Pro-100 / 160 / 360 to Hall Throttle Wiring

Hall effect throttles are fundamentally different from potentiometers, they use a special type of chip that detects a magnetic field and give an output voltage that is proportional to the strength of that field. Potentiometer is another word for a straightforward variable resistor. Our controllers can work with either type, but they do need to be wired up and configured slightly differently.

If you want to use a Hall effect throttle with the Pro-100 / 160 / 360 then this wiring scheme should be used.

 The Hall device must be one that is rated for 5V operation [e.g. like that in our JSK-120 or thumb throttle].

The BEC socket on the control board is used to feed the Hall device with 5V, and the output from the Hall should be fed into pin E of the P_C main control input. The wiring supplied with Hall devices can vary, our experience suggests that red is usually +5V, black is usually 0V, and that the signal is usually green or white, but there appears to be no common standard so be sure to check yours.

The reverse connection will not be required if the Hall throtttle is to be a center-off joystick type device.

The Hall device will normally give a voltage output of 1V to 4V, so the Pro-160 / 360 profile should be configured as follows…

• Set Throttle settings / Input mode to volt [this disables some of the potentiometer checking functions].
• If center-off joystick operation is required, set Throttle settings / Joystick to on, otherwise leave it set to off.
• The pot learn function should be used to teach the Pro-160 what voltages the Hall device is actually giving….
  • Throttle settings / Pot learn / Learn / Active set to yes.
  • The Zero, max forward, and max reverse values should now be captured. We have this video that shows how to program the Pro-160 / 360, the pot learn procedure is at the 7:40 mark. Remember that you cannot edit profile 1.
  • Note; for joystick operation the forward value must be greater than the reverse value, otherwise a pot value error message will be given. If you are using joystick mode and this results in backwards operation then set Throttle settings / Joystick to inv.
•  Remember to save your changes.
• It may be necessary to increase the Throttle settings / deadband slightly in order to stop unwanted movement around the center-off position.