Spektrum XBC100 Smart Checker Update (HOW TO)

[@TheRCAirMarshall]

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[@williamreape4326]

Thanks for your videos. I am not very computer savvy. Thanks for explaining simple tasks as you go.

[@marksmola7299]

Thanks for your help. Much appreciated

[@epoweredrc]

Awesome video Dave, I followed along and updated mine, hadn't done a update since purchased it... Only took trying 3 USB cables to find one that would work ha ha...

[@TheRCAirMarshall]

Yeah, if you look close the USB cable I plugged into the smart checker and the the one that was in there while the update was in progress. Two totally different cables. LoL. Video magic

[@lynskyrd78]

Me too just realized i wasn't useing the right cable. I haven't triedmy PS 4 cable,yet but nowcim sure t will work. Big Thanks for that ittl bit of extra info about the USB cable..

[@JohnHill-jm7tm]

Great video and information 👍🏼. This Old Man enjoying with my coffee ☕. Don't really need to update. Love the 100 just not into the smart batteries yet. ✈️😎💝

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Great video Dave!! Gotta get my updates done ASAP, thanks for the info👊🏼👊🏼

[@-cmafia-7745]

Great step by step video Air Marshall. Short and sweet! 👍👍

[@mikebird8290]

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[@jh1982a]

Very useful video... Thank-you

[@hamiltonshangar]

Very nice, this video will come in handy when I grab one here soon. I doubt they will or already be firmware updated. 👍🏽✌🏽

[@marksmola2025]

Really needed your help. Thank you

[@robertglenn8759]

Can you help?? I keep getting an error saying connecting device failed not sure if my usb is information and charge don't know how to determine that anyway cannot get update done Also once I get help with up date how would I go about uodating G2 batteries? Thank you for any help Bob from Florida

[@jjlanda1171]

Hi Air Marshall Great video very helpful, my only question is if I can use any brand of battery to power the smart checker, thanks

[@TheRCAirMarshall]

Yes! Any battery 2S to 6S with either an EC3 or IC3 connector will power up the smart checker. It will also work with adapters if your battery doesn’t have an IC3 or EC3 connector.

[@jjlanda1171]

@@TheRCAirMarshallgreat! many thanks

[@chksix]

I bought a Smart Checker and the battery voltages read slightly lower than my two other checkers. I did an update and it totally screwed up the readings. Horizon sent me a new checker that works as advertised. I won't be updating this one. Edit: I just ran the latest update on the faulty checker and now its working.

[@TOURMANBOB]

Question ! Plugging in a new G2 Spectrum 2200 LIPO battery into the new S155 battery charger, I then sought to update the firmware in the G2 battery itself. However, the update froze at the end and failed. Now the battery charger nor the battery checker can see the individual cell voltages, nor can I balance the cells. Auto start no longer functions in the charger for this battery (but works for others of course). Now when plugging in the battery, the S155 charger asks for a balancing lead (of which there is none) so clearly the failure of the firmware update put the battery back into an older version G2 battery software. Any idea how to restore this battery. My experience with failed updates is that the item in question is usually permanently "pooched".

[@TOURMANBOB]

I have since talked to Great Hobbies and they have replaced the battery. It seems they have done so for hundreds of people and the new G2 battery has a defective chip in it which causes this. So anyone buying the Spectrum G2 smart battery should right away upgrade the firmware to see if it's defective and then take it back to the dealer if it is.

[@73cdi]

Dave - Can the G1 charger (S2100) be updated with the G2 firmware? Will this then display time to charge?

[@TheRCAirMarshall]

It displays time to charge only for Smart batteries. And Yes, all of the G1 smart chargers can be updated to G2 firmware. The S120, S150, S1100, S1200, S1500, and S2100 all have a G2 firmware update available. I’ll be releasing a video either later today or tomorrow that details how to update the G1 chargers that need the USB to Serial adapter (S150, S1200, S1500, S2100) so stay tuned for that 👍

[@briancurry3835]

XBC100 Is there an update for OS Mac computers?

[@meticulous_al]

With the update, will the smart checker give battery cell IR readings?

[@TheRCAirMarshall]

Negative, you’re only going to get that from a charger with IR analysis built in.

[@mepropwash]

Dave...... Could not get this to work based on the driver. this did not work for me,IF the included driver package fails to install download this alternative version HERE - XCA100 Driver 8. Click the Update button to install the update on your Smart Charger. A progress bar will appear on your computer screen and the screen/indicator on your Smart Charger will notify that an update is in progress. Could you step me through want I need to do? Should my xbc100 light up before I click on Update? Mine does not.

[@TheRCAirMarshall]

The XCA100 is the USB to Serial adapter that is used to update the S150, S1200, S1500, and S2100 chargers. You do not need that driver for the XBC100 battery checker. For the the Smart checker, it did not power up for me from just plugging it into USB. I had to plug in an external power source (LiPo plugged into the IC3 connector on the left side of the checker) and even then it is still not acknowledged as being ready in the smart update software. Once it is hooked up just hit the update button, it found mine once I hit the update button with no issues. So to recap. Start the software, plug in the checker via USB, plug a battery into the checker, then click the update button. That’s the one sentence version of the 6 minute video. 😁 Hope that helps

[@mepropwash]

Dummy me forgot to plug a battery in....Works fine

[@TheRCAirMarshall]

Awesome 👍

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