Trimble EZ-Guide 500 User Manual

Contents
6 EZ-Guide 500 System Cabling Guide
Raven Variable Rate Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Radar speed input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rawson Variable Rate Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Radar speed input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
8 Accessory Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Connecting a coverage switch to the lightbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Step 1. Connecting an interface cable to the lightbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Step 2. Attaching a female WeatherPack connector to the switch wires . . . . . . . . . . 66
Step 3. Attaching the switch wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Step 4. Enabling the switch on the lightbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
EZ-Guide 500 system with coverage switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
EZ-Guide 500 system with radar cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
EZ-Guide 500 system with radar cable and coverage switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
EZ-Steer 500 system with Krohne flow meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Preparing the EZ-Guide 500 CAN 2 port connection cable (P/N 63075). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Preparing the EZ-Guide 500 COM 2 port connection cable (P/N 63076) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Adding a second USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Connecting the LB25 lightbar to an EZ-Guide 500 lightbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
9 Connecting an EZ-Remote Joystick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Connecting an EZ-Remote joystick to the EZ-Guide 500 lightbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Trimble EZ-Guide 500 Specifications

General

Update Rate	5 Hz
Power Supply	12-24 VDC
Display Type	Color LCD
GPS Receiver	Integrated
Ports	Serial, USB
Operating Temperature	-20°C to +60°C
Weight	1.25 lbs
Memory	Internal storage
DGPS Accuracy	6-8 inches (15-20 cm) pass-to-pass