Hobby-Wing XERUN-SCT PRO User manual

USER MANUAL OF XERUN-SCT PRO ESC VER: HW-09-SCT PRO-20110905 Page 1 of 3
【DECLARATION】
Thanks for purchasing our Electronic Speed Controller (ESC). High power system for RC model can be very
dangerous, so please read this manual carefully. In that we have 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 costs resulting from the use of the product. Any claims arising from the operating, failure of malfunctioning
etc. will be denied. We assume no liability for personal injury, consequential damages resulting from our
product or our workmanship. As far as is legally permitted, the obligation to compensation is limited to the
invoice amount of the affected product.
【FEATURES】
Suitable for 1/10th and 1/8th scale short course trucks and 1/8th scale buggies.
Compatible with sensored and sensorless brushless motors, with the best control feelings.
The built-in switching mode BEC has a powerful output to supply all electronic equipments even with 4S Lipo input.
Excellent start-up, acceleration and linearity.
Proportional ABS brake function with 5 steps of maximum brake force adjustment, 8 steps of drag-brake force
adjustment and 4 steps of initial brake force adjustment.Also compatible with the mechanical disc-brake system.
Multiple protection features: Low voltage cut-off protection / Over-heat protection / Throttle signal loss protection /
Motor blocked protection
Easily programmed with only one button and compatible with pocket-sized Program Card (Optional equipment) and
the advanced LCD Program Box (Optional equipment).
ESC firmware can be updated through an USB adapter on the LCD Program Box (Optional equipment).
Splash proof and dust proof.
【SPECIFICATIONS】
NOTE1 : The cooling fans of ESC is supplied by the built-in BEC, so it is always working under 6V .
【BEGIN TO USE THE NEW ESC】
WARNING! THIS BRUSHLESS SYSTEM IS VERY POWERFUL! FOR SAFETY, PLEASE ALWAYS KEEP THE
WHEELS AWAY FROM THE TRACK WHEN YOU BEGIN TO SWITCH ON THE ESC.
A) Sensored brushless motor wiring
When using brushless motor with Hall Sensor，
please connect the motor and the ESC with a
sensor cable.
WARNING! For sensored brushless motor,
the #A, #B, #C wires of the ESC MUST be
connected with the motor wire #A, #B, #C
respectively. Do not change the wires
sequence optionally!
B) Sensorless brushless motor wiring
When using brushless motor without Hall
Sensor, the #A, #B, #C wires of the ESC can
be connected with the motor wires freely
(without any sequence). If the motor runs in the
opposite direction, please swap any two wire
connections.
If 2 battery packs are connected in series, please take the wiring picture at the right
side as reference.
2. Throttle Range Setting (Throttle Range Calibration)
In order to make the ESC fit the throttle range, you must calibrate it when you begin
to use a new ESC, or a new transmitter, or change the settings of neutral position of
the throttle stick, ATV or EPA parameters, etc. Otherwise the ESC cannot work
properly.
The following pictures show how to set the throttle range with a FutabaTM
transmitter.
Note2: If you don’t release the “SET”key as soon as the red LED begins to flash, the ESC will enter the program mode,
in such a case, please switch off the ESC and re-calibrate the throttle range again from step Ato step D.
3. Check The LED Status In Normal Running
►Normally, if the throttle stick is located in the neutral range, neither the red LED nor the green LED lights.
►The red LED lights when the car is running forward or backward and it will flash quickly when the car is braking.
►The green LED lights when the throttle stick is moved to the top point of the forward zone.
4. Check The Lipo Cells Setting If You Are Using Lithium Battery
If you are using Lipo battery, we strongly suggest setting the programmable item # 12 --- “Lipo Cells”manually to avoid the
over-discharge problem. Please read the instructions on page 2.
In normal case, when the ESC is switched on, the motor will emit several “Beep”tones to express the cells amount of the
battery pack. For example, “Beep-Beep-”means 2S Lipo, “Beep-Beep-Beep-”means 3S Lipo, etc.
Model
XERUN-SCT PRO
Cont./Burst Current
120A / 760A
Suitable Motor
Sensorless brushless motors
Suitable Car
1/10th and 1/8th scale Truggy / Buggy
( Includes TRAXXAS 1/10th scale Truggy and buggy)
Motor Turns
2S Lipo : KV≤6000
3S Lipo : KV≤4000
4S Lipo : KV≤3000
Resistance
0.0004 ohm
Battery
6-12 cells Ni-xx (NiMH or NiCd)
2-4S Li-Po
BEC Output Note 1
6V/3A (Switching mode built-in BEC)
Dimension
53.5(L) ×36(W) ×36(H)
Weight
99g
A) Switch off the ESC, turn on the transmitter,
set the direction of throttle channel to ”REV”,
set the “EPA/ATV”value of throttle channel to
“100%”, and disable the ABS function of your
transmitter.
B) Hold the “SET”key and then switch on the
ESC, and release the “SET”key as soon as
possible when the red LED begins to flash.
(Note2 )
C) Set the 3 points according to
the steps shown in the pictures
on the right side.
1) The neutral point
Move the throttle stick at the
neutral point, and then click the
SET key, the green LED
flashes 1 time.
2) The end point of forward
direction
Move the throttle stick at the
end point of forward direction,
and then click the SET key, the
green LED flashes 2 times.
3) The end point of backward
direction
Move the throttle stick at the
end point of backward
direction, and then click the
SET key, the green LED
flashes 3 times.
D) Throttle range is calibrated;
motor can be started after 3
seconds.

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【PROGRAMMABLE ITEMS LIST】(The italics texts in the above form are the default settings)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Running Mode
Forward
with Brake
Forward/Reverse
with Brake
Forward and
Reverse
2.Drag Brake Force 0% 5% 10% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
3.Low Voltage
Cut-Off Threshold
Non-Protection 2.6V/Cell 2.8V/Cell 3.0V
/Cell
3.2V
/Cell
3.4V
/Cell
4.Start Mode(Punch) Level1 Level2 Level3 Level4 Level5 Level6 Level7 Level8 Level9
Programmable
Items
Basic Items
Programmable Value
(Continued with the form at page 1)
Programmable Values
1.1. Running Mode: In “Forward with Brake”mode, the car can go forward and brake, but cannot go backward, this
mode is suitable for competition; “Forward/Reverse with Brake”mode provides backward function, which is suitable for
daily training.
Note: “Forward/Reverse with Brake”mode uses “Double-click”method to make the car go backward. When you
move the throttle stick from forward zone to backward zone for the first time (The 1st “click”), the ESC begins to brake the
motor, the motor speeds down but it is still running, not completely stopped, so the backward action is NOT happened
immediately. When the throttle stick is moved to the backward zone again (The 2nd “click”), if the motor speed is slowed
down to zero (i.e. stopped), the backward action will happen. The “Double-Click”method can prevent mistakenly
reversing action when the brake function is frequently used in steering.
By the way, in the process of braking or reversing, if the throttle stick is moved to forward zone, the motor will run forward
at once.
“Forward/Reverse”mode uses “Single-click”method to make the car go backward. When you move the throttle
stick from forward zone to backward zone, the car will go backward immediately. This mode is usually used for the Rock
Crawler.
1.2. Drag Brake Force: Set the amount of drag brake applied at neutral throttle to simulate the slight braking effect of a
neutral brushed motor while coasting.
1.3. Low Voltage Cut-Off: The function prevents the lithium battery pack from over discharging. The ESC detects the
battery’s voltage at any time, if the voltage is lower than the threshold for 2 seconds, the output power will be cut off, and
the red LED flashes in such a way: “☆-☆-, ☆-☆-, ☆-☆-”.
There are 6 preset options for this item. You can customize the cutoff threshold by using a LCD program box (optional
equipment) to trim it with a step of 0.1V, so it will be more suitable for all kinds of batteries (NiMH, NiCd, Li-ion, Lipo, LFP,
etc).
1.4. Start Mode (Also called “Punch”): Select from “Level1”to “Level9”as your like, Level1 has a very soft start
effect, while level9 has a very aggressive start effect. From Level1 to Level9, the start force is increasing. Please note
that if you choose “Level7”to “Level9”mode, you must use good quality battery pack with powerful discharge ability,
otherwise these modes cannot get the burst start effect as you want. If the motor cannot run smoothly (the motor is
trembling), it may caused by the weak discharge ability of the battery pack, please choose a better battery or a softer
gear ratio.
1.5. Maximum Brake Force: The ESC provides proportional brake function. The brake force is related to the position
of the throttle stick. Maximum brake force refers to the force when the throttle stick is located at the end point of the
backward zone. Avery large brake force can shorten the brake time, but it may damage the gears. The “Disable” option
inhibits the inherent brake function of the speed controller. When this option is selected, the brake function is realized by
a traditional mechanical disc-brake system driven by a servo.
1.6. Maximum Reverse Force: Sets how much power will be applied in the reverse direction. Different value makes
different reverse speed.
1.7. Initial Brake Force: It is also called “minimum brake force”, and it refers to the force when the throttle stick is
located at the initial position of
the backward zone. The default
value is equal to the drag brake
force, so the brake effect can be
very smoothly.
1.8. Throttle Neutral Range:
Please refer to the picture on
the right side to adjust the
neutral range as your like.
1.9. Timing: There are many
differences among structures
and parameters of different
brushless motors, so a fixed
timing ESC is difficult to compatible with all brushless motors. It is necessary to make the timing value programmable.
Please select the most suitable timing value according to the motor you are just using. Generally, higher timing value
brings out higher power output, but the whole efficiency of the system will be slightly lower down.
1.10. Over-Heat Protection: This function is permanently activated by the factory, user cannot disable it. The output
power will be cut-off when the temperature of the ESC is higher than a factory-preset value for 5 seconds. When the
protection happens, the Green LED will flash in such a way: “☆-, ☆-, ☆-”.
1.11. Motor Rotation: You can use this item to change the rotation direction. Face to the motor shaft (That means the
rear cover of the motor is far from your face),and move the throttle stick to the top point of the forward zone. If this item is
set to “CCW”, the shaft runs counter-clockwise. If this item is set to “CW”, the shaft runs clockwise.
1.12. Lipo Cells: We strongly suggest setting the “Lipo Cells”item manually because sometimes the default setting
“Auto Calculate”will cause mistake. For example, if you are using a discharged 4S Lipo battery, the ESC may mistakenly
consider it as a fully charged 3S Lipo battery, and then the “Low voltage cut-off”protection function will be inordinate.
2. Reset All Items To Default Values
At any time when the throttle is located in neutral zone (except in the throttle calibration or parameters program process),
hold the “SET”key for over 3 seconds, the red LED and green LED will flash at the same time , which means each
programmable item has be reset to its default value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
5.Max Brake Force 25% 50% 75% 100% Disable
6.Max Reverse Force 25% 50% 75% 100%
7.Initial Brake Force
= Drag Brake
Force
0% 20% 40%
8.Neutral Range 6% (Narrow) 9% (Normal) 12% (Wide)
9.Timing
(Only for sensorless
motor)
0.00 ° 3.75 ° 7.50 ° 11.25 ° 15.00 ° 18.75 ° 22.50° 26.25°
10.Over-heat Protection Enable
11.Motor Rotation
Counter
Clockwise
Clockwise
12.Lipo Cells Auto Calculate 2 Cells 3 Cells 4 Cells
Programmable
Items
Advanced Items
Programmable Value

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【PROGRAM THE ESC】
1. Program the ESC with the SET button on the ESC
Please refer to the following instructions.
Note:
►In the program process, the motor will emit “Beep”tone at the same time when the LED is flashing.
►If the “N”is bigger than the number “5”, we use a long time flash and long “Beep---”tone to represent “5”, so it is
easy to identify the items of the big number.
For example, if the LED flashes as the following:
“A long time flash + a short time flash”(Motor sounds “Beep---Beep”) = the No. 6 item
“A long time flash + 2 short time flash”(Motor sounds “Beep---BeepBeep”) = the No. 7 item
“A long time flash + 3 short time flash”(Motor sounds “Beep---BeepBeepBeep”) = the No. 8 item
And so on.
2. Program the ESC with the LED program box (Optional equipment )
Please refer to the user manual of LED program box. (Note3)
3. Program the ESC with the advanced LCD program box (Optional equipment )
Please refer to the user manual of LCD program box. (Note3)
Note3: The control wire of the ESC (for connecting receiver) CANNOT be used to
connect with the LED Program Box or LCD Program Box to program this ESC.
You must use the 3 pin port between the soldering terminal #A and #B.
Normally, this 3 pin port is used to connect cooling fan, when programming the
ESC, please unplug the cooling fan connector.
Please also make sure that the 3 pin program port of the ESC must be connected
with the Program Box through the port marked with “ ” in parallel, the cross
connection is not correct.
【TROUBLE SHOOTING】【POWER SYSTEM SUGGESTIONS】
Trouble
Possible Reason
Solution
After power on, motor doesn’t work,
and the cooling fan doesn’t work
The connections between
battery pack and ESC are not
correct
Check the power connections
Replace the connectors
After power on, motor can’t work,
but emits “beep-beep-, beep-beep-”
alert tone. (Every “beep-beep-” has
a time interval of 1 second )
Input voltage is abnormal, too
high or too low
Check the voltage of the battery pack
After power on, red LED always
lights, the motor doesn’t work
Throttle signal is abnormal
Plug the control wire into the throttle channel
of the receiver correctly.
The motor runs in the opposite
direction when it is accelerated
1)The wire connections between
ESC and the motor are not
correct
2)The chassis is different from
the popular design
1) For sensorless motor: Swap any two wire
connections between the ESC and the motor.
Or use the following method.
2) For sensored motor: Please check the wire
connections, they must be A-A, B-B, C-C
respectively. If the connections are correct,
please change the “Motor Rotation”
programmable item to “CW(Clockwise)”
The motor suddenly stops running
while in working state
The throttle signal is lost
Check the transmitter and the receiver
Check the signal wire from the throttle channel
of your receiver
The ESC has entered the Low
Voltage Protection Mode or
Over-heat Protection Mode
Red LED flashing means Low Voltage. Green
LED flashing means Over-heat
When accelerating quickly, the
motor stops or trembles
1) The battery has a bad
discharge performance
2) Gear ratio is too aggressive
3) The “Start Mode (Punch)”of
the ESC is too aggressive
1) Use a better battery
2) Use lower KV motor or softer gear ratio
3) Set the “Start Mode (Punch)”to a softer
value
When the throttle stick is in the
neutral range, the red LED and the
green LED flashes synchronously
Over current protection, motor
demagnetization, or motor is
over load
1) Reduce the load (Use softer gear ratio or
reduce the input voltage)
2) Change the motor