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M6
Manual V1.0
2019.06
www.ToolkitRC.com
ToolkitRC Technology (Shenzhen) Co.. Ltd.
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Introduction
Tips
Important
Information
Please read this manual carefully before use.
Key Points
Further information
product please scan the QR code below to stay up to date
with news. information and firmware updates for your
charger.
Thank you for purchasing the M6 Toolkit Charger.
To ensure you have the best experience with this
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Safety
1. The M6 charger allows input from 7-28V. For best
operation ensure the power supply is stable and pay
attention to connection polarity.
2. Do not use this product in excessively hot, wet or
moist conditions or near flammable objects, liquids
or gas.
3. Only use this product while under supervision, do
not leave charging batteries unattended.
4. Disconnect batteries or power supply when not in
use.
5. When charging please select the charge voltage
and current suitable to your battery. Check the
battery manufacturers specifications for further
details. Do not charge batteries above their rated
voltage and amperage specifications.
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Contents
Introduction
Key Points
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Safety
M6 Layout
Quick start
Charge and discharge
1. Battery type setting
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2. Cutoff voltage setting（TVC）
3. NiMH Setting（PeakV）
4. Battery Setting
5. Current setting
6. Working mode
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Battery Measurement
Signal output
Power output
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Drone charging
System settings
Other functions
Specification
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Product description
M6 is a multi-function charger and discharger
that integrates receiver and servo test functions
along with power supply functions.
• Lipo. LiHV. LiFe Lion1-6S. NiMh 1-16s. PB 1-12s
battery charging and discharging and balance
management
•Charging current: Maximum 10A @150W
•Discharge Current: Recovery MAX 10A@150W
normal mode MAX 2A @8W
•Lithium battery full voltage can be set (TVC)
• can measure battery voltage. battery internal
resistance. lithium battery balance management
• Measurement of signal values such as
PWM/PPM/SBUS with accuracy of up to 1us
• can output PWM/PPM/SBUS standard signal.
accuracy up to 1 microseconds
• constant current constant voltage source output.
can customize 1-28v constant voltage. 1-10A
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
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M6 Layout
Display
Exit
Output
Balance
Port
Input
Cooling
USB port
Signal Port
Up/Down
OK
Front
Back
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Quick start
1. The 7-28V power supply is connected to the
input port on the back of the M6
2. The display shows the bootup logo and stays
for 2 seconds
3. Accompanied with do-re-mi bootup sound
4. the bootup is completed. the display enters
into the main interface as shown below
5. Press [up] or [down]. move the cursor to
select function. press the [OK] button to
enter the selected function and enter the
corresponding interface
6. After entering the related function interface.
Press [up] or [down] to move the cursor to
select the setting item or value. press the [OK]
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and modify the option or value. After the
1. Short press the [OK] once to determine
the key function.
modification is completed. press the [OK] to
confirm.
7. Press the [Exit] key to end the modification or
return to the previous screen.
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2. Press and hold the [OK] for 2 seconds as the
delete key function.
3.Pressing any button will give a sound prompt.
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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
Press [up] or [down] to move the cursor. Select the
battery type to be set. Press [OK] to enter the
battery setting interface as shown below.
Move the cursor to [Lipo] and press [OK] to modify
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the battery type. The charger supports charging and
Important：
1. Incorrect battery type charging may
damage the battery. charger. and may lead
2. battery that cannot be indicated the
battery type. pls do not use this product to
discharging five types of batteries: Lipo. LiHV. LiFe.
Lion.NiMh. PB. After selecting the correct battery
that matches the actual battery Short press [OK] and
[Exit] Effective.
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risk of burning. etc.. please be double careful.
charge
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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 lithium-iron Phosphate
battery. nominal voltage 3.30V. fully charged
3.60V battery
4. Li-ion: often referred to as lithium-ion battery.
nominal voltage 3.60V. fully charged 4.10V battery
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5. NiMh: Often called nickel-metal hydride battery.
1. only LiPo. LiHV. LiFe.Lion battery can set
the cutoff voltage
nominal voltage 1.20V
6. PB: often referred to as lead-acid battery. nominal
voltage 2.00V
2. Cutoff voltage setting（TVC）
Move the cursor to [End Voltage] and press [OK] to
modify the battery charge cut-off voltage. Press [up]
or [down] to adjust the value and step 10mV.
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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
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Tips：
1. Only NiMh battery can set the battery
3. NiMH Setting（PeakV）
When the battery type is NiMh. you can set the
negative voltage value when the battery is full. and
the range can be set from 5mV to 20mV. as shown
below.
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negative voltage value
2. vocabulary explanation:PeakV: Peak voltage drop
per piece when NiMH battery is full
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4. Battery Setting
Move the cursor to the [Cells] and press the [OK]
button to change the number of battery cells. Press
[up] or [down] to adjust the value. When set to
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[Auto]. the charger will automatically recognize the
Tip:1. the battery which was over- discharged
or over-charged. may cause the number of
number of cells on the connected batteries
according to the voltage of battery which connected
with output port
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cells to be recognize falsely. you need to manually
set the correct number of cells.
2. If the number of cells was set incorrectly. The
battery cannot be full charged. or be overcharged
and damaged. please set it carefully.
After the Lixx battery is connected to the
balance port. the number of battery cells can be
more accurately identified.
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5. Current setting
Move the cursor to the charging current
[Charge Current] position and press [OK] to modify
the charging current. Press up or down to adjust the
value and step 0.1A. Press and hold up or down to
add or subtract quickly. The charger supports up to
10.0A.
Move the cursor to the [Discharge current]
position and press [OK] to modify the discharge
current. Press up or down to adjust the value and
step 0.1A. Press and hold up or down can be quickly
reduced. The charger supports two discharge
modes. 1. ordinary discharge mode. through internal
heat dissipation discharge. maximum support
2.0A@8W. 2. Recovery discharge mode. When the
input power source is a battery this function can
recover electrical energy to the input battery, the
maximum support 10.0A current.
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Tip:
1. Please set the charging rate at 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
<System Settings> chapter of this manual.
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6. Working mode
Move the cursor to [Charge] [DisCHG] [StoCHG]
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
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When selected as [DisCHG]. it will prompt the target
Tip: 1,To use energy recovery discharge mode
(recycle) please read the details on setting
voltage to discharge the battery to. If the discharge
mode is to recover the discharge. it is also necessary
to set the cutoff voltage of the battery being used as
the power source. As shown
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When selected as [StoCHG]. it will prompt the target
Tip:The discharge cutoff voltage should be
set.
voltage to charge and discharge the battery. If the
discharge mode is to recover the discharge to the
power source batter. it is also necessary to set the
cutoff voltage of the battery. As shown below
The high limit voltage of 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.
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1. According to the discharge characteristics of the
battery.
2. After the recovery limit voltage is set to the
highest protection voltage of the power supply.
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the charger will automatically stop the recovery
discharge. Setting a high overvoltage may
damage the input power. Do not set the input
limit higher than the capacity of the power
source battery.
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Charge and discharge
When charging and discharging starts the charger
enters the working interface as shown below.
Press [up] or [down] key 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
25.20V: The battery voltage of the output port.
5.0A: Charging or discharging current
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Current limit flag. P: power. C: maximum current
I: input over current or Power A: activate charging
F: The main port is full voltage or a single cell is full
126W: Charge or discharge power of the charger
32'C: internal temperature of the charger
010:59: The time when the work has started. Unit:
minute: second
80mAh: the capacity that has been charged and
discharged this time
Lipo 6S: currently set battery type and number of
cells
5.0A: Current operating current set. Long press to
modify.
16.8V: Input supply voltage
9.3Wh: 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
5 4.22V: 5th battery voltage (balancing)
6 4.20V: 6th battery voltage
-.--V : no battery connected
To end the charge and discharge work. short press
[Exit]. in the pop-up prompt box. select [OK] to exit.
When charging is complete or charging is wrong
A pop-up windows display and a tone sounds.
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Tip:
1. Only charge or discharge batteries under
supervision do not leave them unattended.
2. When charging and discharging the lithium
battery if only connect with the main port of battery
it will not be balanced. Please pay attention to the
balance of the battery. Connect the battery with
balance port so the balance management is
automatically performed.
3. When charging is completed unplug the battery.
After accessing the new battery. it will automatically
continue to charge and discharge according to the
setting mode. When set to a fixed number of cells.
you need to access the same number of batteries.
When setting to automatically detect the number of
battery cells. please pay attention to whether the
number of detected cells matches the actual ones.
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Signal measurement
After selecting the [Measurer] function on the
main interface. press [OK] to enter the function and
display the following interface. Press up or down to
select the type of signal to be tested.
Move the cursor to the [PWM] item. press [OK] to
enter the PWM test interface as shown below.
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Tip:
1. PWM and PPM signals can automatically
identify and switch to the corresponding interface.
2. sBus is an inverted signal. baud rate 100kbps 8-bit
data bit 2-bit stop bit even parity
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Press up or down switch on the measurement main
interface to move the cursor to the [PPM] item. press
[OK] to enter the PPM test interface as shown below.
Move the cursor to the [SBUS] item and press [OK]
to enter the compatible signal test of SBus. Dbus.
etc.. Press up or down and switch the 16 channel
value and status bit. The display interface is as
follows 2 (9-16 channel display is omitted)
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Battery Measurement
After selecting [Measurer] 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 Move the cursor select [Balance]
and press [OK] to start balancing management of
the batteries. Move the cursor to the [Voltage]
position press [OK] to switch to internal resistance
mode and display the following figure.
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Move the cursor to [Test] press [OK] once to start
Tips:
1. This testing needs to charge the battery
testing the internal resistance. The testing is finished
after about 5 seconds and shows the internal
resistance of the battery
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for 5A current for a short time. please ensure that
the input power is sufficient and the battery is not
overcharged.
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Signal output
After selecting the [Output] function on the main
interface press [OK] to enter the function. and the
following interface is displayed.
Press [up] or [down] to move the cursor to the
[PWM] item press [OK] to enter the PWM test
interface as shown below.
Move the cursor to the [Manual] item press [OK] to
set the output mode. which can be set to Manual.
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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
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).
Press [up] or [down] on the output main interface to
move the cursor to the [PPM] item. press [OK] to
enter the PPM output interface as shown below.
Press [up] or [down] to move the cursor to the
value that needs to be modified. Press [OK] to
modify the output pulse width value of this channel.
Press up or down under the output main interface to
move the cursor to the [SBUS] item. press [OK] to
enter the compatible signal output of SBus. Dbus.
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etc.. Press up or down. and switch the 16 channel
value and status bit. The display interface is as
shown below (9-16 channel and status display
interface diagram omitted) Press [up] or [down] 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.
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Power output
Press [up] or [down] on the [Output] main interface
to move the cursor to the [PWR] item. press [OK] to
enter the power output function. This product will
output the input power according to the setting
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 into the following 3
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 value of
voltage and current limit according to demand
3. commonly used drone battery charging: select
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the corresponding battery. automatically configure
Important:
1. Do not charge the normal battery when the
the relevant output voltage and current.
Configure the relevant output voltage and current
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
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power output is turned on. Otherwise. the battery
may be damaged or the device may be damaged.
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Drone charging
Press [up] or [down] on the [Output] main
interface to move the cursor to the [PWR] item.
press [OK] to enter. then move the cursor to the
typical value and change the output mode to the
model of the drone that needs to be charged. Move
the cursor to [Start] and press the enter key. The
charger will output the set voltage. The display
interface is as shown below
Typical: For common drone models. it can be set to
the following four types of drones. Mavic2. Mavic.
Phantom. Inspire.
17.6V: The voltage value when the current battery is
full cannot be changed.
3.8AV: Maximum current for charging. adjustable
current.
Start: Start output. stop output button
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17.0V 3.7.0A 64..8W: Voltage. current and power
Tip:
1. There is no need to open the battery
Important:
1. Do not charge the normal battery in this
working mode. otherwise the battery may be
output from the main port.
02:30 Working hours
In: 12.0V: Input voltage.
32 °C: Current internal temperature of the device.
CV CC: Working mode. CV: constant voltage CC:
constant current
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before charging. Automatic activation and charging
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damaged or the device may be damaged.
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System settings
After selecting the [Settings] function on the main
interface. press the [OK] key to enter the function
display the following interface. Press [up] or [down]
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
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power source (the input must be rechargeable
battery power)
SBUS value: The display mode of sBus 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.
Continuous operation: After charging and
discharging. whether to continue charging and
discharging after replacing the battery
Default setting: Restore all settings to their default
values.
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Other functions
1. Firmware upgrade
After connecting the M6 to the computer via the
USB cable in the box. the computer will recognize
the USB flash drive named Toolkit. 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 M6 is idle for 5 minutes. the backlight will
automatically decrease.
4. Automatically continue to charge and discharge
after the next one .
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 work at 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.
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6. Manually calibrate the voltage.
Connect the power to the input port. When in the
logo interface. press the [Exit] button once.. 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 Turn
off device
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
the even more full state.
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Specification
Charging
Input
7-28V@MAX12A
Battery Type
LiPo LiHV LiFe Lion@1-6S
NiMh @1-16S Pb @1-12S
Bal Cur.
400mA @2-6S
Accuracy
±0.01V
Charging
Power
0.1-10A@10W
Discharging
Power
0.1-10A@150W Recycle Mode
0.1-2A@8W 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 @1-6S
IR
1-500mR @1-8S
Output
PWM
500us-2500us @20-1000Hz
PPM
880us-2200us*8ch @50hz
SBUS
880us-2200us*16ch @74Hz
Power
1-10A@1-28V Mode: CC+CV
Display
LCD
TFT 1.8 inch 160*128 resolution
Product
Size
70mm*50mm*26mm
Weight
80g
Individual
packing
Size
75mm*75mm*35mm
Weight
140g
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