Default Colors .......................................................................130

AccuBoom™ Spray/No-Spray Maps ................................................................................130

How to Create a Spray/No-Spray Map ............................................................................131

Chapter 8 Using AutoBoom™............................................................. 133

AutoBoom™ Status Display ..................................................................................................134

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Chapter 9 Viper Pro Guidance ............................................................ 135

Guidance Views ....................................................................................................................135

Swathing Patterns .................................................................................................................136

Setting the Straight A-B Line Pattern ...............................................................................136

Set B by Heading ............................................................................................................137

Setting the Fixed Contour Pattern ...................................................................................138

Setting the Last Pass Pattern ..........................................................................................139

Setting the Pivot Pattern ..................................................................................................139

Using the Guide Tab ........................................................................................................140

Screen Icons ...................................................................................................................143

A-B Lines .........................................................................................................................143

Saving an A-B Line ..........................................................................................................144

Loading an A-B Line ........................................................................................................145

Nudge Feature ......................................................................................................................146

Configuring Nudge Settings ............................................................................................146

Using the Nudge Feature ................................................................................................147

Chapter 10 File Maintenance................................................................. 149

Overview ...............................................................................................................................149

File Maintenance ...................................................................................................................149

Preparing a USB Thumb Drive for File Maintenance ......................................................149

Misc Folder Sub-folders ..................................................................................................151

Performing File Maintenance ................................................................................................152

Uploading Prescription Maps from a USB Thumb Drive .................................................153

USB File Transfer and Advanced File Maintenance ........................................................154

Initialize External USB Drive ...........................................................................................156

Automatic File Maintenance ............................................................................................157

Clone or Restore Settings ...............................................................................................157

Select External Drive .......................................................................................................158

Chapter 11 Rbin Viewer ......................................................................... 159

Downloading Rbin Viewer .....................................................................................................159

Downloading Rbin Software ............................................................................................159

Installing the Rbin Viewer ......................................................................................................161

To Install the Rbin viewer: ...............................................................................................161

Viewing Rbin Files .................................................................................................................163

To Open an Rbin Report ..................................................................................................163

Exporting Shapefiles .......................................................................................................165

To Export a Shapefile ......................................................................................................165

Toolbar Options .....................................................................................................................166

To select the coverage display options: ...........................................................................166

To change coverage map colors: ....................................................................................166

Rbin Options .........................................................................................................................167

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To Change the Units of Measure .....................................................................................168

To Change the Layout .....................................................................................................168

To Change the Language: ...............................................................................................169

Enabling Manual Console Display ...................................................................................170

To Enable Manual Console Display .................................................................................170

Export Settings ................................................................................................................170

To Change The Export Settings: ......................................................................................171

Editing an Rbin Report ....................................................................................................171

To Edit an Rbin Report ....................................................................................................172

Reset History ...................................................................................................................174

To Reset the Edit History .................................................................................................174

Chapter 12 Troubleshooting the Viper Pro ......................................... 177

Viper Pro Troubleshooting Information ..................................................................................177

General Issues ................................................................................................................177

Setup Issues ....................................................................................................................178

Job Issues .......................................................................................................................179

Rx Map Issues .................................................................................................................180

Coverage Map Issues ......................................................................................................180

Error Messages .....................................................................................................................181

General Error Messages .................................................................................................181

Setup Error Messages .....................................................................................................181

Job Error Messages ........................................................................................................182

Variable Rate Control (VRC) Error Messages .................................................................182

GPS Error Messages .......................................................................................................183

CAN Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................184

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APPENDICES

Appendix A System Diagrams................................................................ 185

Appendix B Understanding Viper Pro Files .......................................... 189

Appendix C Calculating the Boom Width (Calibration) for Liquid

Applications ........................................................................193

Appendix D Calculating and Verification of Spreader Constant......... 195

Appendix E Calculating Speed Calibration........................................... 197

Appendix F Calculating Calibrations for Liquid and Granular

Applications ........................................................................199

Appendix G Testing Extension Cables.................................................. 203

Appendix H Updating CAN Nodes on the Viper Pro Console.............. 207

Appendix I Using the Front Panel Program with the

Viper Pro System ................................................................211

Appendix J Controlling Spinner RPM................................................... 215

Appendix K External Serial Rate Control.............................................. 217

Appendix L Weather Station .................................................................. 219

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