Liquid Application Control

Imagine having complete control of all of your application activities – anhydrous, liquid, and granular – using one display. Imagine application technology that can manage variable rate application and even multiple product application. Imagine an application system that can control application by individual boom section. Imagine a display that can be easily switched from your anhydrous rig to your spreader and then your sprayer. Then imagine that same display also recording all of your field application activities so you can easily access application reports. That’s exactly the power you get with INSIGHT display’s DirectCommand system.

DirectCommand gives you direct control over individual boom sections and application rate by connecting directly to supported brands of flow meters and valves. The DirectCommand system gives you control over both liquid and granular application – including anhydrous applicators, spreaders, air carts and sprayers, while simultaneously logging data and providing application mapping capabilities – from one integrated display – the INSIGHT display.

DirectCommand Supports Anhydrous Heat Exchangers:

• Raven two-valve system.
• Raven one-valve system.
• Dickey-john system.

• Rate Control. The DirectCommand system matches the real-time prescribed application rate to the target application rate by reading the flow meter and instantly adjusting the control valve. Simultaneously, it reads ground speed from a radar gun or 1 to 10 Hz GPS receiver and adjusts the valve accordingly. The system can also read and display optional pressure sensors, eliminating the need to monitor pressure gauges located outside the cab.
• Manual Boom Section Control. The DirectCommand system connects and controls up to ten boom valves independently. A simple switch box allows an operator to switch on or off individual boom sections. This is especially useful around point rows, waterways and field borders. The system supports both motorized and solenoid type boom valves. An auxiliary input module is also available for connecting built-in boom and master switches in self-propelled sprayers or other vehicles.
• AutoSwath Boom Control. An alternative to manual boom control, DirectCommand’s exclusive AutoSwath™ boom control automatically turns on/off individual boom sections based on your field map. AutoSwath eliminates the need for manually switching boom sections on/off – and the possibility of forgetting about a boom section that is turned off. AutoSwath’s precision boom control won’t turn off until all areas under the boom are applied. An on screen coverage map showing application skips and overlaps verifies that the system is providing complete coverage without wasting inputs.
• AutoSwath and Inside/Outside Boundaries. The AutoSwath feature allows you to map multiple outside and inside boundaries in each field. That means you can mark field borders, headlands, waterways, creeks, ponds, terraces and other areas within the field, allowing the INSIGHT display to automatically turn off/on boom sections as you pass over these areas. The system will also calculate the area for each of these boundaries and automatically subtract them from total field acres

  Granular Application Control

  The INSIGHT display’s DirectCommand™ feature gives you complete control over granular application. The system supports single or multiple product application. You can apply and data log up to 5 products simultaneously, each at variable rates as you cross the field. Manual rate or prescription map control is performed on a bin-by-bin basis. The Insight makes setup easy by displaying product specific settings and calibration values on the operation screen. The system remembers settings and calibrations used for each product and bin combinations so they can be recalled later.

  

  Multiple Product Prescription Maps

  • The INSIGHT display uses prescription maps to adjust application rates based on field position provided by GPS.
  • The INSIGHT display supports TGT, IRX and shape files.
  • INSIGHT display supports multiple product shape files and can load either one shape file containing two or more products or multiple shape files containing one product each.
  • The INSIGHT display shows multi-product prescriptions in one map. That means you can see all areas of the field you need to apply without toggling between maps.

  AutoSwath Control

  • An alternative to manually turning your applicator on and off with the master switch is DirectCommand’s AutoSwath control. Imagine turning around on the ends or finishing out a field without flipping a switch. All it requires is to leave the master switch on and the Insight takes over, precisely turning your applicator on and off based on where you have applied. And… it’s easy to turn AutoSwath off (just one button press on operation screen) to perform functions like manual clean out.

  Spinner spreaders

  • DirectCommand makes spinner spreader control easier than ever before. Installation is easy with one module that controls all your conveyors, bin level sensors and
    spinner sensor. The system reads ground speed and the conveyor shaft speed sensor (also called rate sensor) and keeps the rate accurate by adjusting a servo or PWM hydraulic valve. Support for Mark IV series hydraulic valves is also expected in 2006.

  Strip-till Applicators

  • DirectCommmand for strip-till applicators monitors bin level sensors and fan speed and keeps the rate accurate by controlling a servo or PWM hydraulic valve, plus prescription map control all through one display. DirectCommand not only runs all your air cart bins, but also controls anhydrous at the same time.