ToolKitRC M8 Manual 

1 M8 Manual V1.2 2018.12 www.ToolkitRC.com ToolkitRC Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. guic

2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the M8 model toolchain. Please read this manual carefully before use. Key Points Tips Important Information Further information To ensure that you have a more enjoyable experience, Scan the QR code below and pay attention to obtaining details of the use of this product, video teaching and the latest information before using it. Information

3 Safety 1, M8 allows input voltage 10-30V, to ensure that the power supply voltage is consistent, pay attention to the positive and negative polarity of the power supply. 2. Do not use this product in heat, moisture, flammable or explosive atmospheres. 3. Please use this product when someone is guarded to prevent accidents. 4. When not using this product, please unplug the input power in time. 5. When using the charging function, please set the current matching with the battery. Do not set the battery to charge too much, so as not to damage the battery.

4 Contents Introduction..................................................................... 2 Key Points.........................................................................2 Safety................................................................................ 3 M8 Layout........................................................................ 6 First time use....................................................................7 Charge and discharge....................................................9 1，Battery type setting...................................................9 2，Cutoff voltage setting（TVC）..............................11 3，NiMH Setting（PeakV）........................................ 12 4，Battery Setting......................................................... 13 5，Current setting.........................................................14 6，Working mode........................................................ 16 Battery Measurement.................................................. 23 ESC measurement........................................................25 Signal output.................................................................26 Power output.................................................................29 System settings..............................................................31 Other functions.............................................................34 Specification.................................................................. 36

5 product description M8 is a charge and discharge instruments multifunctional model tool chain Product that integrates balancing, electro-display, power meters, signal gauges, signal sources and other functions. • Lipo, LiHV, LiFe 1-8S,NiMh 1-20s,PB 1-12s battery charging and discharging and balance management •Charging current: Maximum 15A @300W •Discharge Current: Recovery MAX 15A@300W normal mode MAX 3A @12W •Lithium battery full voltage can be set (TVC) • can measure battery voltage, battery internal resistance, lithium battery balance management • Electrically adjustable power meter, simultaneous output voltage and throttle signal • Measurement of signal values such as PWM/PWM/SBUS with accuracy of up to 1us • can output PWM/PWM/SBUS standard signal, accuracy up to 1 microseconds •constant current constant pressure source output, can customize 1-30v constant pressure, 1-15A constant current • can be adapted to the mainstream UAV battery, automatically activated and charged. •USB [email protected] output, rechargeable mobile device. •Device simulation for USB flash drive, copy upgrade file to achieve product firmware upgrade •Device simulation for USB flash drive, copy upgrade file to achieve product firmware upgrade

6 M8 Layout Front back Display Jog Wheel Output Balance Port Cooling Input Cooling USB Servo Port guic

7 First time use 1, The 10-30V power supply is connected to the input port on the back of the M8 2, The display shows the boot logo and stays for 2 seconds 3, Accompanied by do-re-mi boot sound 4, the boot is completed, the display enters the main interface as shown below 5, Rotate the encoder disk, move the cursor selection function, press the code disk to determine, enter the selected function and enter the corresponding interface 6. After entering the function interface, rotate the encoder disk to move the cursor, select the setting item or value, press the code disk, and modify the option or value. After the modification is completed, press the code

8 disk to confirm. 7. Press the Escape key to end the modification or return to the previous screen. ================================= 1, short press the encoder disk once, to determine the key function 2, long press the code disk for 2 seconds, as the delete key function 3, turn the encoder disk or press any button, there are sound prompts =================================

9 Charge and discharge After selecting the [Charge] function on the main interface, press [OK] to enter the charging function, the following interface is displayed. 1，Battery type setting Rotate the encoder disk, move the cursor, select the battery that has been set, or create a new battery, press [OK] to enter the battery setting interface, as shown below. Move the cursor to [Lipo] and press [OK] to modify the battery type. The charger supports charging and discharging five types of batteries: Lipo, LiHV, LiFe,

10 NiMh, PB. After selecting the battery that matches the actual battery. Short press [OK] and [Exit] Effective. ================================= Important： 1, the wrong battery type charging may damage the battery, charger, and hair Risk of burning, etc., please be careful. 2, battery that does not indicate the battery type, do not use this product to charge ================================= Information: 1, Lipo: often referred to as lithium polymer battery, nominal voltage 3.70V, fully charged 4.20V battery 2, LiHV: often referred to as high-voltage lithium battery, nominal voltage 3.85V, 4.35V battery after full 3, LiFe: often referred to as iron-lithium battery, nominal voltage 3.30V, fully charged 3.60V battery 4, NiMh: Often called nickel-metal hydride battery, nominal voltage 1.20V 5, PB: often referred to as lead-acid battery, nominal voltage 2.00V

11 2，Cutoff voltage setting（TVC） Move the cursor to [4.200V] and press [OK] to modify the single-chip battery charge cut-off voltage. Turn [Code Plate] to adjust the value and step 1mV. ================================= 1, only LiPo, LiHV, LiFe battery can set the cutoff voltage 2. Do not modify the cutoff voltage when you are unfamiliar with battery characteristics. 3, the cutoff voltage can be set to the range of positive and negative 50mV of full voltage 4, vocabulary explanation: TVC: terminal voltage control English abbreviation ================================= guic

12 3，NiMH Setting（PeakV） When the battery type is NiMh, you can set the negative pressure value when the battery is full, and the range can be set from 5mV to 20mV, as shown below. ================================= Tips： 1, only NiMh battery can set the battery negative pressure value 2, vocabulary explanation: PeakV: Peak voltage drop per piece when NiMH battery is full =================================

13 4，Battery Setting Move the cursor to the [Auto] or [xS] position and press the [OK] button to change the number of battery strings. Turn the [Code Plate] to adjust the value. When set to [Auto], the charger will automatically recognize the number of connected batteries according to the battery voltage connected to the output port. ================================= Tip: 1, the battery is over-discharged or over-charged, which may cause the number of strings to be recognized. Error, you need to manually set the correct number of strings. 2, the number of strings is set incorrectly, may not be full, or overcharged and damaged the battery, please set it carefully. 3. After the Lixx battery is connected to the

14 balance port, the number of battery strings can be more accurately identified. ================================= 5，Current setting Move the cursor to the charging current [2.0A] position and press [OK] to modify the charging current. Turn [Code Plate] to adjust the value and step 0.1A. Quickly rotate [code plate] to add or subtract quickly. The charger supports up to 15.0A. Move the cursor to the discharge current [2.0A] position and press [OK] to modify the discharge current. Turn [Code Plate] to adjust the value and step 0.1A. Fast rotation [code plate] can be quickly reduced. The charger supports two discharge modes. 1, ordinary discharge mode, through internal heat dissipation discharge, maximum support 3.0A@20W discharge. 2, recovery discharge mode, when the input is battery power, through this

15 function to recover electrical energy to the input battery, the maximum support 15.0A@300W discharge ================================= Tip: 1. Please set the charging rate of 1-2C according to the battery capacity. For example, if the battery capacity is 2000mAh, please set the charging current to 2.0-4.0A. 2, charging and discharging current is only valid in the corresponding working mode 3. For the discharge mode setting, refer to the chapter of this manual. =================================

16 6，Working mode Move the cursor to [Store] [Discharge] [Charge] position, press [OK], the charger will work in the mode of the selected function. When selected as [Charge], it will indicate the target voltage that will charge the battery. As shown below When selected as [Discharge], it will prompt the target voltage to put the battery. If the discharge mode is to recover the discharge, it is also necessary to set the cutoff voltage of the power battery. As shown below When selected as [Storage], it will prompt the guic

17 target voltage to charge and discharge the battery. If the discharge mode is to recover the discharge, it is also necessary to set the cutoff voltage of the power battery. As shown below The high limit voltage is recovered. The default is 0.5V higher than the input voltage. Please set according to the maximum limit voltage of the input power supply. To cancel the operation, move the cursor [Cancel] or press [Exit]. Move the cursor to [OK], short press [OK] to start charging, and display the charging and discharging work interface. ================================= Tip: 1. The discharge cutoff voltage should be set according to the battery discharge characteristics. 2. After the recovery limit voltage is set to the highest protection voltage of the power supply, the charger will automatically stop the recovery discharge. Setting a high overvoltage may damage the input power =================================

18 Charge and discharge When charging and discharging start, the charger enters the working interface as shown below. Rotate [Code Disk] on this screen to switch the bottom status display information or press and hold [OK] for 2 seconds to dynamically set the working current. As shown below Display description: 25.20V: The battery voltage of the output port. 11.5A: Charging or discharging current P : Current limit flag. P: power, C: maximum current I: input over current or Powe A: activate charging

19 F: The main port is full voltage or a single chip is full voltage 289.8W: Charge or discharge power of the charger 42'C: internal temperature of the charger 050:20: The time when the work has started. Unit: minute: second 3300mAh: the capacity that has been charged and discharged this time Lipo 6S: currently set battery type and number of strings 12.0A: Current operating current set. Long press to modify. 20.11V: Input supply voltage 4.1Wh: Input power that has been discharged from the power supply. 1 4.20V: 1st battery voltage 2 4.20V: 2nd battery voltage 3 4.21V: 3rd battery voltage 4 4.22V: 4th battery voltage (the battery is being balanced) 5 4.19V: 5th battery voltage 6 4.22V: 6th battery voltage (the battery is being balanced) -.--V : no battery connected -.--V : no battery connected To end the charge and discharge work, short press [Exit], in the pop-up prompt box, select [OK] to exit.

20 When charging is complete or charging is wrong. a prompt box pops up and a tone sounds. ================================= 1, when charging and discharging work, please be guarded throughout the process, in time to deal with abnormalities. 2. When charging and discharging the lithium battery, only the main port will not be balanced. Please pay attention to the balance of the battery. After the balance port is connected, the balance management is automatically performed. 3, charging is completed, unplug the battery, after accessing the new battery, it will automatically continue to charge and discharge according to the set mode. When set to a fixed number of strings, you need to access the same number of batteries. When setting to automatically detect the number of battery strings, please pay attention to whether the number of detected strings matches the actual ones.

21 ================================= Signal measurement After selecting the [Measurement] function on the main interface, press [OK] to enter the function and display the following interface. Turn [Code Disk] to select the type of signal to be tested. Rotate the encoder disk to move the cursor to the [PWM] item, press [OK] to enter the PWM test interface as shown below. ================================= Tip: 1, PWM and PPM signals can automatically guic

22 identify and switch the corresponding interface. 2, sBus is an inverted signal, baud rate 100kbps 8-bit data bit ,2-bit stop bit, even parity ================================= Rotate the code wheel on the measurement main interface to move the cursor to the [PPM] item, press [OK] to enter the PPM test interface as shown below. Rotate the encoder disk to move the cursor to the [xBus] item, press [OK] to enter the compatible signal test of SBus, Dbus, etc., rotate the encoder disk, and switch the 16 channel value and status bit. The display interface is as follows 2 (9-16 channel display is omitted)

23 Battery Measurement After selecting [Battery] function in the main interface of measurement, press [OK] to enter the function and display the following interface. This interface displays the current battery voltage value and range. Rotate the encoder disk, move the cursor, select [Balance], and press [OK] to start balancing management of the battery. Move the cursor to the [Voltage] position, press [OK], switch to internal resistance mode and display the following figure. Move the cursor to [Test], press [OK] once to start

24 testing the internal resistance. The test is finished after about 5 seconds. Shows the internal resistance of the battery ================================= Tips: 1, this test needs to charge the battery for 5A current for a short time, please ensure that the input power is sufficient and the battery is not overcharged. =================================

25 ESC measurement After selecting [ESC] function in the main interface of measurement, press [OK] to enter the function and display the following interface. Display instructions: Throttle signal 10% : PWM signal value to be output from the signal Output 20.0V: Input voltage value, straight output from the main port Start: After pressing the OK button, the output signal and the main port voltage are started. 300W: The power being output 15.0A: Current being output 000:30: Working time 40°C: current internal temperature of the device ================================= Tip: 1, please do not connect the battery in this mode, otherwise it may damage the device 2. Please adjust the throttle value slowly during the test to prevent the current from being too large. =================================

26 Signal output After selecting the [Output] function on the main interface, press [OK] to enter the function, and the following interface is displayed. Rotate the encoder disk to move the cursor to the [PWM] item, press [OK] to enter the PWM test interface as shown below. Rotate the encoder disk to move the cursor to the [Manual] item, press [OK] to set the output mode, which can be set to Manual, Auto 1, Auto 2, Auto 3. When the mode is set to manual, you can move the cursor to the pulse width and period items to set the guic

27 signal value to be output. When set to Auto 1, 2, 3, the pulse width value of the output PWM will automatically change at 3 different speeds. Pulse width can be set from 800 to 2200us The cycle can be set from 2.5ms (400Hz) to 50.0ms (20Hz). Rotate the encoder disk on the output main interface to move the cursor to the [PPM] item, press [OK] to enter the PPM output interface as shown below. Rotate the encoder disk to move the cursor to the value that needs to be modified. Press [OK] to modify the output pulse width value of this channel. Rotate the encoder disk on the output main interface to move the cursor to the [xBus] item, press [OK] to enter the compatible signal output of SBus, Dbus, etc., rotate the encoder disk, and switch the 16 channel value and status bit. The display interface is as shown below (9-16 channel and status display

28 interface diagram omitted) Rotate the encoder disk to move the cursor to the value of the channel to be modified. Press [OK] to modify the output pulse width value of this channel.

29 Power output Rotate the encoder disk on the output main interface to move the cursor to the [Power] item, press [OK] to enter the power output function. This product will output the input power according to the set voltage and current, constant voltage and constant current. The display interface is as shown below Typical value: It is a common typical output mode, which can be set to the following three modes. 1. Input pass-through: Do not achieve constant current and constant voltage, and output the input voltage directly from the output main port. 2, custom: users can manually set the need to lose according to demand The voltage and current limit. 3, commonly used drone battery charging, select the corresponding battery, automatic Configure the relevant output voltage and current

30 12.0V: The voltage output from the output main port can be set to 5-30V. 10.0V: Maximum current limit output from the main port, the range of 1-15A can be set. Start: Start output, stop output button 0.0V 0.0A 0.0W: Current output current and power of the main port. 33 ° C: current internal temperature of the device. 00:00：output time CV CC: current working mode, CV: constant voltage CC: constant current ================================= Important: 1. Do not charge the normal battery when the power is turned on. Otherwise, the battery may be damaged or the device may be damaged. =================================

31 System settings After selecting the [Settings] function on the main interface, press the OK key to enter the function display the following interface, rotate the [Coded Disk] to switch to the second interface, as shown below Function Description: Minimum input voltage: Below this voltage, the device will stop the main port output. Maximum input power: The maximum power obtained from the input port during charging. Safe operating temperature: above this temperature value, the device will stop the main port output Safe charging time: The maximum time for continuous charging and discharging, will stop working if it exceeds Discharge mode: Can be set to normal discharge, discharged by internal heat dissipation. Or recycle the discharge and recover the energy to the input guic

32 power source (the input must be rechargeable battery power) xBus display value: The display mode of xBus when measuring or outputting, can be set to pulse width value (1000-2000), or original value (0-2047). Backlight brightness: The brightness level of the backlight of the display can be set to 1-10 Contrast: Display contrast of the display, which can be set to (-10 to 10) Buzzer: The tone of the buzzer can be set to off. Energy saving tips: The sound and light are not disconnected from the power supply during this time.

33 Continuous operation: After charging and discharging, whether to continue charging and discharging after replacing the battery Factory setting: Restore all settings to their default values. ID: 8bytes hexadecimal unique product ID

34 Other functions 1, firmware upgrade After connecting the M8 to the computer via the USB cable in the box, the computer will recognize the USB flash drive named Toolkit and download the upgrade file app.upg on the official website to overwrite the files in the USB flash drive to upgrade the firmware. 2, USB 5.0V output In addition to the above upgrade functions, the USB interface can also output 2.0A current to charge mobile devices. 3, energy saving reminder When the M8 is idle for 5 minutes, the backlight will automatically decrease. 4, Automatically continue to charge and discharge after charging, unplug the battery for 2 seconds, then access the next battery, the device will automatically continue to charge and discharge. 5, Fan rating When the internal temperature of the device reaches 40 ° C, the fan opens the half-speed air volume to reduce noise. When the internal temperature reaches 50 ° C, the fan turns on the full speed air volume to enhance heat dissipation.

35 6. Manually calibrate the voltage. In the off state, press and hold the encoder disk without releasing it, and connect the input power to the power source. The system will enter the manual calibration voltage function. Use a voltmeter to measure the actual voltage of each battery, move the cursor to the corresponding voltage value, and modify the voltage value to match the voltmeter value for calibration. After the calibration is completed, move the cursor to save, short press once, the buzzer sounds once and the save is successful. Exit or close 7, Supplement When the lithium battery is fully charged, the prompt "fast charging has ended".If the battery is not removed, constant voltage trickle charging will be performed automatically to bring the battery to full state.

36 Specification Charging Input 10-30V@MAX16A Type LiPo LiHV LiFe @1-8S NiMh @1-20S Pb @1-10S Bal Cur. 400mA @2-8S Accuracy ±0.02V Charging Power 0.1-15A@300W Discharging Power 0.1-15A@300W Recycle Mode 0.1-3A@20W Normal Mode USB 2.1A@5V upgrade Measuring PWM 880us-2200us @20-400Hz PPM 880us-2200us*8Ch @20-50hz SBUS 880us-2200us*16ch @20-100Hz Voltage 1.0V-5.0V @1-8S IR 1-500mR @1-8S ESC 0.1A-15A @MAX 300W Output PWM 880us-2200us @20-400Hz PPM 880us-2200us*8ch @50hz SBUS 880us-2200us*16ch @74Hz Power 1.0-15A@1-30V Mode: CC+CV Display LCD 2.2 inch 132*64 resolution Product Size 98mm*68mm*35mm Weight 142g Wholesale Size 108.5mm*80.5mm*46mm Weight 235g guic