Anyone used agopen?

[JCB_JCR]

Thanks. I assume u have a switch to turn off power going to inverter when its not in use?

Inverter has a switch on it and its bodged in with some house cable wired into thumb screw things on tractor power outlet. It was all a quick 10min bodge up to get it working and usable. I've yet to wire/fix it up properly.

 

[Cxman]

Is this a sufficient starter kit for just basic lightbar guidance i cant see myself needing to get rtk anytime https://www.ardusimple.com/product/simplertk2b-basic-starter-kit-ip65/

 

[Northern farmer]

Is this a sufficient starter kit for just basic lightbar guidance i cant see myself needing to get rtk anytime https://www.ardusimple.com/product/simplertk2b-basic-starter-kit-ip65/

Yes, good for a lightbar and ready for RTK if you later on decide to upgrade your system.

 

[Cxman]

Yes, good for a lightbar and ready for RTK if you later on decide to upgrade your system.

Thanks. Is it just a matter of plugging that unit into a usb and running agopen or do i need to get more stuff for it?

 

[Northern farmer]

Thanks. Is it just a matter of plugging that unit into a usb and running agopen or do i need to get more stuff for it?

For the lightbar feature you would not need more HW (perhaps a box for the receiver to protect it). You do need to configure the receiver for your application or Ardusimple may do it for you (I think they have this service at some additional cost).

Not too difficult to configure the receiver in this case, if I remember right, the positioning rate is 1 Hz by default and you should change it to 10 Hz. The NMEA messages could be optimised too, simply switch off messages that are not needed.

 

[Stuart J]

Anyone running sprayer section control with agopen?

 

[clbarclay]

Yes. It's on an older sprayer, so no isobus or fancy controllers to deal with. It just has agopen working relays in parallel with the section switches on the joystick.

 

[Stuart J]

Yes. It's on an older sprayer, so no isobus or fancy controllers to deal with. It just has agopen working relays in parallel with the section switches on the joystick.

Ah, that's exactly how I was hoping it would work!
Just T the relay output into the wires from joystick buttons.

 

[Stuart J]

Although my sprayer rate control is by rds delta34, but I imagine if T'd into the joystick button wires, it should just work as normal?

 

[clbarclay]

More or less. You'll need to inspect the switches. I have a raven rate controller and the valves just need a power made or broken on a single wire to open or close. Other types of valve need positive and negative switching round between two wires. If you can get to the back side of the switches easily enough then either way shouldn't be a problem to duplicate.

We actually rigged up an ARAG valve to off a single wire from a joystick switch when one of the Raven valves broke. Just need a couple of reclaimed car relays.