PCS 150
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ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS

PCS 150 – Rev. 1.1 – August 2022 Copyright - ROJ - All Rights Reserved. This manual is meant for the PCS 150 Kit users. ROJ reserves the right to modify at any time the content of this Manual without giving prior notice to the user. For any technical or commercial problems, please contact your local ROJ dealer or call directly ROJ customer service center. We will be glad to fulfill all your needs. Thank you for your trust and good job. The PCS 150 is a patented equipment which employs exclusive and high-tech solutions

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INTRODUCTION All machines (1) and equipment designed and manufactured by ROJ are supplied with the relative user’s manuals in compliance with the Essential Health and Safety Requirements (EHSRs) 1.7.4 - Instructions – of Annex I to Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. As the prescriptions of Machinery Directive, and in particular the EHSRs of Annex 1 represent mandatory law obligations, during the wording of his manuals, ROJ paid particular attention to all the requirements listed in EHSR 1.7.4, in particular: 1. The ROJ user and maintenance manuals are supplied in the language of the machine...

SAFETY In relation to the risk analysis and assessment activities carried out on the PCS 150 Kit in accordance with the principles of the EN ISO 12100: 2010 Harmonized Standard (as described in 3 above), the machine manufacturer or the final system integrator selects the various components of the safety related control systems (e.g. microswitches on the guards of the transplanting elements), in a way as to ensure a reliability level suitable to the actual severity of the hazard (typically Performance Level “c”). To this purpose we have followed the requirements of the EN ISO 13849-1:2015...

COMPLIANCE WITH THE EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES AND REGULATIONS Herein under is a summary of the Declaration of Incorporation, drawn up in accordance with the requirements of Annex II B to the 2006/42/EC Directive, where ROJ declares that the following “Partly completed machinery”: Type: PCS 150 (PCS 100, PCS 200) Foot"ote 1 Construction Year: See official Declaration of Incorporation Serial number: See official Declaration of Incorporation Target use: Servo power supply for seeders cannot be commissioned unless the compliance of the agricultural machinery on which it has to be incorporated with...

WARRANTY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER The PCS 150 system described in this manual has been designed to be incorporated into agricultural machinery (typically Transplanters) and is therefore intended to operate exclusively in combination with the above mentioned machines. The various components of the system on the transplanter can be installed by: the Transplanter machine manufacturer ROJ specialized and authorized technicians The testing and commissioning of the system is in any case entrusted to specialized personnel. ROJ declines any responsibility in case of improper...

1.1.1. The ideal solution to control and optimize the transplanting process The PCS 150 kit has been designed for the installation on transplanters in order to control and optimize the entire transplanting process. Thanks to the exclusive flexibility and configurability the PCS 150 kit represents the best solution for cup feed type or beltdriven Transplanters. 1.1.2. Purposes of this manual This manual aims at providing the PCS 150 Kit users with the essential information to: • install and properly connect the system components under safe conditions. • configure the system and set up the...

This symbol highlights the notes, warnings, and points the reader's attention has to be drawn on. This symbol indicates a particularly delicate situation that could affect the safety or proper functioning of the system. This symbol indicates the obligation to dispose of a material having an impact on the environment in accordance with the local regulations. This symbol indicates the tasks that can be performed through a simple but essential visual inspection. 1.1.5. Environment protection Handling of electrical or electronic equipment at the end of the life cycle (Applicable to all...

1.2. GENERAL INFORMATION AND PERFORMANCES 1.2.1. Introduction The PCS 150 System has been designed to be applied on belt-driven transplanters or transplanter with cups (falling within the scope of the EN 14018: 14018 norm) in order to replace the mechanical transmission that drives the rotation of the transplanting elements and the fertilizer distributor units with electrical engines, operated by their relative control system. This replacement provides a greater machine flexibility and offers new capabilities which cannot be obtained with the simple mechanical transmission. The basic...

1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.2.3. Machines on which the integration of the mentioned partly completed machinery is foreseen Pneumatic precision transplanters for tractors where no ISOBUS connection is required. The current system version is based on a proprietary architecture and DOES NOT include the ISOBUS connection. EHSRs Essential Health and Safety Requirements. Annex 1 of the Machinery Directive. PL Performance Level (reliability level of the safety functions) according to EN 13849-1 AD Analogue/digital converter CAN Controller Area Network (BUS) ECU Electronic control unit...

Picture 1-1 Main components of the PCS 150 kit

Geared motor for the transplanting elements and the distributors of fertilizer/granular fertilizer Electronic Control Unit Graphic display

GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION 1.4.1. Design criteria For the design and construction of the PCS 150 equipment, the principles set out in the relevant paragraphs of the following harmonized Standards have been adopted: EN ISO 12100: 2010 EN ISO 4254-1:2015 EN ISO 4254- 9:2018 EN ISO 13849-1:2015 (*) EN ISO 13849-2:2012 EN 50581:2012 EN ISO 14982: 2009 Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction. Agricultural machinery - Safety - Part 1: General requirements. Agricultural machinery - Safety - Seed drills. Safety of machinery. Safety-related parts of...