Configuring Monitor for Smart Connector

Learn monitor configuration and control sections information.

Updated February 20, 2020

Two steps to configure monitor

Navigate through two steps for monitor configuration for a sensing only seeding system.

Step 1: Set Seeding system

Navigate to the planter setup page: select setup, equipment, then seeding. Set Monitor-Only as the Seeding System.

monitor only configuration step 1
monitor only configuration step 1

Step 2: Add Smart Connector(s)

Navigate to the seeding system page: select Setup, Systems, then Seeding. Tap on Smart Connector to view the Smart Connector pin assignment. Custom pin assignment can be set here for custom systems.

monitor only configuration step 2
monitor only configuration step 2

Control sections setup

Navigate to Setup and then Systems to configure the control sections of this implement. The control sections will apply to all rate control products configured on the monitor. This includes:

  • Seeding control
  • Liquid fertilizer control
  • Granular fertilizer control

Rate section setup

Set up the rate control. Rate control setup allows the operator to choose which rows to set to certain rates. Control up to four different rate sections at once.

Rate sections can:

  • Be assigned a different target rate
  • Be assigned a different prescription attribute
  • Be any combination of rows

Any rows not assigned to a rate section will not operate or pass health checks.

control section setup 1
control section setup 1

If all rows will be controlled with the same rate or same prescription attribute, only one rate section needs to be configured.

If only one rate section will be used, select Rate Section 1 and then select All.

Controlling different rates between rows or sections? Use multiple rate sections.

Set up rate section

Select one of the four rate sections. Then, assign appropriate rows to the rate section. Rate section rows include:

  • Odd
  • Even
  • Left
  • Right
  • List

When selecting list, define which rows to use by touching those row numbers. They will turn green.

Ensure all rows are assigned to a rate section. Any row not assigned to a rate section will not operate.

Swath setup

Set up the swath control. This allows you to divide the planter into different swath sections.

Four different swath control options include:

  1. Disabled: This indicates rows with not-shut-off seeding when entering an area that is already planted.
  2. Single row: This means each row will shut off individually as that row enters an area that is already planted.
  3. Dual ends: This indicates that the outside two rows on each end of the planter are linked together. The inside rows are single row swath. This is generally used with a WAAS GPS correction.
  4. Custom: This is available if one of the pre-set settings is unacceptable. A custom setting can be selected; group any rows together for swath control.
control section setup 2
control section setup 2

Custom swath setup

If custom swath setup is selected:

  1. Select the total number of sections to set up.
  2. For each section, select the number of rows. Press on the white box in the number of rows column and manually enter a value; or, use arrows to increase or decrease the number of rows in a section number.
  3. The rows in section will auto-populate as the number of rows is determined.
  4. If a section does not have rows assigned to it, that section number will be ignored.
custom swath setup screen
custom swath setup screen

Access the Seeding control page

On the home screen, the Seeding control button will appear on the right-hand side of the screen in the Standard and Metrics tabs. It will display:

  • Population information
  • Swath information

Use this button to access the Seeding control page.

monitor only configuration step 2
monitor only configuration step 2

Enable the system to begin using the seeding system. Enter the target population, or assign a prescription to the field to begin using the seeding system.