Near Intersection of I-35 & I-90 Southern Mn. | I have 3 InCommand 1200's due to various trade-up programs. I use AgFiniti Mobile on an iPad Pro. Ag Finiti Mobile is free. It has limited capabilities but is still very useful for us. I do not use the web based version of Ag Finiti. It is much more powerful and requires a connection to the Internet. There is a yearly charge for using it. These are two separate products that both use the term Ag Finiti.
Ag Finiti Mobile is a free App that can be installed on an iPad. I happen to use a somewhat older iPad Pro that I purchased a few years ago for this purpose. The iPad can also be used for all the usual iPad type things such as music, camera, WiFi (when a connection is available) etc.
The Ag Finiti Mobile App on the iPad can communicate with various Ag Leader displays (InCommand 1200s in my case). Data from the InCommand is transferred wirelessly to the App on the iPad. The App can do limited processing with the data. The connection between the Ag Leader and the iPad is called an Access Point type connection. As mentioned it does NOT require an internet connection or Hot Spot etc.
An Access Point type of connection requires that the two units need to be reasonably close to each other. Having them both in the tractor or combine cab is close enough. I also use the Access Point form of communication to interact with other devices such as wireless cameras, remote shop door openers, lights etc. In each case the iPad, iPhone, Andorid device etc. needs to be reasonably close to the device it is working with. An App on the tablet or phone allows me to interact with the other device.
The process of transfering data from the Ag Leader display to the App on the iPad goes basically like this. Once a field operation is completed (Planting, Spraying, Harvesting etc.) the data from that operation is transferred as a "batch" to the App on the iPad. The operator has the option to force the transfer before the operation is completed if desired for some reason. That means that if I start harvesting a field of corn, the data about yield, moisture etc. is NOT transferred as I harvest. It is transferred as a "batch" generally when I switch to a new field. I assume this is done for the sake of efficiency, that is transferring the data as a batch is more efficient than copying it "point by point" to the App.
Once data for a field operation is transferred, a map of that operation and most all summary and point by point data is available on the App on the iPad. If the operator forces the transfer before the operation is completed, this is not a problem and the data for the portion that has been completed is available. Once the operation is eventually completed, the data is transferred and a complete map and summary is available.
The data and maps are then available on the iPad itself and can be used many ways. However the App can NOT do the powerful analysis that is available with SMS. My data is still available on a USB stick as before. That means I can analyze the data with SMS or or other software programs should I desire to do so as I have done in the past.
I find that for the most part, the onscreen maps and data summaries I get from the Ag Finiti Mobile app suits my level of analysis. I can easily observe an operation on a field from the last several years. I can look at just the planting, spraying, fertilizing or harvest data as I desire. I can look at more than one at the same time as an attempt at some rather crude analysis. I can print out colored maps directly to the HP color printer in my office directly. No confusing cables or switches are necessary.
I can hand care the iPad with me for in season analysis. I can look at the maps and summaries after the fact in an attempt to draw some conclusions. Just yesterday my Seed dealer stopped by. I was able to grab the iPad and show them the yield maps for my recent corn crop. In some respects this was easier than having the maps on a computer. We could touch various locations on the yield map which would then show the yield, moisture, etc. at that point. We were able to come to some conclusions about various varieties and our very unusual weather this past growing season.
I am really quite impressed with Ag Finiti Mobile and the way I use it. It would not be powerful enough for many operators. I don't know how wide spread its use is but I am quite happy with the results.
I have found that when I ask questions about Ag Finiti, I am referring to how I use the Ag Finiti Mobile app. The person responding often assumes that I am using the cloud based version of Ag Finiti. This caused me confusion at first until I realized that both approaches use the word Ag Finiti. They both work with data and can produce some similar results but they are not the same product.
To the best of my knowledge, the Ag Finiti Mobile App does require an Apple iPad. I'm quite certain that the App is not available for an iPhone or Android device. When I purchased an iPad for this task, I was concerned about how much memory I would need so I purchased one with maximum memory. As it turns out this was not necessary for our operation with the App but of course didn't hurt anything. My iPad has lots of memory available for music, pictures and any other usual memory storage.
If you have an iPad and an Ag Leader display with the short antenna on the back, I would suggest trying the Ag Leader Mobile App. You may find that it is useful for you. The price is right.
Edited by tedbear 11/12/2024 07:58
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Ag leader version of fieldview
