Plan and Configure a Grid

With the Grid feature, auto-generated points can populate within a job to trigger the connected RCM to perform specific actions when driving over the points.

Note:  The Grid feature is an additional feature and must be unlocked to be accessed. Refer to Feature Unlocks for more information on unlocking features.

  1. Select Existing Job on the right side of the Home screen.

  2. Choose the desired field and select Next. The Field Management page will open.

  3. Select Operations Planning.

    Note:  If needed, select Scouting to create a field boundary to use for operations planning. A screen similar to the Run screen will open but will not apply product.

  4. Select the Operation Plans button near the bottom of the screen to display the existing operation plans.

    Note:  Refer to CRX Operation Planning for assistance with operation plans.

  5. Enter the desired value in the Swath Width option to determine the distance between the generated rows in which the grid points will populate.

  6. Select the straight baselineClosed In RTK correction systems, the baseline is the range between the base and rover. A maximum baseline defines the range between the base and the rover before RTK corrections begin to lose precision. Alternatively in some Raven field computers, a baseline is a segment of a boundary that can be used to create guidance lines and application zones. from which the grid will originate. The grid will always generate parallel to the selected baselineClosed In RTK correction systems, the baseline is the range between the base and rover. A maximum baseline defines the range between the base and the rover before RTK corrections begin to lose precision. Alternatively in some Raven field computers, a baseline is a segment of a boundary that can be used to create guidance lines and application zones..

    Note:  A grid can only be added on a straight baselineClosed In RTK correction systems, the baseline is the range between the base and rover. A maximum baseline defines the range between the base and the rover before RTK corrections begin to lose precision. Alternatively in some Raven field computers, a baseline is a segment of a boundary that can be used to create guidance lines and application zones. and only one grid region can be added per operation plan.

  7. Once the baselineClosed In RTK correction systems, the baseline is the range between the base and rover. A maximum baseline defines the range between the base and the rover before RTK corrections begin to lose precision. Alternatively in some Raven field computers, a baseline is a segment of a boundary that can be used to create guidance lines and application zones. is chosen, select the Edit button.

  8. If the selected field has a boundary, the selected baselineClosed In RTK correction systems, the baseline is the range between the base and rover. A maximum baseline defines the range between the base and the rover before RTK corrections begin to lose precision. Alternatively in some Raven field computers, a baseline is a segment of a boundary that can be used to create guidance lines and application zones. is straight, and the grid feature is unlocked, the grid option will now be available in the Region Settings panel.

  9. Select the Grid checkbox. The Grid Configuration screen will open.

  10. The Grid Configuration screen offers several adjustable options:

    Select which mode to generate the grid:

    Rectangle

    Note:  The generated grid points will populate directly across each other.

    Triangle

    Note:  The generated grid points will populate staggered across each other.

    Plot Seeding

    Note:  The generated grid points can be configured to have different sections, or plots, of differing lengths and distances.

    Set the margin of the generated grid point perpendicular of the driving direction. The bigger the margin, the bigger the area that will trigger the signal while driving over a grid point. For example, a margin of 10 cm will extend the grid point 10 cm to the left and right of the driving direction, resulting in a total grid point width of 20 cm.

    Set the swath to determine the distance, left and right, between grid points as the machine travels along the guidance line.

    Set the distance between grid points down the guidance line.

    Note:  Different signals can be configured for different, specified distances.

    Single Distance

    Multiple Distances (Plot Seeding)

    Set the signal that will activate when the implement drives over a grid point.

    Note:  When configuring a new job, a signal can be selected per implement.

For information on using a generated grid in a job, refer to Use a Grid in a Job.

Last Revised: Jul 2024