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LOSB9515 Xcelorin Electronic Speed Control v1.1                                                                Page 1 

Xcelorin Brushless Electronic Speed Control 

Thank you for purchasing the Losi™ Xcelorin™ Electronic Speed Control (ESC).  
This ESC will provide you the benefit of the latest in brushless technology.  
Featuring an advanced software interface with which you can finely tune the 

feel of the ESC to your needs, or use the Advanced Quick Programming Card 
(AAQPC) to make adjustments.  
We believe it will be to your benefit to take the time and effort to read this 

manual. 
We are confident you will be satisfied with the performance of the Xcelorin 
Sensorless ESC. 

Losi/Horizon Support 
If you have any questions concerning setup or operation of your Xcelorin ESC, 
please call Horizon customer support at 1 877-504-0233 
You are welcome to call us with any support issue or question you may have. 

Summary of Contents for Xcelorin LOSB9515

Page 1: ...tune the feel of the ESC to your needs or use the Advanced Quick Programming Card AAQPC to make adjustments We believe it will be to your benefit to take the time and effort to read this manual We ar...

Page 2: ...IVE profile 10 Using the Quick Programming Card 12 Setup Calibration to Transmitter 13 Confirmation of Full Throttle and Brake 15 Connect the Xcelorin ESC and Sensorless Motor 16 Connecting the Xcelor...

Page 3: ...on resistance enhanced throttle response and strong brakes this ESC has enough features to satisfy the most demanding driver The pre installed high airflow fan attached to the ESC heat sinks keep it...

Page 4: ...to support both 2 cell and 3 cell LiPo batteries Using the Advanced Quick Programming Card AQPC adjustments to the ESC can be made quickly and simply The Xcelorin ESC has a feature within it to preve...

Page 5: ...Brake Reverse Role Forward only Motor Timing Normal Initial Acceleration High Drag Brake 25 Brake 40 Throttle Limit 0 No limit Reverse Throttle Limit Not active Profile 2 Bashing Fun Cutoff Voltage N...

Page 6: ...on Low Drag Brake 40 Brake 60 Throttle Limit 60 of Full Throttle Reverse Throttle Limit 30 AQPC cannot change NOTE You must use the supplied Xcelorin Setup Software to access all features of the ESC I...

Page 7: ...setting within the active profile select a saved profile that resembles your needs or make further changes to the current profile Review the AQPC and set jumpers to your choice You must make a choice...

Page 8: ...ng the active profile At any time you can reset the ESC to profile 3 and the active profile is returned to the original profile 3 settings Selecting profiles Notice that Profile 3 is set from the fact...

Page 9: ...tup button which will advance you to the next profile 9 M 7 When you are finished press and hold the setup button for 2 seconds the four status LEDs will scroll and the new selection will be stored to...

Page 10: ...Electronic Speed Control v1 1 Page 10 Modifying the ACTIVE profile The Xcelorin Advanced Quick Programming Card AQPC is used to make all adjustments to the active profile in your ESC Any ACTIVE profil...

Page 11: ...can set the following Cutoff Voltage NiMH 2S LiPo 3S LiPo Motor Timing Very Low 0 Low 2 Normal 4 High 6 Very High 8 Braking Strength 20 30 40 Brake Reverse Role Forward Only Forward pause Reverse Drag...

Page 12: ...rearrange the small jumpers to the desired settings To Upload to the ESC do the following 1 Ensure the transmitter and vehicle are turned off 2 Make sure a battery pack is installed that has some cha...

Page 13: ...f the power switch 9 Reconnect the signal wire into the receiver 10 The ESC has been updated and you are ready Note If you should happen to lose any of your jumpers they are the same jumpers used with...

Page 14: ...cannot get the ESC to Calibrate you may need to reverse your Throttle Servo on the transmitter 3 Using the throttle trigger pull Full Throttle until the Green LED is ON solid 4 Next push the throttle...

Page 15: ...e If the transmitters brake endpoint adjustment is reduced after calibration then the Red LED will not turn on ESC reverse operation Should you get into a situation that requires reverse after you hav...

Page 16: ...ss and wire installation Each wire will be soldered to a single motor tab Make certain there is not a short across any of the motor connections If shorted together you will damage the ESC when the bat...

Page 17: ...Speed Control v1 1 Page 17 Connecting the Xcelorin ESC to your Receiver The Receiver wire will connect to nearly all current receivers Plug it into the Throttle Channel of the receiver Brown Negative...

Page 18: ...higher You must have FULL Administrator rights on your computer to install You may need to temporarily disable your Anti Virus program to complete the install Before installing the Losi Xcelorin Setup...

Page 19: ...LOSB9515 Xcelorin Electronic Speed Control v1 1 Page 19 1 Now insert the CD into your CD DVD Player The following should automatically display...

Page 20: ...to cancel select the Exit button If you do not get the previous panal click on My Computer and then select click on the CD DVD Drive to open it You should then have a panel similar to the one below S...

Page 21: ...c Speed Control v1 1 Page 21 3 The following should now be presented You can change the default directory if desired we recommend using this default When ready select the Next button If you wish to ca...

Page 22: ...515 Xcelorin Electronic Speed Control v1 1 Page 22 4 The following should now be displayed and confirms the install location When ready select the Start button If you wish to cancel select the Exit bu...

Page 23: ...LOSB9515 Xcelorin Electronic Speed Control v1 1 Page 23 5 The following panel should now be presented and confirms install was successful Select the Exit button to finish...

Page 24: ...adapter LED will turn from Red to Green If your Adapter LED remains Red then disconnect the Adapter wait a minute and then reconnect If the Green LED does not come on please reboot before calling Hor...

Page 25: ...box the USB is Green and the ESC is still Red 9 You are ready to connect the Adapter to the ESC using the Signal Wire WARNING Disconnect the battery from the ESC before connecting the Xcelorin USB ada...

Page 26: ...SB Adaptor there are 3 color bars each marked and indicating how to connect the Receiver wire to the adapter 10 With the ESC connected to the USB Adapter the Xcelorin Software Connection status icons...

Page 27: ...Take a moment to review the selectable functions and read the specific help text for each to become familiar with them To make configuration changes to a function select the setting you want and from...

Page 28: ...re you will see the Setup software version installed and date of last update This will be helpful information should you have questions or support concerns Connection This section is displayed on ever...

Page 29: ...s The following pop up will be displayed and you need to select the location of the firmware update file You may cancel this process here without any effect to the ESC firmware After finding and selec...

Page 30: ...problem persists then please call us at Losi Horizon Product Support 1 877 504 0233 Updating ESC Firmware Description By providing you this ability to upgrade your firmware the Xcelorin ESC will provi...

Page 31: ...o set a cutoff voltage to protect the batteries NiMH batteries typically stop operating your vehicle before any damage occurs If you are using more than 6 cell NiMH batteries you must adjust the cutof...

Page 32: ...t voltage is displayed For example you select a 2S or 2 cell battery the default cutoff voltage will be 6 0V You may raise this to protect your expensive batteries in 0 1V increments up to 7 0V For 3S...

Page 33: ...speed 70 30 of forward speed 30 70 of forward speed 80 20 of forward speed 40 60 of forward speed 90 10 of forward speed Reverse Throttle Limit Use this to limit the power available using reverse thr...

Page 34: ...rated or low turn motors Very Low Provides power for running through soft surfaces having fun and longer run time Normal Default Good mix of power and efficiency using any motor High More power than...

Page 35: ...as the amperage draw can be very high If your vehicle cuts out hesitates or loses radio control you should consider setting this at a lower value Low Using this option will provide longer run times a...

Page 36: ...Effect will be 70 of full brakes 40 Effect will be 40 of full brakes 80 Effect will be 80 of full brakes Percent Drag Brake The drag brake function provides the driver a set percentage of brake when...

Page 37: ...or 75MHz systems in use If you use a 2 4GHz system then you can select this setting The Electronic Speed Control internal switching rate is increased with the 2 4GHz selection and may cause interfere...

Page 38: ...38 2 3 Default 4 5 6 Reverse Rotation If you would like to change the direction of the motor without changing any wiring then select or de select this box This will be useful for applications where r...

Page 39: ...sing Curve will activate changes you may have made to the left for the throttle profile Using the Left Mouse Button you may click to select a point on the throttle line and drag it into the desired po...

Page 40: ...LOSB9515 Xcelorin Electronic Speed Control v1 1 Page 40 Below is an example of a slow ramp up to full throttle versus the above linear graph...

Page 41: ...LOSB9515 Xcelorin Electronic Speed Control v1 1 Page 41 Below is an example of an accelerated ramp up to full throttle...

Page 42: ...ng Curve will activate changes you may have made to the left for the throttle profile Using the Left Mouse Button you may click to select a point on the throttle line and drag it into the desired posi...

Page 43: ...LOSB9515 Xcelorin Electronic Speed Control v1 1 Page 43 Below is an example of a gradual increase in braking versus the above linear graph...

Page 44: ...LOSB9515 Xcelorin Electronic Speed Control v1 1 Page 44 Below is an example of increase of braking action then leveling to full brake...

Page 45: ...w BEC 6 12 Cells NiMH 2S 3S LiPo Auto Cutoff Programmable BEC Voltage 6 1V 3A Forward Y Reverse Y Brake Y Continuous Maximum Current 100A Momentary Peak Current 540A Input Connector Types Losi EC3 sty...

Page 46: ...19 99 LOSB9370 Capacitor 10th 8200mf 11 99 LOSB9376 Quick Program Interface Card for 18th 10th only 12 49 LOSB9380 Software CD USB Cable Connector 28 49 LOSB9377 Advance Quick Programming Card 18th 10...

Page 47: ...horized Horizon dealer Third party transactions are not covered by this warranty Proof of purchase is required for warranty claims Further Horizon reserves the right to change or modify this warranty...

Page 48: ...n writing by Horizon before shipment Damage Limits HORIZON SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES LOSS OF PROFITS OR PRODUCTION OR COMMERCIAL LOSS IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH...

Page 49: ...l contains instructions for safety operation and maintenance It is essential to read and follow all the instructions and warnings in the manual prior to assembly setup or use in order to operate corre...

Page 50: ...do not have internet access please include a letter with your complete name street address email address and phone number where you can be reached during business days your RMA number a list of the i...

Page 51: ...nclude this request with your repair Non warranty repair estimates will be billed a minimum of hour of labor In addition you will be billed for return freight Please advise us of your preferred method...

Page 52: ...ng address Horizon Service Center 4105 Fieldstone Road Champaign Illinois 61822 All other Products requiring warranty inspection or repair should be shipped to the following address Horizon Product Su...

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