New MMM field programming cards
 

Finally! Hand held programmers for the Monsters.
http://radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=257926

Yessssss!!!!

FINALLY!!!!!! I will def be ordering one as soon as they are available!

Hot Dam! Now I don't have to buy the castle link adapter!

Jeff

you dont have a link?
bummer...castle sent me a free one :yipi: so now i have 2

Woooo!!

Nice I'll def. get one.
phil

I have one if you need it.

No joke, so do I and both of us are right up the road from him!

Woot on the hand held too!

Ooooooooohhhhhhhh, nice.

Would have liked something with a hard plastic case (more durable), but it has all the adjustment features I'd need and want to play with during a session to fine tune the truck, so; cool. :yes:

It will be so cool to be able to make changes as quickly as it takes to change batts. Way to go Castle!!

Awesome! Good price too! I want one! When do they go public?

Cool beans, I just need to reset the auto lipo setting and I am set.


Snellimin lives across the way from me. We oughta get together and run our cars.



I didn't get the link when I got my MMM so this is great. I am really glad that this device is also able to work with the USB in 1 unit. I think Castle hit a homerun on this one.

Jeff

i got to see one of these cards yesterday , i must say good job castle looks nice and seems to work well :) cant wait to get mine

I have a question for someone from castle. After reading the instructions shown on the back of the device it appears in some cases you need a separate power source for some applications.
I have a mamba max in a 1/8 buggy with 4s and a bec. Will I be able to just plug in the battery like normal and plug in the usb plug and make adjustments or will I need a seperate power source since I use a bec?

First of all, the MM will need the latest firmware that allows programming via the throttle cable.

If you have a MM with a BEC, I would temporarily re-insert the red wire into the throttle cable. You won't need a battery this way.

If you don't want to do this, depending on how you have your BEC hooked up may still require a seperate power source for the card, AND use a battery to power the MM.

Why would I need to plug in at the receiver outlet when the card has a place to plug in my usb cable? I just want to know if I can simply plug in any battery even a 2s then plug in my usb and make adjustments. Or will I need to do something else.

Sorry, I didn't see that it was to be used with a PC. The USB from the PC will power the card and the ESC, but if the red wire is removed, power won't reach the ESC. So, you will have to hook up a battery pack to the ESC.

So why wouldn't you just plug directly into the usb port on the mm instead of using the card?

Jeff

Well, you can. But the MM is the only controller with a USB port - -for any other controller, you would need either the programming card, or a USB adapter to program with a PC.

The idea of the card is that it allows programming with a PC on ANY controller, and quick programming at the field without a PC.

Patrick I am confused. My mamba max is in a 1/8 scale using a bec. Can I plug the "computer end" of my usb cord into the card and the other end into the esc, plug in my main battery and make the adjustments the card shows on the display without a separate power source?
If not please explain what is needed to make the card work in the field without a computer.

The USB is only used when you want to use the computer. Period. When the card is hooked up to a computer and an ESC, it ONLY functions as a Castle Link device.

In your case, you will want to plug the ESC throttle cable into the card, hook up your battery to the ESC, and you will also need a way to power the card itself with 5-6v. This is why I said to temporarily put the red wire into the ESC throttle cable.

What he said is correct. ^^^ The card uses the ESC RX cable for programming.

ANy idea on eta?

They're "coming soon". :lol: (old MMM joke)

Yeah yeah I remember. Then it was when are the replacements shipping lol. There bad ass now though glad they kept with em. I have so many castle powered rc's these programmers are gonna be awesome.

Just ordered mine, can't wait til I get it!!

Surprised no ones said anything....



Now if the 1717 5mm rotors would show up......

Card in stock @ Tower now, limited quantities.

Got email from Castle yesterday (love it when that happens...), so mine will be here Tuesday!

Dumd question?
 

Just a dumb short question. Why did Castle Creations go with the soft wrapper rather than a hard plastic case? I'm not bitching mind you, I am grateful to have the field link just curious as to why, was it to make it more affordable? :neutral:

We actually started using a soft label and switched to a hard plastic label. I'm not sure of the reason for going with a label and not a full case, I'm sure it had to do with cost. The new style of label was used because the original softer label was a nightmare for our production people; it took a couple of minutes to put the label on one card. The case also makes it a bit bulkier than the label, so it slips into your pocket much easier.

So you did go with a harder case after all. I remember that was something I mentioned in beta testing. The soft label card I have works perfectly fine though, so it doesn't matter much to me either way. But I can see some people tossing them in their pit box amongst all their other tools...

I wouldn't call it a case, it's still a label, but it is harder plastic. I would say it is more durable than the original style, but that's the only difference. Oh and the sides are open so you can see the foam core between the label and circuit board.

So, kinda like thinner r/c body lexan (like from Trx RTRs)?

Kind of. It's a bit more flexible, a little bit thinner, and has a rough surface. It's very close to the plastic covers on Five Star notebooks; I know it's a weird reference, but it's the only thing I can think of off the top of my head. :tongue:

Gotcha! Still better than just the sticker label...

Thanks Thomas, Again I'm just happy to have the field link, so I store it carefully in my transmitter case. Much too important to me to just toss it in the old tool box! :wink:

I just got my Field Link too.. I'm so happy that Castle came out with this product. It really helps me with ESC setting on the fly.

I'm wondering if Castle can fix a minor bug in the Field Link, whereby, when I'm setting Motor Type to Brushless, and then I single-click from from Motor Type to Motor Timing, the Motor Type setting (that I had just set) automatically goes to the next available setting (eg. from Brushless to Brushed Reversing).

Hope Castle will include Field Link firmware update into the Castle Link software.

Not a serious bug. I still like the Field Link very much. Thanks Castle :yipi:

Email this to me please. joeford@castlecreations.com
Thanks Frost!

Email sent.

(btw.. it also happens to Motor Timing parameter after single-click)

Hope there is a fix for it.

Nevertheless, the Field Link still rocks! I love it :yes: