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- Page 1 DITCH AMW Automated Ditcher Control Solution User Guide Revision 1.0 October 2018...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Machine Control Solutions Inc. Table of Content Table of Content ......................1 List of Tables ........................4 List of Figures ......................... 5 Preface ........................... 6 Copyright ..........................6 Safety Warnings ........................6 FCC Interference Statement ....................6 Warnings and Cautions ......................6 Regulations and Safety ...................... - Page 3 Advanced Settings ................... 28 2.10.5 Machine Control Settings ................29 2.10.6 About AMW DITCH ..................30 Checking Grade In DITCH ..................31 Grade Checking ....................... 31 Resume Grade Checking ..................32 Machine Control....................32 When To Use Machine Control ................32 Connecting To Machine Control ................
- Page 4 Machine Control Solutions Inc. Gmail ........................41 E.S File Explorer ....................... 41 pg. 3...
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Page 5: List Of Tables
Machine Control Solutions Inc. List of Tables Table 1: DITCH main screen descriptions ................11 Table 2: DITCH Menu Option descriptions................13 Table 3: Internal GPS description .................... 14 Table 4: GNSS quality levels description................. 17 Table 5: Steps For Creating A New Project ................18 Table 6: General Settings Options ................... -
Page 6: List Of Figures
Machine Control Solutions Inc. List of Figures Figure 1: Ditch Main Screen ....................10 Figure 2: DITCH Menu Options Screen ..................12 Figure 3: DITCH using Internal GPS ..................13 Figure 4: Location of GNSS receiver's serial number.............. 15 Figure 5: Topo Overlay On Google Maps ................ -
Page 7: Preface
Preface Copyright Copyright 2018-2018 AMW | Solutions Inc. All rights reserved. AMW is a trademark of Shanghai Huace Navigation Technology Limited. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Trademarks All product and brand names mentioned in this publication are trademarks of their respective holders. -
Page 8: Regulations And Safety
(www.amwgps.com), or contact your local dealer. Disclaimer Before using the GNSS receiver along with the DITCH software, please make sure that you have read and understood this User Guide, as well as the safety information. AMW holds no responsibility for the losses incurred by incorrect operation or misuse of the... -
Page 9: User's Comments
Machine Control Solutions Inc. equipment. However, AMW reserves the rights to update and optimize the contents of this guide regularly. Please contact your local AMW Machine Control Solutions, Inc. dealer for new information. User’s Comments User’s feedback about this user guide will help us to improve it. Please email user’s comments to support@amwgps.com. -
Page 10: Introduction
The design for a ditch can be imported or created in the field by driving the intended route while capturing the existing surface. Based on the topography and on certain parameters input by the user, including minimum-slope, minimum-depth, optimum-depth, DITCH will calculate a plan of elevations where the ditch should be cut, display the design, and control the ditcher or blade. -
Page 11: Application
Machine Control Solutions 1.1 Application DITCH displays information and direct interface ability along the left margin of the app screen and provides easy access to menu options along the right margin, as shown in the following pictures. Figure 1: Ditch Main Screen... -
Page 12: Table 1: Ditch Main Screen Descriptions
Select to create a ditch Parameters Select to change ditch parameters Options Menu By pressing the stacked dots (⋮) in the upper right-hand corner of the app screen. Table 1: DITCH main screen descriptions Make your work more efficient pg. 11... -
Page 13: Figure 2: Ditch Menu Options Screen
Machine Control Solutions Figure 2: DITCH Menu Options Screen Interface Items Description Connect Connect to a GPS Project Open or create a project (file) Control Points Reference points, benchmark Topo Points Specific points in a topography map Surface Triangulated Irregular Network... -
Page 14: Internal Gps
Table 2: DITCH Menu Option descriptions. Internal GPS DITCH offers Internal GPS that gives current location if the user is not connected to a GPS network. All devices come equipped with the Internal GPS and the ability to view multiple different map formats: •... -
Page 15: Option Menu
Table 3: Internal GPS description Option Menu DITCH provides easy access to options menu by pressing the stacked dots (⋮) in the upper right- hand corner of the app screen shown in Error! Reference source not found. 2.1 Connect To An External Device External means devices that are not in the program already. -
Page 16: Finding External Device Serial Number
Machine Control Solutions f. Return to Connection Settings screen g. Select Wi-Fi GPS Address h. Input I.P. Address followed by Port Number with a “:” symbol between obtained in steps a and b a. Example: 192.168.0.1:5010 i. Restart application j. Connects automatically After you switch connection type make sure to restart the app. - Page 17 Machine Control Solutions White – Internal GPS: Connected to the Tablet’s internal GPS. 2 – 5 m accuracy. Red – Autonomous GNSS: No RTK, WAAS, or differential correction available. 2 m accuracy. Orange – Only DPGS 3D position, decimeter accuracy Make your work more efficient pg.
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Page 18: Starting A Project
Machine Control Solutions Yellow – RTK Float, centimeter accuracy Green – RTK Fix, Horizontal: ±(8 mm + 1 ppm) RMS Vertical: ±(15 mm + 1 ppm) RMS Table 4: GNSS quality levels description. 2.3 Starting A Project Selecting Project allows the user to open an existing project or create a new project. Save as creates a new project name. -
Page 19: Table 5: Steps For Creating A New Project
When you select the (.job) extension, it will open all files created for that job. Upon exiting DITCH, you will be prompted to create a project file. If it is a new project, select New Folder and type in desired name, then select OK. Next, name your job while keeping the (.job) extension and select OK again. -
Page 20: Control Points
Machine Control Solutions Example: Name project folder Smith and select OK. Then when you work in a smaller section of Smith, add another word to further distinguish it from Smith, call it Smith Area 1. Make sure to keep the (.job) extension. Select Save As when creating a project. -
Page 21: Align Current Location With A Control Point
Machine Control Solutions d. Confirm that Minimum Collection Seconds (Settings in the Options Menu) is set to 60 (suggested) and Minimum Collection Points (Settings in the Options Menu) is set to 500 (suggested). e. Press the Start button to begin the collection process. f. -
Page 22: Topo Points
To use topo points sent from an emailing source you must download and then unzip them into a findable location. Now open the DITCH application, then the Topo Points setting and select Open, and find the folder containing the files. Select the file and open it. -
Page 23: Using A Profile Graph With Your Topo
Machine Control Solutions e. Press the Collect button in the left margin. f. Select the name of the topo file previously created and press OK. g. Choose Append to indicate that you want to continue the previous survey. h. The yellow dots from the previous task should appear. i. -
Page 24: Surface
Machine Control Solutions • When finished and at the home screen, you will see a deep orange color on the topo data where you were also collecting in the Profile page. 2.6 Surface A surface map is a (.nez) or (.tin) file that when loaded turns into a triangulated network. This network uses precision calculations to determine location of the receiver. -
Page 25: Line Drawing
When uploaded, the DITCH bar in the left margin will display a value. As you walk around your curves/outlines with a GPS connected, you will see if you need to cut or fill to get the area on DITCH. Make your work more efficient pg. -
Page 26: Background Image
• Select Remove to delete current opened line drawing file. 2.9 Refresh Refresh is used to reload DITCH. It is necessary to refresh after loading any files when not connected to a GPS unit and connected only to Internal GPS. -
Page 27: General Settings
Machine Control Solutions It is divided into six sections General Settings, Display Settings, Connection Settings, Advanced Settings, Machine Control Settings, and About AMW DITCH. Figure 9: All Settings 2.10.1 General Settings Options Description Measurement Units Meters or Feet Coordinate System... -
Page 28: Display Settings
Machine Control Solutions back to the original RTKFixed Topo Point Label Name for referring to Topo Point structure Slope Correction Choose between Fore Slope, and Surface (Cross Slope) Fore Slope is vertical design slope in the direction of travel Surface or Cross Slope is slope in reference to 90 degrees off the direction of travel Table 6: General Settings Options 2.10.2... -
Page 29: Connection Settings
Machine Control Solutions 5 options: They are imported from google maps so they Map Type use the same format found there. • None • Normal • Satellite • Terrain • Hybrid Table 7: Display Settings Options 2.10.3 Connection Settings Options Description GPS Connection Type Determine the way the app will try to connect to outside... -
Page 30: Machine Control Settings
Machine Control Solutions Maximum distance before the data gives the software a Minor Sample Distance new heading 1 is recommended, and if you select a small value such as .01 your screen will rotate constantly as it is getting a new heading (direction) every .01 survey feet Sample Timer Topo point logging with timed interval... -
Page 31: About Amw Ditch
Check to enable The greatest cut the machine will allow at a single point in Maximum Cut a job site Table 10: Machine Control Settings Options 2.10.6 About AMW DITCH Options Description Release Current software you own / Company Copyright Version/Copyright... -
Page 32: Checking Grade In Ditch
Table 11: About Page Options Checking Grade In DITCH DITCH is ideal for checking the distance between the surface you are working on and your design surface. The numerical difference is displayed along the left margin on the app screen. The color indicator is also a visual reference shown in Error! Reference source not found.. -
Page 33: Resume Grade Checking
Machine Control Solutions d. Press the plus (+) or minus (-) buttons to raise or lower the cut/fill values to make an offset. 3.2 Resume Grade Checking a. Choose Project and then Save from the Options menu (⋮). b. Choose a file name and folder for your job and press OK. c. -
Page 34: Connecting To Machine Control
Machine Control Solutions 4.2 Connecting To Machine Control You must have the router that comes with DITCH that is set-up for Wi-Fi and machine control in order to proceed. After it is set-up, you will be able to select Machine Control in the bottom left of the tablet screen. -
Page 35: Figure 12: Design Surface
Then we would export the data from WaterCourse Site Design (or another designing software) and import it into DITCH. The above picture is what a completed design surface would look like. Make sure to locate the design surface and any other data uploaded from your designing source, into the same project as the original control point, topo, surface, etc., for consistency. -
Page 36: Ditch
Machine Control Solutions DITCH DITCH can make ditch paths or it can actually create a ditch after a design has been made using outside software. Use DITCH when you want to create shallow ditches in order to properly maintain the correct amount of waterflow on a job site. -
Page 37: Figure 15: Drainage Parameters
Machine Control Solutions land using the real surface of the line you are creating to determine if the DITCH pass will work and roughly how much earth will need to be moved to make it drain properly. Figure 15: Drainage Parameters... -
Page 38: Preparing To Ditch
For example: if the ditch path was cut to be 5 feet deep, it would cut the 5 feet until you get to the end of the ends of the blade on the right or left side. Without setting the Path Width to a higher number allowing you to smooth, you would be left with a 5-foot drop where the blade ends. -
Page 39: Ditching
Height Offset (height the blade will be above the ground when collecting data on the ditch) and set it to a value that will always be above the surface of the ground • Select Suppress Blade Height Offset on First Point to turn it on... - Page 40 • When finished creating the ditch, turn Machine Control in the bottom left hand margin on (will be checked) and lower your blade to the surface level at the end of the ditch • Complete passes in machine control using the offset buttons in the left margin if needed...
- Page 41 • Raise the blade to the height specified in Blade Height Offset above ground • Go back to the main screen and select Capture Path and drive towards the ditch o Driving towards the ditch typically means you are driving downhill however it’s...
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Page 42: Out-Of-Application Resources
DITCH and then sent via Gmail to another user. To use Gmail from inside DITCH, make the data that is to be sent (surface file, topo, control points, a job, etc.), and then select the corresponding U.I. button and select Send. You will be brought to Gmail. - Page 43 On the Extract Selected Files To page select OK. e. With all your files extracted and saved you are now ready to open DIRT. 3.) Open DITCH a. A prompt will open, find the folder you created originally in E.S.F.E that contains your files.
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