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Agricultural Equipment UK & ROI Precision Farming

Reference UK- PLM_06_12 Date: 18th July 2012

FM-1000 and FM-750 Displays – Serial Communication for Automatic

Rate and Section Control

We are please to announce that another variable rate application (VRA) protocol has been
added to the existing options already available.
The new protocol is available on FM-750 and FM-1000 only and is called Trimble Universal
Variable Rate (TUVR) this has the benefit that it can communicate both automatic rate and
section control via a serial communication (unlike other protocols that communicate automatic
rate control only).

The FM-1000 integrated display and FM-750 displays now communicate with the following
rate controllers:

Rauch/Kuhn – Quantron A
Rauch/Kuhn – Quantron E2
Hardi/Evrard – Regulor 6

Rauch/Kuhn - Rauch/Kuhn – Hardi/Evrard –

Quantron A Quantron A Regulor 6

How to unlock the TUVR functionality:

The same process is when wanting to upgrade to one of the existing serial protocols, TUVR
protocol becomes available by purchase one of the following VRA unlock codes:
Display VR unlock code
FM-1000 integrated display P/N ZTN69540
FM-750 display P/N ZTN81515
Once unlocked, you can activate the TUVR protocol selecting TRIMBLE from the list of
variable rate controllers.
Minimum firmware
The minimum firmware required to support the TUVR protocol are described below.

Display
Display Minimum firmware requirement
FM-1000 integrated display Version 6.60
FM-750 display Version 1.92.00

Rate Controller
Rate controller model Minimum firmware requirement
RAUCH/KUHN Quantron A Version 1.20.00
RAUCH/KUHN Quantron E2 Version 1.20.00
HARDI/EVRARD Regulor 6 Version 26.0
Note: Even if you have the correct version of firmware installed in the rate controller, the
TUVR functionality may not be available. Make sure that you activate the automatic section
switching/rate control functionality in the rate controller before you connect the FM-1000 or
FM-750 display.

How to connect the display to the rate controller

Use the following cables to connect the display to the rate controller via a serial connection:
Rate controller model Manufacturer cable CNH cable
RAUCH Quantron A P/N 2055389 P/N ZTN67091 and ZTN59043
KUHN Quantron A P/N 1409955 P/N ZTN67091 and ZTN59043
RAUCH Quantron E2 P/N 2055389 P/N ZTN67091 and ZTN59043
KUHN Quantron E2 P/N 1409955 P/N ZTN67091 and ZTN59043
HARDI/EVRARD Regulor 6 P/N 26035101 Not required