R-Connect online Portal

R-Connect telematics module and remote diagnostics as standard equipment

The ROPA Maus 6 is connected to the myROPA portal as standard via powerful telematics hardware and SIM card. The telematics module is thus the basis for proactive Service 4.0, particularly for predictive analytics and fast assistance and diagnostics on any continent. When service is required, if desired the service technician can switch directly to the terminal and the machine control and assist the driver, e.g. with problem-solving.

The R-Connect dashboard shows the current status of the machines and the daily output. The location, road travel along and current loading progress of the machines can be seen in the individual view along with detailed data. For machines with weighing device, weighed loads are transmitted individually, including the associated machine data, to the R-Connect portal, where they can be viewed, evaluated and downloaded by the machine schedulers.

R-Connect offers drivers and schedulers numerous options for machine and fleet optimization. Now, the scheduler can be present virtually "live" on the machine with the help of online facilities. A diesel supplier, for example, can also be granted access to the current location of the machine and the fuel level as well as AdBlue level. The ROPA R-Connect online portal can be opened via a web browser with any device (PC, tablet, smartphone).

R-Connect online Service

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Remote diagnosis, assistance, and maintenance

Now online service is the focus of development for the R-Connect online portal.

If the driver needs service assistance, he can receive remote assistance thanks to the R-Connect online service. In the future, new functions for predictive maintenance will help reduce downtimes.

(Video shows Tiger 6S)

Since 2018, the first ROPA sugar beet lifters and cleaner-loaders have been sending their data to a cloud. The latest models (Tiger 6S, Panther 2S and Maus 6) even do this as standard. The machines store nearly all sensor data on German services, which means that there are a lot of possibilities, from tracking to order processing. You can read how a practitioner uses the portal in the box on page 108.

While in the beginning, ROPA focused on the management software from farmpilot (profi 2/2018), the company's goals are different today. Due to the variety of platformw within the cultivation, logistics and harvest chain - both locally and globally - ROPA is now forcing an independent system: without agrirouter, on a direct path to the cloud.

"The XML standard is not sufficient for our requirements," explains Michael Gruper, Division Manager for Sugar Beet Technology. "We need a simple and especially stable system. The past has demonstrated that all components that do not actually belong to the machine are too subject to errors," reports the specialist. And he adds: "From the power supply of the tablet PC to the cabled or wireless connection up to manual data transfer, there were repeated problems." That's why the manufacturer is now trying to integrate all the building blocks into the machine terminal and its own online portal. While, for example, fleet management and the transmission of sugar beet fields planted is not yet possible, the cornerstones for this have been laid, reports Gruber: "We are at a point where all relevant data is collected."

GOOD TO KNOW


  • In particular, making service work easier and collecting order data are the focal point
  • The basis is created, additional developments will follow
  • The R-Connect online platform has been expanded to include the myuRopa management level

Basis: myRopa.com

While the developers initially presented the R-Connect portal, in the meantime there is also a second, higher-level platform: myropa.de. This portal is for the machine owners. It stores all customer-specific data. For example, the chassis numbers, the specific equipment and the software versions of all electronic components. What seems irrelevant to practice at first glance helps tremendously in case service is needed, for example.

One of the newest functions of myRopa is order and customer management; data for this can be imported as a CSV file and is then available on the connected machines. In the future, it will also be possible to set up driver access and order spare parts. Similarly, this platform will be used to connect with service technicians. Furthermore, additional documents, maintenance notices, and histories of spare parts replaced are also stored for each machine. In the future, a digital machine file will be created, where all repairs and service work are stored. On request, the portal also provides service notices, for example about oil changes.

CLOUD FOR THE SUGAR BEET - THE ONLINE PORTALS MYROPA AND R-CONNECT

profi reported about R-Connect for the first time in 2018. On the way to the finished portal, the programmers have learned new things, discarded what they didn't need and developed visions. Here's an update.

We would be happy to provide you with the profi article as a PDF download: Cloud for the sugar beet - online portals myRopa and R-Connect.pdf

We are happy to provide you with the professional article as a pdf download: Beet in the Cloud - MyRopa und R-Connect.pdf