STRIP PLANTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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1 STRIP PLANTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL Visser Horti Systems B.V. P.O. Box 5103, 3295 ZG s-gravendeel, The Netherlands Mijlweg 18, 3295 KH s-gravendeel, The Netherlands Tel. +31(0) , Fax. +31(0) Web

2 PREFACE This instruction manual describes the working principle, work areas, connection and control of the strip planter. The manual is intended for everyone involved in installing or using the machine. Since Visser Horti Systems makes machines that are tailored to the customer s wishes and because even after delivery of the machine (and the user manual) these can still be further adapted, your machine and machine parts may not correspond exactly to the figures and illustrations in this user manual. Visser Horti Systems asks for your understanding in this regard. If you have any questions regarding the strip planter, please contact: Visser Horti Systems B.V. Service department Tel. +31(0) Visser I.T.E. 2

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE... 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXPLANATION OF WORKING PRINCIPLE WORKING PRINCIPLE WORK AREAS CONNECTIONS TO THE MACHINE... 6 EXPLANATION OF ELECTRICAL CONTROL CONTROL BOX MASTER SWITCH VISSERBUS BUFFER INDICATOR POWER SUPPLY AND CONNECTION OF DISCHARGE CONVEYOR EMERGENCY STOP BUTTONS ADJUSTMENT PHOTOCELLS TRAY SIDE GUIDES AIR PRESSURE SETTINGS EXPLANATION OF ICONS STARTING THE MACHINE OPERATING THE TOUCHSCREEN BASIC ELEMENTS OF EVERY SCREEN MANUAL CONTROL Manual Control screen Manual Control screen Manual Control screen Manual Control screen Manual Control screen OVERVIEW SYSTEM Production Screen Production Screen RESET MENU New Batch Reset Machine SYSTEM INFO ALARM INFORMATION SETTINGS MENU MACHINE SETTINGS Fine adjustments: MAINTENANCE CLEANING LUBRICATION Visser I.T.E. 3

4 7.3 TOOTHED BELT DRIVES CHAIN TENSIONING FAULTS VALVES FOR THE PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS ANNEX 1: SCREEN OVERVIEW ANNEX 2: MACHINE SETTINGS MACHINE SETTINGS: SCREEN MACHINE SETTINGS: SCREEN MACHINE SETTINGS: SCREEN MACHINE SETTINGS: SCREEN MACHINE SETTINGS: SCREEN MACHINE SETTINGS: SCREEN MACHINE SETTINGS: SCREEN MACHINE SETTINGS: SCREEN TRAY SETTINGS: PAGE TRAY SETTINGS: PAGE TRAY SETTINGS: PAGE STRIP SETTINGS COMBINATION SETTINGS: PAGE COMBINATION SETTINGS: PAGE ANNEX 3: PNEUMATIC VALVES Visser I.T.E. 4

5 1. EXPLANATION OF WORKING PRINCIPLE 1.1 Working principle The purpose of the machine is to take plants from a strip and plant them in a tray. Two different types of strips and six different types of trays can be used. Obviously it is very important that the machine be operated correctly. It is also important (e.g. for safety reasons) that the people who must work with the machine know how to do so. The manual should be studied by everyone who is involved in any way with the assembly, installation, use, maintenance and/or repair of the machine. 1.2 Work areas Work areas are defined as: the areas of the machine at which one can work safely. The work areas of the machine are: At the infeed end of the conveyor chain for trays. For placing the destination trays. At the control panel, to operate the machine. At the infeed end of the strips. Visser I.T.E. 5

6 2. CONNECTIONS TO THE MACHINE The machine is mainly controlled through the touchscreen. The master switch is also found on the switch box, and there are emergency stop switches located around the machine. The master switch switches all power to the control box on and off. The emergency stop switch stops the entire machine. After an emergency stop is carried out, a reset must be performed before starting the machine. This is done with the button beneath the touchscreen. Explanation of electrical control The machine has three axes, which are electrically controlled via a servo motor. X axis: This is the motor that moves the grippers horizontally. Y axis: This is the motor that moves the grippers vertically. Z axis: This is the motor that drives the chain conveyor. The machine uses encoders to determine the position of each axis. These positions are shown on the screen. The zero points for these values are a fixed distance from the sensors. For the X axis, this is the gripper position after a reset. For the Y axis, this is the gripper s lowest point. 2.1 Control box Figure 1: Control box 1. Potentiometer for setting the speed 2. Emergency stop 3. Reset button 4. Stop button 5. Start button 6. Touchscreen Visser I.T.E. 6

7 2.2 Master switch Figure 2: Master switch The master switch is used to switch all power to the machine on and off. 2.3 Visserbus Figure 3: Visserbus All machines in the same line, upstream and downstream of the machine, are connected to the Visserbus. This communication bus is used to interconnect the emergency stop circuits. If no machines are used upstream and downstream of the strip planter but the strip planter must be run, the terminating plug must be connected to the Visserbus, as shown in Figure 3. Do not connect other machines to any available connection positions. 2.4 Buffer indicator Figure 4: Buffer indicator Hanging above the strip units is a panel with six lamps. These lamps show how many units are being used. If a lamp is off, this means that this unit is not being used. Visser I.T.E. 7

8 2.5 Power supply and connection of discharge conveyor Figure 5: Power supply and connection of discharge conveyor Beneath the control panel is the connection for the power supply of the discharge conveyor and the connection for communication with the discharge conveyor. The second Visserbus connection also hangs here. 2.6 Emergency stop buttons Figure 6: Emergency stop button Five emergency stop buttons are located around the machine. There is one at each of the four corners of the machine, and the fifth is beneath the touchscreen. In the event of an emergency the emergency stop button should be pressed. As soon as the emergency is resolved, the button can be reset by turning it a quarter turn clockwise. Visser I.T.E. 8

9 3. ADJUSTMENT On this machine the following adjustments are present: 3.1 Photocells A photocell is located beneath the tray infeed. This photocell checks whether a tray is present. A mirror (1) is placed opposite the photocell (2) to reflect the beam of light. When this beam of light is interrupted it sends a signal to the controller that there is a tray at that Figure 7: Photocell operation position. However, the beam of light will also fail to reach the photocell if the photocell is not correctly aligned with the mirror, in which case the same signal will be sent to the controller. This may cause the machine line to malfunction. To correctly adjust the mirror and photocell, first position the mirror surface perpendicular to the beam of light. Then stand behind the photocell and align it so that when you look directly over the cell into the mirror you see a red dot in the centre of the mirror. An orange LED will now light on the photocell. Make sure that after you have tightened all the adjustments the spot is still in the centre of the mirror! Make sure the photocell is not too low and is not too close to the side guide where the beam passes over it; otherwise malfunctions will occur as a result of the soil that falls on the guides and on the chain conveyor. Try the adjust the photocell so the beam passes beneath the side guide. 3.2 Tray side guides The width of the product guide is adjustable so the chain conveyor can accommodate many different types of products. Adjustment is easily accomplished by loosening the bolts, nuts or adjustment knobs on top of the mounting block and sliding the guides to the desired tray size. Only slide the guides on the destination side. These have handles that can be turned by hand. Visser I.T.E. 9

10 3.3 Air pressure settings Figure 8: Compressed air connection 1. Connection for compressed air. 2. On/off switch for the compressed air. 3. Pressure regulator with automatic water separation; set this to 8 bar. Lift and turn the knob to adjust the pressure. Then push the button down again. 4. Outlet for connection of an air gun. 5. Air pressure sensor; this sensor measures whether enough pressure is supplied to the machine. 6. Valve for switching the gantry balance cylinder on/off. This must be on (in vertical position) during the use of the machine. There is another pressure regulator on top of the machine for the balance cylinder. This must be set to between 4 and 5 bar. The balance cylinder lifts the weight of the gripper bar so that the motor can move up and down faster. There is no need to change this pressure setting. Visser I.T.E. 10

11 4. EXPLANATION OF ICONS All the icons that may appear on the touchscreen are explained in this chapter. Each icon is followed by its name and a brief description. Start button: Starting the machine Stop button: Stopping the machine Reset button: Resetting the machine Grey reset button: The machine has already been reset Close: This closes the current window Warning: Indicates that there is an active warning. Click it to view the warnings. Error: Indicates that there is an active error. Click it to view the errors. Close button: Is used to make something close, such as clamps Open button: Is used to make something open, such as clamps Previous page: Go to the previous page Next page: Go to the next page Save: Saves the entered data. This is done on the USB stick. Add: Adding a tray, pot, or combination, depending on the active page Remove: Removing a tray, pot, or combination, depending on the active page Home: Return to the main menu Visser I.T.E. 11

12 Release manual control: Click this button to release the manual control Manual control released: The manual control is already released; click to switch off the manual controller Information: Click to display information Access control: A user must first log in. Click to log in. User level 3: Operator is logged in; indicated by the 3 in the icon Spanish: Spanish is selected. Click to select another language Russian: Russian is selected. Click to select another language Polish: Polish is selected. Click to select another language Portuguese: Portuguese is selected. Click to select another language Japanese: Japanese is selected. Click to select another language Korean: Korean is selected. Click to select another language Dutch: Dutch is selected. Click to select another language French: French is selected. Click to select another language Italian: Italian is selected. Click to select another language Visser I.T.E. 12

13 German: German is selected. Click to select another language English: English is selected. Click to select another language Chinese: Chinese is selected. Click to select another language Visser I.T.E. 13

14 5. STARTING THE MACHINE Check the following points before using the machine: 1. Air pressure to the machine: 8 bar. 2. Ensure that the grippers can move freely (up and down). 3. The supply voltage, if the machine was not yet connected. 4. Ensure that the emergency stop buttons are not pressed. These can be unlocked by turning then a quarter turn in the direction indicated by the arrow. 5. Ensure that the doors are closed. 6. Ensure that the green bars on the chain conveyor can move freely without damage. 7. Never pull plugs out of their sockets when the machine is still in operation! Some conveyor belts are connected to a frequency inverter. These can be damaged if the motor connection is interrupted while the machine is still in operation. Switch on the master switch. Press the blue reset button. Press Use combination on the screen and click the combination to use. Navigate to the Overview system screen. Verify that the correct settings are set (right combination, use of the correct tray and strip. Press the green start button. Visser I.T.E. 14

15 6. OPERATING THE TOUCHSCREEN When the machine is started the main menu is displayed. From this screen it is possible to navigate to all the other screens. See also Annex 1: Screen overview for a complete overview of the navigation through all the screens. Overview system System info Use combination Manual control Settings Reset 6.1 Basic elements of every screen Each screen contains a number of standard elements. These elements are shown in the figure below. Figure 9: Basic screen elements These include: 1. Screen title Each screen has a name and number. These are shown at the top left of the screen. 2. Time/date 3. Icon for warnings and errors If a warning occurs, a yellow triangle appears in the upper-right corner of the screen. For an error it is red. Clicking the triangle shows which warnings or errors are active. Visser I.T.E. 15

16 4. User level It is possible to log in at three different levels. This is done by clicking the padlock icon and entering a password. The user levels are as follows: Operator: Level 3. This is the user who works with the machine during production. The password for this user is Head Operator: Level 6. This is the user who works as supervisor/manager of the line. The password for this user is Maintenance: Level 9. This is the user level for the company s service/technical department. The password for this user is Language selection Here you can select a different language. If only one language is available, this button will not work. 6. Button to return to the home screen 7. Previous/next page 8. Start button/stop button/reset button 9. Close button 6.2 Manual Control In this menu, the machine can be operated manually. The menu is only accessible when logged in with at least user level three: Operator. The machine must be reset first. There are three screens in which the machine can be operated. The first screen is explained below, followed by the other two. You can navigate between the three screens by pressing the Previous page and Next page buttons. To release manual operation, the hand icon in the bottom-right corner must first be pressed. Visser I.T.E. 16

17 MANUAL CONTROL SCREEN 1 Figure 10: Manual Control 1 1. Red: Sensor not detecting anything. Green: Gantry is in foremost position 2. Button for moving the gantry forwards 3. Current horizontal position of the gantry 4. Button for the moving the gantry backwards 5. Red: Sensor not detecting anything. Green: Gantry is in the home position 6. Red: Gantry servo not ready to move Green: Gantry servo ready to move 7. On/off button for manual control Visser I.T.E. 17

18 MANUAL CONTROL SCREEN 2 Figure 11: Manual Control 2 1. Button for running the chain conveyor to the left 2. Button for running the chain conveyor to the right 3. Current position of the chain conveyor 4. Red: No tray detected. Green: Tray detected. 5. Red: No tray detected at the beginning of the conveyor belt. Green: Tray detected. 6. Red: No tray detected at the end of the conveyor belt. Green: Tray detected. 7. Button for running the conveyor belt forwards Visser I.T.E. 18

19 MANUAL CONTROL SCREEN 3 Figure 12: Manual Control 3 1. Close the first strip holder buffer 2. Open the first strip holder buffer 3. Close the second strip holder buffer 4. Open the second strip holder buffer 5. Close the third strip holder buffer 6. Open the third strip holder buffer 7. Close the fourth strip holder buffer 8. Open the fourth strip holder buffer 9. Close the first step cylinder 10. Open the first step cylinder 11. Close the second step cylinder 12. Open the second step cylinder Visser I.T.E. 19

20 MANUAL CONTROL SCREEN 4 Figure 13: Manual Control 4 1. Move the gantry upwards 2. Current gantry position 3. Move the gantry downwards 4. Move the dibbler upwards 5. Move the dibbler downwards 6. Move the gripper upwards 7. Move the gripper downwards 8. Open the grippers 9. Close the grippers 10. Select previous gripper 11. Selected gripper 12. Select next gripper 13. Move between plants 14. Move away from plants 15. Red: Gantry servo is not ready to move Green: Gantry servo is ready to move 16. Move gantry upwards 17. Move gantry downwards (there is also an indicator for the home sensor just above and to the right of this button) Visser I.T.E. 20

21 MANUAL CONTROL SCREEN 5 Figure 14: Manual Control 5 1. Close the upper clamp 2. Open the upper clamp 3. Red: No strip detected. Green: Strip added 4. Move stepper forwards 5. Red: stepper not ready for use. Green: stepper ready for use. 6. Move stepper backwards 7. Close the knife 8. Open the knife 9. Close the lower clamp 10. Open the lower clamp 11. Select previous strip unit 12. Select next strip unit Visser I.T.E. 21

22 6.3 Overview System This is the machine s production screen. The entire machine is controlled from this screen. It is also only possible to start the machine when this screen is selected. PRODUCTION SCREEN 1 Figure 15: Production Screen 1 1. Increase the speed 2. Reduce the speed 3. Currently selected combination 4. Currently selected strip 5. Currently selected destination tray 6. Raise gripper pick height 7. Lower gripper pick height 8. Raise gripper place height 9. Lower gripper place height 10. Open the first clamp 11. Close the first clamp 12. Button for machine info 13. Open the second clamp 14. Close the second clamp 15. Open the third clamp 16. Close the third clamp 17. Open the fourth clamp Visser I.T.E. 22

23 18. Close the fourth clamp 19. Open the fifth clamp 20. Close the fifth clamp 21. Open the sixth clamp 22. Close the sixth clamp 23. Button to indicate the end of the batch 24. Reset the current working time 25. Reset the productivity counter 26. Reset the counter for the number of trays used 27. Set the destination dibbler on/off 28. Set the destination blower on/off 29. Set side shift when approaching the destination on/off 30. Set side shift when approaching the plant at the source on/off 31. Set side shift when moving away from the plant at the source on/off 32. If an end of batch is performed and there are only short strips left, then Short strip can be pressed. Then the number of plants that are left can be entered next to the button. The machine then finishes these plants. Then the number of plants can be entered again, etc. PRODUCTION SCREEN 2 Figure 16: Production Screen 2 1. Currently selected combination 2. Currently selected source strip 3. Currently selected destination tray Visser I.T.E. 23

24 4. Option for changing the height of the gripper as it picks the plants 5. Option for changing the height of the gripper as it places the plants 6. Option for changing the horizontal height of the gantry at the source end 7. Option for changing the horizontal height of the gantry at the destination end 8. Option for changing the strip steps at the buffer 9. Option for changing the strip steps at the knives 10. Option for changing the horizontal height of the destination belt 11. Reset the current working time 12. Reset the productivity counter 13. Reset the counter for the number of trays used 14. Option for switching the side shift at the destination on/off 15. Height for the shift at the destination 16. Option for switching the side shift when approaching the source on/off 17. Option for switching the side shift when departing from the source on/off 18. Option for changing the horizontal height of the side shift 6.4 Reset Menu Figure 17: Reset Menu 1. Navigate to the end of batch menu 2. Button for resetting the gripper bar 3. Button for resetting the source end 4. Button for resetting the destination end 5. Button for running the destination belt until empty Visser I.T.E. 24

25 NEW BATCH RESET MACHINE Figure 18: End of batch reset menu This screen is where you enter the number of used units, the number of trays during a tray change and, lastly, the end of batch. The latter is done based on the Batch based on setting in the machine settings. If this is set to trays, the number of trays can be entered. If set to strip, nothing is shown here. This is handled in the main menu. Visser I.T.E. 25

26 6.5 System info Figure 19: System information screen 1. Navigate to the screen with information on the alarms for this machine 2. Navigate to the screen with information about this machine. 6.6 Alarm information Figure 20: Alarm information screen 1. Navigate to the screen that shows all the alarms that have occurred. 2. Navigate to the screen that shows all the current warnings. 3. Navigate to the screen that shows all the current warnings and errors. Visser I.T.E. 26

27 4. Navigate to the screen that shows all the current errors. 6.7 Settings menu This menu is only accessible when logged in with at least user level 6: Head Operator. Figure 21: Settings menu 1. Click to navigate to the machine settings 2. Click to navigate to the tray settings 3. Click to navigate to the strip settings 4. Click to navigate to the combination settings 5. Click to navigate to the display settings 6. Click to perform an absolute homing of the gantry 7. Click to navigate to the service menu Visser I.T.E. 27

28 6.8 Machine settings Annex 2: Machine settings explains the various machine settings. This is done that same way on every page. A screenshot is shown at the top of the page. A table below the screenshot provides an explanation of each setting, along with a basic setting. This basic setting is a previously used value for one of the running strip planters. FINE ADJUSTMENTS: Before starting to set up the machine all the fine adjustments must be set to zero. Navigate to Overview system and set the fine adjustment values to zero. Visser I.T.E. 28

29 7. MAINTENANCE 7.1 Cleaning Ensure that the guides on which the bearings run stay clean. Do not blow them off with compressed air. Remove the soil that falls between the photocells and mirrors regularly. Blow off the soil between the chains of the chain conveyor regularly. 7.2 Lubrication At the guides, only the shaft on which the grippers run should be lubricated with guide oil. However, it is only necessary to do this after approximately 1000 hours of operation, or if they start to rust. The plastic rail must be kept free of grease. 7.3 Toothed belt drives Ensure that the toothed belts and the toothed belt pulleys stay clean. If the toothed belt begins to squeal, this can be fixed by spraying it with silicone oil. 7.4 Chain tensioning First switch the machine off. The tensioner for the chain conveyor is at the beginning of the conveyor. Turn it so that the chain is tensioned tighter. Do this on the other side too. Now check whether the chain tension is correct by lifting a green bar in the middle of the track. The tension is correct when you can lift the green bar about 5 cm. At the front, near the discharge, beneath the chain conveyor, is a drive for the position cam. This chain must be so tight that this can be moved a maximum of 1 cm. To tension the chain, slightly loosen the bolt that holds the idler sprocket, push the sprocket back and tighten the bolt again. Visser I.T.E. 29

30 8. FAULTS Valves for the pneumatic cylinders If a pneumatic cylinder is not working properly, or if it is malfunctioning, it can be tested manually by pressing the blue buttons on the valves. Valves with a lit lamp cannot be operated manually. The valves can also be operated from the touchscreen (see manual control). Refer to Annex 3: Pneumatic valves to see which valve corresponds to each cylinder. In the event of a fault you cannot resolve yourself, please contact: Visser Horti Systems B.V. Service department Tel. +31(0) Visser I.T.E. 30

31 ANNEX 1: SCREEN OVERVIEW Visser I.T.E. 31

32 ANNEX 2: MACHINE SETTINGS Machine settings: Screen 1 Element Explanation Basic setting Time to open The time it takes to open the strip holder 150 stripholder Time to close The time it takes to close the strip holder 150 stripholder Time to open The time it takes to open the lower clamp 200 lower clamp Time to close The time it takes to close the lower clamp 200 lower clamp Time to open The time it takes to open the upper clamp 150 upper clamp Time to close The time it takes to close the upper clamp 150 upper clamp Time to cut with The time it takes to cut with the knife 100 knife Time to move knife back The time required to move the knife back. 100 Visser I.T.E. 32

33 Machine settings: Screen 2 Element Explanation Basic setting Automatic speed Speed of the gantry in automatic mode 400 Manual speed Speed of the gantry in manual mode. 25 Reference step unit Position of the servo of the strip unit at 90.5 at knife the knife Reference step unit Position of the servo of the strip unit at 40.5 at buffer the buffer Position after homing Position the gantry goes to after homing 100 Vertical zero position gripper bar Height value of the gantry after homing 117 Visser I.T.E. 33

34 Machine settings: Screen 3 Element Explanation Basic setting Time to open The time it takes to open the gripper 100 gripper Time to close The time it takes to close the gripper 100 gripper Time dibbler down The time it takes to move the dibbler down 50 Visser I.T.E. 34

35 Machine settings: Screen 4 Element Explanation Basic setting Radius gripper to pick plants Radius gripper from pick plants Radius gripper to plant plants Radius gripper from plant plants Radius gripper side shift at strip Prestart gripper side shift at tray The radius of the gripper movement as it 15 moves to pick the plants The radius of the gripper movement as it 15 moves away after picking the plants The radius of the gripper movement as it 15 moves to plant the plants The radius of the gripper movement as it 15 moves away after planting the plants The radius of the gripper movement as it shifts 15 sideways towards the strip The radius of the gripper movement as it shifts 50 sideways towards the tray Visser I.T.E. 35

36 Machine settings: Screen 5 Element Explanation Basic setting Position gripper fixed guide destination belt Position gripper middle knife source Park speed gripper bar Manual speed gripper bar horizontal Manual speed gripper bar vertical Home position gripper vertical Park position horizontal Park position vertical Horizontal distance between the gripper 270 and fixed guide of the chain conveyor in the home position Horizontal distance between the gripper 100 and the middle of the knife in the home position Speed of the gantry during homing 200 The horizontal speed of the gantry in 25 manual mode The vertical speed of the gantry in 25 manual mode Vertical position of the gripper during 319 homing Horizontal position of the gantry during 10 homing for the second time Vertical position of the gantry during 310 homing for the second time Visser I.T.E. 36

37 Machine settings: Screen 6 Element Explanation Basic setting Automatic speed Speed (horizontal) of the dibbler in 250 automatic mode Manual speed Speed of the dibbler in manual mode 25 Home position Home position of the dibbler 35 Visser I.T.E. 37

38 Machine settings: Screen 7 Element Explanation Basic setting Automatic speed Speed of the chain conveyor in 100 automatic mode Manual speed Speed of the chain conveyor in manual 100 mode Reference gripper to Vertical distance between the gripper 54.5 greenbar and the next green bar. Distance between Distance between the green bars green bars Position to stop destination for infeed The position at which the chain conveyor should stop for infeed of new trays 0 Visser I.T.E. 38

39 Machine settings: Screen 8 Element Explanation Basic setting Batch based on: This choice determines what the final Strip Trays/Strip batch is based on Visser I.T.E. 39

40 Tray settings: Page 1 Element Explanation Basic setting Name Name of the tray 21 Tray Number of rows Number of rows in the tray 3 Row step Distance between the cells in the rows Position of first row Distance between where the tray contacts the green bar and the first row. Number of rows a If the tray is divided into groups, this is 0 group the number of rows per group. Distance between groups (row) Distance between groups Visser I.T.E. 40

41 Tray settings: Page 2 Element Explanation Basic setting Number of columns Number of columns in a tray 7 Columns step Distance between the cells in a column Position of first column Distance from the guide to the first cell in a column Number of columns a group Number of columns per group 0 Distance between Distance between groups of columns 0.00 groups (column) Height for transport Height for transport of the plants above the tray Height for pick / plant Height for picking and planting the plants After setting a combination, do not forget to save by pressing the save icon (with the picture of a diskette). Visser I.T.E. 41

42 Tray settings: Page 3 Element Explanation Basic setting Segment row tray This setting determines whether the No tray consists of various shifted segments in the rows Number of rows second Number of rows in the second 0 column column Position first row second Number of the first row in the second 0 column column Segment column tray This setting determines whether the No tray consists of various shifted segments in the columns Number of columns Number of columns in the second 0 second row row Position first column second row Position of the first column in the second row 0 Visser I.T.E. 42

43 Strip settings Element Explanation Basic setting Name Name of the strip Strip 3 Number of rows Number of rows in the strip 5 Row step Distance between the plants Position first row Position of the first plant 12 Number rows buffer is Number of cells of the strip which are 5 free still in the unit when the buffer is free to do a strip exchange Distance knife to middle Distance from the knife to the middle 0 cell of the cell Height for transport Height for transport of the plants 20 Height for picking Height for picking the plants 20 Visser I.T.E. 43

44 Combination settings: Page 1 Element Explanation Basic setting Name Name of the combination S34 x Strip Name of the strip Strip 34 Tray Name of the tray Total number of grippers Number of grippers to use for this 6 to use combination Use dibbler Option to select whether or not the On dibbler is used Use blower Option to select whether or not to On blow when placing Use side shift for big Option to approach the tray from the On plants at tray side Vertical distance before side shift (Tray) Vertical distance of the side shift 30 Visser I.T.E. 44

45 Combination settings: Page 2 Element Explanation Basic setting Use side shift for big plants towards strip Use side shift for big plants away from strip Horizontal distance before side shift (Strip) Number of plants a cell destination Radius of planting circle Plant in the middle Use multicolor on destination Option to select whether or not to move Off sideways when moving towards the plants in the strip Option to select whether or not to move Off sideways when moving away from the plants in the strip The horizontal distance that is moved 40 after picking the plant before lifting it to transport height Number of plants in a cell in a tray 1 Radius of the plants if multiple plants 0 are to be placed in a cell. Option to place a plant in the middle if No multiple plants are planted in a cell Option to use multiple colours on the Yes destination side Visser I.T.E. 45

46 ANNEX 3: PNEUMATIC VALVES Visser I.T.E. 46

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