TeeJet CenterLine User Manual v1.05

CenterLine

U s e r G u i d e

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USER GUIDE

Software Version 1.05

98-05054

CenterLine

Software Version 1.05

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Table of Contents

Introduction........................................................................................................................2

About CenterLine ..........................................................................................................2

What’s new in Version 1.05 ..........................................................................................3

Corrections to the Ver. 1.0 User Guide .........................................................................3

About this User‘s Guide ................................................................................................4

Wireless Remote Control...............................................................................................6

CenterLine Lightbar.......................................................................................................7

CenterLine Quick Start-up ...............................................................................................8

General Start-up Sequence.............................................................................................8

First Time Start-up Sequence ........................................................................................8

CenterLine Product Kits ...................................................................................................9

CenterLine Kit without DGPS Receiver........................................................................9

CenterLine Kit with RX 360p WAAS DGPS Receiver ..............................................10

CenterLine Kit with RX 350p WAAS DGPS Receiver ..............................................11

CenterLine with RX 400p DGPS Receiver .................................................................12

CenterLine Setup .............................................................................................................13

Guidance Setup ............................................................................................................14

Lightbar Setup..............................................................................................................19

System Setup................................................................................................................24

CenterLine Setup Flow Diagram .................................................................................26

Tools ..................................................................................................................................27

Receiver .......................................................................................................................27

Lightbar........................................................................................................................28

CenterLine Real-Time Operation ..................................................................................29

Starting Real-time Operation .......................................................................................29

Real-time Operation.....................................................................................................30

Real-time Menu ...........................................................................................................30

Return to Point .............................................................................................................33

Exiting Real-time Operation ........................................................................................33

Headland Guidance Operation.....................................................................................34

Straight-line Guidance Operation ................................................................................40

Applied Area Detection ...............................................................................................41

Lightbar Index .................................................................................................................43

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CenterLine

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CenterLine

A lightbar guidance system with wireless remote control.

Software Version 1.05

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Introduction

About CenterLine

CenterLine is a low-cost lightbar guidance system, controlled by a wireless remote. CenterLine provides accurate straight-line and curved guidance, for use in spraying, seeding, and other related jobs at a cost that rivals foam markers. The CenterLine product comes with a combination Beacon/WAAS or WAAS only DGPS receiver, providing sub-meter, pass to pass, positioning accu racy. The wireless remote control is used to set-up and operate the system through menus and options displayed on the lightbar.

CenterLine‘s attractive design combines a compact size with easy to see LEDs that are fully adjustable. Using dedicated buttons on the wireless remote, the lightbar can be dimmed to effi ciently run at night and brightened to be easily seen in full sunlight.

Straight or Curved Guidance

CenterLine guides along swaths of all kinds with sub-meter, pass to pass, accuracy. Select the driving pattern and CenterLine determines the closest swath to follow. There‘s no need to decide a guidance pattern ahead of time, or to commit to a pattern for the entire job. Centerline allows the switching of patterns in real-time, determining when a new pattern is being used and keeping the operator informed of the current status.

Wireless Remote Control Unit

CenterLine‘s ergonomic, handheld, remote control is easier to use than most TV remotes. Seven easy to read keys allow the scrolling of menus displayed on the lightbar. The remote keypad is backlit for night-time operation, and 3 AAA batteries (included) powers the unit for an entire sea son.

The small, powerful, remote permits mounting the weather-resistant lightbar outside on the hood or in the cab. When mounted outside, wireless communication permits easy operation while the cab stays clean and sealed from dust and contaminants.

Lightbar Shows you the Information You Want

A text display on the lightbar reports a choice of guidance information. It also warns when an area of the field is entered that has already been applied. Guidance text information can be turned off, if preferred. Choose two of these guidance messages to monitor progress in real-time:

• Cross-Track Error,

• Current Swath Number,

• Vehicle Speed,

• Applied Area,

• Vehicle course on the ground.

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What‘s new in Version 1.05

• The lightbar is now 15% brighter. This makes the lightbar display easier to read in bright sunlight.

• A new lightbar display option has been added. The Steer Bar option makes the LED steering display easier to see (See —Lightbar Setup“ on page 19).

• All text messages (not warnings, alarms, or guidance info) are now displayed for 15 seconds when first enabled (See —Text 1 and Text 2“ on page 20).

• The Applied! message is displayed when crossing into an applied area, even if application is turned off (See —Applied Area Detection“ on page 41).

• The Bounded Area is now displayed when stopped in an applied area (See —Area Determination“ on page 31).

• Í©È now appears in the lightbar text display to confirm that the —Return To Point“ button was pressed (See —Return to Point“ on page 33).

• In —Return to Point“ mode, no active text messages are displayed (only error messages) (See —Return to Point“ on page 33).

• —Return To Point“ mode now works in swath mode as well as headland mode.

•The Exit? message is now displayed to confirm desire to exit the guidance function (See —Exit- ing Real-time Operation“ on page 33).

• A —Hollow“ path is now displayed:

• in Headland Mode, during the first headland pass, to indicate that no guidance information

is available yet (See —Headland Guidance Operation“ on page 34).

• during Straight Mode when the distance to the previously applied area is too far to deter-

mine a guidance path (See —Straight-line Guidance Operation“ on page 40).

• X-Track information is now displayed in Headland Mode (See —Headland Guidance Operation“ on page 34).

Corrections to the Ver. 1.0 User Guide

• Clarification of the connection of the Implement Status line (See —Status“ on page 17).

• Corrected Setup Flow Diagram (Added —Steer Bar) (See —CenterLine Setup Flow Diagram“ on page 26).

• Correction of the Receiver GPS Status messages (See —Receiver“ on page 27).

• Corrected Real-Time Operation Flow Diagram ( Corrected default mode to —Straight“, changed —Boundary“ label to —Area“, added —Apply Off?“ and —Apply On?“) (See Figure 30 on page 29).

• Clarification of default guidance mode (See —Real-time Operation“ on page 30).

• Added description of —Apply On/Off (See —Apply On/Off“ on page 30).

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About this User’s Guide

This is revision 2 of the CenterLine user‘s guide and covers CenterLine software versions 1.05 to

1.99. Some software versions may come with a supplement to this user‘s guide.

Menu Items and Pick List Text

Throughout this user‘s guide, menu item text is displayed between the <> characters, For example, <START>. Keys on the remote (See Figure 4 on page 6) are denoted in bold italics, such as Enter.

Most of the figures in this user‘s guide are of menu items that are displayed in the text window of the lightbar (See Figure 5 on page 7). This text represents either a menu item, such as <GUID ANCE> or a pick-list item, such as <METRIC>. The lightbar text window can display a single line of text up to ten characters long. Figure 1 shows an example of a single text line that would be dis played on the lightbar.

Figure 1: Example of Text Displayed on Lightbar

Figures with multiple menu items are depicting the menu items that are above, below, left, and right of the text line currently in view. Figure 2 shows several menu items. The current menu item in view is <SETUP> and is denoted with a black arrow to the right side of the text. This figure is showing that the Up and Down arrow keys can be used to scroll between <START>, <SETUP>, and <TOOLS>. If the Enter key on the remote is pressed, the display moves to the <GUIDANCE> setup menu item. This figure also shows that, from the <GUIDANCE> menu item, it is possible to scroll between the <GUIDANCE>, <LIGHTBAR>, and <SYSTEM> setup menus using the Up and Down arrow keys.

Figure 2: Displaying Multiple Text Lines

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Menu Items Next and To Start

There are two additional menu items that are found in almost every menu; <NEXT> and <TO START>. Figure 3 shows the <NEXT> and <TO START> menu items in the System Setup menu list. Pressing Enter at <NEXT> brings up the next menu heading. As an example, pressing Enter at <NEXT>, while in Lightbar setup, brings up <SYSTEM>. In the same example, pressing ESC at <NEXT> brings up the <LIGHTBAR> menu Item. Selecting <TO START> automatically goes back to the <START> menu. From here real-time guidance can be started. Using <TO START> is useful when it is necessary to quickly change one setting and then go right back into real-time operation.

Figure 3: Next and To Start Menu Items

Software Components

CenterLine software can be broken into three components: Setup (See —CenterLine Setup“ on page 13), Real-Time (See —CenterLine Real-Time Operation“ on page 29), and Tools (See —Tools“ on page 27). Setup allows the configuring of the CenterLine to best suit the current needs, and the Real-Time component handles all of the real-time guidance operations. The Tools component pro vides basic diagnostics for the lightbar and the attached GPS receiver.

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Wireless Remote Control

General Operation

Operation of CenterLine software is via remote keypad input and menu items displayed in the text display area (See Figure 5) of the CenterLine lightbar. The Up and Down arrow keys are used to scroll through menus, sub-menus, and pick lists. The Enter key is used to enter menus and sub menus, and accept a desired pick-list entry. The ESC key acts as cancel.

Figure 4: The Wireless Remote Control Unit

FCC Statement

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

QS7CL7850094

QS7CL7850107

TR19JN96.008

Changes or modifications to the product, not expressly approved by Midwest Technologies Illinois, LLC, could void the user's authority, as granted under Part 15 of the FCC Rules, to operate the equipment.

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CenterLine Lightbar

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Figure 5: The CenterLine Lightbar

Lightbar Specifications

Housing Material: ABS/Poly carbonate alloy construction.

Dimensions: 3.70“H x 9.40“W x 3.80“D (95 mm x 240 mm x 100 mm)

Weight: 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)

Processor: Intel StrongARM

MEMORY: 16 MB Ram, 2 MB Flash

LEDs: High-lumen red, yellow, and green radial light pattern and 10 character

LED alpha-numeric text display. Full brightness control adjustment using wireless remote.

Operating Temp: 32 to 160 F (0 to 70 C)

Storage Temp: -40 to 185 F (-40 to 85 C)

I/O to DGPS: 1 asynchronous RS 232

I/O to Control Unit: Wireless link operating at 433 MHz. FCC part 15 and Industry Canada

RSS-210 certified. Other certifications pending.

Mounting: Mounting bracket supplied. Magnetic and suction mounts are optional.

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CenterLine Quick Start-up

The following section assumes that your CenterLine hardware has been properly set up. See —CenterLine Product Kits“ on page 9 - 12 for information on how to configure the system.

General Start-up Sequence

• Apply power to CenterLine.

• Lightbar performs a start up sequence.

• Lightbar displays current software version.

• Lightbar displays <START>.

• <START> display should remain until Enter is pressed to start real-time guidance or the Start menu is scrolled, using Up or Down to move to another menu option, <SETUP> or <TOOLS>.

First Time Start-up Sequence

• Apply power to CenterLine.

• Lightbar performs a start up sequence.

• Lightbar displays current software version.

• Lightbar displays <START>.

• Using Up or Down, scroll until <SETUP> is displayed on the lightbar. Press Enter.

• Run through the three setup sub-menus <GUIDANCE>, <LIGHTBAR>, and <SYSTEM>. It is important to have the correct swath width entered.

• Return to the <START> location and press Enter to begin real-time guidance.

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CenterLine Product Kits

CenterLine Kit without DGPS Receiver

CenterLine Lightbar

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A GPS data cable is

required but not provided in kit.

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Figure 6: CenterLine without DGPS Receiver

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CenterLine Kit with RX 360p WAAS DGPS Receiver

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Figure 7: CenterLine Kit with RX360p WAAS DGPS Receiver

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Power Cable

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CenterLine Kit with RX 350p WAAS DGPS Receiver

CenterLine Lightbar

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RX 350p

GPS Receiver

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MENU ESC

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CenterLine GPS

Data Cable

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Power Cable

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Wireless Remote

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+12V when ignition is ON

Power Cable

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Figure 8: CenterLine with RX 350p WAAS DGPS Receiver

CenterLine Product Kits

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