Throttle Parameters; Throttle Type; Throttle Deadband; Table 4 Programmable Throttle Types - Curtis Instruments MultiMode 1243 Generation 2 Manual

Throttle Parameters

Curtis 1243 2 Manual
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THROTTLE TYPE

The 1243 2 controller accepts a variety of throttle inputs. Instructions are
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provided in Section 2 for wiring the most commonly used throttles: 5kΩ–0 and
0–5kΩ 2-wire potentiometers, 3-wire potentiometers, 0–5V throttles, current
sources, and the Curtis ET-XXX electronic throttle.
The throttle type parameter can be programmed to 1, 2, 3, or 4. The
standard throttle input signal type options are listed in Table 4.

Table 4 PROGRAMMABLE THROTTLE TYPES

THROTTLE
TYPE
1 2-wire 5kΩ–0 potentiometer
2 single-ended 3-wire potentiometer with 1kΩ to 10kΩ range;
0–5V voltage source;
current source driving external resistor;
or Curtis ET-XXX electronic throttle
3 2-wire 0–5kΩ potentiometer
wigwag 3-wire potentiometer with 1kΩ to 10kΩ range;
4
0–5V voltage source;
or current source driving external resistor
THROTTLE DB
The throttle deadband parameter defines the throttle pot wiper voltage range
that the controller interprets as neutral. Increasing the throttle deadband setting
increases the neutral range. This parameter is especially useful with throttle
assemblies that do not reliably return to a well-defined neutral point, because it
allows the deadband to be defined wide enough to ensure that the controller goes
into neutral when the throttle mechanism is released.
Examples of deadband settings (0%, 10%, 40%) are shown in Figure 15
for the four throttle types (see Table 4). In all the examples in Figure 15, the
throttle max parameter is set at 100%.
The throttle deadband parameter is adjustable from 0% to 40% of the
nominal throttle wiper range; the default setting is 10%. The nominal throttle
wiper voltage range depends on the throttle type selected. See Table 1 (page 9)
for the characteristics of your selected throttle type.
The throttle deadband is tuned as part of the vehicle performance adjust-
ment process (Section 5).
3 — PROGRAMMABLE PARAMETERS:
DESCRIPTION
Throttle Parameters
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