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Period
range
Period
resolution
On-time
resolution
1–1024 4 1
1025–4096 16 4
4097–16384 64 16
The special periods 1024, 4096, and 16384 are not recommended, since 100% duty cycle is not
available at these values. If the on time is set equal to the period at one of the special values, the duty
cycle will be 0% (a low output). The periods 1020 (47.1 kHz), 4080 (11.7 kHz), and 16320 (2.9 kHz)
provide the best possible resolution with 100% and 0% duty cycle options, so you should use one of
these periods if possible.
You will probably want to use serial commands or a script to make use of PWM in your project. See
Section 5.e and Section 6.b for more information.
4.b. Channel Settings
The Channel Settings tab in the Maestro Control Center.
The Channel Settings tab contains controls for many of the channel-related parameters that are stored
on the Maestro, affecting its operation immediately on start-up.
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