Veris Technologies Precision Rate Controller - Operation Manual - Manual (Page 19)

Pub.# OM17-PRC
6-4
PF3000 Settings:
1. Press SETUP key. Press SWATH key. Set swath to that of your implement
2. Press SETUP key. Press VEHICLE key. Set Primary speed sensor to GPS.
3. Press SETUP key. Press CARD key. Set the following:
Log Device: None.
4. Press SETUP key. Press APP RATE key. Set the following:
Application Control: On
Look Ahead: On
Current target file: press Edit to view the files you have on the card; select the
one you wish to use.
5. Press SETUP key. Press CONTROLLER key. Select controller as Rawson
Accu-Rate. Press EDIT SETTINGS. Set the following:
Number of pulses/10 revolutions: 500
Nominal rate: Divide the highest rate on your recipe by 1.6. This is your
Nominal rate. For example, if your highest rate is 200,000 the nominal is
125,000. If your highest rate is 32, your nominal rate is 20.
Percent rate change: set to 4%
Area count: Set to Standard
Stop height: Set to 8
Act. rate recording method: Set to Sensor
Controller time delay: Set to 4 sec
Application offset from GPS: Enter the distance from the row unit to your GPS
location.
Serial Port: Port 3
6. Press SETUP key. Press PRODUCT key. Select product and press EDIT
SETTINGS. Set the following:
Controller Device: Rawson Accu-Rate
Cal. number for act. rate: set to 0
Actual Rate Scale Factor: Set to 1.000
Target Rate Units: Set to Seeds
Actual Rate Units: Set to Seeds
Target conversion Number: If your recipe (.tgt file) is written using the entire
number as the desired rate., i.e. 30,000 seeds/acre on the recipe means
30,000 seeds/acre is the desired rate, enter a 1.000. If the recipe is written
using a different number, i.e. 30 on the recipe means a population of 30,000,
then you will need to enter the conversion multiple
—in that case 1,000.
Target Rate increment: Determines the increment value by which you can
change the manual target rate with each press of the arrow keys.
7. Press FIELD key. Set Field. Set Product (press key to right of product)