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SwitchPilot 3 Servo Instruction manual 2 . E d i t i o n , M a y 2 0 2 1 From Decoder Firmware 3.0.9 51832 SwitchPilot 3 Servo SWitch Pilot P/N 01721-24983...
10. Learning turnout numbers from command station ..23 4.5.1. Analog servos ............8 11. RailCom® ............. 24 4.5.2. Digital servos .............8 4.5.3. ESU servo drive ............8 11.1. RailCom® Configuration .........24 5. Connection to the digital system ......9 12. Direct switching with the inputs for push buttons... 24 5.1.
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3. Important Notes Disposal of old electrical and electronic equipment (valid in the Congratulations on your purchase of an ESU SwitchPilot 3 Servo European Union and other European countries with separate coll- decoder. This manual wants to introduce you step by step to the ection system).
The SwitchPilot 3 Servo comes with a removable terminal block (1x As a special feature, the SwitchPilot 3 Servo can be used entirely 4-pin for the track connection. Under part number 51800.SP.01 a without a digital center: if desired, up to 16 buttons can be con- pack of replacement terminal blocks is available from ESU.
“A” and “B”. With the the servo expects to receive a positive impulse on the pulse wire SwitchPilot 3 Servo you can adjust both end positions as well as with a duration of 1.0ms to 2.0ms. The duration of the impulse is the speed at which the servo moves from “A”...
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Operating modes GREEN GREEN 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 keyboard Turns to „B“ „Speed B“ Pos „B“ Turns to „A“ „Speed A“ Pos „A“ time Figure 2: Digital mode GREEN GREEN 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 keyboard Turns to „A“...
4.5.3. ESU servo drive With the servo drives (51804 with plastic gears, 51805 with metal gears), ESU offers particularly small drives that have been specially optimized for use in model railways. Both are equipped with a microcontroller whose special programming reliably prevents hum in the end position.
ESU, Futaba®, etc.) and forms the outputs 1-8 of the Switch- Pilot 3 servo. b) The power supply of the SwitchPilot 3 including all connected loads is realized vie the Terminals Pw A and Pw B. You can eit- her use the track voltage or use an external power supply. We...
For smaller layouts with only a few electric loads turned on at the For larger layouts with many electric loads, we recommend the same time, the SwitchPilot 3 can be supplied directly from the use of an external power supply. DC and AC power supplies are command station or booster.
Wiring the outputs 5.4. Wiring the outputs Simply plug the connection cable of the servo into the correspon- ding socket on the SwitchPilot (servo). The pulse output is usually 5.4.1. Servo connection the white or orange wire. All commercially available RC model building servos with a three- Note the connection drawing on the housing of the SwitchPilot pole connection and positive pulse can be used.
Up to two SwitchPilot Extension Modules can be docked to the Fig. 8 shows the connections: side of the SwitchPilot 3 Servo. To do this, press the modules with a) The outputs 1 to 4 are connected to relay outputs A and B, the 8-pin plugs against each other until the latches on the plugs which are activated jointly (2x change-over contacts, bistable).
Wiring the outputs 5.5.2. Turnout frog polarization With the SwitchPilot Exension module, turnout frogs can be po- larized very easily. Figure 9: Polarization with SwitchPilot Extension...
It is not possible to assign turnout numbers outside the group-of-4 also quite cumbersome and causes a lot of displeasure. limits to a SwitchPilot 3 Servo. For example. it would not be pos- To avoid such problems, the SwitchPilot 3 Servo is the first acces-...
Press the button (+) or (-) to select the desired turnout numbers for output 5 to 8. The currently selected turnout numbers are The 8 servos of the SwitchPilot 3 Servo decoder react ex works displayed flashing. to the turnout numbers 0001 to 0004 and 0005 to 0008. The turnout numbers can easily be changed directly on the SwitchPilot g) Press the „PROG/OK”...
Pos A : 10 Pos B Mode : Digital PROG/OK ADDRESS SERVO 1 POSITION Switch 1-4: 0001-0004 Pos A : 10 PROG/OK Switch 5-8: 0005-0008 Pos B : 40 Mode Digital Figure 10: Control elements of the SwitchPilot 3 Servo...
“Mode” enables you to set the desired mode: bers from the accessory addresses. Set the decoder to “ROCO” to ensure that the SwitchPilot 3 handles instructions from ROCO® • “Digital” configures the digital mode as per chapter 4.4.1 command stations correctly.
Extension module will be activated. Normally these relays switch of your SwitchPilot 3 Servo. The power supply for the servo may immediately after receiving a control command. However, this may also be turned off if required.
“Imp On” determines when a servo pulse shall be generated. doubt, simply try it out for reliably avoiding buzzing or jerking. ESU recommends using ESU servos 51804, 51805 or 51806, who- Always Once the power supply for the SwitchPilot 3 Ser- se special firmware do not permit any jerking or buzzing.
Voltage : 17.3V servo is somewhere between “A” and “B”. If the SwitchPilot 3 Servo is powered directly by the command The row CMD indicates the most recent command for each output station, „Voltage” displays the digital track voltage, otherwise the 1 to 8: A bar on the left (directly below the number) indicates voltage of the connected power supply.
7. Configuration with LokProgrammer Please always use the latest PC software for your LokProgrammer, but at least version 5.1.0. To ensure a correct reading, connect the SwitchPilot 3 Servo as shown in Fig. 11 (Pw A and Pw B). To the LokProgrammer...
Configuration POM 8. Configuration POM (Programming on the Main) You can write all the CVs of the SwitchPilot 3 Servo decoder and read them subject to the capabilities of the command station. The SwitchPilot 3 Servo may remain installed on your layout during With the ECoS, this is done as follows: programming.
• Press the PROG/OK button again so that the turnout numbers for 9.1. Connection to the digital system the second group (ex works 0005-0008) flash inversely. Wire the SwitchPilot 3 Servo as described in chapter 5.2. Power ADDRESS must be provided by the digital system.
12. Direct switching with the inputs for push buttons RailCom® is a technique for transferring information from the de- The SwitchPilot 3 Servo is also suitable for switching the 8 servo coder back to the command station. When RailCom® is switched outputs without a digital system.
To do this, write the value 8 in CV 8 either via POM (wiring as per chapter 8) or on the programming track (wiring as per chapter 9). by E-Mail: www.esu.eu/kontakt The display of the SwitchPilot 3 briefly goes dark, after which the by mail: ESU GmbH & Co. KG factory values are restored.
Menu references SwitchPilot 3 Servo 15. Menu references Options Screen ADDRESS Switch 1-4: Turnout numbers Servo 1 to 4 Switch 1-4: 0001-0004 Switch 5-8: Turnout numbers Servo 5 to 8 Switch 5-8: 0005-0008 ADDRESS MODE Mode : RCN-213: Addressing as RCN-213.
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Menu references SwitchPilot 3 Servo Screen Options SERVO 3 POSITION Pos A : 0 .. 63: Servo 3 End position "A" Pos A : 24 Pos B : 0 .. 63: Servo 3 End position "B" Pos B : 40...
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Menu references SwitchPilot 3 Servo Screen Options SERVO 5 BOUNCING Bouncing: Disabled | Pos A | Pos B | Pos A+B Bouncing: Pos A+B Bounces : 0 .. 31 Bounces : 0 Strength: 0 ..31 Strength: 0 SERVO 6 POSITION Pos A : 0 ..
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Menu references SwitchPilot 3 Servo Screen Options SERVO 8 SPEED Speed A : 0 .. 63: Adjustment speed on the way to "A" Speed A : 40 Speed B : 0 .. 63: Adjustment speed on the way to "B"...
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Menu references SwitchPilot 3 Servo Screen Options FUNCTION MAPPING F7 Servo: Which servo should be switched with turnout number 7 Servo : ..». 1234 5678 FUNCTION MAPPING F8 Servo: Which servo should be switched with turnout number 8 Servo : ..
Version number Internal software version of the decoder Manufacturer ID Manufacturer number (ID) of ESU. Writing the value 8 resets all CV to the factory setting. Decoder address 1, Upper 3 bits (bits 6 - 8) of the first decoder address for outputs 1 to 4.
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List of all supported CVs Name Description Range Value Pulse configuration Options for generating the servo pulses. This applies equally to all outputs. 0 - 7 Description Value Always generate a servo pulse Generate servo impulse only after the first command Never switch off the servo pulse Switch off the servo pulse approx.
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List of all supported CVs Name Description Range Value Function Mapping Servos that switch at turnout number 6. 0 - 255 „F6” Description Value - as CV 44 - Function Mapping Servos that switch at turnout number 7. 0 - 255 „F7”...
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List of all supported CVs Name Description Range Value Servo 2 Speed A - as CV 112 - 0 - 63 Servo 2, Pos A - as CV 113 - 0 - 63 Servo 2, Pos B - as CV 114 - 0 - 63 Servo 2 , Speed B - as CV 115 -...
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List of all supported CVs Name Description Range Value Servo 6, Speed A - as CV 112 - 0 - 63 Servo 6, Pos A - as CV 113 - 0 - 63 Servo 6, Pos B - as CV 114 - 0 - 63 Servo 6 , Speed B - as CV 115 -...
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Trouble shooting sheet 1. Personal data (Please write in BLOCK LETTERS) Name: ....Street: ....ZIP/City: ....| | | | | | Country: ....Email: ....Phone: ....Date: ..... Signature: ..... 2. Error Transistor outputs Short circuit Servo outputs No function from the start No Function Programming on the Main...