Raven RCM, Calibration And Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Copyright 2021 RCM Sprayer Ratio Rate without Boom Control Calibration and Operation Manual 016 7100 072 Rev A 11 2021 E40164...

Page 2: ...ven Industries shall not be held responsible for any modifications or repairs made outside our facilities nor damages resulting from inadequate maintenance of this system As with all wireless and sate...

Page 3: ...pter 2 Introduction 5 Updates 5 Chapter 3 Initial Calibration 7 Create Profile Setup Wizard 7 Profile 7 ECU Setup 8 Boom and Section Setup 9 Main Product Setup 11 Chemical Injection Product Setup 13 R...

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Page 5: ...ce Be alert and aware of surroundings and remain in the operator seat at all times when operating this Raven system Do not operate the implement on any public road with this Raven system enabled Disab...

Page 6: ...soon after use of agricultural chemicals or products After handling or applying agricultural chemicals Thoroughly wash hands and face after using agricultural chemicals and before eating drinking or u...

Page 7: ...r flame cut corners fastener threads or cap screw heads hose clamp ends etc Avoid areas where the operator or service personnel might step or use as a grab bar Do not connect affix or allow hoses to c...

Page 8: ...posed to conditions beyond harnessing component specifications Avoid routing harnesses in areas where damage may occur due to build up of material e g dirt mud snow ice etc Avoid routing harnesses in...

Page 9: ...fications when updates for your Raven products are available on the Raven web site At Raven Industries we strive to make your experience with our products as rewarding as possible One way to improve t...

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Page 11: ...P N 016 0171 638 for additional assistance with available RCM Sprayer settings and options PROFILE 1 Open the working set menu on the ISO VT 2 Select the RCM Sprayer working set icon FIGURE 1 RCM Spra...

Page 12: ...rayer is installed For example a pull type or a self propelled sprayer 7 Touch the Next Page button to proceed with the profile wizard ECU SETUP 8 The RCM Sprayer ECU is hard coded to product number 1...

Page 13: ...ol the complete product application system Touch the Next Page button to skip the Tip Setup page FIGURE 4 Tip Setup Page 11 In the Ratio Rate mode the RCM Sprayer will not control sections of the boom...

Page 14: ...boom for the Section 1 value For example a boom width of 40 m 130 ft FIGURE 6 Section Width Setup Page 15 Touch the Next Page button 16 Boom section configurations will not be used in this configurati...

Page 15: ...h is installed at the spray boom FIGURE 8 Product 1 Pressure Sensor Setup Page 18 When the pressure sensors are configured properly touch the Next Page button 19 In this configuration the RCM Sprayer...

Page 16: ...22 Enter the Meter Cal value found on the label on the flow meter installed on the sprayer into the Flow Meter Calibration field 23 Set the Flow Meter Low Limit between 1 L min 0 26 gal min and 4 L m...

Page 17: ...d chemical or injection tank supplied by Raven Industries is 90 L 24 gal FIGURE 12 Product 2 Chemical Injection Tank Fill Setup Page 28 Set a Low Tank Level value and enable the Alarm option if desire...

Page 18: ...kip the remaining settings FIGURE 13 Product 1 Rate Presets Page 31 On the Product 2 Injection page enable the Ratio Rate option at the bottom of the page FIGURE 14 Product 2 Rate Presets Page 32 Ente...

Page 19: ...led on the spray boom enter the volume contained in the spray boom sections in the Boom Capacity field NOTE By default the Boom Capacity is set to 0 5 L 0 13 gal per meter of boom For example a 40 m b...

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Page 21: ...SETTINGS PRODUCT 1 SETTINGS Toggle product control to Manual mode Toggle the product on FIGURE 1 Product 1 Operation Page PRODUCT 2 SETTINGS Toggle product control to Automatic mode Toggle the product...

Page 22: ...eration Page NOTE The values from PR1 will be displayed in L min NOTE Touch the Settings menu followed by the Rate Setup tab and then select the icon in the upper right corner of the page Select the R...

Page 23: ...ND TROUBLESHOOTING VISUALIZE SPRAY DATA To visualize data for field operations what is injected the last hour in case of the main flow 1 From the RCM Sprayer main page select the Diagnostics softkey F...

Page 24: ...te without Boom Control Calibration and Operation Manual FIGURE 2 Diagnostic Tests Tab 3 Use the drop down list to select the Controller Statistics option FIGURE 3 Controller Statistics Test 4 Touch t...

Page 25: ...set which data to visualize FIGURE 5 Controller Statistics Data Visualization Setup 6 For an RCM Sprayer with one injection pump set Data Item 1 to Product 1 Flow to show the main product flow and Da...

Page 26: ...tion button to begin viewing flow charts FIGURE 7 Controller Statistics Data Visualization Setup NOTE Figure 8 on page 23 shows an example of a data visualization The display shows data from 1 hour sp...

Page 27: ...When no flow is detected the visualization line will pass through the center of the chart NOTE Touch the Previous Page button to return to the Controller Statistics data setup page to select other dat...

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Page 29: ...r s responsibility The Return Materials Authorization RMA number must appear on the box and all documentation including proof of purchase must be included inside the box to be sent to Raven Industries...

Page 30: ...claim and send it to Raven Industries for final approval The freight cost to Raven Industries will be the customer s responsibility The Return Materials Authorization RMA number must appear on the box...