Team Orion Vortex R8.1 Pro 2-4S User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

MODE D’EMPLOI

BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG

Warnings .............................................................................. 3

Limited Warranty ................................................................ 4

Connections ......................................................................... 6

Motor Connection ............................................................... 6

Battery Connection............................................................. 7

ESC Power Switch ................................................................ 7

ESC Calibration .................................................................... 7

Programming your ESC ....................................................... 9

Available Parameters and default settings ................... 10

Features ............................................................................. 11

Status LED Function .......................................................... 11

Audio Warning Tones ....................................................... 11

ESC Parameters Setup ...................................................... 12

Adjustable Parameters .................................................... 13

1. Running Mode .................................................................13

2. Drag Brake Force .............................................................14

3. Low Voltage Cut-o .........................................................14

4. Start mode “punch” .........................................................15

5. Max Brake Force ..............................................................15

6. Max Reverse Force .......................................................... 15

7. Initial Brake Force (minimum brake) ............................15

8. Neutral Range .................................................................. 16

9. Timing ............................................................................... 16

12. Motor Rotation Direction .............................................16

13. LiPO Cells .......................................................................16

14. BEC Voltage ....................................................................17

Restore Default Settings .................................................. 17

Program Box ...................................................................... 17

PC Software ....................................................................... 18

Setting Proles .................................................................. 18

INSTRUCTION MANUAL · ENGLISH

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WARNINGS

Read the ENTIRE instruction manual to become familiar

with the features of the product before operating. This

is a sophisticated hobby product. It must be operated

with caution and common sense and requires some basic

mechanical ability. This product is not intended for use by

children without direct adult supervision. Do not attempt

disassembly, use with incompatible components or augment

product in any way. This manual contains instructions for

safety, operation and maintenance. It is essential to read

and follow all the instructions and warnings in the manual,

prior to assembly, setup or use, in order to operate correctly

and avoid damage or serious injury.

• Do not use in damp conditions or expose to water.

• Always use only compatible batteries.

• Always power o the ESC when not in use.

• Always disconnect the battery when not in use.

• The ESC will become hot during use, be careful before

touching or handling it.

Failure to exercise caution while using this product could

result in product malfunction, electrical issues, excessive

heat, FIRE, and ultimately injury and property damage.

Not for children under 14 years. This is not a toy.

LIMITED WARRANTY

Team Orion warrants to the original purchaser that the

product purchased is free from defects in materials and

workmanship at the date of purchase. Team Orion reserves

the right to change or modify this warranty without notice

and disclaims all other warranties, express or implied. This

warranty is limited to the original purchaser and is not

transferable. Replacement as provided under this warranty

is the exclusive remedy of the purchaser. This warranty

covers only the products purchased from an authorized

dealer. Third party transactions are not covered by this

warranty. Proof of purchase is required for warranty

claims. Team Orion makes no warranty or representation,

express or implied, about non infringement, merchantability

or tness for a particular purpose of the product. The

purchaser acknowledges that they alone have determined

that the product will suitably meet the requirements of the

purchaser’s intended use.

Team Orion’s sole obligation hereunder shall be that it will,

at its option, repair or replace any product determined by

Team Orion to be defective in the event of a defect, this is

the purchaser’s exclusive remedy. Replacement decisions

are at Team Orion’s sole discretion. This warranty does

not cover cosmetic damage or damage due to acts of God,

accident, misuse, abuse, negligence, commercial use, or

modication of or to any part of the product. This warranty

does not cover damage due to improper installation,

operation, maintenance or attempted repair by anyone.

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Team Orion will not be liable for special, indirect or

consequential damages, loss of prots or production or

commercial loss in any way connected with the product,

whether claim is based in contract, warranty, negligence, or

strict liability. Further, in no event shall the liability of Team

Orion exceed the individual price of the product on which

liability is asserted. As Team Orion has no control over use,

setup, nal assembly, modication or misuse, no liability

shall be assumed nor accepted for any resulting damage

or injury. By the act of use, setup or assembly the user

accepts all resulting liability. If you as the purchaser or user

are not prepared to accept the liability associated with the

use of this product, you are advised to return this product

immediately in new and unused condition to the place of

purchase.

Instructions for disposal of WEEE by users in the

European Union

This product must not be disposed of with other waste.

Instead, it is the user’s responsibility to dispose of their

waste equipment by handing it over to a designated

collections point for the recycling of waste electrical and

electronic equipment. The separate collection and recycling

of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to

conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in

a manner that protects human health and the environment.

For more information about where you can drop o your

waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city

oce, your household waste disposal service or where you

purchased the product.

MOTOR CONNECTION

Sensorless brushless motors

If the motor spins in the wrong direction, you can reverse

two of the motor wires or change setting #12

Sensor brushless motors

You must respect the ABC wire order and use a separate

sensor wire. Use setting #12 to change the motor rotation

direction.

WARNING! If you do not respect the ABC wire order, the

motor will not spin and you risk damaging the ESC.

CONNECTIONS

C

B

A

Programming

Port

LED

Fan Connector

RX

Setup

On/O

-

+

C B A

Sensor

Port

Rear View

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BATTERY CONNECTION

This ESC is designed for use with 2S (7.4V) to 4S (14.8V)

LiPo batteries. Use of other types of batteries is not

recommended and may cause damage to the ESC. Only

use batteries equipped with compatible connectors. Using

adapters may create extra electrical resistance and cause

damage to the ESC.

ESC POWER SWITCH

The ESC switch is equipped with two buttons. The bigger LED

backlit button is used to power ON or OFF the ESC and the

smaller button is used for calibration/setup.

ESC CALIBRATION

The ESC must be calibrated to your transmitter inputs. Reset

all settings inside the transmitter before the calibration.

A. Switch your transmitter ON.

B. Press and hold the setup button, then power ON the ESC.

Release the setup button as soon as the red LED on the

ESC starts to ash.

C. Calibrate the throttle points by pressing the setup button

once after each step.

1. Neutral point (1 ash)

2. Full throttle (2 ashes)

3. Full brakes/reverse (3 ashes)

D. The motor will run 3 seconds after the last step is

completed.

1

3

LED

2

ON/OFF

Press and

hold the

SET button

Switch ON

Keep

pressing

the SET

button

Release as

soon as soon as

the red LED

starts to blink

LED

4 5 6

LED LED

Press

once

Press

once

Press

once

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PROGRAMMING YOUR ESC

OR

2 2

3

3 3

1

7

4

6

5

Connect the battery

Enter Programming Mode

S

elect the parameter you wish to modify

Reset to factory default settings

Press the

SET button

for 1s

Press the

SET button

for 5s

Press the SET button

1 time to select the

1st parameter...

...press the SET button

2 times to select the

2nd parameter etc.

Switch ON

Switch OFF

ESC to complete

the procedure

LED

blinks

LED blinks 1 time

LED blinks

1 time

LED blinks 2 times

Press the SET button

for 3s to modify

the setting of the

parameter

Press the SET button

for 3s to save the

new setting

Use the SET button

to change the setting

of the parameter.

Press 1 time

LED blinks

2 times

Press 2 times etc.

Parameter

(indicated by

green LED )

Setting (indicated by red LED )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Standard Parameters (adjustable with the ESC setup button)

1 Running

Mode

Forward

with

Brake

Forward/

Reverse

with

Brake

Forward

with

Brake

(Sensor)

Forward/

Reverse

with

Brake

(Sensor

2 Drag Brake

Force

-2% -1% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10%

Custom

1-100%

3 Low Voltage

Cut-O

Threshold

0 2.8V/Cell 3.0V/Cell 3.2V/Cell

Custom

3.5-12.6V

4 Start Mode

(Punch)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 9

5 Max Brake

Force

12.5% 25% 37.5% 50% 62.5% 75% 87.5% 100% Disable

6 Max Reverse

Force

12.5% 25%

7 Initial Brake

Force

Drag

Brake

Force

0% 5% 10%

8 Neutral

Range

6%

(Narrow)

9%

(Normal)

12%

(Wide)

9 Timing 0.00° 3.75° 7.50° 11.25° 15.00° 18.75° 22.50° 26.25°

12 Motor

Rotation

Direction

CCW CW

13 LiPO Cells Auto 2S 7.4V 3S 11.1V 4S 14.8V

14 BEC Voltage 6V 7.2V

Setting Proles:

Default settings

Only available with program box, see page 18:

For high traction tracks

For low traction tracks

AVAILABLE PARAMETERS AND DEFAULT SETTINGS

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Thank you for purchasing a Team Orion Brushless ESC.

This ESC features the latest brushless technologies. Our

World Championship winning development team has

spent countless hours developing this ESC so that you

can experience ultimate performance. Please read these

instructions thoroughly before using the ESC.

FEATURES

• Designed for on-road and o-road 1/8 scale cars

• 6V or 7.2V adjustable BEC for more servo performance

• Works with sensor and sensorless motors

• New case design with improved cooling system

• Highly customizable software

• Easy set-up via the setup button or optional digital

program box

STATUS LED FUNCTION

• When you power on the ESC, the green LED ashes

according to the number of cells of the battery (4 cells = 4

ashes / 4 beep tones).

• In the neutral position, no LED are lit

• The red LED lights when the throttle is moved

• The green and red LED ashing indicates a sensor error

AUDIO WARNING TONES

1. Input voltage: as it is powered on the ESC checks the

input voltage and emits a number of beep tones according

to the number of battery cells detected (4 cells = 4 beep

tones). If an issue is detected, the ESC emits two beep tones

repeatedly with a 1 second pause (xx-xx-xx).

2. Radio signal issue: as it is powered on and the ESC

checks the radio signal input. If an issue is detected, the

ESC emits one beep tone repeatedly with a 2 second pause

(x-x-x).

ESC PARAMETERS SETUP

You can adjust several parameters by using the setup button

located on the switch or by using the optional program box

(ORI65153). The green ashing LED indicates the parameter

and the red ashing LED indicates the setting value.

To setup custom parameter settings the optional

program box and PC software are required.

How to modify the parameters settings using the setup

button located on the switch.

A. Power on the ESC.

B. Press and hold the setup button until the green LED starts

ashing and then release the setup button (holding the

setup button for 5 seconds will restore the ESC to factory

defaults).

C. Press the setup button once more.

D. The green LED starts ashing repeatedly, indicating the

currently selected parameter. One ash = parameter 1,

two ashes = parameter 2 and so on. Press the button to

switch between the dierent available parameters.

E. To change the setting of the actual parameter, press and

hold the setup button until the LED starts ashing red.

F. The red LED ashes indicating the actual setting. One

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ash = setting 1, two ashes = setting 2 and so on. Press

the button to switch between the dierent available

settings.

G. Press and hold the setup button for 3 seconds to save the

modication.

H. Power the ESC o and back on to make the parameter

change eective.

Note: you can only change one setting at a time, after each

modication you need to power the ESC o and back on to

make the parameter change eective and be able to modify

another parameter.

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS

1. Running Mode

You can enable or disable the reverse function. There are

also separate sensorless and sensor modes. The ESC drives

the motor dierently depending on wether the sensor or

sensorless mode is selected.

“Forward Only with Brake” this mode is meant for

competition use. In this mode the car can go forward and

brake, there is no reverse.

“Forward/Reverse with Brake” this is the basic all-around

mode. In this mode the car can go forward and reverse and

can also brake. When you move the throttle to the reverse

position while the car is moving forward, brakes are applied

until the car stops, reverse cannot engage while the car

is moving. To engage reverse, once the car has stopped,

release the brakes and move the throttle to the reverse

position again. While braking or in reverse, if the throttle

is moved to the forward position, the car will immediately

accelerate forward.

› Setting 1 and 2 for sensorless motors

› Setting 3 and 4 for sensor motors

2. Drag Brake Force

This parameter sets the amount of brake automatically

applied when the throttle returns to the neutral position.

This simulates the engine braking eect of a real car.

Note: some 1/8 brushless motors may have a lot of “auto-

brake” due to their construction. In that case, -1% and -2%

setting can help to reduce the auto-brake eect.

Warning! Stronger brakes will also result in higher ESC

and motor running temperature. Check the motor and ESC

temperature and adjust the parameter to keep temperature

within safe limits.

› Setting value from -2% to 10% or custom setting

3. Low Voltage Cut-o

This function helps to prevent battery over-discharge. If

the battery voltage becomes lower than the threshold for

2 seconds, the ESC power output is rst reduced and then

shut-o. When the system activates, the red LED ashes

twice repeatedly. The cuto threshold is based on this

individual cell voltage setting and the number of cells auto-

detected or adjusted by the user (setting #13).

Note: if you use a custom value, the setting is for the total

battery voltage, not single cells voltage!

Warning! A low setting can damage your battery!

› Setting value 0 (no cut-o) to 3.2V/cell or custom

setting

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4. Start mode “punch”

This parameter sets the initial throttle punch when the car

accelerates. Level 1 gives a very soft initial acceleration and

level 9 gives a very strong initial acceleration. Warning!

Stronger acceleration will also result in higher ESC and

motor running temperature. Check the motor and ESC

temperature and adjust the parameter to keep temperature

within safe limits.

› Setting value from 1 to 9

5. Max Brake Force

This parameter sets the maximum braking force. A higher

value provides stronger braking, but it also causes extra

stress to the ESC and motor.

Warning! Stronger brakes will also result in higher ESC

and motor running temperature. Check the motor and ESC

temperature and adjust the parameter to keep temperature

within safe limits.

› Setting value from 12.5% to 100%

6. Max Reverse Force

This parameter sets the maximum power when travelling in

reverse.

› Setting value from 12.5% to 25%

7. Initial Brake Force (minimum brake)

This parameter sets the minimum amount of braking power

when the brakes engage. A higher value will give stronger

brakes but can also cause loss of control and extra stress on

the motor/ESC.

› Setting value from drag brake value to 25%

8. Neutral Range

This parameter sets the throttle sensitivity around the

neutral point. A higher value means that the throttle will

have to be moved further for the car to move forward,

backward or brake.

› Setting value from 6% to 12%

9. Timing

This parameter sets the motor drive current timing. A lower

value decreases performance but increases eciency and

run time, a higher value increase performance but lowers

eciency and run time. Warning! Higher timing values

cause the motor and/or ESC to run hotter. If the motor and/

or ESC overheat, they can become damaged. USE WITH

CAUTION!

› Setting value from 0° to 26.25°

12. Motor Rotation Direction

This parameter sets the motor rotation direction. Note: with

sensorless motors you can also reverse two of the three

motor wires to change the motor rotation direction. With

sensored motors you must respect the ABC wire order and

use this setting to change the motor rotation direction.

› Setting value CW or CCW

13. LiPO Cells

This parameter sets the number of cells (battery voltage) of

your battery. The ESC uses this setting in combination with

the low voltage cut-o setting (setting#3) to prevent battery

over-discharge and potential damage.

› Setting value Auto or 2-3-4S LiPo

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14. BEC Voltage

This parameter sets the voltage output of the ESC BEC

system that powers the electronics in your car. WARNING!

Using 7.2V will increase the servo performance but requires

compatible electronics (regular electronics only work with

6V). Using 7.2V with 6V electronics can damage them.

› Setting value 6V or 7.2V

RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS

With the ESC powered ON and the throttle in the neutral

position, press and hold the “SET” key for 5 seconds, the red

and green LED will ash simultaneously indicating that the

parameters have been reset to the factory default values.

PROGRAM BOX

The optional program box (ORI65153) allows you to modify

all of the ESC parameters and to modify/update the ESC

rmware (via the PC software). It is the ideal way to adjust

your ESC.

• The program box is required to use the the PC software.

• The program box rmware is independent from the ESC

rmware. You may need to update the program box or

ESC rmware via the PC software so that they can work

together.

Note: connect the program box to the ESC using the ESC top

sensor connector and the special sensor adapter.

PC SOFTWARE

The PC computer software is used to modify the ESC settings

and update/modify the ESC or program box rmware.

• You can download the PC software for free from our

website www.teamorion.com/R10-downloads.html

• The program box is required to connect your ESC to the

computer/PC software.

• The PC software allows you to update/modify your

program box and ESC rmware.

• The PC software allows you to modify all of the ESC

settings (as with the program box).

• The PC software currently only works with the Windows

operating system.

SETTING PROFILES

The ESC can store 3 dierent setting proles, which means

that you can have three sets of dierent settings stored

inside the ESC’s memory. To be able to access this function,

you need to use the optional program box.

There are three factory preset proles:

Prole #1 Standard use

Prole #2 High grip conditions

Prole #3 Low grip conditions

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