Adjusting the switching times for Section Control
We recommend determining the switching times with Optimize switching times, Optimizing switching times.
When the placement points are switched per Section Control, it takes a few milliseconds until the drives respond. The length of the conveyor section up to the application point also affects precise switching to the headlands. These delays can cause overlaps or unsown areas. The switching times compensate for these delays when switching on and off.
The switch on and switch off times in the table are the pre-set times for Section Control. They can be adjusted to prevent overlaps or unsown areas.
Hopper | Product | Switch on time | Switch off time |
|---|---|---|---|
Rear hopper (mounted machines) | Seed | 600 ms | 0 ms |
Fertilizer | 2000 ms | 1000 ms | |
micro-granule | 2000 ms | 1000 ms | |
Front-mounted hopper | Seed | 600 ms | 0 ms |
Fertilizer | 3000 ms | 3700 ms | |
micro-granule | 3000 ms | 1000 ms | |
Rear hopper (trailed machines) | Seed | 600 ms | 0 ms |
Fertilizer | 3000 ms | 3700 ms | |
micro-granule | 2000 ms | 1000 ms |
For precise switching of the metering unit on headlands, the following points are required:
RTK accuracy of the GPS receiver
Recommended update rate: 10 Hz
Recommended GPS baud rate: 57 600 Hz
Uniform speed when moving into or out of headlands
Maintain the direction of travel when moving into headlands or out of headlands
The control terminal can operate enough part-width sections
- In the Settings menu, select Products > Seed, Fertilizer or Micro-granules.
If overlaps occur when entering a sown area:
Increase switch-off time.
or
If unsown areas occur when entering a sown area:
Reduce switch off time.
or
If overlaps are produced when moving out of a sown area:
Reduce switch on time.
or
If unsown areas occur when exiting a sown area:
Increase switch-on time.