Manual ESC calibration (individual)
(This is for many ESC's including DiyDrones, Turnigy, Hobbywing and others, check your ESC documentation if unsure)
Make sure your transmitter end points are set at +100%/-100% if using a programmable transmitter.
Safety First! Remove the prop from the motor you're calibrating, or at least give it lots of room--it may spin up!
- Disconnect USB
- With NO BATTERY CONNECTED, plug the three-wire plug of the ESC you want to calibrate into the throttle channel of your RC receiver.
- Turn on your transmitter and push the throttle stick to full up.
- Plug the ESC into the LiPo battery
- You will hear a musical note and then 2 beeps. After the two beeps drop the throttle to full down. You will then hear a number of beeps (3 beeps for 3 cell LiPo, 4 for 4 cell, etc) and then a single longer beep indicating the end points have been set and the ESC is calibrated and ready to fly. You may now disconnect your LiPo.
- Repeat for the other three ESCs.
- If it appears that the ESC's did not calibrate then the throttle channel on the transmitter might need to be reversed.
After manual setting of all ESCs reconnect your receiver and ESCs and ensure your transmitters mode select switch is set to the "Stabilize Mode" position.
On power up, after a few beeps, the ESCs should be silent or beeping slowly and you should be able to arm the motors by holding the left stick down and to the right.
If this does not happen go through an additional Automatic ESC calibration sequence. For at least some ESCs this is necessary. ESCs should not beep rapidly and loudly after power up.