In Field Monitor

Work Monitor

The Work Monitor will help you monitor the machine’s productivity and performance. You are shown averages, totals and productivity of the machine, such as area worked, average working speed and fuel usage. You can configure your display homepage to show Work Monitor information so you can monitor without changing screens.

Work Monitor is standard on all Gen 4 Displays.

Flags

Flags can be used to mark areas in the field that need special attention such as rocks, power poles or weed pressure.

Flags recorded on the Gen 4 can be transferred between machines. Flags can also be sync’d to John Deere Operations Center™ and viewed on a phone, tablet or laptop if you have JDLink™ Connect. Whether you’re in a machine or on the go, you can see the flags anyone has created and take appropriate action.

Flags is standard on all Gen 4 Displays.

Documentation

You’ll need to complete the Work Setup section if you want to collect data. In Work Setup you enter information related to the work being done such as:

Client, Farm and Field
Crop Type
Machine and implement dimensions
Variety and rate – Seeding, Planting, Application
Variable rate prescriptions (if being used)

This information is used to control machine functions such as rate and section control as well as document the work being done. Documentation data can be sent wirelessly or manually to Operations Center for record keeping purposes and will be available via your phone, tablet or laptop.

The following items are recorded on a Gen 4 Display for further analysis in the Operations Center:

Client, Farm and Field
Variety
As Applied map of rates – Seeding, Planting, Application
Products and/or Tank Mix
Harvest maps, including yield and moisture
John Deere Mobile Weather or manually entered weather and field conditions

And more…

Documentation is standard on all Gen 4 Displays.

Data Sync

Data Sync automatically syncs data between Gen 4 Displays and the Operations Center every 30 seconds. This means you can keep an eye on what’s going on in near real time. What’s more, your operators and partners can get access to information when they need it. This improves visibility of information across your business so people can make decisions faster and reduces the risk of losing data if something goes wrong.

Currently Data Sync syncs the following data, but we’re adding more items all the time so be sure to check back often:

As Applied maps (seeding/planting, application)
Harvest data (yield, moisture maps)
John Deere Mobile Weather data maps (temperature, humidity, wind, speed, Delta T)

Data Sync requires JDLink™ Connect and is standard in all Gen 4 Displays.

In field data sharing

When you have multiple machines in the field, you want them to work together and share information. Sharing data between machines can help multiple machines get working faster and collect data more consistently by sharing setup information such as Client, Farm, Field, Guidance Lines, Crop Type, Products and Tank Mixes. Work data such as yield maps and as applied rate maps can be shared between machines every 30 seconds and machine location every 6 seconds.

NOTE: Data transfer times can vary depending on strength of data connection. In Field Data Sharing (IFDS) is an additional option on the 4600 and 4640 displays. IFDS is not available on 4200 and 4240 displays.

Get multiple machines going faster and more accurately

When you have multiple machines in the field it can be difficult to get everyone set up to use the right guidance lines and collecting data consistently. In Field Data Sharing allows the lead operator to share setup information with all other operators, enabling everyone to use the same information in the field.

Trigger functions like Section Control from multiple machines

When there are multiple machines is a field it can be difficult to know where someone else has been. With Infield Data Sharing you can not only see where other machines have been, but Section Control will also turn on and off based on where the other machines have been, meaning you aren’t wasting products or over applying.

Monitor the quality of work all operators are doing

If you have a lead operator, they can monitor the quality of work other operators are doing. If they see an issue, they can correct it quickly.

Connect Mobile

Connect Mobile is an in-cab iPad application that provides a higher resolution view of what’s happening on the machine.

Connect Mobile can be used in three applications:

John Deere Planters

Monitor planting attributes such as seed population, seed singulation, seed spacing coefficient of variation, downforce, gauge wheel margin, ride quality and ground speed in high definition, enabling the operator to manage planting quality.
Custom alerts allow the operator to make adjustments quickly to maintain planting quality.

John Deere Self-Propelled Sprayers

Monitor spraying attributes such as rate, rate deviation, ground speed and pressure to enable the operator to manage spray quality.

John Deere Combines

Monitor Harvest attributes such as ground speed, grain moisture and yield.
Monitor relative grain loss to improve combine productivity.
Monitor variety performance while harvesting to assist with decision making.