Pair Device

Pair your asset with the EC520 grade control device (GCD) connected to a third-party radio without requiring a network manager. This not only enables all grade features, but also helps to do the following:

• Locate assets,
• View detailed device information
• Perform remote troubleshooting

To pair an asset with the GCD serial number:

• To successfully pair, assets must be running with GNSS receiver corrections. Pairing isn’t supported when using UTS corrections. 
• Complete the following to enable pairing: 
       ◦ On Create Site/Edit Site > Add Asset, add and configure the subscribed grade asset to your site.
        ◦ To ensure proper location reporting and pairing verification, follow these steps on asset’s TD540 display:
                  ▪ Launch Cat Grade on your asset > navigate to Network > select Cloud Services.   
                  ▪ On Primary Cloud Services, ensure that VisionLink is selected from the Service drop down.
                  ▪ Also, ensure that you toggle on Report Files (.tag).
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        ◦ The Grade asset must be configured with one of the following subscription and setup combinations:
                  ▪ PerformancePro with 3D Productivity  
                  ▪ Performance with Grade Connectivity 
        ◦ Both configurations require the following:
                  ▪ An updated EC520 (v2.22) GCD 
                  ▪ ProductLink radio 
                  ▪ A third-party radio (for example, SNM941). 
        ◦ Supported ProductLink radios include the following:
                  ▪ PL542
                  ▪ PL641
                  ▪ PLE640
                  ▪ PLE641 
                  ▪ PLE641+PL631
                  ▪ PLE642
                  ▪ PLE642+PL671
                  ▪ PLE643
                  ▪ PLE643+PL671
                  ▪ PLE681
                  ▪ PLE682
                  ▪ PLE682+PL671
                  ▪ PLE683
                  ▪ PLE683+PL671
                  ▪ PLE742+PL671
                  ▪ PLE743+PL671
                  ▪ PLE782
                  ▪ PLE782+PL671
                  ▪ PLE783
                  ▪ PLE783+PL671

1. Navigate to Manage > select Grade Control Systems > click  .
   

2. Select Asset to enter the asset ID/serial number or browse unpaired assets that have an active VisionLink Grade subscription. 

   
   • Only assets with Grade add-on subscription are available in the list. 
   • Assets are sorted from most recently subscribed assets to the oldest.

   

3. Select your preferred asset.
   

4. Click Grade/Earthworks (EC520) to select the GCD type.
   

5. Enter the correct GCD serial number.
   

6. Click  to verify pairing.
   

   
   • The verification process checks the following conditions:
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           ◦ If the asset’s EC520 GCD has reported location within the last 72 hours.
                   ▪ In case of error here, refer to the steps outlined here.
           ◦ If the asset has reported ProductLink (PL) telematics location within one hour of GCD’s reporting.
           ◦ If the asset’s GCD and telematics are within 50 meters of each other.
   • The pairing is verified using the status message location instead of .tag files during pairing verification.
   • For existing paired assets, the application will continue to check location from .tag file.
           ◦ To begin using status messages for location verification, simply edit the pairing.

7. Once verified, you will able to see the status of the asset under Remote Access.