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| author | Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net> | 2019-05-23 19:29:24 -0400 |
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| committer | Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net> | 2019-05-23 19:29:24 -0400 |
| commit | bd5c1d7088d562a37ec63bdb27a9e14405108ecd (patch) | |
| tree | b7c7983bbc50a8195999414feced41b241af9535 | |
| parent | 2469356861fb0b4d5c1a4e81a891bfa866876f67 (diff) | |
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config: Advise against using hardware_pwm for fans
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
| -rw-r--r-- | config/example.cfg | 10 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/config/example.cfg b/config/example.cfg index a692a6f6..fb5a716e 100644 --- a/config/example.cfg +++ b/config/example.cfg @@ -244,10 +244,12 @@ pin: ar9 # fan. It is recommended this be 10 milliseconds or greater when # using software based PWM. The default is 0.010 seconds. #hardware_pwm: False -# Enable this to use hardware PWM instead of software PWM. When -# using hardware PWM the actual cycle time is constrained by the -# implementation and may be significantly different than the -# requested cycle_time. The default is False. +# Enable this to use hardware PWM instead of software PWM. Most fans +# do not work well with hardware PWM, so it is not recommended to +# enable this unless there is an electrical requirement to switch at +# very high speeds. When using hardware PWM the actual cycle time is +# constrained by the implementation and may be significantly +# different than the requested cycle_time. The default is False. #kick_start_time: 0.100 # Time (in seconds) to run the fan at full speed when first enabling # it (helps get the fan spinning). The default is 0.100 seconds. |