YGE ProgCard III - Programming Card
With the programming card we offer you an easy to use
programming unit which allows you to change every single
function of our ProgCard II compatible ESC’s. A special feature
is the exact cutoff voltage adjustment for the two Lithium
batteries types on the market with their respective number of
cells. Further can be adjusted the timing, different brake
modes, the governor speed regulation and the accurate
throttle stick positions by means of buttons. The actual settings
can be read back with all our BEC ESC’s and our Optocoupler
ESC’s from V4. All other Optocoupler ESC’s the setting can be
seen only at programming time. A later read back is not
possible because of the optical separation, also the power
supply has to be provided by the patch cable.
In addition to the LED matrix overview, the confirmation of the
respective programming step is done via an acoustic signal,
which is produced by the motor connected to the ESC.
All this is possible without the otherwise usual stick
programming.
Operating instructions
Disconnect the flight battery from the controller.
Unplug the command cable from the receiver (or opto-coupler)
and plug it into the left connector of the ProgCard II. The left
contact is signal (white, yellow or orange), the center contact is
+5V (red), and the right contact is minus (brown or black).
If you inadvertently the plug the connector the wrong way,
nothing happens, since the ProgCard II is protected against
reversals.
Connect now the flight pack to the ESC. On the progCard the
upper LED of the lateral LED column will light. The ESC-Motor
unit will signal 6 Beep (short melody)
Shortly after that the current settings are read form the ESC as
long as it is a BEC model. (Optocoupler ESC’s from V4 push
Enter button now.) All LED will light up in a row. You are now
on
level 1
, starting with the timing indicator. Now you choose
with the lower left button the Menu selection and can see the
programmed setting on the LED line. With the upper left button
you can now choose a new value that will be actually
programmed into the ESC with the
Enter
button on the right.
The ESC will acknowledge with a positive beep. (The LED on
the ProgCard II will turn off shortly and is followed by a low and
a high tone beep.)
Functions that cannot be programmed in the ESC are signaled
with a negative beep. (1 low tone)
All function can be adjusted like that, while the programming
order is not relevant except for the Lipo type followed by the
cutoff voltage adjustment and the cell count.
Though, you can modify later on any single value anytime.
2 and 3 cells are recognized automatically by the controller.
That is why the cell count settings are starting with 4 cells on
the ProgCard II.
The programming of the cell count is saved in the controller.
Connecting a different cell count battery would lead to wrong
under voltage detections.
Setting again the Lipo type (LiPo / LiFe) will cancel the cell
count and set the ESC again in automatic cell count detection!
By activating the
LiFe
cell type (LiFePO4), the cutoff voltage is
reduced by 0.7V per cell.
Cutoff voltage (upper cutoff voltage line) for LiFe is 2.2 to
2.7V per cell.
Cutoff voltage (lower cutoff voltage line) for LiPo is 2.9 to
3.4V per cell.
In the NiMh mode, neither the cutoff voltage nor the cell
count needs to be programmed. The slowdown is done
automatically based on the battery voltage during
connection. (Therefore, use only fully charged NiMh
batteries)
Beep short
shortens the start beep.
By pressing again to return to the normal beep.
Rev. (Navy)
Forward and reverse activation (only for Navy
ESC). If a limitation is wanted for reverse, it has to be
programmed in the transmitter.
Stick position
Brake off
(without brake)
For the throttle stick range calibration, please connect the
enclosed extension cable from the receiver to the rightmost
connector of the ProgCard II.
Turn on the transmitter, and put the throttle on stop. Select
the
stop
LED on the ProgCard II and push the Enter
button. Do the same with the full power position and the
Full Speed
LED.
Stick position
Brake on
(with brake)
The brake starts 10% below the stop position, so the
throttle stick range needs to be calibrated a bit shorter. For
that put the throttle stick on 10% power ( about 3 notches
away from stop) and proceed with the above calibration.
Alternatively you can also learn in the complete stick range,
after having set the servo travel from 10% to 100%. After
calibration you need to come back to 0% - 100% to be able
to reach the brake position.
For transmitters with -100 to +100% servo travels you need
to program -80°% to +100% for calibration and come back
to -100, +100% after calibration.
Brake smooth, middle, hard
This three steps are only for folding air-screw!
Acro special (F3A Brake)
This function allows to adjust the F3A brake intensity
without any step. You need again the extension cable, like
described above, select the
Acro Special
LED, position
the stick, e.g. for 50% brake on half throttle, and press the
enter key. Likewise for 75%, put the stick on ¾ gas, etc.
To program the ESCs with integrated
opto-coupler
you
always need the extension cable like described above, as it
is powering the ProgCard II through the receiver.
To program an ESC with an additional external opto-
coupler, you have to remove the opto-coupler first.
After calibration, the stop position in the transmitter needs
to be lowered. That means that the lower servo travel of the
throttle channel needs to be increased by 10% because the
opto-coupler has a propagation delay of 50µs and thus the
stop point is shifted.
