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PFS Lessons
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Lesson 01: Install and register the software
Lesson 02: Prepare Management tree
Lesson 03: Export your management tree to the combine
Lesson 04: Get started in the combine: Logging or Mapping
Lesson 05: Import the combine data from the combine into the PFS-Desktop software.
Lesson O6: Make a professional print out.
Lesson O7A: Automatic download of Satellite maps in to your Management tree
Lesson O7B: Use Google back grounds for your MAPS (using 3 reference points)
Lesson O7C:Use Google back grounds for your MAPS (using Latitude/ Longitude).
Lesson O8: Use Google back grounds in your Management tree
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Lesson O9: Change date format to Date + Time
Lesson 10: Apply a simple analysis
Lesson 11: Trace boundary (see also SOLVE A PROBLEM)
Lesson 12: Split fields.
Lesson 13: GPS technology and AG-vehicles
Lesson 14: Make a PDF of my printed maps
PFS Lesson 15: Use the Trace boundary area and the ―Monitor Yield‖ in the ―Average yield‖
PFS Lesson 16A: Create a SOIL SAMPLING MAP and Export it to my PDA
PFS Lesson 16B: Import into my PDA
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PFS Desktop software:
PFS Lesson 17: Prepare a Management tree for Mapping with CSX Yield Monitor.
PFS Lesson 18: Get started in the CSX Combine
PFS Lesson 19: Import the combine data from the combine into the PFS-Desktop software.
PFS Lesson 20: Use the Printer to print the CSX Yield Monitor results.
PFS Lesson 21: Clip Contour map to Boundaries.
PFS Lesson 22: Export GUIDELINES TO YOUR TRACTOR OR COMBINE
PFS Lesson 23: Problem: The shapes and acres for my fields are incorrect!!
PFS Lesson 24: Average map: Normalized yield over several years.
PFS Lesson 25: Average map: Normalized yield over several years.
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PFS Desktop software:
PFS Lesson 26: Create SOIL STRUCTURE MAP
PFS Lesson 27: Create a VARIABLE RATE MAP from 2 layers
PFS Lesson 28: PFS Advanced Booklet Printing: Quick guide
PFS Lesson 29: Importing CSV- files
PFS Lesson 30: Can I export my field reports results into Excel or Word
PFS Lesson 31: Can I TEST my D-GPS mapping system, before the season Starts
PFS Lesson 32: PFS and my tractor
PFS Lesson 33: CSX Yield Monitor Calibration
PFS Lesson 34: Working with PFS9.0 and Make a Fuel consumption report (valid for Tractors and Combines)
PFS Lesson 35: Can I use my EZ500 as MAPPING antenna for my CX/CR/CSX combine
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PFS Desktop software:
PFS Lesson 36: Make a report with the TRACED BOUNDARY AREA
PFS Lesson 37:
PFS Lesson 38:
PFS Lesson 39:
PFS Lesson 40:
PFS Lesson 41:
PFS Lesson 42:
PFS Lesson 43:
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PFS Lesson 45:
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PFS Lesson 01: Install and Register
your software
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PFS Software installation
• Insert the INSTALLATION PFS-CD in the
disk drive of your computer, the
installation wizard will start automatically.
Click on 1 “Install”
• Follow the instructions of the wizard.
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• When the wizard ask you to select a
place for “PFS DATA STORAGE
FOLDER”, preferably select “My
Documents\New Holland\PFS\”
• Further the wizard will ask you the
“language” and the “Unit-system”
• The installation can take several minutes
(Do not think your computer is pending if
it takes a long time!!)
• Be sure your computer is connected to
the internet and that you have a valid e-
mail address.
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Register the PFS software
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Register the PFS software
Marcel
4. Create Account
1
5: fill in
6: fill in
7: fill in 7: fill in
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Important remark: CREATE ONLY ONE ACCOUNT !!!
If you create a second or third account it will NOT work!!!
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Register the PFS software
Marcel
4:
From the CD box
(backside)
Marcel
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3
5
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PFS Lesson O2: Prepare your management tree:
Create Farmers / Farms / Fields / Drivers / Vehicles

Prepare your management tree
The harvest period is a very busy period.
Especially the driver should be focused on
getting the maximum capacity out of his
machine.
On a New Holland Combine you can PRE-LOAD
all the names of Farmers / Farms / Fields /
Drivers / Vehicles in advance into the combine
monitor.
In this lesson you will learn how to prepare in the
Desktop software how to create your
management tree.
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4
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1
3
Repeat step 1, 2 and 3 for all the Farmers that you want to have in your management tree
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2
3
4
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1
2
Repeat step 1, 2 and 3 for all the Farms that you want to have in your management tree
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2
3
4
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1
Repeat step 1, 2 and 3 for all the FIELDS that you want to have in your management tree
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2
3
4
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1
2
Repeat step 1, 2 and 3 for all the
DRIVERS that might drive your
combine.
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2
3
4
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2
Learn now how to export your
Management tree to the
combine(s) : see PFS Lesson 03
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PFS Lesson O3: Export your management tree to the combine

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2
3
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1
4
2
Repeat step 3 and 4 for all
the farmers that you want
to be up-loaded.
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1. People
4: See next page
2 3
Repeat step 2 and 3 and 4 for all the people that you want to be up-loaded.
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1. Vehicle
2
3
4
Repeat step 2 and 3 and 4 for all the Vehicles that you want to be up-loaded.
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1 2
3
Repeat step 1 and 2and 4 for all the CROPS that you want to be up-loaded.
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New Customers: just click “4. Finish”
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2 3
4
Customers who have processed the field data from the previous season can
now also upload the Boundaries (for automatic field recognitions) and the
Navigation paths (for Intellisteer combines).
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Select:
“New Holland Voyager 2”
2
1
3
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1. Click on My Computer
2. Select the Memory stick that will be brought to the combine
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Bring now the memory stick to the combine:
IMPORTANT REMARK:
NEVER insert the Memory stick into the combine if contact key is ON.
NEVER remove the Memory stick into the combine if contact key is ON.
ALWAYS shut down the combine and wait 10
seconds before inserting or removing the memory
stick. SEE LESSON 04 for more details.
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PFS Lesson 04: Get started in the
combine: Logging or Mapping
(IntelliView II)

1. Set up: Advanced mode
DO NOT INSERT THE MEMORY STICK YET !!!!!
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1. Set up: Advanced mode
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1. Set up: Advanced mode
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2. Clean the Management tree
BEFORE YOU PUT YOUR MEMORY STICK IN THE
CONNECTOR UNDER THE ARMREST:
• In the factory or at your dealership or even yourself
might have done some tests prior to the real work
and set up some Farmers / Farms / Fields
• These tests Farmers / Farms / Fields need to be
deleted BEFORE you start the real work.
• You need to delete These tests Farmers / Farms /
Fields only the FIRST time that you use your
combine.
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2. Clean the Management tree
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2. Clean the Management tree

2. Clean the Management tree
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2. Clean the Management tree
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3. Start
• Switch OFF the contact !!!!!!!
• Put the memory stick in the connector
under the armrest (*).
• Switch the contact key ON
• Wait for some seconds: the combine is
reading the memory stick.
(*): see www.newholland.com/plm PFS Lesson 02 and 03
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Select the desired:
Farmer/Farm/Field/CropType/ Driver
Preferably
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PFS Lesson 05: Import the combine data from the combine into the PFS-
Desktop software.

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2
3. Memory stick
4. xxxxxxxx.CNH
5. INDEX.VYG
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4. In case the Farmer is
not correct then select
the correct Farmer
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Verify
On the right side of
the word you can
click and eventually
change or modify, if
needed
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PFS Lesson 06: Make a professional print out, including:
-The correct Area of a Field: Traced Boundary.
-The Yield Map
-The Field Data
-Import a Print Layout from the PLM Portal

Trace boundaries:
1. On the Harvest-1 level, click Right mouse,
2. Select Trace Boundary
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2. Create the map of the boundary
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2
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Create the Yield map
1. Click on Harvest-1
2. Add to current Map
1
2
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Pinting
1. Click on File,
2. Print Map,
3. Custom Layout
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Drag
&
Drop
Drag
&
Drop
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2. Select layer 2
1. Double click
On this
map
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1
2. Drag
&
Drop
3. Double click
and select
layer2
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1
2. Drag
&
Drop
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3. Double click
and select
Layer 1

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2. Drag
&
Drop
Double
click
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3
4
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1. Click on “T” and the “Camera”
to complete your layout.
(double click to change)

2. When
you
are
satisfied
with
the
result
click
on
“Save”
Give this layout a special name:
“Traced boundary AND Yield map.lyt”
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DOWNLOADING A PRINT LAYOUT
Creating a nice and professional print layout as we have done in this lesson can take quite
some time.
Your support company can help you with this.
As an example: download the Print layout which is attached to this lesson and follow the steps
below:
1° Download the second attachment of
this publication (see PLM-Portal) :
―Trace boundary and Yield map.zip‖
1°
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DOWNLOADING A PRINT LAYOUT
2° UNZIP it in the following folder: ―……..\New
Holland\Data(\Data_x\)Settings\PrintLayouts‖
2°
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DOWNLOADING A PRINT LAYOUT
3° Create a Yield map and ADD TO CURRENT MAP
the Boundary map
4° Click on File/Print
Map/Custome layout/File/ Load
Layout/
5° Select the downloaded layout
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DOWNLOADING A PRINT LAYOUT

PFS Lesson O7 A: Automatic Import background images from
Google into your Management tree

1. Open the harvest
load from the field
2. Create New Map

1. Open
File > Import >
Download Imagery
from Internet

1. Select the Grower
from the farm and
field
2. Press OK and wait until the images
appear

2. Press OK
1. Select the
best picture

1. Expand the
clipping area:
choose for the
best (10 – 50%)
2. Press Next

1. Add to the Management
Hierarchy if you want to use it also
for later
2. Press Finish

2. Press
Accept
1. Add the image to ―NO
Year‖

1. In the management tree, choose the field, NO Year and the
image
3. Change the
transparancy to see the
coverage/yield/ fuel
consumption or
the background image
2. Press Add to Current
Map

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PFS Lesson 7B: Use ANY TYPE OF MAP as back ground for your MAPS
(using 3 reference points)

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Put cursor in the
middle of the field

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Type in the Latitude
and the Longitude.
Click on the “zoom”

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Hit the function “F11” for full
screen and hit the Keybord
bottom “Print Screen”

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Open “Microsoft Photo Editor”
(is standard on all PC‟s)
And click “Edit”, Paste as new Image

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“File”
“Save as”
In the folder:
“New Holland”, “PFS”, “Photo‟s”

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1. Click: “File”, “Import”, “Image File”

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Give a name

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Click Right Mouce
Select : Set Background

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Select

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PFS Lesson 7C: Use Google back grounds for your MAPS
(using Latitude/ Longitude)

PFS Lesson 7B:
You want to have a nice background of your fields
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Put cursor in the
middle of the field

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Surf on the internet to:
http://earth.google.com/ and click on Download

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Change first the OPTIONS

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Type in the Latitude
and the Longitude.
Click on the “zoom”

1° Zoom in untill you have a perfect image of your field (or Farm:
see lesson8)
2° Hit the function “F11” for full screen.
3° Put the cursor on 3 easily recognizable points and note for each
point the Latitude and longitude (zoom in as maximum as possible.
The points must be as far as possible from each other.
Point 2
Point 1
Note for each
point the latitude
and longitude
Point 3
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1° Click on “File”, “Save”, “Save image”
And save the image preferably in your
NewHolland/PFS folder/Images
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1. Click: “File”, “Import”, “Image File”

Eventually
Use the
Zoom
tool
3
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Give a name

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Click Right Mouse
Select : Set Background

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Select

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PFS Lesson O8: Use Google back grounds in your Management tree

PFS Lesson 8:
The use of backgrounds in your Management tree!!
On this screen you see the “Jesi Farm”
It is nice that every field has his label and that in the legend the “Traced
boundary” area is mentioned
BUT we want more!! We want to show the farm with its background.
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In Lesson 7 you have learned how to IMPORT an image
from GOOGLE. In this exercise you need the same picture.
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1
2 2. Check that image that
covers the whole farm
(see lesson 7 for
importing these images)
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PFS Lesson O9: Change date format to Date + Time

When was my field harvested
See DATE and TIME of
the harvest
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I prefer to see DATE AND TIME
On this screen I only
see the date of Harvest
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2
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1. Select “General”
3. Click “Edit”
2. Seclect “Date and time”
6. Be sure that this box is checked
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Refresh your screen and
……..
DATE and TIME of
the harvest !!
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PFS Lesson 10: Apply a simple analysis

PFS Lesson 10:
Apply a SIMPLE ANALYSIS on your Yield data
When would it be necessary to apply a SIMPLE ANAYSIS on your Yield
data
-In case your Yield sensor has not been calibrated or forgotten.
-In case your Yield sensor has not been correctly calibrated
In those cases the weight on the weight bridge note will be different
from the Est. Weight (Wet)
Example:
Weight bridge = 13.5 Tonne
Estimated Weight (wet)= 14.61 Tonne
Scale factor = 13.5/14.61= 0.9240
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2. Simple analysis can only be done on the
Spatial data !!!

1
3. Select ALL attributes that
are related to “YIELD”
2
4
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Fill in the scale factor (See slide 1)

This symbol shows that on
these data a simple
analysis has been applied!
Note: Simple analysis can also be done on
other attributes: example work width.
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PFS Lesson 11: Trace boundary and SOLVE A PROBLEM

I want the boundaries of my fields to show the EXACT area, how
In the old software versions we
clicked Right Mouse on the Field
and selected FREEZE
BOUNDARY.
But this resulted in a boundary
that was a few meters outside
the real boundary
In the new PFS software version
we can now offer you a perfect
solution.

I want the boundaries of my fields to show the EXACT area, how
In the new software version 7.0 we now
have a new function:
Click Right Mouse on the HARVEST
LEVEL and selected TRACE
BOUNDARY.
The result is that the boundary will be
clipped exactly on the outside edge of
the header.

I have a problem !!!
When I do ―TRACE
BOUNDARY‖ this is the
result !!
WHY
What can I do
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2
4
5
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1
The following step
can take several
minutes!!!!
4
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PFS Lesson 12: SPLIT FIELDS

PFS Lesson 12:
The driver forgot to give a
different name to those 3 fields
Field B
Field A
Field C
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Regenerate Boundary

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2 3
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1. ADD a POLYGON
Around the first field
(always Click left mouse
The last time
click right mouse)
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(1‟). If needed “ADD NEW”

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Delete all

5. Correct Name
3
4.Verify
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5.Correct Name
3 4. Verify
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Field A, Field B and Field C have
received a correct place in the
Management tree.
On each field you can now apply
TRACE BOUNDARY
See Lesson 06
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PFS Lesson 13: GPS Technology and Agricultural vehicles

How precise is
GPS, D-GPS & RTK
GPS: free
Precision: 5 m---15 m
GPS
• Global Positioning System
• 24 satellites orbit around the earth
• Min 4 satellites are needed to determine a position
• GPS only has an accuracy of 5—15m
• GPS only is OK for Mapping
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How precise is
GPS, D-GPS & RTK
D-GPS Satellite ( EGNOS free, OmniStar VBS: annual fee)
GPS: free
Differential
Signal send to
the geostationary
satellite
Precision:
15 to 30 cm
Precision: 5 m---15 m
Base station
D-GPS
• Global Positioning System and Differential Correction
• 24 satellites orbit around the earth + 1 Geostationary satellite + many base stations
• D-GPS only has an accuracy of 15—30 cm
• GPS only is perfect for Mapping and basic guidance
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How precise is
GPS, D-GPS & RTK
D-GPS Satellite ( OmniStar HP/XP: annual fee)
GPS: free
Differential
Signal send to
the geostationary
satellite
Precision:
5 to 10 cm
Precision: 5 m---15 m
Base station
D-GPS
• Global Positioning System and Differential Correction
• 24 satellites orbit around the earth + 1 Geostationary satellite L1+L2 + many base stations
• D-GPS has an accuracy of 5—10 cm
• D-GPS is perfect for Mapping and professional guidance
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How precise is
GPS, D-GPS & RTK
GPS: free
Precision: 5 m---15 m
Precision:
1 to 2 cm
Customers RTK Base station
Or GPS NH + dealer RTK RTK networks
• Global Positioning System and RTK Real Time Kinematics
• 24 satellites orbit around the earth + 1 Radio + 1 Base station
• D-GPS only has an accuracy of 1—2 cm
• RTK is perfect for Row guidance
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Mapping on CX & CR
Yield Sensor
CCM 3
Antenna
NH100
Moisture
sensor
IntelliView II
Standard
Data Logger
with USB
ISO 11783
CAN BUS
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IntelliSteer on CX & CR & Tractores
New Holland IntelliSteer
NH252
Yield sensor &
Moisture sensor
IntelliView+II
IntelliView II
AGR-ready:
Hydraulic, Sensors, Electrics,
(Steering axle)
PLM-Customers
Support
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PFS-Software
Navigation Controller

IntelliSteer TM Auto Guidance
How does it work
B
A
Drive combine to where you
want the “A” point to be. Mark
“A” by pressing button on
display.
A
Drive combine to where you want
the “B” point to be. Mark B by
pressing button on display.
Benefits
• Automatic steering for straight field patterns
• Set up permanent wheel tracks for subsequent field work
• Extend hours of operation, by reducing fatigue
• Reduce overlap, saving time and costs
• Increase productivity
As soon as “B” is marked,
the system lays out the rows.
Run any row you want.
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Mapping on CSX
DIA: Yield Monitor (Screen +
Moisture sensor+ Yield sensor+
all accessories) 87589136
NH
Precision Farming
Seeding
Soil
Analysis
Fertiliser
Phyto
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CSX: PFS Mapping Software
• DIA: 87741688
• PFS Mapping software
• DIA List Price : 640 Euro, 435 £
• Valid for CR, CX, CSX, CS
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CSX: Customer Support
87349865 All Markets in EUR & INT Region,
except (D), (A), (CH), (CZ) & (H)
87370328 Germany (D), Austria (A) &
Switzerland (CH)
87370329 Czech Republic (CZ)
87370331 Hungary (H)
DIA LIST PRICE: 900 Euro / 612 £
Valid for CR, CX, CSX, CS
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www.newholland.com/plm
www.newholland.com/plm
Sign up
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PFS Lesson 14: Make a PDF of my printed reports.
(For example to send it to someone)

5 Rename the layers
(double click)
1
3
2
4
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3
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Choose the desired
PRINT LAYOUT
(See lesson 06)
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1. Click on ―File‖ and select ―Print Setup‖

1. Click on ―File‖ and select ―Print‖
2. Select the place
to store the PDF-file
3. Give a name 4
5. Now you are able to pick up the PDF file and
send it as an e-mail to someone.
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PFS Lesson 15: Use the Trace boundary area and the ―Monitor Yield‖ in
the ―Average yield‖
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Average Yield =
Monitor Yield
Trace Boundary Area
= Ton/ha

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• Under construction

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PFS Lesson 16A: Create a SOIL SAMPLING MAP and Export it to my PDA

2
3
4
1 Create a Yield map
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2 2
2
2
2
3
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3
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3
4
5: Check
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1
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1
4
2 Feature ID
3 Name
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6
8
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1. Click Right mouse
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1
2
3 1
Give a name
to export 2
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PFS Lesson 16B: Import into my PDA

Under construction
Import into my PDA
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PFS Lesson 17:
Prepare a Management tree for Mapping with CSX
Yield Monitor.

Create a management Tree
• For the CSX-yield monitor you can create
a management tree prior to the season to
be loaded in the monitor.
– up to 99 Farms
– Up to 9999 Fields

The data Card
• Buy an SD-card (1 or 2 Gb)
• Put the SD card in the SD-slot of the desktop or the Laptop
(or in a SD-USB adaptor)
• Open the Windows explorer and rename the card to: “CSX_SD_CARD
Rename: CSX_SD_CARD

Download the CSX
Management Tree Upload tool
1. Log on to the PLM-PORTAL
2. Click on the link below:
http://plm.arscolor.com/page_details_view.aspxarea=PFS&id_sec=320
&id_pag=1117
(or go to the PLM-Portal, Tab: ―PFS-Users/Software Upgrade‖)
1. Download the attachment, EXTRACT the file with Win-Zip and then click
on SETEP.EXE
and follow the wizard.
2. Click now on PROGRAMS and select ―CSX Management Tree Tool‖
Note: If you require the WIN-ZIP application, please download it from: http://www.winzip.com/downwz.htm
Select ―Download Evaluation‖

Create your Management Tree
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1. Delete the examples
2. Create all your Farms
3. Select the first Farm
4. Create all the Fields
for the first farm
5. Repeat for the other
farms
2 1 4

Create your Management Tree
When all Farms and all Field are
created:
1. Click on ―Create Files on
Hard Disk‖
2. Click on the open folder icon
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2

Create your Management Tree
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1
The folder will be
automatically opened.
1. Select the folder
RDS_DATA.XXX to the
SD-Card
2. Copy the folder
RDS_DATA.XXX to the
SD-Card and bring it to
the combine.

PFS Lesson 18: Get started in the CSX Combine

Use the Management
tree in the Combine
Before switching on the combine,
insert the SD card in the slot.
Connect the D-GPS 0

Verify the Setup for Mapping
1
3
B: Select 2
A: push
Select 5
2
Pin = 1234
4
PF enable
Log by time
Log time (s): 1
NMEA @ 9600
Differential alarm: off

Log data into a farm/field
1
3
2
4

Log a farm and a field
1
3
2
4

Start Combining the field
1 3
2
Click MAIN to see the normal work screen.
Click LOG enter a TAG or to end the
LOGGING.

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PFS Lesson 19: Import the combine data from the combine into the PFS-
Desktop software.

Put the SD-card in the
computer or Laptop
Open the PFS desktop
software
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1
2
4. Pro Series Yield
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1
4. In case the Farmer is
not correct then select
the correct Farmer
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Verify
On the right side of
the name word you can
click and eventually
change or modify, if
needed
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2
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PFS Lesson 20: Use the Printer to print the CSX Yield Monitor results.

Use The Printer with the
Yield Monitor
• If your CSX combine is equipped with the
Yield Monitor and the in-Cab printer.
Part Nbr: 8474006 (= 84095875 + additional cable)
Remark: Mapping and Printing can not
work together.

Verify the Setup for Printing
1
3
Select 2:
Technician
3. Select: 5
GPS/FF
setup
2
4
Pin = 1234
PF disabled

Verify the Setup for Printing
1
3
Select
Printer setup
Select the
screen
Click on Prnt
2
Baud rate= 9600
Data bits = 8
Stop Bits= 1
Handshake= RTS
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PFS Lesson 21: Clip Contour map to Boundaries.

Right click on harvest for the
correct year

Trace Boundary to have a nice
Field boundary if there is no
boundary yet.
If there is a boundary
recorded, you can as use as
well that boundary for the
field

click on the field
Click on harvest (or on the
single task)
Create new map

1. Click on harvest (or on the
single task)
2.Add to current
map
3. Click on
contour map

So now, the yield goes
over the boundary as your
example

1.Right click on the yield
map
=>Edit layer options

1. Choose
“Attribute(Yield mass (Dry)) options”
2. Click on “Grid/Contour/Clip”

1. Choose “Clip to Field”
2. Click “Fill Values to
Boundary Edges”
3. Click “Save Spatial
Attibute Settings”

1. Click lower 3

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PFS Lesson 22: Export GUIDELINES TO YOUR TRACTOR OR COMBINE

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2
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1
2. Check
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Put Memory stick in the INTELLISTEER VEHICLE
(CX8000, CR9000, T7000, T8000)
and then ….. go to the IntelliView PF-Run screen
and then ….. AutoSelect Field” ……. Etc. etc.
Or See OpsMan.
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PFS Lesson 23: Problem: The shapes and acres for my fields are incorrect!!

The cause of this problem is that a wrong projection
has been chosen.
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WGS84 and the UTM zone
See also Tutorial PFS-CD
Interesting website: http://franson.com/coordtrans/download.aspplatform=winxp
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PFS Lesson 25: Average map: Normalized yield over several years.

Menu, Analysis, Analysis Wizard
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PFS Lesson 26: Create SOIL STRUCTURE MAP

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Store this map in ―NO YEAR‖

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PFS Lesson 27: Create a VARIABLE RATE MAP from 2 layers

Assumptions
In this example we will take as input the following
maps:
• Average Yield Map deviated from the normalised
yield maps of the last 2 seasons.
• Soil texture map.
• We will create a variable rate map for Ammonium
Nitrate Liquid 33%
• The target dose is
– On Sand: 40 L + ½ Normalised Yield
– On Loam: 45 L + ½ Normalised Yield
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Average Yield Map deviated from the normalised
yield maps of the last 2 seasons
(How to create such a map See lesson 23)
Store this map in ―NO YEAR‖

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Soil texture map.
(How to create soil texture maps: See lesson 24
Store this map in ―NO YEAR‖

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―THEN‖, ―BEGIN‖, ―RESULT‖
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PFS Lesson 28: PFS Advanced Booklet Printing: Quick guide

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To start, go to Analysis, and
Booklet printing

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First, you will create a new Booklet
template, and give a name

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(Optional) You can create a custom Cover
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Select the Management level for the report to group by. This
will give a total of the yearly production for the Grower.

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you would like to have (colors,
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based on each field.

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you have created. (must be done
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The Operation will be defined by the layout you select, you
can filter to have more specific data if you wish, otherwise,
leave settings on „All.‟

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We have no setup a Booklet: 1 Grower
report for total production, and 1 yield map
for all the fields that we select when used.

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Fields you would like to be included in
your Booklet

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PFS Lesson 29: Importing CSV-
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PFS Lesson 30: Can I export my field reports results into Excel or
Word

Can I export my field reports results into Excel or Word
Yes, we can!
Step 1: create your report in the PFS software:
Click on the icon “New report”
Follow the wizard and make your choices.
Step 2: Click on the top corner of the report
and drag the mouse to the lowest left corner.
Everything should be selected. Type Ctrl C
(=Copy).
Step 3. Go to Microsoft Excel (or word). Click
in a cell. Type Ctrl V (=Paste) .
Colour and adapt as you are pleased
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PFS Lesson 31: Can I TEST my D-GPS mapping system, before the season Starts

Can I TEST my D-GPS
mapping system.
Before the season Starts
Yes.
Drive with the combine on yard
about 200 m : header engaged,
header down threshing engaged.

Shut down the combine, wait 10 sec, take the
memory stick to your office and
1. Process the file in the
normal way: (File/Open/
Memory stick)

1. Click Right Mouse
2. Select

1. Check this box
2. Set this filter to ―0‖

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PFS Lesson 32: PFS and my tractor

Management tree

Recording boundaries

Recording obstacles

Recording field marks

Recording swaths

Coverage maps

Trip data
Note: only for tractors connected to the canbus (T7000, T8000)

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PFS Lesson 33: CSX Yield Monitor Calibration

Use the accessories.
Set Crop density
Set Crop moisture content

Click here
Select crop

Click here
1° Position combine on level ground
2° Run the combine at normal
thresing speed with the clean
grain elevator empty
Set now

Click here
1° Harvest +/- 10 Ton
2° Weighbridge result
3° Enter

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PFS Lesson 34: Working with PFS9.0 and Make a Fuel consumption report.

Step 1: Read the memorystick
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PFS Lesson 35: Can I use my EZ500 as MAPPING antenna for my
CX/CR/CSX combine

EZ500 for Mapping on CX/CR

On the side of the EZ500
Add also the power cable and the Antenna cable
(put the antenna on top of the graintank.

Take the serial connector
• In the Right Hand side console grasp the
serial connector.

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GPS is OK
on EZ500

In the IntelliView III
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Change
if needed

After a few minutes
Check D-GPS status

Build a PF-run screen
Create a grower
Create a farm
Create a field

Test the system
Header down
Threshing engaged
Header engaged
And drive a couple of 100 m
See if the mapping is OK

Test the system
Record a boundary
Check if OK
Check also if the « Field Auto select »
works OK

Stop the combine and wait 10 sec
remove the Memory stick
• Bring the memory stick to the office
• Process the file in PFS10

Click on the load: click right mouse
1° Right mouse
2°

Check this box
Minimum Filter at 0

Check if map is OK
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2°

Check if the boundary is OK
1°
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Conclusion
•If all checks are OK
you can trust that the
combine will map
perfectly when the
harvest starts.

PFS Lesson 36: Make a report with the
TRACED BOUNDARY AREA
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Traced boundary are is the boundary at the edge of the header.
Therefore Traced Boundary are is the area that is really combined!!!!

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