Scorpion User Guide for Commander Series ESC's
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1. Abbreviated Terms ESC Electronics Speed Controller LED Light Emitting Diode V Volts IR Infra Red RPM Revolutions Per Minute Please visit our website regularly for updates news and support www scorpionsystem com Page 5 Connecting your ESC Diagram Scorpion ESC A quality connector is essential Battery Pack Receiver Notes ZZ Remove or cutthe red wire if you need to disable the SBEC D Page 6 amp Page 72. 12V BRK No brake Brake Setting Very soft brake Soft Brake Hard Brake Very Hard Brake 1 Cut 50 of maximum power No Cut just LED warning Pulse warning not available in governor mode 0 15 second 0 3 second 0 45 second 0 7 second 1 3 second 5 CAR B Disable No Function is Available Car Boat Mode 1 Protection on Current Overload Protection off this option will void Protection warranty ss Heli mode with soft start Variable Heli Mode throttle adjustable Soft start Soft Start Mode Heli mode with soft start and See section 8 0 governor See Governor Section RO Motor Rotation Direction TIM Motor Timing GOV Governor Correction See section 9 0 SB Motor Start Booster Medium Strong Ar Short 10 Seconds Soft Start Duration Medium 15 Seconds ENTER OTHER Factory Default Long 20 Seconds Enter value send signal to ESC All other keys are reserved for future programming options A To reset all parameters to Factory Default PRESS PB 1 Dexter Page 3 7 0 Lights and Sounds Your ESC will emit different lights and sounds according to the function it is applying below is a table of the following condi tions No Signal from receiver at startup LED light will flash orange with constant 2 warning tone If Using program card the LED will flash red and emit 3 beep tones then you will enter setup mode Loss of signal during LED will flash red with a 2
3. Scorpion User Guide for Commander Series ESC s Scorpion Power System Written By Aidan Kelly www scorpionsystem com Scorpion User guide for Commander Series ESC s Written By Aidan Kelly SAFETY N Scorpion and their re sellers are not responsible for your use of this product or any damage or injuries you may cause or sustain as a result of it s usage N Understand that an electric motor that is connected to a battery and speed control may start unexpectedly and cause serious injuries Always treat them with necessary respect Keep the propeller away from your body and others at all times We suggest that you remove the propeller when you are working on the plane with the battery connected We suggest that you remove the pinion when working on a Helicopter with the battery connected Please observe all local laws regarding the flying of remote control aircraft N Never fly over others or near crowds gt e D Included in the Box 1 x Scorpion Commander Series ESC 1 x IR Program card 1 x IR Receiver 1 x Instruction Manual Commander Series The Scorpion Commander Series of ESC s are made up of four different types of ESC s classified by the maximum voltage they can handle and the type of BEC they possess Please identify which ESC s you are using as it will help you with setup in the manual 15VLBEC 50V OPTO e 26V SBEC 68V OPTO Battery Eliminator Circuit BEC Each of the
4. inbuilt BEC to power your system please remove or cut the red wire the middle one of the receiver lead the three colored small wires with a black plastic connector on the end Optical Isolation OPTO The system isolates the ESC from radio noise for increased safety Typically used on larger models and requires a separate receiver power pack attached 4 8V 7 4V depending on servo voltage rating 1 0 Connecting your ESC for connection diagram please refer to back of this manual 1 1 Add your battery connector You must attach a quality battery connector of your choice to the red and black power wires Solder the battery connec tor 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 1 2 Connect Motor to ESC Cut the three red yellow amp black motor wires coming off the ESC to the length you require We recommend using bullet connectors to connect your ESC to your motor as Scorpion motors come with pre installed bullet connectors that include a female set for your ESC Solder the corresponding connectors for your motor to the wires coming from the ESC or solder the motor wires directly to the motor leads You may find it conven ient to temporarily connect the motor leads to the ESC and test for proper rotation before you permanently solder them Once connected DO NOT allow any expos
5. the motor 4 tones to indicate that it is armed A Place the IR receiver to the motor with a distance to avoid any interference with the IR receiver A The ESC will not provide any power to the motor if the throttle stick is anywhere higher than zero throttle when the main battery is plugged in To arm the ESC ready for use you must move the throttle stick to zero then disconnect and re connected the battery A Always power your radio transmitter before powering up the receiver and or the ESC Some receivers with failsafe features or spektrum 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 driver the motor Always keep the aircraft restrained and clear of body parts when the ESC is powered A If your ESC cannot sense any radio signal it will beep the motor and flash orange on the LED continuously 3 0 Scorpion Commander features All Scorpion ESC programming features are available though the use of the ESC programming card included with your ESC So there is NO NEED to purchase any other cables or cards to allow you to program your ESC properly Scorpion ESC s come with default or factory settings which are recommended for most applications Programming options can be changed at the discretion of the user See section 6 0 for programming instructions To arm the controller the throttle must be held in the Brake Zero position all the
6. way down If throttle is not at zero at startup the ESC will not provide any power to the motor regardless of where the throttle stick is positioned when first powered up Safe Power up The Scorpion ESC will stop the motor as a safety feature when the throttle signal is lost or corrupt for 3 seconds If a signal is regained the user will have instant control again Loss of signal fail safe The LED is used for programming startup confirmation of your Scorpion ESC Once armed the LED can be set to give an indication of low battery conditions Not installed on 15V Series Low Voltage Cutoff Youcan choose for your ESC to stop or reduce power when the input battery voltage drops to a preset programmed cutoff voltage Amp output limit the output is rated at 10 over the rated Amp At approximately 10 over the rated Amps it will automatically limit the output to the motor as long as the motor is not rated too much over the ESC spec limits this safety mechanism will prevent a over load to the ESC but if you install a motor for example rated at 100 Amps on a ESC that are rated for only 60 Amps this mechanism will not work properly due to the instant surge of power demand from the motor it may shutdown too early or simply fry the ESC the only solution to this is to never use a Motor that has a rating bigger then the ESC don t even think you can use it if you run the motor at a slower RPM or load it will no
7. you need it while keeping the rotor speed constant at other times 2 Give you consistent flight feel from start to finish unlike some ESC governors RPM does not drop as battery voltage drops as long battery can provide enough power 2 Takes the Guesswork out of setting up Throttle Curves Programming the Governor Before programming the governor you must perform the initial Setup in section 4 0 in this manual first Items you will require Head Speed Tachometer 1 Insure you have the IR Receiver Plugged in Refer to Section 5 0 of this manual Remove the motor pinion Power Receiver Power ESC Move Switch of IR Receiver to Program mode see section 5 0 3 beeps will sound you are now in program mode Press SS gt 2 gt Enter 2 beeps will sound confirming SS 2 mode selected SOS ew N Radio Setup Set your throttle hold position in your radio to 0 2 In your radio you need to set your throttle curves to the of throttle you wish to operate your governor at It is a good idea to use a head speed calculator first to find out an estimated target HS you wish to achieve 3 Once you have estimated the amount of throttle needed to achieve your target head speed enter it into a throttle curve so that it is the same of throttle across the entire range eg would like 80 throttle for all points across the curve you should have flat line at 80 You can only select values from 50 95 throttle 4 You can have different throt
8. beep warning tone operation Over temperature LED will be constant red with 2 beep warning during power up tone To restart disconnect power source wait gt 60 C for cool down then re connect Power reduced to half throttle red LED will flash To reset throttle must be put into idle position Over heat during operation gt 85 C Power on low voltage warning LED will flash red quickly with beep warning tone when voltage is low than preset cut off voltage Low voltage cut When voltage is lower than preset cut off warning voltage red LED will flash rapidly red Over Amp Protection Is only activated at over 50 throttle during over amp protection LED will flash red rapidly Governor Limit If governor reaches 100 throttle orange LED light turn on Soft start indication Orange LED light will turn off automatically when soft start has been deactivated 8 0 Heli Mode Soft Start Function In Heli Mode 1 SS 1 the governor mode is disabled The following parameters will be changed BRK Brake 1 No Brake s Soft Booster 1 Soft Soft Start Duration 2 Medium When the throttle stick is in the minimum position and the Heli Mode 1 is enabled the motor will accelerate slowly until 50 of Power is reached then the acceleration time will be back to the default setting of MAT Motor Accelera tion Time Delay During landing the soft start function will not be enabled until the throttle stick is
9. ed wire or connectors to contact each other insure that proper insulation around each of the three wires is achieved Heat shrink is the best material for this job 1 3 Connect to your receiver Connect the receiver lead the three colored small wires with a black plastic connector on the end to the throttle channel on your receiver Do not connect a receiver battery pack to the receiver as the Scorpion 15V 26V ESC will supply power to the receiver and servos through the receiver connector However the OPTO Series Speed Controller does not supply power to our receiver so extra battery pack to the receiver is required Page 1 1 4 Mounting the ESC Mount the ESC with the Heatsink side of the controller facing outward We recommend using Velcro to attach the ESC to the airframe for easy removal Double sided tape is also acceptable If zip ties are used do not place them over any of the compo nents on the ESC Instead zip tie around the motor and battery wires leaving some slack to allow for movement The OPTO Series have mounts that allow you to screw the ESC into a frame or something similar 2 0 Using your Scorpion ESC 2 1 Ensure that Initial setup 4 0 has been done before using your ESC 2 2 Ensure that the ESC is connected to the proper channel on your receiver 2 3 Turn your transmitter ON and set the throttle stick to zero throttle 2 4 Connect the main power battery to the ESC 2 5 The ESC will beep
10. he motor once you have heard these two peeps move your throttle to minimum position within 10 seconds and hold throttle at minimum position Then you will hear 2 beeps indicating minimum throttle position is set and confirmed Your ESC will also arm after you have set the minimum position You only need to do this once as throttle range will be stored in the memory of the speed controller You can reset the throttle range by performing steps 4 1 to 4 3 again A Please note once maximum throttle position has been set If at this time you leave the throttle stick at maximum position for over 10 seconds the ESC will reset itself to Factory default throttle settings Page 2 5 0 Connecting your Scorpion ESC to the programming card Your Scorpion ESC is programmed using the Infrared IR Program card and Receiver included with this ESC First you must connect your IR Receiver to your ESC Ensure the brown wire from your ESC is facing outwards To Receiver gerne EI gt BROWN L i ay IRRECV1 From ESC 5 1 Once you have plugged in the IR Receiver push the switch across to IRS 5 2 Now connect a battery to the ESC Your Motor will emit 3 beeps and the LED will flash 3 times red In 15V Series ESC no LED is installed and only emit 3 beeps 5 3 Your IR Receiver is now ready to receive a signal from the program card A Please note that IR will be interfered in direct sunlight so to program your model we suggest do
11. ing it indoors in the shade out of direct sunlight A Before flying you will need to place the switch back to PPM mode 6 0 Using the Programming Card All parameters of the ESC can be changed via the program card MAT FREQ Function Buttons Numeric Values ESC Programming Card To program any function on the card you must follow the following procedure 6 1 Press a function button 6 2 Enter a numeric value 6 3 Enter to complete Example LOW Voltage Cut to enter 13V PRESS vc gt 1 gt 3 P gt o gt If successful a DI DOO sound will come from the motor and the LED will Flash RED An invalid option will not get any confirma tion sound from the motor and the LED will not flash A Please note that there is a time limit from when you press a function button the numeric values and enter if you go over this time limit no sound of flashes will come from the ESC Definition of Function Buttons Function Button What it does value Example from 130 Sets Low Voltage Cut to 13 0 Volts Above LVC 15V ESC 050 138 Low Voltage Cut 050 5V to 138 Low Voltage Cut 13 8V in 0 2 V increments 6V LVC 26V ESC 050 230 Low Voltage Cut 050 5V to 230 Low Voltage Cut 23V in 0 5 V increments 6V LVC 50V ESC 120 480 Low Voltage Cut 120 12V to 480 Low Voltage Cut 48V in 0 5 V increments 12V LVC 68V ESC 120 560 Low Voltage Cut 120 12V to 560 Low Voltage Cut 56V in 0 5 V increments
12. moved to the minimum position over 12 seconds In Heli Mode 2 SS 2 the governor function is enabled and only Option 1 or 2 can be selected in PCT The following parameters will be changed BRK Brake 1 No Brake s Soft Booster 1 Soft Soft Start Duration 2 Medium Gov Governor Correction 2 Medium Three different speeds can be set in Governor Mode The throttle range should be between 50 and 95 Each mode should have 5 different in throttle During landing the soft start mode will not be enabled until the throttle position is moved to the minimum position over 12 seconds See Section 9 0 for more information about Governor Mode 9 0 Governor Function for helicopters Scorpion has developed a inbuilt governor that uses complex mathematics and fast processor speeds to provide one of the most user friendly and advanced governors on the market today Please follow the below steps to setup the governor on your ESC What it does A Governor is designed to Govern the speed of your main rotor blades In basic terms this means that the ESC will try to keep the same rotor blade speed set by you regardless of the amount of pitch on the main blades and load on the motor To do this the ESC tracks the motors speed and will automatically increase or decrease the power to the motor to maintain constant rpm or headspeed What it allows you to do 2 Push 3D performance to the limits by giving you more power when
13. nstantly regain throttle to either your stick position in Soft start mode or your set governor throttle Governor Correction GOV button Mode 1 3 will compensate for no load conditions and Mode 2 is default setting For example if you are hovering and pitch down negative pitch the ESC will apply the necessary amount of brake to keep the motor at the set RPM As mode goes from 1 to 3 the governor will pull deeply from battery power reserves to compensate for variation in RPM 10 0 Trouble Shooting 2 If you hear a pulsed warning tone and or see a continuous orange flashing LED after powering up the ESC Check your transmitter Is it on If yes Q Check that your throttle is at its minimum position Your esc will not arm if you throttle is anything other then zero at startup Check the ESC servo connection Connection good If yes Check the motor connection to the ESC reconnect them if necessary Check your battery Full charged Replace battery if necessary Try another receiver Disconnect battery and then reconnect battery and start at step 2 0 again Motor does not shut off with throttle hold set throttle hold position to 0 After initiating esc with throttle hold on motor spins slowly when turned off gt Set throttle hold to 0 If your motor is spinning in the wrong direction swap any two of the three motor wires It does not matter that the colors do not match Unlike the battery wires there is no polarity to the motor
14. t work Current Limiting Thermal Protection At 95 C the ESC will slowdown the power output to the motor by 50 the on board LED will flash red to re initiate full throttle you need to move the throttle stick to idle position and then the ESC will resume normal output once you throttle up again If your ESC is over 60 C on startup it will not arm red LED will flash and a DI DI DI sound will be played Brake Stops rotation of the motor when the throttle signal is moved to the lowest position Throttle Airplane and Heli modes come pre programmed and can be selected by the user Electronic timing Manual settings that may improve the efficiency of the system for some motors are available The standard Scorpion setting is to automatically detect and adjust for the motor it is driving 4 0 Initial setup You MUST perform throttle range setup before the first use of the ESC Remove propeller pinion from motor while performing initial throttle range setup 4 1 Turn on transmitter and set throttle to maximum position be sure that your throttle is set at 0 minimum throttle and 100 at maximum throttle 4 2 Place the switch on the IR receiver to IRS see section 5 0 Connect battery to ESC After few seconds you will hear 3 beeps come from the motor to indicate you are in program mode 4 3 With your throttle to maximum position place the switch on the IR receiver to PPM After a few seconds you will hear 2 beeps come from t
15. three Commander series above has its own type of BEC 1 The Commander 15V LBEC series feature a Linear BEC that will convert the voltage from your battery pack to 5 0 volts to power your receiver and servos The commander LBEC will deliver the amps specified on the ESC heat shrink Please note that the more voltage you input into a linear BEC the lower the available current will be so if running 4S with more then 1 servo we recommend the use of a seprate BEC The Linear BEC will operate from 6 to 15 Volts Please note the 15V 60A LBEC Heli ESC will supply 6 Volts to your receiver and servos upto 3 Cell or 11 1v from you main battery 2 The Commander 26V SBEC series feature a inbuilt switch ing BEC that will convert the voltage from your battery pack to 5 7 volts to power your receiver and servos The Commander SBEC will deliver 2 5 Amps of continuous current with 4 Amps bursts And can handle up to 4 digital servos or up to 5 standard servos on fix wing models With a Switching type BEC you do not need to de rate the BEC as the input voltage increases The full 2 5 Amps of BEC current is available for any input between 2 cell and 6 cell Li Po operation A For helicopter applications please make sure your total Amp draw do not exceed 4 Amps peaks most of the digital servo dedicated for heli use today will draw over 2 Amps at stall per servo so for this applica tion you need to disable the BEC A If you do not wish to use the
16. tle values for each flight mode and you can flick between them in mid flight with no effect on the governor as long as it has been set properly at initial startup Startup Procedure Read all steps before attempting Turn on your radio and place throttle hold switch to ON Power your Receiver Plug your ESC to the main power battery Wait for it to arm 4 beeps di di dee do Select the flight mode you wish to fly in Insure your blades are at 0 deg pitch If your blades are not at 0 deg your governor will not set itself properly Turn throttle hold switch OFF 8 Soft start will initiate Depending on the soft start duration you have set 10 15 or 20 seconds wait on this amount of time for the blades to stabilize speed The LED will glow orange during startup and will turn off once the headspeed has been set and stabilized 9 Measure the blade speed at 0 deg pitch with a tachometer or similar device to see if you are achieving the desired headspeed 10 If the Head speed is to high go back into your throttle curve and reduce the throttle or if it is too low increase your throttle curve Only for OPTO Series OFS ee Page 4 Auto Rotation Bail out Feature For Soft start and Governor modes if you attempt an autorotation once you have switched your throttle hold switch you have a 12 second time window where if you feel you cannot make the auto rotation you can switch the throttle hold off and your helicopter will i
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