horsch DrillManager ME User manual

HORSCH DrillManager
HORSCH DrillManager ME
ME
Operating instructions
Art.: 80720201 en
11/2008
Specialist in modern
cultivation and seeding technology
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- Translation of the Original Operating Instructions -
Machine Identication
The corresponding data is to be entered into the list below upon
receiving the machine:
Serial number: ................................................
Machine type: ................................................
Year of construction: ......................................
Initial installation: ............................................
Optional extras: ..............................................
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Publication date of Operation Manual: 11/2008 80720201DrillManager Maistro ME en
Address of Retailer: Name: ......................................................................
Road: ......................................................................
Town/City: ......................................................................
Tel.: ......................................................................
Customer No.:
Retailer: ......................................................................
Address of HORSCH: HORSCH Maschinen GmbH
92421 Schwandorf, Sitzenhof 1
92401 Schwandorf, Postbox 1038
Tel.: [phone] / 7143-0
Fax: [phone] / 41364
E-mail: [email protected]
Customer No.:
HORSCH: ......................................................................

Table of contents
DrillManager ME .........................................2
Description....................................................2
Installing the DrillManager ..........................5
Installing the ISO-Bus version of
the DrillManager .........................................5
Monitor ........................................................6
Operation.....................................................6
Monitor and system setting...........................7
Menu overview - changeover to Maistro.......9
Starting the DrillManager ............................10
Menu overview Maistro...............................11
Function symbols........................................12
Bout marker and hydraulic control ............13
Seed calibration ..........................................15
Seed Check ..............................................17
Rotor selection ..........................................18
Performance data .....................................19
Input of machine data ..............................20
Tram line control .......................................25
Menu overview diagnose ............................26
Diagnostics program...................................27
Alarm overview.........................................30
DrillManager Precimat..............................32
Description..................................................32
Installation ..................................................32
Commissioning ...........................................32
Keyboard: .................................................33
Operation ....................................................36
Maintenance .............................................36
Overview of malfunctions ...........................37

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DrillManager ME
The HORSCH DrillManager ME is an electronic
control unit for drills and their components.
It regulates, monitors and controls all connected
assemblies in the drill.
You should only start up the DrillMan-
ager after you have read the operating
instructions and are familiar with the
operation.
Strict compliance with the applicable accident
prevention instructions and other established
regulations concerning technical and industrial
health and safety is mandatory when working
with the DrillManager.
Description
The HORSCH DrillManager ME is a complete
system in which the modules included in the
equipment must only be activated.
The complete system consists of the following
components:
Computer
Monitor
Modules, depending on machine type and
equipment, for:
one to three metering drives for seed, fertiliser
or liquid fertiliser
hydraulic control for raising, wings and track
indicator control
half-width control
Seed 󻉔ow monitoring
Sensors for:
Fan
forward speed (radar)
hopper empty indicator (2 channels)
connection for work signal
switch for calibration
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All components and sensors are connected to
computer and monitor by means of the wiring
loom.
The computer receives the information, evalu-
ates these and displays the operating states and
data on the monitor.
If entered or 󻉓xed default values are exceeded
or fallen short of, or in case of malfunctions the
monitor display is interrupted and the fault is
indicated.
The monitor thereby identi󻉓es the correspond-
ing component or the limit value that has been
exceeded.
Computer (󻉓rst version)
Depending on the version the machine is
equipped with one or two computers.
Stickers on the computer inform about the hard-
ware and software status.
Maintenance
The system is maintenance free, but keep an
eye on the computer and the cable connections
when washing the machine.
Do not clean the computer, the plugs
and any of the electronic components
with high pressure cleaning equipment
or a direct water jet.

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Description of the computer
Computers of the 󻉓rst generation, which can be
recognized by the aluminium lids, can be oper-
ated with program version 4.xx.
Computers with black plastic lids have program
vrsion 8.xx installed.
These computers can be operated with ECO
terminals, external ISO-Bus terminals and with
ISO-Bus compatible tractor terminals.
Computer (latest version) with one and two 16-pin plugs
Machines with two computers
On machines with two metering drives two com-
puters are installed in the machine and tightly
connected with a cable.
On drills which are temporarily combined with
an additional metering drive, like DuoDrill or
Maistro, the computers of both machines are
connected with a 16-pin plug.
The socket of this connection has an integrated
ISO-Bus termination and can thus can only
be replaced by an original cable in case of a
repair.
Computer version
The computer is available in three di󻉒erent hard-
ware versions, whereby two of these versions
look optically exactly the same. It is therefore
very important to look for the article numbers
when carrying out repair work.
No. 00345005 (standard computer)
Installed in all machines with just one com-
puter;
Is able to control two metering drives;
Is always programmed with the master ver-
sion 8.xx 49;
Cable inlet: one 16-pin socket;
No. 00345069 (dual computer)
Installed as master computer in all machines
with two computers;
In connection with the second computer this
computer is able to control three metering
drives or two metering drives and the Mais-
tro;
Is always programmed with the master ver-
sion 8.xx 49;
Cable inlet: two 16-pin sockets
No. 00345091 (additional computer)
Is used a second computer in machines with
two computers
Supports the main computer in the control of
the third metering drive
Is always programmed with the slave version
8.xx 4a;
Cable inlet: one 16-pin socket
Programs
The programs can be identi󻉓ed by their ending,
e.g. 8.xx 49 for the master version and 8.xx 4a
in the slave version. This ending can only be
recognized during programming.
On machines with dual computers the new and
old computer versions must not be combined.
When replacing an old computer it may be nec-
essary to replace both computers.
The programs in both computers must also be
of the same version, e.g. 8.16 49 only with
8.16 4a.
In case of incorrectly combined pro-
gram versions errors and malfunctions
may occur.
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Cable assignment on the 42 pin plug
Pin
No.
Colour Function Colour
/ No. of
part
1
2 br/bl Monitoring row 11
3 ye/bk Monitoring row 12
4 gn Monitoring row 4
5
6
7 ye Shut-o󻉒 row 1
8 gr Shut-o󻉒 row 3
9 pu Shut-o󻉒 row 5
10 rd Shut-o󻉒 row 7
11 br/ye Shut-o󻉒 row 9
12 br/bk Shut-o󻉒 row 11
13
14
15 vi Motor - 1
16 or Monitoring row 6
17 br/vi Monitoring row 10
18 bk Monitoring row 3
19
20
21 br/gn Shut-o󻉒 row 2
22 wh/rd Shut-o󻉒 row 4
23 gn/bl Shut-o󻉒 row 6
24 ye/rd Shut-o󻉒 row 8
25 br/wh Shut-o󻉒 row 10
26 rd/bk Shut-o󻉒 row 12
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28
29 rd/wh Motor + 2
30 rd/gn Monitoring row 5
31
32 br Sensor + 1
33 wt Sensor - 3
34 bl/vi Monitoring row 9
35 br/rd Sensor signal 4
36
37
38 bl/gn Monitoring row 8
39 bk/rd Monitoring row 7
40 rd/bl Monitoring row 1
41 wh/bk Monitoring row 2
42 bl Ground 0 V power
Cable assignment on the 16-pin plug
Pin
No.
Cable
No.
Function
1 1 -
2 2 Can Low
3 3 Can GND
4 4 0 Volt electronics
5 5 0 Volt power
6 6 0 Volt power
7 7 0 Volt power
8 8 0 Volt power
9 9 -
10 10 Can High
11 11 Can EN
12 12 12 Volt electronics
13 13 12 Volt power
14 14 12 Volt power
15 15 12 Volt power
16 16 12 Volt power

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Installing the DrillManager
For all machine with a DrillManager drill control
the basic equipment must 󻉓rst be mounted to
the tractor in case of initial installation.
The cables for the basic equipment must be
directly connected to the tractor battery.
The cables must be protected against cha󻉓ng
and the insulation must not be damaged.
The battery connections must have good con-
tact. Assembly faults will lead to voltage drop
and inde󻉓nable error messages and failures.
The cables must under no circum-
stances be connected to any other
plugs in the cab.
The monitor should not obstruct the
󻉓eld of vision to the road
Installation:
Basic equipment with monitor
Assemble the monitor bracket in a suitable
place within the view and the operating range
of the driver.
Route the thick cable to the battery, extend
it if necessary.
Connect both fuse holders tightly and durably
with the cable.
Connect the two red cables tightly with battery
plus and the two black cables with battery
minus.
Fasten the monitor bracket to the back of the
monitor and plug the connecting cable in at
the bottom of the monitor.
Installing the ISO-Bus version of
the DrillManager
If the machine is connected to a tractor mounted
ISO-Bus system, only the cable with the ISO-Bus
plug is required to connect to the machine.
The drill is then controlled from the ISO-Bus
terminal of the tractor.
If the tractor is not equipped with ISO-Bus, the
bene󻉓ts of the system can still be utilized via
a basic equipment in ISO-Bus design and an
external ISO-Bus terminal like Basic, Basic Top
or Comfort.
The bene󻉓ts of the ISO-Bus systems lie in the
standardized plug design and the use of termi-
nals for various machines.
Extensions like GPS-control with variable
quantity regulation for all metering drives, track
guidance and steering systems, data transfer
to the farm PC etc. are also only possible with
ISO-Bus computers.
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Operation
Switch on
Press the "On/O󻉒" button momentarily.
After a new start and after changing or repro-
gramming the computer the data will be loaded
from the computer.
Before initial start-up some settings must be
made in the system.
Setting and changing numerical values
When making settings the desired numerical
group is selected with the + / - keys. For this
purpose press the buttons, until the correspond-
ing number is highlighted by a frame.
Then press the "Enter"-key.
The number appears marked and the numbers
1 - 10 with two arrows and OK are displayed
underneath.
Changing numerical values
If the number is not to be changed press "Enter",
if a change is required select the desired number
with the + / - and con󻉓rm with "Enter".
The system will automatically change to the
next number.
With the arrow keys the desired cipher can be
directly selected.
If various terms have been predetermined, these
will also be highlighted with the + / - keys and
con󻉓rmed with "Enter".
Monitor
The monitor is plugged on the pre-assembled
bracket in the tractor and connected to the com-
puter by means of a cable.
Monitor with display and keyboard
"On/O󻉒" button
System control changeover for drill program or
service
Membrane keyboard and display
Keys to select, set and change numerical values
and functions.
The keys (3) on the display have no 󻉓xed func-
tions assigned to them. They will always switch
the function currently displayed.
The displayed screen contents may
vary from the illustration depending on
the respective program version.
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Monitor and system setting
Press key (1) to switch over to the system
control, press keys (2) +/- to select service and
con󻉓rm with "Return".
Press arrow keys (3) and (4) to scroll through the
menus and make the corresponding settings.
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2
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5
Menu 1
Display of display version, e.g. 3.14.
The software version of the drill program is dis-
played in the drill program menu "Diagnose".
Menu 2
Screen settings for "Brightness and Contrast",
use the membrane keyboard to set accord-
ingly.
Menu 3
Set date and time.
Menu 4
Information about available memory in computer
and monitor.
In case of reprogramming or when replacing
the computer delete the monitor memory (X)
by pressing key (5). In case of a restart the
program is reloaded from the computer into the
terminal.
Deleting the memory
It is highly recommended to make a note of the
machine and adjustment data before running
an update.
In case of update of minor extent the data will
be maintained.
With extensive update and if new graphics have
to be displayed, the old adjustment and perform-
ance data may be lost.
With some system dependent faults it may be
necessary to delete the memorized program
from the terminal and to upload the program
again from the computer by restarting.

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Menu 5
Language selection
Language selection
Press the "Return"-key to open the list with pos-
sible languages. Use the + / - keys to select the
language and press "Return" to con󻉓rm.
Then switch the terminal o󻉒 and back on again.
This restart will upload the new language from
the computer into the terminal and show it in
the display.
The following 18 languages are currently avail-
able:
German de
English en
French fr
Danish da
Polish pl
Czech cs
Romanian ro
Spanish es
Swedish sv
Hungarian hu
Serbian sr
Russian ru
Estonian et
Lithuanian lt
Latvian lv
Bulgarian bg
Croatian hr
Finnish 󻉓
Press the system change-over key (1) to return
to the selection, press the + / - key to select the
drill program and con󻉓rm with "Return".
Choosing units
From software version 8.17 one can choose
between metric and American units for lengths,
areas, volumes and masses.
After a change in the display the terminal must
be switched o󻉒 and back on again. With the re-
start the changed units appear in the display.

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Menu overview - changeover to Maistro
Start
Selection Maistro
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On the 󻉓rst page "Machine con󻉓guration" select
the machine type "Drille" and switch over to
"Maistro".
The 󻉓rst work page of the "Maistro" menu is
displayed
Starting the DrillManager
Before starting the DrillManager you must hitch
the Maistro to the drill and connect all hydraulic
and electric connecting lines.
Switch the DrillManager on by the terminal.
The 󻉓rst page of the work pages "Drill" is dis-
played.
Page one of work mask
To switch on the Maistro menu:
Press the arrow key to scroll to the
third work page.
Press the key for machine data to
switch over to the input screen for
machine con󻉓guration.
Hold the machine con󻉓guration key
depressed for about 5 seconds.
The 󻉓rst page of the machine con-
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Menu overview Maistro
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Diagnose 1 - 5 - Page 26
Working pages
- Page 9
Machine data
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Performance data
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Function symbols
The symbols in the display represent the func-
tions of the corresponding keys.
Menu image 󻉓rst work page
Delete switch o󻉒 left.
Switch o󻉒 the rows individually from
outside towards inside.
Switch the rows back on individu-
ally.
This button can now be used
to change the side for the bout
marker.
In standstill but with switched on
drill function the metering unit will
start up over a speci󻉓ed time. If the
computer receives a speed signal
during this period, the computer will
take over the control.
Post mode.
The post mode disables the hy-
draulic "Lifting" function.
Operating the control unit will only activate the
bout marker, the machine remains in working
position. The work signal is hydraulically blocked
and the tram line will not count on a number.
Delete switch o󻉒 right.
Switch o󻉒 the rows individually from
outside towards inside.
Switch the rows back on individu-
ally.
Switch all disabled rows back on by
pressing the key once.
Switching the drill function ON /
OFF.
With the drill function switched o󻉒
the display will show STOP.
Continue to next page:
If the hydraulic bout marker control
or the half side control is activated,
the next page will show the menu
for bout marker control, lifting and
folding of the machine half side
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Bout marker and hydraulic
control
Menu image second work page - hydraulic functions
The enabled functions appear in the display
next to the drill.
Both bout markers are lifted out
or lowered together with the ma-
chine.
Only the left hand bout marker will
be operated.
Only the right hand bout marker will
be operated.
Alternating mode: Left and right
hand bout markers lift and lower
alternately.y
This is the normal drill work
mode.
Folding the machine
With all foldable machines this key is used to
switch the hydraulic valve block over to "Fold-
ing".
The functions "Lifting / Lowering" and the drill
function are switched o󻉒.
When switching on a bout marker control the hy-
draulic "Lifting" function will also be activated.
Lifting and lowering the machine.
The function "Lifting / Lowering" is automati-
cally activated when activating the bout marker
function. If the bout marker is switched on, the
󻉓rst actuation of the key will switch o󻉒 the bout
marker and the second actuation will disable the
"Lifting / Lowering" function.
"Wet hole" function
In certain situations, e.g. if the machine sinks in
at very wet patches in the 󻉓eld, this function can
be used to raise the machine. The work signal
is thereby not interrupted and the tram line will
not count on a number.
Return to the normal drill function by pressing
the key again and by pressing the key for the
desired bout indicator function.
Stop button for tram line:
The button prevents switching over
of the rhythm after hydraulic lifting
of the machine. The function is
indicated with STOP between the
tracks.
The tram line rhythm is o󻉒set by
one track with every operation of
the key.
When starting work the system must always be
reset to start number 1.
In case of a tram line track the switched tracks
are black underlaid.
In addition, the disabled units no longer appear
in the display during sowing.
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Seed quantity 100 %.
If the seed quantity had been
adjusted with the +% or -% keys,
pressing this key will switch back
to the nominal seed quantity.
With the adjustment keys +% or
-% the seed quantity can be set
and reset in several steps. The
seed quantity is displayed in % by
the display above the hopper. The
percentage step can be changed in
the machine data. There you can
also select whether only the seed
quantity is to be changed, or also
the fertiliser quantity.
This key switches to further menus.
Calibration of solid fertiliser on me-
tering unit II and, with twin hopper
machines, on metering unit III.
Machine data
Result display
Back to 󻉓rst page
Third page of work pages
Here you 󻉓nd the displays that are not perma-
nently needed during sowing.
The keys can be used to switch over to further
functions.
Available displays:
Nominal value of seed and fertiliser quanti-
ties in %. The amount to be adjusted with the
%-key can be selected in a di󻉒erent menu.
Enter the desired number of grains per ha.
Enter the nominal fertiliser quantity in kg/
ha.
On twin hopper machines enter the desired
fertiliser quantity in kg/ha.
Display of 2 di󻉒erent speeds, e.g. monitoring
of the mechanical metering drive.
Hopper: Filling level indication on fertiliser
hopper, in case of twin hopper machines
on both hoppers. Hopper 2 - monitoring of
bridging in metering unit.
Metering unit: Filling level indication on me-
tering unit, in case of twin hopper machines
on metering units.
Speed indication on drive shaft in case of
hydraulic metering drive for Maistro.
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Calibrate
Fertiliser calibration - metering
unit II
Press key "Calibration metering unit II".
The menu for fertiliser calibration is displayed.
The display reminds you to adjust the calibration
speed and to 󻉓ll tank and metering unit.
Calibration speed?
The calibration speed can be selected with the
"Return"-key and set with the + and - keys.
The default setting is 60 revolutions per minute.
This is su󻌗cient under normal conditions.
If work is carried out mainly at high metering
speeds, the calibration speed should be in-
creased to enable almost similar 󻉓lling of the
metering cells.
Seed calibration
Before starting the calibration the setpoint for
fertiliser quantity must be entered to enable
calculation of the working speed.
The metering unit must have the correct rotor
installed.
Rotor selection
The rotor is dependent on fertiliser quantity,
working speed and working width of the drill.
The following tables show the minimum and
maximum seed quantities ate various working
widths and the available rotor sizes for working
speeds of 5, 7 and 9 km/h.
Other rotor sizes for special applications are
available on request.
The setting tables are based on 1 kg/litre With
all types of fertilisers the speci󻉓c weight must be
taken into account and according to this, e.g. a
larger rotor must be installed in case of a lower
speci󻉓c weight.
Entering the setpoint
At "Setpoint" select the metering unit for fertiliser
and enter the required fertiliser quantity in kg/ha
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Starting calibration
Place a container or attach a calibration bag
under the metering unit, depending on the ma-
chine.
Press the tra󻌗c light button to start.
A second page "Calibration" appears.
With the "ESC"-key you can abort the process
at this point and restart calibration.
The "Return"-key brings you back to the work
page.
Operate the calibration switch on the ma-
chine. The rotor turns and 󻉓lls the calibration
container.
After switching o󻉒 calibration the menu to
enter the calibration quantity appears.
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Metering unit lled?
The tank must be su󻌗ciently 󻉓lled with fertilizer
before starting the calibration process.
For correct calculation of the seed quantity all
cells in the rotor should be 󻉓lled when starting
the seed calibration.
For this purpose press the key "Metering Unit".
The rotor will rotate as long as speci󻉓ed in the
"Con󻉓guration 3" menu under "prime rotor time",
or until the key is pressed again.
Calibration quantity
During the "Seed calibration" the computer re-
ceives the calculation information required for
exact metering control.
It requires the fertiliser weight taken from the
metering unit during calibration as input value.
In order to keep measuring inaccuracies low, as
much fertiliser as possible should be metered
out.