Last month, I traveled to Lincoln, Neb., to cover the Agricultural Electronics Foundation Plugfest event. For hours on end, developers from around the world tested their platforms for compatibility in a round-robin format, hoping to fix any underlying issues en route to eventually achieving ISOBUS certification.

Encountering ISOBUS capable components more frequently, Nathan Zimmerman, precision farming manager with A.C. McCartney Equipment in Wataga, Ill., shares his approach to solving compatibility problems and outlook for true plug-and-play functionality.

Progress on developing true plug-and-play compatibility through ISOBUS connections has been ongoing, although at times, it’s an arduous process, especially in North America. But the collaboration of two independent organizations aiming to streamline equipment functionality could help accelerate the rate of progress.

Intuicom announced that Raven's Viper 4 field computer is now fully compatible with the entire RTK Bridge family of communication devices.

The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundations (AEF) will be hosting their Fall 2015 Plugfest from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 at Hofgut von Huenersdorff, Landstrasse 42, 63939 Woerth am Main, Germany.

In this video, Juan Aguilar, with Sontheim the Germany-based software developer who helped design the AEF database, explains how the resource will eventually lead to true plug-and-play compatibility with farm equipment.

The package provides versatility in remote monitoring and management of irrigation equipment, regardless of brand, age or current capabilities.

Independent data standardization efforts could pave the way for precision dealers to capitalize on transfer, scaling of farm information management.