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  Hod Carrier replied to a topic in the forum Suggestions:

  Hi,
  Apologies if these ideas have been raised before.
  Is it possible to have controls that influence the behaviour of other controls within the profile? As a train builder I would find it helpful to have a slider control for the throttle that operates...  moreHi,
  Apologies if these ideas have been raised before.
  Is it possible to have controls that influence the behaviour of other controls within the profile? As a train builder I would find it helpful to have a slider control for the throttle that operates with the range 0 to 1 and a seperate switch that acts as a reverser to modify the slider's output to give a reverse function. At the moment I'm having to operate with two sliders, one for each direction, in order to overcome the problem of finding the 0 point on a single slider with the range of -1 to 1.
  Also, can more control types be added? I'm thinking of a multi-position rotary switch with a user-defined number of positions that could be assigned to multiple ports for control of lights, for example.
  Many thanks.  less

  • July 22, 2017
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  Hod Carrier posted a topic in the forum Support:

  A Stupid Question...?

  Greetings fellow SBrickers.
  I've got a stupid question to ask, the answer to which is probably obvious. My problem is that I have no understanding of electronics whatsoever, so I thought it would be a sensible idea to ask rather than assume.
  When the...  moreGreetings fellow SBrickers.
  I've got a stupid question to ask, the answer to which is probably obvious. My problem is that I have no understanding of electronics whatsoever, so I thought it would be a sensible idea to ask rather than assume.
  When the SBrick is regulating the output for each port, is it regulating the voltage or something else? So for example, with a 9V supply the SBrick would give an output of 0-9V where the profile parameters for the relevant control are set at 0 and 1. So if I wanted, say, a 0-4.5V output range do I simply set the output parameters at 0 and 0.5?
  Thanks. :o)  less

  • July 22, 2017
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  Hod Carrier replied to a topic in the forum Support:

  Hi Brian,
  Have you tried renaming the channels in Profile Designer?
  When you use the app to configure the controls you're allocating channels rather than individual controls to each port. You can only have four individual channels per SBrick (one per...  moreHi Brian,
  Have you tried renaming the channels in Profile Designer?
  When you use the app to configure the controls you're allocating channels rather than individual controls to each port. You can only have four individual channels per SBrick (one per port), but you can allocate as many individual controls to the same channel as you like in Profile Designer.
  If you give each control a name, such as "Forward" and "Reverse", you can give each control the same channel name, such as "Throttle". Then when you come to configure the app you will see only the channel name "Throttle" which you can allocate to the relevant port. I've done the same thing recently with a model that required two steering controls and it works perfectly.
  Hope this helps, and sorry if I've misunderstood the problem and given the wrong solution.
  Andy  less

  • December 16, 2016
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  Hod Carrier posted a topic in the forum Suggestions:

  Non-Linear Control

  Hi,
  Apologies if this has already been dealt with elsewhere, but is it possible to have the option to assign a user-defined non-linear operation to various analogue contols, notably the sliders?
  Sometimes it's useful to have either more or less...  moreHi,
  Apologies if this has already been dealt with elsewhere, but is it possible to have the option to assign a user-defined non-linear operation to various analogue contols, notably the sliders?
  Sometimes it's useful to have either more or less sensitivity to the control at various points in it's operation. At the moment the output from the control is linear and directly proportional to the distance it has moved. Being able to define non-linear attributes would be incredibly helpful, especially in models where fine control is necessary but where it is not mechanically possible.
  For example, I have a model with 180 degree steering which is necessary for close manoeuvring but this makes it difficult to steer at higher speeds. If I could, say, define the steering control so that the first 60% of the control's travel controlled only 20% of it's total output I could have much greater control over my model.
  Thanks for your consideration.  less

  • November 28, 2016
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