SCORPION Tribunus III ESC SBEC Series User Manual

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Scorpion Tribunus III (6 Cell) ESC SBEC Series

Tribunus III 06-80A / III 06-110A / III 06-160A User guide

SAFETY

Scorpion and their re-sellers are not

responsible for your use of this

product, or sustained damage or

injury as a result of its usage.

Understand that an electric motor

that is connected to a ba�ery and

Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) may

start unexpectedly and cause serious

injuries. Always treat them with

necessary respect. Keep the propeller

away from your body and others at all

�mes.

We suggest that you remove the

propeller when you are working on an

airplane with the ba�ery connected.

We suggest that you remove the

pinion when working on a Helicopter

with the ba�ery connected.

Please observe all local laws regarding

the ﬂying of UAV (Unmanned Aerial

Vehicle) aircra�.

Never ﬂy over others or near crowds.

Included in the Box

1 x Tribunus III ESC (SBEC)

1 x Master and Slave BEC cable

1 x Cooling Fan (except III 06-80A)

1 x Moun�ng Hardware Set

1 x Thank you card

Features of Tribunus III ESC SBEC

1. All new PCB design with improved heat

transfer techniques for reducing opera�onal

temperature, and improving the power

ra�ng of the ESC.

2. High Strength BEC with programable voltage

range from 5V – 12V / OFF (see page #2 for

speciﬁca�ons)

3. Dedicated Cooling Fan port with

temperature controlled enabling.

4. Aluminum Heat Sink and case with moun�ng

tabs and Fan moun�ng holes.

5. Wide input Voltage range (see page #2 for

speciﬁca�ons)

6. 32-bit processor enable superb protec�on

features such as over current, over voltage

(limita�ons apply), de-mag / de-sync,

temperature protec�on, etc

7. Dynamic Frequency / Dynamic Timing – Auto

adjust in real �me to provide peak eﬃciency

and torque in all situa�ons.

8. Build in phase sensor (RPM sensor) on the

slave cable signal wire for connec�ng to

external governors, or monitoring RPM via

Telemetry

9. High Current, with over current protec�on

10. Built in temperature sensor with adjustable

temperature protec�on

11. Airplane / Airplane with Reverse / Helicopter

Modes. Stored / Unstored Governor Mode,

External Governor Mode.

12. U�lizes Morse Code for Communica�on /

Error Warnings

13. Full Telemetry read out with compa�ble

devices such as Mikado Vbar Control, Futaba,

Je� or to many other systems (with 3rd party

converters or to any micro controller via

Unsolicited Telemetry Protocol) (email

support@spihk.com

for more informa�on).

14. Full Data Logging which can be pulled from

the ESC and saved / exported (.CSV)

15. Downloadable PC program and Android

Apps

16. PC Connec�vity / Android Connec�vity (OTG

cable needed), with USB C cable. Or connect

via Vlink II cable + Diode adaptor cable (sold

separately)

17. Programable via Mikado Vbar Control Radio

(Scorpion Telemetry cable required)

18. Upgradeable Firmware (using Sproto

So�ware)

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Page 1 Scorpion Tribunus III (6 Cell) ESC SBEC Series Tribunus III 06-80A / III 06-110A / III 06-160A User guide SAFETY Included in the Box 8. Build in phase sensor (RPM sensor) on the slave cable signal wire for connec�ng to...
Page 2 100ms-1000ms Ac�ve Free Wheeling (PWM mode) Always on for Helicopter Mode, selectable for Airplane mode Heli Gov Mode Scorpion Internal Gov / VBAR Gov / External Gov So� Start Only Available on Heli Mode Accelera�on Speed Fast, Medium, Slow, Custom Programable...
Page 3 Slave BEC Port (Slave Cable = a black plas�c connector) = RPM Signal + BEC Power For safety reasons we recommend using a Scorpion backup guard II. The Backup guard can be Connect to External Governor / RPM port. (Ensure the RPM port is suited to used on any BEC voltage from 5.1 to 12.1V.
Page 4 1.1 ESC Connec�ons...
Page 5 2.0 Default Parameters / Ini�al Setup 2.1 Before you plug in 2.3 Thro�le Calibra�on You MUST perform thro�le range calibra�on before the ﬁrst use of the ESC, except if you are using VBAR 2.1.1 Ensure that your ESC is connected to the proper channel on your receiver. external governor mode.
Page 6 3.0 Download / Registra�on of SPROTO PC SOFTWARE Sproto is our program which supports all the Tribunus ESCs. A�er downloading the program and installing it, you need to register an account for ﬁrmware updates and conﬁguring the se�ngs. Make sure you download the latest version of Sproto from h�ps://sproto.net/#/ If you do no already have a SPROTO...
Page 7 4.1 Download the Proliﬁc USB Driver and/ or CH341SER Driver VLINK II CH341 Note The drivers SHOULD automa�cally download when you connect the ESC to the PC via the USB-C cable. Make sure you PC is connected to the internet so the drivers may With VLINK II CH341 driver you will need to download the download, and you may need to wait some �me for the zip ﬁle, then click into CH341SER ->...
Page 8 If you use an OTG converter cable, then you can connect the Tribunus to your Android Device and program the ESC from the Tribunus Conﬁgurator App from the Google Play Store. Open the App, and when you plug in the ESC to the device (with OTG cable) then the ESC will automa�cally connect to the app. The app follows the same structure as the Sproto PC program and can be navigated easily. h�ps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=en.scorpion.tribunusapp&hl=en&gl=US...
Page 9 4.0 Connec�ng your ESC for Programing...
Page 10 5.0 SPROTO Connec�on Hook up your ESC using either a USB-C cable or VLink II Cable as shown in Sec�on 4.0 – If connec�on does not work the ﬁrst �me, you may try to “Reload” the comport Open the SProto Program, and Launch the Tribunus III Conﬁgurator App by double clicking on it, or by single clicking, then clicking on the “Play”...
Page 11 7.0 Main Se�ngs Se�ng Func�on Descrip�on Device Name User has simple op�on to "name" the ESC. Adjust which mode you will be using the ESC in. (Heli Gov – with re calculated maximum RPM / Heli Gov - with Prestored maximum RPM / VBAR PID / External PID / Airplane /Airplane with Device mode* Reverse/ Boat) Set your BEC voltage...
Page 12: Device Mode
Switch to 0%-10% for normal spool up Maximum RPM Scorpion Internal Heli Gov Mode. On ﬁrst spool up, ESC calculates and then locks the max rpm value. In subsequent ﬂights, the RPM will spool to the same value each �me rela�ve to same thro�le The max rpm value can be manually adjusted in Parameter B9 - Governor Maximum RPM See sec�on 8.0 for more info.
Page 13: Communica�On Protocol
Protocol Unsolicited Telemetry mode. Designed Telem Mode while se�ng up your Tribunus ESC, and then connect the Scorpion Spectrum X-Bus Telemetry Cable from the PC port of your ESC to make telemetry protocol accessible Cabling to the X.BUS port of your Telemetry enabled Spektrum RX and then...
Page 14 8,000ms thro�le % of your thro�le curve. This value also eﬀects the speed of rpm Helicopter se�ngs are only adjustable when using Scorpion’s change when switching between diﬀerent thro�le % values. Internal Helicopter Gov with Prestored / Recalculated values and external gov mode.
Page 15 9.0 Airplane / Airplane with Reverse / Boat Se�ngs The Tab for this page will change depending on the Device Mode which you have selected in Adjustment A2. If Airplane mode is selected, then “Plane” tab will appear, same respec�vely for Airplane with Reverse Mode, and Boat Mode.
Page 16 Scorpion protec�on features follow the following procedure. If a value surpasses a protec�on limit, then the ESC will slowly start to limit the power output of the ESC down to the Power % which is set by D5 – Cut oﬀ...
Page 17: Battery Current
11.1 Maximum Current Protec�on Algorithm For Tribunus III series we have implemented a new protec�on algorithm for Maximum Current. To understand the purpose of this you must ﬁrst understand the important diﬀerence between Ba�ery Current (A), and Phase Current (A). When an ESC drives a motor, the MOSFETS turn ON and OFF power to the diﬀerent phases of the motor in a speciﬁc sequence to rotate the motor.
Page 18 11.0 Conﬁgura�on Se�ngs Default Parameter Name Descrip�on Conﬁgura�on se�ngs DO NOT EFFECT how the ESC drives the motor. They are only Value calibra�ons, personal se�ngs, and some other se�ngs. There is no conﬁgura�on Set the volume of the POS and error codes Sound Volume adjustment in the ESC which can make the ESC drive the motor improperly.
Page 19: You Should
12.0 Firmware ***You must be logged into your SPROTO account to be able to view / update the ESC ﬁrmware*** It is very important to keep your Tribunus ESC up to date! As �me goes on, we may improve the drive algorithm, protec�ons, func�on, or ﬁx bugs in the ESC ﬁrmware. Also, as other Transmi�er update their so�ware’s, we may need to adjust our Firmware to adjust to their updated telemetry protocols.
Page 20 13.0 Logs Tribunus ESCs have a very good data logging func�on. Data is logged every ~0.2 seconds while running, and every ~1.1 second while idle. This data can be accessed in real �me using our telemetry func�ons, but it can also be downloaded / viewed / saved / exported, using our SPROTO program. The log data is stored on the ESC.
Page 21 14.0 Filtering the Log Data 14.2 Viewing the data in Table Format You can check / uncheck the checkmark next to the data to choose to view or not view the data in the You have the op�on to view the log data in Table format vs Chart format. This op�on lets you see more log chart.
Page 22 15.0 Se�ng Files 15.1 Import Se�ngs directly from PC to ESC To directly import a previously saved .json ﬁle to your ESC. Users can save current ESC se�ngs into the SPROTO program, and re load them into other ESC / send the setup Click into any of the se�ngs tabs, and look for the ﬁle if needed.
Page 23 In order to stabilize the voltage and protect the ESC from damage when used in this situa�on, you will need to add addi�onal capacitors before the ESC. We recommend to solder 1 x Scorpion 80V 1880UF Capacitor board for each 1M length of wire. Doing this will provide stable voltage along the length of the wire and protect your ESC from damage.
Page 24 17.0 Troubleshoo�ng Tips 1. ESC will not connect to SPROTO 4. When using Vbar Gov, my RPM does not change and is only at a ﬁxed value Make sure you PC is connected to the internet so that the drivers may automa�cally download from the internet.
Page 25 ﬂight it is likely caused by an external factor. Scorpion ESC. For example, if ESC is running Scorpion Internal Gov, and your FBL system is also running its own internal gov, then the 2 governors will ﬁght against each other.
Page 26: Special Notes
21. My Tail kicks during spool up (Heli mode) 25. When I move my servos quickly my BEC shuts down Be sure you have properly set accelera�on values in the Heli Se�ngs. Some servos create massive voltage spikes when opera�ng which can trip the BEC protec�ons. See Sec�on 1.6 for more informa�on.
Page 27 ESC. This is because since your motor is over geared, your ESC is having to drive the motor at par�al thro�le percentages, which intern raises even further your phase current amount. Read sec�on 11.1 for more informa�on. You may use our Scorpion Head Speed Calculator App to help you calculate your op�mal Disc RPM. This app takes into account eﬃciency losses and also takes into account “headroom” for the governor to operate. h�ps://www.scorpionsystem.com/ﬁles/download/Scoprion_headspeed_calc_1.0.zip Example A (proper gearing) | - 700 disc size model, with HKII-4525-520kv motor, Tribunus II 12-130A ESC, 12 cell ba�ery (44.4V) with 10.4:1 gear ra�o.
Page 28 20.0 A�er Sales Service Scorpion ESC are backed by a 1-year manufacture warranty. This covers defects related to manufacture produc�on issues which have led to improper func�on or failure. The warranty does not cover user induced failures / damages. Examples of User induced damages include, but are not limited to, crashing, cu�ng the wires, capacitor connec�on failure (due to vibra�on / improper moun�ng), etc. Examples of User induced failures include, but are not limited to, improper gearing, poor motor choice, wrong disc / prop size, over current (see sec�on 11.1) excessive ba�ery wire length causing voltage ripple (see sec�on 16), improper cooling / over temperature,...

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