diff --git a/flight/CopterControl/System/pios_board.c b/flight/CopterControl/System/pios_board.c
index ee3deaf5c..d125e1cf6 100644
--- a/flight/CopterControl/System/pios_board.c
+++ b/flight/CopterControl/System/pios_board.c
@@ -921,6 +921,8 @@ void PIOS_Board_Init(void) {
 	TaskMonitorInitialize();
 
 	/* Configure the main IO port */
+	uint8_t hwsettings_DSMxBind;
+	HwSettingsDSMxBindGet(&hwsettings_DSMxBind);
 	uint8_t hwsettings_cc_mainport;
 	HwSettingsCC_MainPortGet(&hwsettings_cc_mainport);
 
@@ -989,7 +991,7 @@ void PIOS_Board_Init(void) {
 			}
 
 			uint32_t pios_spektrum_id;
-			if (PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Init(&pios_spektrum_id, &pios_spektrum_main_cfg, &pios_usart_com_driver, pios_usart_spektrum_id, false)) {
+			if (PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Init(&pios_spektrum_id, &pios_spektrum_main_cfg, &pios_usart_com_driver, pios_usart_spektrum_id, 0)) {
 				PIOS_Assert(0);
 			}
 		}
@@ -1051,7 +1053,7 @@ void PIOS_Board_Init(void) {
 			}
 
 			uint32_t pios_spektrum_id;
-			if (PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Init(&pios_spektrum_id, &pios_spektrum_flexi_cfg, &pios_usart_com_driver, pios_usart_spektrum_id, false)) {
+			if (PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Init(&pios_spektrum_id, &pios_spektrum_flexi_cfg, &pios_usart_com_driver, pios_usart_spektrum_id, hwsettings_DSMxBind)) {
 				PIOS_Assert(0);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/pios_spektrum.c b/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/pios_spektrum.c
index 4206d80d7..9c81b6131 100644
--- a/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/pios_spektrum.c
+++ b/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/pios_spektrum.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ uint8_t sync_of = 0;
 uint16_t supv_timer=0;
 
 static void PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Supervisor(uint32_t spektrum_id);
-static bool PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Bind(const struct pios_spektrum_cfg * cfg);
+static bool PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Bind(const struct pios_spektrum_cfg * cfg, uint8_t bind);
 static int32_t PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Decode(uint8_t b);
 
 static uint16_t PIOS_SPEKTRUM_RxInCallback(uint32_t context, uint8_t * buf, uint16_t buf_len, uint16_t * headroom, bool * need_yield)
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ static uint16_t PIOS_SPEKTRUM_RxInCallback(uint32_t context, uint8_t * buf, uint
 /**
 * Bind and Initialise Spektrum satellite receiver
 */
-int32_t PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Init(uint32_t * spektrum_id, const struct pios_spektrum_cfg *cfg, const struct pios_com_driver * driver, uint32_t lower_id, bool bind)
+int32_t PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Init(uint32_t * spektrum_id, const struct pios_spektrum_cfg *cfg, const struct pios_com_driver * driver, uint32_t lower_id, uint8_t bind)
 {
 	// TODO: need setting flag for bind on next powerup
 	if (bind) {
-		PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Bind(cfg);
+		PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Bind(cfg,bind);
 	}
 
 	(driver->bind_rx_cb)(lower_id, PIOS_SPEKTRUM_RxInCallback, 0);
@@ -120,9 +120,10 @@ static int32_t PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Get(uint32_t rcvr_id, uint8_t channel)
 * \output true Successful bind
 * \output false Bind failed
 */
-static bool PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Bind(const struct pios_spektrum_cfg * cfg)
+static bool PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Bind(const struct pios_spektrum_cfg * cfg, uint8_t bind)
 {
-#define BIND_PULSES 5
+	/* just to limit bind pulses */
+	bind=(bind<=10)?bind:10;
 
 	GPIO_Init(cfg->bind.gpio, &cfg->bind.init);
 	/* RX line, set high */
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ static bool PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Bind(const struct pios_spektrum_cfg * cfg)
 	/* on CC works upto 140ms, I guess bind window is around 20-140ms after powerup */
 	PIOS_DELAY_WaitmS(60);
 
-	for (int i = 0; i < BIND_PULSES ; i++) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < bind ; i++) {
 		/* RX line, drive low for 120us */
 		GPIO_ResetBits(cfg->bind.gpio, cfg->bind.init.GPIO_Pin);
 		PIOS_DELAY_WaituS(120);
diff --git a/flight/PiOS/inc/pios_spektrum_priv.h b/flight/PiOS/inc/pios_spektrum_priv.h
index 2d31a8027..ffd224e40 100644
--- a/flight/PiOS/inc/pios_spektrum_priv.h
+++ b/flight/PiOS/inc/pios_spektrum_priv.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct pios_spektrum_cfg {
 
 extern const struct pios_rcvr_driver pios_spektrum_rcvr_driver;
 
-extern int32_t PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Init(uint32_t * spektrum_id, const struct pios_spektrum_cfg *cfg, const struct pios_com_driver * driver, uint32_t lower_id, bool bind);
+extern int32_t PIOS_SPEKTRUM_Init(uint32_t * spektrum_id, const struct pios_spektrum_cfg *cfg, const struct pios_com_driver * driver, uint32_t lower_id, uint8_t bind);
 
 #endif /* PIOS_PWM_PRIV_H */
 
diff --git a/shared/uavobjectdefinition/hwsettings.xml b/shared/uavobjectdefinition/hwsettings.xml
index a3494f820..d8facecd9 100644
--- a/shared/uavobjectdefinition/hwsettings.xml
+++ b/shared/uavobjectdefinition/hwsettings.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <xml>
     <object name="HwSettings" singleinstance="true" settings="true">
         <description>Selection of optional hardware configurations.</description>
-	<field name="CC_FlexiPort" units="function" type="enum" elements="1" options="Disabled,Telemetry,GPS,Spektrum,ComAux,I2C" defaultvalue="Disabled"/>
-	<field name="CC_MainPort" units="function" type="enum" elements="1" options="Disabled,Telemetry,S.Bus,GPS,Spektrum,ComAux" defaultvalue="Telemetry"/>
+        <field name="CC_FlexiPort" units="function" type="enum" elements="1" options="Disabled,Telemetry,GPS,Spektrum,ComAux,I2C" defaultvalue="Disabled"/>
+        <field name="CC_MainPort" units="function" type="enum" elements="1" options="Disabled,Telemetry,S.Bus,GPS,Spektrum,ComAux" defaultvalue="Telemetry"/>
+        <field name="DSMxBind" units=""  type="uint8"  elements="1" defaultvalue="0"/>
         <access gcs="readwrite" flight="readwrite"/>
         <telemetrygcs acked="true" updatemode="onchange" period="0"/>
         <telemetryflight acked="true" updatemode="onchange" period="0"/>