WINCH parameters

4 parameters in the WINCH family. ArduCopter 4.7 only — other vehicles share many of these names but not always the same ranges or meanings.

WINCH_OPTIONS

Winch options

Winch options

User level

Standard

Bitmask

Value

Meaning

0

Spin freely on startup

1

Verbose output

2

Retry if stuck (Daiwa only)

WINCH_POS_P

Winch control position error P gain

Winch control position error P gain

Range

0.01 to 10.0

User level

Standard

WINCH_RATE_MAX

Winch deploy or retract rate maximum

Winch deploy or retract rate maximum. Set to maximum rate with no load.

Units

m/s

Range

0 to 10

User level

Standard

WINCH_TYPE

Winch Type

Winch Type

User level

Standard

Values

Value

Meaning

0

None

1

PWM

2

Daiwa