Topcon’s X30 precise positioning ag controller sets new standard
System 350 industry’s most versatile controller
LIVERMORE, Calif. – Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) announces the new System 350 for global precision agriculture featuring the new all-in-one X30 control console.
Albert Zahalka, TPA president, said, “With all new hardware and a revolutionary new interface, Topcon’s System 350 truly sets the industry standard for performance in virtually every conceivable area of farming operations.”
He said the features include:
- Large (12.1 inch) multi-touch screen, readable even in bright sunlight;
- Powerful 1.6 GHz central processor;
- IP67 rated, withstands the harshest of environmental conditions;
- New Topcon interface with extensive features, including up to three mini-view windows, user definable dashboard view, interactive keyboard, and detailed information displays;
- High accuracy autosteering, up to 2 cm when used with Topcon AGI-3 receiver/steering controller;
- 32-section auto-control;
- Multiple guideline settings, including straight, adaptive curve and center pivot
- Detailed job summary reports for data tracking and multi-year analysis.
Simple icon-based management of multiple simultaneous precision farming tasks: autosteering settings, variable rate application for single and multi products, autosection control, data logging, mapping, and implement setup.
In the areas of guidance, rate control and information, the X30 “provides an unprecedented array of options,” Zahalka said. “From variable rate control to a configurable alarm system, from job reports to auto field recognition, and from creation of multiple boundaries to job reports, the X30 is the perfect – and total – solution for any size farming operation.”
The system’s ISO virtual terminal interface provides direct configuration capabilities for a majority of the industry’s standard plug-and-play controllers, including AGCO, Case International Harvester, John Deere, DICKEY-john, Great Plains, and TeeJet, among others.
Zahalka said, “There is no system on the market that’s easier to set up and operate than the System 350 with X30. Its modern design, large touch screen, icon-based user interface and multiple applications and features provide the future of precision farming operations … today!”