User Manual
MCP Series
Brushed DC Motor Controllers
MCP Series User Manual
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1.9.8 Digital, Analog, Pulsed and Encoder Inputs
Pins with a DINx can be congured as digital inputs. Pins with ANx can be congure as analog
inputs. Pins with a Px can be congred as pulse inputs. Pins with an ENCx are can be congured
as encoder inputs. The encoder inputs must be grouped. ENC1A and ENC1B are used for encoder
one which corresponds to motor channel one. Not all pins are capable of all three functions. The
pin settings list will display the connected motor controllers available pins and fuctions.
Input Settings
All conguration options shown in the Input Settings section apply to Digital, Analog and
Pulse inputs. The settings will reset each time the mode is changed. To read the settings of a
connected MCP choose "Menu-> Read Settings". Once all changes are made the settings can be
saved to the connected MCP by choosing "Menu-> Save Settings".
Priority Timeout - Only applies to pulsed input pins. The timeout period is set in
milliseconds. The selected input will wait for a signal or pin state change for the specied
amount of time. If no signal or state change is detected the next priority level pin will be
selected. This system is only active if a motor is controlled by the input signal.
Min, Center and Max - The Min, Center and Max values are used to calculate the Position
value of an input signal. Unlike Analog inputs, Digital inputs only have 2 inherant values, 0
and 4095. However by using the digital low pass lter, a PWM input signal on the Digital pin
can be converted into a value from 0 to 4095. The resolution and update rate will depend on
the PWM frequency and the low pass lter sampling rate.