| Release Notes |
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| 2.05 | Beta | 04/17/18 | - Corrected a compatibility issue with the B-Link device (Sidewinder 4 only)
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| 2.04 | Beta | 01/24/18 | - Initial production firmware for the Sidewinder 4
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| 2.02 | Beta | 03/13/17 | The following changes and additions apply to the Sidewinder Micro 2 Only New Features - Added
'Idle/Error Beep Disable' setting to allow users to disable certain
audible error warnings. See Castle Link help for more information.
- 'Motor Direction' was added to stick programming as the last setting #6. Option 1 is 'Forward' and option 2 is 'Reverse'.
- Added new error condition for corrupted settings. Rapid beep with all LEDs blinking. Must be Castle Linked to repair.
Improvements - Improved
drag brake feel when transitioning between idle and power. Especially
useful for crawler vehicles in both brushless and brushed 'Motor Type'
modes.
- Increased number of throttle steps for improved throttle smoothness.
- Reduced minimum power levels. Especially useful for crawler vehicles.
- Reduced power jump when transitioning from high partial throttle to full throttle.
- Decreased throttle latency, especially when using high RX frequency radios.
- Improved sensorless motor start smoothness.
- Improved motor timing accuracy.
- Increased the maximum sensorless electrical RPM to 200,000.
Changes - Replaced
'Max Forward Throttle' setting with 'Max Power' setting which affects
both forward throttle and reverse throttle amounts. See Castle Link help
for more information.
- Replaced 'Max Reverse Throttle' setting
with 'Reverse Percentage' setting which changes how much reverse
throttle is allowed based on 'Max Power' See Castle Link help for more
information.
- Removed 'Brushed High Power' motor type mode. This
mode could not supply more power than 'Brushed Reversing' due to current
limitations on the negative ESC power wire. Therefore, it posed no
advantage over 'Brushed Reversing'.
Bug Fixes - Link Live data did not return 0 RPM when motor is stopped.
- Corrected RX Lost behavior on initial power up (some receivers are slow to respond on power up).
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| 1.82 | Beta | 01/25/17 | - Sidewinder Micro 2: Bug Fix: Corrected stick programming voltage cutoff order
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| 1.51 | Beta | 11/06/15 | - Bug Fix: Corrected low voltage cutoff in brushed mode
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| 1.46 | Beta | 07/23/13 | - Bug fix: Controllers could lock users out of stick programing if voltage cutoff was set below the pack voltage.
- Significantly increased startup torque and the delay of power from start.
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| 1.42 | Beta | 05/03/13 | - Bug Fix: Fixed issues with running brushed motors
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| 1.39 | Beta | 01/03/13 | - Bug fix: Output power could jump inappropriately when motor is having difficulty starting. Could result in ESC damage.
- Throttle glitch could cause excess stress on esc.
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| 1.38 | Beta | 09/12/12 | - Minor changes to over temperature behavior.
- Added support for the latest versions of the Sidewinder V2 and Sidewinder SCT
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| 1.33 | Beta | 03/30/12 | - NOTE:
It is HIGHLY recommended that all users upgrade their Sidewinder V2 and
Sidewinder SCT units to V1.33 for reliability improvements.
- Functional
Improvement: Sidewinder V2 / SCT improved motor start routine. Certain
lower-torque motors may require changing motor start power to start
correctly.
- Functional Improvement: Torque control values have
been changed to allow lower torque limits. (Increase your old setting
by 2 for same torque limit)
- Bug fix: Sidewinder V2 / SCT could power-up in a non-functional state
- Reliability Improvement: ESC could damage itself trying to start a motor with a stuck rotor. Added failed start timeout.
- Reliability Improvement: Added further protection agains flash corruption which can cause ESC to become unresponsive.
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| 1.32 | Beta | 04/05/11 | - Changed default cutoff voltage to 3.2V per cell.
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| 1.31 | Beta | 01/07/11 | Sidewinder SCT and Sidewinder Sv2 ONLY - Increased
voltage sensitivity on the receiver signal line in order to support
receivers that use very low signal levels. (This includes some
Airtronics and Futaba 75 MHz receivers).
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| 1.29 | Beta | 10/14/10 | - Added Sidewinder SCT V1.29 software
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| 1.21 | Beta | 05/07/09 | - Added ability to change the 'Auto-Lipo' cutoff voltages
- Added ability to turn off the power-on reminder beep
- Improved low speed operation, detects and escapes cogging better
- Added ability to reverse motor direction by Castle Link software
- Added Mamba Max Pro software
- Bug fix: Rare instance where throttle was applied and controller would stay in idle
- Bug fix: Audible power pulse in transition from throttle to drag brake
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| 1.18 | Final | 03/24/08 | - Bug: Some Sidewinders were not recognized by Castle Link. Issue resolved.
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| 1.17 | Final | 01/22/08 | - Force a full re-arm after manual programming
- Bug: stick programming would not allow you to change the motor type
- Minor bug: setting drag brake via stick programming showed a custom value of 1% below the desired value on Castle Link
- Minor bug: Loading and saving programming information to a file did not properly update calibration data
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| 1.16 | Beta | 01/21/08 | |
