The
SwitchPilot Servo is a masterpiece among
accessory decoders: it was specifically
developed for controlling up to four
remote-controlled servo motors. The
SwitchPilot Servo activates these actuators
very precisely and thus is able to control
not only switches, but also other slow
motion sequences. The Switch Pilot Servo can
be used with DCC or Motorola® protocols and
due to its three built-in buttons can be
programmed very easily. Set your layout in
motion!
Modes of
operation
The
SwitchPilot Servo can be used with DCC or
Motorola® protocols. It is compatible with
the DCC norm and reacts to switch commands.
It is possible to operate turnouts from 01
to 508 under Motorola® use. Recognition of
control mode is fully automatic.
Functions
The
SwitchPilot Servo is being powered either
directly by the digital central station
itself or separately by a DC- or AC source
(transformer). RC servos or ESU servo motors
can be directly connected to its four servo
outputs. The 5V voltage needed as well as
the special control impulse is generated by
the SwitchPilot Servo itself. For each
servo, not only lever speed can be adjusted
individually but also its end positions.
Thus it is possible to operate especially
prototypically slow and powerful turnout
motors, independent of track- and gauge
systems. You could also employ the
SwitchPilot Servo for driving signal arms or
railway crossings. Also the automatic
opening of engine shed doors does not need
to remain a dream.
Programming
The
SwitchPilot Servo can be programmed
especially comfortably: For one it supports
all DCC modes of programming including POM
(programming in the main). Assuming a
command station with an outlet for a
programming track, all adjustments can be
controlled and modified. As RailCom® is
integrated, it is also possible to read out
and control recent settings, even during
operation. Alternatively you can use the
comfortable three-button input: You are able
to control addresses, the end positions of
all four servos and the corresponding motion
speed directly, during operation and without
any complicated programming- at all command
stations!
Analog
operation
The Switch
Pilot Servo would not be a typical ESU
product, if it had not even more to offer:
You can operate the decoder without the use
of a command station! Conventional switches
can be controlled with the help of eight
switch inputs. Therefore fans of “classic”
analog model railway can benefit from the
advantages of the servo motor. In other
words: the SwitchPilot Servo does not need a
command station to switch and set servo
paths as well as speed.
SwitchPilot Extension
Do you need
some relay outputs in addition to the servo
outputs, since you intend to polarize the
frog, for instance, or switch off the track
voltage within the signal line section? Then
you should extend your SwitchPilot Servo
with the SwitchPilot Extension relay module:
one of its four twin-relay contacts switches
simultaneously to the servo and can be used
for potential-free load swichting – ideal
for tricky circuitry!
Protection
As it has
been the case with our loco decoders, in the
design phase´s greatest emphasis has been
placed upon near indestructibility of the
SwitchPilot Servo decoders. That means ESU
quality is also built into our stationary
decoders, now and in the future! You can
rely on it!
