Users could set the terminal voltage by themselves and connect it to pc for pc control and firmware. Imax b6 firmware upgrade external programming port atmega 32. Compared with b6, it has new features and functions with its super compact size. If you have a clone, then you may find this article useful, modifying a knock off battery charger to be safer.
Upgrades are frequently released by the manufacture but it only happens when particular model of a phone gets older. Heres the solution, the new skyc imax b6 ac v2 professional balance charger discharger. Imax b6 mini firmware full guides for download and update. Skyrc imax b6 80w fake battery charger lincomatics diy. The firmware is similar to the imax b6 other than the quattro is a four port charger, so is there a similar firmware update available for the quattro line of charger. Page 1 b6 ultimate professional balance chargerdischarger all specifications and figures are subject to change without notice. The charging cable is cabletied to the charger and you must not remove this cable. One of their newest chargers is the acdc x100 touch screen balance charger. This charger can be used to charge and discharge various types of batteries such as lipo, lion etc. Compared with b6, the power and charge current are 20 percent up. The imax b6ac v2 is a rock solid charger thats able to charge, balance and discharge lion, lipo, life a123, nicd and nimh batteries.
Also feature lcd display and highquality aluminum case is durable and very efficient to cool out the internal heat. The charge master can be download from the set contains 1. Imax b6 charger original and clone open source firmware post by koarl sat nov 14, 2015 4. This charger is more complex than the hobbyking hke4 charger and has a lot of unnecessary functionality, for this reason it is important that you follow the instructions detailed below. Skyrc b6 ac v2 50w lipo life liion nimh nicd battery charger discharger. What is different is the internal components and quality of assembly. On forums, you can find lots of info about changing the voltage divider resistors inside the charger. Open the charger master, connect the charger to the pc using a usb cable, power on the charger and on the bottom left it will show xx connected which means that you can set the parameter value on computer etc. Aug 11, 20 this post summaries all the weaknesses i could find of my imax b6ac charger. From imax b6 charger original and clone open source firmware, on github chealicharger, this code is still maintained. The icharger voltage readings are deal on accurate with my fluke dmm, along with my other test equipment and i put a lot of value into that. Works fine so far using it together with imax b6ac. Skyrc b6 mini is the small and upgraded version for wellknown imax b6. It looks like everyone and their brother makes a similar charger, including hitec itself, so id think there would be a solution out there somewhere.
Users could connect b6 mini to pc for pc controlling and firmware. It also shows the individual voltages of each cell in the lithium battery pack. Imax b6 charger original and clone open source firmware. If you want a cheaper price, purchase the fake imax b6. Sky charger b6ac 6in1 dual rc battery charger for 16. Imax b6ac v2 chargerdischarger 16 cells genuine au plug. Fake imax b6ac charger teardown advice sought page 1. Its allpowerful at an extremely well known model to enthusiasts in the rc and model hobby industry. Especially for lithium batteries, it can prevent the overcharging which may lead to an explosion due to the users fault. Original skyrc imax b6 mini genuine charger is a small and upgraded version for wellknown imax b6. Even among the fakes there can be considerable variation in functional quality.
Imax b6ac v2 charger loader tips and tricks for the software. View and download imax b6 ultimate instruction manual online. A tplug with xt60 charge cable is no longer included with this model. The imax b6ac v2 is an upgraded version of the imax b6ac that has several new features and is more accurate and more stable. Discussion skyrc b6ac v2 firmware update rc groups. Batteries and chargers skyrc b6ac v2 firmware update. Whats more, users could also use it as lithium battery meter and battery internal. Pololu imax b6ac v2 balance charger and discharger. After the calibration is done, press and hold the enter button for around 6 seconds. Compared with b6, it is has new features and functions with its super compact size. Compared with imax b6ac, it is more accurate and stable and also has some new features and functions. Imax mx 601 firmware flash file spd flash file update version not free. Skyrc imax b6ac v2 balance charger discharger rc papa. I would also like to be able to charge all 4 batteries at once if that is possible.
Shutdown the imax and connect only one s1 fully charged lipo battery with banana connectors. Question which one do you recommend imax b6ac v2 or. Mount an external programming port on scyrc imax b6 clone on atmega 32, programming firmware using pickit 2 in next video. Download the software to upgrade your b6mini charger. This video show how to flash the imax b6 charger to get the menu 1 stop and incrase button presshold at start up back to calibrate the individual cell voltage of the imax b6 the informations in.
Whats more, users could also use it as lithium battery meter. Users could connect b6 mini to pc for pc control and firmware upgrade. With its versatile charging capabilities, pc control software, and advanced. Sometimes buying a lowcost clone off of ebay is a great option, but martin wisely decided to test his counterfeit imax b6ac, and found it grossly lacking. The software will graph voltage, current, capacity and temperature curves. For me i dont use the xt60 connector, so thats fine. Skyrc imax b6 mini balance charger discharger for rc. Special features optimized operating software imax b6 mini features the socalled auto function that set the feeding current during the process of charging or discharging.
Users could set the terminal voltage by themselves and connect it to pc for pc control and firmware upgrade. Table of contents program flow chart14 lithium polymer balance charge program connection diagram16 the unit is simple to use, but the operation of a sophisticated automatic charger. That is weird that other sellers report its use atmega32 as in original mcu for skyrc mini b6 re. Fast and storage mode of lithium battery purposes to charge lithium battery varies, fast charge reduce the duration of charging whereas store state can control the final voltage of your battery, so as to store for a long time and. Jul 17, 2014 i am thinking that the imax b6ac would be a better option, especially as when i progress to a bigger and better quad, the lipos will be more than single cell. Modifying a knockoff battery charger to be safer hackaday. Skyrc imax b6ac v2 professional balance chargerdischarger. It seems this charger design is fairly common and lots of clones from various brands and counterfeit of original brands can be found on the internet. I installed supplied usb driver from disk, but instead of supplied software i use logview. Mar 06, 2019 skyrcs imax b6 pro v2 mini is a significant upgrade to the popular imax b6ac. How to download and update firmware imax b6 mini firmware download digital photo cameras firmware.
Pyle pswgp405bk gps watch software and firmware updates 2002. Skyrc b6ac v2 modellbaumultifunktionsladegerat 6 a lipo. Find great deals on ebay for imax b6ac and imax b6ac v2. After reading about the skyrc imax b6 charger on rcgroups. Sky charger b6ac 6in1 dual rc battery charger for 16 cell. The device is product stable and accurate and boasts a host of new features and functions.
Lincomatics diy blog electronics, 3d printing, hacking, etc. Stock firmware is terrible, really hoping i can save the charger with cheali. Most of these look very similar and use the same firmware. How to download and update firmware imax b6 firmware flash samsung firmware. Clone imax b6 skyrc 80w showing 1147 of 147 messages. Version 2 acdc dual power professional balance charger. How to download and update skyrc imax b6ac v2 firmware one of the most popular mobile phones brands on the market are htc phones, therefore when it get dated it is important to know how to update android firmware on htc. Here to download product manual, pc software and apps. I dont remember if this was in the beggining since i almost fried the brand new charger in software way. Here is a list of other chargers seeming to share the same design and firmware. Hi i have one of these fake chargers over in the uk was working fine charging my lead acid batts motorbike and car and was fine with my 2s lipo batts for my tamiya trucks, had it for about a year and it was charging my car battery overnight 4 amps and you guess it in the morning still had a flat battery and charger display was dead.
People were loading icharger firmware onto it, and use used the same pc logging software, also at a much reduced price. Restart the imax and it will automatically go to discharge lipo 1. This post summaries all the weaknesses i could find of my imax b6ac charger. Oct 16, 2014 im pretty sure skyrcs software will not work well with a fake. Regarding your undercharged batteries, i guess your multimeter is not accurate, try another multimeter or connect your unit to a high accuracy 4 decimal dc power supply and see if there is any discrepancies between the set voltage and the measured voltage. Connecting imax b6 mini charger to the computer help. Compared with b6, the power and charge current are 20% up. Among its new features are a micro usb connection for interfacing with the skyrc chargemaster pc software and upgrading the firmware, user control over the final battery voltage when charging, a lithium battery meter that lets the user monitor each cells voltage, and an internal resistance meter. In comparison with similar products currently available in the market, the imax b6ac has special features as follows. Rc balance battery charger imax b6ac acdc dual power professional lipo charger ac v2 50w lipo life liion nimh nicd battery charger discharger lipo battery charger b3ac 2s3s rc balance charger 7. It comes equipped with a battery resistance meter and a battery voltage meter. Skyrc imax b6ac v2 version 2 digital rc 3s lipo nimh battery. On forums, you can find lots of info about changing the. Imax b6 firmware flash full guides for download and update.
Imax b6 connection to the pc via usb pl2303hx unsuccessful posted on 02. Skyrc imax b6ac v2 firmware full guides for download and. The cable must be terminated on one end with a plug and the opposite end is terminated with microb plug which can connect to charger directly. Skyrc imax b6ac v2 version 2 digital rc 3s lipo nimh. Latest firmware of b6ac b6mini enables users to calibrate the charger by themselves. Skyrc b6 ac v2 50w lipo life liion nimh nicd battery charger. Among its new features are a micro usb connection for interfacing with the skyrc chargemaster software and upgrading firmware, user control over the final. The skyrc imax b6ac v2 can charge and discharge nimh, nicd, pb, lipo, li ion. Skyrc imax b6ac v2 charger loader tips and tricks for the software. Skyrc b6ac v2 is the upgraded version for wellknown imax b6ac. Compared with b6ac v1, it is more accurate and stable and also has some new features and functions.
I have just purchased second hand a qx9 quadcopter with naza m lite controller. Its a worthy lithium battery balancer choice for our best budget pick. Skyrcs imax b6 pro v2 mini is a significant upgrade to the popular imax b6ac. B6ac features an auto function that sets the feed current during the process of charging or. Microprocessors are controlled by firmware that enables the device to do the job it was purchased for. It would also be nice if these hobby companies made software that worked on os. The skyrc imax b6ac v2 can charge and discharge nimh, nicd, pb, lipo, liion. After that the imax will automatically cancel the discharge s1 mode and go to balance charge lipo 1. Cut a long story short i ripped the unit open and found. This is an upgraded version of its last imax b6ac model.
Program visualizer of charging procces values for the intellectual charger imax b6 and other protocol compatible chargers. Calibration expert imax b6 if you want to improve the accuracy of the balancing on the first two cells you can try to calibrate the voltage on the first three pins of the balance port. For it to work, i need to connect with some terminal program e. Review, teardown and hacking the only thing that might make it better is an exposed isp port, a serial link and open. Question which one do you recommend imax b6ac v2 or imax. This project is an alternative firmware for a variety of lipo chargers, see hardware dont use it if you dont need to not everything is implemented yet.
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