Hemisphere GPS LiteStar II Air User manual

LiteStar II

User Guide

Part No. 875-0077-003

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OPYRIGHT

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OTICE

Hemisphere GPS Precision GPS Applications

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RADEMARKS

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respective owners.

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OTICE

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C

USTOMERS

Contact your local dealer for technical assistance. To find the authorized dealer near you,

call or write us at:

Hemisphere GPS

7560 East Redfield Road, Suite B

Scottsdale, Arizona 85260

Phone 480.348.9919 Fax 480.348.6370

http://www.hemispheregps.com/main/

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Warranty Notice

C

OVERED

P

RODUCTS

This warranty covers all products manufactured by Hemisphere GPS LLC (the "Products").

H

EMISPHERE

GPS LLC L

IMITED

W

ARRANTY

Hemisphere GPS LLC hereby warrants solely to the end purchaser of the Products,

subject to the exclusions and procedures set forth herein below, that the Products sold to

such end purchaser shall be free, under normal use and maintenance, from defects in

material and workmanship for a period of 12 months from delivery to such end

purchaser. Repairs and replacement components are warranted, subject to the exclusions

and procedures set forth below, to be free, under normal use and maintenance, from

defects in material and workmanship for 90 days from performance or delivery, or for the

balance of the original warranty period, whichever is greater.

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URCHASER

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S

E

XCLUSIVE

R

EMEDY

The end purchaser's exclusive remedy under this warranty shall be limited to the repair

or replacement, at the option of Hemisphere GPS, of any defective Products or

components thereof. The end user shall notify Hemisphere GPS or a Hemisphere GPS

approved service center immediately of any claimed defect. Repairs shall be made

through a Hemisphere GPS approved service center only.

E

XCLUSIONS

Hemisphere GPS does not warrant damage occurring in transit or due to misuse, abuse,

improper installation, neglect, lightning (or other electrical discharge) or fresh/salt water

immersion of Products. Repair, modification or service of Hemisphere GPS products by

any party other than a Hemisphere GPS approved service center shall render this

warranty null and void. Hemisphere GPS does not warrant claims asserted after the end

of the warranty period. Hemisphere GPS does not warrant or guarantee the precision or

accuracy of positions obtained when using Products. Products are not intended for

primary navigation or for use in safety of life applications. The potential accuracy of

Products as stated in Hemisphere GPS literature and/or Product specifications serves to

provide only an estimate of achievable accuracy based on:

• Specifications provided by the US Department of Defense for GPS Positioning,

• GPS OEM Receiver specifications of the appropriate manufacturer (if applicable), and

• DGPS service provider performance specifications.

Hemisphere GPS reserves the right to modify Products without any obligation to notify,

supply or install any improvements or alterations to existing Products.

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THER

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ARRANTIES

THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER

WRITTEN, ORAL, IMPLIED OR ARISING BY STATUTE, COURSE OF DEALING OR TRADE

USAGE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DESIGN, SALE, INSTALLATION, SERVICE OR USE OF

ANY PRODUCTS OR ANY COMPONENTS THEREOF, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,

ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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IMITATION

OF

L

IABILITY

THE EXTENT OF HEMISPHERE GPS' LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE TO THE

END PURCHASER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT

AND WHETHER TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY SHALL IN NO CASE EXCEED, IN THE

AGGREGATE, THE COST OF CORRECTING THE DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT OR, AT

HEMISPHERE GPS' OPTION, THE COST OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE ITEM. IN NO

EVENT WILL HEMISPHERE GPS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PRODUCTION, LOSS OF

PROFITS, LOSS OF USE OR FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL

OR CONTINGENT DAMAGES, EVEN IF HEMISPHERE GPS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE

POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, HEMISPHERE

GPS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM

INSTALLATION, USE, QUALITY, PERFORMANCE OR ACCURACY OF ANY PRODUCTS.

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OVERNING

L

EGISLATION

To the greatest extent possible, this warranty shall be governed by the laws of the State

of Arizona. In the event that any provision hereof is held to be invalid by a court of

competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be severed from this warranty and the

remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

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BTAINING

W

ARRANTY

S

ERVICE

In order to obtain warranty service, the end purchaser must bring the Product to a

Hemisphere GPS approved service center along with the end purchaser's proof of

purchase. For any questions regarding warranty service or to obtain information

regarding the location of any of Hemisphere GPS' approved service centers, contact

Hemisphere GPS at the following address:

Hemisphere GPS LLS

7560 East Redfield Road, Suite B

Scottsdale, Arizona 85260

Phone 480.348.9919 Fax 480.348.6370

[email protected]

http://www.hemispheregps.com/main/

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T

ABLE

OF

C

ONTENTS

1: P

RODUCT

O

VERVIEW

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Understanding Your GPS Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

What is GPS? 4

What is DGPS? 4

How Accurate is My DGPS Data? 4

Loss of GPS Warnings 5

2: I

NSTALLATION

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Before You Begin 8

Required Tools 8

1. Install the Lightbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing the Standard Lightbar 9

Permanent Mounts 9

Magnetic Mounts 10

Installing the MiniBar 13

Mounting the MiniBar to the Controller 13

Mounting the MiniBar to the Windshield 15

2. Install the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3. Install the Automated Steering CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4. Install the Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

5. Connect the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Table of Contents

3: G

ETTING

S

TARTED

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Turning On the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Standard Lightbar Tests 22

MiniBar Tests 23

Job Start-Up Menu 23

Operating the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

What is the Controller? 25

Using the Lightbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Turning the Controller Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4: U

SING

THE

C

ONTROLLER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using Straight Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

To use straight guidance: 32

Run Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Guidance Status Screen 37

Steering Status Screen 38

DGPS Status Screen 40

Navigation Status Screen: 41

Using Contour Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using a Combination of Straight and Contour Guidance 44

Creating and Managing Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

To continue with the last job you worked on 50

To recall an old job 51

Reviewing the Status of Your Job 52

Deleting a Job 53

Calculating Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Navigating to a Marked Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Overview 58

Using e-Dif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Overview 62

Tips for Using e-Dif 62

Selecting a Differential Source 63

Using e-Dif: Single Session, No Reference Point 64

Using e-Dif: Multiple Sessions, Reference Point 64

Checking e-Dif Status 65

5: U

SING

A

UTOMATED

S

TEERING

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Switching to Automated Steering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Adjusting Your Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Skew 70

Offset 71

6: A

DVANCED

S

ETUP

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Controller Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Loading Firmware 80

Steering Firmware 82

DGPS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Setting the Antenna Offset 86

Setting the Lateral Offset 87

Selecting the Differential Source 89

Checking the DGPS Status 90

Checking the Port Setup 91

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Setting the Local Time 93

Lightbar Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Setting the Lightbar Brightness 96

Setting the Lightbar Sensitivity 96

Changing the Left and Right Lightbar Displays

(Standard Lightbar Only) 97

Testing the Standard Lightbar 99

7: FAQ

S

& C

OMMON

E

RROR

M

ESSAGES

. . . . . . . . . .101

FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Guidance Questions 102

Automated Steering Questions 105

General Questions 106

Common Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Lightbar Error Messages 109

Controller Error Messages 112

Audio Warnings 112

A: T

ECHNICAL

S

PECIFICATIONS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

B: C

OMPONENTS

& P

ARTS

L

IST

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Components & Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

I

NDEX

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

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RODUCT

O

VERVIEW

Understanding Your GPS Data

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1: Product Overview

P

RODUCT

O

VERVIEW

Your new GPS guidance system with automated steering is the

most advanced precision guidance technology in today’s agriculture

marketplace. Your system includes the following:

• A lightbar that provides you with accurate GPS guidance.

• An intuitive controller with a graphical display screen.

• A small customized valve block that fits nearly all hydraulically

steered vehicles - this mechanism automatically steers your

vehicle according to GPS data it receives from the controller.

• Automated steering CPU.

• Receiver and receiver antenna (optional, if you already have a

GPS receiver).

The system allows you to manually steer the vehicle even while

automated steering is engaged. The automated steering hydraulics

is disengaged when power is off or in case of system failure.

This state-of-the-art automated steering system can be quickly and

easily installed by interfacing our customized valve block into

existing steering lines. This block is compatible with nearly all farm

vehicles and is automatically calibrated and adjusted upon

connection.

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Controller and Optional MiniBar

Standard Lightbar

Automated Steering CPU

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U

NDERSTANDING

Y

OUR

GPS D

ATA

What is GPS?

GPS stands for Global Positioning System. This worldwide radio-

navigation system is formed by 24 dedicated NAVSTAR satellites

orbiting the earth 11,000 miles away.

What is DGPS?

Differential GPS (DGPS) is regular GPS with an additional

correction signal added. This signal, called “Differential Correction,”

allows civilian users of GPS to achieve far greater accuracy than the

GPS signal alone is able to provide.

How Accurate is My DGPS Data?

Many factors affect the positioning accuracy that you may expect

from a DGPS system. The most significant of these include:

• Age of the received differential conditions.

• Atmospheric conditions at the beacon and remote locations.

• Satellite geometry, often expressed as a Dilution of Precision

(DOP).

• Magnitude of multipath present at the remote station.

• Quality of the GPS receiver being used at both the reference

and remote stations.

• Time from position acquisition - Let the system run for at least

five minutes before using the system for highest accuracy.

Determining an accurate position requires a minimum of 4

satellites that aren’t low on the horizon. As can be expected, it is

crucially important for all DGPS antennas to have a clear view of

the sky.

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With general GPS reception, accuracy is guaranteed within 15 feet.

With DGPS reception, the accuracy will vary depending on the

receiver you purchased. Satloc differential options include:

• WAAS horizontal accuracy: < 3 feet

• OmniStar horizontal accuracy: < 3 feet

•e-Dif: < 3 feet

Loss of GPS Warnings

The standard lightbar and miniBar give distinct warnings that GPS

is either not available or is lost.

For the standard lightbar:

• If the system does not have GPS, the left and right lightbar

displays show GPS and 0 0, respectively, and the center yellow

LEDs blinks.

• If the system does not have a DGPS solution, or if the standard

deviation is greater than “2,” the bottom yellow light blinks. Do

not begin work until the numbers stop blinking. (The standard

deviation represents an estimate of the solution accuracy. This

should normally be <1.0.)

For the miniBar:

• If the system does not have GPS, the bottom LED flashes.

• If the system does not have a DGPS solution, the bottom LED

blinks.

Note: These warnings may occur at any time. Please be

aware of them in case you lose DGPS while working.

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NSTALLATION

L

ITE

S

TAR

II

Overview

1. Install the Lightbar

2. Install the Controller

3. Install the Automated Steering CPU

4. Install the Receiver

5. Connect the Cables

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2: Installation LiteStar II

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VERVIEW

Installation is a five step process:

1. Install the lightbar.

2. Install the controller.

3. Install the automated steering CPU.

4. Install the receiver/antenna.

5. Connect the cables.

Before You Begin

Please read over all installation instructions and warnings BEFORE

beginning installation. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY CAUSE

IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO YOUR SYSTEM.

Required Tools

• Electric drill

• 1/4” (6 mm) drill bit

• Standard phillips/slotted screw drivers

• Crescent wrench or wrench set

• 3/16” allen wrench

•Marker pen

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1. I

NSTALL

THE

L

IGHTBAR

There are two lightbar options:

• The standard, full-size lightbar

• The optional MiniBar

The standard full-size lightbar has two rows of LEDs for cross-track

distance and heading angle, and left and right display areas.

The optional MiniBar has a single row of LEDs that can be set to

display either cross-track distance or heading angle. The

advantage of the MiniBar is that its small size improves portability.

Installing the Standard Lightbar

The standard lightbar is designed for either a magnetic mount or a

traditional permanent mount. The magnetic mount allows you to

mount the lightbar on your vehicle without having to drill holes in

the structure. It has been field-tested for weather, shock, and

vibration and is the recommended installation.

For vehicles with a non-metal hood, such as fiberglass, metal disks

have been included in your installation kit. The disks are secured to

the hood with the enclosed adhesive pads – the magnetic mounts

then mount securely to the metal disks.

Permanent Mounts

1. Insert the captive screws

through the holes in the

lightbar.

2. Screw the dowel pins onto the

installed captive screws.

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3. Line up the dowel pins with the wide slots on

the sides of the adjustable lightbar mount.

4. Using the lightbar brackets as a guide, mark

the desired mounting location on the

vehicle.

5. Carefully use a 1/4” drill bit to drill the 4

mounting holes.

6. Place the rubber pads on the bottom of the

lightbar mount - the flat side of the mounts

should face the vehicle and the holes should

be lined up with the holes on the mounting

bracket feet.

7. Place the assembled lightbar and mounting bracket, holding

the rubber pads in position, over the mounting holes you

drilled.

8. Secure the lightbar to the vehicle using the #10-32 bolts and

nuts.

Magnetic Mounts

1. Insert the captive screws

through the holes in the

lightbar.

2. Screw the dowel pins onto the

installed captive screws.

Note: Attach the enclosed backing plates to the underside

of the mounting surface for additional reinforcement if

desired. The backing plates provide additional support to

prevent the bolts from pulling through the surface under

vibration.

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3. Line up the dowel pins with the wide slots on

the sides of the adjustable lightbar mount.

4. Insert the pins into the mount and slide to

desired position, the underside of the

mount is notched, allowing you to adjust

the angle of the lightbar.

5. Screw the magnetic mounts into the bottom of the lightbar

mount.

6. Mount the assembled lightbar and mounting plate to the

surface of the vehicle.

• If mounting to a metal surface, place the magnetic mounts

and place on the vehicle in the desired location (in line of

sight of the driver). Do not remove the protective adhesive

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