V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 CONTENTS Reventon ESC Features ……………………………………………………………………………..Page1 Specifications…………………………………………………………………………………………….Page1 ESC’s indicating LEDs………………………………………………………………………………….Page6 Wiring Diagram………………………………………………………………………………………….Page7 Throttle Range Setting/Calibration……………………………………………………………..Page8 6. The LED Status in Normal Running……………………………………………………………...Page8 7. Protection Function …………………………………………………………………………………...Page8 8. Trouble Shooting………………………………………………………………………………………….Page9 9. Optional Upgrade Accessories…………………………………………………………………….Page10 10. Programming the ESC ………………………………………………………………………………..Page10 11. Program Stock Club Race ESC……………………………………………………………………..Page13 12. Programmable Items list……………………………………………………………………………..Page14 ...
Reventon Series Brushless Motor Speed Controller Manual Thank you for purchasing the Speed Passion REVENTON series electronic speed controller (ESC). High power systems for RC models can be very dangerous. Users should read this manual carefully. Speed Passion has no control over the correct use, installation, application, or maintenance of our products. No liability shall be assumed nor accepted for any damages, losses or ...
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V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 Supports Smart LED program card with Yes Yes USB software upgrade Supports 2.4G Yes (optional 2.4G held‐set programmer Yes (optional 2.4G held‐set programmer sold held‐set for sold separately) separately) program setting Supports Bluetooth Yes (optional Bluetooth module sold Yes (optional Bluetooth module sold module software separately) separately) upgrade (note 6) Temperature Yes Yes display (note 2,8) Battery voltage Yes Yes display (note 2,9) Drift 1, Modified 0, Modified 1, Rock Drift1, Modified 0, Modified 1, Rock Crawler, Racing Profile Settings Crawler, and Stock 0. Stock 0, and Stock 1. Model ...
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V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 Note 3: The brushless motor limit is tested under the following conditions: a) The input is a 6 cell Ni‐xx battery; b) The ESC is equipped with a fan. Note 4: The voltage of fan socket on the ESC is equal to the voltage of the battery. It is directly supplied without any regulation. Please keep in mind that the voltage of battery CANNOT exceed the voltage limit of the fan, 7.2V. Note 5: For brushless motors, the ESC supports up to 8 cell NiMh/NiCd (or 3 cells Li‐Fe) input. Note 6: For Reventon R and S version, The ESC supports the Bluetooth module. The user can modify the ESC settings by using a smart phone. Furthermore, users can download the latest firmware and updates for the ESC. Wi‐Fi Module ...
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V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 Table 1: Racing firmware feature listing for REVENTON ESC Item Description Drift1 Rock Crawler Modify1 Modify0 Stock0 Stock1 Running mode √ √ √ √ √ √ Forward with brake " No reverse" √ √ √ √ √ √ Forward /reverse with brake √...
V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 3. ESC’s indicating LEDs: *When the ESC is connected to the battery and turned on, the ESC can automatically identify the motor type (Sensored/Sensorless) via the indicator LED. *If the ESC is in Sensored mode, remove the sensor wire and the ESC will automatically change to Sensorless mode. Sensored/Sensorless ESC’s indicator LED Status INDICATOR LED Status of the LED Low battery voltage Red LED Blinking Over‐heating of ESC and motor Yellow LED Blinking (95℃) Sensored motor ...
V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 Picture A: Wiring with a brushless motor 4.2 Brushless Motor Wiring Connecting to a sensored brushless motor When using a sensored motor, it is necessary to connect the sensor cable to the “SENSOR” socket on the ESC and the sensor port on the motor. The ESC can automatically identify the motor type (sensored or sensorless) by detecting the signal coming from the SENSOR socket. WARNING! When using a sensored brushless motor, the A, B, C wires of the ESC MUST connect with the motor wire A, B, C respectively. Do not change the wire sequence! ...
V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 A) Ensure the ESC is switched off. Turn on the transmitter. B) Set the direction of throttle channel to”REV” (ONLY for Futaba Radios), set the “EPA/ATV” value of throttle channel to “100%”. C) Use a pen or screwdriver to press and hold the “SET”...
V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 8. Trouble Shooting Always start troubleshooting by resetting the ESC to the throttle range of the transmitter. Calibration will most likely solve the issue. (Throttle range calibration above) Trouble Possible Reason Solution After ESC is powered on, motor The connections between Check the power connections doesn’t work, no sound is emitted battery pack and ESC are not Replace the connectors correct After ESC is powered on, motor won’t Input voltage is abnormal, too Check the voltage of the battery work, but emits “beep‐beep‐, high or too low. pack beep‐beep‐” alert tone. (Every “beep‐beep‐” has a time interval of 1 second ) After ESC is powered on, motor won’t Throttle signal is abnormal Check the transmitter and the work, but emits “beep‐, beep‐, receiver beep‐” alert tone. (Every “beep‐” has Check the wire of the throttle ...
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V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 WARNING! Please note, the fan included with the ESC can ONLY work with a 2 cell lithium battery pack or 4‐6 cell NiMh / NiCd battery pack. Do not operate at higher voltages, otherwise it will be destroyed. Please check the label of the fan to confirm its working voltage before using it. 9.2 Low resistance, High capacity filtering capacitors. 9.3 Multi Smart Program Card. ...
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V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 10.1.6 Start Reventon PC Program. 10.1.7 The program will prompt if the user is connecting the ESC. Selecting YES will retrieve data from the ESC and enter main program. (If there is any error upgrading the firmware of the ESC, select NO to update firmware again) (If the dialog does not pop up, ensure the ESC is power off and press and hold the red highlighted button on the smart program card as shown below. Plug in the Speed Passion Smart Program Card ...
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V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 10.1.8 Speed Passion Software Connection status icons should now be both GREEN. 10.1.9 The Speed Passion software is now installed and ready for use. 10.1.10 Please refer to the section above for general overview and field specific help. 10.1.11 Take a moment to review the selectable functions and read the specific help text for each to become familiar with the programmable function. To make configuration changes to a function, select the setting, then select from the drop down menu the new choice or option. When finished with the configuration, click the “SEND Settings” button located on the bottom of each tabbed page to send ...
V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 11. Program Stock Club Race ESC Ensure ESC is off. Turn on the transmitter. Hold the SET key, Switch on the ESC Press the SET key to choose the Enter corresponding programmable value , the RED LED programmable item, the RED flashes several times, the times LED flashes for several times,...
V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 12. Programmable Items list 12.1 Programmable Items list just for Reventon (Modified version) Attention: The bold texts in the below form are the default settings. Programmable Value Programmable Items Basic Item Forward with 1. Running brake mode "No reverse" 2. Threshold V / 2.6V 2.8V 3.0V 3.2V 3.4V Cell Li Po Cut protect /Cell /Cell /Cell...
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V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 12.2 Limited Programmable Items list just for Reventon STOCK CLUB RACE Programmable Value Programmabl e Items Basic Item Forward with 1. Running brake mode "No " reverse 2. Threshold V 2.6V 2.8V 3.0V 3.2V 3.4V / Cell Li Po protec /Cell /Cell /Cell /Cell /Cell Cut off tion...
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V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 12.3 Install USB driver: For Windows 7 / Vista Open SpUsbDriver folder. 2. Double click SpUsbInstaller.exe to install 3. Press “Install” button to start. 4. USB driver will install automatically. 5. If security warning pops up, click on “Install this driver software anyway.” 6.
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V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 For Windows XP 1. Open SpUsbDriver folder. 2. Double click SpUsbInstaller.exe to install usb driver 2. Press “Install” button to start. 3. USB driver will install automatically. 4. Restart computer. 5. Connect PC and program card by USB cable. 6.
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3. Pressing and hold the RESET button while plugging in the other end of the USB cable to the PC. 4. The program card will be display “- - - - “. Release the RESET button and launch the “Speed Passion Reventon PC Interface”...
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6. Select “LED_Reventon_V1.0.pgd” and click OK. 7. Click “Yes” to start the update. 8. The process time is around 1 minute. The Speed Passion Reventon PC Interface program will show a process bar to display the status of the update firmware.
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V1.1 Creation on Jan13th2012 12.5 Threshold V/cell Lipo cut off 12.5.1 Customize Voltage Cutoff selectable cutoff voltage of 2.6V/cell, 2.8V/cell, 3.0V/cell, 3.2V/cell, 3.4V/cell and No Protection. According to the type of batteries, set up of the type of the batteries and Low Voltage Cutoff Threshold is programmed via PC software or program card. The ESC can detect the Voltage of the battery at any time and will cut output once the Voltage of the battery is lower than the preset Low Voltage Cutoff Threshold. 12.5.2 Running Mode: Forward with Brake “No reverse” mode: Forward and brake, but reverse is disabled. This mode is suitable for competition. ...
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