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Welcome to the Case IH Advanced Farming Systems (AFS) North American customer website. This site contains answers to many frequently asked questions about Case IH AFS systems, along with downloads and other reference information. Don't see an answer to your question? Contact your local Case IH dealer or the AFS Customer Support Center!
If you're new to AFS, we invite you to start with the Overview.
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There is a need for multiple GPS outputs from the 162, 252, and 262 GPS receivers.
This is especially common when exporting GPS to a secondary control or logging system on an AccuGuide-equipped vehicle. When trying to engage AccuGuide, the AFS Pro 600 displays FAULT 62, which indicates a PPS (pulse per second) error in the circuit between the GPS receiver and the Nav II controller. Autoguidance will not engage. This condition is found most often on tractors running AccuGuide autoguidance and pulling a planter that runs row clutches via a second control system (not via the AFS Pro 600).
Use CNH part number ZTN55224 to export GPS signals from a 162, 252, or 262 receiver to a 3rd-party device. This cable is designed to allow Port C to be utilized when Ports A and B are already in use (for example, when using RTK and the Joey radio). The pin in location 4 of the 12-pin Deutsch connector at the receiver is the PPS wire. The PPS can be thought of as the "heartbeat" between the receiver and Nav II controller. If you use a cable other than ZTN55224, it is very likely that the cable has a terminal in the #4 location, and this either dilutes the PPS signal so the Nav II cannot recognize the signal, or resets the receiver configuration so it can no longer communicate with the Nav II controller. Cable ZTN55224 does not have a terminal in the #4 location.
The AFS desktop software can be purchased through your local Case IH dealer.
The current version of the AFS Harvesting and Application Control Systems desktop software is version 9.0. The part numbers for this software are as follows:
AFS Basic: 84195135
AFS Advanced: 84195136
Upgrade (Basic to Advanced): 84132108
The AFS Pro 600 offers two user-selectable interface levels. The interface level can be changed by going to Toolbox > Disp.
Interface Level: Basic
The "Basic" Interface Level is intended for operators who require only basic machine-control functionality. Basic mode disables several display features, including datacard recording. When the display is running in Basic mode, summary data will be recorded only to the internal display memory. This allows the operator to view summary data on-screen at a later date. However, data recorded in Basic mode can never be saved to a datacard. Even if the Interface Level is changed from "Basic" to "Advanced", the data collected in Basic mode cannot be saved to a datacard. It remains only in the display's internal memory.
Other features that are disabled in Basic mode include onscreen mapping, advanced yield monitor calibrations, and advanced Product attribute setup.
Interface Level: Advanced
The "Advanced" Interface Level is intended for operators who wish to fully utilize the precision farming functionality of the AFS Pro 600 display. Advanced mode enables onscreen mapping, multiple-task yield monitor calibrations, advanced Product attribute setup, and recording data to a datacard. This is the recommended Interface Level for most users.
When naming Growers, Farms, Fields, Tasks, Tags, Products, Work Conditions, Swath Names, Operators, etc. there are 18 characters available.
Any combination of upper-case, lower-case, numbers, or special characters may be used.
Varieties should always be put in as Products.
These Products can then be assigned to map layers in Work Condition > Layer. See 'As Applied Mapping Instructions' for more information.