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ToolkitRC

2019

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M8

Manual V1.4
2019.01

www.ToolkitRC.com

ToolkitRC Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Summary of Contents for M8

Page 1: ... ToolkitRC 2019 1 M8 Manual V1 4 2019 01 www ToolkitRC com ToolkitRC Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd ...

Page 2: ... manual carefully before use Key Points Tips Important Information Further information To ensure that you have a more enjoyable experience Scan the QR code below and pay attention to obtaining details of the use of this product video teaching and the latest information before using it Information ...

Page 3: ... supply 2 Do not use this product in heat moisture flammable or explosive atmospheres 3 Please use this product under supervision to prevent accidents 4 When not in use this product please unplug the input power in time 5 When using the charging function please set the current matching with the battery Do not set the battery to charge too much so as not to damage the battery ...

Page 4: ... discharge 9 1 Battery type setting 9 2 Cutoff voltage setting TVC 11 3 NiMH Setting PeakV 11 4 Battery Setting 12 5 Current setting 13 6 Working mode 15 Battery Measurement 24 ESC measurement 26 Signal output 27 Power output 30 Drone charging 32 System settings 34 Other functions 37 Specification 39 ...

Page 5: ...tery internal resistance lithium battery balance management Electrically adjustable power meter simultaneous output voltage and throttle signal Measurement of signal values such as PWM PPM SBUS with accuracy of up to 1us can output PWM PPM SBUS standard signal accuracy up to 1 microseconds constant current constant pressure source output can customize 1 30v constant pressure 1 15A constant current...

Page 6: ... ToolkitRC 2019 6 M8 Layout Front back Display Jog wheel Output Balance Port Cooling Input Cooling USB Servo Port ...

Page 7: ...eted the display enters into the main interface as shown below 5 Rotate the Jog wheel move the cursor to select function press the button on knob to enter the selected function and enter the corresponding interface 6 After entering the related function interface rotate the Jog wheel to move the cursor to select the setting item or value press the Jog and modify the option or value After the modifi...

Page 8: ...Escape key to end the modification or return to the previous screen 1 short press the jog once to determine the key function 2 press and hold the jog for 2 seconds as the delete key function 3 turn the jog or press any button there are sound prompts ...

Page 9: ...nterface is displayed 1 Battery type setting Rotate the Jog wheel move the cursor select the battery that has been set or create a new battery press OK to enter the battery setting interface as shown below Move the cursor to Lipo and press OK to modify the battery type The charger supports charging and discharging five types of batteries Lipo LiHV LiFe ...

Page 10: ... battery type pls do not use this product to charge Information 1 Lipo often referred to as lithium polymer battery nominal voltage 3 70V fully charged 4 20V battery 2 LiHV often referred to as high voltage lithium battery nominal voltage 3 85V 4 35V battery after full 3 LiFe often referred to as iron lithium battery nominal voltage 3 30V fully charged 3 60V battery 4 NiMh Often called nickel meta...

Page 11: ... value and step 1mV 1 only LiPo LiHV LiFe battery can set the cutoff voltage 2 Do not modify the cutoff voltage when you are unfamiliar with battery characteristics 3 the cutoff voltage can be set to the range of positive and negative 50mV of full voltage 4 vocabulary explanation TVC terminal voltage control 3 NiMH Setting PeakV When the battery type is NiMh you can set the ...

Page 12: ...vocabulary explanation PeakV Peak voltage drop per piece when NiMH battery is full 4 Battery Setting Move the cursor to the Auto or xS and press the OK button to change the number of battery strings Turn the Jog wheel to adjust the value When set to Auto the charger will automatically recognize the number of connected batteries according to the voltage of battery which connected with output port ...

Page 13: ...correctly The battery cannot be full charged or be overcharged and damaged please set it carefully 3 After the Lixx battery is connected to the balance port the number of battery strings can be more accurately identified 5 Current setting Move the cursor to the charging current 2 0A position and press OK to modify the charging current Turn Jog wheel to adjust the value and step 0 1A Quickly rotate...

Page 14: ...the value and step 0 1A Fast rotation Jog wheel can be quickly reduced The charger supports two discharge modes 1 ordinary discharge mode through internal heat dissipation discharge maximum support 3 0A 20W discharge 2 recovery discharge mode when the input is battery power through this function to recover electrical energy to the input battery the maximum support 15 0A 300W discharge ...

Page 15: ...ng and discharging current is only valid in the corresponding working mode 3 For the discharge mode setting refer to the System Settings chapter of this manual 6 Working mode Move the cursor to Store Discharge Charge position press OK the charger will work in the mode of the selected function When selected as Charge it will indicate the target voltage that will charge the battery As shown below ...

Page 16: ... recover the discharge it is also necessary to set the cutoff voltage of the power battery As shown below When selected as Storage it will prompt the target voltage to charge and discharge the battery If the discharge mode is to recover the discharge it is also necessary to set the cutoff voltage of the battery As shown below ...

Page 17: ...ss Exit Move the cursor to OK short press OK to start charging and display the charging and discharging work interface Tip 1 The discharge cutoff voltage should be set 2 according to the discharge characteristics of the battery 2 After the recovery limit voltage is set to the highest protection voltage of the power supply the charger will automatically stop the recovery discharge Setting a high ov...

Page 18: ...te Jog on this screen to switch the bottom status display information or press and hold OK for 2 seconds to dynamically set the working current As shown below 25 20V The battery voltage of the output port 11 5A Charging or discharging current P Current limit flag P power C maximum current I input over current or Powe A activate charging ...

Page 19: ...strings 12 0A Current operating current set Long press to modify 20 11V Input supply voltage 4 1Wh Input power that has been discharged from the power supply 1 4 20V 1st battery voltage 2 4 20V 2nd battery voltage 3 4 21V 3rd battery voltage 4 4 22V 4th battery voltage the battery is being balanced 5 4 19V 5th battery voltage 6 4 22V 6th battery voltage the battery is being balanced V no battery c...

Page 20: ...the balance of the battery Connect the battery with balance port the balance management is automatically performed 3 charging is completed unplug the battery after accessing the new battery it will automatically continue to charge and discharge according to the setting mode When set to a fixed number of strings you need to access the same number of batteries When setting to automatically detect th...

Page 21: ...he main interface press OK to enter the function and display the following interface Turn Jog to select the type of signal to be tested Rotate the Jog to move the cursor to the PWM item press OK to enter the PWM test interface as shown below Tip 1 PWM and PPM signals can automatically ...

Page 22: ...switchon the measurement main interface to move the cursor to the PPM item press OK to enter the PPM test interface as shown below Rotate the Knob to move the cursor to the xBus item press OK to enter the compatible signal test of SBus Dbus etc rotate the Knob and switch the 16 channel value and status bit The display interface is as follows 2 9 16 channel display is omitted ...

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Page 24: ...following interface This interface displays the current battery voltage value and range Rotate the Jog move the cursor select Balance and press OK to start balancing management of the batteries Move the cursor to the Voltage position press OK switch to internal resistance mode and display the following figure Move the cursor to Test press OK once to start ...

Page 25: ...he testing is finished after about 5 seconds Shows the internal resistance of the battery Tips 1 this testing needs to charge the battery for 5A current for a short time please ensure that the input power is sufficient and the battery is not overcharged ...

Page 26: ... 20 0V Input voltage value straight output from the main port Start After pressing the OK button the output signal and the main port voltage are started 300W The power being output 15 0A Current being output 000 30 Working time 40 C current internal temperature of the device Tip 1 please do not connect the battery under this mode otherwise it may damage the device 2 Please adjust the throttle valu...

Page 27: ...s displayed Rotate the Jog to move the cursor to the PWM item press OK to enter the PWM test interface as shown below Rotate the Jog to move the cursor to the Manual item press OK to set the output mode which can be set to Manual Auto 1 Auto 2 Auto 3 When the mode is set to manual you can move the cursor to the pulse width and period items to set the ...

Page 28: ...K to enter the PPM output interface as shown below Rotate the Knob to move the cursor to the value that needs to be modified Press OK to modify the output pulse width value of this channel Rotate the Knob under the output main interface to move the cursor to the sBus item press OK to enter the compatible signal output of SBus Dbus etc rotate the Knob and switch the 16 channel value and status bit ...

Page 29: ... ToolkitRC 2019 29 value of the channel to be modified Press OK to modify the output pulse width value of this channel ...

Page 30: ...n below Typical value It is a common typical output mode which can be set into the following 3 modes 1 Input pass through Do not achieve constant current and constant voltage and output the input voltage directly from the output main port 2 custom users can manually set the value of voltage and current limit according to demand 3 commonly used drone battery charging select the corresponding batter...

Page 31: ...rt Start output stop output button 0 0V 0 0A 0 0W Current output current and power of the main port 33 C current internal temperature of the device 00 00 output time CV CC current working mode CV constant voltage CC constant current Important 1 Do not charge the normal battery when the power output is turned on Otherwise the battery may be damaged or the device may be damaged ...

Page 32: ... cursor to START and press the enter key The charger will output the set voltage The display interface is as shown below Typical For common drone models it can be set to the following four types of drones Mavic2 Mavic Phantom Inspire 17 6V The voltage value when the current battery is full cannot be changed 3 8AV Maximum current for charging adjustable current Start Start output stop output button...

Page 33: ...of the device CV CC Working mode CV constant voltage CC constant current Tip 1 There is no need to open the battery before charging Automatic activation and charging Important 1 Do not charge the normal battery in this working mode otherwise the battery may be damaged or the device may be damaged ...

Page 34: ...l stop the main port output Maximum input power The maximum power obtained from the input port during charging Safe operating temperature above this temperature value the device will stop the main port output Safe charging time The maximum time for continuous charging and discharging will stop working if it exceeds Discharge mode Can be set to normal discharge discharged by internal heat dissipati...

Page 35: ...value 0 2047 Backlight brightness The brightness level of the backlight of the display can be set to 1 10 Contrast Display contrast of the display which can be set to 10 to 10 Buzzer The tone of the buzzer can be set to off Energy saving tips The sound and light are not disconnected from the power supply during this time Continuous operation After charging and ...

Page 36: ...ToolkitRC 2019 36 discharging whether to continue charging and discharging after replacing the battery Default setting Restore all settings to their default values ID 8bytes hexadecimal unique product ID ...

Page 37: ...ace can also output 2 0A current to charge mobile devices 3 energy saving reminder When the M8 is idle for 5 minutes the backlight will automatically decrease 4 Automatically continue to charge and discharge after the next one unplug the battery for 2 seconds then access the next battery the device will automatically continue to charge and discharge 5 Fan rating When the internal temperature of th...

Page 38: ...the cursor to the corresponding voltage value and modify the voltage value to match the voltmeter value for calibration After the calibration is completed move the cursor to save short press once the buzzer sounds once and the save is successful Exit or Turn off device 7 Supplement When the lithium battery is fully charged the prompt fast charging has ended If the battery is not removed constant v...

Page 39: ...al Mode USB 2 1A 5V upgrade Measuring PWM 880us 2200us 20 400Hz PPM 880us 2200us 8Ch 20 50hz SBUS 880us 2200us 16ch 20 100Hz Voltage 1 0V 5 0V 1 8S IR 1 500mR 1 8S ESC 0 1A 15A MAX 300W Output PWM 500us 2500us 20 1000Hz PPM 880us 2200us 8ch 50hz SBUS 880us 2200us 16ch 74Hz Power 1 15A 1 30V Mode CC CV Display LCD 2 2 inch 132 64 resolution Product Size 98mm 68mm 35mm Weight 142g Individual packing...

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