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- Page 1 Matrix® Pro GS aSSiSted/auto SteerinG SetuP Guide For use with software version 3.0x TeeJet Technologies 1801 Business Park Drive Springfield, Illinois 62703 USA www.teejet.com 98-05242-ENUS R4 English-US © TeeJet Technologies 2013...
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Page 2: Safety Information
Copyrights © 2013 TeeJet Technologies. All rights reserved. No part of this document or the computer programs described in it may be reproduced, copied, photocopied, translated, or reduced in any form or by any means, electronic or machine readable, recording or otherwise, without prior written consent from TeeJet Technologies. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Matrix Pro GS ® Table of Contents General Matrix® Pro inforMation Unavailable Options When Job is Active ........................2 Warnings and Information Pop-ups ..........................2 Drop Down Menu Selections .............................2 Scrolling Screens ..............................2 Setup Option Information............................3 Keyboard Entry Screen .............................3 Unit Setup Mode Availability ............................3 GPS is Required ...............................4 PRN Not Shown ................................4 aSSiSted/auto SteerinG ConfiGuration... -
Page 4: General Matrix® Pro Information
Assisted/Auto Steering General Matrix® Pro inforMation The Matrix Pro GS is used to configure the vehicle and its implements including assisted/auto steering and tilt correction. Unavailable Options When Job is Active Drop Down Menu Selections When a job is active some setup options are unavailable. See the Unit Press DOWN arrow to access the options. -
Page 5: Setup Option Information
Matrix Pro GS ® Unit Setup Mode Availability Setup Option Information Press the option’s icon or option’s name of any menu item to display a Configuration definition and range values of that item. To remove the information box, Machine Type ... -
Page 6: Gps Is Required
Assisted/Auto Steering GPS is Required GPS is used to configure GPS Type, GPS Port and PRN as well as to view GPS status information. For detailed setup instructions, refer to the GPS chapter in the Matrix Pro GS user manual. NOTE: These settings are required for assisted/auto steering and tilt sensor operation, as well as proper implement operation. -
Page 7: Assisted/Auto Steering Configuration
Matrix Pro GS ® aSSiSted/auto SteerinG ConfiGuration Figure GS-9: Configuration Options - Tilt Correction The Matrix Pro GS is used to configure the vehicle and its implements including assisted/auto steering and tilt. For recommendations and factory settings for the FieldPilot or UniPilot setup values, see chart on page 21. -
Page 8: Autosteer
Assisted/Auto Steering AutoSteer Assisted/Auto Steering Unavailable When a Steering Control Module (SCM) is present, Assisted/Auto If a assisted/auto steering system is not installed, setup options will not Steering options will be available be available. NOTE: An update of your SCM software may be required when Figure GS-11: Assisted/Auto Steering Not Detected upgrading to a Matrix Pro GS from previous Matrix systems. -
Page 9: Valve Setup
Matrix Pro GS ® Valve Setup Valve Type Valve Setup is used to configure Valve Type, Valve Frequency, Valve type is used to set the type of steering valve. For Minimum Duty Cycle Left, Minimum Duty Cycle Right and Maximum recommendations and factory settings for the FieldPilot or UniPilot Duty Cycle. -
Page 10: Minimum/Maximum Duty Cycle Tests
Assisted/Auto Steering Minimum Duty Cycle Left Test Minimum/Maximum Duty Cycle Tests Minimum Duty Cycle Left sets the minimum amount of drive required to Minimum Duty Cycle (Minimum DC Left + Right) sets the minimum begin steering the vehicle to the left. amount of drive required to begin steering the vehicle left or right. -
Page 11: Minimum Duty Cycle Right Test
Matrix Pro GS ® Minimum Duty Cycle Right Test Maximum Duty Cycle Test Minimum Duty Cycle Right sets the minimum amount of drive required Maximum Duty Cycle sets the maximum speed that the wheels will to begin steering the vehicle to the right. steer from lock to lock. -
Page 12: Steering Settings
Assisted/Auto Steering Figure GS-19: Maximum Duty Cycle Steering Settings Steering Settings is used to configure Coarse Steering Adjustment, Fine Steering Adjustment, Deadband and Lookahead settings. 1. Select Steering Settings 2. Select from: ►Coarse Adjustment – used to select how aggressively the vehicle maintains a guideline in Straight AB Guidance ►Fine Adjustment –... -
Page 13: Coarse Steering Adjustment
Matrix Pro GS ® Coarse Steering Adjustment Fine Steering Adjustment Coarse Steering Adjustment adjusts how aggressively the Fine Steering Adjustment adjusts how aggressively the vehicle vehicle maintains a guideline in Straight AB Guidance mode. maintains a guideline in Curved AB Guidance mode. Range is 0.0 - Range is 0.0 - 100.0. -
Page 14: Deadband
Assisted/Auto Steering Deadband Lookahead Deadband adjusts if steering is too choppy/responsive or remains Lookahead used during Straight AB Guidance mode to consistently off the guideline. As the value is increased, stability will adjust the vehicle’s approach to the guideline. Fine tune the increase but so will steady state error. -
Page 15: Valve Test
Matrix Pro GS ® Valve test Figure GS-25: Valve Test The Valve Test verifies if steering is directed correctly. It can also be used to test the amount of time to steer the wheels from full left to full right (lock to lock) for non-proportional valves. For non-proportional valves, the amount of time for left-to-right or right- to-left (lock to lock) will be established by mechanically adjusting oil flow through the valve. -
Page 16: Steering Valve - No Master Solenoid
Assisted/Auto Steering Steering Valve – No Master Solenoid 1. Select Valve Diagnostics 2. Activate the check boxes associated with the valve direction to be tested. Left Right 3. Press and hold the engage/disengage switch or foot switch for one second. NOTE: Do not activate the check box. -
Page 17: Options: Steering Wheel Sensor
Matrix Pro GS ® options: Steering Wheel Sensor Steering angle Sensor Steering wheel sensor selects whether the sensor used to automatically Steering Angle Sensor is used establish the Steering Angle Sensor disengage FieldPilot when the steering wheel is turned is magnetic or (SAS) as the primary feedback sensor for auto steering. -
Page 18: Enable/Disable Steering Angle Sensor
Assisted/Auto Steering Figure GS-30: Calibrate Sensor Enable/Disable Steering Angle Sensor Set the use of a steering angle sensor to enabled or disabled. 1. Press DOWN arrow to access the list of options. 2. Select: ►Enabled ►Disabled If Steering Angle Sensor is set to “Disabled”, all Steering Angle Sensor capabilities and setup functions will be disabled (options will be grayed out). -
Page 19: On Line Calibration
Matrix Pro GS ® Figure GS-31: On Line Calibration On Line Calibration On Line Calibration adjusts the path of travel to the established guideline when auto steering is tuned well and the vehicle maintains a straight line, but the vehicle hangs off the guideline to one side or another. -
Page 20: Tilt Correction
Assisted/Auto Steering tilt CorreCtion Tilt Correction Unavailable When a Steering Control Module (SCM) or Tilt Gyro Module (TGM) If a TGM or SCM is not connected, setup options will not be available. is present, Tilt Correction options will be available. The Tilt function corrects the GPS signal to compensate for errors in the GPS position Figure GS-33: Tilt Correction Not Detected while operating on sloped terrain. -
Page 21: Field Level
Matrix Pro GS ® Figure GS-35: Tilt Correction Disable Figure GS-36: Field Level Field Level Field level will calibrate the SCM/TGM’s level surface value. Before performing Field Level: • Use a quality GPS receiver/antenna • Make sure the GPS antenna is mounted as per the manufacturer’s installation instructions •... -
Page 22: Auto/Assisted Steering Operation
Assisted/Auto Steering auto/aSSiSted SteerinG oPeration Assisted/Auto Steering Status Tilt Correction Status Assisted/Auto Steering Status displays information regarding the Tilt Correction Status displays information regarding the current status current status of the assisted/auto steering system including tilt of the tilt correction system. status. -
Page 23: Appendix - Factory Settings & Ranges
Matrix Pro GS ® aPPendix - faCtory SettinGS & ranGeS AutoSteer Setup Settings FieldPilot UniPilot Recommended Recommended Description Factory Setting Range Setting Setting User Settings AutoSteer Enabled Valve Type Standard PWM Standard PWM Valve Frequency 175 Hz 0.9 - 15000.1 Hz 100 Hz Minimum Duty Cycle Left 20.0%...
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