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6.8. Wiring a servo
SwitchPilot
SwitchPilot Servo
All commercially available RC-servos for hobby applications may
be used. They must have a three-pole terminal and operate on a
positive pulse. The SwitchPilot (Servo) provides 5V to the servo.
Figure 7 on page 13 shows the usual connection.
Simply insert the wire from the servo into the appropriate socket
of the SwitchPilot (Servo). Generally the white or orange wire is
used for the pulsed outputs of the servo.
Please refer to the wiring diagrams on the housing of the
SwitchPilot. Incorrect connections may destroy either the servo
or the SwitchPilot!
The servo outputs can be configured individually as you can see
in chapter 10.
6.9. Wiring feedback contacts
SwitchPilot
The SwitchPilot can report the actual aspect or position of the
turnout to the command station via RailCom®. The turnout must
have some extra contacts for this. Figure 6 on page 9 illustrates
this situation:
a) Connecting a motor of a turnout with limit stop contacts.
Connect the terminals Out A with FB A and Out B with FB B.
b) Connecting a motor with separate feedback contacts: connect
the feedback contacts with terminal FB A respectively FB B
and the common wire of the feedback contacts to terminal C.
How the status (feedback) is displayed depends on your command
station. The ESU ECoS®-command station can display the status
on the turnout control panel with software 1.1.0 and higher.
Further information about feedback of switches via RailCom®
can be found in chapter 11.
Wiring a servo
Figure 8: Wiring feedback of switches
a)
b)
Figure 9: Polarizing electric frogs with SwitchPilot Extension
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