TeeJet FieldPilot 230 User Manual

NOTES:

When rst tuning FieldPilot 230, refer to the Vehicle Kit installation instruc­tions for the starting oil ow setting and any console settings that may be rec-

ommended for the particular vehicle. If no console settings are recommended

in the Vehicle Kit instructions, start with the default settings stated in this User

Guide and proceed as follows:

1. Use the Valve Test instructions to ensure that the valve is being driven in

the correct direction. If the vehicle steers in the reverse direction to the
setting selected on the console, swap the A and B valve connectors on

cable 45-10103 at the FieldPilot valve.

2. Adjust Valve Gain, Aggressiveness, and Sensitivity. Be aware that these

settings are interdependent. A large change in one of these settings may
require that adjustments are made in the other two settings.

3. Once Valve Gain, Aggressiveness, and Sensitivity have been properly
adjusted, proceed to ne-tuning the Look Ahead setting.

TILT COMPENSATION SETUP MODE

Tilt corrected GPS positions provide improved guidance per-

Press the Setup Mode

Press the Enter key to save the setting and advance the

formance in hilly terrain. To provide accurate tilt correction, the
operator must calibrate the Steering Control Module (SCM). The
CL230BP will detect if an SCM is connected. If connected, tilt
calibration can be performed.

key until the initial Tilt Calibration

Setup Mode screen is displayed.

screen. Press the Escape key to exit from Setup Mode with­out saving any changes. After 10 seconds of inactivity, Setup
Screens will time out (changes will be saved). The CL230BP will
return to Operation Mode.

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TILT ON/OFF

A Tilt Correction On/Off page will be displayed. If the page

Check/Uncheck the box by using the Plus or Minus

displays an empty checkbox, the Tilt Calibration screens
will not be available. If the box is checked, the Tilt Calibra­tion screens will be accessed. If the box is checked and a
calibration has already been performed, press the Escape

key to avoid performing an additional calibration proce-

dure.

keys. The Plus key selects (checks) the box. The Mi­nus key deselects (unchecks) the box. Press the Enter

key to accept the changes and advance to the Antenna

Height setting.

ANTENNA HEIGHT

Measure the height of the antenna from the ground. Enter

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the antenna height (in feet and tenths of feet) (meters) on
the antenna height page using the Plus and Minus
keys. Press the Enter key to accept the changes and

advance to the Level One setting.

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LEvEL ONE

Position the vehicle on a level surface. Press the Enter

LEvEL TwO

Turn the vehicle 180 degrees and reposition the vehicle

FINAL TILT CALIBRATION SCREEN

The Final Tilt Calibration Screen will be displayed. This

DISPLAY SETUP MODE

Press the Setup Mode key until the initial Display Setup Mode screen

appears.

DISPLAY SETUP SCREEN

This is the initial Display Setup Screen. Setup screens

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key to advance to the next Level screen.

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at the same location. Press the Enter key to record the
level position.

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will show that Tilt Calibration has been completed. After 5
seconds the screen will time out and return to the Opera­tion screen.

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.

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 Contrast 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.

DISPLAY BACKGROUND

The Plus and Minus keys toggle between light and

dark backgrounds. Press the keys until the desired back­ground is established. Press the Enter key to accept the

changes.

LED SPACING

The distance illustrated by the illuminated LEDs can be

customized. The default setting is 1.5 feet (.46 meters). Use
the Plus and Minus keys to adjust the spacing as
required for individual preference. Press the Enter key

to accept the changes.

COM PORT SETUP

The COM Port can be customized to send DGPS data out

or accept external DGPS. “0” means the console is accept­ing external DGPS data. “1” means the console is using

internal DGPS and is transmitting out. Use the Plus and
Minus keys to toggle the COM Port number. Press the
Enter key to accept the changes. Power must be cycled

to the console if this setting is changed.

GPS SETUP

GPS Setup can be customized to accept “ANY” available

ANY

Once the nal setting has been entered, the screen will return

to the initial Display Setup Mode screen. If no additional chang­es are required, press the Escape
tion Mode or press the Setup Mode
CL230BP Setup Mode.

source transmission (either uncorrected or differential),
“GPS” source transmissions (only uncorrected signals), or
“DGPS” source transmissions (only differentially 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.

key and exit to Opera-

key again to enter into

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Look-ahead
Too High

Look-ahead
Too Low

Look-ahead
Just Right

Increase
Aggressiveness

Decrease
Aggressiveness

Increase
Valve Gain

Decrease
Valve Gain

Decrease
Sensitivity

Increase
Sensitivity

FieldPilot 230 Without SmartCable

Harness, SCM

45-07708

Steering Control
Module

78-08061

*Included in Vehicle Kit

FieldPilot 230 With SmartCable

TeeJet 844-E

Rate Controller

Remote Master

+12 sw

RADAR Power

Battery

Valves

CAN Terminator, Male
45-08101

CAN

SCM COM 2

Remote

Engage/Disengage

GPS In
COM 1

Seat Sensor

Steering

Wheel Sense

GPS Power

Harness, SCM Power I/O

45-07703*

SCM Power I/O

45-07703

Harness, Steering A/B
45-10103*

FieldPilot Valve*

SmartCable Adapter Harness

45-05573

Harness, SCM

45-07708

r

Rate Controller

Harness

*Included in Vehicle Kit

RAM Mount

90-02349

CAN

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O
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p

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Power

45-10103

DC: xx/xx

CAUTION

Steering Control
Module/

78-08061

CenterLine 230

75-30037 US Console

Speed Cable

GPS Speed Output

Engage/Disengage

RS-232

Switch
32-04040*

Steering Wheel

Switch Kit
91-07011*

POWER IN

BATTERY ONLY

WARNING CON. TO

45-05381

DC:XXXX

Power Cable
45-05381

+12V ONLY

CAN

SCM COM 2

Remote

Engage/Disengage

GPS In
COM 1

Seat Sensor

Steering

Wheel Sense

GPS Power

Harness, SCM Power I/O

45-07703*

SCM Power I/O

45-07703

Harness, Steering A/B
45-10103*

FieldPilot Valve*

GPS Patch Antenna

78-50155

Engage/Disengage

Foot Switch (Optional)

32-04020

CenterLine 230

75-30037 US Console

RAM Mount

90-02349

CAN

RS-232

V

a

l
v
e

O
u
t
p

u
t

Power

45-10103

DC: xx/xx

BATTERY ONLY

WARNING CON. TO

45-05381

DC:XXXX

CAUTION

+12V ONLY

Metal Mounting Plate

65-05179 mounting

plate;

60-10081 Velcro

GPS Patch Antenna

78-50155

Metal Mounting Plate

65-05179 mounting

plate;

Speed Cable

60-10081 Velcro

GPS Speed
Output

Engage/Disengage
Switch
32-04040*

Steering Wheel

Switch Kit
91-07011*

POWER IN

Engage/Disengage

Foot Switch (Optional)

32-04020

Power Cable
45-05381

Lightbar

Power

Increase/Decrease

Swath Status

(Selects Mode)

TM

Swath Status Lights

GPS Status Lights

Change Page

ALL ON

AUTO

MAN

GPS

GPS

DGPS

Display

ESC

Escape

Guidance Mode

Setup Mode

Return to Point

Mark A/B
Line

Enter

AGGRESSIvENESS

Typically, adjust this value while in CURVED GUIDANCE mode. If the

vehicle is cutting corners, decrease this value in increments of one. If
the vehicle is driving outside of corners, increase this value. Use the

Plus or
1 to 100 (default is 25). Press the Enter

Minus keys to increase or decrease the value - range is

key to accept the changes

and advance to the Valve Gain setting.

Power up the system by pressing the Power button. Power down the

system by pressing and holding the Power button for approximately four
(4) seconds.

vALvE GAIN

ASSISTED STEERING SETUP MODE

NOTE: If a Steering Control Module (SCM) is not connected to the

Press the Setup Mode

screen is displayed.

Press the Enter key to save the setting and advance the

NOTE: If an SCM is connected to the CL230BP after it is powered

TM

system, Assisted Steering Setup Mode will not be displayed.
Proceed to the next section.

key until the initial Assisted Steering Setup Mode

screen. Press the Escape

key to exit from Setup Mode with-

out saving any changes. After 10 seconds of inactivity, Setup
Screens will time out (changes will be saved). The CL230BP will

return to Operation Mode.

on, the connection will not be detected. Power must by cy­cled.

If the vehicle is drifting away from the line or not approaching it fast

enough, increase the Valve Gain setting in increments of one. De­crease the value if the vehicle is oscillating rapidly or overshooting the

guideline. Use the Plus
the value - range is 1 to 100 (default is 25). Press the Enter

or Minus keys to increase or decrease

key to

accept the changes and advance to the Sensitivity setting.

SENSITIvITY

Decrease this value if the steering is too choppy or too responsive. In-

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crease the value if the vehicle remains consistently off the guideline.
As the value is decreased, stability will increase but so will a steady

state error. Use the Plus

or Minus keys to increase or decrease

the value - range is 0 to 9 (default is 9). Press the Setup Mode

to accept the changes and advance to the Valve Test setting.

key

STEERING

Steering allows the Assisted Steer function to be turned on and

off. Use the Plus or Minus keys to toggle the setting to
“On” or “Off”. Press the Enter key to accept the changes and

advance to the Look Ahead setting.

A checked box activates the Steering Control System.

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LOOK AHEAD

In STRAIGHT mode, ne tune the Look Ahead by conducting

several approaches to the guideline. If the vehicle is overshoot­ing the guideline when approaching, increase the value. If the
vehicle does not overshoot the guideline but instead takes too
long to get to the guideline, decrease the Look Ahead value.

Use the Plus or Minus keys to adjust the value range

of 0.0 to 10.0 (default is 4.0 seconds). Press the Enter key
to accept the changes and advance to the Aggressiveness set­ting.

vALvE TEST

Valve Test is used to verify steering is directed correctly and to determine the

amount of time required to move the steering wheels from fully left to fully right.
Use the Plus or Minus keys to select the left, right, and off response from

the FieldPilot valve. The Plus

the left, and pressing either one again will stop the turn.

Press the Enter

key to return to the initial CL230BP Assisted Steering Mode

Screen. If no additional changes are required, press the Escape key to exit to
Operation Mode.

wARNING: PINCH POINT HAZARD! To prevent serious injury or

death, avoid unsafe practice while manually operating hydraulic steer-

ing circuits. Keep others away and stay clear of mechanical steering

linkages.

key turns to the right, the Minus key turns to