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ELEV-8 Quadcopter Kit (#80000)
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Step 9: Programming the ESC Speed Controllers
In this step, you will program the motor’s electronic speed controllers (ESCs) with an ESC Programming Card. The ESCs should not be plugged
into the motors yet. IF THE ESCs ARE PLUGGED INTO THE MOTORS, DISCONNECT THEM NOW.
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 quadcopter’s batteries are running low. If
you set this to Cut-off/Shut Down, your quadcopter will
simply fall out of the sky when it reaches a certain
battery level.
