Trimble isobus VRA

[clbarclay]

Is anyone using an FMX or FM-1000 for variable rate control through its isobus system?

I have an FM-1000 and a Kverneland Geospread on isobus which has been fine for fixed rate spreading and now I have some VRA prescriptions for it created by the agronomist with Gatekeeper, but the FM won't offer the prescritions screen when loading feilds.

The Geospread works with the 'Virtual Terminal' and 'Task Controller' as stated in the Isobus section of the manual, however the only referances I have found in any manuals or guides only refer to VRA and prescritions when used with 'Feild IQ' or 'Variable Rate & Section Crontrol' functions, which should automatically offer prescriptions on loading feilds. Should prescritions work the same with 'Task Controller' ?

The prescritions were created based on Agrii soil scanning. They appear to be ok, with the right file types, copied straight into the prescritions folder. Could there be an issue there though with something like the proximity criterial?

 

[Slick]

Is your FM-1000 unlocked for vra?

 

[clbarclay]

The 'Variable Rate & Section Crontrol' plugin is not unlocked. Does that need to be active along with the 'Task Controller'?

 

[Slick]

The 'Variable Rate & Section Crontrol' plugin is not unlocked. Does that need to be active along with the 'Task Controller'?

I think so.

 

[FrallyWally]

you only need the isobus unlock to get VRA AND SC in the FMX. so only one unlock instead of three