Great Plains YP2425A Material Rate - Manual (Page 35)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Table of Contents Metric Charts Volumetric Seeding 33
2012-02-29 Table of Contents Metric Charts 401-626B
Set Up A Material
Add at least one volumetric seed to the monitor’s
Material Library. Settings for volumetric have crucial
differences from settings for singulated seeds (and are
also different from ground drive volumetric).
15 different materials can be configured for use as
planter controls, or granular seed controls. Reference the
System Configuration section in the PDC manual for
additional information.
Material Setup
Setup
Item
Value or
Default
Comments
Matrl
Label
Material Name can be
customized to accurately
define the material’s type.
Creating a name allows for
quick identification at the
Control Setup screen.
Type
GRAN SEED
CONTROL
Material Type must match
Control Type. This means not
singulated.
Units Lb/ac with lb/hr
Displays pounds per acre with
pounds per hour
Preset
Method
Disabled
Use incremental rate changes.
If enabled, you need to define
up to 10 preset target rates.
Density 60.0 lb/bu
Enter this value provided by
the seed supplier.
Spreader
Constant
This number is developed
automatically during
calibration.
Low Shaft
RPM
12
From hydraulic rate chart
High Shaft
RPM
45
From hydraulic rate chart
Prod Level
Alarm
0
Computed level at which
monitor thinks seed has run
out
Seeds per
Pound
15,000
Enter this value provided by
the seed supplier.
High Pop
Alarm
20%
Rate above target population
that triggers an alarm
Low Pop
Alarm
20%
Rate below target population
that triggers an alarm
Pattern
EVERY ROW
ON
Unless planting split rows
Row Fail
Rate
2/1 (2 seeds
every 1 sec.)
Blockage detection threshold