IntelligentAg Recon Blockage Plus, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...OPERATOR S GUIDE Document revision 1 0 Last revised August 5 2022 ...

Page 2: ...igent Agricultural Solutions assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the information content contained in this guide Recon and Recon Blockage Plus are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intelligent Agricultural Solutions Intelligent Agricultural Solutions IAS and the IAS logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intelligent Agricultural So...

Page 3: ...iting configuration 13 2 5 OPTIONAL Enabling High Fan Noise 14 2 6 Setting alarms 15 3 Monitoring for blockages 17 3 1 Viewing the Blockage screen 17 3 2 Viewing a blocked run or manifold 18 3 3 Monitoring manifold variance 21 3 4 Monitoring mass flow rate 23 3 5 Monitoring the ECU status LED 24 4 Adjusting settings 25 Related Documentation Document Number Document Title 600820 000044 Recon Blocka...

Page 4: ...eir implement Operators interact with the system via an iPad app in the tractor cab For instructions to install the system see the Recon Blockage Plus Installation Manual from the Recon Blockage Monitor app s Guides screen For current documentation iPad and software requirements and other resources visit intelligentag com support 1 2 Using an iPad Recon Blockage Plus interfaces with the system usi...

Page 5: ...om of the screen Opening the Recon Blockage Monitor app IMPORTANT If you are prompted to enable location services select Only While Using the App or Always Allow If you select Don t Allow this will prevent the iPad from connecting to the IASBlockage network Tap the Recon Blockage Monitor app on the iPad Home screen to open it If you haven t downloaded the app yet search Intelligent Ag in the App S...

Page 6: ...i Fi on the left side of the screen 4 Make sure that the Wi Fi switch is enabled 5 Tap IASBlockage from the Networks list A checkmark will display to the left of the network name when the iPad is connected to the network NOTE If the network does not appear wait a few minutes to give the iPad time to search for the network If it does not appear after several minutes verify that the LED on the back ...

Page 7: ...olds using Product A have white lettering and manifolds using Product B have blue lettering Row view displays the implement ports and sections in columns Manifolds using Product A are displayed on the top half of the screen and manifolds using Product B are displayed on the bottom half of the screen Figure 2 Configuration View Options Figure 3 Blockage screen in manifold view left and row view rig...

Page 8: ...onitoring Select 1 if you are only monitoring 1 product or if you have two products flowing through the same air stream single shoot Select 2 if you are dual shooting two products e g seed and fertilizer pellets simultaneously flowing through the implement via different air streams b Select how many sections manifolds you re monitoring By default this is the same as the number of ECUs installed EX...

Page 9: ...me ECU for two different manifolds c Select the number of sensors connected to the ECU d If you are running two different products via two different airstreams decide which product will be product A and which will be product B Select which product this section is running NOTE Make sure that you assign product types consistently For example if Sections 01 and 03 are running seed and Sections 02 and...

Page 10: ...figuration in the app matches how your runs are connected to the ECUs If the app doesn t match your system setup Drag a run number to the correct port on the ECU diagram Toggle the switch next to a port number to disable or enable a port Tap Reset to revert the changes back to the original configuration Tap Apply to save the changes b Tap the next arrow 8 Set up your work switch Figure 8 Configura...

Page 11: ...h setup after configuration refer to Section 2 3 d Tap the next arrow 9 Set up alarm delay and volume NOTE To view other alarm settings after configuration see Section 2 6 Figure 9 Configuration Set Up Alarms and Notifications a Drag the slider to select a delay before alarms sound b Drag the slider to select the volume of the alarms unless the volume is controlled by your device s side switch c T...

Page 12: ...rom the wires when the implement is in the ground o The work switch is tilted toward the wires when the implement is out of the ground 2 Verify that the work switch indicator functions correctly in the app a Navigate to the main blockage screen in the app b Lower the implement and verify that the work switch indicator turns green c Raise the implement and verify that the work switch indicator turn...

Page 13: ...ch Add a section Tap Add Section in the upper right corner of the Section Config screen Tap the new section that appears and configure its settings Refer to Section 2 2 step 6 for more information about Section Details configuration 2 4 2 Edit port settings 1 Tap the settings icon on the main Blockage screen 2 Tap Edit Config at the bottom of the screen Add or remove a port on a manifold Tap the s...

Page 14: ... RPM that will be used while seeding 2 Engage the hydraulics to the fan and set the fan to the RPM that will be used while seeding 3 Allow the fan to stabilize for one minute This ensures that the fan and airflow are at the operating speed 4 Tap the settings icon on the main Blockage screen 5 Without product running enable the High Flow Noise switch under Flow Rate If you have Low or Very Low flow...

Page 15: ...om an ECU for more than 15 seconds 3 Enable and disable the mass flow alarm Enable the Mass Flow Alarm switch to sound an alarm when the total product flow is outside of the thresholds set on the slider below 4 Set the mass flow threshold Drag the sliders to set the alarm threshold for each product Flows above or below these ranges will trigger an alarm Drag the leftmost slider to the minimum acce...

Page 16: ...me Drag the Volume slider to adjust the volume of alarms unless the volume is controlled by your device s side switch 7 Enable and disable the section variance alarm Toggle the Section Variance Alarm switch to be notified of flow outside of your selected threshold for each section 8 Set the section variance threshold Drag the Variance Threshold slider to the percentage difference at which you want...

Page 17: ...s Operator s Guide 600890 000075 rev 1 0 Page 17 of 26 3 Monitoring for blockages 3 1 Viewing the Blockage screen Use the main Blockage screen to monitor for blockages while seeding Figure 14 Viewing the Blockage screen ...

Page 18: ...u configured your ECUs in order from left to right Figure 16 shows how your system is displayed in the app If you haven t already we recommend marking the ECU port number connected to the sensor on a location easily visible on each hose This makes it easier to identify which run is blocked Figure 16 Viewing blockages Top Tractor connected to a six manifold implement Left Blockage screen representi...

Page 19: ...p the history icon on the Blockage screen For example in manifold view a blockage on Manifold 2 Run 5 will appear as 02 R 5 In row view a blockage will display with the run number Blockages that are currently active are in black text Figure 17 Blockage History screen 3 2 3 Adjusting flow rate settings If you are applying product at a low application rate you can adjust your flow rate settings to p...

Page 20: ...section control is enabled Figure 18 Blockage screen showing a manifold not seeding due to section control Adjusting Section Control Sense settings 1 Tap the settings icon on the main Blockage screen Then tap Section Control 2 Adjust the alarm thresholds for Product A and Product B if applicable The higher the percentage on the red slider the longer it will take for a section alarm to shut off whe...

Page 21: ...duct type 0 variance all manifolds have equal flow levels Positive variance manifold has above average flow level Negative variance manifold has below average flow level May indicate poor product flow or low product levels The variance for each manifold appears directly below the manifold s name on the Blockage screen of the app The manifold s variance is given in real time and will continuously u...

Page 22: ...h the implement in separate manifolds the variance of a manifold running fertilizer pellets will only be compared to the flow of other manifolds that are also running fertilizer pellets and the variance of a manifold running seed will only be compared to the flow of other manifolds that are also running seed NOTE If two different product types are running through your implement verify that you hav...

Page 23: ...d a new line will appear on the Record screen 3 4 Monitoring mass flow rate The total flow rate for all manifolds of each product type appears on the top of the Blockage screen in the app as shown in Figure 20 and Figure 21 If the app is monitoring only one product type the flow rate for Product B will not display The mass flow rate is arbitrary and does not correspond to a specific unit of measur...

Page 24: ...he front of the ECU as shown in Figure 23 Multiple built in tests BITs periodically check the status of the ECUs Refer to the LED status meanings below Figure 23 ECU status LED location LED Status Meaning Flashing green Normal operation Flashing purple blue ECU is starting up Flashing blue ECU is reprogramming Light off No power to ECU ...

Page 25: ...ise If flow is detected on your runs when no product is running configure your system to have high fan noise For more information on configuring high fan noise see Section 2 5 3 View version information Tap App Device Versions to view app hardware and ECU information when troubleshooting 4 Send diagnostic data Tap Diagnostic Data to upload a problem report to Intelligent Ag Type a case number if a...

Page 26: ...nverted method 8 Change the manifold view type Tap Visualization Mode to change between manifold view and row view 9 Change run direction In manifold view ports are displayed by default in clockwise order around the manifold as shown in Figure 25 If you installed the sensors in counterclockwise order around the manifold you can change the way the ports are displayed in the app Next to Run Directio...