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Offline dlewis

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Output Frequency
« on: June 04, 2020, 01:34:08 PM »
I have a customer that would like a variable output frequency from the Plus+1.  Can this be done on a PWM pin?  I know I can change the frequency on a pin as a constant, but can I do it dynamically while the program is running?

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Re: Output Frequency
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2020, 07:35:58 PM »
set a digital output and switch it with a variable timer

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Re: Output Frequency
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2020, 08:06:36 PM »
That will work well as long as the required frequency is below the loop time of the program but not when I'm up in the 4000 Hz range.

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Re: Output Frequency
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2020, 10:11:40 PM »
I have done it with a PWM output as an experiment. It does work, but every time the frequency is changed the output is turned off momentarily. It is not a smooth change.

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Re: Output Frequency
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2020, 01:31:06 PM »
Thanks, that's enough to tell me what I need to know.