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| Profile/Mode No. | Profile Name | Upgrade | Status
Device Type | Hardware Version | Software Version | Choice Version
CAR ESC BASIC | Running Mode | Drag Brake Force | Low Voltage Cut-Off | "DRRS" Start Mode
Maximum Brake Force | ¡¡ | ¡¡ | ¡¡
CAR ESC ADVANCE | Maximum Reverse Force | Initial Brake Force | Neutral Range | "AMTS" Timing
Motor Type | Over-Heat Protection | Motor Rotation | LiPo Cells
Turbo Level | Boost Start RPM | Turbo Open Delay | Timing Punch
AIRCRAFT ESC BASIC AIRCRAFT ESC_HV BASIC | Brake Mode | Battery Type | Cut Off Mode | Voltage Protect
AIRCRAFT ESC ADVANCE AIRCRAFT ESC_HV ADVANCE | Start Mode | Timing | Governor Mode | Motor Type
PWM Frequency | BEC Voltage | Motor Load (Load Apply) | LiPo Cells

Profile/Mode No :
3 different profiles for the Car ESC and 1 profile for Aircraft/Helicopter ESC can be saved or restored. Each profile contains a set of programmable values settings.

Profile Name :
Create/Input the name for the profile.

Upgrade:
Click this button to activate the ESC firmware upgrade process.

Status:
Shows the connecting status of your ESC with the personal computer.

Device Type:
Shows the type of your ESC.

Hardware Version:
Shows the current hardware version of your ESC.

Software Version:
Shows the current software version of your ESC.

Choice Version:
This shows the different versions of software that can be chosen, please select the correct software for your ESC.

The Programmable Items for Car ESC

Running Mode:
This item is only available for brushless motor.
With ¡°Forward Only with Brake¡± mode, the car can go forward and brake, but cannot go backward, this mode is suitable for competition; ¡°Forward/Reverse with Brake¡± mode provides backward function, which is suitable for daily training.
Note1: ¡°Forward/Reverse with Brake¡± mode uses ¡°Double-click¡± method to make the car go backward. When you move the throttle stick from forward zone to backward zone for the first time (The 1st ¡°click¡±), the ESC begins to brake the motor, the motor speeds down but it is still running, not completely stopped, so the backward action is not happened immediately. When the throttle stick is moved to the backward zone again (The 2nd ¡°click¡±), if the motor speed is slowed down to zero (i.e. stopped), the backward action will happen. The ¡°Double-Click¡± method can prevent mistakenly reversing action when the brake function is frequently used in steering.
By the way, in the process of braking or reversing, if the throttle stick is moved to forward zone, the motor will run forward at once.
¡°Forward/Reverse¡± mode uses ¡°Single-click¡± method to make the car go backward. When you move the throttle stick from forward zone to backward zone, the car will go backward immediately. This mode is usually used for the Rock Crawler.

Drag Brake Force:
Set the amount of drag brake applied at neutral throttle to simulate the slight braking effect of a neutral brushed motor while coasting.
Low Voltage Cut-Off:
The function is mainly to prevent the lithium battery pack from over discharging. When using lithium battery pack, please set the suitable value for low-voltage protection as your like. The ESC detects the battery¡¯s voltage at any time, if the voltage is lower than the threshold, the output power will be cut off.
WARNING1 : Never use the value ¡°Non-protection¡± for lithium battery!
WARNING2 : If you choose the value of "Custom..." , that means you can customize the cutoff threshold for the WHOLE BATTERY PACK with a step of 0.1V, so it will be more suitable for all kinds of batteries (NiMH, NiCd, Li-ion, Lipo, LFP,etc). Please always keep in mind that in such a case, the customized value is not for each cell, it is for the entire battery pack.

Start Mode (Also called ¡°Punch¡±):
Select from ¡°Level1¡± to ¡°Level9¡± as your like, Level1 has a very soft start effect, while level9 has a very aggressive start effect. From Level1 to Level9, the start force is increasing. Please note that if you choose ¡°Level7¡± to ¡°Level9¡± mode, you must use good quality battery pack with powerful discharge ability, otherwise these modes cannot get the burst start effect as you want. If the motor cannot run smoothly (the motor is trembling), it may caused by the weak discharge ability of the battery pack, please choose a better battery or increase the gear rate.
Maximum Brake Force:
The ESC provides proportional brake function. The brake force is related to the position of the throttle stick. Maximum brake force refers to the force when the throttle stick is located at the top point of the backward zone. A very large brake force can shorten the brake time, but it may damage the gears.
Maximum Reverse Force:
Sets how much power will be applied in the reverse direction. Different value makes different reverse speed.
Initial Brake Force:
It is also called ¡°minimum brake force¡±, and it refers to the force when the throttle stick is located at the initial position of the backward zone. The default value is equal to the drag brake force, so the brake effect can be very smoothly.
Throttle Neutral Range:
Please see the following illustrations to adjust the neutral range as your like.
Timing:
The ¡°timing¡± item is usable for both sensored and sensorless brushless motors. There are many differences among structures and parameters of different brushless motors, so a fixed timing ESC is difficult to compatible with all brushless motors. It is necessary to make the timing value programmable. Please select the most suitable timing value according to the motor you are just using. Generally, higher timing value brings out higher power output, but the whole efficiency of the system will be slightly lower down.

Motor Type:
Select brushless or brushed motor according to the motor you are using. (Please note that this item is only available for XERUN series ESC of version 1.2)
WARNING: You must set this programmable item correctly according to the wiring method you are using.

Over-Heat Protection:
If the function is activated, the output power will be cut-off when the temperature of the ESC or the internal temperature of the motor is higher than a factory-preset value for more than 5 seconds. When the protection happens, the Green LED will light.
When the ESC is over-heat: The Green LED flashes as ¡°¡î-, ¡î-, ¡î-¡± (Single flash).
When the motor is over-heat: The Green LED flashes as ¡°¡î-¡î-, ¡î-¡î-, ¡î-¡î-¡±(Double flash).
Note2: The motor over-heat protection function is only available for the motor made by the same manufacturer of the ESC. For motors made by other manufacturers, this function maybe not available or the protection point is not 95 degree, please disable the over-heat protection function in such a case.
Motor Rotation:
Select motor rotation as Anti-clockwise (CCW) or Clockwise (CW).

Lipo Cells:
For normal voltage ESC (supports 2-6 cells Lipo), the values are *Auto / 2S / 3S / 4S / 5S / 6S, the default is ¡°Auto¡±; Note3
Note3: If you choose ¡°Auto¡±, the ESC may mistakenly judge the battery cells when the voltage is less than 3.7V/Cell, so we strongly suggest setting the ¡°Lipo Cells¡± manually.

Turbo Level:
It is the additional timing that added to the Boosting Timing and only effective when the throttle is fully opened, so usually it is useful for long straight track.

Boost Start RPM:
ESC begins to increase the internal timing when motor speed reaches the Boost Start PRM. A lower Boost Start RPM setting will produce a faster rate of boost because the ESC increases the internal timing earlier.

Turbo Open Delay:
This is the time that must expire at fully opened throttle to engage turbo. If the fully opened time of throttle is less than the setting value, the turbo will NOT be activated.

Timing Punch:
This refers to the RPM increment that triggers the ESC timing increase of 1 Degree. A lower Timing Punch setting will produce a faster acceleration and hotter temperature of the motor.

The Programmable Items for Aircraft & Helicopter ESC

Brake Setting£º
*Off / Soft / Hard / Very Hard, default is ¡°Off¡±.

Battery Type£º
*Lithium (Lipo or Li-ion) / NiMH, default is ¡°Lithium¡±.

Low Voltage Protection Mode (CutOff Mode)£º
*Soft Cut (Gradually reduce the output power) / Hard Cut (Immediately stop the output power). Default is ¡°Soft Cut¡±.

Low Voltage Protection Threshold (Cutoff Threshold)£º
Low / *Middle / High / Custom, default is ¡°Middle¡±.
1) For lithium batteries, the cutoff threshold of the whole battery pack is calculated according to the cells number.
For normal voltage ESC (supports 2-6 cells Lipo), the Low / Middle / High value for each cell is: 2.85V / 3.15V / 3.30V
For high voltage ESC (supports 5-12 cells Lipo), the Low / Middle / High value for each cell is: 2.75V / 3.00V / 3.25V
For example, if the cutoff threshold is set to ¡°Middle¡±, then the threshold for a 3 cells Lipo battery pack is 3.15*3=9.45V.
2) For NiMH and NiCd batteries, the cutoff threshold of the whole battery pack is calculated as follows:
Low : 50% of the battery¡¯s battery¡¯s full charged voltage
Middle: 62.5% of the battery¡¯s full charged voltage
High: 75% of the battery¡¯s full charged voltage
3) If this programmable item is set to ¡°Custom¡±, that means you can set the cutoff threshold for the whole battery pack very accurately with the step of ¡À0.1V.
WARNING : If you choose the value of "Custom..." , that means you can customize the cutoff threshold for the WHOLE BATTERY PACK with a step of 0.1V, so it will be more suitable for all kinds of batteries (NiMH, NiCd, Li-ion, Lipo, LFP,etc). Please always keep in mind that in such a case, the customized value is not for each cell, it is for the entire battery pack.

Start Mode£º
*Normal / Soft / Very-Soft, default is ¡°Normal¡±.
¡°Normal¡± is preferred for fixed-wing aircraft. ¡°Soft¡± or ¡°Very-Soft¡± are preferred for helicopters. The initial acceleration of the ¡°Soft¡± and ¡°Very-Soft¡± modes are slower than ¡°Normal¡± mode, usually it takes 3 seconds for ¡°Soft¡± mode or 8 seconds for ¡°Very-Soft¡± mode from 0% throttle advance to full throttle. After startup, if the throttle is closed (throttle stick is moved to the bottom position) and opened again (throttle stick is moved upwards) within 3 seconds, the restart will be temporarily changed to ¡°Normal¡± mode to get rid of the chances of a crash caused by slow throttle response. This special design is usedful for aerobatic flight.

Timing£º
0¡ã/ 3.75¡ã / 7.5¡ã / 11.25¡ã / *15¡ã / 18.75¡ã / 22.5¡ã / 26.25¡ã, default is 15¡ã. Note5
Usually, low timing value is suitable for most motors. But there are many differences among structures and parameters of different motors so please try and select the most suitable timing value according to the motor you are just using. The correct timing value makes the motor run smoothly. And generally, higher timing value brings out higher output power and higher speed.
Note5: After changing the timing setting, please test your RC model on ground prior to flight!

Governor Mode£º
*Off / Governor Low / Governor High, default is ¡°Off¡±.
If the governor mode is activated, the ESC will try its best to hold the motor speed at a fixed value. (Usually the throttle curve is a horizontal line, you can change the preset motor speed by changing the height of this line). The speed range of ¡°Governor Low¡± mode is 10000RPM to 45000RPM for 2 poles brushless motor, ¡°Governor High¡± mode is 46000RPM to 200000RPM for 2 poles brushless motor. In order to calculate the speed of the main rotor blades of your helicopter, you need to know the motor poles number and the gear rate of main drive gear vs. the pinion. For example, if you are using a 6 poles motor (that is: 3 pair poles), and the main drive gear is 150T, the pinion is 13T, so you can calculate as follows:

The rotation speed for the main rotor blades = (The speed of 2 poles motor * 13) / 3 / 150

When you adjust the throttle curve, please make sure that the motor can run at this preset speed even if the motor load is heaviest. Please note that the governor mode function is automatically disabled if the throttle volume is less than 60%.

Motor Type£º
*Normal Motor / Special Motor 1 / Special Motor 2, default is ¡°Normal Motor¡±.
Usually, the default value ¡°Normal Motor¡± is suitable for most of motors, but if the motor cannot run smoothly with this mode, please try other 2 options.

PWM Frequency:
*12KHz / 24KHz, default is ¡°12KHz¡±.
For some motors with high KV (high speed) and many poles, the 24KHz PWM frequency may let them work more smoothly. But the higher PWM frequency will make the ESC to be hotter.

Built-In BEC Output:
*5.25V / 6V, default is 5.25V.
Motor Load (Also called "Load Apply"):
*Normal / Heavy / Very Heavy / Auto.
For normal voltage ESC (supports 2-6 cells Lipo), the default value is ¡°Normal¡±;
For high voltage ESC (supports 5-12 cells Lipo), the default value is ¡°Auto¡±;
When you accelerate the motor immediately, if the motor suddenly stop running and emits scream sound, please try to set this item to other value.

Lipo Cells:
For normal voltage ESC (supports 2-6 cells Lipo), the values are *Auto / 2S / 3S / 4S / 5S / 6S, the default is ¡°Auto¡±; Note6
For high voltage ESC (supports 5-12 cells Lipo), the values are *Auto / 5S / 6S / 8S / 10S / 12S, the default is ¡°Auto¡±.
This programmable item is available for lithium battery. In the startup process, the motor will emits several ¡°Beep-¡± tones to represent the Lipo cells number, it is helpful for you to check whether it is coincident with the actual battery pack or not. Note7
Note6: If you choose ¡°Auto¡±, the ESC may mistakenly judge the battery cells when the voltage is less than 3.7V/Cell, so we strongly suggest setting the ¡°Lipo Cells¡± manually.
Note7: For high voltage ESC (supports 5 to 12 cells Lipo), when the motor emits the "Beep" tones to represents the cells number, a long "Beep¡ª" tone = 5 short "Beep-" tone. So 5S = "Beep¡ª", 6S = "Beep¡ªBeep-" (1 long 1 short), 8S="Beep¡ªBeep-Beep-Beep-" (1 long 3 short), 10S= "Beep¡ªBeep¡ª" (2 long), 12S="Beep¡ªBeep¡ªBeep-Beep-" (2 long 2 short). While for normal voltage ESC (supports 2 to 6 cells Lipo), we still use 5 short "Beep-" tones to represent 5S lipo, and 6 short "Beep-" tones to represent 6S lipo.

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