HV ESC Configurator

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Device Information
Model
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Serial Number
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Firmware Date
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Connect your APD ESC via USB. The tool will auto-detect the ESC type and retrieve its settings. Use the tabs above to configure settings, then click Write Settings to save to the ESC.
ESC Mode
Select the ESC application mode to optimise drive behaviour for your use case.
Normal
Multi-Rotor
Heli
Traction
Reversible
Motor Configuration
Motor Type
Optimise for motor KV
Direction
Motor Start Power
Power from standstill
Timing & PWM
Auto Timing Advance
Recommended ON
Timing Advance (°)
5–30° 12
Auto PWM Drive Frequency
Recommended ON
PWM Drive Frequency (kHz)
12–60 kHz 36
Soft Start (Heli Mode)
Soft Start Enable
Heli Mode Only
Soft Start Speed
2–20 10
Throttle Response
Ramp-Up Response (%/100ms)
1–100 100
Ramp-Down Response (%/100ms)
1–100 100
Dead Zone (%)
Reverse mode only 5
Voltage Limits
Auto Under Voltage Limit
Auto-detect from DC bus
Under Voltage Limit (V)
12–90V 12
Current Limits
Bus Current Limit (A)
50–300A (step 5) 250
Phase Current Limit (A)
50–300A (step 5) 250
Thermal & Capacity Limits
Temperature Limit (°C)
75–130°C (step 5) 100
Capacity Limit (mAh)
1000–60000 (step 500) 25000
Limit Responses
Under-Voltage Response
Over-Temperature Response
All Other Limits Response
Drive Features
Synchronous Rectification (AFW)
Active Phase Current Demag
Feed-Forward Compensation
Isolated RPM Output Signal
Motor Beep Tones
Endpoint Configuration
Auto Detect Endpoints
Lower Endpoint (µS)
1000–12501100
Upper Endpoint (µS)
1750–20001900
Interval (Time between samples)
Datalogging is disabled
~ 1 hour of logged data
~ 2 hours of logged data
~ 4 hours of logged data
~ 40 hours of logged data
~ 400 hours of logged data
Log Management
Available Firmware Revisions
Revisions are fetched from APD servers on page load. Download the firmware file, then use the flash steps to write it to the ESC.
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To flash firmware, first put the ESC into DFU mode. Then connect to the DFU device over USB. Select a firmware file (.bin or .hex) and click Flash and Verify.
1 — Enter DFU Mode
Send the DFU command via serial to reboot the ESC into its bootloader.
2 — Connection
DFU Device Status
Not Connected
Connect to the STM32 DFU device over USB.
3 — Firmware File: *.hex *.bin accepted
Firmware File Path
No Firmware Selected
Size
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Select a .bin or .hex firmware file.
4 — Firmware Flashing
Progress
0 Bytes Written
Status
Idle
Erase, flash and verify the firmware.
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