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12-27-2011, 01:33 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Throttleville
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|  BR-XL not recognized
My BR-XL is not being recognized by my Castle Link. I'm wondering if it's because I have it and the BEC wired together. Is there any software that needs to be downloaded beforehand for the BR-XL? My assumption was that it would use the existing Castle firmware to program. ESC works just fine otherwise. Thanks!! |
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12-27-2011, 02:45 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: triad
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized
I have nothing to add but would like to hear other's response. So a Holmes product will work with the castle link?! And the Castle firmware?!
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12-27-2011, 05:24 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized
Yes, a BRXL should be picked up by the CC link. Do you have the ESC powered by the CC Link or with the battery as well?? |
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12-27-2011, 05:42 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Throttleville
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized Quote:
I've tried it both ways... first with the batt unplugged, then with the batt plugged in. Either way, it's not being recognized by the Link. Red light on the Link attachment never turns green. | |
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12-27-2011, 05:44 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized
My suggestion would be to disconnect the esc and bec from each other. Then try it again.
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12-27-2011, 06:17 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Throttleville
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized Quote:
Just did... it recognized my BEC again (which it was not doing after wiring up), but still not the ESC. I don't get it.  | |
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12-27-2011, 06:20 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Orlando
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized
IMO I would get a USB cable to link the field card to your computer which I believe it comes with. Download the CC Link program and then try and read the ESC that way. Good luck.
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12-27-2011, 06:35 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Throttleville
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized Quote:
I don't have the field programmer... I'm using a Castle Link. | |
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12-27-2011, 07:00 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized
Did you try flipping the CC Link PC board when you connect to the ESC??? The link board has a "omega" & - on it, the - goes to ESC black or brown.
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12-27-2011, 07:22 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Throttleville
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized Quote:
Yes sir... as a matter of fact, I checked every wire set connecting into the ESC both ways, just to make sure I hadn't got confused and was trying to hook up the servo. Nothing. Now more problems. I just reconnected the + & - on the BEC to the + & - on the ESC, as before, and now I have no throttle. I've switched every wire set around in all receiver receptacles... nothing. I even threw in a spare receiver to make sure my receiver in the Wraith had not gone bad. No dice. Looks like I'll be tearing everything down tomorrow and starting from scratch.  One thing I'm curious about... I disconnected the red wire from the ESC to receiver connection, per the BEC's instruction manual. Could this be causing my Link to not recognize the ESC? | |
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12-27-2011, 07:34 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Goin broke losing weight.....
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized
Yes all the wires need to be connected to castle link. Sometimes a different usb port will work also. Wiggle the connection as well, my link is real finicky
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12-27-2011, 07:54 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gaffney
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized
Plug the red wire back in and it should read  |
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12-27-2011, 08:00 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: The heart of the south
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized
I was having this issue yesterday and found if I connected the USB and the link, then plugged the ESC in and opened the Castle link software then and only then, plug in the battery, it saw he BR-XL and worked fine. If the battery was plugged in before all the other connections made and app opened, it didn't see it.
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12-27-2011, 08:36 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Abbotsford BC
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized
also a br-xl that has been wired wrong (or thinks it has) will not respond to anything for a few minutes. Some kind of protective shut-down I assume.
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12-27-2011, 08:36 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Central MN H-Town
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized
With the red wire removed you'll need to power up the esc with your battery, with the red wire in there is no need for the battery to be plugged in. I have made the mistake before of being upside down on the castle link 3 terminal to the esc plug and it wouldn't recognize the esc.
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12-28-2011, 10:02 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Throttleville
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| Re: BR-XL not recognized
Okay, got it figured out. Once I removed the the BEC wires completely from the ESC, and then reconnected the red wire on the ESC, it was recognized by the Link. Made some adjustments and it's good to go. Thanks all who chimed in, I appreciate it. I had some guesses, but needed some experienced feedback to narrow it down. |
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