John Deere OMPFP11348 manual

StarFire RTK 900 MHz Radio OPERA T OR'S MANUAL StarFire RTK 900 MHz Radio OMPFP1 1348 ISSUE L1 (ENGLISH) CALIFORNIA Proposition 65 W arning Diesel engine exhaust and some of its constituents are known to the State of California to cause cancer , birth defects, and other reproductive harm. If this product contains a gasoline engine: W ARNING Th[...]

Introduction OUO6050,00012A7 -19-31AUG10-1/1 www .StellarSupport.com NOTE: Product functionality may not be fully represented in this document due to product changes occurring after the time of printing. Read the latest Operator's Manual and Quick Reference Guide prior to operation. T o obtain a copy , see your dealer or visit www .StellarSupp[...]

Contents Page Safety Recognize Safety Information ............................ 05-1 Understand Signal Words................................... 05-1 Follow Safety Instructions................................... 05-1 Practice Safe Maintenance................................. 05-2 Handle Electronic Components and Brackets Safely ......................[...]

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Safety DX,ALERT -19-29SEP98-1/1 DX,SIGNAL -19-03MAR93-1/1 DX,READ -19-16JUN09-1/1 Recognize Safety Information This is a safety-alert symbol. When you see this symbol on your machine or in this manual, be alert to the potential for personal injury . Follow recommended precautions and safe operating practices. T81389 —UN—07DEC88 Understand Signa[...]

Safety DX,SERV -19-17FEB99-1/1 DX,WW ,RECEIVER -19-24AUG10-1/1 Practice Safe Maintenance Understand service procedure before doing work. Keep area clean and dry . Never lubricate, service, or adjust machine while it is moving. Keep hands, feet , and clothing from power-driven parts. Disengage all power and operate controls to relieve pressure. Lowe[...]

Safety DK01672,0000207 -19-30NOV1 1-1/1 Prevent Electrical Shock and Fires T o prevent injury from electrical shock, always disconnect power to the receiver , antenna, and amplier before installing or servicing. T o prevent injury from electrical shock, always disconnect power to the receiver and radio equipment before installing or servicing. U[...]

FCC NOTIFICA TIONS T O USER DK01672,0000182 -19-29AUG1 1-1/1 JS56696,000082A -19-26APR10-1/1 DK01672,00001E0 -19-15NOV1 1-1/1 FCC NOTIFICA TION These devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. These devices may not cause harmful interference. 2. These devices must accept any interference r[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup Continued on next page JS56696,00007FF -19-15APR10-1/3 System Overview The StarFire™ RTK system consists of a local base station placed in a eld or mounted on a structure that transmits high accuracy corrections to the vehicle StarFire receiver using RTK radios. The StarFire receiver on the RTK-equipped vehicle[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup Continued on next page JS56696,00007FF -19-15APR10-2/3 Receiver—On Base Station The base station is the most critical part of an RTK system. During installation, care must be taken to ensure the base has problem-free operation. There are two issues that are responsible for most problems with a base station: Shadin[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup JS56696,00007FF -19-15APR10-3/3 Repeater Radio The radio can be congured to act separately as a repeater . A repeater is required if obstructions (i.e. trees, hills, etc.) exist between the base station and vehicle(s) or if base station is too far away from the vehicles. A repeater consists of: • Radio (cong[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup DK01672,0000208 -19-01DEC1 1-1/1 Installation of the RTK radio and antenna After installing the base station receiver , installing the radio in a location to best maximize the output can be a challenge. Below are four options currently available through John Deere. • Leave the RTK radio in its original congurat[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup JS56696,0000801 -19-15APR10-1/1 Attaching RTK Harness PC8570 —UN—14JUL05 PC8568 —UN—14JUL05 PC8571 —UN—14JUL05 PC8569 —UN—14JUL05 A—Rod B— Grounding Wire C—Collar D—Screw CAUTION: Avoid serious injury or death to you or others. Contact your local utility companies to determine the location of[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup Continued on next page DK01672,0000209 -19-01DEC1 1-1/3 RTK Network Base Station Setup PC12154 —UN—14JUL09 A—5 Degrees Off the Horizon (Mask) Installing and operation of the Base Station Receiver . The base station is the most critical part of the RTK operation. Setting up a base station correctly is vital to [...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup DK01672,0000209 -19-01DEC1 1-2/3 DK01672,0000209 -19-01DEC1 1-3/3 When selecting a base station location, there are three main points to look for: rigidity , good view of the sky , and few reective objects. The base station provides corrections to the vehicle receiver based on the xed known position which is s[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup DK01672,00001C2 -19-1 1NOV11-1/1 Multipathing Signal reections are another important error source for base stations that should be minimized. Reected signals also reach the base station receiver and make the satellite range measurement longer . Reections can even interfere with the direct signal enough so t[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup Continued on next page DK01672,00001E2 -19-15NOV1 1-1/2 PDOP Denition PC9548 —UN—06NOV06 A—Horizontal Precision (m) B—Maximum PDOP V alue The Position Dilution of Precision (PDOP) is likely one of the most critical GPS AutoT rac values to monitor . As the PDOP value increases, both the horizontal and vert[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup DK01672,00001E2 -19-15NOV1 1-2/2 PC9550 —UN—06NOV06 GOOD PC9549 —UN—06NOV06 BAD Keep in mind that PDOP (Position Dilution of Precision) is the measure of the geometrical strength of the GPS satellite conguration. As a general rule, any PDOP value below 3.5 is acceptable to use while operating AutoT rac bu[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup JS56696,0000805 -19-15APR10-1/1 PDOP Operating V alues PC12061 —UN—12MA Y09 StarFire 3000 - Satellites A—SkyPlot tab B—Graph tab C—PDOP PDOP operating values should remain BELOW 3.5 DURING ALL AUTOTRAC OPERA TIONS, especially RTK high precision operations. As the value of PDOP rises above 3.5, position acc[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup Continued on next page JS56696,0000806 -19-15APR10-1/5 StarFire Signal Monitoring System PC12043 —UN—08MA Y09 StarFire 3000 Main A—Info tab B—Setup tab C—Activations tab D—Serial Port tab E— Position Mode F— Degrees/Minutes/Seconds to Decimal T oggle G—Latitude H—Longitude I— Altitude J— GPS [...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup Continued on next page JS56696,0000806 -19-15APR10-2/5 PC9554 —UN—10OCT07 GreenStar2 Pro - Guidance A—View B— Guidance Settings C—ShiftTrack Settings D—Signal Quality The GS2 alerts the operator when the current StarFire signal is not accurate. There are three levels of this alarm system (Normal, Margina[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup JS56696,0000806 -19-15APR10-3/5 JS56696,0000806 -19-15APR10-4/5 JS56696,0000806 -19-15APR10-5/5 JS56696,0000807 -19-15APR10-1/1 Normal • Green Bar • Normal Operating Range • Acceptable range for high accuracy operations • PDOP value: 0 - 3.5 • 6 or more satellites in solution PC9387 —UN—17OCT06 Normal [...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup JS56696,0000808 -19-15APR10-1/1 JS56696,000080A -19-15APR10-1/1 JS56696,000080C -19-15APR10-1/1 Specic T ower Setup Information It is recommended that the receiver be, at minimum, 9.1 m (30 ft) away from the tower to prevent both Shading and Multipathing. This distance may vary depending on the frame design of th[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup JS56696,0000809 -19-15APR10-1/2 JS56696,0000809 -19-15APR10-2/2 Utilizing Both The 91 m (300 ft) RTK Extension Harness And Low Loss Coax Cable PC9555 —UN—06NOV06 PC9556 —UN—06NOV06 A—91.4 m (300 ft) RS232 Cable from receiver B—Coax cable connection from antenna C—Coax running up tower to antenna D—Co[...]

900 MHz RTK—Base Station Setup JS56696,000080B -19-15APR10-1/1 JS56696,000080D -19-15APR10-1/1 Utilizing A Repeater This base station setup allows the placement of the receiver and radio in a location with no obstructions. A repeater , with its own power source, is placed at an elevated location. The base station radio sends its signal up to the [...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display Continued on next page DK01672,00001C1 -19-1 1NOV1 1-1/2 RTK softkey Allows for setup and display of RTK information • Operating Mode • RTK Network Conguration • Base Station Data • Radio Data RTK can be operated in six modes • OFF • V ehicle • V ehicle Repeater • Repeater • Quick Survey Base • Absol[...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display DK01672,00001C1 -19-1 1NOV11-2/2 4. Check that base station, vehicle, and repeater have same Frequency , Network ID and Radio Channel. 5. Select ST ART button located under Congure Repeater Radio. 6. Radio will congure as repeater . 7. Disconnect repeater radio from receiver and wiring harness. 8. Reconnect original [...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display Continued on next page DK01672,00001BE -19-1 1NOV1 1-1/2 V ehicle PC12058 —UN—12MA Y09 StarFire - RTK A—RTK Network Conguration B—Congure button C—Operating Mode D—Radio Channel E— Network ID F— Base Station Data G—Status H—Satellite Corrections I— Location Number K—Distance L— Direction (de[...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display DK01672,00001BE -19-1 1NOV11-2/2 Base Station Data (Information) Operator can view the following: Base Station Data in information that will be displayed when in Quick survey Base or Absolute Base Mode. • Status - OK—Base Station is transmitting correction. - No Stored Base—24 hour self survey is required for current[...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display JS56696,00007ED -19-15APR10-1/1 JS56696,00007EE -19-15APR10-1/1 V ehicle Repeater PC9148 —UN—20APR06 Press: MENU button >> StarFire 3000 button >> RTK Softkey Select “V ehicle Repeater” from Operating Mode list box. In this mode the RTK vehicle radio not only receives messages but also rebroadcasts them[...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display Continued on next page JS56696,00007EF -19-15APR10-1/2 Absolute Base Mode IMPORT ANT : Absolute Base Mode requires base receiver to be mounted in a rigid position. T ripod is not recommended. NOTE: Display is not required after base station receiver has been congured to operate in Absolute Survey Base Mode and RTK Radio[...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display JS56696,00007EF -19-15APR10-2/2 JS56696,00007F0 -19-15APR10-1/1 Start 24 hour Self Survey 1. Press ST ART button located under Survey RTK Base Location. 2. Select Storage location from drop-down box (1 - 200) 3. Press ST ART button (Starts 24 hour survey) NOTE: Display can be removed while survey is in progress. After 24 h[...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display JS56696,00007F1 -19-15APR10-1/1 Shared Base Station RTK Security Shared Base Station (SBS) RTK Security is security from unwanted users accessing a SBS RTK Network. This security feature keeps unauthorized RTK vehicles from accessing RTK corrections from the base station by granting access to only those RTK vehicles on an [...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display Continued on next page JS56696,00007F2 -19-15APR10-1/4 Shared Base Station Security—Setup PC1 1633 —UN—02FEB09 PC1 1634 —UN—02FEB09 A—Rover Access List Setup B—Rover Access List C—Access List D—Delete Rover E— Delete List F— Network Status G—T oggle Button H—Secure I— Public J— Previous Page K[...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display JS56696,00007F2 -19-15APR10-2/4 Continued on next page JS56696,00007F2 -19-15APR10-3/4 Edit Rover Access List 1. Press Access List button on StarFire 3000 - Shared Base Station Security screen. 2. Enter a rover number from the Rover Access List in the entry box. A—Rover Number (1-200) PC1 1635 —UN—02FEB09 Edit Rover [...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display JS56696,00007F2 -19-15APR10-4/4 If the serial number is already entered on the Rover Access List, “Serial Number Already Exists.” will appear on the screen. RTK vehicle serial numbers can be deleted individually or the entire list can be deleted. Deleting individual entries: 1. Press Delete Rover button on StarFire 300[...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display JS56696,00007F3 -19-15APR10-1/1 RTK V ehicle Security Status The RTK V ehicle (when operating off of a Secure Network ID) will exist in one of the following RTK authorization states: Unknown, Authorized, or Not Authorized. Unknown – The RTK V ehicle StarFire upon power up is in an “unknown” RTK authorization state. I[...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display Continued on next page DK01672,000020A -19-01DEC1 1-1/3 Radio Self T est PC12048 —UN—1 1JUN09 A—Readings tab B—Data Logs tab C—Over the Air tab D—Radio Self T est tab E— Radio Self T est Start button F— Number of Updates G—Radio Distance (m) H—Number of Disconnects I— Radio T emperature J— Antenna R[...]

900 MHz RTK—GS2 Display DK01672,000020A -19-01DEC1 1-2/3 DK01672,000020A -19-01DEC1 1-3/3 (M) A verage signal level — Level of received signal that this radio is seeing from the other radio transmitting to it. This value should be at least a value of 15 higher than the noise. If it is not, the link between the two radios is probably not stable [...]

900 MHz RTK—Original GreenStar Display JS56696,00007F4 -19-15APR10-1/1 Operating Mode IMPORT ANT : Before starting SETUP procedures, enter RTK activation number , see Enter RTK Activation section. NOTE: Radio can function in six different modes: • V ehicle • Quick Survey Base Mode • Absolute Base Mode • V ehicle Repeater • Repeater • [...]

900 MHz RTK—Original GreenStar Display JS56696,00007F5 -19-15APR10-1/1 V ehicle Repeater PC9148 —UN—20APR06 Press: SETUP button >> StarFire 3000 >> Differential Correction Setup (D) >> RTK Setup (A) T oggle (A) button next to RTK Operating Mode until “VEHICLE REPEA TER” appears in the cell. In this mode the RTK vehicle r[...]

900 MHz RTK—Original GreenStar Display JS56696,00007F6 -19-15APR10-1/1 Continued on next page JS56696,00007F7 -19-15APR10-1/3 Quick Survey Mode NOTE: Display is not required after base station receiver has been congured to operate in Quick Survey Base Mode and RTK Frequency , Radio Channel/Network ID have been set. Connect display to base stat[...]

900 MHz RTK—Original GreenStar Display Continued on next page JS56696,00007F7 -19-15APR10-2/3 Press letter button next to EDIT STORED R TK BASE LOCA TION (1-200) and SETUP - RTK screen will be displayed. NOTE: Enter unique location number each time base station is moved to new mounting location (i.e. location 1 = West 40, Field location 2 = North[...]

900 MHz RTK—Original GreenStar Display JS56696,00007F7 -19-15APR10-3/3 Not known coordinates: Press letter button next to SURVEY R TK BASE LOCA TION. NOTE: After (24 hour) self survey is complete, base station coordinates will automatically be stored and associated with base location number (1-200). V erify base station coordinates, see RTK INFO [...]

900 MHz RTK—Original GreenStar Display Continued on next page DK01672,00001C0 -19-1 1NOV1 1-1/2 Shared Base Station RTK Security SBS RTK Security is security from unwanted users accessing a SBS RTK Network. This security feature keeps unauthorized RTK vehicles from accessing R TK corrections from the base station by granting access to only those [...]

900 MHz RTK—Original GreenStar Display DK01672,00001C0 -19-1 1NOV11-2/2 JS56696,00007F9 -19-15APR10-1/1 RTK V ehicle Setup Original GreenStar Display Screen: SETUP – RTK StarFire 3000 Press: SETUP >> StarFire 3000 >> DIFF CORRECTION SETUP >> RTK SETUP >> VEHICLE Original StarFire Press: SETUP >> StarFire 3000 >&[...]

900 MHz RTK—Original GreenStar Display JS56696,00007F A -19-15APR10-1/1 JS56696,00007FB -19-15APR10-1/1 Network ID NOTE: 4000 network ID's are available (default ID is 1). Screen: SETUP - RTK Press: SETUP >> StarFire 3000 >> DIFF CORRECTION SETUP >> RTK SETUP Network ID for base station and vehicle receiver must match. If m[...]

900 MHz RTK—Original GreenStar Display JS56696,00007FC -19-15APR10-1/2 JS56696,00007FC -19-15APR10-2/2 Operating V ehicle IMPORT ANT : The base station receiver and vehicle receiver must be setup before operating RTK. See Setup sections for setup procedures. When vehicle receiver is powered-up, No GPS, No Diff will be displayed on RUN - TRACKING [...]

900 MHz RTK—Original GreenStar Display JS56696,00007FD -19-15APR10-1/1 INFO Pages, Base Station Screen: INFO - GPS - P AGE 5 This screen allows operator to view: • Status - OK - Base Station is transmitting correction. - No Stored Base - 24 hour self survey is required for current location. - Initializing - Receiver is initializing radio, acqui[...]

900 MHz RTK—Original GreenStar Display JS56696,00007FE -19-15APR10-1/1 INFO Pages, V ehicle Screen: INFO - GPS - P AGE 5 This screen allows operator to view: • Status - OK - Base Station is transmitting correction. - No Stored Base - 24 hour self survey is required for current location. - Initializing - Receiver is initializing radio, acquiring[...]

Specications DX,TORQ1 -19-12JAN1 1-1/1 Unied Inch Bolt and Screw T orque V alues TS1671 —UN—01MA Y03 SAE Grade 1 SAE Grade 2 a SAE Grade 5, 5.1 or 5.2 SAE Grade 8 or 8.2 Bolt or Screw Size Lubricated b Dry c Lubricated b Dry c Lubricated b Dry c Lubricated b Dry c N·m lb.-in. N·m lb.-in. N·m lb.-in. N·m lb.-in. N·m lb.-in. N·m lb.-i[...]

Specications DX,TORQ2 -19-12JAN1 1-1/1 Metric Bolt and Screw T orque V alues TS1670 —UN—01MA Y03 4.8 4.8 8.8 9.8 10.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 10.9 9.8 8.8 4.8 Class 4.8 Class 8.8 or 9.8 Class 10.9 Class 12.9 Bolt or Screw Size Lubricated a Dry b Lubricated a Dry b Lubricated a Dry b Lubricated a Dry b N·m lb.-in. N·m lb.-in. N·m lb.-in. N·m [...]

Index Page A Absolute Base Mode RTK ......................................................................... 25-6 Absolute Survey Base Mode RTK ................................................................ 30-1, 30-3 Antenna ...................................................................... 20-4 B Base Station Info Pages ...................[...]

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