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Message #27107

kfoisy

Posts: 15

Hi,
I have potentiometers that are providing analog inputs to Mobiflight. I then reduce the 1024 value to 0-255 and drive PWM to dim my instruments. This all works very nicely.
The issue I'm seeing is that POT values are a tiny bit erratic (as expected). This can then cause the PWM to shift enough that lights appear to be flickering a bit brighter and then dimmer, as would be the case with a bad connection. I believe it's the POT values that are causing this.

So, suggestion would be to have a "smooth values" checkbox that would allow the input values to be averaged over a series of reads, avoiding minor spikes up and down.

Is this something that anyone else has seen or unique to my setup?

Thanks!
Kevin

2023-01-02 21:09

Message #27126

pizman82

Moderator

From: ETSI, Germany

Posts: 6010

Supporter

In the Device Settings Tab (Where you create your Pot on the Arduino) there is a slider to reduce scan rate to avoid flickering.

NOTE: You need to UPLOAD the Board Config once again after you change the slider..... Cause this Data is saved on the Arduino Firmware itself !

Good Luck !

2023-01-05 22:56

Message #27191

kfoisy

Posts: 15

ok, thanks .. I will try this.

2023-01-17 03:15