Methods and Systems for Measuring Duty Cycle and Pulse Frequency of Sensors to Determine Seed or Particle Metrics

An electrical system comprising:

• at least one sensor for sensing flow of seeds or particles within a flow line of an agricultural implement;
• a module to receive sensor data from the at least sensor;
• and
• processing logic coupled to the module, the processing logic is configured to determine a measured duty cycle and a measured pulse frequency from a sensor output of the at least one sensor and to determine a seed or particle frequency based on the measured duty cycle and the measured pulse frequency of the sensor.

A computer implemented method of monitoring a sensor to determine seed or particle metrics, comprising:

• measuring a duty cycle and measuring a pulse frequency of at least one sensor for sensing flow of seed or particles through a seed or particle line of an agricultural implement;
• determining a seed or particle frequency based on the measured pulse frequency and the measured duty cycle;
• and
• estimating an amount of seed or particles flowing through the seed or particle line of the agricultural implement based on the seed or particle frequency and other known variables including row speed or row spacing for the agricultural implement.