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A customer with a fancy new $2M machine couldn't easily diagnose problems in the field because the LCD on the machine would only show fault numbers or classes o
by foofoo55 11y ago
A customer with a fancy new $2M machine couldn't easily diagnose problems in the field because the LCD on the machine would only show fault numbers or classes of faults. So they paid me to make an additional display which tied into the machine and showed detailed plain-English status and error messages. Very tedious work, and only slightly difficult to ensure false messages are not posted. I always wonder if the original programmers get lazy at implementing such details ("the user can always read the manual") or they run out of time due to shipping deadlines. Would a company like JD really keep things cryptic on purpose?
- joezydeco 11y agoHaving worked with a company similar to Deere in the construction/Ag sector they pretty much run like any other automotive company. Very long schedules to engineer and deploy electronics, sometimes on the order of 4-5 years for a next generation system. If something like this was left out, it was left out by specification (or lack thereof) and not a last-minute-rush omission.
- fnordfnordfnord 11y ago>or they run out of time due to shipping deadlines. It's this, or else it was never in the scope of work to begin with. >Would a company like JD really keep things cryptic on purpose? Yes. It serves their interests well.