Guide
What an ISOBUS ECU is
The ECU, or electronic control unit, sits on the implement and commands its functions: valves, pressure, sections, cylinders, belts. Under the ISOBUS standard, it talks to the on-board computer in the cab over the same protocol, even across different brands.
What ISOBUS is
ISOBUS is the communication standard between tractor, implement and on-board computer, defined by the ISO 11783 standard. With it, a single on-board computer controls implements from different manufacturers, and the implement's operating screen appears on the computer in the cab.
What the ECU is for
The on-board computer plans and displays; the ECU carries it out. It reads the implement's sensors and drives valves, cylinders and motors to hold what was programmed: the rate, the pressure, the open sections, the boom height.
Without the ECU, the on-board computer only guides the machine. With it, it controls the input application too.
The Agres isoBox ECUs
isoBox Sprayer
For sprayers: adjusts flow and pressure in real time and switches sections off automatically, with options of 12 outputs (2-wire) or 18 outputs (3-wire) on ISOBUS.
See the isoBox SprayerisoBox Orchard
For orchards: controls flow, pressure and sections according to the implement setup and reads ultrasonic sensors, when fitted, for an even application.
See the isoBox OrchardisoBox Hydraulic
For the sprayer boom: adjusts its height, tilt and levelling by controlling up to 6 hydraulic cylinders, working as a complementary module to the isoBox Sprayer.
See the isoBox HydraulicisoBox Spreader
For solid fertilisers: drives up to 4 spreader functions such as belts, gates and discs, reads inductive sensors or encoders and works on up to 2 sections.
See the isoBox Spreader
Which on-board computers they work with
- With on-board computers that support the ISOBUS protocol, such as the agroNave 7, 12 and 12 UltraWide.
- The isoView has built-in spraying and does not need an external ECU to spray.
- The isoBox Hydraulic is a complementary module to the isoBox Sprayer, for those who also want boom control.
Which isoBox suits your implement?
Talk to a specialist or see the kits that already include the ECU.