Talon 90 Helicopter ESC User Guide

IMPORTANT WARNINGS
• CastleCreationsisnotresponsibleforyouruseofthisproductorforany
damageorinjuriesyoumaycauseorsustainasaresultofitsusage.
• Castlecontrollersareforusebyadultsonly.
• Alwaysremovethepropellerorpinionwhenworkingonapowersystem
withthebatteryconnected.
• Pleaseobservealllocallawsregardingtheflyingofremotecontrolaircraft.
• Neverflyoverothersornearcrowds.
• AnRCvehiclecrashorapowersystemmalfunctionmayresultinfire.
NeveroperateRCvehiclesinaflammableenvironment,suchasarounddry
vegetation.
HOW TO CONNECT YOUR TALON
1. Add Your Battery Connector
Youmustsolderaqualitybatteryconnectorofyourchoicetothered(+)and
black(-)powerwires.Solderthebatteryconnectortothewires.ENSURE
THAT THE POLARITY IS CORRECT (red wire to battery red wire, black
wire to battery black wire).Followtheinstructionsprovidedwiththe
batteryconnector.
2. Connect The Motor To Your ESC
SolderthebulletconnectorsincludedwiththeTalonESCtothemotor
wires,thenplugthebulletsintothebarrelsontheTalon.Swapanytwo
connectionstoreversetherotationofthemotor.
3. Connect The ESC To Your Receiver
Connectthereceiverleadtothethrottlechannelonyourreceiver.
Notetouserswithexternalreceiver/radiopowersupply:Alwaysdisconnect
theredpowerwireonthethrottleleadifanexternalBECorbatteryis
employedintheradio/servocircuit.
NotetouserswithaFutabatransmitter:Youmustreversethethrottle
channelsignalonyourtransmitter.PleaserefertoyourFutabainstructions
andexerciseextremecautionwhenfirstpoweringyourESC.
OPERATION
TheCastleTalonESCwillnotprovidepowertothemotorwhenfirstpowered
up.TheESCmustreceivealowthrottlesignaltoarm.
Followthisinitializationsequencetooperatethemotor.
1. TurnyourtransmitterONandsetthethrottlesticktomidthrottle.
2. IfyouareusinganexternalBECorradiobatteryandyourredpowerwire
onthethrottleleadisdisconnected,powertheradioreceiverintheRC
vehicle.
3. Connectthemainpowerbatterytothespeedcontroller.TheESCwill
makeachimeandthenasequenceofbeeps.Countthenumberofbeeps
andmakesureitmatchesthenumberofLiPocellsthatwereplugged
intotheunit.
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Thespeedcontrollerwillremaindisarmedandwillnot
operatethemotoruntilitreceivesthezerothrottlecommandfromthe
receiver.
4. Whenyouarereadytofly,movethethrottlesticktothelowestposition
onyourtransmitter.
5. ThePhoenixwillplaythearmingtonethroughthemotortoindicatethat
itisarmed.
*IftheESCdoesnotcountthecorrectnumberofcells,asindicatedbythe
beeps,thenyourcutoffvoltagewillNOTwork.DoNOTfly.First,ensureyour
batteryisfullycharged.Iftheproblempersistspleasecontactcustomer
support.
Note:ifauto-calibratethrottle(defaultthrottlesetting)isselected,always
restrainvehicleandrunthrottletofullpowerpriortoflighttoallowESCto
recognizethefullthrottlesignal.
Note:Alwayspoweryourradiotransmitterbeforepoweringupthe
receiverand/ortheESC.Somereceiverswithfailsafefeaturesorreceiver
unitsthatarenotboundonreceiverpowerupareentirelycapableof
causingthearmingsequencetooccurandcommandtheESCtodrivethe
motor.Alwayskeeptheaircraftrestrainedandclearofbodypartswhen
theESCispowered.
Alwaysperformarangecheckatfull,half,andzerothrottlebeforeflying
withanynewspeedcontroller!
TALON ESC PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES
TalonESCsofferawidearrayofoperatingmodesandsettingsforhelicopter,
multi-rotor,andfixedwingvehicles.Thesesettingsaremostreadily
accessedusingtheCastleLinkUSBadapter(couponforfreeCastleLink
USBadapterisincludedwiththeTalonESC)andCastleLinkUserInterface
softwareavailableatnochargeatcastlecreations.com/downloads.
TALON ESC STICK PROGRAMMING
Youmaychangethefollowingsettingsusingyourtransmitterandreceiver.
Low Voltage Cutoff Value
ESCoptionallystopsorrampsdownthemotorpowerwhentheinputbattery
voltagedropstotheprogrammedcutoffvoltagepercell.Valuesinclude,3.0,
3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4voltspercellorNONE.Defaultvalue=3.2Vpercell.
Brake
ESCoptionallystopsrotationofthemotorwhenthethrottlesignalismoved
tothelowestposition.Valuesincludesoftdelayedbrake,harddelayedbrake,
softimmediatebrake,hardimmediatebrake,andbrakedisabled.Default
value=brakedisabled.
Low Voltage Cutoff Type
SelectthemethodofcutoffemployedbytheTalonwhenthelowvoltage
setin#1isreached.Optionsarehardcutoff,softcutoff,RPMdecrease,and
pulsingRPM.
PWM Settings
ChooseaPWMratethatbestsuitsyourmotor.
MANUALLY CHANGING PROGRAMMABLE SETTINGS
TheTalonESCsoftwareisdesignedtomakeitdifficulttoaccidentally
enterprogrammingmode.Onceinprogrammingmode,theTalonESC“asks”
questionsbybeepingandflashingthesettingnumber,followedbythe
numberforeachofthesettingvalues.Youmustanswer“yes”or“no”by
movingthethrottlestickonyourtransmittertoeachofthesettingvaluesas
theTalonESCpresentsthem.Thevaluesarealwayspresentedinsequence.
ThismethoddoesNOT“tellyou”whatanyofthesettingsarecurrently
programmedfor.
Thecurrentsettingandsettingvalueare“flashed”outbytheLED.(For
exampleifyouareonsetting#3andvalue#2,therewillbe3beeps/flashes,
then2beeps/flashesrepeatinguntilyouanswer).Answering“no”toa
settingvaluewillcausetheTalonESCtoaskforthenextvalueinsequence.
Answering“yes”toasettingvaluewillstorethatsettinginthepermanent
memory,andskiptothenextsetting.
NOTE:Ifyouanswer“no”toallvaluesforaparticularsetting,theESCwill
keepwhatevervaluehadbeenpreviouslyprogrammed.Onlybyanswering
“yes”toavaluewilltheTalonESCstore/changeanyvalue.
Youwillneedtomovethetransmittersticktothe“yes”(fullthrottle)position
orthe“no”(zerothrottle)positiontoanswerthequestion.WhentheTalon
ESChasacceptedyouranswer,itwillflashtheLEDrapidly,andemita
constantbeeping.Movethethrottlestickbacktothemiddlepositionforthe
nextquestion.
Afteryouhaveverifiedthatthecontrollerworksproperly,followthesteps
belowtochangesettings.
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