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From Gambitt of Ikarus Piccolo BB, he and his team are working on the "TREC", by so far, the best tail esc in the business. Those of you really into tail motor driven micros should try and get one. It's an asset in the long run, saves motor life, better control and the list goes on.....
Gambitt---
"I have posted the latest TREC firmware and Interface software on my website, http://www.dionysusdesign.com
The latest firmware (version 3) has some features that are new to the micro helicopter industry. The first is the falling voltage compensation feature. TREC will automatically raise the throttle curve as the pack voltage drops durring a flight. This keeps the tail motor power relatively constant as the voltage drops. This is most effective with a throttle curve that maxes out at about 75%. Having a modifiable throttle curve is almost necessary for this and that may be why we haven't seen it before.
The other new feature is the ability to have dual gyro gains. It is like having a gain knob for both acceleration and deceleration of the tail motor. This was created to help control wagging when the tail motor is way more powerful than the torque of the main blades. I personally haven't used it beyond the testing that I have done so it may not be much help to some people. It was included with this release to give you another tool to help fix some tail control issues. I suspect this may help in the future as the power of micro helicopters increase, and we are ready for it.
The low voltage alarm can now be used with a speaker so you can hear the alarm instead of squinting to see the LED. The settings also allow you to have audible beeps when the ESC arms itself. The larger motor controllers have this and make the noise by vibrating the motor. Since tail motors are so small, they don't make much noise and the audible frequency really eats the brushes too. The speaker is the best option in that department.
Sometimes it was unclear to some users why the LED was lit, so now the Safe Start feature blinks the LED. When the LED is blinking, the safe start feature is active and the motor will not run. When the LED is full on, that is the low voltage indicator.
The TREC interface software has also been updated with HTML help screens to guide you through the settings. Hopefully they are thorough enough to answer your questions. "
Gambitt---
"I have posted the latest TREC firmware and Interface software on my website, http://www.dionysusdesign.com
The latest firmware (version 3) has some features that are new to the micro helicopter industry. The first is the falling voltage compensation feature. TREC will automatically raise the throttle curve as the pack voltage drops durring a flight. This keeps the tail motor power relatively constant as the voltage drops. This is most effective with a throttle curve that maxes out at about 75%. Having a modifiable throttle curve is almost necessary for this and that may be why we haven't seen it before.
The other new feature is the ability to have dual gyro gains. It is like having a gain knob for both acceleration and deceleration of the tail motor. This was created to help control wagging when the tail motor is way more powerful than the torque of the main blades. I personally haven't used it beyond the testing that I have done so it may not be much help to some people. It was included with this release to give you another tool to help fix some tail control issues. I suspect this may help in the future as the power of micro helicopters increase, and we are ready for it.
The low voltage alarm can now be used with a speaker so you can hear the alarm instead of squinting to see the LED. The settings also allow you to have audible beeps when the ESC arms itself. The larger motor controllers have this and make the noise by vibrating the motor. Since tail motors are so small, they don't make much noise and the audible frequency really eats the brushes too. The speaker is the best option in that department.
Sometimes it was unclear to some users why the LED was lit, so now the Safe Start feature blinks the LED. When the LED is blinking, the safe start feature is active and the motor will not run. When the LED is full on, that is the low voltage indicator.
The TREC interface software has also been updated with HTML help screens to guide you through the settings. Hopefully they are thorough enough to answer your questions. "
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