EZ-GUIDE 500 LIGHTBAR - Agricultural guidance system TRIMBLE - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL EZ-GUIDE 500 LIGHTBAR TRIMBLE

When the AgGPS® Autopilot" system has been professionally installed, add the EZ-Guide® 500 lightbar guidance system as shown: ES hntenna SiteNet" radio EZ-Guide er Ÿ Fe { antenna

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SiteNet radio External keypad (ZIN 66030-00) EZ-Guide 500-to-Autopilot cable (ZIN 62063) EZ-Guide 500-to-radio cable External $ (ZIN 62082) interface , cable Es (ZIN 52033) LIGHTBAR LAYOUT Offline guidance LEDs . When the vehicle is online, the center three green LEDs Function buttons are lit. When it is offline, the lit LEDS move to the side. ESC button (back of unit) These buttons perform the functions indicated by one men ete moves the icons. Buttons: OK, Up, Down The arrow key highlights an icon and the CŸ button selects it. Swath lines The current swath is red. Adjacent swaths are blue. Swath numbers are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Coverage logging and overlap Press © to start à new fi Coverage is displayed when a spray switch is on, when the coverage function button is enabled, Vehicle icon or when the Autopilot system is Shows the vehicle position and engaged. heading relative to the current swath. Tip bar Provides information on how to use the system. www.AutopilotGPS.com

EZ-Guide® 500 Lightbar with the AgGPS® Autopilot" System Quick Reference Card CONFIGURATION Vehicle configuration To configure the vehicle for use with the AgGPS Autopilot system, connect a laptop that is running the AgGPS Autopilot Toolbox Il software to the Laptop connector on the NavController Il. For more information, refer to the AgGPS Autopilot Toolbox II Software User Guide. Lightbar configuration

1. Change the lightbar to Advanced mode:

a. From the main guidance screen, press © one or more times until you select the 1] icon and then press €. The Configuration screen appears: Configuration = GPS Setup LED Brightness Backlight About the EZ-Guide 500 Quick Start Wizard Choose Advanced mode for access to the full range of features offered by EZ-Guide 500 b. Select User Mode and then press € The User Mode screen appears. c. Select Advanced and then press @.

2. Select Configuration / Auto Steer. À warning message appears.

3. Press €. The Auto Steer screen appears:

Auto Steer Auto Steer System Type EZ-Steer = EZ-Steer Setup The Auto Steer System Type

EZ-Guide® 500 Lightbar with the AgGPS® Autopilot" System Quick Reference Ca Once you set the Nav Controller Type, the Auto Steer screen re-appears. The EZ-Steer Setup menu changes to the Autopilot Configuration menu Auto Steer Auto Steer System Type L=7 |Autopilot Configuration The Auto Steer System Type After you enable the Autopilot system, configure the Autopilot system settings. AgGPS Autopilot system settings Autopilot Configuration 7 |Operator Alert Timeout End of Row Warning Distance NMEA Output Download Custom Configuration File Upload Custom Configuration File Change the steering Online Aggressiveness setting Item Description Online Aggressiveness This setting controls how aggressively the vehicle steers to remain on the guidance line. Operator Alert Timeout To verify the presence of the operator, a warning appears periodically. The warning requires you to acknowledge it to remain in normal automatic mode. This setting controls the frequency of the warning. The Operator Alert Timeout cannot be disabled. End of Row Warning Distance This warning appears when you are at the specified distance from the end of the current row. To make the warning appear earlier, increase the End of Row distance. This can be helpful if the operator is likely to be distracted (for example, by monitoring other equipment during operation). NMEA Output You can enable or disable NMEA message output from the Autopilot controller laptop port. f NMEA messages are enabled, you can configure which formats are output and the baud rate. Note — Ensure that the baud rate you select is the same as that of the device that is receiving the messages. Download / Upload Custom Configuration File You can save or restore a custom system configuration file from the Autopilot controller. To download a file, you are required to enter a name for the file. www.AutopilotGPS.com

Select Stored Field / Select AB Line Select field and AB line

EZ-Guide® 500 Lightbar with the AgGPS® Autopilot" System Quick Reference Card ENGAGING To engage the EZ-Guide 500 system with the AgGPS Autopilot system, you must have a line defined and the vehicle must be within the engage limits of the system. Do one of the following: - Press the engage button © on the main guidance screen. - Press the engage button © on the optional remote control. - Press the optional remote engage foot pedal. DISENGAGING The system automatically disengages when: The vehicle is outside the engage limits GPS positions are lost The Minimum Fix Quality setting is set to a high accuracy correction method (for the AgGPS Autopilot system, this is usually RTK Fixed) and the system receives low GPS Limits : Minimum Elevation accuracy positions (for example, no corrections). This Minimum SNR : setting is accessed at Configuration / System / GPS / Minimum Satellites GPS Limits / Minimum Fix Quality. © Maximum HDOP To manually disengage the system, do one of the following: Minimum Fix Quality RTK Fixed — Press the engage button © on the main guidance screen. . Set the minimum elevation angle at which GPS — Press the engage button @) on the optional remote satellites will be used control. - Tumthe steering wheel. Engage status indicators Engage status Engage button color Vehicle icon color LED indication Ready to engage ER 1 solid LED at each end C) EN rs 2 solid LEDs at each end = Losccccccececcssesccececesesee-e! Cannot engage © ras No end LEDs illuminated Loscccccceccecccsesceccscescceeee! When the system disengages, the three LEDs at each end of the lightbar flash for 10 seconds. Engaged www.AutopilotGPS.com

EZ-Guide® 500 Lightbar with the AgGPS® Autopilot" System Quick Reference Card ADDITONAL INFORMATION Status screens When you enable the AgGPS Autopilot system, the status screens that are available change: This EZ-Steer® menu … Becomes … Terrain Compensation Status None (menu disappears) EZ-Steer Status Autopilot Status Fault History / EZ-Steer Fault History Fault History / Autopilot Fault History Information tab When the Autopilot system is enabled, an additional Information tab is available. It shows the current status of the Autopilot system. System warnings Warning messages appear on the lightbar screen when the following conditions occur: the Automated system limits are reached a fault has occurred There are two types of warning, full-screen and message bar: To clear a full-screen warning, press the a) button. To clear a message bar warning, press the top function button (to the left of the screen). Offline: < 0° 00" Speed: Limph Autopil Swath: Loaded System: Engaged Fix: RTK Fixed

Fault: None Auto Allowed: Yes Offline: > 0' 02" © 2007. Trimble Navigation Limited. AIl rights reserved. Trimble, the Globe and Triangle logo, AgGPS, EZ-Guide, and EZ-Steer are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited, registered in the United States and in other countries. Autopilot and SiteNet are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited. Version 1.00, Rev B. (April 2007).