Parallax ELEV-8 Y-6, Information And Assembly Manual

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Step 12: Programming the ESC Speed Controllers
In this step, you will program the motor’s electronic speed controllers (ESCs) with an ESC Programming Card.
Note: The ESC Programming Card was added to kits in April 2013. They are also available separately from www.parallax.com ; search “85000”.
1. Connect your charged LiPo battery to the power
harness.
2. Connect an ESC to the ESC programming card’s BEC
port. Be sure to line up the black wire with (-), the
red wire with (+), and the white wire with (Signal).
WARNING: Do not connect to the
Programming Card’s BEC port and Batt port at
the same time; this would damage the card.
3. Set the ESC card to the configuration shown in the
picture and the table, then push OK to program the
ESC. Repeat with each ESC, using the same settings.
Be sure to cycle power between each programming
cycle.
1 Brake Off
2 Battery Type Li-xx
3 Cut Off Type Soft-cut*
4 Cut Off Voltage Middle
5 Start Mode Normal
6 Timing Mode Middle
7 Music/Li-Po Cells (none)
8 Governor Mode Off
* Soft-cut (also called Reduce Power) lets you know
when the multicopter’s batteries are running low. If
you set this to Cut-off/Shut Down, your multicopter
will simply fall out of the sky when it reaches a low
battery level.
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