2013 AKA Mid-American Championship May 24-26

SPDs are not only great drivers but even better people

Dear friends, HWNA has confirmed the following information with our head office HOBBYWING R&D.

1. The firmware named "V1.01_130515a[/b]_2R" and "V1.00_111207a_2R" are available for XERUN-150A / XERUN-80A / XERUN SCT PRO ESC.

• "V1.01_130515a_2R" firmware in the USB LINK SOFTWARE V3.3 has compatibility problem withTenshock 4 poles and 6 poles motors. We do NOT recommend to use our ESC with Tenshock motor at this moment.

• "V1.00_111207a_2R" has compatibility problem with Tenshock 4 poles and 6 poles motors; however, ESC loaded with V1.00_111207a_2R constrainedly works with Tenshock motors.

The latest USB LINK SOFTWARE package to Both HWNA & HW head office website.

• it contains the "V1.00_111207a_2R" firmware. So users of XERUN-150A / XERUN-80A / XERUN SCT PRO may downgrade their ESCs to this firmware to work with Tenshock motor.

We keep the "V1.01_130515a_2R" firmware in the USB LINK SOFTWARE because it works better for most of other 4 poles motors (especially Hobbywing's own 4 poles sensored motors, XERUN-4068 / XERUN-4274 / XERUN-3656), but Tenshock is an exception.

To download the firmware, please visit here.

Firmware History log can be find here

Thank you,

Team HWNA

Subject: Compatibility Problem of Tenshock Motors with Hobbywing ESC firmware

Celebrating our 500 likes on official Facebook, the Xerun STOCK spec version was awarded to Trey Smith.

He later sent this beautiful, professional photo to us.  No words can explain..  It was the HOBBYWING MOMENT to everyone at office. 

Thank you and congratulations, Trey

Award: Xerun STOCK Spec ESC, HW official T-shirt (iFMAR version)

Cheers,

Team HWNA

Last updated 2013. 05.25

 Hobbywing_USB_Link_V3.3_setup_130520.rar (MS Windows Version)

1. Functions

The USB LINK SOFTWARE is a PC program working together with the LCD Program Box,
it has the following functions:
1） Precisely sets the programmable items of the ESC. 
2） Upgrades the firmware of the ESC. 
3） Upgrades the firmware of the Professional LCD Program Box. 
4）  Analyses the "Governor mode" parameters for RC helicopter
(This is the function of a subprogram named "Speed Calculator")

2.  Software Versions
Version 3.3_130520
The Version 3.3 is suitable for the following ESC:
XERUN Series Car ESC (Version 2.0/2.1/3.0/3.1 and later)
EZRUN Series Car ESC (Version 2.0 and later)
PLATINUM Series helicopter/airplane ESC

Hobbywing USB Link V3.31）Database for car is updated to the latest Version "130520",
2）Includes new firmware(V1.01_130515a_2R) for XERUN-150A and XERUN-SCT-PRO ESC.

• Increases the tolerance for the sensor signal error of 4 poles sensored motor;
• Improves the reliability of the ESC;
• Increases the power of startup and improves the linearity at slow speed (to make the motor run smoother); 

3. Download
DOWNLOAD THE USB LINK SOFTWARE

You can also find more archived software are firmware at here

NOTE 1:
Some users cannot download the file of “USB LINK SOFTWARE” in the browser, in such a case, please follow the operations below: 
1） Move the cursor at the red characters linked to the file. 
2） Right click the mouse, select “Save target as...” in the floating menu. 
3） Select the suitable file director to save the USB LINK SOFTWARE file in your PC.

NOTE 2:
When installing the USB Link Software in Windows Vista and Windows 7, please follow the operations below: 
1） Unpack the RAR file. 
2） Right click the "Hobbywing_USB_Link_******.exe" file, then left click on "Run as Administrator".

 

Brian Miskolczi, SPD submitted the amazing report to us today.   All hard work paid off..  we thought.  

He's been very supportive and loyal to our company since the beginning. 

Please send us yours!    -  Team HWNA

++++ message from Brian +++++

Here are my Race Reports from April. I had a chance to run the 4000KV in the short course and its amazing. I also swapped out the 2200KV motor in my buggy for the 1800KV. It runs alot better in the buggy as it is just the right amount of power. 

http://www.neobuggy.net/2013/04/24/miskolczis-rc-pro-rd1-success/

April 6^th – RC PRO SERIES Mid Atlantic Round 1 – Awesome RC Hobbies in Fredericksburg, VA

On April 6^th I attended the First Round of the RC Pro Series Mid Atlantic Division. The race was held at Awesome RC Hobbies in Warrenton Virginia. The race drew around 100 entries for the one day event. I decided to run four classes with the help of my pitman DAD! With his help I was able to qualify TQ in Pro Truggy, TQ in 4x4 Short Course, 2^nd in Pro Buggy and  4^th in E Buggy. 30 Minute Pro A Mains and Triple A Mains for the electric classes. Needless to say we were very busy once the mains rolled around. I was able to win the last two Electric mains in both classes to give me the overall in E Buggy and 4x4 SC. In Nitro Buggy I broke a front shock 2 mins in and retired around the 10 minute mark when I broke the outdrive. In Pro Truggy I would battle from close to 20 seconds back from the leader to take the lead, but after a costly mistake would have to settle for 2^nd. SS Enduros for SC, SS Grids all day for truggy, SS Grids for qualifying on buggies, and than SS Citys for the mains.  Thanks to all of my sponsors: Awesome RC Hobbies, AKA, Hobbywing | Falcon Sekido, Radiopost, FTW Bodies, SMC Batteries, GMK Supply, Venom, 4C Hobby Supply, Upgrade RC and PCDRC Graffix!!

April 13^th – Roar Region 2 Championships Round 1 – RC Pro Racing in Hayes, VA

Anticipation for this event has been building over the winter break. The Roar Region 2 Series has had the highest entry, and fiercest competition over the last 3 seasons out of any other races held in my region. With over a hundred entries of the fastest racers in the Region, it was a really close day of racing. This series is a 5 race, with one drop that determines the Roar Region 2 Champions in Buggy, Truggy and E Buggy. Here is the link to the series with all of the dates and tracks: http://www.roarregion2racing.com/index.html

On to the racing. The track conditions were very tricky. The track changes from round to round, and gets faster as the day goes on. Than in the mains it starts to slow down again. Tire choice is huge. 1^st Round I ran City Blocks and Enduro’s, 2^nd Round it was Grid Iron II’s and City Blocks, 3^rd Round it was Handlebars and Grid Iron II’s. For the Mains it was back to City Blocks in all Classes. After Qualifying I was 2^nd In  Truggy, 2^nd in E Buggy, 3^rd in Nitro Buggy and TQ in Short Course. We ran 20 Minute Nitro Mains as we were losing daylight, and double electric mains. In truggy I finished right where I qualified in 2^nd, Nitro buggy I dnf’ed and finished 4^th, in E Buggy I would finish 2^nd in A1, and while leading A2 DNF with a few minutes to go, leaving me with a 3^rd overall. In SC I would battle with 2^nd and 3^rd as we swapped the lead back and forth, I would end up second after the best race of the day.

Thanks to all of my sponsors: Awesome RC Hobbies, AKA, Hobbywing | Falcon Sekido, Radiopost, FTW Bodies, SMC Batteries, GMK Supply, Venom, 4C Hobby Supply, Upgrade RC and PCDRC Graffix!!

The race saw the attendance of all five former or recent IFMAR EP World Champions in Modify class and an entrance of about 150 drivers in Open Brushless class. The hot weather in Bangkok became a killer to electrical equipments, some of the top drivers suffered from the power problem caused by extremely high temperature. With the reliable V3.1 power base (XERUN-120A-V3.1 and XERUN-120A-V3), Hara and Lee completed the perfect double win for Hobbwying!

Our ESC allows a driver for many customization'   But,  if you don't use each function correctly, your ESC may behave against your will.  - That is the last thing you want to experience...

Today, I asked one of the SPDs (Sponsored Driver) about the tips of ' Boost Timing'.   

When Using boost timing ,timing punch dictates how quickly the boost is applied, once the start rpm is reached, and it does this in how much RPM per step of boost timing. As an example, boost timing is 20, start RPM is 6,000, and timing punch is 300. Using that, all the boost will have been applied by 12,000rpm (6,000+[300 x 20]=12,000). So from that, you can see that using a bigger timing punch value will result in the full boost being applied later, which makes the application smoother, and generates less heat. Adjusting the boost start and the timing punch are key to getting a good esc setup, and where knowledge of what rpms are being seen on track is really helpful. in short If you want a smoother application put the timing punch at a higher value so it slowly adds timing throughout a larger span of the rpm.     - SPD -CR

Hope this helps,  Everyone, please give us a comment if there is any..

Cheers!

Sam

Support Division