6.1 General machine settings

Under General machine settings, the user can switch the products and functions that the machine is equipped with on or off. The user can also set sensor sources, machine data, various adjustment steps, language and unit to optimise the user interface.

Each machine is preconfigured at the factory with the correct type and size etc.

Replacing the Gateway unit that contains the machine’s memory, requires resetting the machine’s default settings.

Figure 1.

  1. Fertiliser YES/NO

  2. FrontHopper fertiliser YES/NO

  3. Microgranulate YES/NO

  4. BioDrill YES/NO

  5. Liquid fertiliser YES/NO

Figure 2.

  1. Task Control YES/NO. While Task Control is enabled/disabled, a countdown will be displayed in place of ON/OFF.

  2. Tramline YES/ NO

  3. Count tramlined rows as planted. If selected, section with active tramlining is counted as seeded area and shows as coverage on the task controller map.

  4. WideLining YES/NO

  5. Lift Tramlining Rows YES/NO

  6. Curve Compensation YES/NO

  7. Row unit Downforce Sensors

  8. Central Fill Seed Agitator mode Automatic/ON/OFF

  9. Fertiliser Auger YES/NO

  10. Periodic Fertiliser Agitator YES/NO

  11. Fertiliser Auger Mode Automatic/ON/OFF

  12. FH Agitator mode Automatic/ON/OFF

  13. Agitator BioDrill Mode

    ON: Electric motor/ hydraulic valve is always running/open

    OFF: Electric motor/ hydraulic valve is never running/open

    AUTOMATIC: Electric motor/hydraulic valve running/open when any of the BioDrill motors are running.

Figure 3.

Sensor source

  1. Speed source

    • Radar on the machine or via ISO11786 connector

    • Ground speed (No Slip) via ISO11783 connector. 1

    • Wheel-based speed (Slip) via ISO11783 connector. 23

  2. Height source

    • Machine sensors (TPV only)

    • The height of the 3-point linkage via ISO11786 connector 4

    • The height of the 3-point bracket via ISO11783 connector. 5

Figure 4.

User interface

  1. Units. Metric or imperial.

  2. Choice of language. Language settings are normally selected in the menu for the control unit.6. If the desired language for the control unit is not displayed, the language can be selected in this menu 7

  3. Contrast mode YES/NO

  4. Manual Feed Speed

  5. Primary Manual Feed (A). Select which products that should feed when using the primary manual feed button on the dashboard. All activated products for this machine are presented as choices for this setting. All products are selected by default

  6. Secondary Manual Feed (B). Select which products that should feed when using the secondary manual feed button on the dashboard. All activated products for this machine are presented as choices for this setting. No product is selected by default.  This button is only visible if at least one product is selected for this setting.

  7. Seed output percentage, is adjusted by pressing the +/- buttons on the home screen.

  8. Fertiliser output percentage is adjusted by pressing the +/- buttons on the home screen.

  9. Microgranulate output percentage is adjusted by pressing the +/- buttons on the home screen.

  10. BioDrill output percentage is adjusted by pressing the +/- buttons on the home screen.

  11. Liquid fertiliser output percentage is adjusted by pressing the +/- buttons on the home screen.

  12. Row Unit Downforce is adjusted by pressing the +/- buttons on the home screen.

Figure 5.

Machine data, configuration

  1. Free text field for naming the machine

  2. The machine’s serial number.

  3. Advanced settings YES/NO

1 Note that when selecting a speed from ISO11783, the tractor’s terminal needs to be able to support the selected speed source.
2 Note that when selecting a speed from ISO11783, the tractor’s terminal needs to be able to support the selected speed source.
3 Note that wheel-based speed can lead to reduced accuracy, depending on the amount of slippage that the tractor experiences when drilling.
4 Note that when selecting a height source from ISO11786/11783 connector, it is a requirement that the tractor is able to support this. Only selectable on TPV.
5 Note that when selecting a height source from ISO11786/11783 connectors, the tractor needs to be able to support this. Only selectable on TPV.
6 Please read the user guide for the control unit to find out how to select the language settings.
7 Väderstad reserves the right to decide which languages will be available.