TeeJet BoomPilot Pro - Manual (Page 2)

dispLAy BrighTNess
The Plus and Minus keys can be used to change the brightness
levels of the display screen. Press the keys until the desired brightness
is established. Press the Enter key to advance to the Display Con-
trast setting.
dispLAy CONTrAsT
The Plus and Minus keys can be used to change the contrast
levels of the display’s background. Press the Enter key to advance
to the Display Background setting.
NOTE: The Plus and Minus keys control console bright-
ness levels during Operations Mode. However, if GPS sig-
nal is not received, the Plus and Minus keys will
control the contrast level.
dispLAy BACkgrOuNd
The Plus and Minus keys toggle between light and dark back-
grounds. Press the keys until the desired background is established.
Press the Enter key to accept the changes and advance to COM
Port Setup.
COM pOrT seTup
The COM Port can be customized to send GPS data out or accept ex-
ternal GPS. “0” means the console is accepting external GPS data. “1”
means the console is using internal GPS and is transmitting out. Use
the Plus and Minus keys to toggle the COM Port number. Press
the Enter key to accept the changes and advance to GPS Setup.
Power must be cycled to the console if this setting is changed.
gps seTup
GPS Setup can be customized to accept “ANY” available source trans-
mission (either uncorrected or differential), “GPS” source transmissions
(only uncorrected signals), or “DGPS” source transmissions (only differ-
entially corrected signals). Use the Plus key to select “ANY,” “GPS,”
or “DGPS” and the Minus key to revert backward. Press the Enter
key to accept the changes.
Power must be cycled to the console if this setting is changed.
Once the final setting has been entered, the screen will return to the initial Display Setup
Mode screen. If no additional changes are required, press the Escape key and exit
to Operation Mode or press the Setup Mode key again to enter into BoomPilot Pro
Setup Mode.
Speed Cable
NuMBer Of BOOM seCTiONs
The number of available boom sections is 1 to 6 or 1 to 15 depending upon
which SmartCable is detected. Enter the number of boom sections that are
active in the system (1 to 15 sections). Use the Plus and Minus
keys to adjust the value. Press the Enter key to accept the changes
and advance to the Boom Section Widths setting.
BOOM seCTiON WidThs
Enter the width for EACH boom section in inches (cm). Use the Plus
and Minus keys to adjust the value. Press the Enter key to advance
to the next Boom Section Width setting. When facing forward, the boom
sections are ordered from left to right along the boom. The boom section
width range is 0 to 1969 inches (0 cm to 50 m). The minimum recommend-
ed width is 39 inches (1 m). Press the Enter key to accept the changes
to the last boom section and advance to the Boom Offset Direction setting.
Individual boom section widths can be set to different widths.
BOOM OffseT direCTiON
A BACkWARD selection (as shown) indicates the boom is located behind
the GPS antenna as the vehicle moves in a forward direction. A FORWARD
selection indicates the boom is located in front of the GPS antenna as the
vehicle moves in a forward direction. Use the Plus and Minus keys
to adjust between Forward or Backward. Press the Enter key to accept
the changes and advance to the Boom Offset Distance setting.
BOOM OffseT disTANCe
Define the distance from the GPS antenna to the boom in decimal feet
(decimal meters). The boom offset distance range is 0 to 164 decimal feet
(0 to 50 decimal meters). In the example shown, 19.5 feet equals 19 feet
6 inches. Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value. Press
the Enter key to accept the changes.
Once the final setting has been entered and saved, the screen will return
to the initial BoomPilot Pro Setup screen. If no additional changes are re-
quired, press the Escape
ESC key and exit to Operation Mode.
seTup sCreeN
This is the initial BoomPilot Pro Setup screen. Press the Enter key
to advance to the Delay On setting. Setup screens will time out after 10
seconds of inactivity (changes will be saved). After time out, the screen will
go back to Operation Mode. Press the Escape key to exit from Setup
Mode without saving any changes.
deLAy ON
Delay On functions as a “look ahead” for timing the boom section valves to
switch on exactly when entering an area that has not been applied. Delay
On time is established in seconds and tenths of seconds. If the boom turns
on too soon when entering an un-applied area, decrease the Delay On
setting. If the boom turns on too late when entering an un-applied area,
increase the Delay On setting. Use the Plus and Minus keys to
adjust the value. The Delay On Time range is 0.0 - 10.0 seconds. Press the
Enter key to accept the changes and advance to the Delay Off setting.
deLAy Off
Delay Off functions as a “look ahead” for timing the boom section valves to
turn off exactly when entering an area that has been applied. If the boom
turns off too soon when entering an applied area, decrease the Delay Off
setting. If the boom turns off too late when entering an applied area, in-
crease the Delay Off setting. The delay time is established in seconds and
tenths of seconds. Use the Plus and Minus keys to adjust the value.
The Delay Off Time range is 0.0 - 10.0 seconds. Press the Enter key to
accept the changes and advance to the Overlap setting.
OverLAp
Overlap determines the amount of overlap that is allowed when the boom
sections are turned on and off. Select the percent of overlap from three pre-
determined settings (0%, 50%, and 100%) using the Plus and Minus
keys. Press the Enter key to accept the changes and advance to
the Number of Boom Sections setting.
The BoomPilot ® Pro is an automatic boom section control device that fea-
tures 6 sections of control (up to 15 sections optional). Overlap is minimized
and applicator fatigue is greatly reduced.
sMArTCABLe ii
- The SmartCable is the link between the existing rate
controller, the boom valves, and the BoomPilot Pro. It allows the BoomPilot
Pro to automatically control the boom section valves.
seTup MOdes
dispLAy seTup MOde
Press the Setup Mode key until the initial Display Setup Mode screen appears. To
return to the BoomPilot Pro Setup Mode, press the Setup Mode key again.
dispLAy seTup sCreeN
This is the initial Display Setup screen. Setup screens will time out
after 10 seconds of inactivity (changes will be saved.) After time out, the
screen will go back to Operation Mode. Pressing the Escape key
will also exit the user from Setup Mode without saving any changes.
Press the Enter key to advance to the Display Brightness setting.
RS-232
TeeJet CAN
Remote Swath
Status Switch
(Optional)
SmartCable
Adapter Harness
45-05573
TeeJet 844
Rate Controller
Valves
Battery
Rate
Controller
Harness
Before starting the BoomPilot Pro, make sure
the spray controller is powered up and the
Master Switch is set to the “Off” position.
GPS
GPS
DGPS
ALL ON
AUTO
MAN
BoomPilot
ESC
6.0
MPH
AUTO
Power
Increase/Decrease
Swath Status Change
(selects modes)
GPS Status Lights
Change Page
Setup Mode
- press once for BoomPilot Setup
- press twice for Display Setup
Escape
Enter
Display
Swath Status Lights
Press the Setup Mode key to enter into BoomPilot Pro Setup Mode.
Console
Power
External GPS Receiver Output
GGA 5 Hz
VTG 5 Hz
19200 Baud rate
C A U T IO N
+ 12 V O N LY
W A R N IN G C O N N E C T
D IR E C T LY T O B A T .
P ow er C ab le
40 1- 00 16
D C :x x/x x
Optional
Power
Cable
401-0016
sysTeM seTup MOde
GPS
Speed
Output
GPS Antenna
78-50155
Metal Mounting Plate
65-05179
Setup screens are numbered sequentially for ease of operation.
4
ANY
5
60-10081 Velcro TM