LOUP ELITE DRILL/PLANTER MONITOR • OPERATION MANUAL Service and Technical SupporT Address: Loup Electronics Inc. 3030 N. 40TH St. AfTER HOuRs/WEEkEND suPPORT: Lincoln, NE 68504 402-318-6415 Phone: 877-489-LOUP(5687) 402-464-7131 Fax: 402-464-7104 402-853-6249 E-mail: info@loupelectronics.com TaBle oF conTenTS Assign Flow Only Rows ....... . 11 OVERVIEW .
The Loup Elite Monitor is a full featured display designed to provide accurate population, blockage, bin level, shaft RPM and other readings for gravity drills, air seeders and planters. This manual will familiarize you with operation, calibration and technical information.
LOUP ELITE DRILL/PLANTER MONITOR • OPERATION MANUAL Main Screen layouT sPEED & IcON sELEcTION Implement Speed will display in lower left corner POPuLATION DIsPLAy of the display. Select the speed icon if you’ d like to change the color of the graphic displayed.
• population for each individual seed sensor. By selecting the Sensor Icon in the upper left of the main screen, the Elite will toggle to a Flow • Manual Scan Row: Displays population for each Screen. This screen gives a flow status overview of individual seed sensor.
Select this icon to go to the Alarms Page which will outline all current alarms active on the NOTE: If the Elite system is a newly purchased kit from Loup console. The flashing indicator will not dissapear until all alarms Electronics, all Implement Settings and Sensor have been resolved.
Select the number of sections (up to 12 possible) Note: When selecting a different implement, the Elite console 2. Starting with Section 1, enter the last needs to be restarted. population sensor number installed on that section followed by the width for that section.
LOUP ELITE DRILL/PLANTER MONITOR • OPERATION MANUAL Speed SeTTingS It is likely your system will not be configured for the maximum possible sensors or even certain types of sensors the Loup Elite is capable of. Located by selecting “Menu” and “Speed Settings”, these settings control the type...
LOUP ELECTRONICS • 1-877-489-5687 • WWW.LOUPELECTRONICS.COM sIMuLATED sPEED IMPLEMENT sWITcH By sEEDRATE Allows you to enter a static speed into the monitor without any other speed source. When using the “Seedrate” mode, the monitor will wait to see For use in more unique conditions such as a seed flow for a specified time accross a specified number of GPS/Radar failure, or other troubleshooting.
“Wheel Pulses must have the correct rate calibration number given to you by Per 400ft” or “Radar Pulses Per 400ft” area. Loup Electronics. There are 4 unique Drive numbers to calculate different rates as you see fit. populaTion and raTe SeTTingS Located by selecting “Menu”...
Calibration is done on the first population sensor learned to The Sensor Setup screen will display all current population the Elite’s memory. Situate a bag or container to catch seed sensors learned to the system. Simply select the Row number to from this sensor.
LOUP ELITE DRILL/PLANTER MONITOR • OPERATION MANUAL Blockage SeTTingS BLOckAgE THREsHOLD The Blockage Threshold defines the limit Located by selecting “Menu” and of product flow the blockage sensors “Blockage Settings”, this screen is used to need to see before an alarm is activated.
LOUP ELECTRONICS • 1-877-489-5687 • WWW.LOUPELECTRONICS.COM gPs sPEED cORREcTION If your GPS is displaying an incorrect speed reading, use this screen to add the desired correction in MPH. gPs OffsETs TaSkS & logging The GPS Offsets screen is used to modify the forward/rearward and left/right The Tasks screen is located by selecting “Menu”...
LOUP ELITE DRILL/PLANTER MONITOR • OPERATION MANUAL eXTernal Scale cROP, sEEDs/LB, & VARIETy The current Crop, Seeds/LB and If using an external scale with Loup Variety are displayed as part of the Elite, you may turn on these features P89561 current task as well.
LOUP ELECTRONICS • 1-877-489-5687 • WWW.LOUPELECTRONICS.COM diagnoSTicS LEARNINg LIQuID fLOW sENsORs If you need to add Liquid Flow Sensors to the Elite console, you The Diagnostics screen can help in identifying issues with may do so on this page using the “Learn Liquid Flow Sensors”...
On a USB drive, create a folder titled “EliteUpdate” on the root level of the USB. Within this folder place the update To set the time, simply select the related file from Loup Electronics, this should appear as a .srec file buttons for Month, Day, Year, Hour and format.
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