User Manual of Brushless Speed Controller HW-SM003DUL-20150512

Thanks for purchasing our Electronic Speed Controller (ESC). High power system for RC model is very dangerous, please read 3. Throttle signal loss protection: The ESC will reduce the output power if throttle signal is lost for 1 second, further loss for 2 seconds
this manual carefully. In that we have no control over the correct use, installation, application, or maintenance of our products, will cause the output to be cut-off completely.
no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for any damages, losses or costs resulting from the use of the product. Any claims Trouble Shooting
arising from the operating, failure or malfunctioning etc. will be denied. We assume no liability for personal injury, property Trouble Possible Reason Action
damage or consequential damages resulting from our product or our workmanship. As far as is legally permitted, the obligation After power on, motor does not work, no The connection between battery Check the power connection.
to compensation is limited to the invoice amount of the affected product. sound is emitted pack and ESC is not correct Replace the connector.
Specifications After power on, motor does not work, Input voltage is abnormal, too high Check the voltage of battery pack
such an alert tone is emitted: or too low.
Model Cont Current Burst Current BEC Mode BEC Output Battery Cell Weight Size “beep-beep-, beep-beep-,beep-beep-”
(Every “beep-beep-” has a time interval
Skywalker-6A 6A 8A Linear 5V/0.8A 2S 5.5g 32*12*4.5 of about 1 second)
Skywalker-12A 12A 15A Linear 5V/1A 2-3S 9g 38*18*6 After power on, motor does not work, Throttle signal is irregular Check the receiver and transmitter
Skywalker-12AE 12A 15A Linear 5V/2A 2-3S 10g 38*18*7 such an alert tone is emitted: Check the cable of throttle channel
Skywalker-15A 15A 20A Linear 5V/2A 2-3S 16.5g 48*22.5*6 “beep-, beep-, beep- ”(Every “beep-” has
Skywalker-20A 20A 25A Linear 5V/2A 2-3S 19g 42*25*8 a time interval of about 2 seconds)
Skywalker-30A 30A 40A Linear 5V/2A 2-3S 37g 68*25*8
After power on, motor does not work, The throttle stick is not in the Move the throttle stick to bottom position
such an alert tone is emitted: bottom (lowest) position
Skywalker-40A 40A 55A Linear 5V/3A 2-3S 39g 68*25*8 “beep-, beep-, beep-” (Every “beep-” has
Skywalker-40A-UBEC 40A 55A Switch 5V/3A 2-4S 43g 65*25*12 a time interval of about 0.25 second)
Skywalker-50A-UBEC 50A 65A Switch 5V/7A 3-6S 41g 65*29*10 After power on, motor does not work, a Direction of the throttle channel is Set the direction of throttle channel correctly
Skywalker-50A-OPTO 50A 65A N/A N/A 3-6S 41g 65*29*10 special tone “ ” is emitted after 2 reversed, so the ESC has entered
Skywalker-60A-UBEC 60A 80A Switch 5V/7A 3-6S 63g 77*35*14 beep tone (beep-beep-) the program mode
Skywalker-60A-OPTO N/A 77*35*14
The motor runs in the opposite direction The connection between ESC and Swap any two wire connections between ESC and
60A 80A N/A 3-6S 60g
the motor need to be changed. motor
Skywalker-80A-UBEC 80A 100A Switch 5V/7A 3-6S 82g 86*38*12
Skywalker-80A-OPTO 80A 100A N/A N/A 3-6S 79g 86*38*12
Skywalker-100A-UBEC 100A 120A Switch 5V/7A 3-6S 82g 86*38*12
Program the ESC with your transmitter (4 Steps) 2. Select programmable items
Skywalker-100A-OPTO 100A 120A N/A N/A 3-6S 79g 86*38*12 Note: Please make sure the throttle curve is set to 0 when the After entering program mode, you will hear 8 tones in a loop with
throttle stick is at bottom position and 100% for the top position. the following sequence. If you move the throttle stick to bottom
Programmable Items (The option written in bold font is the default setting) 1. Enter program mode within 3 seconds after one kind of tones, this item will be selected.
1. Brake Setting：Enabled / Disabled 2. Select programmable items 1. “beep” brake (1 short tone)
2. Battery Type：Lipo / NiMH 3. Set item’s value (Programmable value) 2. “beep-beep-” battery type (2 short tone)
3. Low Voltage Protection Mode(Cut-Off Mode)： Soft Cut-Off (Gradually reduce the output power) /Cut-Off (Immediately stop the 4. Exit program mode 3. “beep-beep-beep-” cutoff mode (3 short tone)
output power) 4. “beep-beep-beep-beep-” cutoff threshold (4 short tone)
1. Enter program mode
4. Low Voltage Protection Threshold(Cut-Off Threshold)：Low / Medium / High 5. “beep-----” startup mode (1 long tone)
1) Switch on transmitter, move throttle stick to top
1) For lithium battery, the battery cell number is calculated automatically. Low / medium / high cutoff voltage for each cell is: 6. “beep-----beep-” timing (1 long 1 short)
position, connect the battery pack to ESC
2.85V/3.15V/3.3V. For example: For a 3S Lipo, when “Medium” cutoff threshold is set, the cut-off voltage will be: 7. “beep-----beep-beep-” set all to default (1 long 2 short)
2) Wait for 2 seconds, the motor should emit
3.15*3=9.45V 8. “beep-----beep-----” ex i t (2 lo n g to n e )
special tone like “beep-beep-”
2) For NiMH battery, low / medium / high cutoff voltages are 0%/50%/65% of the startup voltage (i.e. the initial voltage of Note: 1 long “beep-----” = 5 short “beep-”
3) Wait for another 5 seconds, special tone like
battery pack), and 0% means the low voltage cut-off function is disabled. For example: For a 6 cells NiMH battery, fully
“ ” should be emitted, which means
charged voltage is 1.44*6=8.64V, when “Medium” cut-off threshold is set, the cut-off voltage will be: 8.64*50%=4.32V。
program mode is entered
5. Startup Mode：Normal /Soft /Super-Soft (300ms / 1.5s / 3s)
a) Normal mode is suitable for fixed-wing aircraft. Soft or Super-soft modes are suitable for helicopters. The initial acceleration of
the Soft and Super-Soft modes are slower, it takes 1.5 second for Soft startup or 3 seconds for Super-Soft startup from initial
throttle advance to full throttle. If the throttle is completely closed (throttle stick moved to bottom position) and opened again
(throttle stick moved to top position) within 3 seconds after the first startup, the re-startup will be temporarily changed to normal
mode to get rid of the chance of a crash caused by slow throttle response. This special design is suitable for aerobatic flight
when quick throttle response is needed. 3. Set item value (Programmable value) 4. Exit program mode
6. Timing：Low / Medium / High,( 3.75°/15°/26.25°) You will hear several tones in loop. Set the value matching to a tone by moving throttle stick There are 2 ways to exit
Usually, low timing is suitable for most motors. To get higher speed, High timing value can be chosen. to top when you hear the tone, then a special tone “ ” emits, means the value is set program mode:
and saved. (Keeping the throttle stick at top, you will go back to Step 2 and you can select
Begin To Use Your New ESC 1. In step 3, after special
other items; or moving the stick to bottom within 2 seconds will exit program mode directly)
IMPORTANT! Because different transmitter has different throttle range, please calibrate throttle range before flying. tone “ ”, please
Throttle range setting (Throttle range should be reset whenever a new transmitter is being used)
Tones “beep-” “beep-beep-” “beep-beep-beep” move throttle stick to
Switch on the Connect battery The “Beep-Beep-” tone Move throttle stick to the A long “Beep-” tone should Items 1 short tone 2 short tones 3 short tones the bottom position
t r a n s m i t t e r, pack to the should be emitted, bottom position, several be emitted, means the within 2 seconds.
Brake Off On
move throttle ESC, and wait means the top point of “beep-” tones should be lowest point of throttle
st ick to th e for about 2 throttle range has been emitted to present the range has been correctly Battery type Lipo NiMH
2. In step 2, after tone
to p po s i t i o n seconds confirmed amount of battery cells confirmed Cutoff mode Soft-Cut Cut-Off “beep-----beep-----”(th
at is: The item #8),
Normal startup procedure Cutoff threshold Low Medium High
move throttle stick to
Start mode Normal Soft Super soft
Move throttle stick Connect battery pack Several “beep-” tones When self-test is Move throttle stick bottom within 3
to bottom position to ESC, special tone should be emitted to finished, a long upwards to go flying Timing Low Medium High seconds.
and then switch like “ 123” means present the amount of “beep-----” tone
on transmitter. power supply is OK lithium battery cells should be emitted

Protection Function
1. Start up failure protection: If the motor fails to start within 2 seconds of throttle application, the ESC will cut-off the output power. In this
case, the throttle stick MUST be moved to the bottom again to restart the motor. (Such a situation happens in the following cases: The
connection between ESC and motor is not reliable, the propeller or the motor is blocked, the gearbox is damaged, etc.)
2. Over-heat protection: When the temperature of the ESC is over about 110 Celsius degrees, the ESC will reduce the output power.

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