SimonK ESC User Guide

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SimonKESCUserGuide

1. What is “Firmware”?

Generallyspeaking,firmwareiscodeprogrambuiltintothemicrocontrollerunit(MCU)of

electronicproducts.Afterthemicrocontrollerunitispoweredup,thefirmwarewillcontrolMCU’s

signals.SincethefactorywilldownloadthefirmwaretotheMCU’sFlashmemory,manypeople

callthisprocess“Flashing”.IntheRCmodelindustry,productssuchasESCs,receivers,digital

servos,batterychargersandmoreneedfirmwareinordertooperate.

2. What is SimonK Firmware?

SimonKfirmwareisafirmwarespecificallyforESCs(electronicspeedcontrollers)developedby

SimonKirby.ThisfirmwarehasbeenfoundtoofferfasterresponsecomparedtonormalESC

firmware,easyhandlingandgoodcompatibility,allofwhichgreatlyenhancesmultirotor

performance.

SimonKfirmwareiscontinuouslybeingoptimizedandupgraded.Inthebeginning,onlyESCs

whichusedanATMELmicrocontrollercouldbeupgraded,thoughnow,thefirmwarecanalsobe

usedonSiLabsandIntel8051MCUs.Inaddition,thefirmwarecodeisopen,meaningyoucan

modifythecodeyourselftobettersuityourESCand/orapplication.

3. Why do I need to flash SimonK firmware?

A)Exploration.ThisisthecommoninterestofRCmodelenthusiasts.Ifyouwanttoknowabout

theprinciplesandhardwarestructureoftheESC,youcanstartbyflashingSimonKfirmware,

whichwillallowyoutolearntheMCUdownloadprocess.

B)Pursuitofchanges.WhenyouaretiredofoneESC“personality”,youcanupdateitby

flashingSimonKfirmware.

C)Whentroublescomeout.WhenyourESCcannotpowerupyournewmotors,butyour

companions’can.YouneedtoimplementSimonKfirmwaretoyourESC.SimonKfirmwarehas

excellentcompatibility.Itcanstartalmosteverymotor,exceptfordamagedones.

D)Newreasonsyoucanfind…

4. How to flash SimonK firmware?

Maybeyouoncedownloadedfirmwaretothemicrocontrollerinyourcollegelaboratory.Butthat

doesnotmeanyoucanflashSimonKfirmwareintoESC’sMCU.