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Identifying John Deere SeedStar Planting Controllers

Overview

These tips will help you understand which John Deere® SeedStar™ planting controller is being used.

Note: For these tips, you have to be in the action of planting. There is not a good way to identify the planting controller without being engaged in a planting activity. 

SeedStar™ 2 Task Controller

  • Look for an icon on the home screen that says Planter and press to open.

  • The planter screen will look like the image to the left and you can tell you have a SeedStar 2 if there is an MPH indicator in the bottom left corner.
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  • Look for an icon on the home screen that says Planter and press to open.

  • The planter screen will look like the image to the right. You can tell you have a SeedStar XP if there are a group of buttons/options in the bottom left corner.
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SeedStar™ 3HP Task Controller

  • Look for an icon on the home screen that says Planter or ePlanter and press to open.

  • The planter screen will look like the image to the left. You can tell you have a SeedStar 3HP if:

    • You notice a complete layout change vs. what you would see in a SeedStar 2/XP.

    • The group of selection buttons (similar to SeedStar XP) are located across the top of the screen.

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SeedStar™ 4HP Task Controller

SeedStar™ 4HP Task Controller is currently compatible with FieldView™ Drive, Data Inbox and Sync with John Deere Operations Center.