Castle X Series Drivers Ed Guide

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Step 3: Hold full throttle on the transmitter and turn the ESC switch ON. Keep holding full throttle on the transmitter. If all your
connections are correct, you will hear one multi-toned initialization “ring” from the motor (all sounds are played by the ESC
vibrating the motor).
Step 4: If the ESC’s voltage cutoff is set to Auto-LiPo (the default setting), then the ESC will emit a sequence of beeps indicating
the number of battery cells.
If the number of beeps does NOT match the number of cells, disconnect the battery and confirm that it is fully charged.
Step 5: After the beeps, the green LED on the ESC will blink rapidly. If the red LED is blinking instead, reverse your throttle
channel. After a couple of seconds, the motor will “ring” four times in a row. Next, the ESC will rapidly blink the red LED and the
motor will beep continuously. At this point, the full throttle endpoint has been set within the ESC and now it’s looking for the full
brake endpoint (red LED blinking).
STEP 6: Move the throttle trigger to the full brake position and hold full brake. After a few seconds, the motor will “ring” four times
rapidly. The ESC will then blink the yellow LED and the motor will beep continuously. At this point, the full brake endpoint has
been set within the ESC and now it’s looking for the neutral endpoint (yellow LED blinking).
STEP 7: Now relax the trigger to the neutral position. The ESC will now “ring” four times and flash the yellow LED rapidly to accept
the neutral position.
After accepting the neutral position, the ESC will “ring” twice, flash all the LEDs, and the yellow LED will illuminate. This is the
arming tone and LED indication that the ESC IS NOW ARMED and the vehicle will respond to throttle inputs from your transmitter.
From this point on, when you connect batteries and turn the switch on, the ESC will give the initialization “ring” followed by
battery cell count beeps (only in Auto-LiPo mode), and then after the arming delay the ESC will “ring” twice, indicating it is ARMED
and will respond to throttle application.
If you have problems calibrating your transmitter with the Castle ESC, please see the troubleshooting guide on page 8, visit our
www.castlecreations.com/FAQ, or contact our world class technical support department via email or on the phone.
Final Check
Once you are calibrated and armed, do one last check before going out and experiencing the Castle brushless difference. Slowly
advance the throttle and check the rotation direction of the motor and the color of the LEDs on the ESC. If the motor is spinning in
the right direction and the green LED is blinking, then you are ready for a test run. If the ESC shows the green LED with throttle,
but the wheels spin in the wrong direction, you’ll need to change the motor direction. See Motor Wiring, pages 2-3.
Closely monitor your ESC and motor temperatures during the first run to ensure they stay within the safe operating limits.
AUDIBLE ALERTS
Castle Mamba X Series ESCs provide you with audible alerts that notify you of various issues and error conditions to help you
diagnose problems in your setup. These alerts only occur when the vehicle is stopped and the ESC is in neutral. They repeat every
five seconds until the ESC’s power is cycled.
Your ESC will emit a single beep every ten seconds to let you know the ESC is powered. This is NOT an error condition. This is
simply a reminder to disconnect the battery.
If you wish to silence these features, they can be disabled using Castle Link. See “Idle/Error Beeping” on the “Basic” tab in Castle
Link.
The audible alerts consist of a sequence of long and short beeps, repeating every five seconds. To determine the cause of the
alert, record • for short beeps and - for long beeps, then match the code you heard to the following list.
The red LED will always blink, even if silenced.