Adjusting the switching times for Section Control
It is recommended to determine the switching time with Optimise switching times, Optimising the 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 at the headlands. These delays can cause overlaps or unworked areas. The switching times compensate for these delays when switching on and off.
The switch-on and -off times in the table are the pre-set times for Section Control. They can be adjusted to prevent overlaps or unworked areas.
Hopper | Product | Switch-on time | Switch-off time |
|---|---|---|---|
Rear hopper (mounted machines) | Seed | 600 ms | 0 ms |
Fertiliser | 2000 ms | 1000 ms | |
micro-granules | 2000 ms | 1000 ms | |
Front-mounted hopper | Seed | 600 ms | 0 ms |
Fertiliser | 3000 ms | 3700 ms | |
micro-granules | 3000 ms | 1000 ms | |
Rear hopper (trailed machines) | Seed | 600 ms | 0 ms |
Fertiliser | 3000 ms | 3700 ms | |
micro-granules | 2000 ms | 1000 ms |
To switch the metering units precisely on the headlands, the following points are necessary:
RTK accuracy of the GPS receiver
Recommended update rate: 10 Hz
Recommended GPS baud rate: 57600 Hz
Constant speed when driving into or out of the headlands
Maintain the direction of travel when driving into or out of the headlands
The control terminal can operate enough part-width sections
- In the Settings > Products menu, select Seed, Fertiliser or Micro-granules.
If overlaps are produced when entering a seeded area:
increase the switch-off time
or
If unworked areas are produced when entering a seeded area:
reduce the switch-off time
or
If overlaps are produced when moving off a seeded area:
reduce the switch-on time
or
If unworked areas are produced when moving off a seeded area:
increase the switch-on time.