Guides for Seed Hawk

Watch this video to learn how to connect the Gateway to your Seed Hawk. The iPad uses a wireless connection to the Gateway. The Gateway has wired connections to all the components on the Air Cart and Toolbar. This allows the user to move freely around the machine without the use of wires. The Gateway is the brains of the system. It stores machine information and communicates with the iPad in the tractor cab. To log statistics together with the actual position, the Gateway is connected to a GPS receiver.

Watch this video to learn about how to sync to the cloud. The Seed Hawk Cloud allows the user to sync between their Seed Hawk account and iPad. All job data is sent from the iPad to the Seed Hawk account. Prescription maps are sent from the Seed Hawk account to the iPad control system. The Cloud is a temporary data storage system that allows the user online access to resources, enabling them to quickly deposit information into an external database for review.

Watch this video to learn how to create a new job. Job profiles may contain information on Field Boundaries/Headlands, Prescription Mapping, and Lookahead timing.

Watch this video to learn how to end a job in your iCon operating system. When a field is complete, jobs must be formally ended so that job reports can be saved on the user’s Seed Hawk account through the Cloud.

The Clone Job feature in the iCon control app allows operators to quickly create new jobs by duplicating an existing job directly from the job list using the Clone Job button. This functionality reduces setup time by carrying over previously defined job parameters, such as field settings and configurations, eliminating the need to re‑enter repetitive information. By enabling fast replication of proven job setups, the Clone Job feature helps ensure consistency across similar fields or operations, minimises the risk of input errors, and supports a more efficient, reliable workflow during time‑sensitive seeding operations.

Creating pre-planned jobs in Seed Hawk Cloud allows operators to prepare accurate, consistent job setups in advance and streamline the transition from planning to field execution within the iCon control app. By entering job details ahead of time, users can reduce in‑cab setup time, minimize the risk of input errors during busy seeding operations, and ensure jobs are configured consistently across machines and operators. Once synced, pre-planned jobs are immediately available in the iCon control app, enabling faster starts in the field while still allowing final calibration values to be updated at seeding time, ensuring both efficiency and accuracy when it matters most.

Creating pre-planned jobs in Seed Hawk Cloud allows operators to complete detailed job setup ahead of time and seamlessly transition to execution in the iCon control app. By preparing jobs in advance, users can reduce in‑cab setup time, improve consistency across operators, and minimize data entry during busy seeding windows. Once synced, pre-planned jobs appear directly on the job screen in the iCon control app, where they can be selected and started immediately, allowing operators to focus on calibration and field operation while ensuring jobs are executed accurately and efficiently.

Watch this video to learn how to create field boundaries. Sectional Control® Technology is always looking for unseeded areas. A field boundary allows the machine to recognise the mapped seeding area. Without a field boundary, the openers and meters may unintentionally engage when travelling over the headlands, as it looks for unseeded areas. Setting a field boundary allows the control system to recognise the area contained within the boundary; therefore, no application of product or soil engagement is made if the user drives outside the boundary.

Watch this video to learn how to create and remove obstacles. Obstacles are considered no-apply zones in the SCT system and can be toggled on and off depending on the user's preference. These zones are automatically identified based on when the implement intersects with newly seeded areas.

Watch this video to learn how to record multiple boundaries. Sectional Control® Technology is always looking for unseeded areas. A field boundary allows the machine to recognise the mapped seeding area. Without a field boundary, the openers and meters may unintentionally engage when travelling over the headlands, as it looks for unseeded areas. Setting a field boundary allows the control system to recognise the area contained within the boundary; therefore, no application of product or soil engagement is made if the user drives outside the boundary.

Importing field boundaries from farm management systems into Seed Hawk Cloud provides a more accurate and efficient foundation for job setup within the iCon control app. By leveraging existing, georeferenced boundary data, operators can eliminate manual field creation, reduce the risk of boundary errors, and ensure consistency between agronomic planning and machine operation. Once imported and synced, these boundaries are immediately available for use in the iCon control app, supporting precise section control, accurate mapping, and streamlined in‑field workflows while improving overall operational efficiency and data alignment across systems.

Watch this video to learn about the opener float function that allows users to broadcast product while the opener sections remain in a lifted position.

Watch this video to learn about static calibrations. Static calibration is a workflow that calculates the calibration number that should be used for a particular product and roller combination. Roller calibration numbers identify how much product is dispensed per revolution. Every roller and product type combination will result in a different calibration number.

Watch this video to learn about lookahead calibration, which allows the user to calibrate the lookaheads for a given tank. The user stands beside the toolbar and notes the amount of time it takes for the product to get from the tank to the openers.

Watch this video to learn how to change and combine bins on your Seed Hawk. The iCon Control System allows the user to control how product empties from the bins. This allows the user to empty certain bins first or have bins empty at the same rate to keep the Air Cart balanced during operation. The variations include Chaining and Combining.

Watch this video to learn about the bin transition threshold on your Seed Hawk. When bins are chained together, the iCon system uses a transition threshold value to determine when a given bin is empty, and metering should switch to the next bin in the chain. The iCon system will default to a transition threshold of 200 lbs.

Watch this video to learn how to enable the “Run Until Empty” feature. If enabled, tanks that are under the transition threshold will dispense product at the minimum rate until completely empty. The “Run Until Empty” feature is disabled by default. When disabled, tanks that are under the transition threshold will simply stop dispensing product.

Watch this video to learn about blockage layout on your Seed Hawk. The Blockages screen displays blockage information for each opener/drop tube. This information is available in multiple different views (Manifold & Opener).

Watch this video to learn about high flow noise calibration. The blockage monitoring system can be calibrated to compensate for outside noise that might affect its accuracy. Excessive noise from sources like an air cart fan can cause the blockage monitoring system, which uses sound data to determine blockages, to incorrectly identify a run as being clear when it is blocked. The High Flow Noise Calibration workflow addresses this by recording blockage data with the fans on to get a baseline for comparison.

Watch this video to learn how the purchase a SCTx subscription. SCTx is an optional feature available through a subscription plan, managed through the user's Seed Hawk account. This upgrade uses data from two GPS receivers to enhance performance when driving along a curved path.

*SCTx is designed to complement units comprised of a Seed Hawk Air Seeder and a Precision Delivery Air Cart pairing. Additional components or pivot points between the tractor and the seeding unit are not supported and can alter the effectiveness of SCtx.

SCTx is Väderstad’s advanced Sectional Control Technology that enhances seeding accuracy through lookahead prediction and kinematic modelling. By using an additional GPS receiver and defined kinematic profiles, SCTx allows the system to anticipate machine movement and more precisely manage opener on/off timing in headlands, curves, and complex field conditions, reducing overlap and missed areas. SCTx is available as a subscription that can be purchased through the Seed Hawk Cloud, where it can be assigned to specific machines and activated in the iCon control app to unlock its functionality.

Setting up SCTx in the iCon control app ensures the system can accurately predict machine movement and apply sectional control with greater precision. During setup, operators define the required GPS inputs and kinematic details so the app can calculate lookahead behaviour and manage opener timing more proactively. This configuration supports smoother transitions in headlands and curves, reduces overlap, and helps maintain consistent seeding accuracy. By completing the SCTx setup before entering the field, operators enable the iCon control app to deliver more responsive, reliable performance throughout the work process.

Setting up kinematic profiles in the iCon control app ensures accurate machine positioning and consistent system performance by correctly defining how the implement, tractor, and guidance system relate to one another. Proper kinematic configuration allows the control system to account for offsets, dimensions, and movement characteristics, supporting accurate section control, precise mapping, and reliable boundary adherence in the field. By establishing these profiles in advance, operators can improve operational accuracy, reduce positioning‑related errors, and ensure that all jobs are executed as intended, resulting in more efficient field operations and higher‑quality agronomic outcomes.

Watch this video to learn how to change wifi channels on your Seed Hawk. The iPad uses a wireless connection to the Gateway via Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi channel where the connection is established can be changed in the control application if needed. This may help mitigate connection issues in high-interference areas.

Learn how to perform post season maintenance and how to properly store your Seed Hawk for the winter.