Ag leader Geosteer series User manual

GeoSteer

PN 2006410—ENG REV. B

PN 2006410—ENG Rev. B iii

GeoSteer®

SAFETY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................... 1

System Overview .............................................................................................................................. 1

GeoSteer System Installation Overview ..........................................................................................1

Display Kit ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

GeoSteer System Kit ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

GeoSteer CDMA ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3

GeoSteer No Cell .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

GeoDock Pro ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

GeoDock Pro—No Cell ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4

Vehicle Installation Kits ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

Accessory Kits ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

Control Unit LED Indicators .............................................................................................................. 5

GCU LED DIAGNOSTICS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

AUTOSTEER SETUP SCREEN ............................................................................................................. 6

Accessing from InCommand™ ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6

Accessing from Ag Leader Integra or Versa ................................................................................................................................................ 6

VEHICLE TAB .................................................................................................................................... 8

STANDARD SETUP WIZARD STEPS .................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Select Vehicle Type .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Select Vehicle Make .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Select Vehicle Model ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9

Select Controller Type ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Name Vehicle ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Wheel Base .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Antenna Fore/Aft ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 11

Antenna Lateral Offset ................................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Antenna Height ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12

GCU Fore/Aft ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

GCU Lateral Offset .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

GCU Height ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

GCU Orientation .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13

Get Orientations ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Enter Angles ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14

Manual Steering Override .......................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Pressure Transducer ............................................................................................................................................................................ 16

Manual Steering Override Auto Calibrate .............................................................................................................................. 16

Flow Switch and Encoder Auto Calibrate .............................................................................................................................. 17

MDU-G4 Auto Calibrate .................................................................................................................................................................... 18

AUTO CALIBRATE ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18

COMMON CALIBRATION STEPS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Compass Calibration ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Wait For Heading ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 19

Compass Verification Warming Up ...................................................................................................................................................... 19

Tilt Zero ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20

Initial Direction ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 20

Opposite Direction ............................................................................................................................................................................... 20

VEHICLE TYPE SPECIFIC CALIBRATION STEPS .......................................................................................................................................... 20

Valve / Steer-by-Wire .................................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Valve Deadband ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Angle Sensor ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 21

Valve .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21

Mechanical Steering Unit ........................................................................................................................................................................... 22

CAN Bus / ISO Controllers .......................................................................................................................................................................... 22

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Curvature .....................................................................................................................................................................................................23

ADJUST ANTENNA LATERAL OFFSET .............................................................................................................................................................23

MANAGE VEHICLE ......................................................................................................................................................................................................24

SELECT ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................25

EDIT ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................25

DELETE ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................26

EXPORT/IMPORT ...............................................................................................................................................................................................26

EXPORT TO DISPLAY USB ............................................................................................................................................................................26

IMPORT FROM DISPLAY USB .....................................................................................................................................................................27

Steering Adjust ............................................................................................................................................................................................................28

STEERING COMPONENTS ......................................................................................................................................................................................29

GCU ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................29

MANUAL STEERING OVERRIDE .................................................................................................................................................................29

Pressure Transducer .............................................................................................................................................................................29

Steering Encoder and Flow Switch .............................................................................................................................................29

MDU-G4 .......................................................................................................................................................................................................30

MDU ACTUATOR ..............................................................................................................................................................................................30

WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR ................................................................................................................................................................................30

Zero Curvature .........................................................................................................................................................................................31

REMOTE SWITCH ..............................................................................................................................................................................................31

HYDRAULIC VALVE ..........................................................................................................................................................................................31

ECU SENSORS .....................................................................................................................................................................................................32

ECU SENSORS VELOCITY ..............................................................................................................................................................................32

CAN ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................32

ACTUATOR ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................32

SYSTEM TAB ................................................................................................................................... 33

SYSTEM HEALTH .........................................................................................................................................................................................................34

MANAGE SETTINGS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................34

LOG FILES ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................35

Copy to Display USB .............................................................................................................................................................................35

Delete ............................................................................................................................................................................................................35

DATABASE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................36

Backup to USB ..........................................................................................................................................................................................36

Restore from Display USB ..................................................................................................................................................................37

RESET FACTORY DEFAULT ..........................................................................................................................................................................38

Reset ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................39

SHUTDOWN DELAY ........................................................................................................................................................................................39

HISTORY FILES ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................39

ACCESSORIES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................39

REMOTE SWITCH ENGAGE ..........................................................................................................................................................................39

ENABLE (DISABLE) ..................................................................................................................................................................................40

REMOTE SWITCH DISENGAGE ........................................................................................................................................................40

ENABLE (DISABLE) ..................................................................................................................................................................................40

TECHNICIAN ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................40

SOFTWARE UPGRADE .............................................................................................................................................................................................40

UPGRADE PROCEDURE .......................................................................................................................................................................41

SYSTEM LOG ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................42

GPS TAB .......................................................................................................................................... 43

MENU OPERATIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................................43

RTK ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................43

GENERAL ................................................................................................................................................................................................................44

Base Protection Mode ...................................................................................................................................................................................44

RTK CONNECTION TYPE .........................................................................................................................................................................................45

Apply ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................45

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CHANNEL ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45

Change Channel .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 46

Use Previous ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46

FREQUENCY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 46

Change Frequency ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 47

THROUGHPUT ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 47

Graph ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47

BASE SATELLITES ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48

PRN Information Box ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 48

BASE STATION LOCATION ................................................................................................................................................................................... 48

Update ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49

GLONASS RTK INITIALIZATION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 50

Enable (Disable) Glonass RTK Initialization ...................................................................................................................................... 51

OMNISTAR ...................................................................................................................................... 52

ACCURACY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53

Select Startup Accuracy .............................................................................................................................................................................. 54

WAAS/EGNOS ................................................................................................................................. 54

PRN ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 55

Change Primary .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 55

PRECISION SETTINGS ..................................................................................................................... 55

PRECISION MODES AVAILABLE ......................................................................................................55

APPLY ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56

NTRIP .............................................................................................................................................. 57

GENERAL (NO ACTIVE PROFILES) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 57

PROFILE ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58

Add ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58

NTRIP not Selected Source Error ..................................................................................................................................................................... 58

Connect .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61

GENERAL (AFTER PROFILE CREATED) ............................................................................................. 62

Disconnect .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62

NTRIP Auto-Connect ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 62

PLANNING TOOL ............................................................................................................................ 63

SKY PLOT ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 63

FORECAST ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64

GPS DIAGNOSTICS .......................................................................................................................... 64

SATELLITE TRACKING .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 66

GLONASS TRACKING ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 67

NMEA OUT ...................................................................................................................................... 67

PORT A MESSAGES ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 67

Edit ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 68

PORT A CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................................................................................................... 69

Change Baud Rate .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69

PORT B MESSAGE ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70

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PORT B CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................................................................................................................70

CONNECTIONS TAB MENU OPERATIONS ........................................................................................ 70

CELL MODEM ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................70

CDMA MODEMS (PRIMARILY NORTH AMERICA) ..........................................................................................................................71

Manage PRL ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................71

Manage MIN/MDN ....................................................................................................................................................................................................72

GSM MODEM (EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA) ..................................................................................................................................................72

DEFAULT SIM CARD ..................................................................................................................................................................................................73

Change Carrier .............................................................................................................................................................................................................74

Advanced Debug .......................................................................................................................................................................................................75

GSM Modem with Custom SIM Card ............................................................................................................................................................75

Configure SIM ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................77

EXTERNAL RADIO ........................................................................................................................... 78

PORT A ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................78

WIFI ................................................................................................................................................ 79

CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................................................................................................................79

Enable (Disable) WiFi ...............................................................................................................................................................................................80

Connecting from PC ................................................................................................................................................................................................80

MY ACCOUNT MENU OPERATIONS ................................................................................................. 80

CALL SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................................................................................................80

Call Support ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................81

DETAILS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................82

FEATURE CODE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................82

APPENDIX ....................................................................................................................................... 84

TRANSFERRING GeoSteer SYSTEM FROM VEHICLE TO VEHICLE ...................................................................................................84

REMOVING THE GeoSteer SYSTEM FROM A VEHICLE ..........................................................................................................................84

INSTALLING THE GeoSteer SYSTEM ONTO A VEHICLE ........................................................................................................................85

CHANGING SIM CARD .............................................................................................................................................................................................86

REACTIVATING CDMA CELL MODEM ............................................................................................................................................................86

REQUEST A NEW FEATURE CODE ....................................................................................................................................................................86

ENTERING NEW MIN AND MDN NUMBERS ................................................................................................................................................86

CONNECTING TO THE GeoSteer AUXILIARY HARNESS .......................................................................................................................89

DATA ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................89

POWER ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................89

GLOSSARY ..................................................................................................................................... 90

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GeoSteer®

The manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage or injury that results from failure to follow the instructions and

warnings set forth herein.

Please take special note of the following warnings:

1. There is NO obstacle avoidance system included in the manufacturer’s product. Therefore, users must always have an

operator on the equipment when the AutoSteer system is in use to look for any obstacles including people, animals,

trees, ditches, buildings, etc.

2. During installation of the AutoSteer system and during the Calibration and Tuning processes the vehicle's wheels

turn from side to side and the vehicle moves. Be sure that all people and obstacles are clear of the vehicle before

installation, calibration and tuning, or use of the AutoSteer system.

3. Use of the AutoSteer system is NOT permitted while equipment is on roads or in public areas. Follow the instructions

set forth below for ensuring that the system is OFF before driving on roads or in public areas.

Refer to your hardware installation manual for complete installation requirements before you start your system.

SAFETY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

This Safety and Regulatory Requirements chapter provides information for the safe operation of the GeoSteer® system and

for meeting regulatory compliance. The GeoSteer system installer and manufacturer disclaim any responsibility for

damage or physical harm caused by failure to adhere to the following requirements:

•The system must be operated by a trained and qualified operator.

•The operator must never leave the vehicle while the system is engaged.

•The system is not designed to replace the vehicle operator.

•The system does not detect obstacles in the vehicle path.

•When engaged, the system controls only the steering of the vehicle. The operator must control the speed of the

vehicle.

•The system should be turned off or disengaged when driving on public roads or anywhere other than a farm field.

•Turn the system off or disengage when making adjustments to or changing towed or hitched implements.

System Overview

The GeoSteer AutoSteering system is a high precision GPS and GLONASS satellite positioning system and vehicle interface

controller that provides additional functions and features to the Display. The GeoSteer system interfaces with the Display

to provide GPS positioning data from various sources and sends that information to the Display to give it position

information. The GeoSteer system is also capable of taking guidance information from the Display and interfacing with a

vehicle to tell the vehicle where to steer and provide AutoSteer functionality to the Display.

This Operator’s Manual provides information on how to setup, configure, and manage the various settings on the GeoSteer

system itself. Refer to this manual for instructions that pertain to the GeoSteer system. For information about setting up

fields, farms, guidance patterns, and other Display related functions, please refer to your Display Operator’s Manual.

The GeoSteer system can be easily installed on most agricultural vehicle makes and models. This chapter provides basic

information on how the GeoSteer system components are organized and installed. Refer to the Installation Manual that

comes with the vehicle installation kit for more details on the complete installation of the GeoSteer system. The rest of the

chapters in this manual provides information about navigating through and configuring the GeoSteer system specific

screens.

The GeoSteer system is designed to work with multiple Display options. Refer to the Display Operator’s Manual or your

AutoSteer dealer for specific instructions on how to connect the GeoSteer system components to the Display. Also refer

to the Display Operator’s Manual for information on how to navigate through and operate the various screens used on the

Display.

GeoSteer System Installation Overview

This section provides an overview of what is required to complete a GeoSteer system installation. A GeoSteer system

installation can be broken down into four sub-categories that need to be installed to complete the installation. Three of

the sub- categories are mandatory and the fourth is a list of accessories that add additional features and capabilities. The

four parts or sub-categories of a complete GeoSteer system installation are:

1. Display Kit

2. GeoSteer System Kit

3. Vehicle Installation Kit

A. Hydraulic, Steer by Wire, or Assisted Steering Unit

B. CAN Bus

4. Accessory Kit

The following figure shows examples of how components would be connected to the GeoSteer system for demonstration

purposes. Each vehicle installation can be different. Refer to the installation and operator's manuals that come with the

vehicle installation kits for specific instructions on how to install the system on the vehicle.

÷NOTE!: Vehicle installation kits will generally include parts from only either sub-category 3a or 3b. Most installations

would not require both.

Display Kit

The GeoSteer system is compatible with multiple Display options. The Displays are ordered as a separate component and

include their own installation and operator’s instructions. The Display Operator’s Manual will show how the Display and

Display Harnesses are installed on a vehicle and how they are connected to the GeoSteer Harnesses. There are three

connections between the Display and the GeoSteer Main Cable Harness that need to be connected:

ETHERNET TO DISPLAY—This connection is a RJ-45 connector that is plugged into the Ethernet port on the Display or

Display Harness to provide communications between the Display and the GeoSteer Control Unit.

POWER ACTIVATION—This connection is connected to the Display or Display Harness that provides a signal that

commands the GeoSteer to power up. When this signal is turned off, the GeoSteer will power down.

UNSWITCHED POWER—This is connected to a power source that provides 12 volts of unswitched DC power to the

GeoSteer. The power source should not be connected to a power supply that is connected to the vehicle’s ignition. This

source should be shown or explained in the Display Operator’s Manual.

The Display Kit provides the necessary harnesses and instructions to provide power to the GeoSteer system and to allow

communications between the two. Use those instructions to complete the Display installation and to connect the Display

to the GeoSteer system after the Display mount has been installed.

GeoSteer System Kit

The GeoSteer System Kit represents the parts that are common on all installations. The GeoSteer System kits are ordered

as two parts, the GeoSteer System Kits and the GeoDock (GPS and Cell Modem Antenna assembly).

The GeoSteer System Kit includes a version of the GeoSteer Control Unit, the GeoSteer Main Harness, GeoSteer Operator’s

Manual, GPS coax cable, and when required, the Cell Modem coax cable. There are four base versions of this kit that are

sold in different parts of the world. The listed regions are for reference only and can change over time. They GeoSteer

System Kits are:

•GeoSteer CDMA—North America

•GeoSteer GSM Europe—Europe

•GeoSteer GSM Australia—Australia

•GeoSteer No Cell—Australia and South America

There are two GeoDock versions that can be ordered. The one that is ordered depends on if the GeoSteer System Kit

requires a Cell Modem or not. The two GeoDock Kits are:

•GeoDock Pro—This GeoDock assembly has a built in Cell Modem antenna installed.

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•GeoDock Pro—No Cell—This GeoDock assembly is the same as the GeoDock Pro except the cell antenna and coax

cable connector are not provided.

A parts breakdown of the various GeoSteer System Kits are provided in the following section.

•NOTE!: Refer to your AutoSteer dealer for exact part numbers.

GeoSteer CDMA

This version is used primarily in North America. It has a CDMA modem installed in the GeoSteer Control Unit that can be

used for remote diagnostics and NTRIP correction services.

Item Component Part Number

1 GeoSteer Assembly - CDMA 200-0601-XX

2 Cable, GPS Coax 201-0516-01

3 Kit Documentation PN 602-0295-01 REV C

4 Cable, Cell Modem Coax 201-0539-02

5 Harness, Main GeoSteer 201-0530-03

GeoSteer No Cell

This version is used primarily in South America and can be ordered as an option in Australia. There is no cell modem

installed inside the GeoSteer Control Unit so remote diagnostics and support is not possible.

GeoDock Pro

The GeoDock Pro is the roof mounted component of the

GeoSteer system that contains the GPS Antenna and Cell

Modem antenna. The GeoDock Pro also houses the

optional GS-900 or GS-450 Radio Modems or the GS-

OmniSTAR Demodulator Accessories when they are

installed.

GeoDock Pro—No Cell

This version of GeoDock is the same as the GeoDock Pro

except the assembly does not have a Cell Modem

Antenna or coax connector installed on it. This version is

ordered with kits that do not come with a Cell Modem.

Item Component Part Number

1 GeoSteer Assembly - No Cell 200-0617-XX

2 Cable, GPS Coax 201-0516-01

3 Kit Documentation PN 602-0295-01 REV C

4 Harness, Main GeoSteer 201-0530-03

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