Gain
Selecting "Gain" from the "Mix Menu" causes the SM2 to adjust the
gain of one channel as a function of the second channel. For example, an
aircraft is set up so that the aileron control is very sensitive when a
transmitter switch or knob is in one extreem position, and less sensitive when
the switch or knob is in the opposite extreem position. If switch is used
then the gain acts like a dual-rate feature available on most aircraft
transmitters. If knob is used then the sensitivity can be adjusted in very
fine increments. Options to have Channel 1 set Channel 2 gain or vice-versa will be
displayed near the top of the SM2 Application when the Gain mode is selected as
shown below: Channel 1 sets the gain of channel 2 in the above illustration. In
this case, the Channel 1 servo position represents the gain setting for Channel
2. The gain setting can be thought of as a real number between the values
of minus one to one. That number will be used as a multiplier and applied
to the Channel 2 position. The gain can actually be greater than one or less than minus one
if the Channel 1 servo position is greater than 100% or less than -100%. The
gain control is linear and can be set anywhere in between these extreem
values. The Simulation Mode is very useful when gain mixing is performed.
The best way to learn how this works is to experiment with the SM2 Applciation.
The SM2 Application is distributed with configuration examples that address gain
settings. It is recomended that these examples be loaded and evaluated using the
SM2 Application in Simulation Mode to get a better feel for how Gain Mode works
by adjusting various settings and observing the response.
2-Channel Standard Mixer SM2
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