6-VIRTUALTERMINAL(VT)ORUNIVERSALTERMINAL(UT)
6-VIRTUALTERMINAL(VT)ORUNIVERSALTERMINAL
(UT)
Introduction
The“VirtualT erminal”applicationservesasaUniversalT erminal(UT)forISO11783(ISOBUS)implementsorworking
tools.
NOTE:Seehttp://www.aef-online.org/formoreinformationabouttheISO11783standard.
The“VirtualTerminal”applicationrunsintheAFSPro700displayalongwithanyotherinstalledapplications–e.g.,
thevehiclesoftware,“PrecisionFarming,”“Autoguidance,”“TaskController,”etc.Thismeansthatanoperatoronly
requiresasingledisplayforvehiclereporting,vehiclecontrol,guidance,andUTfunctionalities.
NOTE:Thismanualusestheterm“VirtualTerminal”or“VT”fordirectreferencestothesoftwareapplicationthatruns
ontheAFSPro700displayandusestheterm“UniversalTerminal”or“UT”forgeneralreferencestothefunctionality
describedintheISO11783standard.
Thischapterexplains:
•
howtoperformbasicsetupoperationsforthe“VirtualT erminal”applicationwiththe“T oolbox”screens
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howthesoftwareforanimplementorworkingtoolmayoperatewithinthedisplay
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the“Run”screenwindowsthatthe“VirtualT erminal”applicationprovides
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thepurposeofthe“ObjectBrowser,”“NVMBrowser,”“CANCounters,”and“AboutVT”screens
Whenyouusethe“VirtualT erminal”
applicationastheUTforanISOBUS
implementortool,theAFSPro700display
receivesitscontrolandreportingfunctions
fromtheimplementortool.
Theimplementortooluploadsitsobjects,windows,and
screenstothedisplay.
Setuprequirementsforthe“VirtualTerminal”application
areminimalinmostcases:
•
Youmustenablethe“VirtualTerminal”applicationand
providebasicinformationaboutyourcongurationon
the“VTSetups”screen.
•
YoumustsetunitsofmeasurementfortheISOBUS
softwareonthe“VTPreferences”screen.
•
Somesoftwareapplicationsthatusethevehicle’scon-
trols–cabswitches,levers,etc.–requireyoutomap
thefunctionsoftheimplementorworkingtooltothese
cabcontrolsonthe“AuxiliaryControls”screen.
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