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 PIT WIZARD INSTRUCTION MANUAL

• BRAKE PWM FREQUENCY

Measured in Hertz (Hz).

Frequency at which the duty cycle information is being sent

from speed control to motor for braking.

Brake PWM Frequency controls deceleration characteristics of

your vehicle with respect to trigger movement in the Full Brake
direction (Figure 5). Changing Brake PWM Frequency allows
you to change the manner in which the vehicle responds to
brake trigger input.

Increasing the Brake PWM Frequency

 will require more initial

trigger movement to obtain a given amount of braking. Light
vehicles brake more controllably under initial braking / Heavy
vehicles brake less reactively.

Decreasing the Brake PWM Frequency

 will require less initial

trigger movement to obtain a given amount of braking. Light
vehicles are harder to control under initial braking (possibly
locking up the wheels) / Heavier vehicle are more reactive to
initial braking efforts.

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS

 (CONT.)

Figure 5:

  Graphical location of area affected by Brake PWM Frequency.

DEADBAND

T R I G G E R         P O S I T I O N

N e u t r a l

F u l l
B r a k e

F u l l

T h r o t t l e

1 0

1 0

2 0

5 0

1 0 0

2 0

5 0

1 0 0

BRAKE PWM
FREQUENCY

% FULL DRIVE

% FULL BRAKE

Summary of Contents for PIT WIZARD

Page 1: ...PIT WIZARD instruction manual...

Page 2: ...quiring Default Parameters 14 Monitoring Transmitter Trigger 15 Uploading Parameters From Cyclone 16 17 Editing Parameters 18 20 Downloading Parameters To Cyclone 21 22 Saving Parameters 23 Reading Pa...

Page 3: ...eeds During testing our engineers found that different vehicles required different parameter values just as each individual driver required different parameters to obtain the type of feel that they de...

Page 4: ...rofile Software allows you to modify the design parameters of your Cyclone and store ten different racing Profiles Ergonomic design fits comfortably in your hand and sturdy nylon case stands up to tou...

Page 5: ...Initial value is taken from the transmitter as recorded in the One Touch Set Up memory of the speed control FULL THROTTLE Measured in microseconds s Trigger position at which speed control reaches Ful...

Page 6: ...se of Brake Example Adding 10 to the value of Deadband will in turn add 5 Deadband in the Full Throttle trigger direction and 5 Deadband in the Full Brake trigger direction Decreasing Deadband will re...

Page 7: ...ncy requires more initial trigger movement to obtain the same given speed Light vehicles feel more controllable Heavy vehicle more sluggish Decreasing Drive PWM Frequency requires less initial trigger...

Page 8: ...ng speed Decreasing the Minimum Drive will make the speed control start at a smaller percentage of Full Drive This is useful for tracks with low bite and lighter vehicles where lower initial power wil...

Page 9: ...gger movement to obtain a given amount of braking Light vehicles brake more controllably under initial braking Heavy vehicles brake less reactively Decreasing the Brake PWM Frequency will require less...

Page 10: ...e applied When the Drag Brake Toggle is set to ON position the Brake Pot on the Cyclone adjusts the Drag Brake Value Drag Brakes during Neutral Deadband are now set at the same level as Minimum Brake...

Page 11: ...ON Drag Brake Value Minimum Brake Both are set with Brake Pot Drag Brake Frequency Brake PWM Frequency Both are set with Brake PWM Frequency adjustment Figure 8 Drag Brake Toggle OFF Independent adjus...

Page 12: ...ency makes the braking more subtle during Neutral Deadband With Drag Brake Toggle OFF Drag Brake can be used with a higher setting of Drag Brake Value on Pit Wizard along with a high setting of Brake...

Page 13: ...ful not to overtighten 2 Connect the D LINK harness Connect the Pit Wizard s D LINK harness to your Cyclone s DataLink socket Figure 10 located on the top of the speed control The D LINK connector can...

Page 14: ...ameters you will be reading Profile 1 2 or 3 from your Cyclone The Profile that is currently active Neutral Full Throttle and Full Brake are the default parameters that were programmed into the Cyclon...

Page 15: ...tend beyond the front edge of the transistors they may have to be repositioned to access connector Note Motor will be disabled as soon as Pit Wizard is connected You can use a DSC cord to disable tran...

Page 16: ...nterference 2 Turn on the Pit Wizard s power switch slide to ON position The display will show the start up screen TEAM NOVAK PIT WIZARD rev Note We recommend that you turn off the Pit Wizard s power...

Page 17: ...clone speed control When the parameters have been uploaded the display will read 1 Upload Data DONE 7 Press MODE button to move to the Edit Profile Mode Note If at any time during Uploading Downloadin...

Page 18: ...ess the ENTER button to display the first of the available parameters 21 Neutral Use the UP and DOWN buttons to scroll through and display the available user adjustable parameters 21 indicates that yo...

Page 19: ...Brake 23 Deadband 24 Minimum Drive 26 and Drag Brake Value 29 repeat Steps 3 through 5 Note Deadband Minimum Drive and Drag Brake Value are entered as a percentage to the nearest percent 1 up to 50 Di...

Page 20: ...utton to change the selected toggle Note Currently only the first toggle from the left controls a feature in the Cyclone This toggle will allow the Drag Brake Value to be adjusted with the Brake pot o...

Page 21: ...d These values can NOT be re programmed through the Cyclone s One Touch Set Up If the One Touch settings from your Cyclone are not used for Profile 4 your speed control will not be properly adjusted t...

Page 22: ...Download Data DONE Note If the display reads COMM ERROR when attempting to Down load press and hold the MODE button until you hear a steady tone then release You will exit back to the Pit Wizard s sta...

Page 23: ...from Cyclone or use the Edit Profile mode to create a Profile to save and return to the main menu 2 Press the MODE button until you reach the Save Profile main menu mode 5 Save Profile 3 Press the ENT...

Page 24: ...il you reach the Read Profile main menu mode 4 Read Profile 2 Press the ENTER button once to display the current memory location number 4 Read Profile 7 3 Press the UP or DOWN buttons to select the de...

Page 25: ...dated itemized sales receipt Warranty does not cover in correct installation components worn by use splices to the Pit Wizard s D LINK harness or damage from excessive force when using ONE TOUCH butt...

Page 26: ...e will be a service charge NOTE Dealers and or distributors are not authorized to replace units thought to be defective SERVICE COST If Unit is Serviced Under Warranty The unit will be replaced or rep...

Page 27: ...__ Address ____________________ City ______________ State ____ Zip ________ D L ___________________ 5 AUTHORIZATION TO SERVICE UNIT I authorize Novak Electronics Inc to service the enclosed Pit Wizard...

Page 28: ...28 PIT WIZARD INSTRUCTION MANUAL DEAD DR PMW MIN BR PMW DRAG BR DRAG BRAKE VEHICLE MOTOR PROFILE BAND FREQ DRIVE FREQ TOGGLE FREQ VALUE FullFwd KHz FullFwd KHz ON OFF KHZ Full Br PROFILES...

Page 29: ...29 PIT WIZARD INSTRUCTION MANUAL DEAD DR PMW MIN BR PMW DRAG BR DRAG BRAKE VEHICLE MOTOR PROFILE BAND FREQ DRIVE FREQ TOGGLE FREQ VALUE FullFwd KHz FullFwd KHz ON OFF KHZ Full Br PROFILES...

Page 30: ...30 PIT WIZARD INSTRUCTION MANUAL DEAD DR PMW MIN BR PMW DRAG BR DRAG BRAKE VEHICLE MOTOR PROFILE BAND FREQ DRIVE FREQ TOGGLE FREQ VALUE FullFwd KHz FullFwd KHz ON OFF KHZ Full Br PROFILES...

Page 31: ...K Harness Trouble Shooting 25 Deadband 6 19 Download Parameters 21 Drag Brake Frequency 12 19 Drag Brake Toggle 11 20 Drag Brake Value 10 19 Drag Racing Trigger Throw 18 19 Drive PWM Frequency 7 19 E...

Page 32: ...rofiles Owner s Data 28 29 30 Profiles Retrieving Stored 24 Profiles Sample 33 R Reading Parameters Profiles Stored in Pit Wizard 24 S Sample Profile Data 33 Save Parameters 23 Service Procedures 26 S...

Page 33: ...9 OFF 0 1 12 OnRoad Stock 4 Cell 2 93 8 3 9 OFF 0 4WD Buggy Mod Lo Trac Dr Br 11 7 6 3 9 OFF 3 9 15 Buggy Mod Low Traction Dr Br 11 7 2 3 9 OFF 3 9 15 Buggy Mod High Traction Dr Br 15 6 4 5 86 ON N A...

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