SimonK ESC User Guide

LynxmotionUAV
SimonKESCUserGuide
First,pleaseensurethatyourESCsupportSimonKfirmware.Second,plsmeetfollowing
requirements.
A).HexorBinfile.ThefirmwarefortheESCsisavailableina.hexor.binfile.Onefile
containsthecompletefirmwareforoneESC.
B).InterfaceSoftware(eg.AVRStudio)Dependingonyourplatformyouwillneeddedicated
interfacesoftwareinstalledonyourcomputertoflashyourESCwiththenew
firmware.
C).MCUprogrammer(eg.JTAGorUSBASP)
D).PINheaderormicroclipstoconnectprogrammertoMCUThenyoucanflashtheESCwith
thevideoandotherinformationoninternet.
Note:YoucanflashyourESCmultipletimesbutonlythelastflashedfirmwareisactiveonthe
microcontroller.Ifthewrongfirmwareisflashed,youmayendupwithadamagedESCwhen
it'spoweredbythebatterysupply.It'simportanttosafelytestyourESCafterthefirmware
upgrade.
5. How to get Pre-flashed ESCs with SimonK firmware?
FlashingyourownESCsisnotsoeasyasyoudownloadmusictoyouriPhones.Ittakestime,a
flashtoolandsomeresearch.FormodelerswhodonothaveanyknowledgeaboutMCU,the
flashingprocessisdifficult.Orsomemodelflyersjustneedtheirmodelsflywellanddonotcare
aboutflashes.Ifyouareinoneofthem,youcanchooseLynxmotionalreadyflashedESC.