M8 Manual V1.4 2019.01 www.ToolkitRC.com ToolkitRC Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the M8 model toolchain. Please read this 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.
Safety 1, M8 allows input voltage 10-30V, to ensure that the power supply voltage is consistent, pay attention to the positive and negative polarity of the power 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.
Contents Introduction.................................................... 2 Key Points........................................................2 Safety............................................................... 3 M8 Layout....................................................... 6 Quick start....................................................... 7 Charge and discharge...................................9 1，Battery type setting.................................. 9 2，Cutoff voltage setting（TVC）............
product description M8 is a charge and discharge instruments multifunctional model tool chain Product that integrates balance charging/discharging, power meters,electro-display, signal gauges, signal sources and other functions.
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Quick start 1, The 10-30V power supply is connected to the input port on the back of the M8 2, The display shows the bootup logo and stays for 2 seconds 3, Accompanied with do-re-mi bootup sound 4, the bootup is completed, 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.
wheel to confirm. 7. Press the Escape key to end the modification or return to the previous screen.
Charge and discharge After selecting the [Charge] function on the main interface, press [OK] to enter the charging function, the following interface 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.
NiMh, PB. After selecting the the correct battery that matches the actual battery. Short press [OK] and [Exit] Effective. ================================= Important： 1, Incorrect battery type charging may damage the battery, charger, and may lead risk of burning, etc., please be double careful. 2, battery that cannot be indicated the battery type, pls do not use this product to charge ================================= Information: 1, Lipo: often referred to as lithium polymer battery, nominal voltage 3.
2，Cutoff voltage setting（TVC） Move the cursor to [4.200V] and press [OK] to modify the single-chip battery charge cut-off voltage. Turn [Cod e Plate] to adjust the 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.
negative pressure value when the battery is full, and the range can be set from 5mV to 20mV, as shown below. ================================= Tips： 1, only NiMh battery can set the battery negative pressure value 2, 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.
================================= Tip: 1, the battery which was over-discharged or over-charged, may cause the number of strings to be recognize falsely, you need to manually set the correct number of strings. 2, If the number of strings was set incorrectly, 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.
quickly. The charger supports up to 15.0A. Move the cursor to the discharge current [2.0A] position and press [OK] to modify the discharge current. Turn [Jog wheel] to adjust 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.
================================= Tip: 1. Please set the charging rate at 1-2C according to the battery capacity. For example, if the battery capacity is 2000mAh, please set the charging current to 2.0-4.0A. 2, charging and discharging current is only valid in the corresponding working mode 3. For the discharge mode setting, refer to the chapter of this manual.
When selected as [Discharge], it will prompt the target voltage to put the battery. If the discharge mode is to 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.
The high limit voltage of recovered. The default is 0.5V higher than the input voltage. Please set according to the maximum limit voltage of the input power supply. To cancel the operation, move the cursor [Cancel] or press [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.
Charge and discharge When charging and discharging start, the charger enters the working interface as shown below. Rotate [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.
F: The main port is full voltage or a single chip is full voltage 289.8W: Charge or discharge power of the charger 42'C: internal temperature of the charger 050:20: The time when the work has started. Unit: minute: second 3300mAh: the capacity that has been charged and discharged this time Lipo 6S: currently set battery type and number of 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.
A pop-up windows display and a tone sounds. ================================= 1.Charging or discharging, should be under supervise throughout the process, in time to deal with abnormalities. 2. When charging and discharging the lithium battery, if only connect with the main port, battery will not be balanced. Please pay attention to the balance of the battery. Connect the battery with balance port, the balance management is automatically performed.
================================= Signal measurement After selecting the [Measurement] function on the 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.
identify and switch to the corresponding interface. 2, sBus is an inverted signal, baud rate 100kbps 8-bit data bit ,2-bit stop bit, even parity ================================= Rotate the Knob 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.
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Battery Measurement After selecting [Battery] function in the main interface of measurement, press [OK] to enter the function and display the 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.
testing the internal resistance. The 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.
ESC measurement After selecting [ESC] function in the main interface of measurement, press [OK] to enter the function and display the following interface. Display instructions: Throttle signal 10% : PWM signal value to be output from the signal Output 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.
Signal output After selecting the [Output] function on the main interface, press [OK] to enter the function, and the following interface is 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.
signal value to be output. When set to Auto 1, 2, 3, the pulse width value of the output PWM will automatically change at 3 different speeds. Pulse width can be set from 800 to 2200us The cycle can be set from 2.5ms (400Hz) to 50.0ms (20Hz). Rotate the Jog on the output main interface to move the cursor to the [PPM] item, press [OK] to enter the PPM output interface as shown below. Rotate the Knob to move the cursor to the value that needs to be modified.
value of the channel to be modified. Press [OK] to modify the output pulse width value of this channel.
Power output Rotate the Knob on the output main interface to move the cursor to the [Power] item, press [OK] to enter the power output function. This product will output the input power according to the setting voltage and current, constant voltage and constant current. The display interface is as shown below Typical value: It is a common typical output mode, which can be set into the following 3 modes. 1.
12.0V: The voltage output from the output main port can be set to 5-30V. 10.0V: Maximum current limit output from the main port, the range of 1-15A can be set. Start: 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.
Drone charging Rotate the Jog wheel disk on the output main interface to move the cursor to the [PWR] item, press [OK] to enter, then move the cursor to the typical value, and change the output mode to the model of the drone that needs to be charged. Move the 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.
02:30 Working hours In: 12.0V: Input voltage. 32 °C: Current internal temperature 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.
System settings After selecting the [Settings] function on the main interface, press the OK key to enter the function display the following interface, rotate the [Jog] to switch to the second interface, as shown below Function Description: Minimum input voltage: Below this voltage, the device will stop the main port output. Maximum input power: The maximum power obtained from the input port during charging.
battery power) xBus display value: The display mode of xBus when measuring or outputting, can be set to pulse width value (1000-2000), or original 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.
discharging, whether to continue charging and discharging after replacing the battery Default setting: Restore all settings to their default values.
Other functions 1, firmware upgrade After connecting the M8 to the computer via the USB cable in the box, the computer will recognize the USB flash drive named Toolkit and download the upgrade file app.upg on the official website to overwrite the files in the USB flash drive to upgrade the firmware. 2, USB 5.0V output In addition to the above upgrade functions, the USB interface can also output 2.0A current to charge mobile devices.
6. Manually calibrate the voltage. Under power off state, press and hold the jog switch without releasing it,and connect the input power to the power source. The system will enter the manual calibration voltage function. Use a voltmeter to measure the actual voltage of each battery, move the cursor to the corresponding voltage value, and modify the voltage value to match the voltmeter value for calibration.
Specification Charging Input 7-30V@MAX16A Battery Type LiPo LiHV LiFe @1-8S NiMh @1-20S Pb @1-10S Bal Cur. 400mA @2-8S Accuracy ±0.02V Charging Power 0.1-15A@300W Discharging Power 0.1-15A@300W Recycle Mode 0.1-3A@20W Normal Mode USB PWM PPM Measuring Output Display Product Individual packing 39 2.1A@5V upgrade 880us-2200us @20-400Hz 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.
