Veris Technologies Precision Rate Controller - Operation Manual - Manual (Page 17)

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Settings for Veris Precision Rate Controllers:
1. Connect SiteMate computer to Cab Console using 9-pin serial cable, as shown in
Figure 23.
2. Set Calibration Number as described on pages 6-10
3. Press Function key and go to Rawson mode. Press Function key until the
Nominal Rate appears on the display. Using the Up/Down arrow keys, set the
Nominal Rate to the same number as you entered in the SiteMate program in
step 4 above. Once Nominal Rate is set, press Function key until the main
operating screen appears, as shown in Figure 3.
4. Press On/VR key again to toggle to VR mode. VR should appear on the screen
along with the Rate that is being sent from the SiteMate computer. Verify that the
rate shown on the Cab Console is the same as the recipe sent from SiteMate.
Press Engage key to activate the Precision Rate Controller.
5. To change rates manually when in VR mode, simply touch the Up/Down arrow
keys. This will change the Controller to the rate you select manually. To return to
VR, simply touch the On/VR key to toggle back to VR mode.
Troubleshooting GPS-based Seeding with SiteMate
1. No Rx rate appears on SiteMate
-has field been selected? Select VRT file (see SiteMate Settings, Step 5)
-check recipe to verify that it is valid by viewing Attributes for each zone in
SiteMate
-if recipe calls for zero rate as the default, do you have GPS signal, or are you
outside of field?
2. Rx rate appears on SiteMate, but no Applied Rate.
- make sure “Go” button on SiteMate is pressed. (button should read “Stop” when
recipe is being sent to Cab Console)
-you must be planting in order for Applied Rate to appear.
3. Rx rate appears on SiteMate but not on Cab Console.
-make sure Cab Console is set to VR Mode (Figure 29)
-double-check all cable connections
-check Nominal rates on both the SiteMate (SiteMate Settings, Step 4), and on
the Cab Console (Veris Controller Settings, Step 3) These must be set to the
same number.
4. Rates on Veris Cab Console and on SiteMate do not match.
-check Nominal rates on both the SiteMate (SiteMate Settings, Step 4), and on
the Cab Console (Veris Settings, Step 3) These must be set to the same
number.
-Re-check calibration number, and re-run calibration procedure if necessary
-The recipe rates from SiteMate are in 4% increments. If the two rates are within
this 4% range, the units are operating normally.
-Check the Conversion number (SiteMate Settings, Step 2). If the recipe
requires a target conversion number, i.e. the recipe is for 25 which means 25,000
seeds/acre, the target conversion number will be 1000. In this case the Nominal
Rate in SiteMate and the Veris Console should be near 25,000. See SiteMate
Settings, Step 4 for calculating Nominal Rate.