AgOpenGPS RTK Autosteer, How to Guide for £1000

[davidroberts30]

your esp is connected to your home wifi but you need to connect direct to the esp to make changes

 

[Rooney]

I have tried turning off wireless router, just disconnecting internet, connecting base to computer via usb cable, no luck.
I either get no internet message or properties page when connected via usb cable.

 

[Rooney]

I give up for now before i trample in into pieces in frustration

 

[davidroberts30]

Laptop shows xbee but i cant get it to open up xbee to see photo and blue on off box. Have tried clicking on it etcView attachment 1178570

Leave router on and press the disconnect button on the alhn network above your purple mouse pointer

Then your lappy will want a new wifi conection
Connect it to the esp network

 

[Northern farmer]

I have tried turning off wireless router, just disconnecting internet, connecting base to computer via usb cable, no luck.
I either get no internet message or properties page when connected via usb cable.

Don't worry about the "no internet" message. It is just your OS saying you have no internet but you don't need it either at this time. You need a direct connection from your laptop to the wifi master and seems you already were there but did not try accessing wifi master with your browser as davidrobers instructed.

 

[Rooney]

I had tried putting ip address into browser but it kept going into bing search instead of straight in. just tried again and it worked once.

 

[Rooney]

thanks for help, daividroberts, del_boy and northern farmer. think thats it sorted.

 

[S.Jamieson]

How does everyone get on getting settings dialed in for working on ploughed ground?
Must he the most difficult kind of terrain to get set up for.

I'm pretty spot on with my system working on worked ground, but when I have to go on ploughed stuff, it's not quite perfect.

Perhaps dual antenna would solve it rather than single plus imu. ?

 

[davidroberts30]

How does everyone get on getting settings dialed in for working on ploughed ground?
Must he the most difficult kind of terrain to get set up for.

I'm pretty spot on with my system working on worked ground, but when I have to go on ploughed stuff, it's not quite perfect.

Perhaps dual antenna would solve it rather than single plus imu. ?

Lower your antenna hight in setup

 

[slvr98svt]

Couple more questions on tractor wiring side and baraki valve with all in one board.

Judging by the diagram attached I will only be using 3 wires from the ampseal for the WAS, and then 4 wires for the Baraki valve not including 12V power and ground to the board. Is this correct? I will not be using row shutoffs or anything else at the moment. Just trying to get the valve and WAS going this season.

Do you only hook 2 wires up to the relays on the valve? A ground, and then the related ampseal wire from the board? What is the relay for with the green wire, and what is a diode schotky? What is the purpose of that?

On the lower right of the ampseal diagram there is a 2nd ground and +12v Board pins. Are these needed for my setup or is that for other options?

 

[Andy26]

Couple more questions on tractor wiring side and baraki valve with all in one board.

Judging by the diagram attached I will only be using 3 wires from the ampseal for the WAS, and then 4 wires for the Baraki valve not including 12V power and ground to the board. Is this correct? I will not be using row shutoffs or anything else at the moment. Just trying to get the valve and WAS going this season.

Do you only hook 2 wires up to the relays on the valve? A ground, and then the related ampseal wire from the board? What is the relay for with the green wire, and what is a diode schotky? What is the purpose of that?

On the lower right of the ampseal diagram there is a 2nd ground and +12v Board pins. Are these needed for my setup or is that for other options?View attachment 1179062

The relay with the green line is to power the two lock valves that effectively turn the valve on/off. With no power to the lock valve the valve is isolated from the tractors steering and so safe for road use etc.
A relay is used rather than wiring direct to the lock solenoids for two reasons, first the PCB could overheat holding the two lock solenoids open for long periods and secondly and most important you can have the relays 12v supply with it's own isolation switch so you can leave the PCB powered up, but have the valve isolated with no risk of it operating when you don't want like on a public road.
The diode is to cushion the flyback of current you get when turning solenoids coils off.
Yes each solenoid only uses two of its three terminals. Like most solenoids polarity does not matter.

The pin 20, 12v+ is a 1 amp unregulated supply out of the PCB, not normally used.
The spare ground pin 21 you can use for the steer switch.

 

[S.Jamieson]

Lower your antenna hight in setup

Surely thats only ok if working ploighed land on a flat field? If you're on a slope, will it not throw out the line?

 

[davidroberts30]

Surely thats only ok if working ploighed land on a flat field? If you're on a slope, will it not throw out the line?

yes

you didnt say you were on a slope

 

[young bull]

I've got all the software up and running and have an RTK signal now just waiting for the Baraki valve to arrive.

Has anybody got any recommendations for a neat switch to turn on the guidance? Looking for one to fit where the front PTO would go on a JD 7530. I'm thinking it wants to be a normally open momentary switch?

 

[BuskhillFarm]

I've got all the software up and running and have an RTK signal now just waiting for the Baraki valve to arrive.

Has anybody got any recommendations for a neat switch to turn on the guidance? Looking for one to fit where the front PTO would go on a JD 7530. I'm thinking it wants to be a normally open momentary switch?

There’s a place for a switch which mine had a flashing beacon switch I just used it in front of spools on an R

 

[e3120]

Foot switch on the floor. You can have a button as well - just wire in parallel.

 

[clbarclay]

You can use either a momentary normally open or a latching switch. As e3120 though, momentry switches allow you to conveniently have multiple switches and I found a foot switch to be much nicer than hand operated for most jobs.

 

[young bull]

That’s a good idea I hadn’t thought of a foot switch!

 

[Blue.]

You can also use a pressure switch plugged into a spool,dab the spool to activate the steering.

 

[Toki]