Near Intersection of I-35 & I-90 Southern Mn. | Glad you were able to create a workaround and get the implement switch to perform properly for your purposes.
I didn't want to actually encourage you to investigate that approach not knowing your comfort level with such matters. Some of us just can't resist attempting these workarounds. Sometimes this is good, sometimes bad, sometimes you have nothing to lose.
You mentioned attempting to use some type of sensor for fertilizer earlier. This can work to use the Application Rate Module to display an Applied Rate, Coverage and as Applied maps. I use my Application Rate Modules this way. One is used with a Raven flow meter to display and make maps for starter fertilizer on our Corn Planter. We can use it to set the stroke on the ground driven fertilizer pump to adjust the rate. Another is used with a large Mag meter on a liquid Hog Manure wagon. There it aids the driver in selecting the speed to apply in order to attain a certain application rate. In neither situation is the Application Rate Module controlling the rate but merely reflecting the rate.
You didn't mention if your attempt was successful or not. If not, the internal damage or fault might have been involved there also. The device (flow meter, shaft sensor, mag meter etc.) that connects to the signal wire in that setup must clearly and cleanly go between a logic HIGH and a logic LOW. Some devices such as a Raven flow meter can do this, They need a constant voltage source and ground. They can then create distinct pulses on the signal line.
Other devices need an outside helper (pull-up resistor) to ensure that the signal line returns to a logic HIGH after the device has shorted the signal wire to ground (LOW). This is often just a 10K ohm resistor between the constant power source and the signal line. This ensures that the voltage on the signal wire is either clearly HIGH or clearly LOW. Without the helper, the signal might be some where in between in never never land.
The calibration number that you enter as part of the configuration is used to convert these pulses to meaningful units such as gallons or pounds. Some experimentation may necessary to determine an appropriate cal number.
With the damaged Application Rate Module that I inherited, that was actually the problem. In a somewhat similar fashion I wired around the damaged area to supply power to the measuring device.
As far as the GO displays not supporting the Application Rate Module for an implement switch, I am under the impression that there is another module that can be used for those purposes. It is my understanding that this new module can be used when needed or desired and can be part of a more complex situation.
Edited by tedbear 6/7/2025 07:09
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AL app rate module not seeing implent switch
