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Novak Electronics, Inc. 

                                              

www.teamnovak.com

 

 

INSTRUCTION MANUAL 

 

Minimum Brake is featured in red in the chart below. You can control 

the Minimum Brake value graphically 
by grabbing the bold horizontal line in 

the red section with your cursor and 
dragging it up or down. This will also 

adjust the Drag Brake value if the 
Independent Drag Brake feature is set to "Off". 

 

* You must press "Enter" for the software to recognize the custom value. 

 

Minimum Drive 

Minimum Drive is the amount of forward drive applied with the first 
pulse of transmitter throttle information. 
 

This setting is measured as a percentage of full throttles. There are 
Ten preset selections in the drop down menu. Custom values can be 

entered in increments of 0.1%* 

 

Increasing the Minimum Drive setting starts the forward drive at a 
stronger/higher level, causing the vehicle to take off more 

aggressively from neutral. This is useful in compensating heavier 
vehicles, minimizing the amount of trigger throw required before 
effective 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 
graphically by grabbing the bold 

horizontal line in the green section 
with your cursor and dragging it up 
or down.

 

 

 

* You must select "Enter" for the software to recognize the custom value. 

 

Motor Rotation 

This feature allows you to change the rotational direction of the 
motors output/pinion shaft. 

 

There are two settings: CCW (counter-clockwise) and CW (clockwise). 

CCW is standard in most vehicles and is the default setting. 

 

For optimal performance, you should use the correct rotation setting 
for the motor instead of reversing the transmitters channel throw. 

 

Note: Advanced timing is not available in clockwise rotation. 

 

Reverse

 

Changing this feature activates or deactivates the speed controls 

reverse functionality. 

 

There are two settings. Selecting "Off" (default) will disable the 
reverse function and the ESC will have only forward and brakes. 

Selecting "On" will enable reverse in addition to forward and brakes. 
To use reverse, simply push the trigger in the braking direction a 

second time. 

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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