Raven SCS 4600, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...Operators Manual SCS 4600 SCS 4600 SCS 4600 SCS 4600 SCS 4600...

Page 2: ...Control Valve Check the rotor and inlet hub assembly in the Flow Meter frequently for worn parts Excessive wear can affect accuracy Do not attempt to modify or lengthen any of the three wire Speed Se...

Page 3: ...ALVE VALVE CLOSE VALVE BOOM METER RATE WIDTHS CAL CAL 1__________ 1__________ 1__________ 2__________ 2__________ 2__________ 3__________ 3__________ 3__________ 4__________ 5__________ VALVE VOLUME I...

Page 4: ...o his distributor or to Raven for final approval WHAT WILL RAVEN INDUSTRIES DO When our inspection proves the warranty claim we will at our option repair or replace the defective part and pay for retu...

Page 5: ...RAVEN INDUSTRIES FLOW CONTROL DIVISION 205 East Sixth Street P O Box 5107 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117 5107 E mail fcdinfo ravenind com www ravenprecision com Toll free 800 243 5435 Fax 605 331 0426...

Page 6: ...R DISPLAY FEATURES 19 3 SELF TEST FEATURE 20 4 DECIMAL SHIFT 20 5 DATA MENU 22 6 ALARMSDEFINITION 26 7 DATA LOGGER 27 SCS 4600 WITH GUIDANCE SYSTEM DRAWING 29 INITIALSYSTEMSET UP 30 INITIAL SYSTEM FIE...

Page 7: ...00 PROGRAM UPDATE PROCEDURES 62 13 DATABOY VIEWER INSTALLATION 63 LIST OF FIGURES 1 LIQUIDSYSTEMDIAGRAM 2 SCS 4600 LIQUID CABLING 3 BATTERY CONNECTIONS 4 BOOM CALIBRATIONS 5 SCS 4600 DISPLAY 6 SCS 460...

Page 8: ...inch 1 hectare ha 2 471 acres 10 000 square meters 1 meter m 3 281 feet 1 acre 0 405 hectare 43 560 square feet 1 kilometer km 0 621 mile 1 square mile 640 acres 258 9 hectares 1 inch 25 4 millimeters...

Page 9: ...ehicle and the Encoder mounts to the conveyor drive shaft Appropriate cabling is required for field installation The operator sets the target application rate to be applied and the SCS 4600 automatica...

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Page 11: ...6 SECTION 1 LIQUID AND GRANULAR APPLICATIONS LIQUID AND GRANULAR APPLICATIONS...

Page 12: ...low a minimum of 7 1 2 inches 20 cm of straight hose on inlet of Flow Meter Bend radius of hose on outlet of Flow Meter should be gradual 4 Flow must be in direction of arrow on Flow Meter FIGURE 1 LI...

Page 13: ...x 2 for alternate plumbing diagram 2 Connect the Product Cable connectors to boom valves Flow Meter and motorized Control Valve Reference Figure 1 NOTE Black wire to boom valve 1 Brown wire to boom va...

Page 14: ...f the vehicle 2 Connect the Adapter Cable to the plug in the back of the Console Reference Figure 2 Route the Adapter Cable to A Post and terminate Flow Meter extension cables are available from your...

Page 15: ...10 FIGURE 3 BATTERY CONNECTIONS LIQUID AND GRANULAR APPLICATIONS...

Page 16: ...Distance Traveled VOLUME MINUTE Flow Rate AREA HOUR Present Area per Hour DATAMENU Additional Features and Functions PRODUCTON OFF Toggles Product Control ON or OFF PRODUCTSELECT Selects active produ...

Page 17: ...ence when programming the Console FIGURE 4 2 Band Spraying Calculate the width of each boom in inches cm by multiplying the number of tips by the spacing Calculate the Adjusted Applied Rate by multipl...

Page 18: ...uld read a value of approximately 5280 1000 If it reads between 5260 5300 990 1010 the SPEED CAL for the vehicle is 598 152 If the DISTANCE display reads any other value perform the following calculat...

Page 19: ...m target rate at which the Control Valve motor begins turning at a slower rate so as not to overshoot the desired rate Range 0 to 9 0 5 1 10 9 90 Dead Band Digit Allowable difference between target an...

Page 20: ...min GPA lit ha x MPH km h x inches cm 5 940 60 000 EXAMPLE 1 Application Pressure 30 PSI 2 Target Application Rate 20 GPA 3 Target Speed 5 2 MPH 4 Nozzle Spacing 20 inches GPM 20 GPA x 5 2 MPH x 20 in...

Page 21: ...ed as they are en tered Depress the key in which you wish to enter data Depress the ENTER key An E will illuminate in the display 1 INITIAL CONSOLE PROGRAMMING When Console power is turned on after al...

Page 22: ...it belt bed or GRAN 3 split belt bed dual encoders a Depressing momentarily steps the display from LIQUID to GRAN 1 b Depressing momentarily steps the display from GRAN 1 to GRAN 2 c Depressing moment...

Page 23: ...ghted 11 Display WHEEL SP1 or RADAR SP2 a Depressing momentarily steps the display from WHEEL SP1 to RADAR SP2 b Depressing momentarily steps the display from RADAR SP2 to WHEEL SP1 12 Selecting WHEEL...

Page 24: ...me the tank is refilled this number must be re entered 2 OTHER DISPLAY FEATURES 1 To display TOTAL AREA covered momentarily depress To zero out this total at any time enter a 0 in this key 2 To displa...

Page 25: ...TANK VOLUME 0000 000 0 0000 000 0 000 0 000 0 TOTAL AREA 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 0000 0000 TOTAL VOLUME 0000 000 0 0000 000 0 000 0 000 0 FIELD AREA 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 0000 0000 FIELD VOLUME 0000...

Page 26: ...0 00000 0 00000 0 FIELD AREA 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 0000 0000 FIELD VOLUME 000000 00000 0 000000 00000 0 00000 0 00000 0 VOL MINUTE 0000 000 0 0000 000 0 000 0 000 0 AREA HOUR 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0...

Page 27: ...data logging mode The trigger determines how often data See data communication string formats is sent to the serial port The trigger may be either in feet meter or seconds Data Logger functions will...

Page 28: ...ous state When non zero initial pulse width can be selected between 1 slow and 255 full scale When programmed in PWM Valve mode PWM output will not exceed this value if non zero when booms are off RAT...

Page 29: ...pplications bin level sensor can be enabled or disabled Disable when bin level sensor is not present FLOW SWITCH ALARM When controlling chemical injection the flow switch alarm can be enabled or disab...

Page 30: ...isplays console software program number and revision level ZERO SPEED SHUTOFF Enable or disable Low Speed Shutoff feature If enabled product control will be shut off if speed drops below 0 7 MPH km H...

Page 31: ...el Alarm VAC ERR 1 When Vacuum Alarm Liquid Chemical Injection mode only is enabled alarm occurs to indicate a vacuum error See Vacuum Alarm FLOW SW 1 When Flow Switch Monitor Alarm Liquid Chemical In...

Page 32: ...gger Units This information can be transferred to a desktop or laptop computer With the appropriate software maps can be created showing the path driven by the operator along with controller informati...

Page 33: ...ection of the LCD If no card is inserted the display will read DISK NONE If the card is full the display will read DISK FULL A flashcard graphic appears above the disk percentage to indicate that data...

Page 34: ...29 FIGURE 6...

Page 35: ...e relief valve PRV to 65 PSI 450 kPa 8 Verify that boom valves operate and that no nozzles are plugged by operating the BOOM ON OFF switches 9 Place all BOOM ON OFF switches to ON 10 Hold the FLOW CON...

Page 36: ...ea totalizer 6 Verify area covered and volume used PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE LIQUID APPLICATIONS Preventive maintenance is most important to assure long life of the system The following maintenance proce...

Page 37: ...32 GRANULAR APPLICATIONS SECTION 2 GRANULAR APPLICATIONS...

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Page 39: ...Encoder shaft conveyor shaft and Encoder coupler fits 1 diameter conveyor shaft Secure coupler to Encoder and conveyor shafts with set screws provided 3 Install mounting tabs to Encoder as shown in F...

Page 40: ...ect the product cable connectors to hydraulic control valve and encoder s If applicable also connect fan sensor bin level sensor clutches and boom vlves PNEUMATIC SYSTEM SPINNER SYSTEM CLOSED HYDRAULI...

Page 41: ...L x GH x GW EXAMPLE 1 L 13 inches 33 cm 2 GH 1 inch 3 cm 3 GW 44 8 inches 114 cm cu ft rev of sensor 13 x 1 x 44 8 337 1728 cu cm rev of sensor 33 x 3 x 114 11 286 2 For RATE displayed in 1 lb increme...

Page 42: ...er METER CAL key when Spreader Constant is used NOTE To increase the system accuracy when applying at low rates use the decimal shift feature as explained in CONSOLE PROGRAMMING 4 CALCULATING RATE CAL...

Page 43: ...display 11 The target application rate must be between the maximum and minimum rate displayed INITIAL SYSTEM FIELD TEST GRANULAR APPLICATIONS l Drive down field or road at target speed with boom ON OF...

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Page 45: ...40 CAN APPLICATIONS SECTION 3 CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK CAN...

Page 46: ...ource capable of handling the required current for the given node s The required current can be approximated from the fuse rating of the fuse within the power leads Relay Raven P N 415 1001 009 can pr...

Page 47: ...42 CAN APPLICATIONS FIGURE 13 FIGURE 14...

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Page 49: ...44 CAN APPLICATIONS FIGURE 17 FIGURE 16...

Page 50: ...xtension cable is used replace Speed Sensor Switch Assembly 4 If Speed Sensor Extension Cable is used see Appendix 3 1 Run speed check on hard surface road If SPEED is accurate investigate Speed Senso...

Page 51: ...Transducer Assembly 1 Verify SPEED is registering accurately If SPEED is zero refer to Troubleshooting Problem 8 2 Verify TOTAL VOLUME is registering flow If not refer to Troubleshooting Problem 15 3...

Page 52: ...eck valves are not plugged 2 Verify that pressure at each boom is the same 3 Verify all nozzles are of proper and same orifice size See Page 14 of InstallationManual 1 Check Flow Meter Encoder Cable f...

Page 53: ...ptions will automatically be shut off Operation can then be resumed as normal 2 Verify that CAN nodes and console are connected to the CAN bus and that the cabling between them is connected and in tac...

Page 54: ...e to the node is connected and in tact 5 Move the Boom Control Node and Boom Control Node cable to a known good CAN outlet closer to teh console take off another node or cable if necessary If message...

Page 55: ...TION 1 F BOOM SECTION 2 G BOOM SECTION 3 H BOOM SECTION 4 J BOOM SECTION 5 K BOOM SECTION 6 L BOOM SECTION 7 M BOOM SECTION 8 N BOOM SECTION 9 O 12 V SW FROM CONSOLE P SERVO BYPASS PLUM Q SERVO PWM OU...

Page 56: ...CALs have been entered correctly into the Console In SELF TEST mode enter the normal sprayer operating speed 5 With pump not running fully open main line hand valve fully open by pass 1 hand valve and...

Page 57: ...t the desired minimum operating pressure Minimum pressure should be approximately one half the normal spraying pressure EXAMPLE If normal spraying pressure is 30 psi 210 kPa set minimum pressure at ap...

Page 58: ...ease by increments of 1 or more counts 4 If DISTANCE does not increase remove the section of cable and repeat test at connector next closest to Console Replace defective cable as required 5 Perform ab...

Page 59: ...LUME does not increase remove the section of cable and repeat test at connector next closest to Console Replace defective cable as required 6 Perform above voltage checks 7 If all cables test good rep...

Page 60: ...d spin turbine The turbine should spin freely with very little drag inside the turbine hub 5 If transducer assembly is replaced or if turbine stud is adjusted or replaced verify the turbine fit before...

Page 61: ...VOLUME display before retesting NOTE For greatest precision set METER CAL to 100 and pump 100 gallons 378 liters of water 8 To verify Flow Meter calibration fill applicator tank with a predetermined a...

Page 62: ...tual weight unloaded by re weighing the truck 6 Compare to the TOTAL VOLUME displayed by the Console 7 Perform the following calculation to correct the Spreader Constant if desired Corrected Spreader...

Page 63: ...le Fan Sensor to fan sensor bracket with stainless steel bolt lock washer and nut Assemble fan sensor bracket to fan sensor mounting tab on box with stainless steel bolt lock washer and nut See Figure...

Page 64: ...ion in accordance to bin construction Use the mounting plate as a template to mark the location for the holes Drill and deburr all holes Route the sensor cable and secure the mounting plate to the bin...

Page 65: ...top Bits b Setup Raven Console to pass data through comport See DATALOG options under DATA MENU section c Data stream to Raven Console EXAMPLE Change Product 1 rate to 130 0 Change Product 2 rate to 0...

Page 66: ...tant_1 spreader_constant_2 spreader_constant_3 0 0 CR LF R171 C3 valve_cal valve_2_cal valve_3_cal 0 0 rate_1_cal rate_2_cal rate_3_cal 0 0 0 0 CR LF Bit Switch Byte 1 Switch Byte 2 Switch Byte 3 0 bo...

Page 67: ...nect Using option from Standard 9600 bps Modem to Direct to COMx where x represents the serial port connected to the console and seleck OK 5 From the COMx Properties dialog configure the port settings...

Page 68: ...here D is your CD ROM drive and choose OK 2 Select Install DATAboy Viewer from the installation screen 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation process REGISTRATION 1 The r...

Page 69: ...N FILE Select desired file from list then select Open MAP VIEW Lists all open files Check Mark indicates current file selection Legend Display Indicates color range formap View all attributes of selec...

Page 70: ...elected map Exit Exits program About Displays software title and version number Zoom Tool Zooms screen to specified selection Zoom In Zooms into map Zoom Out Zooms out from map Zoom All Displays all o...