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BRUSHLESS ESC INSTRUCTIONS

Connect ESC to PC

①

Step①: Correctly connect ESC‟s Wifi wire/to USB adaptor wire to USB adaptor

Step②:Plug the USB side of USB Linker to one of computer‟s USB ports.

Step③:Run software "Hifei V6.xx".

Note: 'Please read USB adaptor user manuals for more information.

Install Hifei software

Download the setup software of „Hifei V6.xx‟ from website (Support column) and finish the

installation according to the popped-up window guide.

When installation is finished, „Hifei V6.xx‟ software icon

desktop.

Note: a. If PC OS is Windows 7,8,10, it is suggested to install V6.xx to administrator.

b. If you once changed PC font to big size, then it needs to change it to normal size. Because big size

font would possibly cause software interface cannot be showed in full.

V6.0 tab 5 Upgrade

In tab 5, you can upgrade ESC‟s firmware if there is a new firmware for the ESC be

released.

When upgrade the ESC, it needs to connect the cable to receiver with upgrade

cable together. (Pls refer to the below diagram)

Each ESC has specific firmware and be different. You have to make sure the firmware

you chose is correct. Otherwise possibly causing ESC damage.

①

②

Step①: Short upgrade cable with receiver wire.

Step②: Connect ESC‟s Wifi wire/to USB adaptor wire to USB adaptor

Step③: Plug the USB Adapter to an USB port of PC.

Parameters features

③

LVC (1)

Cutoff

voltage/ cell

Brake Type

②

Current

limitation

Timing

Active Free

Wheeling

Cutoff Type

Startup

PWM Rate

Note: a. The parameters with * behind are the ESC's default settings.

is auto saved on computer

b. When the 'LVC' of ESC is set at 'Auto' detect, after the two power beeps the ESC will beep

the number of Lipo cells which the auto detect feature detects, and the red LED on ESC will

blink in accompany with the beeps. '3.0v' is the default cut-off voltage of per Lipo cell when

the LVC is set at 'Auto' detect.

Eg: If you connect the ESC to a 4s Lipo battery pack, the motor will firstly emit ♪ ♪ , then

detect the Lipo numbers ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ , and the red LED will blink four times. The low voltage

cut-off is calculated as '12.0V'.

c. Please ensure only when the battery packs is fully charged and it can set the LVC at 'Auto',

it is recommended to set the LVC at actual Lipo cells once the battery pack is over 4S cells.

Low voltage cut-off

The setting of LVC can protect battery from discharging too low and causing

permanent damage to battery, especially for Lithium polymer cells. It is

strongly recommended to set the LVC carefully before running.

Cutoff voltage/ cell

The setting is to set the low voltage cut-off of each Lipo cell.

e.g. If set the LVC of per Lipo cell at „2.8v‟, the LVC is set at „2s cells‟, then

the cut-off voltage of the whole battery pack is "2.8*2"=5.6v.

Brake type

③

'Brake disabled' setting will close the brake function;

'Soft brake' will provide 20% of full braking power.

'Hard brake' will provide 100% of full braking power.

Timing advance

'Low timing' setting adjusts the timing at the range of 0º~15º, recommended

for more lower pole count brushless motors (such as 2 poles, or 4 poles). It

gives more power and slightly less efficient;

'Middle timing' adjusts the timing at the range of 5º~20º, recommended for

most brushless motors. It gives a good balance of power and efficiency;

'High timing' adjusts the timing at the range of 15º~30º, recommended for

higher pole count motors. (such as 8, 10, 12, 14 poles or higher brushless

'Auto timing' setting is automatically adjust the timing degree according to

motor‟s rotating demand. 0º; 2º; 4º; 6º; 8º; 10º; 12º; 14º; 16º; 18º; 20º; 22º;

24º; 26º; 28º; 30º. (This setting can be only set via software „Hifei V4.xx . If

you want to upgrade your old software .please download Hifei software from

5.0V

7.2V

8.4V

Auto

Lipos*

Lipos

2.5V

2.6V

2.7V

2.8V

2.9V

3.0V*

3.1V

Close *

Soft brake

Hard brake

Low

Medium

High

Disabled*

Low

Middle

High

Auto *

OFF*

Hard cutoff *

Soft cutoff

Soft start

Standard *

Fast start

8KHz *

12KHz

16KHz

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Cutoff type

Cutoff type settings decide the way in which the ESC cutoff output to brushless

motor when the LVC works, or temperature/ signal-lost protection works.

Lipos

'Hard cutoff' : when the battery volts discharges to the set LVC value or soft protec-

tion works, the motor will shut down immediately. Motor can be restarted by closing

3.2V

3.3V

the throttle to the lowest position and re-move the throttle as normal.

'Soft cutoff': when the battery volts discharges to the set LVC value or soft protection

works, the ESC will slowly reduce motor power to zero, you will notice a decrease in

power and it is time to dock.

Startup type

0~30

'Soft start': very soft and smoothly start the motor, it will take more time.

'Standard start': start the motor at normal speed, it depends on the motor's quality

and dynamic response.

'Fast start': start the motor fast, it is recommended for racing.

PWM rate

8KHz is recommended for most brushless motors.

12KHz is recommended for low inductance motors. (e.g. 8,10,12,14 poles brushless

outrunner motors)

16KHz is recommended for very low inductance motors. (e.g. 16,18,20,24 poles

brushless outrunner motors)

Note: a. The poles mentioned above is the magnetic poles of brushless motor, but not the stator

numbers of motor.

b. High PWM rate is easier to make motor produce more heat. Cooling jacket for motor is very

important, and please be more carefully to choose high PWM rate.

c. It is strongly RECOMMENDED to have bench testing and choose appreciate parameters for

your configuration before assembling the ESC to hull for running.

V6.0 tab 3 Logger Configuration

Cycle Record 1) Not Reverse indicates when data logger memory space is filled

up, it will stop logging.

2) Reverse indicates when data logger memory space is filled up, it continue

logging data indefinitely by overlapping the former data and do a cycle. Default

setting is Not Reverse.

means the times that data logger samples per second. Default

Sampling rate

setting is 3ps. *

* Higher sampling rate will fill up the memory space quickly and thus reduce the logging

time when in 'not reverse' record type.

Sampling Rate

Once/ second

Twice/second

3 times/second Approx. 22.7 min-

Not Re-

verse

4 times/second

Record

10 times/second

15 times/second

30 times/second

Minimum running Time means the minimum time that ESC is requested to

run. The time MUST be longer than reference in above form. Too short run-

ning will cause ESC logs little data that cannot be displayed in PC windows.

www.hifei.com

Max logging Time

Mini running Time

Approx. 68.1 minutes

> 60 seconds

Approx. 34.05 minutes

> 30 seconds

> 20 seconds

Approx. 13.62 minutes

> 10 seconds

Approx. 6.81 minutes

> 5 seconds

Approx. 3.405 minutes

> 3 seconds

Approx. 2.27 minutes

> 2 seconds