Great Plains YP4025F-1670 Material Rate - Manual (Page 5)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Contents Metric Rates Singulated Planting Overview 3
2014-03-13 Contents Metric Rates 401-571B
For step 3 through step 5, 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.
3. Verify, and as necessary 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 in are at
your choice or preference.
4. 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 (number of active rows
times spacing between active rows), for example:
465 in = 31 rows x 15in per row.
For twin rows, count twin pairs and pair-to-pair
spacing, for example:
480 in = 16 twin pairs (32 rows) x 30 in pair spacing
5. 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.
6. Perform a Valve Calibration for the control channel.
7. Switch the seed monitor from Setup/Configuration
mode to Operate mode. Load seed. Move the planter
to the field.
8. Verify your planting rate per the instructions in the
next topic. If the results are consistent with your
setup, plant the crop.
Material Data Required
Material Name
Channel “CH 1” (typically, can be 1-4)
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” (not used on YP30/40 Planter)
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
Figure 3
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