ISOBUS technology provides you with the flexibility you need to automate your operations.
What is ISOBUS?ISOBUS is an international standard that ensures compatibility and connectivity between displays, tractors, and implements, regardless of brand. ISOBUS empowers producers, giving your operation greater flexibility when implementing technology so you can ensure your mixed fleet is as efficient as possible.
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ISOBUS – Past, Present and FutureAs farming technology expanded, lack of compatibility among platforms, equipment and implements became problematic. Every piece of equipment required its own proprietary display.
Agricultural equipment manufacturers around the world came together under the International Standards Organization (ISO) and agreed on ISOBUS as the universal protocol for electronic communication among implements, tractors and computers
AdvantagesISOBUS universal protocol brings several advantages to agriculture:
Your Advanced Farming Systems (AFS) Pro 700 display interacts with multiple implements and machines, regardless of manufacturer.
ISOBUS standardizes control settings, reduces downtime and minimizes installation and interface issues.
The standardized, nine-pin plug makes it easy to connect different components.
Implements can control the tractor for incre?ased efficiency and reduced operator fatigue.
Functionalities and ComponentsISOBUS improves performance through standard functionalities as defined by the AEF. Functionalities act as a separate module on the ISOBUS.
A modern ISOBUS system consists of tractor, terminal and implement.
Virtual/Universal TerminalISOBUS technology standardizes the user interface across displays — even those from different manufacturers. Each display is consistent in how the operator enters numbers, keys in text, selects from lists and interacts with the system. This has the added benefit of reducing training. You can train on one piece of equipment and trust that you will encounter the same interface, whether planting, spraying or harvesting.
ISOBUS standards allow easy integration of tractor and implement combinations, regardless of tractor and implement brand. Through the Virtual/Universal Terminal, there is one familiar interface that the operator can utilize for set up and diagnose information across all operations of their equipment.
DisplaysConsistency, compatibility, standardization. These are among the greatest benefits ISOBUS technology can bring to your farming operation.
The powerful AFS Pro 1200 display and AFS Pro 700 display bring together all the controls and data features in a single virtual terminal (VT) display.
These displays comply with the ISO 11783 specification, allowing them to display data to the user and receive input from the user, regardless of equipment manufacturer.
Task ControllerThe ISOBUS Task Controller can be used to control any ISOBUS-compliant application system using the AFS Pro 1200 and AFS Pro 700 display. Task Controller allows for automated section control, variable rate application, mapping and more on compatible implements, from planters and seeders to sprayers and combines.