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Novak Electronics, Inc. 

                                              

www.teamnovak.com

 

 

INSTRUCTION MANUAL 

ESC FIRMWARE UPGRADE 

It is important to keep your ESC firmware up to date. Visit 

www.teamnovak.com

 to check for new ESC 

firmware upgrades. If your ESC firmware is ready for an upgrade, please follow these instructions on how 
to upload the new firmware file and update your ESC: 

1.

 

Navigate to 

www.teamnovak.com/download/NovaLink

  

2.

 

Download the zip file 

3.

 

Open the zip file 

4.

 

Double-click 

Kinetic_Firmware_1.x.exe

 

5.

 

Unplug your ESC from the 
NovaLink (if attached) 

Note: make sure your ESC fan is unplugged 

6.

 

Start 

NovaLink

 

7.

 

Click the 

Firmware

 

Updater

 icon 

 

8.

 

The NovaLink Firmware Updater will now be launched 

9.

 

Wait until application is finished loading 

10.

 

When “

Please plug in your speed 

controller…

” is shown, plug in your 

ESC 

11.

 

Your ESC will now begin to update. When “

ESC is now updated

” is shown, you may exit the 

application and unplug your ESC 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Do 

NOT

 disconnect your ESC from the NovaLink while the 

firmware is updating. Your ESC will not be able to function 

if this occurs. Restart the Firmware Updater and allow your 
ESC to fully update if your ESC disconnects during the 

firmware update.  
(Refer to “

Troubleshooting

” for details)

 

Summary of Contents for NOVALINK 1.3

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL Version 1 3 9 01 2010...

Page 2: ...Saving a Profile 9 Uploading Updating a Profile 9 Resetting to Default Settings 10 Sharing Profiles 10 Disconnecting Your ESC 10 Downloading Software Updates 10 ESC Firmware Upgrade 11 NovaLink Parame...

Page 3: ...OFILES KINETIC The NovaLink offers expanded adjustability on some of the Kinetic and Kinetic 1S s parameters These profiles can only be adjusted through the NovaLink software Fine tune adjustment for...

Page 4: ...result in excess current draw that may disable the USB port and electrical noise generated by the fan may interfere with communication Water and Electronics Don t Mix Never allow water moisture or ot...

Page 5: ...ers and click Run as Administrator i A black command prompt will pop up during installation 6 Once the black command prompt disappears Plug the NovaLink into the USB 7 Return back to the NovaLink Setu...

Page 6: ...Next to continue with the installation Click Next to begin installation Software Registration After installation you can register your software by clicking Register Now or if you plan to skip registra...

Page 7: ...7 Novak Electronics Inc www teamnovak com INSTRUCTION MANUAL Once the installation is complete click Close to exit the installation wizard...

Page 8: ...ogrammed via the NovaLink These settings are kept in the ESC s non volatile memory and when you connect the ESC to the NovaLink the following values will be uploaded from the ESC non volatile memory T...

Page 9: ...ng a Profile 1 Plug your ESC into the NovaLink NOTE It is important to plug your ESC into the NovaLink carefully by matching the colors of the wire to the labels provided on the NovaLink See Precautio...

Page 10: ...feature to open existing profiles After receiving files from other users you can then upload them onto NovaLink to view the parameters and use them on your own ESC 1 Click the Open Exiting Profile ico...

Page 11: ...rom the NovaLink if attached Note make sure your ESC fan is unplugged 6 Start NovaLink 7 Click the Firmware Updater icon 8 The NovaLink Firmware Updater will now be launched 9 Wait until application i...

Page 12: ...d Point Brake End Point is the percentage of the transmitter trigger s brake throw at which the ESC s brakes will reach 100 braking power This setting is measured as a percentage of the full transmitt...

Page 13: ...e This setting is measured as a percentage of full throttle Ten preset selections are available in the drop down menu Custom values can be entered in increments of 0 1 Raising the Dead Band setting in...

Page 14: ...to 25 allowing you to safely maneuver your vehicle off of the track There are two settings in the ESC Temperature Protection Selecting On default and highly recommended enables the Thermal Overload C...

Page 15: ...ffective drive is applied Minimum Drive may need to be reduced to compensate for low traction conditions Minimum Drive is featured in green in the chart below You can control the Minimum Drive value g...

Page 16: ...ltage Cut Off The Voltage Cut Off setting enables or disables the speed controls Smart Stop Circuitry It also allows adjustment of the voltage cut off point based on the type of batteries used in the...

Page 17: ...electronic motor timing advancement at full throttle This provides even higher top speeds The Boost Mode can by entering any value greater than or equal to 20 in the Timing Level Once a value is enter...

Page 18: ...ll increase the maximum amount of electronic motor timing that is applied to the motor throughout the throttle band Using a higher timing setting will result in more overall motor RPM and more current...

Page 19: ...ink Firmware Updater 2 Plug your ESC into the NovaLink Adaptor 3 Start the NovaLink Firmware Updater from the NovaLink program 4 Make sure your ESC fully updates NovaLink Not Displaying Properly on Wi...

Page 20: ...Every Novak NovaLink PC Interface is thoroughly tested before leaving our facility and is therefore considered operational By the act of connecting operating the NovaLink PC Interface user accepts al...

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