It’s powered with usb C, hoping to power it via the same cigarette charger in the tractor. Would that work?
Yes should work
Great!
Will keep in touch on here, it should be with me this week!
Hope it will handle autosteer at some point in the near future too!
Hi guys, no such luck, really starting to give up on this project. Goes great for a short time then drops out.
Wondering if it’s my tablet or power supply issues, I even taped off the ground on my USB to try to rule it out, it wouldn’t work at all then.
When I plug the multi hub in, it powers my receiver and machine board, even before I have plugged the power in, maybe this is causing me issues? Though I don’t see an alternative?
Any one any more suggestions?
Would love to go UDP, but I can’t find any guides on it.
Thanks for your help so far
Im also experiencing some com port problems.
My setup is gps, imu and machine module.
All running through usb.
The gps and imu is running through a usb hub and machine module running usb direct to 2nd usb on the tablet. All connect perfectly but after 20mins the imu disconnects. Reconnect and it might be ok for a bit before disconnecting again.
So we put the imu direct to the tablet usb and put the machine module and gps through the usb hub.
This has now be working perfectly for the last 3 days with no disconnecting.
The only thing i dont know is what the baud rate should be for each of the gps/imu/ machine module
Small update, nothing major.
Spreading fertiliser today, and as a test I ran the tablet as guidance only, with receiver (f9p) plugged directly into my tablets only USB port.
Worked well all day (still having on screen delay issues, but that’s a seperate issue).
To me it looks like I need to find a tablet more suited for this.
I am using an HP pro x2 612 G2 with only one USB port and no ethernet port.
I picked it because it has a great screen.
What tablet are you using?
Are you experiencing the screen juddering alot ?
If so mine was the same but i did find a solution.
In agio disable gps in com port.
Close field.
Open simulator mode
Navigate to the reciever settings and alter the gps/imu slider ( even adjusting it 1 number fixes it)
Close simulator mode
Reconnect gps in agio com port
Resume field.
This will stop the gps juddering but if you alter any teactor or implement settings then return to gps page it will judder again so will need to go through the whole palaver again.
Or to permanently fix it you will need an imu.
I only found this fix by chance but it definitely works.
Im using a dell 5290 because it has a more modern looking screen. Ive got 2 usb ports.
The Panasonic fz-g1 is certainly more reliable ive found so far.
Yes quite juddery! But also a bad delay, could be 3 seconds at times.
Will definitely give that a try!
Stupid question, what exactly is an IMU? I assume it has something to do with vehicle position or direction?
Thanks again
Mine just constantly judders but i can assure you the fix above will help.
Ive got my f9p on the latest 10hz, have you configured yours?
On the level mine runs dead true with the tractor thats running on rtk.
The imu is the little device that measures roll and pitch which is a must for autosteer.
You could add the imu to your system with a nano and an imu
I have configured it way back last year. Maybe i should try reconfiguring to improve that?
IMU might be an idea for me, thought I’m not running autosteer… yet.
Will have to look into it too.
Ideally I’d like a reliable setup to start with then work from there.
My screen seems to show the tractor rocking side to side alot.
An imu fixes this issue and easily added. The imu can the be used if you decide to go the autosteer route at a later date
Might be worth using configomatic and try updating the f9p aswell again
Def going to reconfigure.
I wonder is there a different configuration for a non genuine nano, as I’m not sure mine is genuine
Ive got 1 setup using a genuine nano and another simple setup with a non genuine.
I think the usb splitter is the weak link, esp if your trying to power the relay board aswell.
Id certainly reconfigure the f9p again
Id like to simplify my gps/imu/machine board setup to upd rather than 3 seperate usb but not sure how to go about it . Currently the machine board and imu both using a nano each
I will look into the IMU,
Yes this is where I’m at, the multi hub is definitely not ideal, unless i can stop power going from the tablet to it!
I would like to go UDP, but same as yourself, I don’t know how to go about it!
If you’re looking for a reliable setup, go with an All in One. By far more reliable than the birds nest of multiple PCBs. If you get a standard, then you can use your standard F9P
This would certainty help the gps/imu setup but the extra cost is the downside, how could the machine module be included in the aio board setup?
If the nano used for the machines module could also do the imu would be great, that would get rid of the nano used for the imu and 1 usb cable straight away
That has got me thinking. Can I incorporate machine, IMU, auto steer all on one board?
Thanks
Not with the current all in one board, but there’s a new generation board in the works that will include machine control! But it will probably be next year before it’s ready!
I’m setting up a udp machine nano with Ethernet shield. Need a 12v to 5v converter to power nano and relay board and a Ethernet splitter
The machine module is not yet included. But, if you ever plan to go to full autosteer, it is the way to start. Then, all you need for autosteering is the valve/motor + WAS, and some wiring.
Builtin ethernet
Ive got aio boards i use for autosteer but im my case of the beet drilling the tractor is steered by the oem system and ive got agopengps controlling the section control.
Last year i had the aio board on the floor that was looking after the gps signal. I thought this year id do away with the aio and put a f9p in a stand alone case instead. After the 1st outing i realised i need an imu so added a mano and imu. So i now have 3 usb’s connected
It all works brilliantly but im sure it could be done a bit neater