davidroberts30
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do the wizzard
AgOpenGPS RTK Autosteer, How to Guide for £1000
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Larel
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Yes, I’ll need to go right through the wizard again. Struggling for a dry field here to play properly with it. Surely spring will arrive soon!do the wizzard
davidroberts30
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Does anyone know if a home built agopen gps system is eligible for the FETF46/47 gps lightbar and the assisted steering grants. It looks to fit all the requirements but as it is not an off the shelf system would you have problems claiming the grant on it
As they only pay percentage of actual cost, is it worth it?
Have thought about it, I think a Keya steering motor would qualify no problem.
You'd need an invoice, AliExpress does issue receipts with UK Vat on.
Hi @Andy26 , looking to install AgOpen RTK with Section control to our old self prop Knight Sprayer with a steering motor to start with to keep costs down. I assume the list in the first post covers the hardware? I am 40KM as the crow flies to an RTKgo base station which I think I’m right in saying will be ok for now? but could be interested in setting up my own base station eventually if all goes well. In your second post you mentioned potentially covering section control which I couldn’t find! Maybe just me? Thanks!
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YELROM
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I think you tagged the wrong Andy
@Andy26
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AgOpenGPS How to build Section Control
Intro As well as guidance and autosteer, AgOpenGPS is extremely good at auto section control or Machine control as its referred to. You can control an implement lifting in and out of work on the headland, tramlines engaging and disengaging and turning on and off sections of a sprayer, spreader...
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Download the zip file, extract to a new folder on your desktop.So I’ve got the Panasonic CF-D1 tough book , what’s the next step ? As I struggled 12 months ago to even get the file to open?take2.
Click on the AgOpenGPS exe file and have a play in Simulator mode.
Just download the 6.0.10 the video will all still be applicable.
Cool , cheers @Andy26 . I’m in the process of doing it.
It’s come up with needing this (see pic) @3.00 minutes, do I need this to continue ?If you've only a tablet, skip the hardware stuff entirely
hardware needed next I assume ? Can 
Larel
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More noddy questions! I think I’m in a field and I think I have an AB line. Trying to do the wizard. The steer switch is enabled but it’s not steering. When I touch the steering wheel i can feel it overcoming the pressure and knocking out the auto steer. But it doesn’t want to steer? Thanks in advance.
del_boy
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Whats the best way of updating from a previous version to one of the newer releases, does the older version need deleting off the tablet before downloading the newer one?
del_boy
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Theres different options for steer switches, have you selected the right one
Just install it in a different folder, can have multiple versions on the same tablet.
clbarclay
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Like Andy, I have several versions on most of my toughbooks now.
First thing I do after downloading the Agopen is rename the zip file, adding the version number to it. I also create and rename a desktop shortcut to the .exe file to include the version number. It's not often I use older versions, but it is handy when its clear which one is which. I know I did once download a pre-release version instead of the latest stable release and was glad I still had the previous version installed when I found out down the field that it crashed.
You can delete the folder with the program in and any shortcuts for old versions, but leave the folder in your documents with the field and vehicle folders, called "AgOpenGPS". When you have got all your vehicles and fields setup, I recommend making a backup of that folder to another device.
First thing I do after downloading the Agopen is rename the zip file, adding the version number to it. I also create and rename a desktop shortcut to the .exe file to include the version number. It's not often I use older versions, but it is handy when its clear which one is which. I know I did once download a pre-release version instead of the latest stable release and was glad I still had the previous version installed when I found out down the field that it crashed.
You can delete the folder with the program in and any shortcuts for old versions, but leave the folder in your documents with the field and vehicle folders, called "AgOpenGPS". When you have got all your vehicles and fields setup, I recommend making a backup of that folder to another device.