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TK20 Series Tank Controller: Version Date 05/12/2013

TK20 series is Entry-level & Plug-and-Play Controllerfor upgrading Heng-Long(HL) and TAMIYA RC tank into proportional radio control with decent sound.

(specifications and design are subject to change without notice)

Overview

TK series controller uses 4 channels RC system to control R/C tank's forward/backward movement, sharp turning, pivoting,turret rotation and gun barrel evaluation at variable speed

Plug-and-Play design for upgrading HL 1/16 RC Tank 20A 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 3W sound output power 0.8A BEC Support air-soft gun with sound synchronization Support TAMIYA and HL IR battle unit and format Support RealRecoil servo portSafety shutoff prevents unwanted movement while signal lost Auto R/C signal detectionMiniature design(60mm X 50mm X 20mm) for 1/25~1/16 R/C Tank

Variants

TK20, TK20-T, TK20-H TK20E TK22 TK22V

Remote ControlSystem

Traditional 4-CH AM, FM or2.4G RC system

Traditional 4-CH AM,FM or 2.4G RC system



TAMIYA IR battleCompatible YES YES YES YES

HL IR battleCompatible YES YES YES NO

VsTank IR battleCompatible NO NO NO YES

DamageSimulation

on trackTK20 YES YES YES

DamageSimulation on

turret rotation andgun elevation

TK20 YES YES YES

Long range IRbattle

(>30M)NO YES YES YES

Engine Soundrendering Frequency shift mode Frequency shift mode Frequency shift mode Frequency shift mode

Sound set forspecific tank model YES YES YES YES

Track driverCurrent 20A 20A 20A 20A

Track driverMomentum Effect

with ON/OffControl

NO NO YES YES

Turret RotationSpeed Control YES YES YES YES

Gun ElevationSpeed Control YES YES YES YES

Gun ElevationServo Port NO NO YES YES

AUX Power/MotorControl NO NO YES YES

AirSoft with SoundSynchronization

supportTK20-H, TK20 YES YES YES

HL Recoil Unitsupport

TK20 YES YES YES

TAMIYA RecoilUnit Support

TK20-T, TK20 YES YES YES

RealRecoil( Patent Pending) YES YES YES YES

Smoker driver YES YES YES YES

Head Light on/offcontrol YES YES YES YES

TankPersonalization YES YES YES YES

LED GUN FLASHERPort NO YES YES YES

Chassis RecoilOn/OffControl

NO NO YES YES

Kit contained TK20 board *1, channelcable*4

TK20E board*1,channel cable*4

TK22 board*1,channel cable*4

TK22 board*1, channelcable*4

Release Schedule Released Released Released Released

ReferencePrice(USD) $ 61 $ 69 $ 82 $ 82

*TK20, TK20-T and TK20-H can be upgraded to TK20E standard thought our free S/W update.

Accessories

Part Number Description Price(USD)Configuration IR

REMOTE For Tank Personalization function $ 10

IR005 Std. IR battle emitter kit $ 2IR010 High Power IR battle emitter kit $ 5

CAB001 1.25mm pitch cable connector for LED $ 1

HL Cable Set

Motor Cable *2Battery Cable *1Speaker Cable *1Smoke Unit Cable *1Smoke Unit Switch Cable (no switch) *18P Inter-connection Cable *1Volume Control Cable( no VR ) *1RX-18 Receiver Cable *1*Contain is changed

$ 6

HL Power Cable

One end to TK20, another end to battery, one switch in the middle

$ 2

TBU BASE KIT Parts to build TBU APPLE, See How to build TBU Base for detail $ 8

TBU BASE

Base and cable to connect TK board to TAMIYA Battle Unit.

$ 9

Sound Set information

Part Number Application Release Schedule

TK20-T1TK22-T1

German tank versionBase on Tiger I(131) , Maybach HL 230 Engine

Released

TK22-T55 Russia T-55 tank Released

TK20-RUTK22-RU

Russia Tank Version ( Based on T-34, V-2 Engine)

Released

TK20-USTK22-US

US tank Version ( Based on M4, Continental R975-C4 Engine)

Released

TK20-T55ATK22-T55A

Russia T-55A tank Please contact www.hooben.com for availability

Released

TK22-M41

US M41 Walker Bulldog (Continental AOS 895-3 Engine)

Released

TK22-KV

Russia KV-1 and KV-2

Released

TK22-PZ3German Panzer 3 Main armament:3.7 cm KwK 36Secondary armament: Mg 34Engine: 12-cylinder Maybach HL 120 TRMGun Elevation: ManualTurret rotation: Manual

Released

TK22-PZ4

German Panzer 4 & Stug III GMain armament:7.5 cm KwK 40Secondary armament: Mg 34Engine: 12-cylinder Maybach HL 120 TRMGun Elevation: ManualTurret rotation: Manual

Released

TK22-PAN

German Panther with Flammenvernichter MuffleMain armament:7.5 cm KwK 40Secondary armament: Mg 34Engine: Maybach HL 230 P30 with Flammenvernichter MuffleGun Elevation: ManualTurret rotation: Motorized

Released

TK22-LEO2 German Leopard 2 and ZTZ-99 5/15/2013TK22-LEO1 German Leopard 1 6/15/2013

TK22-M1 US M1 Abrams 未訂

TK22-CH UK Challenger 1 & 2 未訂

TK22-M48 US M48 未訂

TK20 ECN( Engineering change notice)

Batch Notice/Change/New Features ReleaseSchedule

1st -Initial Production Delivered

2nd

-TK20-T and TK20-H are unified as TK-20, Main Gun Function Mode function isadded for configuration,-Brightness of battle unit flash is increased,-Mobility damage simulation function is incorporated,-Speed reduction in damage state and Speed reduction in badly damaged statefunction are added for damage simulation fine tuning,-LED main gun flasher Port(J3) is added( with cost up by 1 USD) and flash timeis also tuned.-Receive IR code format can be set by Receive TAMIYA IR code and Receive HLIR code-New T-55 sound version is available,-IR battle preset data for HL is corrected,-Save current setting to PRESET 3 function is removed.

Delivered

2013 production

- No software change to TK20,- Formal TK22 production run,-TK22-M41 will be released with this batch.-Price is increase a little bit due to USD exchange rate, labor and material cost.Preorder is not affected.

Feb. 2013

4-CH Control Mode and operation

Engine sound on/off

Cannon elevation

Booming Cannon

Fire MG: Number of burst is controlled by the time ofstay.

Head light control on/off

AUX Power on/off

Tank move forward and backward

Right and Left turn

Turret rotation

Specification

Parameter Unit

Maximum current of track ESC 20 AMaximum current of turret and cannon elevation ESC 7 AMaximum current of Smoker Driver 7 AMaximum supply voltage 7.4 VMinimum supply voltage 7.2 V

TK series connector layout

TK series connector and pin assignments(Text in red is the modification required for HL TANK)

Connector Description Main Gun Function Mode is setto Gun elevation servo Mode

-H version, or Main GunFunction Mode isconfigured to AirSoft orHL Recoil

-T version, or MainFunction Mode isconfigured to TAMIRecoil

SW Switch Cable Port

Connect a switch cable (for example, HL Smoke Unit Switch Cable) to this port as power sw

HL tank already have power switch on battery cable path, so a switch not required, can jushort pins in this port or connect to a switch cable and keep it switched on.

CN1 Battery Power1. Battery +2. Battery -

CN2 Infrared Port

1. HBU/TBU +2. HBU/TBU SIG3. HBU/TBU -4. TBU FLASH LED -5. TBU FLASH LED +

CN3 Gun Flash Port

1. Battery +2. Strobe Trigger3. Battery -4. Not Used5. Not Used

1. Battery +2. Strobe Trigger3. Battery -4. AirSoft/Recoil Switch5. AirSoft/Recoil Switch

1. Battery +2. Strobe Trigger3. Battery -4. TAMIYA Recoil UnitSwitch5. TAMIYA Recoil UnitSwitch

CN4 Sound Volume1. 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

CN6 Motor Left

CN7 Motor Right

CH1 Steering controlsignal,

Futaba: CH1JR:AILE

CH2 Throttle control signal Futaba: CH2( Mode 2) or CH3 ( Mode 1 )JR:ELEV

CH3 Multi function controlsignal 1

Futaba: CH3( Mode 2) or CH2 ( Mode 1 )JR:THRO

CH4 Multi function controlsignal 2

Futaba: CH4JR:RUOD

CN9Upper Hull Functions( Turn, Lift, Shoot,Light)

1. Machine gun LED-2. Head Light LED-3. Machine gun LED+,Head Light LED+,AUX Power+4. AUX Power-5. GUN ELEVATE MOTOR6. GUN ELEVATE MOTOR7. TURRET MOTOR8. TURRET MOTOR

1. Machine gun LED-2. Head Light LED-3. Machine gun LED+,Head Light LED+,AIRSOFT/RECOILMotor+4. AIRSOFT/RECOILMotor-5. GUN ELEVATE MOTOR6. GUN ELEVATE MOTOR7. TURRET MOTOR8. TURRET MOTOR

1. Machine gun LED-2. Head Light LED-3. Machine gun LED+Head Light LED+,TAMIYA Recoil unitgreen Wire4. TAMIYA Recoil unitwhite Wire5. GUN ELEVATE MOT6. GUN ELEVATE MOT7. TURRET MOTOR8. TURRET MOTOR

CN10 Smoke Unit

CN11 Smoke Unit Switch

J1 IR Battle Emitter PortTo work with IR battle emitter(IR010)1. IR LED +2. IR LED -

J2 RealRecoil ServoPort

1. Signal( White Wire)2. +5V ( Red Wire)3. Battery - (Black Wire)

See RealRecoil section in Assembly Guide

J3 LED Main Gun FlasherPort

To Work with LED Main Gun Flasher(F003)1. LED +2. LED -

J4 Gun Elevation ServoPort

1. Signal( White Wire)2. +5V ( Red Wire )3. Battery - (Black Wire)

Not Used

Assembly Guide

Inspect metal portion on FETs and make sure they are not touched to each other after shipment

Set Main Gun Function Mode to match your tank hardware configuration (HL AirSoft, HL Recoil or TAMIYA Recoil) Disconnect RX-18 and plug cables to the same connector on TK board Set Sound Volume to middle Connect a switch cable (for example, HL Smoke Unit Switch Cable) to Switch Cable Port as power switch. Because HL tank

already have power switch on battery cable, you can just to short Switch Cable Port's two pins or connect to a switch cable andkeep it switched on.

Connect a recoil servo to J2(Optional) Rewire Air-soft unit if you want to elevate and depress gun directly, see "HL Gun Elevation and AirSoft Correction" section Connect channel cables to receiver according to RC mode( See picture "TK series connector and pin assignments" ) . if you

are not sure what mode you RC system is, just swap CH2 and CH3 and try again. TK20 board has BEC( Battery eliminatecircuit), can power receiver through channel cables, no additional battery is needed for receiver

Set CH1, 2 and 3 trimmer on transmitter to center position, Set CH4 trimmer on transmitter to most left or right position Connect battery( make sure that battery is fully charged) Switch on TK board and transmitter, you should hear turret traverse sound. if not, please contact us. gently move CH4(Multi function control signal 2) trimmer to center till turret traverse is gone. gently move CH2(Throttle ) trimmer up and down if you hear motor hum sound. Cannon firing sound should be generated and recoil servo should moves when move CH3 stick to most top position, if not,

gently move CH3(Multi function control signal 2 ) trimmer up and down till it work correctly. You are all set

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 onedirection, if you missed the angle you want, you will need to wait a full cycle of gun elevation, to correct this problem, we adddedicate 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:

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

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 thisproblem 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 tosave 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( seearrow 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) fromHL HIGH-TENSION FLASHER

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

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 byuser, please see section "Tank Personalization"

GUN FLASHER Installation

HL Hop-up options "HIGH-TENSION FLASHER" can be easily installed and works with TK20 to simulate gun nuzzle flash whenfiring.

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.

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 set by Configuration IR REMOTE. TAMIYA battle unit(TBU) or Heng-Leog battle unit(HBU) isrequired as IR command receiver. red "*" sign means default setting

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

Type of Tank

Tank Mobility, Turret rotation and Gun barrel evaluation speedvs.

Hit takenDamaged

StateBadly Damaged

StateDestroyed

State

Heavy Tank* 1~4 hits taken 5~8 hits taken 9 hitstaken

Medium Tank 1~3 hits taken 4~5 hits taken 6 hitstaken

Light Tank 1 hit taken 2 hits taken 3 hitstaken

HL Tank1~2 hits taken

(Note)3~4 hits taken

(Note)5 hitstaken

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

Type of Tank Reload Time Recovery Time Invulnerability timeHeavy 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

Steps to set parameters:STEP 1: Install TBU/HBUSTEP 2: Install a jumper to J2 as shown below, turn power on

STEP 3: Point Configuration IR remote to TBU/HBU, refer to function table listed below and press the buttonof function that you want to set

STEP 4: Indicator on TBU/HBU flashes according to the setting value.STEP 5: turn power off, remove jumper on J2, then power on and you are set.

Function tables:Save current setting to PRESET 1: Pressnumber key "1" on TV remote to save

Available Settings Indicatorflashes times Description

Save to PRESET 1 1 Indicator flashes when setting is saved

Save current setting to PRESET 2: Pressnumber key "2" on TV remote to save


Save to PRESET 2 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 savingthe board remembers the last settings.

Use saved settings: Press"ENT" or "SOUND MODE" Key on TV remote to select.


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 offand remove setup jumper. Switch back on and away you go.

Main Gun Function Mode: Press "POWER" key on TV remote to select


TAMIYA RECOIL MODE* 1*

To use TAMIYA recoil unit,CN3, Pin4:TAMIYA Recoil Unit SwitchCN3, Pin5:TAMIYA Recoil Unit SwitchCN9, Pin3:TAMIYA Recoil Unit greenWireCN9, Pin4:TAMIYA Recoil Unit whiteWire

HL AirSoft MODE 2

To use HL AirSoft,CN3,Pin4:HL AirSoft Unit SwitchCN3,Pin5:HL AirSoft Unit SwitchCN9,Pin3:HL AIRSOFT Motor +CN9,Pin4:HL AIRSOFT Motor -

HL Recoil MODE 3

To use HL Recoil unit,CN3,Pin4:HL Recoil Unit SwitchCN3,Pin5:HL Recoil Unit SwitchCN9,Pin3:HL Recoil Motor +CN9,Pin4:HL Recoil Motor -

Gun elevation servo Mode 4**

J4.1. Signal( White Wire)J4.2. +5V ( Red Wire)J4.3. Battery - (Black Wire)*This function is only available onTK22

*Use this mode on Hooben Tank.**Use this mode only when using RealRecoil and a servo for recoil.

Mixer Mode: Press (MUTE) key on TV remote to select.

AvailableSettings

Indicatorflashes times Description

Mixer Mode 1 1*

Tank mode 1CH1 controls rudder, CH2 controls throttle.

Proportional steering, sharp and pivot turn* are supported

Left Track Right TrackPivotTurn

SharpTurn

ProportionalSteering


SharpTurn

PivotTurn

Mixer Mode 2 2 OFF modeCH1 controls left track, CH2 controls right track

Mixer Mode 3 3

Tank mode 2CH1 controls rudder, CH2 controls throttle,

Proportional steering and sharp turn are supported

Left Track Right TrackSharpTurn



SharpTurn

Mixer Mode 4 4Half-Track mode

CH1 controls rudder, CH2 controls throttle,Support proportional steering only.

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

Left Track Right TrackProportional

SteeringProportional

Steering

Mixer Mode 5 5

Mixer Mode 6 6

Mixer Mode 7 7

Mixer Mode 8 8

*pivot turn is also named as super spin.

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

Available SettingsIndicatorflashestimes

Description

Enabled 1* Tank react to TAMIYA IR code

Disabled 2

Receive HL IR Code: press "VOL DOWN" Key on TV remote to select


Enabled 1* Tank react to HL IRcode,

Disabled 2

Momentum effect On/Off: Press "SLEEP(0x36)" or " " on TV remote to select


Off 1*

ON 2

*This function is only available on TK22

Reload Sound On/Off: Press "Timer Off(0x3C)" or " "on TV remote to select


On 1*

Off 2


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


TAMIYA Heavy tank 1*Reload Time = 9 seconds,

Invulnerability time = 10 seconds,Max. hit can take = 9 hit.

TAMIYA Medium tank 2Reload Time = 5 seconds,

Invulnerability time = 12 seconds,Max. hit can take = 6 hits

TAMIYA Light tank 3Reload Time = 3 seconds,

Invulnerability time = 15 seconds,Max. hit can take = 3 hits.

Heavy Armored Vehicle 4Invulnerability time = 10 seconds,Max. cannon hit cam take = 1 hit

Max. machine gun hit can take = 24 hit.

Medium Armored Vehicle 5Invulnerability time = 10 seconds,Max. cannon hit can take = 1 hit


Light Armored Vehicle 6Invulnerability time = 10 seconds,Max. cannon hit can take = 1 hit


HL tank 7Reload Time = 3 seconds,

Invulnerability time = 10 seconds(Note1)Max. hit can take = 5 hits,

Reserved 8

Note1: Reference setting for HL Tank

Taking a hit hull recoil On/Off: Press "JUMP(0x3B)" on TV remote to select


On 1*

Off 2


Strength of taking a hit hull recoil: Press "CH Up" or "PROGR +" key on TV remote to select


1 1

Small( 1 ) to Large( 16 )movement: :6 6*: :

16 16

Firing tank gun hull recoil On/Off: Press "SURROUND(0x29)" on TV remote to select


Description

On 1*

Off 2


Strength of firing tank gun hull recoil: Press "VOL UP" key on TV remote to select


1 1

Small( 1 ) to Large( 16 )movement: :6 6*: :

16 16

RealRecoil servo direction: press "CH down" or "PROGR -" key on TV remote to select


Description

Normal 1*

Reversed 2

Gun elevation servo direction: press " Teletext ON(0x3F)" or " " key on TV remote to select


Description

Normal 1*

Reversed 2


Speed reduction in damaged state: press "3" key on TV remote to select.


0% 1 No mobility damage simulation, Speed is notreduced 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 TV remote to select.


0% 1 No mobility damage simulation, Speed is notreduced 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 TV remote to select


Description

Heavy Armor 1* Resistance to machine gunSoft skin, like Trucks 2 No resistance to machine gun

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


Description

Not to send MG IR code 1*

To send MG IR code 2

Primary weapon reload time: press number key "4" on TV remote to select


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

Turret Damage Simulation: press "Teletext OFF" or "[]" Key on TV remote to select


Description

Enabled 1* Turret & Barrel DamageSimulation ON

Disabled 2 Turret & Barrel DamageSimulation OFF

Rounds of Primary weapon: press number key "8" on TV remote to select


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

Invulnerability time: Vehicle is Invulnerable during this period, press number key "7" on TV remote to select


Vehicle can not be recovered from destroyedmode 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 TV remote to select


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

Primary weapon IR code: press number key "0" on TV remote to select


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 othervehicle can damage vehicle that is under this

mode

Machine Gun code 4 Vehicle with MG

Sony Programming Remote Quick Guide

Remote Graphic & PDF Edited By

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. Nojumper should be installed on J1.

KEY on SONY TV remote DescriptionNumber Key "1" To repair vehicle, damage count decreased by 1Number Key "2" Fire cannon to vehicleNumber Key "3" Fire machine gun to vehicleNumber Key "4" Number of flash indicate remain hits can take

Special Board Programming Notes

When in programming mode for the boards, every time a valid programming button on the remote is pressed, the associatedfunction will be incremented to the next available setting. So after pressing a programming button, the returned LED indicatorflashes are not showing the current setting for that function, but actually flashing the correct amount of times for the newsetting you have just input for the function. For this reason, it's best to either remember each function's current setting, or writethem down somewhere. If you accidentally change a setting for a function, you will have to repeatedly press the sameprogramming button to cycle through all of that function's available settings to return to the original settings it was before youpressed the button the first time.

When an unknown programming button on a remote is used on the board while in programming mode, the LED indicator willreturn the same number of flashes which represent the IR code it received. As an example, if your board does not currentlyhave the “Turret Damage Simulation” function on it, when using either the remote's "Teletext OFF" or "[]" key, the LEDindicator will flash 56 times consecutively, rather than flash an appropriate 1-2 flashes for that function's valid programmingsettings.

FAQs

Q: How to interface TK22 board to external amplifierA: This picture shows the pin assignment of external amplifier in this example, Battery + & Battery - are power input pin, SIN+and - is for audio signal input, SPK+ and - is speaker port

First to disconnect black wire from HL Volume control board and isolate it with tape, wire a 2-P, 2.54mm pitch connector wire toVolume control board as shown below

Then get power from TK22 board from bottom side. You can also use additional 11.4~12V battery pack to power amplifier, justmake sure ground of TK22 & additional battery pack are connected firmly

Connect power form TK22 to Battery+ & Battery - pin, connect 2-P, 2.54mm pitch connector wire SIG+ and SIG-,and thenconnect sparker to SPK+ and SPK- pin.

Q: When I move left stick backward, only the right track goes backward the left track does not move, It is possible I crossed the+positive and --negative terminals when connecting the new motors?A: Yes, when +positive and --negative terminals are crossed, one of terminal will burn out immediately, you can bend FETs alittle bit to check these traces, one of them should be broken. you can reconnect it by soldering to fix the problem.

We recommend that to use power adapter(7.2V, 400mAh) as power source after rewiring. then switch to battery wheneverything are tested OK.

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 throttlechannel 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 soundcomes out when doing this, the HL volume control board is broken.

Q: Do I need noise filtering capacitor on motorA: Yes, it's needed to prevent back EMF to interference TK20 board. All HL stock tank already have it on motors

Q: What's the IR battle range of TK20A: The table below shows the test result we've done here or from customer site

IR Transmitter IR Receiver BoardVersion

Testresult Test environment

HL Original IR LED HL Battle Unit TK20 withMod. >7M Indoor

HL Original IR LED HL Battle Unit TK20E 13M Outdoor

IR010 TAMIYABattle Unit TK20E >30M Outdoor

Standard version TK20 is not designed to battle at 30M distance. however, there is a very simple way to extend battle range byremoving the resistor circled in the picture below and short its two pads( or just use a wire to short its two pads).

Q:Tank moves backward faster than forwards and does not turn. It only turn if firstly turn steering stick and secondly throttlestick.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 gearboxA: Check if battery voltage is too low, auto cutoff function cuts motor off when battery voltage is too low.

Q:It is possible to change the sound?A: No, to change sound on TK board required some equipment and technique, so you can not do it by yourself, but we can ifyou send us processed sound file(22KHz, 8-Bit format) that you want to program into, average lead time is 2 weeks, Thisservice is free of charge with MOQ( Minimum order quantity) of 3 units. The following are the sound effect section you canchange.- Cannon- Machine Gun- Gun elevation- Turret travels( 4 sections, start, loop1, loop2 & stop)- Engine Start, engine step 1~8, engine stop.

Q:What is MixerA: A piece of software that converts Rudder and Throttle control signal to Left and Right track speed signal. All TK board hasmixer 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 popularone.

Brand Band Model Number ResultFutaba 72M T4VF OKFutaba 27M AM 4WD OKFutaba 2.4G T4YF-2.4G OKTURNIGY 2.4G 9X OKSpektrum 2.4G OKPLANET 2.4G OK

FlySky 2.4G FS-CT6BOK

( Need to turn mixer function on transmitter off )Hobby King 2.4G HK T6A OKPerfex 2.4G M24-H radio OKJR 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 makeadditional 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 TV 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 wesuggest to use same remote as we use.

Q: What's BECA: BEC stands for battery elimination circuit. This circuit powers the receiver thought channel cable, no secondary batterysource 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 usechargeable 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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