Norac UC5 CANbus User manual

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QuickGuide
VirtualTerminal
Version5
Software

PrintedinCanada
Copyright2016byNORACSystemsInternationalInc.
ReorderP/N:UC5‐BC‐MANUAL‐VT‐QUICKGUIDERevJ
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NOTICE:NORACSystemsInternationalInc.reservestherighttoimproveproductsandtheirspecificationswithoutnoticeandwithoutthe
requirementtoupdateproductssoldpreviously.Everyefforthasbeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthis
manual.Thetechnicalinformationinthismanualwasreviewedatthetimeofapprovalforpublication.
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Contents
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1SafetyPrecautions...........................................................................................................1
1.1WarrantyRegistration.........................................................................................................................................1
2TechnicalSpecifications...................................................................................................2
3SystemDescription..........................................................................................................3
3.1GeneralUC5SystemLayout................................................................................................................................3
3.2HeightSensors.....................................................................................................................................................4
3.3RollSensors..........................................................................................................................................................4
3.4PositionSensors...................................................................................................................................................4
3.5Modules...............................................................................................................................................................4
4IconDescriptions.............................................................................................................5
5UC5Operation.................................................................................................................7
5.1InitialStartUp......................................................................................................................................................7
5.2MainRunScreen..................................................................................................................................................7
5.3SprayerManualBoomHeightSwitches..............................................................................................................8
5.4SettingControlOptions.......................................................................................................................................9
6Setup.............................................................................................................................10
6.1AutomaticSystemSetup...................................................................................................................................10
6.2Retune...............................................................................................................................................................11
7UC5SystemMaintenance..............................................................................................12
8UC5MenuStructure......................................................................................................13
8.1Setup:Sensors...................................................................................................................................................14
8.2Setup:Valves.....................................................................................................................................................14
8.3Setup:Switches..................................................................................................................................................14
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1SafetyPrecautions
TheUC5™BoomHeightControlsystemwillgreatlyimproveyoursprayingheightaccuracyand
protecttheboomagainstdamageinawidevarietyoffieldconditions.However,undersome
circumstancesperformancemaybelimited.Theoperatorofthesprayermustremainalertat
alltimesandoverridetheautomaticcontrolwhennecessary.
Important
Undernocircumstancesshouldanyserviceworkbeperformedonthemachinerywhilethe
UC5BoomHeightControlsystemisintheautomaticmode.
AlwaysensurethattheUC5BoomHeightControlsystemispowereddownorinmanual
mode:
Beforeleavingtheoperator’sseat.
Whilethemachineisnotmoving.
Whentransportingthemachine.
Beforeworkingonanypartofthebooms:
SettheUC5systemtomanualmode.
Turnthesprayerengineoff.
Donotoperatethissystembefore:
Readingandunderstandingtheoperator’smanual.
Thoroughlyunderstandingthemachineoperation.

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2TechnicalSpecifications
   CANICES‐3(A)/NMB‐3(A)
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustaccept
anyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercial
environment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,if
notinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikely
tocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterference
attheirownexpense.
ThisClassAdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES‐003.
PursuanttoEMCDirective–Article9,thisproductisnotintendedforresidentialuse.
Table1:SystemSpecifications
SupplyVoltage(rated)12VDC
SupplyCurrent(rated)10A
HydraulicPressure(maximum)3300psi
BaudRate250kbps
ClockFrequency(maximum)96MHz
SolenoidValvePWMFrequency300Hz
UltrasonicSensorTransmitFrequency50kHz
OperatingTemperatureRange0°Cto80°C
The10Afuseonthepowercablemaybereplacedbytheoperatorifneeded.Thereplacement
fusemustberatedtoblowinlessthan120secondsat200%andbeANSI/UL248‐14orbetter.
Table2:ReplacementFuse
NORACPartNumber106676
ManufacturerPartNumberLittelfuse–0287010.PXCN
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TheUC5™productlineiscoveredbymultiplepatentsincluding,butnotlimitedtothe
following:
U.S.Pat.No:US2004158381
EuropeanPat.No:EP1444894
CanadianPat.No:CA2418610

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3SystemDescription
3.1 GeneralUC5SystemLayout
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Figure1:GeneralUC5SystemLayout
ItemDescriptionItem Description
114AwgCable10RollSensors
218AwgCable11ValveModule
3BusTerminator12ValveBlock
42WayCoupler13InputModule
53WayCoupler14LeftOuterHeightSensor
68WayCoupler15LeftInnerHeightSensor(optional)
7Display16MainLiftHeightSensor
8ControlModule17RightInnerHeightSensor(optional)
9+12VDCSource18RightOuterHeightSensor
*SomeUC5™BoomHeightControlkitsmaynotincludeallthecomponentslistedabove.

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3.2 HeightSensors
Heightsensorsuseanultrasonicsignaltomeasuredistancetothegroundorcrop
canopy.
Thenumberofheightsensorswillvaryfromaminimumoftwotoamaximumofsixper
system.Threeheightsensorsarenormallyused.
3.3 RollSensors
Rollsensorsareimportantformeasuringboomandsprayerrolldynamics.
TworollsensorsarenormallyusedforaUC5™BoomHeightControlsystem.
Themountingpositionoftherollsensorsvaryfromsprayertosprayerdependingon
boomgeometryandsuspension.
3.4 PositionSensors
Positionsensorsareusedtomeasureboomsuspensionpositionand/orcylinder
position.
Thefunctionofpositionsensorsmaybesimilartothatofapairofrollsensors.
Themountingpositionofthepositionsensorsvaryfromsprayertosprayerdepending
onboomgeometryandsuspension.
3.5 Modules
Normallytherearethreemodulesincluded:acontrolmodule,aninputmodule,anda
valvemodule.
ModulestatusisindicatedbyaLED.Shortlyafterpower‐up,themoduleshouldpresent
asolidgreenlight,indicatingthemoduleisfunctioningandready.

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4IconDescriptions
Thefollowingtablesillustrateanddescribetheiconsusedinthedisplay.Theseiconsmaylook
differentdependingonthetypeofdisplayyouhave.
Table3:SoftkeyIcons
IconNameDescription
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CheckConfirmsselectionorcompletionofastep
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Error Indicateswhenthereisanerror
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NextNavigatestothenextpage
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PreviousNavigatestothepreviouspage
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HomeThisbuttonalwaysreturnsdirectlytotherun
screen
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ManualMode(Active)Indicatesthesystemisinmanualmode
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ManualMode
(Inactive)
Changestomanualmodewhenthesystemisin
automaticmode
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AutomaticMode
(Active)Indicatesthesystemisinautomaticmode
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AutomaticMode
(Inactive)
Changestoautomaticmodewhenthesystemisin
manualmode
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SettingsNavigatestothesettingsscreen
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CancelCancelscurrentselectionoroperation
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SetupDiagnosticsChangestotheautomaticsetupdiagnosticscreen
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Table4:ButtonIcons
IconNameDescription
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SetupNavigatestotheautomatic/manualsetupscreen
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OptionsNavigatestotheoptionsscreen
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DiagnosticsNavigatestothediagnosticsscreen
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AdvancedSettingsNavigatestotheadvancedsettings
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AutomaticSetupStartsanautomaticsetup
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RetuneStartsaretune
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BoomGeometryTestStartsaboomgeometry(push)test
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SensorSetup/
Diagnostics
Navigatestothemanualsensorsetuporsensor
diagnosticsscreens
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ValveSetup/
Diagnostics
Navigatestothemanualvalvesetuporhydraulic
diagnosticsscreens
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SwitchesNavigatestothemanualremoteswitchesscreen
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VersionsNavigatestotheUC5™modulesversionsscreen
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GeometryNavigatestotheboomgeometryscreen
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ManualValveDriveNavigatestothemanualvalvedrivescreen
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MovetoNextVTMovetheUC5™screentoadifferentVT

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5UC5Operation
NOTE:Somefunctionsandfeaturesmaynotbeavailableforallsprayermakesandmodels.
Consultyoursalesrepresentativeortechnicalsupportwithanyquestionsorconcerns.
5.1 InitialStartUp
Ontheinitialstartupandafterconfirmingthelegaldisclaimer,ascreenwillappearinforming
theoperatorthatanautomaticsetupmustbeperformed.Afterconfirmingthisscreen,the
automaticsetupwillbegin(Section6.1).Theautomaticsetupreminderatstartupwillalsobe
showneachtimeafirmwareupdateisperformed.
5.2 MainRunScreen
Oncethesystemiscorrectlyconfigured,itisverysimpletouse.Afterconfirmingthelegal
disclaimer,therunscreenwillappear.Foravirtualterminal,fromthedisplay’sstartupscreen,
selecttheUC5™icon.Animageoftheboom,withtheheightofeachboomsectionisdisplayed
asshowninFigure2.
Tochangebetweenautomaticandmanualmode,selectthecorrespondingAUTO(A)or
MANUAL(M)button.WhentheUC5systemisinmanualmode,theheightdisplayedunder
eachboomsectionismeasuredfromthespraynozzlestothesoil(SoilMode™)orcropcanopy
(CropMode™orHybridMode™).Iftherearefiveheightsensorsonthesprayer,theheight
displayedistheaverageforeachboomsection.
WhentheUC5systemisinautomaticmode,arrowswillappearonthescreenaboveorbelow
theboomsections.ThesearrowsindicatetheUC5systemismakingacorrectiontopartofthe
boominthedisplayeddirection.Oftenthecorrectionwillbeverysmallandtheremaynotbea
noticeablechangeinboomposition.
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Figure2:NORACUC5RunScreen–ManualMode
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Figure3:NORACUC5RunScreen–AutomaticMode
Theheightdisplayedundertheboomintheupperrightcornerisknownasthetargetheight.
Thisismeasuredfromthespraynozzlestothesoil(SoilMode)ortothecropcanopy(Crop
ModeorHybridMode).Thecropatthebottomofthescreenindicatesthemodethecontroller
isin.Ifthegreenlineisabovethecrop,thesystemisinCropMode.Ifthegreenlineisbelow
AUTO
Button
MANUAL
Button
Settings
Button
Boom
Height
and
State

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thecrop,thesystemisinSoilMode™.Ifthegreenlineisbothaboveandbelowthecrop,the
systemisinHybridMode™.
Iftheboomisabovenormalworkingheight(typically60inches/152cm)whenautomaticmode
isengaged,awarningmessagewillappearrequiringtheboomtobeloweredbeforeallowing
automaticmodetobeactivated.
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Figure4:OverHeightWarning
Whentwoormorevirtualterminalsareconnectedonthedisplaybus,themovetonextVT
buttonwillappearonthesoftkeyareaoftherunscreen.Thisbuttonallowstheusertoselect
thepreferredterminalonwhichtodisplaytheUC5™screen.BypressingthisbuttontheUC5
screenwillmovetonextavailableterminal.
5.3 SprayerManualBoomHeightSwitches
Whenamanualswitchispressed,anarrowwillbedisplayedonthescreenshowingwhich
functionisbeingactivated.
Whileinautomaticmode,ifeitherleftorrighttiltswitchesarepressed,thecorresponding
boomsectionwillgointomanualmode.Toreturnallboomsectionstoautomaticmode,press
theautobuttonordoubletappingthemainliftswitchdown.
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5.4 SettingControlOptions
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Figure5:SettingsScreen
Sensitivity:
Thesensitivitycanbeadjustedfrom1to10,with5beingthedefaultsetting.Alowernumber
willreducethesystemsensitivityandimprovestability.Highersettingswillspeedupthe
response.
Mode:
ThemodebuttonallowsthesystemtobechangedbetweenSoilMode™,CropMode™and
HybridMode™.SoilModeallowsthesensorstoreadaheightfromthespraynozzlestothe
ground.CropModewillreadtheheightfromthespraynozzlestothetopofthecropcanopy.
HybridModeusesacombinationofthecropandsoilreadings.
Height:
Theheightisthetargetheightthattheoperatorwouldliketheboomtobesetatwhen
sprayinginautomaticmode.
InHybridMode,thetargetheightisacombinationofmeasurementstoprovideamorestable
estimateofthedistancefromthecropcanopytothesprayernozzles.
TipsOn/Off:
Somesprayershavetheabilitytofoldintheboomtipsandspraywithonlytheinnersectionsof
theboom.Ifthesprayerhasthisabilityandisequippedwithafivesensorsystem,thecheck
boxshouldbeuncheckedwhensprayingwiththetipsfoldedin(tipsoff).
Whenintipsoffthetwooutersensorsonthewingswillbedisabledandonlytheinnerwing
sensorswillbeusedtocontroltheheight.
Thecheckboxisdefaultedtobechecked(tipson)andwillreturntobecheckedanytimethe
poweriscycled.
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6Setup
SomevirtualterminalsrequireanunlockcodetoallowtheUC5™BoomHeightControlsystem
tobedisplayedontheterminal. Itmaybenecessarytopurchaseanunlockcodefromthe
virtualterminalmanufacturerordealer.
TherearetwomethodstosetuptheUC5system.Therecommendedwayistousethe
automaticsetupasshowninSection 6.1.Thealternativemethodistousemanualsetup,
whichisintendedforexpertusersandtroubleshooting.
6.1 AutomaticSystemSetup
Unfoldthesprayerinalocationthatisrelativelylevelandwherethesensorsareoverbaresoil
orgravel.Donotconducttheautomaticsetuporretuneproceduresoverstandingcropor
weeds/grass.Also,avoidconcreteorasphaltsurfaces.
Ensuretheboomrollsuspensionsystemisfunctioningproperlyandsmoothly.Frictiononwear
surfacescanberelievedusinglubricants(grease,etc)oradjustment.Properlytuned
suspensionsystemswilloptimizeUC5performance.
Forbestresults,thehydraulicsystemshouldbeunderanormalloadandatanormalworking
temperature.
Startthesolutionpumpandrunthesprayer’sengineatanormalworkingRPMforthe
entiresetup.
Cycleallboomsectionsupanddownmanuallyforfiveminutestowarmtheoil.
Forpull‐typesprayers,ensureanyhydraulicflowcontrolsareadjustedfornormalfield
operation.
Changingthehydraulicflowcontrolsafterorduringtheautomaticsetupwillaffectthe
UC5performance.
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Allboomsectionswillmoveduringtheautomaticsetup.
Peopleandequipmentmustbeclearofsprayerboom.
Ensuretheboomshavesufficientrangetoliftfullyandareclearofanypowerlines.
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Tostartthesetup,presstheautomaticsetupbuttonfromthesetupscreen.Thesystemwillgo
throughthefollowingstepsasitprogressesthroughtheautomaticsetup.Somestepsmaynot
beuseddependingonthesprayertype.
Selectthesprayertype:
Fromtheselectionboxes,chooseyoursprayermakeandmodelandthenpressthe
checkbutton.
Alistofprecautionswillbedisplayed.Pressthecheckbuttontocontinue.
Alistofconnectedmoduleswillbedisplayed.Pressthecheckbuttontocontinue.
WiringTest:(maynotbeavailableforallsprayertypes)
Thesystemwillinstructyoutomoveboomfunctionsusingthesprayercontrols.Move
eachboomasinstructedonthedisplay.
SensorDetect:
Youwillthenbeinstructedtomanuallyadjusttheboomheightsothenozzlesare90cm
(35inches)fromthegroundonallsections.Whenthemeasureddistanceis90cmpress
thecheckbutton.
Thesystemwillnowinstructyoutopressandholdthecheckbuttonwhileitdetectsthe
sensorsonthebooms.
BoomGeometryTuning:(maynotbeavailableforallsprayertypes)
Exitthecabandmanuallypusheitherboomtipdown30to90cmforamomentand
thenletgo.Donotwalknearthesensorswhenapproachingtheboom.Stayatleast1
meterfromthesensortonotinduceameasurementerror.
HydraulicTuning:
Pressandholdthecheckbuttontocontinuewiththehydraulictuning.Ifthebuttonis
releasedbeforethetuningisfinished,simplypressandholdagaintocontinuethe
procedure.
Thesystemwilldisplayvariousmessagesasitisworking.Themessagesaredisplayed
forinformationalpurposesonly.Whenthesystemisfinishedthehydraulictuningthe
automaticsetupiscomplete.
6.2 Retune
OnoccasionitisnecessarytorecalibratethehydraulicsoftheNORACUC5™BoomHeight
Controlsystem.Whenyoupresstheretunebuttonfromthesetupscreen,thesystemwillgo
throughonlythehydraulictuningportionoftheautomaticsetup.Youmaywanttoperforma
retunewhen:
Ahydraulicsolenoidhasbeenchanged.
Ahydraulicpumphasbeenchangedoradjusted.
Adifferenttractorhasbeenconnectedtothesprayer.
Thetractor’shydraulicflowcontrolhasbeenadjusted.

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7UC5SystemMaintenance
Beforeeachday:
Itishighlyrecommendedthatthesprayerfrictionpadsaregreased.
Ensurethereisaclean,dryfoamdiscinsertedineachsensor.Ifitiscloggedwithdust
orotherdebris,cleanitasdescribedbelow.
CleaningUltrasonicHeightSensors:
Removethefoamdiscfromthesensorandwashitwithcleanwater.Squeezeoutwater
andallowthefoamdisctodry.
Ifthetransducerinsidethesensorisalsodirty,washitusingcleanwater.Donot
submergeorpressure‐washthesensor.
Chemicalsorcompressedairshouldneverbeused.
Thesensorcanbeusedifitiswet,howeveravalidheightreadingmaynotbeobtained
untilitiscompletelydry.

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8UC5MenuStructure
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8.1 Setup:Sensors
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*Thereferenceframerollsensorbuttonwillonlybevisibleifareferenceframerollsensorisinstalledinthesystem.
8.2 Setup:Valves
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8.3 Setup:Switches
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