Adjust Section Control

The number of sections is based on the information entered while creating the implement. The default settings for On Override is five seconds. The default Turn Off Percent is 95%. The default Exiting/Entering Overlap is zero meters. The default Boundary Percent Overlap is 5%. To adjust the number of sections, adjust the tractor settings.

The On/Off Override feature allows the operator to override the automatic section control and force all AccuBoom™ controlled sections on for a user defined interval. This feature is useful for re-applying product to a heavily infested field area or when accelerating from a complete stop. The time for the override may be modified to match specific application needs.

Turn Off/On Percent allows the user to define the amount of coverage tolerated during an application. For applications which require complete coverage, the coverage percent setting should be set to a higher value (80% to 100%). When applying products that do not tolerate overlaps, the percent coverage should be set to a lower value.

Exiting/Entering Overlap settings allows the operator to avoid gaps in coverage by adjusting the amount (in meters) of entering and exiting coverage overlap. If sections turn off too early while entering existing coverage, adjust the Entering Overlap setting to force the sections to remain on for an additional specified distance. Conversely, if sections turn on too late when exiting coverage, adjust the Exiting Overlap setting to force sections to turn on earlier, avoiding possible gaps in coverage.

Note:  If Entering Overlap is set to 1 meter, the implement sections will stay activated for an extra meter of coverage. If Exiting Overlap is set to 1 meter, the implement sections will activate 1 meter early.

On/Off Look Ahead monitors the GPS position and coverage map while considering the look ahead times to begin controlling sections on or off before the section crosses spray or no-spray boundaries. Look ahead times may help compensate for delays in the sprayer system including the time it takes for boom or control valves to open.

Note:  Off Look Ahead is the amount of time before entering an already applied area or a no spray zone that the section will turn off.

Note:  On Look Ahead is the amount of time before area that needs to be applied that a section will turn on.

  • Adjust the Off Look Ahead to determine how far (in seconds) to turn a section off.
  • Adjust the On Look Ahead to determine how far (in seconds) to turn a section on.

The Boundary Percent Overlap feature allows the operator to configure the percent of the boom section allowed to pass beyond the field boundary before the section is commanded to turn off.

Note:  The default Boundary Percent Overlap is set to 5%, so the boom section will turn off after 5% of the section is outside of the boundary. If Boundary Percent Overlap is set to 90%, the boom section will not turn off until 90% of the boom section is outside of the boundary.

Corrected coverage is the concept of waiting for as many seconds as the lookahead value to turn on or off coverage drawing. It is enabled by default for any implement. When disabled, coverage is turned on or off as soon as the response from the node is received.

Adjust Section Control Settings

To adjust any of the Section Control settings:

  1. Select Settings on the bottom left of the Home screen. The Settings Menu will open.
  2. Select Section Control on the Settings menu. The Section Control window will open.
  3. Select in the cell to the right of the desired setting.
  4. Enter the desired setting.

  5. Select Accept to return to the Section Control window.

  6. Select Accept to save the displayed settings and return to the Settings menu.

Last Revised: Mar 2025