Curtis 1244 - PROGRAMMABLE PARAMETERS

Curtis 1244 Manual, Rev. E
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3 — PROGRAMMABLE PARAMETERS
PROGRAMMABLE PARAMETERS
e 1244 controller has a number of parameters that can be programmed by
means of a 1313 handheld programmer or 1314 PC Programming Station.
ese programmable parameters allow the vehicle’s performance characteristics
to be customized to fit the needs of individual vehicles or vehicle operators.
Each controller is shipped with the parameter settings specified by the
OEM. For each programmable parameter, the specification process includes
designating whether it is to have User or OEM-only access rights. e OEM
specifies which—if any—parameters the user (dealer, distributor, etc.) will be
able to adjust. Accordingly, Curtis oers two versions of the programmers: for
example, the 1313-1109 is the User handheld programmer (which can adjust
only those parameters with User access rights) and the 1313-4409 is the OEM
programmer (which can adjust all the programmable parameters).
e MultiMode™ feature of these controllers allows operation in four
distinct modes. ese modes can be programmed to provide four dierent
sets of operating characteristics, which can be useful for operating in dierent
conditions—such as slow precise indoor maneuvering in one mode; faster,
long distance, outdoor travel in another mode; and application-specific special
conditions in the remaining two modes.
Eight parameters can be configured independently in the four modes:
— acceleration rate (M1–M4)
— braking rate (M1–M4)
— maximum speed (M1–M4)
— creep speed (M1–M4)
— throttle map (M1–M4)
— throttle braking percent (M1–M4)
— drive current limit (M1–M4)
— braking current limit (M1–M4).
Controllers can be factory-set to allow only one mode of operation if a
MultiMode™ system is not desirable for the application—see Section 4. It is
not necessary to have all eight MultiMode™ parameters on or o together; one
or any combination of these parameters can be specified as single-mode and
the others specified as MultiMode™.
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