I posted this here as opposed to the Precision form.

Thought more guys would see it.

This is a followup to the posts below:

https://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=656356&posts=10#M5529692

https://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=653868&posts=9#M5508670

There has been many hours of testing done by Digi Farm. Precision has participated in

this but only from a digesting information stand point.

Let me say up front that Precision's view point is "This affects such a few number of

customers, we don't want to fix something for some and mess up something for many."

From what little I know, it affects more than just a few.

If you remember we are using a FMX1000 with a 20/20 with Vdrive.

Our problem is when planting the planter would stop for a second or less and cause a

three foot skip in our fields. Very random, no pattern.

David Dusanek of Digi Farm had been planting with a setup just like ours, except his

FMX had the earlier chip set, which only allowed 12 satellites. Our setup had the newer

chip set which allowed us to have up to 14 or 15 satellites. Dave did not have any skips

with his FMX system.

David had wanted to upgrade his FMX to the TMX for steering (able to make turns at the

headland).

As he started planting he instantly had the 1 second or less skip. This continued thru out

the field(s) very random. Dave then shut down the Digi Farm signal and started using IA Cors.

He continued planting and the skips continued.

It appears the problem lies in the Trimble chip set in the newer FMX's and the TMX's.

We will be switching to a older FMX to see if our problem goes away.

There is a whole lot of technical information that shows the problem, but until last week

there was no ability to repeat the problem with any certainty.

Both Trimble and Precision CAN FIX THE PROBLEM, but not by changing the signal.

No one seems to be interested in solving problems, just finger pointing.

For the money we have put towards these companies we should get better service!!!

I know several of you have emailed me with questions and idea's. I hope this helps some of

you.

One other bit of information that has come to light during all the testing is that the FMX 1000

port A and B do not seem to output the same data that ports C and D do. I'm not smart enought

to define this but I know some people who are.

These are my opinions from personal experience.

olf20 / Bob