Spektrum™ AVIAN™ SMART ESCs Spektrum™ AVIAN™ SMART Geschwindigkeitsregler Variateurs ESC Spektrum™ AVIAN SMART ESC SPEKTRUM™ AVIAN™
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Contents Wiring Diagram.................................................................. 5 Throttle Signal................................................................... 6 Installation and Wiring........................................................ 7 ESC/Radio Calibration........................................................ 7 Stick Programming............................................................ 8 Programming Options Descriptions.....................................
Wiring Diagram Motor Leads Motor* ESC Receiver * Throttle Connection Programming Port ** Battery* Battery Leads * Not Included ** Programming port located directly on ESC case on some models 5
Throttle Signal SMART Throttle*: Spektrum™ Avian™ ESCs are compatible with SMART Throttle. SMART Throttle combines throttle signals with telemetry data from the ESC on one normal three-wire servo connector. SMART Throttle compatible receivers will automatically detect a SMART Throttle ESC and begin to send telemetry information to your transmitter. Using the SMART Throttle connection, this ESC can send voltage current and other telemetry data.
Installation and Wiring 1. Select a location to mount the ESC with good ventilation for cooling. Mount the ESC with double sided tape or hook and loop material if mounting tabs are not included on the case. 2. Connect the three motor wires from the ESC to the motor wires in any order. In the event the motor spins the wrong direction, reverse any two wires. 3. Connect the throttle lead to the throttle channel on your receiver. 4.
Stick Programming Power on your transmitter with the throttle at the full position. Connect the battery to the ESC. TIP: If a selection is not made the ESC will return to the beginning of the list and cycle through the options again. TIP: There are twelve programming parameters. See the table below for full details. The motor will emit short two tones, then another series of tones to indicate the first programming parameter. The ESC will indicate the parameter option with a series of tones.
After making a selection the ESC will continue down the list of parameters. To make a selection, move the throttle stick to the full throttle position. After exiting programing and with the throttle at the low position, the ESC will arm and operate normally. Programming Parameters Programming Number of Tones Parameter Select the last parameter (#13) to save the settings and exit programming.
Parameter Options Other programming options include the SPMXCA200 Smart Avian ESC programming box and the SmartLink USB updating and programmer application. See SpektrumRC.com for more details about Avian ESCs. Programming Parameter 1. Aircraft type 2. Brake type 3. Brake force 4. Voltage Cutoff Type 5. Number of LiPo cells 6. Cutoff Voltage 7. BEC Voltage* 7. BEC Voltage** 7.
8. Start-up Mode 9. Timing 10. Motor rotation 11. Freewheel mode 12. Factory Reset 13. Exit Normal Soft Low CW Med CCW High Enabled Disabled Exit 7. BEC Voltage Avian 15A Avian 30A, 45A, and 60A Avian 80A, 100A * ** *** The blacked out cells with white text are the default settings. Programming Options Descriptions 1. Aircraft Type • Fixed-wing: in this mode, the motor only starts up when the throttle amount reaches 5% or above and it responds to the throttle input rapidly.
2. Brake Type: The throttle range changes depending on the Brake Mode Signal position as shown on 100% -100% Spektrum transmitters -60% 60% 0% 0% 20% 50% Throttle signal (pulse position) 80% 100% Normal Brake The motor brake will activate when the throttle stick is moved to the low position. In this mode the strength of the braking is set with the Brake Force selection.
Proportional Brake With this option selected, the throttle range changes so the ESC will not start below 20%. The throttle will operate as normal above 20%, but moving the throttle below 20% will apply the brakes, increasing in strength as the signal drops to 0%. Throttle and Brake Response 100% Brake 100% Throttle 0% Brake Throttle/Brake Range Throttle Signal 0% 20% (-60% as shown on Spektrum transmitter screens) 100% 3. Brake Force This option is adjustable from level 1 to level 7.
6. Cutoff Voltage Use this option to adjust the cutoff voltage from 2.8V to 3.8V/cell or disable the cutoff voltage completely. WARNING: Discharging a LiPo battery below 2.8V/ cell may damage the battery. Attempting to charge or discharge a damaged battery will cause a fire. 7. BEC Voltage Select the BEC output voltage. 8. Start-up Mode Normal Start-up: If this mode is selected, the motor will immediately increase in RPM to correspond to the throttle stick input.
Operation 1. Leave the transmitter throttle at the low position and connect a battery to the ESC. The ESC will cause the motor to make several tones. The number of tones indicates (1) the ESC is in operation (2) the LiPo cell count detected and (3) the ESC is in a ready-to-use state. 2. Unplug the battery to turn off the ESC. Failsafe Protections Start-up Protection: The ESC will monitor the motor speed during the startup process.
Throttle Signal Loss Protection: When the ESC detects loss of signal for over 0.25 second, it will cut off power to the motor immediately. The ESC will resume normal operation when throttle signals are received. Overload Protection: The ESC will cut off power to the motor if there is a sudden load that exceeds predetermined limits. Over-current Protection: The ESC will cut off power to the motor if the peak current goes above the rated value.
Motor stutters during operation above 60% throttle and continues to emit tones at low throttle Motor output is suddenly limited to 60% power during operation and continues to emit tones at low throttle Two short tones repeating after operation The ESC has gone over the temperature limit and activated the thermal protection feature Three The voltage of short the battery has tones dropped too repeating low and the after LVC feature has operation been activated.
Poor wiring connection between the ESC and motor Motor stutters at start-up Motor stops during operation 18 N/A Excessive drag on motor, propeller, gearbox, etc N/A ESC has activated overload or over-current protection Verify all wiring connections are solid and well insulated, re-flow any cold solder joints Check for parts rubbing, bent shafts, rusted bearings, tight gears, or anything that could cause extra drag on the drive system Verify the motor is not damaged; If a motor is damaged it may still
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