Iowa | Case IH farmer - 3/24/2008 13:36
I have heard that Omnistar made a change to reduce the convergence time. Thanks!
Are you referring to this interview that John did?
http://www.precisionag.com/NodeDisplay.php?NodeID=3604
Q. What improvements have been made recently in the signal technology?
A. One of the things that they used to talk about in the early days was how long it would take a high accuracy satellite signal to converge. It used to be that when you turned on a unit, you could expect it to take a half hour to 40 minutes before you could achieve maximum accuracy. That could be a major problem if your signal got blocked, and you had to wait that same amount of time to retrieve the signal again.
We made some modifications, and the latest firmware we are bringing out gets the convergence down to where 10 minutes is a relatively long time. We have discovered, however, that over the last year, this has become less of an issue as users have gained familiarity with these systems and are more comfortable and practiced at handling them. That said, we feel it’s a significant improvement to the system that makes it easier for everyone. GPS manufacturers are still working to implement this change into their products, so while we’ve made it available, it will be a few months or more before the end user experiences the improvements. |