Latching Switch

Latching switches are a type of electronic toggle switch. They turn on continuously when pressed and will toggle off with a second press.

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Latency

The time delay between when an input is changed in the transmitter and when it is acted upon by a servo.

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Linear Subtrim

Subtrim that provides a linear servo response. With linear subtrim the servo center is halfway between the servo max and min points.

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LiPo

Lithium Polymer batteries are the preferred power sources for most electric modelers today. They offer high discharge rates and a high energy storage/weight ratio. However, using them properly and charging them correctly is no trivial task. There are many things … Continue reading

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Logical Switches

L1 thru L32; 32 logic switches, programmable to compare values as true or false, active when true, inactive when false.

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LP

Long Press (press/hold) one of the 6 keys on the face of the Taranis.  Example:  LP Menu is a Long Press of the Menu key.  This is contrasted with SP Menu, which would be a short (brief) press of the … Continue reading

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LR-12 Mode

A FrSky radio communication protocol for up to 3x extended range on 12 channels without telemetry.

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LRS

Long Range System; used to extend the control range of the model for longer range. Typically uses frequencies in the 450Mhz range.

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LS

Abbreviation for Logic Switch and for Left Slider, depending on context. A Logic Switch is a “soft” switch defined by user instructions.  Triggered when conditional logic criteria are satisfied. The “Left Slider” is the pot (potentiometer) on the left edge of … Continue reading

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Lua

Lua is a small but powerful open source (free) programming language designed to be used by operating systems typically found in mobile devices. Support for Lua-scripting is a new feature in OpenTX 2.0. Lua-scripts are stored in text files and … Continue reading

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LVC

Low Voltage Cutoff. The voltage at which devices will stop working (important to know for ESC’s and Tx’s and Rx’s). Also used as a safety measure on some ESC’s to cut off the voltage from the battery, especially for LiPo … Continue reading

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