Trimble FM-1000 - Prescriptions

Field-IQ operation 18 Operations
Test optional switch box
To test the optional switch box:
1.
At the Home screen, tap .
2.
At the Configuration screen, tap Field-IQ and then tap Diagnostics.
3.
At the Field-IQ Diagnostics screen on the Operations tab:
a. Flip each switch in the section switch box.
b. The section it is assigned to displays as gray.
Prescriptions
To send target rates to the variable controller, you can define variable rate controller setup data and
load prescription files that define the rates to be applied in different areas of the field. This
information is used to send target rates to the variable rate controller. Applied rates are received
from the controller, and both target and applied rates display on the screen. In addition, you can
log data relating to the variable rate application to the hard drive.
After you create the prescription, store either the three prescription files in ESRI shape-file format or
the single .gdx file in the \AgGPS\Prescriptions\ folder. Then, when you are within the proximity
criteria, the prescription is available to load.
If you use complex contoured prescriptions, loading the prescriptions can take some time. The
display shows progress bars while it loads and converts prescriptions.
You can configure the status sliders on the main navigation screen (the Run screen) to show the
target rate specified in the prescription file, and the applied rates returned from the controller for
the active channel.
When a field is open, a prescription is loaded, and a controller is connected, the target rates (read
from the prescription) and applied rates (received from the controller) can be shown in the status
text items. For more information, see Status items (page 70).
The FM-1000 integrated display can load prescription files created by a Geographic Information
System (GIS). The method you use to create the prescription depends on which GIS package you
use.
When you map a new field or select an existing field, you can also select any shapefile (.shp) or
AgInfo GDX (.gdx) prescription file created in AgInfo version 3.5.44.0 or later, that is within these
limits:
For... Prescriptions must...
Boundary
Overlap the field boundary
ABLine
Overlap the AB Line
Proximity
Be within 1km of the field
394 FM-1000 Integrated Display User Guide Version 9.25, Revision B