FARM NAVIGATION User Manual Corresponding to Software Version 2.5.
Dear Customer, Congratulation for choosing an AvMap Satellite Navigator. AvMap GPS systems are made in Italy since 1994. This User Manual is updated to the Software version 2.5.
Index 1. Getting started 4 3. Creating and working a field 13 1.1 Content of the box 1.2 Device description 1.3 Mounting 4 4 5 2. Farmnavigator main menu 7 2.1 Fields 2.2 Spray boom 2.3 Farmnavigator settings 2.3.1 Working Width 2.3.2 Spray Boom 2.3.3 Guide lines 2.3.4 Offset 2.3.5 Area Unit 2.3.6 Minimum Speed 2.3.7 General settings 2.4 Camera 2.5 Volume and Brightness 2.6 Bluetooth 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 3.1 Creating a field 3.
1. Getting started 1.1 Content of the box • • • • • • • • 1.
Magnetic support Farmnavigator 1.3 Mounting 1. Attach the magnetic support the suction cup holder. External GPS antenna connector Connector for car charger 12 V Connector for magnetic support Sensor for the automatic brightness control Reset SD Slot ON -OFF 2. Mount the suction cup holder on the windshield of your farm machine. Please reassure that the windshield is free from grease and wet the suction cup to improve the adhesion. 3.
Farmnavigator you can mount a metal plate or a washer on your hood with for example hot glue. 6. Now you can put the Farmnavigator in the magnetic mount and start working. ATTENTION: Never remove the SD Card while the software is running. Even if the device has been sent to stand by mode, software is still running in the background. Always quit the software with the exit button in the road navigation menu, and wait until the device returned to the start menu.
2. Farmnavigator main menu In order to use the Farmnavigator functions open the navigation software. Open the main menu and click the Farmnavigator button in the upper right corner. In the Farmnavigator menu you can find the following buttons. • Fields • Spray Boom • Settings • Import Fields • Camera • Volume and brightness • Bluetooth In the upper bar you can find the Field View button, that opens the field view, and the Road Navigation button, that brings you back to the road navigation main menu.
Farmnavigator 2.1 Fields In the main menu press the Fields button to enter the fields’ database, which contains detailed information for each field. Here you can create a new field or open a saved field, to continue a previously started work. To go back to the main menu, press the Back button in the upper left corner. 2.2 Spray boom This button opens the setting page for the spray boom virtual control.
Farmnavigator 2.3 Farmnavigator settings Use this button to change the Farmnavigator settings. In this screen you can adjust the functions of the Farmnavigator to your Farm-machine and to its attachments. The settings include: • Working width • Spray Boom • Guiding lines • Offset • Area unit • Minimum speed • General settings To go back to the main menu, press the Back button in the upper left corner. 2.3.1 Working Width Here you can set the working width of your farm machine.
Farmnavigator the guiding lines. Attention: If the virtual spray boom commander is activated its settings will be used for the calculation. 2.3.2 Spray Boom The Spray Boom button can be also found in the Farmnavigator main menu (par. 2.2). Read Par. 3.7 on how to use the spray boom virtual control. 2.3.3 Guide lines Here you can select from four different types of navigation (par. 3.5). 2.3.
Farmnavigator 2.3.5 Area Unit Here you can select the Unit of Measurement: Hectare = (km/h, m, cm,) Acre = (imperial, mph, Foot, Inch) 2.3.6 Minimum Speed Set here the minimum speed for recording GPS positions. As the GPS can move a bit around while standing still. A setting of 0.5 – 2 km/h minimum speed avoids recording these oscillations which false the real GPS position. The standard setting is 1 km/h 2.3.
Farmnavigator 2.4 Camera Click this Button to display the pictures from the rear view camera. On the left you can find two buttons. Field View: Click this button to switch to the field view screen. Farmnavigator: Use this button to go back to the farm navigation main menu. 2.5 Volume and Brightness You can adjust here the brightness of the display and the volume of vocal instructions and acoustic signals, by pressing the left and right arrows. Press Accept to confirm and to go back to the main menu. 2.
3. Creating and working a field 3.1 Creating a field Open the Farmnavigator Main Menu and click the Field button. A list of all saved fields appears. At first use the table is empty. To create a new field press the button Create New. The field view will be opened. 3.2 Working a field Before starting a work on a field, or before starting the measurement of the field, it is important to set the working width (the width of the machine you are using), 1. Go back to the Farmnavigator main menu 2.
Farmnavigator Press Field view. Press the Start Work button in the bottom bar to start recording the data (worked area, speed, perimeter and area) that will be saved in the Fields Database. To stop the recording of the worked area click stop in the down left corner. You can start working on this field again at any time with a click on start or when you reopen the field in the fields’ database. 3.
Farmnavigator the fields’ database. 3.4 Positioning obstacles / soil samples You can record the positions of soil samples or obstacles, like trees or holes. To save a position, go as near as you can to the relevant object and click the obstacle button (with the orange cone icon). The positions of obstacles and soil samples are now saved in the fields’ database and are shown on the map with an orange cone icon and a progressive number. 3.
Farmnavigator In order to get driving assistance, you need to set the guide lines. 1. Open the farm navigation main menu 2. Press the Settings button 3. Press Guide lines. 4. Choose among 4 different types of guide lines pressing the desired option: • Parallel • Contour • Tram lines • Round and Round 5. Confirm by pressing the Accept button 6. Press Field view in the upper right corner 3.5.1 Parallel guide lines Parallel guide lines are ideal for fields with straight boundaries.
Farmnavigator A button. The starting point is shown on the map as an orange square with an ‘A’ on it. Once the point A is set, the B button will appear. When you reach the headlands set the point B by pressing the B button. The point B is displayed on the Map just like Point A. These two points are used to draw the reference straight line and the corresponding parallel lines at a distance previously set as working width. 3.5.
Farmnavigator This Option is used to work in fields where tram lines already have been made (e.g. vineyards). In this mode Farmnavigator does not guide you but it shows the worked area and allows using the spray boom virtual control. 3.5.4 Round and Round Setting the round and round guiding lines you can create concentric lines starting from the field’s perimeter up to the centre.
Farmnavigator guiding line. The deviation from vehicle position to guiding line is shown between the directional arrows in m and cm to allow very accurate corrections. On the left side there are four boxes showing: worked area, trip (distance covered), speed and DOP (precision of GPS). For info about the DOP, read appendix A. Once the work is done, press the Stop Work button. The worked area (highlighted in green) is saved in the field page in the Fields Database.
Farmnavigator terrain. Farmnavigator software will draw your sprayer, reproducing the exact number of sections and nozzles, and it will support you to switch the different sections on and off. To activate this function press the Spray Boom button in the main menu and then press the Boom On button. ATTENTION when the spray boom virtual control is activated, its settings are used to calculate the working width, ignoring the width set in the Working Width page (par. 2.3.1).
Farmnavigator continue with the next section. These settings are saved even if the spray boom virtual control is deactivated. If the spray boom virtual control has been set and activated the different sections are displayed as numbered “LED” lights in the Field View. Each “LED” shows whether the specific section should be turned on or off by the operator.
4. Fields Database menu and click the button Fields. A table with every saved field appears. Select from the table the relevant field and click open, then press Show Info to see the full Info. The full Info informs you about the shape of your field, the work time, the area, the worked area, the maximum speed and the maximum DOP Value. Click Select to switch to the next submenu. 4.1 Editing the fields To edit the data saved with the field, open the Field full info page and press the Options button.
Farmnavigator in your field, you can remove them with this option. Clear Worked Area: If you want to start a new work on a previously worked field, you can clear the worked area. Perimeter, total area and obstacles positions will be kept. Delete: The whole field is deleted. Export: Open the field then press this button to create a .kmz file, which can be opened in Google earth. The file is stored in the SD in the Fields folder. 4.
Farmnavigator (If the field has not been opened then the export button is deactivated). G6 Farmnavigator will convert the field info in *.Kmz, format, that is compatible with Google Earth. These files will be saved in the Farmnavigator’s SD memory, inside the Fields folder. 3. Connect G6 Farmnavigator to the PC with the USB cable provided, without feeding it, the USB image will appear on the navigator’s display.
Farmnavigator Earth for free from http://earth.google.com/). It will be possible to see on the Google Earth map the field’s perimeter marked with a coloured line, and the obstacles saved on the field. The Places window shows all the data relative to the field (area and obstacles positions).
Farmnavigator name or on the Info icon to view more data about the work on the field (duration of the work, maximum DOP, working width settings, etc ). 4.
Farmnavigator You can print out the map of your fields with all the relative info. 1. Click on the name of the field in the place window. 2. Click on the File menu, then click on Print. 3. The Print dialogue window will open. Select the second and click on the Print button. Google Earth will print the map of the field and its data. 4.4 Importing the field data You can transfer the field database form one G6 Farmnavigator to another, exporting the data and then importing them in the new Farmnavigator. 1.
Farmnavigator image will appear on the navigator’s display. The PC will read G6 Farmnavigator a san external memory support and the “removable disc” window will automatically pop up. 3. Copy and Paste inside the Fields / Import folder of G6 Farmnavigator (removable disc) the *.Kmz files previously copied on the PC 4. When the procedure is over, close the window and remove safely the hardware. 5. Switch on the Farmnavigator and open the main menu. Press Import Fields to see the list of *.
Appendix A: The Dop precision of the GPS The Errors in the position a GPS receiver gives you are due mainly to two factors: the precision with which the distance to each GPS satellite is known, and the geometry of the satellites. Distance errors can be compensated for by using WAAS, and other techniques: Farmnavigator is equipped with a special waterproof external GPS antenna with a U-Blox receiver that is WAAS/EGNOS DGPS enabled.
Farmnavigator DOP Value Rating Description 1 Ideal This is the highest possible confidence level. 1.1 - 1.2 Excellent At this confidence level, positional measurements are considered accurate enough to meet all but the most sensitive applications. 1.3 - 2 Good The Farmnavigator is only working if DOP is better 2.0. If DOP is above 2.0 Farmnavigator will stop do to on to bad Sat constellation SATCONSYSTEM Bundesstr. 7 97531 Obertheres Germania Tel.
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