Loup Electronics Elite User manual

DRILL & PLANTER MONITOR
OPERATION MANUAL

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Service and Technical SupporT
Address: Loup Electronics Inc.
3030 N. 40TH St.
Lincoln, NE 68504
Phone: 877-489-LOUP(5687)
402-464-7131
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
AfTER HOuRs/WEEkEND suPPORT:
402-318-6415
or
402-853-6249
OVERVIEW ...........................3
MAIN scREEN LAyOuT .................4
Population Display....................................4
Crop & Variety Selection...............................4
Farm & Field Selection ................................4
Implement Selection ..................................4
Speed & Icon Selection ................................4
Setting A Target Rate ..................................4
Clearing Field & Total Acres............................4
Top Display Setup.....................................4
Top Display Options ..................................5
Flow Screen ..........................................5
Planter Bar Graph.....................................5
Alarms ..............................................5
BAsIc OPERATINg PROcEDuRE .........6
IMPLEMENT sETuP ...................6
Width & Section Setup ................................6
Changing Implements .................................7
INsTALL/sETuP MENu .................7
Learn New System....................................7
Remove & Add a Sensor...............................8
sPEED sETTINgs .....................8
Speed type/Source ....................................8
Sha Speed Sensor ....................................8
Radar Speed .........................................8
GPS Speed ...........................................8
Simulated Speed .....................................9
Pulses Per Revolution .................................9
Wheel Pulses Per 400 ................................9
Radar Pulses Per 400 ................................9
Implement Switch ....................................9
Implement Switch ON ................................9
Implement Switch by Seedrate ..........................9
Li Delay ...........................................9
Simulated Speed .....................................9
Speed Calibration ....................................9
POPuLATION & RATE sETTINgs..........10
High Alarm ..........................................10
Low Alarm...........................................10
Population Adjust.....................................10
Row Spacing .........................................10
Rate Calibration ......................................10
Rate Cal Procedure: ...................................10
Rate Cal Number .....................................10
Seed Sensitivity .......................................10
Seed Filter ...........................................10
Sensor Setup .........................................11
Assign Flow Only Rows................................11
Covercrop/Dual Product Setup .........................11
Assign Sensors to Product..............................11
Covercrop LB/Ac Calibration...........................11
Calibration Steps: .....................................11
BLOckAgE sETTINgs .................12
Runs Per Module .....................................12
Individual Runs Setup .................................12
Blockage reshold ...................................12
Unblocked reshold..................................12
Speed Update ........................................12
Reset Modules........................................12
sHAfT & fAN sETTINgs ................12
gPs sETTINgs .......................12
GPS Osets..........................................13
gps Status ...........................................13
GPS Baudrate........................................13
Gps Speed Correction.................................13
TAsks & LOggINg ....................13
Entering a Task Name.................................13
Farm & Field Names ..................................13
Crop, Seeds/LB, & Variety .............................14
Starting a Task .......................................14
Stopping a Task ......................................14
Resuming a Previous Task .............................14
EXTERNAL scALE.....................14
Scale Calculations.....................................14
Scale Settings.........................................14
LIQuID fLOW.........................14
Liquid Flow Settings ..................................14
Learning Liquid Flow Sensors ..........................15
DOWN PREssuRE .....................15
Learning Down Pressure Sensor ........................15
Down Pressure Pulses Per Rev ..........................15
DIAgNOsTIcs ........................15
DIsPLAy sETTINgs ....................15
Brightness ...........................................15
Volume ..............................................15
Units................................................16
Date & Time .........................................16
System Update .......................................16
Soware Update ......................................16
Tasks/Logging Unlock .................................16
Yield Monitoring Unlock ..............................16
Factory Reset.........................................16
TaBle oF conTenTS

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overvieW
e Loup Elite Monitor is a full featured display designed to provide accurate population, blockage, bin level, sha RPM and other
readings for gravity drills, air seeders and planters. is manual will familiarize you with operation, calibration and technical
information. All aspects and features are detailed but may not be applicable to your system conguration.
THE LOuP ELEcTRONIcs ELITE MONITOR Is cAPABLE Of MONITORINg AND DIsPLAyINg:
• Ground speed (Implement Mounted Speed Sensor, optional Radar, GPS Speed or Simulated Speed)
• Population in Seeds/Acre (up to 48 sensors can be connected)
 •PopulationreadoutsforAveragePopulation,AutoScan,andSectionAverageareavailable
• Target Population display along with readout for Percent of Target
• Spacing between seeds or Seeds per Foot (S/FT or IN/S)
• Six sha speed RPM’s (Le, Center & Right)
• Seed Flow (up to 192 sensors can be connected)
• Flow Summary page of all learned population and blockage sensors
• Field Area and Total Area
• Rate Calibration
• Six Hoppers (displayed as bargraph display)
• ree Fan Speed Sensors
• Sixteen Liquid Flow Sensors
• External Scale Fuctionality
cusTOMIzE uP TO 4 TOP DIsPLAy WINDOWs WITH THE INfORMATION yOu WANT TO sEE.
TARgET
POPuLATION
TOOgLE
fLOW scREEN AVERAgE fIELD
POPuLATION
uP TO 6
BIN LEVEL
sENsORs
cONfIguRE
uP TO 3
IMPLEMENTs
ENTER yOuR
fARM & fIELD
sELEcT yOuR
cROP & HyBRID
fIELD & TOTAL
AcREs
POPuLATION
READOuT
sETuP DRILL
sEcTIONs

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Main Screen layouT
POPuLATION DIsPLAy
e primary reading for
Seeds/Ac is an average
of all learned population
sensors.
cROP & VARIETy sELEcTION
To change the type of crop being planted, select
the crop button to enter the Crop Information
Screen. From here select the Crop type, Seeds
Per Pound and Variety you desire. Select “Exit
& Save” to apply the changes made.
Note: e variety information is only used when Tasks/
Mapping features are unlocked and population data is being
logged to SD memory.
fARM & fIELD sELEcTION
To change the Farm and Field information,
select this button to enter the Farm/Field
screen. Enter the Farm and Field names
you desire into the appropriate elds. Select
“Exit & Save” to apply the changes made.
Note: e Farm/Field information is only used when Tasks/
Mapping features are unlocked and population data is being
logged to SD memory
IMPLEMENT sELEcTION
Selecting the Implement from the Main screen will bring you
directly to the Implement Setup screen. From here you may edit
the implement type, make and details such as width or section
info. You may also select a dierent implement entirely using the
“My Saved Implements” button.
sPEED & IcON sELEcTION
Implement Speed will display in lower le corner
of the display. Select the speed icon if you’d like to
change the color of the graphic displayed.
sETTINg A TARgET RATE
To set your Target Rate, select the
window for target icon in the center of
the screen and from the pop-up enter the
desired target in seeds/acre.
Rates of 999,999 or less will appear in
thousands (180,000 displays as 180.0K).
Rates of 1,000,000 or more will appear in
millions (1,200,000 displays as 1.2 M).
cLEARINg fIELD & TOTAL AcREs
To clear either the Total or Field
acres, select the value on screen
you wish to clear and select the
“Conrm’ button from the pop-up
message.
Note: ese cannot be reset when a task is logging.
TOP DIsPLAy sETuP
e top 4 windows on the main screen can be customized to
display information you want to see. Select the window you wish
to change and from the pop-up window select the readout you
wish to display.
Note: Some Display Options may not be available or displayed
depending on how your implement is congured.

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TOP DIsPLAy OPTIONs
Available options for readouts to display on the top screen
are as follows:
• Seed/Distance: Displays the Seeds/Ft information.
• Distance/Seed: Displays the Distance/Seed
information.
• Seeds/Square Area: Displays the Seeds/Square Ft
information.
• Weight/Acrea: Displays the LB/Acre information.
Ensure the correct “Seeds Per Pound” is dened in
the Crop Details.
• Section Average: If sections are setup on your drill,
this will scroll through and display each section
average for the sensors active on that section.
• Auto Scan Row: Scans through and displays
population for each individual seed sensor.
• Manual Scan Row: Displays population for each
individual seed sensor. Manual selection using the
Up and Down arrows is needed to cycle through
each sensor.
• Blockage: Displays the current status of blockage
sensors learned to the system. If no blockages are
detected status will display “Flow Open”. Conversely
if any blocked runs are detect, the run number will be
displayed along with a Blocked status.
• Fam RPM: Displays current RPM of any Fan
senosrs learned to the system.
• % of Target: Displays the percentage of the current
seeds/acre reading in relation to the entered Target
Population.
• Sha RPM: Displays current RPM of any Sha
sensors learned to the system.
• Fertilizer: Displays status of sensors assigned to
monitring fertilizer ow. See Section 5.8 for more
information.
• Product 1/2: If using Dual Products when
seeding Covercrop, autoscans between
sensors associated with Product 1 or 2. See
Section 5.8 for more information.
• Liquid Flow/Area: When enabled from implement
settings, displays liquid ow per acres.
• Liquid Flow/Min: Displays liquid ow per minute.
• Total Liquid Flow: Displays total liquid ow
• Scale Weight: When using an external scale head,
displays total weight from the scale indicator.
• Scale Weight/Area: Displays a Weight/Area
reading when using an external scale indicator.
• Scale Area Le: Displays remaining area le based
on weight readings from external scale indicator.
• Scale Calculated Population: Displays calculated
Seeds/Acre based on weight readings from external
scale indicator.
• Down Pressure: Displays Down Pressure (PSI)
value when using a down pressure sensor.
• Air Seed Delivery (ASD): Displays ASD status
when using certain Kinze Planters.
fLOW scREEN
By selecting the Sensor Icon in the upper le
of the main screen, the Elite will toggle to a Flow
Screen. is screen gives a ow status overview of
all Population and Blockage sensors learned.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
Note: Population sensors are displayed according to the
Row Number they were learned as. Ex: If 6 population
sensors are learned as rows 1-6 (see above), they will
show as the rst 6 icons with blockage sensors following.
Alternatively if they are learned as rows 1, 16, 17, 32, 33,
and 48 (see below); they will appear as such on the Flow
Screen.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
To return to the main screen, tap anywhere on the screen.

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PLANTER BAR gRAPH
If the current implement is set to a Planter, the top le window
will display a bar graph for the number of sensors learned.
Depending on the number of sensors learned, this window will
occupy either 1/2, 3/4 or the full width of the top screen.
ALARMs
When an alarm is active a popup message will display the alarm.
You may choose to either clear that single alarm or clear all alarms
if multiple are active to clear the popup and silence the display.
A ashing yellow button will display in the center of the screen to
signify alarm(s) are currently active. Select this icon to go to the
Alarms Page which will outline all current alarms active on the
console. e ashing indicator will not dissapear until all alarms
have been resolved.
BaSic operaTing
procedure
1. Ensure the correct Implement type (gravity drill, air seeder
or planter) is selected on-screen.
2. Select the correct Crop
on-screen. If you know the
Seeds/Pound you may also
enter that information for the
current crop.
3. Enter the target population
(optional) in the middle
of the screen next to the
target icon. For example if
planting soybeans at 180k,
enter “180,000” in the target
window. If planting wheat at
1.5 million seeds/acre enter “1,500,000”.
4. Set the desired readouts for the 4 display winodws at the
top of the screen. You may choose between % Target, Section
Average, Auto Scan Rows, Manual Scan Rows, Seeds per
Square area, Blockage, Fan RPM, Sha RPM, Seeds per
Distance, Distance per seed,Weight per Area or leave the
display blank.
1.3 TaSkS & logging
proceduriMpleMenT SeTup
NOTE: If the Elite system is a newly purchased kit from Loup
Electronics, all Implement Settings and Sensor
Installation has been pre-congured by Loup
Electronics. You may skip this section.
Select the Implement Icon atthe bottom of the
screen to enter the Implement Setup page.
From this screen you can dene what type of
Implement you are using, implement width and individual
section widths. Up to three separate implements can be saved.
1. Select the type of implement you are using (Gravity Drill,
Air Seeder or Planter).
2. Select the appropriate Implement Make.
TAsks & LOggINg PROcEDuRE
Note: is feature is not enabled by default. To unlock this
feature please contact Loup Electronics.
To start a Task, enter the Tasks & Logging screen by selecting
“Menu” and “Tasks & Logging”.
1. Enter the Task Name you desire.
2. Ensure the correct Farm, Field, Crop and Variety is dened
on the Task screen.
3. Select the “Start Task” button to begin recording eld data. A
green SD card and GPS icon will display at the top of the
screen to verify the job is logging.
4. To stop the task select the “Stop Task” button to end the log.
Best practice is to select “Stop Task” anytime you pause in
the eld or stop for the day.
Note: If a log is abruptly stopped by turning o power to the
display the log will resume when display is powered on
and the SD card is still present.
If SD card is abruptly removed while a log is still
running, you will need to reinsert the SD card and
resume the tasks with the Resume Previous Task
button.

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WIDTH & sEcTION sETuP
1. Select the number of sections
(up to 12 possible)
2. Starting with Section 1, enter the last
population sensor number installed on that section followed by
the width for that section.
Example: If installing 6 population sensors on a 30, 3-section
folding drill, the last row number for section 1
would be “Row 2”, section 2 would be “Row 4” and
section 3 as “Row 6”. Each Section Width would be
10.
Note: e Row Number here is referring the number
assigned by the Loup Elite monitor when sensor was
learned. Row numbers can be learned in dierent
ways such as sequencial order (1-6) or to match the
physical row number on a drill (1, 16, 17, 32, 33, and
48).
3. Select the “Next Section” button to scroll to the next section.
Repeat steps 1 & 2. Each Section width will contribute to the
overall implement width.
When all sections are setup, check that the total width is
correct and Select “Exit & Save”.
cHANgINg IMPLEMENTs
Up to three separate implements can be
selected on the Loup Elite. Unless pre-
congured by Loup, all three implements
will default as gravity drills. To switch implements simply select
the “My Saved Implements” button and select the implement
number you’d like. From here you can congure the type of
implement, make, width and so forth. All implement settings are
automatically saved as they are made.
Note: When selecting a dierent implement, the Elite console
needs to be restarted.
inSTall/SeTup Menu
Located by selecting “Menu” and “Install
Setup”. e Install/Setup Menu is used
to Learn a New system, Add new sensors
to your existing system or Remove specic sensors from your
implement.
LEARN NEW sysTEM
Select “Learn New System” if your
monitor did not come pre-programmed
or you wish to relearn all sensors.
1. Start by unplugging all sensors on the implement and then
selecting “Learn New System”. A popup will warn you that
all current sensors will be overwritten. Select “Yes, Learn
New System”.
2. e monitor will prompt you to Plug In Fbus sensors (all
us sensors have a 3 pin connector with white, black
and green wires) in the following order. e sensor being
prompted will automatically be learned upon connecting the
3 pin connector.
1. Speed Sensor: Sha mounted ground speed sensor
2. Li Switch
3. Rate Cal Sensor
4. Population/Row Sensors: Up to 32 sensors
5. Bin Level: Up to 6 bin level sensors
6. Sha Speed Sensor: Up to 6 possible Sha RPM
Sensors
7. Fan: Up to 3 Fan RPM sensors
8. Blockage Module: Up to 12 Modules with 192
runs of product detection.

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3. It is likely your system will not be congured for the
maximum possible sensors or even certain types of sensors
the Loup Elite is capable of.
Use the “Skip is Sensor” button to
advance ahead one sensor at a time.
Use the “Skip is Type of Sensor”
to advance to the next category of
sensor.
4. When you’ve reached the end of the list of sensors, you will
be prompted with “Manual Learn Complete”. Push “Ok” to
nish.
REMOVE A sENsOR
Select this option to remove a sensor from
your existing system.
1. Select the type of sensor
you wish to remove.
2. Use the Le and Right
Arrows to navigate to the
sensor number you wish
to remove.
3. Select the “Remove
Sensor” button to
complete the removal.
ADD A sENsOR
Select this option to add a new sensor to
your existing system.
1. Select the type of sensor
you wish to add.
2. Use the Le and Right
arrow buttons to navigate
to the sensor number you
wish to add.
3. Select the “Add Sensor”
button to complete the
sensor addition.
Speed SeTTingS
Located by selecting “Menu” and “Speed
Settings”, these settings control the type
of speed input being used as well as
calibrating the speed displayed on the main screen.
sPEED TyPE/sOuRcE
Select the “Source” button to change the
type of Speed Input you’d like to use. You
may choose between Sha
Speed, Radar, GPS, and
Simulated Speed.
sHAfT sPEED sENsOR
Uses the sha rotation sensor located on
the drill to obtain ground speed. Unless
otherwise congured this is also used as the
li switch for acres accumulation.
RADAR sPEED
If your tractor is equiped with radar, you
may select this option as your source
for ground speed. Depending on your
implement conguration a li switch may be needed when using
radar, this is to ensure accurate accumulation of eld acres.
gPs sPEED
Uses a GPS receiver for your source
of ground speed. Depending on your
conguration a li switch may be needed
when using GPS, this is to ensure accurate accumulation of eld
acres.

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sIMuLATED sPEED
Allows you to enter a static speed into the
monitor without any other speed source.
For use in more unique conditions such as a
GPS/Radar failure, or other troubleshooting.
PuLsEs PER REVOLuTION
Available when “Sha Speed” is selected.
Pulses per Rev (Revolution) are the number
of magnets the implement mounted speed
sensor sees in one revolution of the sha
being monitored. For most applications this
number willl be 4.
To change, enter a new number into the keypad and select “Exit &
Save”.
WHEEL PuLsEs PER 400fT
Available when “Sha Speed” is selected. is
is the ground speed calibration number for a
implement mounted speed sensor.
e Default number is 90. To change, enter a
new number into the keypad and select “Exit
& Save”. Increasing this number will cause the monitor to show a
slower MPH, decreasing it causes the MPH to increase.
RADAR PuLsEs PER 400fT
Available when “Radar” source is selected.
is is the ground speed calibration number
for a radar speed sensor.
IMPLEMENT sWITcH
e implement switch sensor is used for
in/out of motion detection. e li sensor
is used when ground driven sha rotation
cannot be used or a variable rate drive as
common on air seeders is being used.
Each button push toggles this setting
between “Disabled”, “ Enabled”, and
“Seedrate”.
IMPLEMENT sWITcH ON
When a “Li Switch” sensor is learned
to the monitor, toggle the “Imp. Switch”
button to “Enabled”.
IMPLEMENT sWITcH
By sEEDRATE
When using the “Seedrate” mode, the monitor will wait to see
seed ow for a specied time accross a specied number of
population sensors before going in or out of motion.
Change the value for “Sensor Count” to
specify how many sensors of seedow are
needed for in/out of motion.
Change the value for “Seed Delay” to specify
how long seedow must be detected for in/
out of motion.
LIfT DELAy
When enabled, the Li Delay species the
seconds given to make a turn. is value can
range between 1 and 99 seconds.
sIMuLATED sPEED
Available when “Simulated Speed” is
selected as the source. Use this eld to enter
the static speed of your choice. e monitor
will continually display this speed at all
times until otherwise specied.
sPEED cALIBRATION
All new systems require a ground speed
calibration to ensure accurate population
readings, accurate area totals and accurate
ground speed readings. To complete the calibration, measure
a course 400  long preferably on level ground with a start and
nish point. e drill must be in the down position throughout
this procedure.
Note: During the calibration the monitor is looking for
the number of pulses produced from the drill
mounted sensor or in the case of radar, the number
of radar pulses.
1. Select the “Start Calibration” button
to begin.
15815
RADAR PULSES
PER 400FT
RADAR
SOURCE
3 SECONDS
SEED DELAY:
5.0 MPH
SPEED:
SIM. SPEED
SOURCE

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2. As you drive the 400 distance, pulses for both Wheel Pulses
and/or Radar Pulses will begin accumulating on-screen.
3. When you’ve reached the end of the 400 distance, select
“Exit & Save” to complete the calibration procedure.
Depending on which “Speed Source” is selected, the
monitor will store this value into either the “Wheel Pulses
Per 400” or “Radar Pulses Per 400” area.
populaTion and
raTe SeTTingS
Located by selecting “Menu” and
“Population & Rate Settings”, this screen
is used to setup High & Low Population
Alarms, Row Spacing, Population adjustments and sensor
sensitivity settings.
HIgH ALARM
e High Alarm point is set as a reference
point for the population alarm. If the seed
population goes above this designated point,
an alarm will sound.
Range = 0 to 9,999,999 (Must be at least 1 point above the Low
Alarm)
Default = 500,000 Seeds per Acre
LOW ALARM
e Low Alarm point is set as a reference
point for the population alarm. If the
population drops below this designated
point, an alarm will sound.
Range = 0 to 9,999,999 (Must be at least 1 point below the High
Alarm)
Default = 50,000 Seeds per Acre
POPuLATION ADjusT
e Population Adjust setting will inuence
your population by a set percentage.
Typically used when planting small grains
such as wheat. Contact Loup Electronics for further assistance
with the Population Adjustment.
ROW sPAcINg
Denes the row spacing of your implement.
To change select the “Row Spacing” button
and enter the desired row spacing number.
RATE cALIBRATION
e Rate Calibration sensor is an optional
add-on used to help initially calibrate
your drill. is is an external kit that can
be moved from section to section to calibrate all sections. You
must have the correct rate calibration number given to you by
Loup Electronics. ere are 4 unique Drive numbers to calculate
dierent rates as you see t.
RATE cAL PROcEDuRE:
1. Enter the number of rows being caught.
2. Press the “Prime Meter” button and begin
turning the main drive wheel until this
indicator changes to “Start Cal”.
3. Turn the main drive wheel over 10
times, weigh the material and enter the weight into the
coresponding drive number.
4. If the rate is not correct, make an adjustment and run the
calibration again.
RATE cAL NuMBER
If using Rate Calibration Sensors, use this number to adjust the
calibration factor for these sensors. A PIN number (7131) is
required in order to change this number.
sEED sENsITIVITy
e Seed Sensativity setting aects the
smoothing rate at which the monitor
displays seed rate. e type of implement
you are using aects the type of sensitivity you should be using.
For drills and air seeders its recommended to use either settings
“Low” or “Med Low”. For planters its recommended to use either
“Med High” or “High”. Once changed, select “Exit & Save” for
the change to take eect.
sEED fILTER
e Seed Filter is defaulted to “Elite” but
can also be set to Legacy mode or O. Its
recommended this stay on “Elite” unless
otherwise specied by Loup Electronics.