How do we go about setting the stop bit in the Site Mate program to be the same as the Raven controller we are using? Or does this get told to the laptop by the Raven through our setup of the applicator saying it is a revision a through J? This is a message we got from Ted Thiseus at L&D Ag Services this morning. John - I checked with Raven after our call this morning. The book is correct, the settings are 2 stop bits now, the old way was just one. I had the right idea but thought the change was from 2 to 1. Ted Also, We were trying to run the simulation in Site Mate on a small prescription we made in our Farm Site. Exactly how do we get the simulation to go on inside our boundary or near our global position. We've accidentaly did it a couple of times but don't know how to get it back. I've tried changing it to the manual positioning, then clicking in our field boundary, then going back to change the simulation to automatic. My next question is how do we know which com port to set the GPS reciever at when we have our Raven plugged into the other serial port out of our laptop? Or does it matter? Once we have all this worked out the field work itself will be a peice of cake. Thanks for all your support. Becky http://www.farmworks.com/forum/read.php?10,40176,40176#msg-40176Thu, 23 May 2013 21:58:02 -0400 Phorum 5.2.7 http://www.farmworks.com/forum/read.php?10,40176,40178#msg-40178 http://www.farmworks.com/forum/read.php?10,40176,40178#msg-40178
To run the gps simulation with a VRA map:

1) Open Site Mate
2) Use the RX button to load the VRA map
3) Now that there is a map on the screen you may start the simulation from the File-GPS Settings menu.

The simulation will move in a swathing pattern that covers the bounding rectangle of the map on the screen. You may want to have the speed in the simulation set faster that you would actually go so that you can quickly get to more areas of the field.

The comm port that Site Mate is using to receive GPS is listing in the GPS configuration box, and the comm port for the VRA control is in the VRA setup for that controller. The actual port these devices are plugged into must match these settings. It may be difficult to know which port is which when you look at the ports on your computer. You should be able to go to the Data tab to see if any data is coming in from the GPS receiver. If not try switching the cables.

]]> Tony Bowers - Farm Works Software Field - GPS Mapping, Scouting, Soil Sampling & VRAWed, 28 Feb 2001 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.farmworks.com/forum/read.php?10,40176,40177#msg-40177 http://www.farmworks.com/forum/read.php?10,40176,40177#msg-40177I have a Raven 660 and run it with a Ipaq hooked up to a trimble reciever. Farmworks controls it without changing anything except in the raven. Trig=1, dlog=off, baud=1200 and unit=sec. Everything else remains the same. Dlog could be on if you wish to record the amounts you are applying and units could be set to feet. Which ever you prefer. I have the stop bit set at 1 for the GPS reciever. I run on rev j in granular mode on farmworks but I had to have FWVRA 7.1 to make my 660 compatable. version 6.8 wouldn't run. I check my maps that I make in the spreader just setting out front of our office. I just set the default to different amounts and tap go and as long as it changes for each map then I know it is a good map. Just don't forget to chage the default setting back to where it should be.
]]> John Scates Field - GPS Mapping, Scouting, Soil Sampling & VRAWed, 28 Feb 2001 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.farmworks.com/forum/read.php?10,40176,40176#msg-40176 http://www.farmworks.com/forum/read.php?10,40176,40176#msg-40176
This is a message we got from Ted Thiseus at L&D Ag Services this morning.

John - I checked with Raven after our call this morning. The book is correct, the settings are 2 stop bits now, the old way was just one. I had the right idea but thought the change was from 2 to 1. Ted

Also, We were trying to run the simulation in Site Mate on a small prescription we made in our Farm Site. Exactly how do we get the simulation to go on inside our boundary or near our global position. We've accidentaly did it a couple of times but don't know how to get it back. I've tried changing it to the manual positioning, then clicking in our field boundary, then going back to change the simulation to automatic.

My next question is how do we know which com port to set the GPS reciever at when we have our Raven plugged into the other serial port out of our laptop? Or does it matter?

Once we have all this worked out the field work itself will be a peice of cake.
Thanks for all your support.
Becky
]]> Becky Newell Field - GPS Mapping, Scouting, Soil Sampling & VRAWed, 28 Feb 2001 00:00:00 -0500