FarmTRXYieldMonitor–InstallGuide.Beforeinstalling,makesuretoreadtheQuickStartGuide:www.FarmTRX.com/documentationThisguidewillwalkthroughtheinstallationofaFarmTRXYieldMonitor.ItisshownbeinginstalledonaNewHollandCR9060,butshouldbetypicalofallNewHollandCRseries&CaseAFXcombines,andissimilartotheinstallprocessformostothercombines.

SystemOverview:

OverviewofInstallationLocations

1. FarmTRXYieldMonitor:The“brains”oftheoperation.Thisdevicefeaturesanon-board

computerthatconnectstotheopticalyieldsensors,16gbofon-boardstorage(enoughtostoreyearsofharvestingdata),aGPSantenna,andBluetoothconnectivityforpairingwithasmartphoneortablet.Itmountsinthecabandneedstobewiredintoswitched12Vpower.1.1GPSAntenna(optional):ThisisrequiredwhenitisnotpossibletomounttheYieldMonitoralongthecenter-lineofthecab,oriftheharvestercabhasametalroof.

2. Mass-FlowOpticalSensors:Twosensorswillbeinstalledoneithersideofthecleangrainelevator.Alightbeamissentbetweenthetwosensors,allowingforthemeasurementofthevolumeofgrainoneachpaddle.ThesesensorswillbewireddirectlytotheYieldMonitorthroughthesuppliedharnesses.

ComponentsLayout

ComponentsOverview:

1. FarmTRXYieldMonitor2. OpticalYieldSensors3. OpticalSensorMountingBrackets4. 8ft.InterconnectCable5. 20ftPrimaryCable

Otherincludedhardware:• 8x5/32PopRivets• 2xT-Tap(18-14AWG),Blue• 2xT-Tap(22-18AWG),Red• 6”Zipties

• 24”XLZipTies• 2xPlasticSpacers• 4xM18Nuts• 4xM18Washers

ToolsRequired:• PowerDrill • MeasuringTape• 5/32”DrillBit • FramingSquare• ¾”StepDrillBit • Marker,Pen,orPencil• ¾”StepDrillBit • Screwdriver• Pliers,ViceGrips,SideCutters • MaskingTape• CenterPunch • RoundBastardFile• RightAngleDrill(forcombineswithtightclearancebehindcleangrain

elevator)

1.InstallYieldMonitorComponentsusedinthisstep:

YieldMonitor 20ft.PrimaryCable

TheYieldMonitorinstallsinthecabofyourcombine.Itneedstobepoweredby12Vswitchedpower.SinceitcontainsaGPSantenna,itshouldbemountedasclosetothecenterlineofyourcombineaspossible(alternatively,theYieldMonitorcabbemountedelsewhereandanexternalGPSantennacanbeconnectedandmountedalongthecenterline)InstallYieldMonitor:

1. Removeanyheadlinerpanelsorlightsneededtoaccess12Vswitchedpowerandaspacetoinstalltheyieldmonitor.

2. Locate12Vswitchedpowerlinestotapinto.3. UsethesuppliedT-SpliceConnectorstoconnectto+12V&Ground.Useplierstosnap

theT-SpliceConnectorsontothewires.Besuretousethecorrectsizeconnector,andensuretheconnector“snaps”shut.

UsetheBlueT-Spliceconnectorfor18-14AWGwireUsetheBlueT-Spliceconnectorfor22-18AWGwire.

4. WiththeT-Spliceconnectorsattachedto12Vswitchedpower,attachtheRed&BlackspadeconnectorsfromtheleadsonthePrimaryCableto+12V&Ground,respectively.

5. Connectthe15PinconnectorofthePrimaryCabletotheYieldMonitor&tightenscrews.

a. Totestthepower:turnonthecombine,thenuseyoursmartphonetosearch/scanforBluetoothdevices.Adevicecalled“YM:___”shouldappear.

6. InstallYMoncenter-lineofcombine.Removeanypanelsorlightsnecessarytoaccessaspotalongthecenterline.MounttheYieldMonitorwiththelabelfacingskywaysandusedoublesidedtapetomountitinplace.ApotentialplacetomountthetheYieldMonitorfortheinstallationpicturedherewouldbeinfrontofthecablightonthecenter-line.

a. Ifpoweraccessandcableroutingistoodifficult,oryourcombinehasametalroof,thenseebelow

7. UsinganexternalGPS:screwinganexternalGPSontothethreadedSMAconnectorontheYieldMonitorwillturnofftheinternalGPS,andinsteadusetheattachedantenna.ThisallowsyoutomounttheYieldMonitoranywhereinthecaborontheroof.

Showingpossibleinstalllocationofyieldmonitorinmiddleofheadliner

a. Alternative:InstalltheYManywhereinsidecabandalignGPSantennaalong

centerlineofcombine(shownbelow).

ShowingYieldMonitorinstalledinaftrighthandcornerofcab(whereswitchedpoweris

convenientlyaccessible)

InthisinstalltheGPSantennawasinstalledforwardofthecablightintheheadliner.ThisplacestheGPSantennaalongthecenter-lineoftheharvester.CableRouting:

8. OncetheYieldMonitorismounted,routethePrimaryCablethroughyourcab/headlinerandouttounderneathyourcab.Youwillneedtorouteittowardsthecleangrainelevator.

ShowingroutingofPrimaryCablealonginsideofdoorpost.Ignitionswitchassemblyremoved

foraccess.

9. OncethePrimaryCablehasbeenroutedoutsideofyourcab,usethesuppliedziptiestorouteitovertothecleangrainelevator.Leaveafewfeetofcableloosebythecleangrainelevatortoattachtotheinterconnectcable.

2.InstallOpticalSensorsComponentsusedinthisstep:

OpticalSensors MountingBrackets

Sensorinterconnectcable

Inthisstepyouwillbemountingtheopticalyieldsensorsonyourcleangrainelevator.Thelocationofthemountingpointisfoundinatablebelow.PreparingSensors&Brackets:

1. Mountopticalsensorsinmountingbrackets.Usesuppliednuts,washers,andplasticspacers.

MountingOrder:Nut,washer,bracket,washer,nut,spacer.

Lightlyhandtightenjamnutstomakefaceofsensorflushwiththemountingfaceofthebracket(shownabove)

2. Screwtheplasticspacerontothesensoruntilitisflushwiththefaceofthesensor,thenscrewthespacerslightlymoretorevealonlyonethreadofthesensor.Thiswillhelpthesensorsitatthecorrectdepthinthecleangrainelevator.

3. OnesensorhasasetofLEDlightsrecessedinthebarrel.Thesewillhelpyoutestthesystem,soensuretheyarepointedawayfromthehingeofthebracket.(shownabove)

MountingSensors&Brackets:Next,youwillneedtomeasureandmarkwheretomeasure,mark,anddrillholesforthesensorsonthecleangrainelevator.Theymountintheinside&outsidefaceoftheelevator,towardsthebackofthecombine(wherefilledpaddlesofgrainpassby).Thetablebelowshowsthemeasurementsforcommoncombines:Combine Model DistanceX(in) HeightY(in)CaseIH 1660 1.75 41.5 1680 1.75 75.5 2X88 1.75 75.5 7088 1.75 75.5 7120,8120 1.5 57NewHolland CR9XX,CR9XXX 1.75 62 TR9X 1.5 43 TX JohnDeere 9500 2.25 62 96X0 2.25 62 9X50 2.25 33 9X60 2.25 33 9X70 2.25 33Gleaner R7X 1.25 56Challenger 670 1.5 70 670B 1.75 65Cat UseExisting

SensorHoles

Ifyourmodelisnotshownhere,ensuretheopticalsensorslieinthemiddleofthecleangrainelevatorpaddles.

Distance(X)fromthebackofthecleangrain

elevatortothecenterofthedrillholeHeight(Y)fromthecenterofthebearing

tothecenterofthedrillhole

X

DiagramofOpticalSensorPlacement

&Operation

1. Usingmeasurementsfromthetableabove,measure&marktheheight(Y).Measure

fromthecenterofthebearing,toheight(Y),andmark.Werecommendusingmaskingtapetomakemarkingtheheighteasier.Useaframingsquaretotracetheheight(y)acrossthemaskingtapeonthecleangrainelevator.Itisveryimportanttoinstalltheopticalsensorsdirectlyoppositeeachother,sotakecarewithmarkingthemountingholes.

Shown:linedrawnontapetomarkexactheightofsensorsfrombottombearing.

2. Withtheheight(Y)markedacrossthecleangrainelevator,measure&markthe

distance(X).

Shown:markedsensorholelocation(x)fromofthebackofthecleangrainelevator.

3. Withheight(Y)anddistance(X)marked,useacenterpunchtomarkthelocationfor

drillingthesensormountingpilotholes.

4. Atthemarkedlocation–drillapilotholeusinga5/32”drillbit.

5. Usingthepilotholeasastartingpoint-useastepdrilltodrilla¾”hole.

Usingthestep-drill-bittodrill¾”hole

Showing:step-drillbitused.

6. Useafiletoremovesharpbursfromthedrilledhole.

7. Mountthesensorbrackets:Slideheadofsensorintothenew¾”hole.Loosenjamnutsonsensorandslidethebracketuntilthe4-holepatternislocatedinthemiddleofthecleangrainelevator.Presstheheadofthesensorintothe¾”hole,holdthebracketat90degreestotheverticaledgeoftheelevator,andmarkthe4-holepatternofthebracketfordrilling.

8. Oncebracket&sensorarealigned,drilloneholewitha5/32”bit.

9. Choosecorrectsensortoinstall:Beforepop-rivetingthesensoron,makesuretoselectthesensorwiththeLEDlightinthebarrel.HavingthisLEDlightvisiblewillhelptotestthesystem.(Shownbelow)

10. Next,installonepoprivettoholdthebracket,thendrilltheremainingholes.

Useapoprivetstomountthebrackettothe1stdrilledhole.

11. With1poprivetinstalled,drilltheremaining3holesandinstalltheirpoprivets.

12. Repeattheprocessontheinsidefaceofthecleangrainelevator.Takecaretoensurethe¾”holeisdrilleddirectlyacrossfromtheother(usingthesamex,ymeasurements).

Repeattheprocessontheinsidefaceofthecleangrainelevator.Takecaretoensurethe¾”

holeisdrilleddirectlyacrossfromtheother(usingthesamex,ymeasurements).

Ifaccesstothebackofthecleangrainelevatorisrestricted,youcancreateasheetmetaldrillingtemplateforthesensorpilothole(fortheharvester’sspecificXdimension)anduseanangleddrilltodrillthepilotandsensorholes.

13. Oncebothbracketsandsensorsaremounted,usetheincludedXLziptietoholdthe

bracketstogetherasshown:

14. Withthebracketsandsensorsmounted,attachtheconnectorsofthesensorcablestotheconnectorsontheInterconnectCable.

15. ConnecttheInterconnectCabletothePrimaryCable.Ziptieexcesscableinabundleawayfrommovingparts.

Cablesconnected&ziptiedoutoftheway.

NOTE:Therewillbeanopenconnectorontheinterconnectcable.Thisconnectorwillallowyoutouseattachothercomponentsinthefuture.Ziptiethisconnectoroutoftheway.

TestingOpticalYieldSensors:Oncetheopticalsensorsareinstalledandtheyareconnectedtotheyieldmonitor,thesystemcanbetestedinthefollowingway:

1. Powerontheharvester.Thisshouldpowerontheyieldmonitorwiredtoswitched12Vpower.

2. Withasmartphone,lookforaBluetoothdevicetoappearwiththename:“YM:____”.Ifthisappears,thentheyieldmonitorispoweredon.

3. Nexttesttheopticalsensors.Withtheharvesterpoweredon(theenginedoesnotneedtobeonforthis),gotothecleangrainelevator,removethecleanoutpanelandadvancethepaddlesbyhand.Whentheemptypaddlespassbytheopticalsensors,thesensorwiththeLED(ideallyinstalledontheouterfaceoftheelevator)shouldblink.Ifthishappens,thentheopticalsensorsarepoweredoncorrectlyandinalignment.

Youryieldmonitorshouldnowbefullyinstalled.TolearnhowtooperatetheYieldMonitor,consulttheguidesfoundonwww.FarmTRX.com/documentationIfyouhavenotalreadydoneso,registeryourFarmTRXaccountatwww.FarmTRX.com/register