Great Plains YP2425A Material Rate - Manual (Page 14)

401-626B Table of Contents Metric Charts 2012-02-29
12 YP2425A Table of Contents Metric Charts Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Planting Rate
Singulated planting employs the seed monitor in
“PLANTER CONTROL” mode.
Hydraulic Drive Meter Rate
Hydraulic drive meter rate is set directly on the seed
monitor in the tractor. Consult the monitor manual for
detailed instructions, which may vary slightly over time
with firmware updates to the monitor system.
Enter/update your planter configuration (width/row-count,
single-row/twin, disk cell count, etc.). Once entered,
specify the population directly in seeds/acre or seeds/ha.
Enter meter RPM limits for your disk (pages 13-20).
Note: For consistent results, and least meter wear, do not
exceed the recommended ground speed.
For step 1 through step 4, any needed data not provided
in this manual can be found in one or more of:
DICKEY-john
®
Quick Start Guide
Planter Operator Manual
Refer to the DICKEY-john
®
IntelliAg
®
Planter/Drill
Control Operator’s Manual for details on setup item.
Note: The monitor must be in User Level 2 to change
some of these parameters.
1. For a crop not previously planted with this planter,
create a “Material Name” for the crop. Selecting a
named material is a required step in later screens.
2. Verify, and as needed setup or update the “Material”
record for the singulated seed to be planted.
The table at right lists the parameters that need to be
reviewed or set. values are your
choice/preference when not from meter rpm chart.
3. Verify, and as necessary setup or update the
“Channel” assigned to the planter’s hydraulic drive.
If the monitor resets to defaults, Gear Ratio may be
incorrect.
Count rows individually for “# Seed Rows”. A twin
pair (if both openers are in use) counts as 2 rows.
“Channel Width” is swath.
4. In the Material Library screen, makes sure that the
Material (SOYBEANS in our example) is assigned to
the Channel (CH 1 in our example) which controls
the planter’s hydraulic drive.
5. Perform a Valve Calibration for the control channel.
6. Switch the seed monitor from Setup/Configuration
mode to Operate mode. Load seed. Move the planter
to the field.
Figure 4
Typical Control Setup Screen
29750
Material Data Required
Material Name
Channel “CH 1”
Type “PLANTER CONTROL”
Preset Method “Disabled” unless populations vary
Target Rate
Max Rate <110% of Target> is suggested
Min Rate <90% of Target> is suggested
Inc/Dec “1.0%” is suggested
Seeds Per Rev
Disc Low Limit
Disc High Limit
High Pop Alarm <“20%”> is suggested
Low Pop Alarm <“20%”> is suggested
Prod Level Alarm 0
Channel Data Required
CHANNEL 1 (must be channel specified above)
Type “PLANTER CONTROL”
Material Name (must be material name specified above)
Control Mode Auto
Drive Type PWM 1
Drive Freq. 100 Hz
Input Filter 50%
Gear Ratio 1.900
Sensor Constant 360
# Seed Rows
Channel Width
Precharge Time 0
Delay Time 0
Flush Enable Disabled