TK60 Series Tank Controller

TK60 Series RC Tank Controller

TK60 series RC tank Controller

Turn your RC tank into proportional radio control with vivid sound.

THIS IS NOT 100% PLUG AND PLAY BOARD, SIMPLE CHANGE IS NEEDED FOR FULL OPTIONS

(specifications and design are subject to change without notice)

Overview

TK60 series controller uses 4~8 channels RC system to control R/C tank's forward/backward movement, sharp turning, pivoting, turret rotation and gun barrel evaluation at variable speed 60A track motor driver 22KHz, 8-bit high quality sound with digital sound mixer Maximum of 5 channel of sound track, main gun, machine gun, turret rotate, gun barrel elevation and engine sound can be generated at the same time Max. of 20W sound output power 0.8A BEC Support air-soft gun with sound synchronization Support TAMIYA 1/16, TAMIYA 1/35, VStank and HL IR battle unit and format Support RealRecoil servo port Support elevation servo port Support gun barrel stabilizer Safety shutoff prevents unwanted movement while signal lost Auto R/C signal detection Support 3S Li-Po battery Miniature design(92mm X 52.3mm X 25mm)

Variants

Device	TK60
Remote Control System	Traditional 4~8-CH AM, FM or 2.4G RC system
User software Programmability	YES
User Sound Programmability	YES
User Tank Personalization Programmability	YES
TAMIYA IR battle Compatible	YES
HL IR battle Compatible	YES
VsTank IR battle Compatible	YES
TAMIYA 1/35 IR battle Compatible	YES
Damage Simulation on track	YES
Damage Simulation on turret rotation and gun elevation	YES
Long range IR battle (>30M)	YES
Maximum sound track	5
Engine Sound Simulation	Multi-Sample-Set, Frequency Shift and Level + Revving
Sound set for specific tank model	YES
Track driver Current	60A
Track driver Momentum Effect with ON/Off Control	YES
Turret Rotation Speed Control	YES
Gun Elevation Speed Control	YES
Gun Elevation Servo Port	YES, Dedicated
2nd MG sound and Light effect	YES
3rd MG sound and Light effect	NO
AirSoft with Sound Synchronization support	YES
HL Recoil unit support	YES
TAMIYA Recoil Unit Support	YES
RealRecoil Port	YES
Smoker Pre-heating	YES
Proportional Smoker driver	YES
Head Light on/off control	YES
Tank Personalization	YES
LED gun flash Port	YES
Chassis Recoil On/Off Control	YES
Vertical Gun Barrel Stabilizer	NO
Turret Heading-Hold (Horizontal Gun Barrel Stabilizer)	NO
Auto Load Position	NO
Engine Deck Level Detection	NO
Preload sound pack	Elefant
Preload software	6-CH control mode
Kit contained	TK60 board 1, channel cable 8
Price (USD)	$200
Release Schedule	Released

*Horizontal turret stabilizer has motor gain control function which allows user to fine tune performance in different motor and voltage configuration.

Product Identification System

*Sound set code info is on "Sound Set Code" page

Accessories

Part Number	Description
TK Programmer	For software, sound, Tank Personalization data programming
IR Configuration Remote	For Tank Personalization function
IR Configuration Line	5P connector with IR receiver & Red LED indicator, and a 2.54mm-pitch Jumper
IR010	High Power IR battle emitter kit
CAB001	1.25mm pitch cable connector for connecting IR LED or Gun Flash LED
HL Cable Set	Motor Cable 2 Battery Cable 1 Speaker Cable 1 Smoke Unit Cable 1, Smoke Unit Switch Cable (no switch) 1 8P Inter-connection Cable 1 Volume Control Cable( no VR ) *1
HL Power Cable	One end to TK20, another end to battery, one switch in the middle
TBU BASE	Base and cable to connect TK board to TAMIYA Battle Unit. a 2.54mm-pitch Jumper is included
GBS Unit	Gun Barrel Stabilizer unit for TK60G2

8-CH control mode and operation ( Based on FS-i6S transmitter + FS-iA10 Receiver )

Transmitter: FS-i6S, self-centering VrA and VrB type Radio

Assign SwB to CH7, SwC to CH8, VrA to CH9, VrB to CH10

RX:FS-iA10

Layout	Command	Channel assignment
CH2 CH1	Tank Right and Left turn	CH1 (Stick)
CH2 CH1	Tank move forward and backward	CH2 (Stick)
CH4 CH3	Cannon elevation	CH3 (Stick)
CH4 CH3	Turret rotation	CH4 (Stick)
SwB: Up SwC: Center -> Up	Controlled SW ON/OFF	Assign SwB to CH7 Assign SwC to CH8
SwB: UP SwC: Center -> Down	Head light ON -> Rotating Light ON -> Head light OFF -> Rotating Light OFF ->Head light ON	Assign SwB to CH7 Assign SwC to CH8
SwB: Center SwC: Center -> Up	Natural Gear Shift In/Out	Assign SwB to CH7 Assign SwC to CH8
SwB: Center SwC: Center -> Down	Engine start/stop	Assign SwB to CH7 Assign SwC to CH8
SwB: Down SwC: Center -> UP	Left Blinker	Assign SwB to CH7 Assign SwC to CH8
SwB: Down SwC: Center -> Down	Right Blinker	Assign SwB to CH7 Assign SwC to CH8
VrA	UP: Booming Cannon MID: DW: Fire Coaxial MG	Assign VrA to CH9
VrB	UP: NA MID: DW: Fire Loader's MG	Assign VrB to CH10

6-CH Control mode and operation example

	Tank move forward and backward	CH1
	Right and Left turn	CH2
	Booming Cannon:	CH3+CH4
	Fire Coaxial MG:	CH3+CH4
	Left Blinker:	CH3+CH4
	Right Blinker:	CH3+CH4
	Turret Turn Left:	CH3+CH4
	Turret Turn Right:	CH3+CH4
	Neutral Gear Shift In/Out : Track motor does not move when shift to natural gear	CH3+CH4
	Engine sound on/off	CH3+CH4
	Fire 1st MG	CH3+CH4
	Head light ON -> Rotating Light ON -> Head light OFF -> Rotating Light OFF ->Head light ON	CH3+CH4
CH5	Gun Barrel Stabilizer on/off	CH5 2-Position Switch
CH6	Cannon elevation and depression	CH6 VR Knob

4-CH Control Mode and operation (For TK22, Tk24 Upgrade )

	Tank move forward and backward	CH1
	Right and Left turn	CH2
	Booming Cannon	CH3(Stick)+CH4(Stick)
	TK24: Fire MG2 (Servo Elevation Mode) TK24G2: Gun Barrel Stabilizer on/off	CH3(Stick)+CH4(Stick)
	Cannon elevation	CH3(Stick)+CH4(Stick)
	Cannon depression	CH3(Stick)+CH4(Stick)
	Turret Turn Left:	CH3(Stick)+CH4(Stick)
	Turret Turn Right:	CH3(Stick)+CH4(Stick)
	Neutral Gear Shift In/Out : Track motor does not move when shift to natural gear	CH3(Stick)+CH4(Stick)
	Engine sound on/off	CH3(Stick)+CH4(Stick)
	Fire 1st MG	CH3(Stick)+CH4(Stick)
	Upgraded TK22, Tk24: Head light ON -> Head light OFF ->Head light ON TK60: Head light ON -> Rotating Light ON -> Head light OFF -> Rotating Light OFF ->Head light ON	CH3(Stick)+CH4(Stick)

TK60 Software Package List

Software Package Name	Description/Notice/Change/New Features	Release Schedule
4-CH control mode	TK60 4-CH control mode software	Released
6-CH control mode	TK60 6-CH control mode software	Released
8-CH control mode	TK60 8-CH control mode software	Feb.2016
10-CH S-Bus mode	TK60 10-CH S-Bus control mode software	May.2016

Specification

Parameter		Unit
Maximum current of track ESC	60	A
Maximum Pulsed Drain Current current of track ESC	200	A
Maximum current of turret and cannon elevation ESC	7	A
Maximum current of Smoker Driver	7	A
Maximum supply voltage	11.4	V
Minimum supply voltage	7.2	V
On-board audio amplifier, Adjustable	15	W

TK60 series connector layout

TK60 series connector and pin assignments

Connector	Description	Main Gun Recoil Mode is set to AirSoft or HL Recoil Mode	Main Gun Recoil Mode is set to TAMIYA Recoil Mode
SW	Switch Cable Port	HL tank already have power switch on battery cable path, so additional switch is no longer required, just to short pins in this port by jumper or connect to a switch cable and keep it switched on.
CH1	CH1 control signal	CN6
CH2	CH2 control signal	CN7
CH3	CH3 control signal
CH4	CH4 control signal
CH5	CH5 control signal
CH6	CH6 control signal
CH7	CH7 control signal
CH8	CH8 control signal
CN1	Battery Power	1. Battery + 2. Battery -
CN2	Infrared Port	1. HBU/TBU + 2. HBU/TBU SIG 3. HBU/TBU - 4. TBU FLASH LED - 5. TBU FLASH LED +
CN3	Gun Flash Port	1. Battery + 2. Strobe Trigger 3. Battery - 4. HL AirSoft/Recoil Unit Switch 5. HL AirSoft/Recoil Unit Switch	1. Battery + 2. Strobe Trigger 3. Battery - 4. TAMIYA Recoil Unit Switch 5. TAMIYA Recoil Unit Switch
CN4	Sound Volume	1. Volume Signal Output ( Wiper pin of VR ) 2. Battery -( 1 outside pin of VR ) 3. Volume Signal Input ( 1 outside pin of VR )
CN5	Speaker	1. Speaker - 2. Speaker +
CN6	Motor Left
CN6-A	Motor Left Additional Pad	When 540 or 550 Motor is used for track driving, use this pad to connect motor
CN6-B	Motor Left Additional Pad	When 540 or 550 Motor is used for track driving, use this pad to connect motor
CN7	Motor Right
CN7-A	Motor Right Additional Pad	When 540 or 550 Motor is used for track driving, use this pad to connect motor
CN7-B	Motor Right Additional Pad	When 540 or 550 Motor is used for track driving, use this pad to connect motor
CN9	Upper Hull Functions ( Turn, Lift, Shoot, Light)	1. Coaxial MG LED- 2. Head Light LED- 3. Coaxial MG LED+, Head Light LED+ & AIRSOFT/RECOIL Motor+ 4. AIRSOFT/RECOIL Motor- 5. GUN ELEVATE MOTOR 6. GUN ELEVATE MOTOR 7. TURRET MOTOR 8. TURRET MOTOR	1. Coaxial MG LED- 2. Head Light LED- 3. Coaxial MG LED+, Head Light LED+ & TAMIYA Recoil unit green Wire 4. TAMIYA Recoil unit white Wire 5. GUN ELEVATE MOTOR 6. GUN ELEVATE MOTOR 7. TURRET MOTOR 8. TURRET MOTOR
CN10	Smoke Unit / Smoke Unit Fan	1. Smoke Unit + / Smoke Unit Fan + 2. Smoke Unit - / Smoke Unit Fan -
CN11	Smoke Unit / Smoke Unit Fan switch	1. Switch 2. Switch
CN12	Smoke Unit Heater	1. Heater 2. Heater
J1	IR Battle Emitter Port	To work with IR battle emitter(IR010) 1. IR LED + 2. IR LED -
J2	RealRecoil Servo Port	1. Signal( White Wire) 2. +5V ( Red Wire) 3. Battery - (Black Wire) See RealRecoil section in Assembly Guide
J3	LED Main Gun Flasher Port	To Work with LED Main Gun Flasher(F003) 1. LED + 2. LED -
J4	Gun Elevation Servo Port	1. Signal( White Wire) 2. +5V ( Red Wire ) 3. Battery - (Black Wire)
J5	Gun Swing Servo Port	1. Signal( White Wire) 2. +5V ( Red Wire ) 3. Battery - (Black Wire)
J6	Programming and GBS unit Port	To connect TK Programmer or GBS unit
J7	S-BUS Port	To connect S-Bus Receiver 1. +5V 2. Battery - 3. S-BUS RX 4. S-BUS TX
J8	Engine Deck Level Switch	1. SWITCH 2. SWITCH
L1	Rotating Light LED1	1. LED + 2. LED -
L2	Rotating Light LED2	1. LED + 2. LED -
L3	Rotating Light LED3	1. LED + 2. LED -
L4	Controlled Switch/Tail Light	1. Device + 2. Device - Maximum Current : 7A *Need 200ohm in-serial resistor when connecting LED
L5	1st MG LED	1. LED + 2. LED -
L6	2nd MG LED	1. LED + 2. LED -
L7	Right Blinker( Modern Tank)	1. LED + 2. LED -
L8	Left Blinker( Modern Tank)	1. LED + 2. LED -

Install Guide

Remove RX-18 or 2.4G control board from HL tank

Connect CH1~CH8 channel cables to receiver according to control mode.

Plug Left and Right track motor to CN6 and CN7 on TK60, or solder motor wire to CN6-A, CN6-B, CN7-A and CN7-B if track motor is 540/550.

(Optional) Plug battle unit base to CN2 Infrared Port

(Optional) Plug Gun flasher and recoil unit switch to CN3 Gun Flash Port

(Optional) Plug speaker to CN5 Speaker Port

Plug volume control unit to CN4

Rewire Air-soft unit if you want to elevate and depress gun directly, see "HL Gun Elevation and AirSoft Correction" section

Set Main Gun Function Mode to match your tank hardware configuration (HL AirSoft, HL or TAMIYA Recoil),

Plug 8-P upper hull functions cable to CN9,

Plug smoker unit and switch to CN10 and CN11,

(Optional) separate smoker heater wire from smoker unit and connect to CN12

(Optional) plug IR011 to J1

(Optional) plug recoil servo to J2

(Optional) plug LED flasher to servo to J3

(Optional) plug elevation servo to J4

(Optional) plug gun swing servo servo to J5

(Optional) plug rotate light unit to L1, L2 and L3 connector

(Optional) plug LED flasher to L5

(Optional) plug LED flasher to L7 and L8 as Right and left blinker

Install a switch (for example, HL Smoke Unit Switch Cable) to SW connector( Switch Cable Port) as power switch.

HL tank already have power switch on battery cable path, so additional switch is not required, to use a jumper to short pins in SW Cable port or connect a switch cable and keep it switched on.

When high current track motors are used, such as 400/480 motor, power switch on battery cable path will not be able to handle, connect a switch cable (for example, HL Smoke Unit Switch Cable) to this port as power switch.

TK60 board has 0.8A BEC( Battery eliminate circuit), can power receiver through channel cables, no additional battery is needed for receiver

Set trimmers on transmitter to center position,

Connect TK60 to battery or power adaptor( See FAQ )

Switch on TK60 board and transmitter,

Send different commands( see control mode diagram) to test each function, if board not functions accordingly, adjust trimmer on transmitter.

Done!

HL Gun Elevation and AirSoft Correction

In HL original design, gun Elevation and AirSoft sharing same driving H/W, so the gun elevation can only be controlled in one direction, if you missed the angle you want, you will need to wait a full cycle of gun elevation, to correct this problem, we add dedicate AirSoft control h/w to TK20 board. the following shows you how to correct HL tank and get two direction elevation.

The picture below is original wiring in HL tank:

Modify it as the following:

Green box in the diagram above represent the small PCB in tank, small red, black, blue ... orange in it represent the wire color.

1. Disconnect red wire between safety switch and gun barrel elevation unit.

2. Change original 3P connector to 4P type, add additional wire from safety switch to 4P connector,

3. Add 4P connector HUL-8P PCB connector

4. AirSoft unit is now controlled by red-black pair, gun barrel unit is controlled by red-white pair. and you can connect 8P connector to CN9 on TK-18/20 with original cable.

Here is a video of airsoft setup for Taigen Tank

HL Tail Light Correction

Tail Light in HL tank is wire to MG light, so the Tail Light flashes when MG firing, this is very funny to us, to correct this problem and make tail light to be controlled with Headlight, please refer to the picture below and rewire it.

1. Remove 2 pin plug from PCB, twist angled pins to opposite side,

2. Connect Tail Light LED + pin( Red wire of Tail Light cable) to CN9.3 pin( Yellow wire )

3. Connect a 200 Ohm resistor between 2-P connector pin and CN9.2 pin(Green), a SMD type resistor is used in this example to save space.

Original wiring diagram

Corrected wiring diagram

Battle unit installation

TAMIYA battle unit wiring diagram

HL battle unit installation: wire CN2 connector to HBU and Flash Unit Flasher as the following

Recoil Unit Installation

TAMIYA recoil unit installation( -T Version, or set Main Gun Function Mode to TAMIYA Recoil MODE )

STEP1. disconnect white and blue wire from recoil unit switch( see arrow in yellow), add cable connector to recoil switch( see arrow in red ), left green-white-blue cable not touched ( see arrow in green)

STEP2. green wire and white wire in green-white-blue cable goes to 3rd pin on CN9 and 4th pin on CN9(see arrow in green), black and red wire in red-black cable goes to 4th and 5th pin on CN3(see arrow in red).

HL recoil unit installation:

STEP1. Set Main Gun Function Mode to HL Recoil MODE,

STEP2. Connect detection SW( Pressed-to-Short type ) to 4th and 5th pin on CN3 or via the plug (Yellow and brown wire) from HL HIGH-TENSION FLASHER. Latest released HL recoil unit already has detection switch on it.

STEP3. connect motor - to 4th pin on CN9.connect motor + to 3rd pin on CN9.

Asiatam recoil unit installation:

STEP1. Set Main Gun Function Mode to TAMIYA Recoil MODE,

STEP2. Connect Recoil motor + to 3rd pin on CN9.connect motor - to 4th pin on CN9.

STEP2. Connect detection SW to 4th and 5th pin on CN3 or via the plug (Yellow and brown wire) from HL HIGH-TENSION FLASHER

RealRecoil( Patent Pending) servo port allows you to recreate real gun barrel recoil movement with single & cheap servo, what you need to do is to link servo and gun barrel then RealRecoil takes the rest. direction of servo movement can be set by user, please see section "Tank Personalization"

GUN FLASHER Installation

HL Hop-up options "HIGH-TENSION FLASHER" can be easily installed and works with TK60 to simulate gun nuzzle flash when firing.

LED GUN FLASHER Installation:

A white LED and cable connector are needed( Part Number is F003)

Solder color wire (red wire in this example) to long pin of white LED, black wire(-) to short pin,

Plug cable into J3.

Rotating light Installation:

3 LED and cable connector are needed( Part Number is F003)

Left and Right Blinker

2nd and 3rd MG LED

IR battle emitter Installation

An IR LED and cable connector are needed( Part number is IR005/IR010 ).

Solder color wire (red wire in this example) to long pin of IR LED, black wire(-) to short pin,

Plug cable into J1.

Tank Personalization( Patent Pending)

Settings of TK series board can be changed by Configuration IR REMOTE as IR command transmitter, and TAMIYA battle unit(TBU), Heng-Leog battle unit(HBU), or our programming line as IR command receiver.

Steps to change settings:

STEP 1: Turn power off, Turn power off, Turn power off,

STEP 2: Plug programming line/TBU/HBU through TBU/HBU base into CN2 Infrared Port ,

STEP 2: Install a jumper to J2 as shown below, Turn power on,

STEP 4:Refer to function table listed below, point Configuration IR REMOTE to TBU/HBU/Programming line receiver, and press the button of setting that you want to change, "*" sign in function table means the default setting that is programmed in factory

STEP 5: Indicator on TBU/HBU flashes according to new setting value.

STEP 6: turn power off, remove jumper on J2, then turn power on and TK board runs with new settings.

Type of Tank determines Battle Date when doing IR battle( See Variants section )

Type of Tank	Tank Mobility, Turret rotation and Gun barrel evaluation speed vs. Hit taken
Type of Tank	Damaged State	Badly Damaged State	Destroyed State
Heavy Tank*	1~4 hits taken	5~8 hits taken	9 hits taken
Medium Tank	1~3 hits taken	4~5 hits taken	6 hits taken
Light Tank	1 hit taken	2 hits taken	3 hits taken
HL Tank	1~2 hits taken (Note)	3~4 hits taken (Note)	5 hits taken

Note: HENG-LONG TANK doesn't have Damaged State and Badly Damaged State. speed reduction can be turned off by Speed reduction in damage state and Speed reduction in badly damaged state function.

Type of Tank	Reload Time	Recovery Time	Invulnerability time
Heavy Tank*	9 sec.	15 sec.	10 sec.
Medium Tank	5 sec.	15 sec.	12 sec.
Light Tank	3 sec.	15 sec.	15 sec.
HL Tank	3 sec.(Note)	15 sec.	10 sec.(Note)

Note: Suggested Value, can be changed by Reload Time and Invulnerability time setting function

Function tables:

Save current setting to PRESET 1: Press number key "1" on IR Configuration Remote to save,

Available Settings

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Save to PRESET 1

Indicator flashes when setting is saved

Save current setting to PRESET 2: Press number key "2" on IR Configuration Remote to save,

Available Settings

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Description

Save to PRESET 2

Indicator flashes when setting is saved

*Once you've adjusted everything, you can push "1" or "2" to save current setting to PRESET 1 or 2. If you don't do this saving the board remembers the last settings.

Use saved settings: Press "ENT" or "SOUND MODE" Key on IR Configuration Remote to select.

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
Use PRESET 1 setting	1
Use PRESET 2 setting	2
Use Factory Default Setting ( Read-Only )	3	To restore factory default value in case of setting data is messed up.

*To switch between the presets you press either "sound mode" or "enter" button, once the preset is selected, switch tank off and remove setup jumper. Switch back on and away you go.

Mixer Mode: Press (MUTE) key on IR Configuration Remote to select.

Available Settings

Indicator flashes times

Description

Mixer Mode 1

Tank mode 1

CH1 controls rudder, CH2 controls throttle.

Proportional steering, sharp and pivot turn* are supported

Left Track

Right Track

Pivot

Turn

Sharp

Turn

Proportional

Steering

Proportional

Steering

Sharp

Turn

Pivot

Turn

Mixer Mode 2

OFF mode

CH1 controls left track, CH2 controls right track

When using triple differential gear box,

CH1 controls steering motor(CN6),

CH2 controls propulsion motor(CN7)

Mixer Mode 3

Tank mode 2

CH1 controls rudder, CH2 controls throttle,

Proportional steering and sharp turn are supported

Left Track

Right Track

Sharp

Turn

Proportional

Steering

Proportional

Steering

Sharp

Turn

Mixer Mode 4

Half-Track mode

CH1 controls rudder, CH2 controls throttle,

Support proportional steering only.

Max. turn ratio ( speed ratio of left and right track at hard left and right turn) can be configured form large (4) to small (8)

Left Track

Right Track

Proportional
Steering

Proportional
Steering

Mixer Mode 5

Mixer Mode 6

Mixer Mode 7

Mixer Mode 8

*pivot turn is also named as super spin.

Main Gun Function Mode: Press "POWER" key on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
TAMIYA RECOIL MODE*	1*	To use TAMIYA recoil unit, CN3, Pin4:TAMIYA Recoil Unit Switch CN3, Pin5:TAMIYA Recoil Unit Switch CN9, Pin3:TAMIYA Recoil Unit green Wire CN9, Pin4:TAMIYA Recoil Unit white Wire
HL AirSoft MODE	2	To use HL AirSoft, CN3,Pin4:HL AirSoft Unit Switch CN3,Pin5:HL AirSoft Unit Switch CN9,Pin3:HL AIRSOFT Motor + CN9,Pin4:HL AIRSOFT Motor -
NA	3	Do not select this mode
NA	4	Do not select this mode

*Use this mode on Hooben Tank.

Receive TAMIYA IR Code: press "TV/VIDEO" or "->[]" Key on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

Indicator

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Description

Enabled

Tank react to TAMIYA IR code

Disabled

Receive HL IR Code: press "VOL DOWN" Key on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

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Description

Enabled

Tank react to HL IR code,

Disabled

IR Battle Preset Data: press "MTS" or "A/B" Key on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
TAMIYA Heavy tank	1*	Reload Time = 9 seconds, Invulnerability time = 10 seconds, Max. hit can take = 9 hit.
TAMIYA Medium tank	2	Reload Time = 5 seconds, Invulnerability time = 12 seconds, Max. hit can take = 6 hits
TAMIYA Light tank	3	Reload Time = 3 seconds, Invulnerability time = 15 seconds, Max. hit can take = 3 hits.
Heavy Armored Vehicle	4	Invulnerability time = 10 seconds, Max. cannon hit cam take = 1 hit Max. machine gun hit can take = 24 hit.
Medium Armored Vehicle	5	Invulnerability time = 10 seconds, Max. cannon hit can take = 1 hit Max. machine gun hit can take = 16 hit.
Light Armored Vehicle	6	Invulnerability time = 10 seconds, Max. cannon hit can take = 1 hit Max. machine gun hit can take = 8 hit.
HL tank	7	Reload Time = 3 seconds, Invulnerability time = 10 seconds(Note1) Max. hit can take = 5 hits,
Reserved	8

Note1: Reference setting for HL Tank

Momentum effect On/Off: Press "SLEEP(0x36)" or "" on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

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Off

Reload Sound On/Off: Press "Timer Off(0x3C)" or " "on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

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Off

Taking a hit hull recoil On/Off: Press "JUMP(0x3B)" on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

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Off

Strength of taking a hit hull recoil: Press "CH Up" or "PROGR +" key on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
1	1	Small( 1 ) to Large( 16 )movement
:	:
6	6*
:	:
16	16

Firing tank gun hull recoil On/Off: Press "SURROUND(0x29)" on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

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Description

Off

Strength of firing tank gun hull recoil: Press "VOL UP" key on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

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Description

1

1

Small( 1 ) to Large( 16 )movement

:

:

6

6*

:

:

16

16

RealRecoil servo direction: press "CH down" or "PROGR -" key on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

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Description

Normal

Reversed

Gun elevation servo direction: press " Teletext ON(0x3F)" or "" key on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

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Description

Normal

Reversed

Speed reduction in damaged state: press "3" key on IR Configuration Remote to select.

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0%	1	No mobility damage simulation, Speed is not reduced when Tank is in damaged state.
-12.5%	2*
-25%	3
-37.5%	4
-50%	5
-62.5%	6
-75%	7
-87.5%	8

Speed reduction in badly damaged state: press "DISPLAY" or "DRC-MF" key on IR Configuration Remote to select.

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0%	1	No mobility damage simulation, Speed is not reduced when Tank is in badly damaged state.
-12.5%	2
-25%	3*
-37.5%	4
-50%	5
-62.5%	6
-75%	7
-87.5%	8

Armor type: press number key "9" on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

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Heavy Armor

Resistance to machine gun

Soft skin, like Trucks

No resistance to machine gun

Sending IR code when firing machine gun: press number key "6" on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

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Description

Not to send MG IR code

To send MG IR code

Primary weapon reload time: press number key "4" on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
3 seconds	3
4 seconds	4
5 seconds	5
6 seconds	6
7 seconds	7
8 seconds	8
9 seconds	9*
10 seconds	10
11 seconds	11
12 seconds	12
13 seconds	13
14 seconds	14
15 seconds	15

Rounds of Primary weapon: press number key "8" on IR Configuration Remote to select,

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
Not limited	1*
8 rounds	2
16 rounds	3
24 rounds	4
32 rounds	5
40 rounds	6
48 rounds	7
56 rounds	8
64 rounds	9
72 rounds	10
80 rounds	11
88 rounds	12
96 rounds	13
104 rounds	14
112 rounds	15
120 rounds	16

Primary weapon IR code: press number key "0" on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
TAMIYA cannon code	1*	For TAMIYA IR battle
HL cannon code	2	For HL IR battle
Repair code	3	For Bergepanzer application, damage count decreased by 1 when this IR code is received, each repair needs 15s, no other vehicle can damage vehicle that is under this mode
Machine Gun code	4	Vehicle with MG

Invulnerability time: Vehicle is Invulnerable during this period, press number key "7" on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

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Description

Vehicle can not be recovered from destroyed mode

1

1 second

2

2 seconds

3

3 seconds

4

4 seconds

5

5 seconds

6

6 seconds

7

7 seconds

8

8 seconds

9

9 seconds

10

10 seconds

11*

TAMIYA Heavy tank

11 seconds

12

12 seconds

13

TAMIYA Medium tank

13 seconds

14

14 seconds

15

TAMIYA Light tank

15 seconds

16

Max hit can take: Press number key "5" on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
1 round	1
2 rounds	2
3 rounds	3	TAMIYA Light tank
4 rounds	4
5 rounds	5
6 rounds	6	TAMIYA Medium tank
7 rounds	7
8 rounds	8
9 rounds	9*	TAMIYA Heavy tank
10 rounds	10
11 rounds	11
12 rounds	12
13 rounds	13
14 rounds	14
15 rounds	15

*The following setting function is only available on TK60G2

Function Page Selection: Press "-/--" Key on IR Configuration Remote to select. for TK60G2 only

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
Select settings on Page 1	1*	TK board goes back to this page after power on
Select settings on Page 2	2
Select settings on Page 3	3
Select settings on Page 4	4

*Text in black means that setting function is on page1.

GBS LED enable: press "TV/VIDEO" or "->[]" Key on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

Indicator

flashes times

Description

Enabled

Disabled

Elevation Sound Mode: press "SOUND Mode" Key on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

Indicator

flashes times

Description

ESC Mode

Elevation Sound follows ESC, will not stop until ESC is stopped

Servo Mode

2**

Elevation Sound follows servo movement, stops when reach both end.

Set to this mode when servo elevation, auto load position and engine deck detection are turned on.

*Default setting for TK60

**Default setting for TK60G2

Horizontal GBS motor Speed gain increase: Select page 4 , press number key "1" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
8	9

Horizontal GBS motor Speed gain decrease: Select page 4 , press number key "4" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
8	9

Horizontal GBS motor Start gain increase: Select page 4 , press number key "2" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
8	9

Horizontal GBS motor Start gain decrease: Select page 4 , press number key "5" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
8	9

Horizontal GBS motor Stop gain increase: Select page 4 , press number key "3" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
8	9

Horizontal GBS motor Stop gain decrease: Select page 4 , press number key "6" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
16	17

Horizontal GBS sensitive increase: Select page 4 , press number key "8" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
8	9

Horizontal GBS sensitive decrease: Select page 4 , press number key "0" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
16	17

Vertical GBS slow gain increase: Select page 3 , press number key "1" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
8	9

Vertical GBS slow gain decrease: Select page 3 , press number key "4" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
8	9

Vertical GBS fast gain increase: Select page 3 , press number key "2" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
8	9

Vertical GBS fast gain decrease: Select page 3 , press number key "5" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
8	9

Vertical GBS servo angle gain increase: Select page 3 , press number key "8" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
8	9

Vertical GBS servo angle gain decrease: Select page 3 , press number key "0" on IR Configuration Remote to increase gain

Available Settings	Indicator flashes times	Description
0	1
:	:
8	9

Engine deck level increase: Select page 3 , press "VOL UP" on IR Configuration Remote to increase level

Engine deck level decrease: Select page 3 , press "VOL Down" on IR Configuration Remote to decrease level

Engine deck level Function Enable: Select page 3, press "MUTE" Key on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

Indicator

flashes times

Description

Disable

Enable

Auto Load Position UP: Select page 3 , press "CH UP" on IR Configuration Remote to increase level

Auto Load Position Down: Select page 3 , press "CH Down" on IR Configuration Remote to decrease level

Auto Load Position Function Enable: Select page 3, press "POWER" Key on IR Configuration Remote to select

Available Settings

Indicator

flashes times

Description

Disable

Enable

Status read out and IR battle test via Configuration IR Remote

Point Configuration IR remote to TBU/HBU and press key listed below to show vehicle status or test IR battle function. No jumper should be installed on J1.

KEY on IR Configuration Remote	Description
Number Key "1"	To repair vehicle, damage count decreased by 1
Number Key "2"	Fire cannon to vehicle
Number Key "3"	Fire machine gun to vehicle
Number Key "4"	Number of flash indicate remain hits can take

FAQs

Q: My TK60 can not register a hit from Tamiya tank.

A: To check "Receive Tamiya IR code" setting. TK60 won't response Tamiay IR code when this setting is disabled.

Q: The airsoft motor does not run until after the gun fire sound has played and the reload sound has happened. I want the airsoft motor to run while the gun sound plays. I also planned to make recoil work with the airsoft…but when I fire the gun, the recoil servo operates in time to the sound…but has returned to the normal position when the airsoft motor operates.
A: Just need to set Main Gun Function Mode to AirSoft mode, then cannon sound, servo recoil and airsoft unit will be synchronized.

Q: I already set Main Gun Function Mode to HL AirSoft MODE, but AirSoft motor does not run when I give fire cannon command.

A:To correct airsoft unit wiring as HL Gun Elevation and AirSoft Correction section mentioned.

Q: Airsoft unit fires continuously and have no cannon sound.

A: When main Main Gun Function Mode is configured to AirSoft Mode, TK60 start to drive AirSoft motor (thought CN9 3rd &4th pin) when fire cannon command is received. when Airsoft just fired, Airsoft switch is closed , Tk60 knows it thought CN3 Pin4 & Pin5. and then stop to drive Airsoft Motor and start to generate cannon. So in order to make it works properly, AirSoft motor need to be connected to CN9 pin3 and pin4. AirSoft switch connector to CN3 Pin4 & Pin5.

You can simply test it by a tweezers, to short and release it will stop AirSoft motor.

Q: How to avoid damage that caused by short circuit to the board?
A: Damage can be prevented by using a current limited power adaptor as power source, first to find a ~6V, 400mAh power adaptor, 1K 1/4W ohm resistor, LED and a motor cable(from HL cable Set)

then connect + wire(with white strip) from adaptor to red wire of HL cable, - wire to black wire of HL cable, adn wire resistor and LED as the following to act as indicator.

Each time, when you did some modification on circuit or after installation, use this as power source fist. plug connect each by each, and LED will be dimmed immediately if any shortage in circuitry and not thing on TK board will be damaged because power can only supply low & limited current.

The board might be act very strange when it's power by this, such as motor can not moves will, cannon fired unexpectedly when turret rotation sound comes up, these are quite normal because current is not enough.

Q: Tank hull recoil movement direction is not correct, moves forward and then backward while firing main gun.
A: Just need to swap motor cables, CN6 to Motor Right, CN7 to Motor Left, and turn on servo reverser function on throttle channel from radio transmitter.

Q: All function runs but just no sound!!

A: This can be the common issue on HL Volume Control board, just to short outer pins of CN4 with tweezers to verify it. if sound comes out when doing this, the HL volume control board is broken.

Q: Do I need noise filtering capacitor on motor

A: Yes, it's needed to prevent back EMF to interference TK20 board. All HL stock tank already have it on motors

This type of capacitor is not good, DO NOT USE!

Q:Tank moves backward faster than forwards and does not turn. It only turn if firstly turn steering stick and secondly throttle stick.

A: To turn off mixer on transmitter and test again.

Q: Can get motor sounds, cannon sounds, turret sounds, but no motion on either drive motors or turret rotation gearbox

A: Check if battery voltage is too low, auto cutoff function cuts motor off when battery voltage is too low.

Q: What is Mixer

A: A piece of software that converts Rudder and Throttle control signal to Left and Right track speed signal. All TK board has mixer on it, mixer function on RC transmitter need to be turned off.

Q: What is Safety shutoff:

A: Controller cuts motor off and waits signal come back.

Q: What is Auto cutoff:

A: The motor cutoff will occurred when battery input drops below minimum supply voltage of controller.

Q: Which RC system can works with TK board:

A: Basically, TK can work with all kind of aftermarket RC system as long as it's PWM system, here is a table list most popular one.

Brand	Band	Model Number	Result
Futaba	72M	T4VF	OK
Futaba	27M AM	4WD	OK
Futaba	2.4G	T4YF-2.4G	OK
TURNIGY	2.4G	9X	OK
Spektrum	2.4G		OK
PLANET	2.4G		OK
FlySky	2.4G	FS-CT6B	OK ( Need to turn mixer function on transmitter off )
Hobby King	2.4G	HK T6A	OK
Perfex	2.4G	M24-H radio	OK
Tactic TTX		TTX series	OK
JR	27M		OK

Q: Audio Amp thermal protection:

A: that turns off device when junction temperature over 150 degree C to prevent damage

Q: Is it possible to make additional settings using existing IR signals for example to make HL IR signal and 9 hits can take, originally 5 hits?

A: yes, IR code to receive, IR code to transmit, preset & battle data can be set independently.

Q: Is it possible to set setting with other device (not SONY IR code remote)?

A: Only Sony IR code remote can be used, you can also have universal remote and configure it to SONY mode.

Q: Any Other SONY remote, such as SONY Bravia unified IR Configuration Remote, can config TK20?
A: Can't sure, with more and more setting function are added, some code not common on every remote are used. so we suggest to use same remote as we use.

Q: What's BEC

A: BEC stands for battery elimination circuit. This circuit powers the receiver thought channel cable, no secondary battery source is required.

Precaution

Use dry battery or power supply as power source at testing to keep burn down anything if any error on modification. then use chargeable battery when every function working normally.

Read carefully and fully understand the instructions before commencing assembly.

Metal part on FET can not be touched with any metal when TK board is operating.

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