Setup Menu
–
BEC Output
Figure 12 – BEC Output menu
The BEC Output menu has several options that let you setup the BEC output.
Enable – setting what turns on and off the BEC output
Trigger – the channel threshold value to turn on and off the BEC
Channel – the channel to use for the threshold value
Voltage – the output voltage
Failsafe – what the BEC output is set to when a failsafe occurs
There are four possible options for enabling the BEC. You can select
Off,
On
,
-->
, or
<--
. Selecting --> means to turn on the BEC when the trigger
threshold is greater than the value set in Trigger. So, if the Trigger value
was 1500, then a servo channel value of 1501 or higher would turn on the
BEC, and 1499 or lower would turn off the BEC. Selecting <-- means to turn
on the BEC when the trigger threshold is lower than the value set in Trigger.
The Trigger value is the servo pulse value used to determine when to turn
On or Off the BEC when --> or <-- is used.
The BEC's output voltage can be set to either 5v or 6v. Note that the input
voltage must be at least .25v higher than the programmed BEC voltage to
achieve the programmed value. The maximum current output for the BEC is
3A total. The BEC voltage is available (shared) on output ports D2 and E2.
The failsafe option determines what happens to the BEC output when there
is a failsafe condition. Options are Hold, Off, and On.
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