SwitchPilot 3 Servo, 8-fold servo decoder, DCC/MM, OLED, with RC feedback, updatable.
Electronic box for controlling servo motors from a digital control unit.
SwitchPilot 3 Servo decoders are optimised for stationary use on your network and can control up to eight RC servo motors. To simplify decoder configuration, the SwitchPilot 3 Servo features an innovative control concept consisting of an illuminated 4-line OLED display and three input buttons.
Operating modes
The SwitchPilot 3 Servo is multi-protocol and can be used with Märklin® Motorola® system control stations (e.g. 6021, Central Station® or Mobile Station®) as well as DCC-compatible control stations. Configuration can be carried out on both the main track and the programming track. Thanks to RailCom®, CVs can also be read aloud.
Functionality
The SwitchPilot 3 Servo can be powered either directly from the digital system or from an external DC or AC power source. The SwitchPilot 3 Servo has eight outputs for controlling RC servo motors. It can control these drives with such precision that, as well as switching points, it can also be used to control any other idle sequence. The SwitchPilot 3 servo has built-in ignition pulse suppression to eliminate or reduce the 'jerk' associated with the RC servo system when the supply voltage is applied. In addition, the servo power supply can be interrupted to avoid the 'hum' of some low-cost servos. Each of the eight servos can be operated in either 'digital mode' or 'proportional mode', introduced for the first time with the SwitchPilot 3 servo: In digital mode, the servo can move to two end positions 'A' and 'B', depending on the position of the switch on the control panel. The position of the two ends and the speed at which the servo moves in the desired direction can be set individually on the SwitchPilot 3 servo. Digital mode is perfect for turnouts or signals that must always remain in a fixed position. In proportional mode, the servo can move to any position between end positions "A" and "B" and also stop. The servo operates only as long as the control panel is sending a command. If you release the button, the servo stops. In this way, you can stop a servo in any desired position. The servo speed can be adjusted individually. Proportional mode is ideal for (water) cranes or locomotive shed doors or any other application that requires intermediate positions. For each servo, in addition to the end positions and rotation speeds, you can determine whether it should luff when it reaches the end position. In addition, to adapt to the different RC servos available on the market, it is possible to influence the generation of the servo pulse or to cut the voltage supply to each servo individually. In this way, both inexpensive analogue servos and modern digital servos (with microcontroller) are optimally controlled.
Analogue operation
The special feature of the SwitchPilot 3 servo is that it can be operated entirely without a digital control unit: If you wish, you can connect up to 16 pushbuttons for direct servo switching.
