Suitable for both seed and dual seed & fertiliser machines with an Accord-type pneumatic metering system, Artemis upgrades drills with the type of technology found on new, higher value equipment maximising field efficiency and pro-longing drill working life deferring capital expenditure.
The system comprises an electric motor with sufficient power and torque for most types of conventional pneumatic metering units and a radar forward speed sensor providing a pulse to the Motor Control Module controlling the motor speed proportional to forward speed.
Features and advantages include a pre-start facility to prime the seed mechanism before starting. Simply press a Pre-start button, wait a few seconds and pull away.
There is a simple & fast operator product calibration activated by pressing a Drill priming button, dispensing product into a container for weighing and entering information into the Artemis head unit.
Artemis removes the need to adjust the drill mechanism when application rates require changing with its 'on the move' manual adjustment buttons.
There is an integrated SD card port for basic data logging to produce field records which can be printed using the optional ICP 300 Printer or uploading in csv format directly into Excel.
A key feature is Precision Farming capability by adding an optional RDS GPSI6 and loading pre-defined treatment maps for automated variable seed rate application.
Artemis also provides all the essential seed drill control and monitoring functions including forward speed, tramline count & control (symmetric & asymmetric), two area totals, fan speed and hopper level alarms.
Available now from your local RDS distributor.

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Mark Evans – Business Development Manager
Mail: m.evans@rdstec.com