MANUALS AND VIDEOS
Manuals
We have produced comprehensive manuals, parts lists, and how to guides for inter-row, in-row and spot spray applications. They are written in English, but some of the manuals have been translated into French, German, Spanish, and Italian. If you cannot find what you want or want to check that you have the most up to date version, please get in touch.
Videos
Whilst we strive to make our systems easy to use, performance can always be enhanced by knowledgeable personnel. Training and product support are therefore a high priority.
It is not practical for us to train every operator. Instead, we train machinery manufacturers to support their farmer customers. Where possible training is in-person at customers premises or at our UK factory. If in-person meeting is not possible we have the following on-line YouTube video training options:
- Introduction to inter-row guidance and a video covering Basic camera set up which applies across our product range
- A series of six videos providing a full inter-row training programme covering all aspects of setting up, operating and fault finding
- We also have a supplementary six video training program building on the inter-row programme covering additions required for in-row applications.
YouTube includes an auto-translate facility. To view subtitles, start the video in full screen mode. Then left click on the settings (gear) icon and select subtitles. If you want to change languages left-click and select subtitles again then select ‘auto-translate’ which pops up a list of languages.
Historical videos
We have also included links to a number of older videos that chart our technological progress over the past 30 years.
Inter-row training and support material
Introduction and Camera setup videos
These provide a relatively quick introduction to our inter-row system and an explanation of how to set cameras up. Both are about 11minutes long. Some of the screen shots in these videos are of slightly old software versions but the principles are all still valid.
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An introduction to inter row guidance
Vision guidance system camera setup
Inter-row Video Training Programme
For a more comprehensive programme covering all aspects of our inter-row system you can view our set of six inter-row training videos. These have a total run time of about 1 hr 40m.
They are based on PowerPoint presentations we have been giving in person to our customers for some years. We will continue to give in person training where we can, but we hope these video versions will provide a useful supplement or a convenient alternative for busy people who may find it difficult to find time.
1. Introduction to the company and our technology
3. User screens
5. Use of service tools for fault diagnostics
2. Getting to know the system and its hardware
4. Setting up a new machine and initial field running
6. Configuration editor
Inter-row documentation
We have two versions of our inter-row manual which can be downloaded below. The first is a full reference manual that covers information required by machinery manufacturers and dealers to set up and run our vision guidance system from scratch. This is currently only available in English, French, German and Spanish.
The second is a shorter user manual that covers the information required to operate an implement that has already been set up by the manufacturer or dealer. This is currently available in English, French, German and Italian languages.
Considerable effort has gone into the preparation of these manuals, but we appreciate that they will not be perfect. Constructive comments on how that might be improved are welcome.
The version number on the title page refers to the software revision to which that manual applies. If your software version is earlier than these manuals, you could consider upgrading your software.
Inter-row Reference Manual
Brief Operator Manual
In-row training and support material
In-row Video Training Programme
This series of six video tutorials is roughly equivalent to the six inter-row video tutorials. They give the additional information you need to set up individual crop plant specific treatments from a guided implement. They assume that you have already viewed the inter-row videos, or are familiar with their content.
1. In-row introduction
3. In-row User screens
5. In-row initial running
2. In-row hardware
4. In-row setting up
6. In-row configuration
In-row documentation
Like inter-row we have two versions of our in-row manual. One is a full reference manual, and the other is a shorter operators guide. As all machines loaded with in-row software can also be run in inter-row mode these documents cover both inter and in-row operation. We currently have no translations of these manuals, though operator screens can be set to a wide range of languages.
Spot spray training and support material
We currently have no video tutorials relating specifically to spot spraying. However, much of the material covered in the inter-row and in-row video tutorials is relevant, including camera setup and user screen content.
Here is a link to a video of our experimental spot sprayer spot treating volunteer potatoes with glyphosate within a crop of onions. This video was taken in 2020.
Spot spray documentation
Historic videos
Our new experimental spot sprayer, the result of over 12 years of development, is seen here controlling volunteer potatoes in onions during the 2020 season.
Our within-row weeding technology was developed as part of a collaborative project. This video taken in 2008 shows two early hydraulically powered machines operating in salad and brassica crops.
As part of a programme of continuous improvement we have developed an In-row weed with electrically powered rotors. This enables us to achieve even higher speeds (5 plants/s) at higher accuracy with a very low power input.
This precision drenching application is based on a combination of our in-row and spot spraying technologies. A relatively large volume of water is placed close to roots for maximum efficiency. Applications of this technology include fertilizer or biological crop protection product placement.
Automatic thinning of drilled crops could dramatically reduce labour requirements. This mechanical thinner works well under suitable soil conditions, but we have also got good results using the same algorithms to control a thinner based on selective herbicide application.
In 2005 we pioneered vision guidance of multiple independently steered sections. This 12m span inter-row hoe comprises three 4m cultivator sections each with its own camera and side shifting frame. It is operating in organic cereals.
In 2005 we pioneered vision guidance of multiple independently steered sections. This 20m span high work rate vision guided band sprayer uses four cameras and four side shift sections. Precision placement provides opportunities for more effective treatment using less material.
This autonomous vehicle represented the start of our vision guided work and was publicly demonstrated in 1996. Guidance down rows was relative to crop rows and individual crop plants were squirted as an array of nozzles passed over them.
We have started to create a series of tutorial videos explaining how to set up our vision guidance systems. This is the introductory tutorial links to the others can be found on the products page.
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