Aux Input Setup; The Drone Aux Input Setup Sub-Block Screen - Crown AMB-5 User Manual

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8.5.1 AUX Input Setup

The AUX inputs can be used in one of two modes: simplex or binary. This is set in the first drone Sub-block screen,
titled Drone Aux Input Setup (shown in Figure 8.4).
Fig. 8.4 The Drone Aux Input Setup Sub-block Screen
In simplex mode each input is monitored separately to see if it is on or off. The commands assigned to each input
are sent as dictated by its on/off status. In binary mode the inputs are monitored as a group and their on/off states
are added to create a binary code. The commands assigned to a binary code are sent only when a strobe signal
is received and the on/off state of all inputs in the binary group combine to equal the code. This allows many more
controls to be connected to the inputs because of the many possible combinations of on/off states. Binary mode is
useful when you need to connect more controls to a drone than it has inputs or when you need to receive a digital
signal.
To switch a logic input between simplex and binary, select the input with and press the "Space Bar". Notice
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that binary inputs are grouped together into "channels." The groups are labelled Channel A through D and a
minimum of four consecutive inputs (3 binary and 1 strobe) are required to form a binary channel. The last input
of every binary channel must be used as a strobe to signal when binary codes should be read by the drone.
Turning on the strobe input signals that it is time to read the inputs in the binary channel. The strobe must then cycle
through another on/off cycle before the channel will be read again.
Important: Each input can only be used in one mode at time. When an input has been set for binary operation,
it cannot be used in simplex mode. Also, a binary input can be grouped into only one channel at a time—it cannot
be used in two channels at the same time.
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