Skyrc Toro PRO P120 User manual

Congratulations and thank you for purchasing TORO PRO High performance sensor 1/10
Scale Brushless Motor Electronic Speed Control. The TORO PRO ,1/10 scale brushless ESC
represents a latest technologies, providing all the features and robust design qualities.
INTRODUCTION
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
1)Plan Speed Control Placement
Choose a location for the speed control that is protected from debris. To prevent radio
interference place the speed control as far away from the radio receiver as possible
and keep the power wires as short as possible.Select a location that has good airflow
ventilating. If the ESC gets air flow, it will run cooler; and that means, it will be
more efficient.
WARNING: This is an extremely powerful brushless motor system. We strongly
recommend removing your pinion gear for your own safety and the safety of those around you
before performing calibration and programming functions with this system. Please keep your
hands, hair, cloth, clear from the gear train and wheels of an armed high performance system.
SAFETY NOTE
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WATER & ELECTRONICS DON'T MIX!
Never allow water, moisture, or other foreign materials to get inside ESC, motor, or on the
PC Boards. Water damage will void the warranty!
INSULATE WIRES
Always insulate exposed wiring with heat shrink tubing or electrical tape to prevent short
circuits, which can damage ESC.
TRANSMITTER ON FIRST
Turn on the transmitter first THEN turn on the speed control.
DISCONNECT BATTERIES WHEN NOT IN USE
Always disconnect the battery pack from the speed control when not in use to avoid short
circuits and possible fire hazard.
NO REVERSE VOLTAGE!
Reverse battery polarity can damage ESC & void warranty. Disconnect battery immediately
if a reverse connection occurs.
14
+Yr
DA YS
Ver. 1.1
120
TIMING PRODUCES DANGEROUSLY HIGH SPEED
When Toro's electronic motor timing is enabled, the vehicle speed can be increased
dramatically. Please take extra precautions.
TIMING INCREASE ESC & MOTOR'S TEMPERATURE.
Electronic motor timing will increase the temperatures of ESC and brushless motor. Use
extreme caution when setting up and testing your application to avoid overloading
and overheating.
2-3 LIPO OR 4-8 NiMH CELLS ONLY
Never use fewer than 2 or more than 3 LIPO cells (4-8 NiMH) in the vehicle's main battery
pack. The Toro 10 handles up to 12.6 Volts Max.
2)Mount Speed Control in Vehicle
Use double-sided tape to mount the speed control in vehicle(do not use CA glue).
Secure power capacitor module to chassis. You can use double-sides tape or a
tie wrap to mount power capacitor to the vehicle's chassis or shock tower. Module
can also be tie-wrapped along the power wires.
Use double-sided tape to mount the switch where it will be easy to access.Select
a position where it will not get damaged or get switched OFF during a crash or
roll-over.
Cut the ESC's BLUE, YELLOW & ORANGE silicone motor power wires to the desired
length and strip about 3.2mm-6.35mm (1/8”-1/4”) of insulation from the end of each
wire. “Pre-tin”the wire by heating the end and applying solder until it is thoroughly
covered.
CAUTION: By very careful not to splash yourself with hot solder.
Place the ESC's BLUE Phase ‘A’ motor wire onto motor's ‘A’ solder tab and solder.
Use soldering iron to apply heat to exposed wire; begin adding solder to tip of soldering
iron and wire. Add just enough solder to form a clean and continuous joint from the
plated area of the solder tab up onto the wire. Solder the ECS's YELLOW Phase
‘B’ motor wire to the motor's ‘B' solder tab and Solder the ESC's ORANGE
Phase ‘C' motor wire to motor’s ‘C’ solder tab.
3) Soldering
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
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PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE OPERATION
Support Both Sensor or Sensor-less Brushless Motor
1/10 SCALE ADVENCE
RACING SPEED CONTROLLER
Ver. 1.1
P120

IMPORTANT NOTE: Calibration is necessary for the first use of the ESC, or whenever
used with a new/different transmitter.
Individual transmitter's signals for full throttle, full brake and neutral vary. You must
calibrate your ESC so that it will operate more effectively with your transmitter.
1)Programming Card(Optional Part)
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From this point on, when you connect batteries and turn on the switch, the ESC will give the
initialization tone and flash, and the arming tone will ring second or two later. If the ESC is
programmed for the Auto-Lipo setting, it will beep the number of cells in you Lipo pack
between the initialization tones and the arming tones. After the arming tone plays, the ESC
will ACTIVE and will respond to the throttle application.
ESC/TRANSMITER CALIBRATION
For users with a Futaba Transmitter, you must reverse the throttle channel signal on
your transmitter. Please refer to your Futaba instructions.
Red LED blinks whiles beeping, indicating it's time to push full
brake. Move throttle trigger to full brake and wait few seconds,
the ESC will blink red LED and rings 1second indicating full brake
measure.
Yellow LED blinks whiles beeping, indicating it's time for neutral.
Relax trigger to neutral (center). The ESC will now ring 1 second
and flash the yellow LED rapidly to accept the neutral position.
ESC will blink LED and ring one second indicating that it is armed.
ESC PROGRAMMING
Ver. 1.1 Ver. 1.1
How to Calibrate ESC
ESC switch OFF.
Turn on the Transmitter.
Hold full throttle on your transmitter and turn the ESC's switch ON.
Keep holding full throttle on the transmitter. The ESC will flashes
LED and ring the initialization tones.
Wait 2 seconds
Green LED blinks rapidly and the motor will rings 1 second indicating
full throttle measured.
3)Manual Programming
Manual Programming TORO PRO is as simple as answering a few questions. The
TORO PRO asks questing by beeping a setting number, followed by the possible
setting values. There are eight settings that can be programmed in the TORO .
CONNECTIONS
Connect motor sensor harness to ESC. Insert the 6 pin connector on the end of
the motor's sensor wires into ESC's sensor harness socket.
Connect ON/OFF switch to power output pins.
Connect Throttle lead to ESC and other end to the Receiver (Throttle Channel, Ch2)
Connect ESC to battery pack
Programming Card allows you to modify the most commonly used settings in your TORO
PRO controller all at the touch of a single button. No computer needed. Simply connect the
Programming Card to the SKYLink interface pins of the controller and power the programming
card as described below. Click the button to scroll through and change the indicated
settings. All the settings will show on the programming card at once. Can't get any easier!
Li-Po battery
SKYLink
interface Pins +
S
SKYLink interface pins allows you to connect the Program Card and SKYLink Interface
Adaptor to you ESC directly for easy programming.
ESC ON/OFF
switch
Battery connector
Red power wire
(battery positive)
Black power wire
(battery negative)
Orange motor
phase wires
(phaseC)
Blue motor
phase wires
(phaseA)
Yellow motor
phase wires
(phaseB)
TORO
Sensor-based
Brushless motor
(540-class)
Sensor
harness
Receiver
Throttle lead
Fan
output
pins
Switch
output
pins
SKYLink
interface pins Power capacitor
Li-Po battery
2)SKYLink Programming Interface(Optional Part)
Optional fully adjustable PC interface,which includes a USB cord and USB Interface
Instruction for Program Card
Turn off the ESC.
Connect the lead from program card
to the SKYLink interface pins of
the controller.
Turn on the ESC to apply power to
both ESC and Program Card.
All the current settings will be
displayed on the correspond LEDs.
Press and release button to move
between settings.
Press and hold button to change the
value for that setting.
Turn off the ESC and disconnect lead
from Program Card.
Instruction for Program Card

You must answer yes or no to the setting values as they are presented by TORO PRO.
When you enter programming mode the ESC will emit a sequence of beeps and LED flashes
that tell you which programming step you are in. There are two parts to the beep sequence.
The first set of beeps indicates the 'Setting Number (Question), e.g. Brake/Reverse Type, and
the second set of beeps indicates a Setting Value, e.g. Reverse Lockout. Answering "No" to a
Setting value will cause the ESC to ask for the next value in that section. After a "Yes" answer
is accepted, the ESC knows you aren't interested in any other option in that section, so it
skips to the first option in the next section.
" " " "
Note: If you answer "no" to all Setting Values for a particular Setting Number, the ESC will
keep whatever value had been previously programmed. Only by answering "Yes" to a Setting
Value will the ESC store/change that value.
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Plug Battery into the TORO PRO
Hold full throttle on your transmitter
Turn the ESC switch ON
TORO PRO flashes LED and rings once
Wait few seconds.
TORO PRO flashes LED and rings 1 second indicating that it is ready for CALIBRATION mode
Continue to hold full throttle
TORO PRO flashes LED while beeping
Wait another few seconds
TORO PRO flashes LED and rings 1 second
TORO PRO flashes LED while beeping indication that you are in PROGRAMMING mode
Let trigger go neutral (Centre)
At this point the TORO PRO will be flashing/beeping the following sequence:
Beep-Pause-Beep... and then repeats
This indicates that you are at Question 1 and it is asking to accept/reject value 1.
Programmable Features
Question (Setting)
How to Enter Programming Mode
Ver. 1.1 Ver. 1.1
1)Reverse Lockout(D)*
2)50%(D)*
2)50%(D)*
5)Disable
1)Disable(D)*
2)Normal(D)*
2)Auto-Lipo(D)*
2)Normal(D)*
Note: Factory Defaults are indicated by asterisk (D)*
1)Large
4)Very Small
5)Smallest
1)Disable
When answering a question, you will need to move the trigger to yes (full throttle) position or
the no (full brake) position and keep it there for about 3 seconds. When the ESC has
accepted your answer it will confirm your reply by flashing the LED and emitting a beeping
tone. Release the trigger allowing it to go to Neutral to confirm that you are ready for ESC to
ask you next question. You are not required to continue through all eight programming
options. For example, if you wish only to change the Brake/Reverse Type (Option 1) then after
programming that setting you can disconnect power from the ESC and you're ready to run.
Disconnecting the controller in the middle of programming simply retains the values for the
remaining programming options that were previously set up.
1)25%
2)Medium
3)Small
4)Lowest(D)*

SPEED CONTROL SPECIFICATION
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Manufactured by
SKYRC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
www.skyrc.com
Solution: Try moving the throttle trim one way, then the other (usually towards the
throttle side is best). If your transmitter has a 50/50 and 70/30 setting for the
throttle, set it for 50/50 and retry calibration. Also, if you have changed the
dead band to a narrower band you may want to try going back to the "normal"
setting.
Problem: My TORO ESC may or may not arm, but it will not calibrate to my transmitter
TROUBLE SHOOTING
The TORO PRO Brushless ESC is guaranteed to be free from defects in materials or
orkmanship for a period of 120 DAYS from the original date of purchase (verified by dated,
itemized sales receipt). Warranty does not cover incorrect installation, components worn by
use, damage to case or exposed circuit boards, damage due to timing, damage from using
more than 3 Li-Po cells input voltage, cross-connection of battery/motor power wires,
overheating solder tabs, reverse voltage application, improper use or installation of external
BEC, damage resulting from thermal overload or short-circuiting motor, damage from incorrect
installation of FET servo or receiver battery pack, tampering with internal electronics, allowing
water, moisture, or any other foreign material to enter ESC or get onto the PC board, incorrect
installation/wiring of input plug plastic, allowing exposed wiring or solder tabs to short-circuit, or
any damage caused by a crash, flooding or natural disaster. Because SKYRC has no control
over the connection & use of the speed control or other related electronics, no liability may be
assumed nor will be accepted for any damage resulting from the use of this product.Every
SKYRC speed control & motor is thoroughly tested & cycled before leaving our facility and is,
therefore, considered operational. By the act of connecting/operating speed control, user
accepts all resulting liability. In no case shall our liability exceed the product's original cost. We
reserve the right to modify warranty provisions without notice. This product is not intended for
use by children under 14 years of age without the strict supervision of an adult. Use of this
product in an uncontrolled manner may result in physical damage or injurise take extra care
when operating any remote control vehicle.
PRODUCT WARRANTY
Solution: Most calibration issues can be solved by changing settings on the transmitter.
Make sure you have both your throttle and brake endpoints (called EPA or
ATV on your radio) on the throttle channel out to between 100 to 120%. Make
sure if you have a Futaba or Futaba made transmitter to have the throttle
channel set to the reversed position.
Solution: Make sure you're using high quality batteries and a battery connector capable
of high amp flow (40-100 amps). This behavior is very typical of a battery pack
Solution: Make sure the ESC's receiver plug is plugged into channel 2 on the receiver,
and that it's plugged in with the correct orientation. Double check your solder
connections on the battery plug, and make sure the battery is showing good
voltage.
SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Ver. 1.1
Ver. 1.1
To conform to ROAR's Sportsman Class racing rules and help race organizers monitor driver
compliance in non-timing race classes, Toro 10 ESC has included a feature in this speed
control that indicates when the ESC has its electronic motor timing advancement feature
activated.
At all times when the speed control is powered ON and the Dynamic Motor Timing is turned
ON and set to a level greater than zero timing advance, the ESC's white status LED will be
illuminated during normal operation.
TIMING INDICATOR LED
Problem: My battery pack is plugged into the ESC and nothing is working
Problem: My ESC calibrates for the full throttle and full brake positions but won't
calibrate to the neutral throttle position. (Orange LED keeps flashing)
that is having difficulty providing the power your vehicle/system requires for
top performance. Use copper bars to connect cells rather than welded tabs.
Copper bars have a much lower resistance.
Solution: Set motor rotation to counter-clockwise–Electronic motor timing advancement
only functions in counter-clockwise rotation direction. You may solve this
problem by disable motor timing.
Solution: Reduce timing level setting in ESC. Electronic motor timing set too high.
Increase gear ratio/Reduce pinion.
Problem: Timing Does Not Operate Properly
Problem: My vehicle acts like it has "turbo lag" (poor acceleration/punch for the first
few feet or yards)
Problem: Speed Control Runs Excessively Hot
Solution: The ESC has built in thermal protection circuitry to protect the ESC from
being damaged during running. If the thermal protection shuts the ESC off, the
redLED will flashing. Check the KV value of motor and make sure the pinion is
not too large for the motor. Once the ESC cool down, it will resume working.
Problem: The ESC shut off and red LED flashing
7504-0202-01
Controls,TORO PRO
1/10 Scale
Input Power(Cells)
BEC Output
Dimensions(Without fan)
Weight (Without wires)
Status LED(2 LEDs)
Thermal Overload Protection
Motor
Limits
Compatibility
Motor Type
2S LiPo
(4-6S NiMH)
3S LiPo
(7-8S NiMH)
Fwd/Brk or Fwd/Rev
White LED, 3 Color LED ( Red, Green & Orange )
Yes
36.5X42X30mm (1.44X1.65X1.19in)
50g (1.76oz)
6.0Volts, 3Amp,Built-in BEC
2-3S LiPo/LiFe, 4-8 NiMH (12.6V Max)
Sensored Brushless Motor or Sensorless Brushless Motor
Sensored and sensorless Brushless Motors
On Road≥4.5T Off Road ≥6.5T
On Road≥6.5T Off Road ≥9.5T