YieldSense

Operator’s
Manual

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 Precision Plan ng, LLC 
23207 Townline Road           Tremont, IL   61568 
ph.   (309) 925‐5050              fax.  (309) 925‐5029 
info@precisionplan ng.com 
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Precision Plan ng Warranty & Liability Policy (Revision effec ve 7‐1‐10)

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 Safety Information
Always wash your hands a er working on or around agricultural equipment prior to ea ng, 
drinking, smoking, chewing, etc…  
 
 
 Always use the proper Personal Protec ve Equipment (PPE) for any task. 
  *Eye protec on (Safety Glasses) should be warn at all  mes  
  *Face shield & ears plugs should be warn when cu ng clean grain elevator   
   
Prior to working under or at ground level of any equipment secure the machinery from 
movement; accidental user opera on or simple rolling of equipment.  This should involve 
Lock‐Out tags at the ba ery, removal of the Igni on key, “Do Not Operate” signs placed at 
key loca ons, as well as wheel chocks as necessary.   
 
When working on a vehicle or implement’s hydraulic system, suspended components may 
suddenly drop.  If you are working on or around the implement at this  me serious injury 
could result.  If possible lower the implement or a achment to the ground before  
beginning any work.  Alterna vely; use mechanical lock‐up devices to secure any            
components in their li ed posi ons. 
 
Agricultural equipment may have been exposed to many types of chemicals.  Any chemicals 
or residues should be removed from the planter prior to beginning work. 
Obey all exis ng (new & original) warning signs and cau on labels on all equipment. 
 
When working on or around equipment that has been or is running many components may 
get extremely hot.  To avoid injury &/or serious burns allow all equipment components to 
properly cool before working on or around them.  
 
Avoid wearing loose or ragged clothing or jewelry around equipment, with special a en on 
to avoid moving parts. 
 
Route and secure all wires and connec ons to avoid crimping or damaging.  This may result 
in unexpected shortages and shocks.   
 
Use extreme cau on when working on pressurized systems (Air, Water, Oil).  Relieve all 
pressure from a system before disconnec ng lines, fi ngs, etc…  Use a cloth or other      
obstruc on to divert possible spray when disconnec ng hose connec ons, fi ngs, fill caps, 
breathers, etc.  Always use gloves, NEVER use bare hands.  To locate or check for leaks use 
cardboard, never your hand. 
 
Electrical components and devices may contain high voltages and should be kept dry and 
closed.  There are no serviceable components in this unit.  Do not open this display unit, the 
AirForce Module, Row Flow Module, or the Smart Connector.  Opening of the covers should 
be done by, or with guidance from trained personnel. 

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 Table of Contents
General            
  Legal No ces          2   
  Safety Warnings          3   
               
System Overview       6   
Quick Start Guide       6   

Operator’s Guide            
             
    Understanding the Dashboard        7   
               Setup and Configura on—Combine        11   
    Setup and Configura on—Head        13   
    Setup and Configura on—Field and Loads        16   
    Setup and Configura on—Moisture Sensor       17   
    Setup and Configura on—Crop Setup        18   
    Setup and Configura on—Flow Sensor        19   
               Setup and Configura on—Display        20   
               
               
               
               
               
                 
                 
               
               
               
                 
               
               
                         
               
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
   

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 YieldSense Quick Start Guide

Complete the following steps in order to make the YieldSense system opera onal. 
* For Further Informa on on Each Step, See Operator’s Guide.
 
1. Ensure all 2013 Plan ng Data is in FieldView. If FieldView is missing any plan ng maps, 
connect to 20/20, sync plan ng data, and use Data Manager to Build Maps. 
2.  Update your 20/20 Display with YieldSense so ware from boot so ware on a USB. A 
boot version of YieldSense is available on the YieldSense tech support page at 
precisionplan ng.com. Copy this file to a USB s ck and insert it into a fully powered down 
20/20 Display. Flip the power switch on. YieldSense so ware will load as the display boots 
up. Remove the USB drive when prompted. YieldSense so ware is now loaded. Do not 
operate the 20/20 display with this USB inserted or it will reload so ware every  me you 
cycle power. Note*  Harvest is a separate so ware applica on from Plan ng/Ultra 
so ware. Future so ware updates can be made through FieldView or by so ware 
download from the Precision Plan ng website.   
3.  Download the latest FieldView app from the App Store. The first available version of 
FieldView with YieldSense func onality is version 2.11. 
4.  Connect your iPad to the 20/20 Display through the FieldView Module and launch the
FieldView app.   
5.  On 20/20 Display, enter your combine configura on. Press Setup and Combine.  Enter 
the make, series, and model of the combine as well as the four required GPS 
measurements. 
6.  Enter your head configura on.  Press Setup and Head.  Enter the make and crop for the 
head.  Also complete the Harves ng Height Setup for the head/crop.  Finally  enter GPS 
measurements, number of rows and row spacing. 
7.  Ensure the 20/20 contains the correct Client, Farm, and Field List. Upon loading 
YieldSense So ware, the clients, farms, and fields from SeedSense will copy to YieldSense.  
If other fields exist on FieldView, use the FieldView Data Manager to create the fields on 
the 20/20 Display.   
8.  In YieldSense, select the correct Client, Farm, and Field.  From the home screen, press 
Setup.  Under the Harvest tab, select Field and select the correct Client, Farm, and Field 
and make it ac ve. 
9.  Complete Crop Setup.  A er opening first field, follow on screen instruc ons to enter 
actual elevator scale weight of one truckload of greater than 25,000 pounds.   
10. Enter Moisture Offset: Obtain actual moisture reading and compare to Moisture Sensor 
results.  Press Setup, Systems, Moisture Sensor, and enter an offset amount. If the offset 
is entered on the OEM monitor in the cab, DO NOT enter the offset in YieldSense.

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 Understanding the Dashboard

The dashboard screen, shown at left,

provides the basic numeric data
provided by the YieldSense system.
In addition, it provides access to setup
and load screens. The area at the
bottom of the screen, normally
occupied by the Dashboard Mini
Chart, shows active head width and
provides the ability to vary the active
head width.

Yield
The Yield box displays two values of dry yield in
bushels per acre (bu/ac). The “Instant” value
represents yield at your current position and is
based on a three second average. Field Average
is the average dry yield for the entire field.

Moisture
The Moisture box displays two values for moisture
measured by the moisture sensor. The “Instant”
value represents the moisture of the grain at your
current position and is based on a three second
average. Field Average is the average of
moisture for the entire field.

Load
The Load box displays information for
the active load. The values are Yield,
Moisture, Acres, Lbs., Flow, and
Bushels.

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 Understanding the Dashboard
Active Rows (Automatic Swath Control)
Automatic Swath Control is enabled by default . Rows or Sections of the head will turn off
automatically when entering areas previously harvested.

Active Rows (Manual Mode)

Manual Mode allows you to adjust active rows by pressing arrows to the left and right .
In manual mode all rows will re-activate when the head is lifted and lowered,

GPS Speed and Satellite Connections

This box displays your planter speed according to
the GPS receiver. Above the speed, a satellite
dish icon indicates that the receiver is functioning
and each bar indicates a satellite in view. For best
results, you should see at least one of the longer
bars on the right.

New Load
To create a new load, press the New Load button.
At this point the Load box will increment to the next
load number and all values will reset to zero.

Load List
To review and edit loads for the active field, press
the Load List button.

Setup
To access the setup and configuration screens,
diagnostic screens, and data transfer screens,
press the Setup button.

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 Flow
Grain flow across the Flow Sensor measured in
pounds per second.

Lbs (wet)
The total mass of grain harvested.

Yield (Wet)
Wet weight divided by acres harvested.

Bushels
Dry weight divided by crop pounds per bushel. If
dry weight is less than nominal moisture for a crop
then wet weight is used. We do not scale up dry
pounds to be more than wet weight.

Bushels / Hour
Instant bushels rate scaled up to an hour.

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 Acres / Hour
Distance traveled times Active Head Width scaled
up to an hour.

Acres (Field)
Distance traveled times Active Head Width for the
active field..

Acres (A - B)
Distance traveled times Active Head Width. These
acre counters are independently resettable
allowing the user to measure acres in whatever
way is most useful.

Acre Summary
Displays all three acre counters—A, B, and Field–
on a single button.

Head
Displays current head height percentage as well as
status of lifted or lowered.

Active Rows
Displays swath status. When in Automatic mode,
the button is green and says Auto. When in manual
mode, the button is yellow and says Manual.

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 Setup and Configuration—Combine

Combine Configuration
To configure the display for your specific
combine, press Setup on the dashboard screen
and press Combine under the Harvest tab.

GPS Setup—Combine
To begin entering combine information, enter
your Combine Make, Series, and Model by
pressing the three buttons at the top and
entering the values. Once this information is
entered, you will need to enter four GPS
measurements.

GPS Front Offset (in)

Press the Front button on the Combine Setup
page. Now enter the distance, in inches,
between the front axle of the combine and the
GPS receiver on the combine. If the receiver is
behind the axle, press Flip to move the receiver
behind the axle.

GPS Center Offset (in)

Press the Center button on the Combine Setup
page. Now enter the distance, in inches, from
the GPS receiver to the centerline of the
combine. If the receiver is on the other side of
the centerline, press Flip to move the receiver.
If it is directly on center, enter “0”.

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 Combine Wheelbase (in)
Press the Wheelbase button on the Combine
Setup page. Now, enter the distance, in inches,
from the center of the front axle to the center of
the rear axle of the combine.

GPS Height (in)

Press the Height button on the Combine Setup
page. Now, enter the distance, in inches, from
the surface of the ground to the GPS receiver.

Other Paths to Combine Setup

In addition, you may access the Combine Setup
screens by pressing Setup on the dashboard
screen, then selecting the Systems tab, and
then pressing GPS. This will take you to the
GPS Setup Selection screen and you can press
Combine to get to configure the display for your
combine.

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 Setup and Configuration—Head

Head Configuration
To configure the display for your specific
combine heads, press Setup on the dashboard
screen and press Head under the Harvest tab.

Setup Head
To begin entering head information, enter your
Head Make, Head Crop, and Harvesting Height
by pressing the three buttons at the top and en-
tering the values.

Head Make
Select the Make for head. Use Custom to type
in a name other than John Deere or Case IH.

Head Crop
Select which crop will be harvested with this
head.

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 Harvesting Height
Raise the head to the position where harvesting
will stop and press Set. To reset the stop height
press Reset.

Setup Head
Next enter GPS measurements, the numbers of
rows and row spacing.

Forward Distance (in)

Press the Forward button on the Head Setup
page. Now enter the distance, in inches,
between the center of the front axle of the
combine and the front of the gathering chains on
the head.

Head Offset (in)

Press the Head Offset button on the Head Set-
up page. Now enter the distance between the
centerline of the combine and the centerline of
the head. If it is off center to the left, press Flip.

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 Number of Rows
Press the Number of Rows button on the Head
Setup page. Enter the number of rows for the
head.

Row Spacing (in)

Press the Row Spacing button on the Head
Setup page. Enter the row width for the head.

Other Paths to Head Setup

In addition, you may access the Head Setup
screens by pressing Setup on the dashboard
screen, then selecting the Systems tab, and
then pressing GPS. This will take you to the
GPS Setup Selection screen and you can press
Head to configure the display for your head.

Special Note for Bean and Wheat Heads

For bean/wheat heads, row spacing and row
width is replaced by swath sections and
harvestable width. Enter the number of swath
sections into which you would like the head to
be divided (as small as 12”) remembering that
the quality of your GPS will determine the
accuracy of swath width adjustment.

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 Setup and Configuration—Field & Load List

Field Configuration
Press Field under the Harvest tab to select
fields to activate.

Field Setup
As with SeedSense, fields are organized in a
three tiered structure under clients and farms.
Select Client to pick the appropriate Client, then
Farm to select the appropriate Farm, then select
the desired field from the list and press Make
Active.

Load List
The Load List screen presents all of the loads
taken for the active field with most recent load
at the top. For each load except the active
load, both actual and measured weight are dis-
played along with other metrics. You can also
create a new load from this screen by pressing
Create New. Combine totals display at the
bottom. Adding the actual field total will
perform a Field True Up. This feature will
scale the FieldView Map and Load List
appropriately to match elevator actual.

Load List (Edit Load)

Touch any load but the active load to edit the
values for that load. Only the name of the ac-
tive load may be edited.

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 Setup and Configuration—System Tab

Moisture Sensor Setup

Press Setup on the home screen, select the
Systems tab, and press Moisture Sensor, to
configure the moisture sensor.

Moisture Sensor Setup

Moisture will be read from the Deere or Ag
Leader sensor on the combine. If the moisture
reading on the sensor is consistently varying
from reported moisture, first adjust moisture on
Deere or Agleader display. If a moisture offset
is input in the Deere display, it will not need to
be entered in the 20/20. If entered in an
aftermarket display, it will need to be entered in
the 20/20.

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 Setup and Configuration—Crop Setup

Crop Setup: (Step 1)

Crop setup must be completed once per season
for each crop. With an empty hopper, Press
Start to begin accumulating measured weight
as you harvest.

Crop Setup: (Step 2)

Once at least 25,000 lbs. is harvested, press
Next to stop the accumulation of measured
weight. Since you will not have the actual
weight, press Cancel on the entry screen to
return to the home screen. You may continue
harvesting while waiting for the actual weight to
be determined.

Crop Setup: (Step 3)

Press Next again to enter the scale weight
when you receive it. Use a certified scale to
determine the actual weight for this setup load.
Using a weigh wagon as source of weight is
NOT recommended.

Crop Setup
Upon entering the actual weight, a popup will
inform you that Crop Setup is complete for this
crop and the Crop Constant will be displayed.
The crop constant will be applied back to the
beginning of the field and your data and maps
will be re-calculated accordingly.

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 Setup and Configuration—Flow Sensor

Flow Sensor
To view or reset a Crop Setup, press Setup on
the home screen, select the Systems tab, and
press Flow Sensor.

Flow Sensor
Edit - Allows manual entry / revision of actual
weight.
Reset - Reset selected crop back to “not setup”.
Crop constant returns to 1.00.
Reset All - Reset all crops to “not setup” and
return crop constants to 1.00.

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Display Settings
The display may be configured to your
specifications in Harvest just as in Planting
mode. To access Display Settings, press
Setup, then select the Systems tab, and press
Display.

Display Settings
On the display settings screen, you may modify
your dashboard buttons, set your volume, enter
the date/time, toggle between English and
metric units, adjust your screen brightness, etc.

Machine Lag
Machine Lag defines the number of second that
pass between when the head hits the stalk and
the grain hits the paddle. This number can be
adjusted if FieldView maps overlap into
headlands or stop short of headlands. Make
small adjustments to this number (a few tenths
at a time) to adjust Machine Lag until maps look
correct.

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Yield Map
The yield map shows dry yield information, in
bushels per acre. The legend is scaled in the
bottom right hand corner. All data is recorded
and displayed at 5 Hz (five times per second) on
the Yield Map. The legend may be edited by
tapping the legend, pressing edit, and making
the scaling changes.

Moisture Map
The moisture map shows moisture readings
based on the legend in the bottom right corner.
It is displayed in percent. The legend may be
edited by tapping the legend, pressing edit, and
making the scaling changes.

Combine Speed Map

The speed map displays the speed of the
combine in miles per hour. The legend may be
edited by tapping the legend, pressing edit, and
making the scaling changes.

Load Map
The load map displays the locations in the field
from which each load was taken. The legend
cannot be edited.

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Hybrid - Replay of planting data.

Population - Replay of Planting. If intersects multiple rows,

then it averages the population.

Instant Yield (bu/ac) - Dry Yield

Instant Moisture - Moisture

Field Yield (bu/ac) - Field Average Yield

Field Moisture - Field Average Moisture

Load Bushels (bu/ac) - Displays total bushels of active load.

Press the Load button to open Load Entry screen.

Load Bushels (bu/ac) - Displays total pounds of active load.

Press the Load button to open Load Entry screen.

Load Yield (bu/ac) - Displays yield of active load. Press the

Load button to open Load Entry screen.

Yield (bu/ac) - Display both Instant and Field avg.

Moisture % - Display both Instant and Field avg.

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Load Entry Screen:

If connected to the 20/20 with an Active Field,
you can press the Loads Widget to open the
Load Entry Screen. This allows you to name
and edit load names, actual weights, and OEM
weights. The (+) on the upper left hand of the
pane will add loads. The Load List shortcut will
display each load in the Active Field. The Loads
Map will display each load location on the Active
Field.

Load List
The Load List will show all loads for a field. The
subtotal will be by each combine. The field total
displays at the bottom. Adding the actual field
total will perform a Field True Up. The
connected combine always shows at the top of
the list. Sorting descends with the most recent
at the top. The (+) allows the user to add a new
load from this report. The (+) will deactivate if
the FieldView field is not the same as the 20/20
Active Field.

Harvest Summary Report

Similar to Planting Summary Report. Totals
accumulate for each field and for multiple
combines. You can email this list if needed by
clicking the envelope in the upper right hand
side.

Data Manager
The total MB size includes both Planting and
Harvest .dat files. Deleting Maps will remove
both Planting and Harvest maps. Building Maps
will create both Planting and Harvest maps.

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Updating Display Unit Software

Updating display unit software for Harvest will
work similarly to updating software for planting.
When a new version is available, FieldView will
download the update to the iPad and then
transfer the update to the 20/20 Display
automatically. You will then be notified when it
is ready to complete the installation. Go to the
Tools menus, select 20/20 Updates, make sure
the slide bar is on Harvest Updates and press
Complete Install. This will cycle power on the
20/20 Display and complete the update.

Contacting Support
There are several ways to contact Precision
Planting for technical assistance. Go to the
Help menu and press E-Mail Support. This will
bring up an e-mail with log files attached to it.
Enter the nature of your problem and press
Send. You may also call the number or enter a
ticket.

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