Foxtech MET-V5 Software User manual

Brand: Foxtech

Model: MET-V5 Software

Type: User manual

Foxtech MET-V5 Software is an advanced data acquisition and analysis tool specifically designed for testing single and coaxial motors and propellers. It enables users to collect real-time data on thrust, torque, power consumption, motor and propeller efficiency, and engine efficiency. Compatible with Windows systems, the software features a user-friendly interface with customizable settings and parameters. The MET-V5 Software empowers users to conduct automatic and manual data acquisition and storage, ensuring accurate and reliable test results.

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Catalogue

I.Disclaimer........................................................................................................................................ 2

II. Notice..............................................................................................................................................2

III. S o f t w a r e Introduction...................................................................................................................3

IV.Installation.....................................................................................................................................3

V . Operation....................................................................................................................................... 4

1 . LYSingle Motorand Propeller TestPlatform ........................................................................................4

2 . W F - C O C o a x i a l Motor and Propeller TestPlatform................................................................1 1

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I. Disclaimer

Thisdisclaimer applies tousers and authorized distributors whohave purchased theproduct.

Readthedisclaimer carefully before using thisproduct. Byusing t h i s p r o d u c t , youhereby agree to

t h i s disclaimer and signify thatyouhave readi t fully. P l e a s e use thisproduct i n strictaccordance

withthemanual and guidance. Our company assumes no liability f o r damage o r injuries i n c u r r e d

directly o r indirectly f r o m using, installing o r refitting thisproduct improperly.

1.Usershould sett h e parameters i n accordance withthemanual.

2.U s e r canupdatet h e s o f t w a r e .

3.Manufacturer parameters are used f o r initial calibration .UserCAN NOTchange the

settings.

4 . Anyalteration ordestruction oft h e internalcomponents isprohibited. Our company assumes

noliability.

5 . MUSTuse thecorrect softwarei n c a s e o f any unnecessary damage c a u s e d b y

compatibility difference.

II . N o t i c e

Thehigh-speed spinning propeller m a y cause injury o r damage totheproduct o r o t h e r

property. E n s u r e safetywhenusing thetestb e n c h .

1.Thetestb e n c h should b e placed i n aseparate space.Ensure safetybefore any operation.

Without operator’s permission, o t h e r people are NOTallowed toapproach i n c a s e o f any personal

injury.

2.DONOTexceed them a x rangeo f theteststand.

3.DONOTtoucho r approach totherotating motor o r propeller.

4.Check thepropeller and motor rotation before using thetestb e n c h .

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5.Ensure all components are i n good condition and replace theaging o r damaged component.

6.Makesureoperator i s NOTunder theinfluence o f anesthesia, alcohol, drugs o r suffering f r o m

dizziness, fatigue, nausea o r any o t h e r conditions, whether physical o r mental, thatcould impair

yourability tooperate theteststandsafely.

S t o p t h e o

peration whenthesoftwarei s s u e s an alarm.

III. Introduction

1.Thesoftwarei s designed f o r d a t a acquisition and d a t a process.

2.Thes o f t w a r e cana cquire t h e dataofthrust, t o r q u e , power consumption, motor efficiency, propeller

efficiency a n d e n g i n e efficiency.

3 . Real-time d a t a display and d a t a storage,s t o r a g e frequency up to10Hz.

4 . Throttle control included. Userc a n c l e a r d a t a , readd a t a and setparameters, e t c .

5.Compatible withWindowssystem.Contact u s todownload thecorrect s o f t w a r e .

6.History d a t a c a n b e readi n Chart. Userc a n seetherelevant c u r v e s and process thed a t a .

I V . Installation

O p e r a t i n g S y s t e m

◎CPU: 2 G h z and above

◎Memory：2G and above

◎Video c a r d : Norequirement

◎Screen：1366*768 resolution o r above

◎Operation system：Windows7,Windows8,Windows10

◎Software dependencies：Excel ,.NetFrameWork4, .NetFrameWork4.6.2

2.Installation a n d Initialization

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F i g 2.SoftwareI n s t a l l Pack

Double Click MET-V5.3.msi toruntheinstaller. Follow theinstructions tocomplete

installation.

V.Operation

Met-V5.3softwaresupports L Y Single motor and W F - C O Coaxial motors testing.

Openthesoftware,user c a n choose thetypeunder ” B e n c h Type”Tab,asshowni n Fig.2.

Click “Apply”, i t will prompt “ D o n e . P l e a s e restart”. Click “OK”, i t will restart and switchtothe

correct type.

F i g . 2 SystemSetting

（I）LY Single Motor Testing

1.M a i n interface

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F i g . 3 L Y SingleMotor Testing

Fig.3showsthem a i n interface o f thesoftware,which includes d e v i c e control,data monitor,

chart monitor, and d e v i c e information,etc.

DeviceControl Settings:

“ T T CLR”--Clear Thrust and Torque

“ A S CLR”--Clear Airspeed

“ E P CLR”--Clear P o w e r Consumption

“ E C CLR”--Clear Current

“Advanced”--Advanced Throttle

“Unlock”--Unlock Throttle

N o t e : Function disable whenthebutton i n orange.

( 1 ) Clear Thrust and Torque

Clear thrust and torquebefore test, otherwise thetestd a t a m a y not accurate. Therem a y b e

ad i f f e r e n c e during thetestd u e toE S C connection o r o t h e r reasons. Userc a n m o v e thethrottle

and thenstoptocheck thethrust.

（2）Clear Airspeed

Clear airspeed b e f o r e test.

（3）Clear P o w e r Consumption

Clear P o w e r Consumption before testi f user needs torecalculate power consumption.

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（4）Lock/Unlock Throttle

UserCAN NOTissue acommand whenthrottle i s locked. Throttle output i s constantly the

m i n value. Theduration o f thetool will b e c l e a r e d while throttle unlocking. Thebackground d a t a

will b e savedas a log. W h e n throttle i s unlocked, user CAN NOTc l e a r thrust/torque, airspeed, and

power consumption, b u t able tod o automatic test. W h e n throttle i s locked, user CAN NOTd o

automatic test, b u t able toc l e a r thrust/torque, airspeed, and power consumption.

N o t e : The c o m m a n d willberejected i f there’sathrottle i n p u t s i g n a l .

“ D a t a Monitor”: showsthed a t a acquired f r o m thetestbench,data update frequency i s 3Hz

“ D e v i c e Information”: showstheinformation o f thetestb e n c h and warning information.

“Chart Monitor”: showsthed a t a i n thechart, d a t a refresh frequency i s 1Hz

N o t e 1:Someinformation m a y not bedisplayed, s u c h asoptical speed, airspeed, barometric pressure, air

humidity, etc.These c a n bedisplayed onlyi f theyareincluded i n hardware configuration.

N o t e 2:Connect theU S B c a b l e afterrunning thes o f t w a r e , thes o f t w a r e willdetect thetool andconnect

automatically.

2.Test d a t a

◎Voltage (V)：Supply Voltage o f themotor(Collected at power plug)

◎Current (A)：The current o f propulsion system.( E S C DCinput)

◎Thrust (g)：Axial tension generated b y thespinning propeller.

◎Torque (N*M)：The Anti-torque generated b y air o n motor and propeller

◎Total Power(W)：The power consumption o f thepropulsion system

◎Speed (rpm): Revolutions p e r minute

◎Motor Temperature (℃):Real-time temperature o f theinfrared temperature point (usually

irradiates o n themotor c a s e )

◎Throttle input (%)：ESC Throttle input. (Throttle input i s proportional toP W M ）

◎Motor output (W)：Equals totheshaft power, ( t o r q u e * P W M )

◎Motor efficiency ( % ) : Shaft power/ Total Power.(It refers totheefficiency o f Motor and E S C )

◎Propeller efficiency(g/w)：The unit power / thrust generated b y thepropeller. Unit: g / w

◎System efficiency(g/w): Theunit power/ thethrust generated b y thepropulsion

system(Unit:g/w). S y s t e m efficiency=propeller efficiency*Motor efficiency.

Test d a t a b e l o w i s f o r WindTunnels Testing

◎Propeller Output Power(W)：thrust*airspeed

◎Propeller Efficiency(%)：Propeller output power/Shaft power.

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◎System Efficiency(%)：Propeller Output Power/Total P o w e r o r Propeller efficiency*Motor

efficiency.

3.Throttle Control

Userc a n m o v e thethrottle slider tocontrol thethrottle

Advanced throttle control:i n c r e a s e throttle, P W M and setthrottle output. Userc a n Input

P W M , thenp r e s s “Enter”tosetP W M value.

Notice: DONOTexceed m a x P W M range.

F i g . 4 A d v a n c e d Throttle I n t e r f a c e

N o t e : U n l o c k thetool first,otherwiseuserCAN N O T control throttle.

4.DataAcquisition a n d S t o r a g e

MET-V5.3support automatic and manual d a t a acquisition and storage.Userc a n click ”Save”

tosavearecord, whichi s theaverage within thec e r t a i n time.

W h e n user runs Automatic d a t a acquisition, thesoftwarewill storethed a t a automatically.

Manual d a t a acquisition, click “start/stop“ torecord and saved a t a

Asshowni n Fig.5.

Click “Save”, i t will savearecord. “Save”and “NewS a v e ” are disable until d a t a acquisition

completed. Each record will b e savedi n thesamef i l e . Click “Save New”,i t will starta new record

and a new f i l e .Click “Set”tosettheaverage value, f o r example, set“10”,click “Save”, i t will

collect 10records continuously.

F i g . 5

5.Automatic test

Click “AutoTest”tostartthetest; Click“Stop” tostoptestingimmediately.

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Userc a n setd i f f e r e n t throttle and keep timeas showni n Fig.6:

F i g . 6Automatic Test

Testm o d e s : increase, cycle and c u s t o m m o d e s .

Increase m o d e : stoptesting whenthrottle range reaches 100%.

Cycle m o d e : hold up the“ K e e p time”whenthrottle reaches 100%, and thendecrease to0%

and stoptesting.

Custom m o d e : “ Increment” and “Keep Time”are invalid. Userc a n setthethrottle and keep

timeo f e a c h period. Additionally, user c a n d e f i n e thesettings i n c u s t o m m o d e .

6.DataAnalysis

Thelog(CSV file) will b e savedi n “Mycomputer/Document/MET Chart/Log” after test

finished and thetool locked.

（1）Data Analysis (Chart):

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F i g . 7 DataAnalysis

Thesystem will automatically open and load thel a s t record after running theprogram.

DataAnalysis displays i n Chart.

Userc a n d r a g theg r a p h b y pressing yourMouse.P r e s s “ C t r l ” + Mousetozoom i n and o u t

thec u r v e s .

Userwill seethedetailed parameters o f aspecific point whenm o v e yourm o u s e there.

Click “d a t a view“toviewthespecific testdata, as showni n Fig.8below:

F i g . 8DataAnalysis ( d a t a view)

Click “File” and select alog, i t will b e displayed i n d a t a sheet o r chart.

（2）Throttle Average

Thesoftwarerecords thetestd a t a and eliminates unstable d a t a b y Filter setting. Itcalculates

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theaverage o f e a c h throttle and f o r m s af i l e .

Click “Throttle AVG”,thethrottle average c a n b e savedi n Excel, as showni n Fig.9.

F i g . 9Throttle A v e r a g e

N o t e : userc a n adjustthefilter setting according hisownpropulsion s y s t e m tooptimize thetestdata.

7.OtherSettings

“ S y s t e m Setting” contains thesoftwareand testb e n c h configuration.

“Safeguard”, i t will alarm and throttle o f f whenreaches thelimits, as showni n Fig.10below:

F i g . 10Safeguard

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“ T e s t Information”, settheinformation o f themotor, propeller,etc sothat thesystemc a n

generate thetestreport automatically.

（II）WF-CO Coaxial Motors Testing

1.M a i n interface

F i g . 1 1 WF-COCoaxial motors testing

Fig.11showsthem a i n interface o f thesoftware,which includes d e v i c e control,data monitor,

chart monitor, and d e v i c e information,etc.

N o t e : Function disable whenthebutton i n orange.

( 2 ) Clear Thrust and Torque

Clear thrust and torquebefore test, otherwise thetestd a t a m a y not accurate. Therem a y b e

adifference during thetestd u e toE S C connection o r o t h e r reasons. Userc a n pull throttle and

thenstoptocheck thethrust.

（2）Clear Airspeed

Clear airspeed b e f o r e test.

（3）Power Consumption Reset

Clear P o w e r Consumption before testi f user needs torecalculate power consumption.

（4）Lock/Unlock Throttle

UserCAN NOTissue acommand whenthrottle i s locked. Throttle output i s constantly the

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m i n value. Theduration o f testb e n c h will b e reset while unlocking. Thebackground d a t a will b e

savedas a log. W h e n throttle i s unlocked, user CAN NOTc l e a r thrust/torque, airspeed, and power

consumption, b u t able tod o automatic test. W h e n throttle i s locked, user CAN NOTd o automatic

test, b u t able toc l e a r thrust/torque, airspeed, and power consumption.

N o t e : The c o m m a n d willberejected i f there’sthrottle i n p u t s i g n a l .

“Real-time Data” Display thed a t a o f twomotors at thesametime.(distinguished b y D1and

D2),dataupdate frequency i s 3Hz.

“Chart Monitor”,able todisplay thed a t a o f twomotors i n samechart. Datar e f r e s h

frequency i s 1Hz.

“DeviceInformation”showstheinformation o f thetestb e n c h and warning information.

N o t e : Someinformation m a y not bedisplayed, s u c h asphotoelectric speed, airspeed, barometric pressure,

airhumidity, etc.These c a n bedisplayed onlyi f theyareincluded i n hardware configuration.

2.Test d a t a

◎Voltage (V)：Supply Voltage o f themotor(Collected at power plug)

◎Current (A)：The current o f propulsion system.( E S C DCinput)

◎Thrust (g)：Axial tension generated b y thespinning propeller.

◎Torque (N*M)：The Anti-torque generated b y air o n motor and propeller

◎Total Power(W)：The power consumption o f thepropulsion system

◎Speed (rpm): Revolutions p e r minute

◎Motor Temperature (℃):Real-time temperature o f theinfrared temperature point (usually

irradiates o n themotor c a s e )

◎Throttle input (%)：ESC Throttle input. (Throttle input i s proportional toP W M ）

◎Motor output (W)：Equals totheshaft power, ( t o r q u e * P W M )

◎Motor efficiency ( % ) : Shaft power/ Total Power.(It refers totheefficiency o f Motor and E S C )

◎Propeller efficiency(g/w)：The unit power/ thethrust generated b y thepropeller. Unit: g / w

◎System efficiency(g/w): Theunit power /thethrust generated b y thepropulsion

system(Unit:g/w). S y s t e m efficiency=propeller efficiency*Motor efficiency.

Test d a t a b e l o w i s f o r WindTunnels Testing

◎Propeller Output Power(W)：thrust*airspeed

◎Propeller Efficiency(%)：Propeller output power/Shaft power.

◎System Efficiency(%)：Propeller Output Power/Total P o w e r o r Propeller efficiency*Motor

efficiency.

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3.Throttle Control

Userc a n m o v e thethrottle slider tocontrol thethrottle. Iti s able tocontrol thethrottle o f

twomotors.(Two motors have thesamethrottle input)

Advanced throttle control:Twomotors c a n b e controlled separately. Userc a n increase

throttle, P W M and setthrottle output. Userc a n input P W M , thenp r e s s “ E n t e r ” tosetP W M . ( a s

showni n Fig.12)

Notice: DONOTexceed m a x P W M range

N o t e : U n l o c k thetool first,otherwiseuserCAN N O T control throttle.

F i g . 12A d v a n c e d Throttle I n t e r f a c e

4.DataAcquisition a n d S t o r a g e

MET-V5.3support automatic and manual d a t a acquisition and storage.Userc a n click”Save”

tosavearecord, whichi s theaverage within thec e r t a i n time.

W h e n user runs Automatic d a t a acquisition, thesoftwarewill storethetesting d a t a

automatically.

Manual d a t a acquisition, click “start/stop“ torecord and saved a t a

Click “Save”, i t will savearecord. “Save”and “NewS a v e ” are disable until d a t a acquisition

completed. Each record will b e savedi n thesamef i l e . Click “Save New”,i t will starta new record

and a new f i l e .Click “Set”tosettheaverage value, f o r example, set“10”,click “Save”, i t will

collect 10records continuously.(As showni n Fig.13.)

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F i g . 13F u n c t i o n I n t e r f a c e of “ClickAcquisition（Save）”

5.Automatic test

Click “AutoTest”tostartthetest; Click“Stop” tostoptestingimmediately.

Userc a n setd i f f e r e n t throttle and keep timeas showni n Fig.14:

F i g . 14Automatic Testing I n t e r f a c e

Test modes: increase, cycle and c u s t o m m o d e s .

Increase m o d e : stoptesting whenthrottle range reaches 100%.

Cycle m o d e : hold up the“ K e e p time”whenthrottle reaches 100%, and thendecrease to0%

and stoptesting.

Custom m o d e : “ Increment” and “Keep Time”are invalid. Userc a n setthethrottle and keep

timeo f e a c h period. Additionally, use c a n define thesettings i n c u s t o m m o d e .

6.DataAnalysis

Thelog(CSV file) will b e savedi n “Mycomputer/Document/MET Chart/Log” after test

finished and thetool unlocked.

（1）Data Analysis (Chart):

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F i g . 1 5 DataAnalysis ( c h a r t view)I n t e r f a c e

Thesystem will automatically open and load thel a s t record after running theprogram.

DataAnalysis displays i n Chart.

Userc a n d r a g theg r a p h b y pressing yourMouse.P r e s s “ C t r l ” + Mousetozoom i n and o u t

thec u r v e s .

Userwill seethedetailed parameters o f aspecific point whenm o v e yourm o u s e there.

Click “d a t a view“toviewthespecific testdata, as showni n Fig.16below:

F i g . 16DataAnalysis ( d a t a view)

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Click “File” and select alog, i t will b e displayed i n d a t a sheet o r chart.

（3）Throttle Average

Thesoftwarerecords thetestd a t a and eliminates unstable d a t a b y Filter setting. Itcalculates

theaverage o f e a c h throttle and f o r m s af i l e .

Click “Throttle AVG”,thethrottle average c a n b e savedi n Excel, as showni n Fig.17.

F i g . 1 7 Throttle A v e r a g e

N o t e : userc a n adjustthefilter setting according hisownpropulsion s y s t e m tooptimize thetestdata.

7.OtherSettings

“ S y s t e m Setting” contains thesoftwareand testb e n c h configuration.

“Safeguard”, i t will alarm and throttle o f f whenreaches thelimits, as showni n Fig.10below:

Forsafety,thesoftwarewill monitor somem a i n parameters suchas voltage, current,

temperature, speed and power consumption. Thesoftwarewill alarm o r shut o f f thethrottle when

theseparameters exceed theirlimits, as showni n Fig.18below:

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F i g . 18Safeguard Settings

“ T e s t Information”, settheinformation o f themotor, propeller,etc sothat thesystemc a n

generate thetestreport automatically.

Foxtech MET-V5 Software User manual

Foxtech MET-V5 Software User manual

Foxtech MET-V5 Software User manual

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