Greenstar coverage switch

[General-Lee]

Looking to have the coverage turning on and off rather than colouring in, here there and everywhere when drilling (would be handy on other operations, but would need a different method.).

Can I tie into the drills proximity sensor or fit one the other side?

Also how would I wire up the sensor?
AMS guy suggested the white cable on the loom but was few years ago and never did anything about it.

 

[Northern farmer]

Unless someone here knows the details of that specific sensor, I'm afraid you would have to try to read the sensor identification information from the sensor, if you can. Then check from the manufacturer's data sheets if it is a pnp or npn type and the wire colour of the signal line.

Another sensor would work too. You can freely select the type that fits your screen, if it needs +12 for coverage or 0 V.

 

[An Gof]

Looking to have the coverage turning on and off rather than colouring in, here there and everywhere when drilling (would be handy on other operations, but would need a different method.).

Can I tie into the drills proximity sensor or fit one the other side?

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Also how would I wire up the sensor?
AMS guy suggested the white cable on the loom but was few years ago and never did anything about it.

There’s a whole heap of options within Greenstar that you can set up for individual machines so that recording is switched on and off. You can do it by spool valves, linkage arms up or down and so on.
What’s the function you use to put the drill into and out of work. Once you know that you can set it up in the menu.

 

[Phil P]

Tractor and gs system details may be helpful. 2630 screen has a wire you can switch to 0v to detect an implement switch and switch coverage on/off

 

[General-Lee]

There’s a whole heap of options within Greenstar that you can set up for individual machines so that recording is switched on and off. You can do it by spool valves, linkage arms up or down and so on.
What’s the function you use to put the drill into and out of work. Once you know that you can set it up in the menu.

Tractor and gs system details may be helpful. 2630 screen has a wire you can switch to 0v to detect an implement switch and switch coverage on/off

Poor mans job I’m afraid! Drills trailed so on a spool, 2600 screen.

 

[An Gof]

Poor mans job I’m afraid! Drills trailed so on a spool, 2600 screen.

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I have a trailed Vaderstad and set the recording coverage to the spool valve. However i have a 2630 screen and am not familiar with the 2600 screen and options it gives.

 

[General-Lee]

I have a trailed Vaderstad and set the recording coverage to the spool valve. However i have a 2630 screen and am not familiar with the 2600 screen and options it gives.

Think there’s like 3 options for triggers on mine, but you’ve a JD and electric spools?

 

[Phil P]

Think there’s like 3 options for triggers on mine, but you’ve a JD and electric spools?

If it’s a universal harness I’ll get you the wire number for the implement switch, it’s easy to just wire a switch to earth then you can select on the screen which way round you want it to work. I’ve done it on a couple of my machines now.

Which screen?

 

[General-Lee]

If it’s a universal harness I’ll get you the wire number for the implement switch, it’s easy to just wire a switch to earth then you can select on the screen which way round you want it to work. I’ve done it on a couple of my machines now.

Which screen?

That would be perfect thanks!!

2600

 

[Phil P]

That would be perfect thanks!!

2600

I’ll look on mine tomorrow and let you know

 

[General-Lee]

I’ll look on mine tomorrow and let you know

 

[An Gof]

Have a look at this video, it may help

 

[An Gof]

Think there’s like 3 options for triggers on mine, but you’ve a JD and electric spools?

Yes, i run JD tractors. Some with electric spools and some with manual

 

[Phil P]

Yes, i run JD tractors. Some with electric spools and some with manual

He’ll need the input into the wiring harnesses as it’s a atu so there’s no interface between the tractor and screen other than the steering motor. You need an implement switch to start and stop coverage unless you manually do it each time.

 

[Phil P]

You should have a plug on the back of your screen something like this?

Depending on which harness you’ve got it may or may not already have the wire in the plug. You’re looking for wire number 209 (I think it’s gray but don’t quote me on that)
Pin 3.
If it’s not there you may need to get a pin for the plug and make the wire up.
The basic loom will only have 6 wires in it, the higher spec loom will have around 20+ wires in their 209 should be one of them.

 

[General-Lee]

You should have a plug on the back of your screen something like this?
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Depending on which harness you’ve got it may or may not already have the wire in the plug. You’re looking for wire number 209 (I think it’s gray but don’t quote me on that)
Pin 3.
If it’s not there you may need to get a pin for the plug and make the wire up.
The basic loom will only have 6 wires in it, the higher spec loom will have around 20+ wires in their 209 should be one of them.
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Thanks a lot for taking the time for that, drilling last field of Rape now, will look at the plug and loom when done.

Guess that wire would go to the sensor/switch then from the sensor to ground(sorry if that’s a dull question!) and would need to fuse near the screen plug.

 

[Phil P]

Thanks a lot for taking the time for that, drilling last field of Rape now, will look at the plug and loom when done.

Guess that wire would go to the sensor/switch then from the sensor to ground(sorry if that’s a dull question!) and would need to fuse near the screen plug.

Just run a lead to wire 209 pin 3 through a switch to ground, no need for a fuse as it’s not really carrying any voltage/amps but if you wanted you could stick a small one in but your running it straight to earth anyway so not going to blow anything.

 

[General-Lee]

Just run a lead to wire 209 pin 3 through a switch to ground, no need for a fuse as it’s not really carrying any voltage/amps but if you wanted you could stick a small one in but your running it straight to earth anyway so not going to blow anything.

Thanks again.

Had a look and there’s 12 wires in the plug, will investigate more when quieter. Hopefully get it up and running for next drilling.

 

[Brisel]

I've tried linking the coverage on a 2600 screen to an implement on/off switch. It was for a Techneat air seeder that had a 0-12V feed so we fitted the switch to the armrest then used a relay to ground the Greenstar signal rather than try & take the risk of feeding 12 volts into the 2600 directly. It wasn't very reliable & we stopped using it after half a season.



If you look at the recording source box you can select a make or break connection for remote switches.

http://manuals.deere.com/omview/OMWZW13209_19/WZ00232,0000211_19_20101214.html

 

[General-Lee]

@Phil P not completed but got my head round it all this afternoon.

1st rainy day chance to get round to this and fortunately still got the drill on the tractor as were rained off Wednesday evening and have 7 acres left to drill. Played around with a proximity sensor and got disheartened as it wasn’t working so googled and came up with agtalk forum and mentioned you had to be moving, bingo!!

Thanks Phil looking forward to accurate mapping!