Switch-It
®
MicroPilot
™
Owner’s Manual
247751 Rev. C
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A. Product Description
The MicroPilot™ is a light touch proportional joystick wheelchair drive
control. Force-based technology enables users with minimal strength and
without range of motion to operate their wheelchair with 360° of control,
as well as the full range of the wheelchair’s drive parameters (speed,
acceleration, etc.) The MicroPilot works in a plug-and-play fashion and is
compatible with most manufacturers’ electronics, including Q-Logic 2.0
and 3.0, R-Net, and older P&G.
B. Technical Information
• Alternative Control Type: Proportional / Analog
• Activation Type: Force / Pressure
• Initial Activating Force: 11g, adjustable
Force required - Most sensitive: 11g - 40g
Force required - Least sensitive: 11g - 100g
• Travel Before Activation: Zero
• Feedback: Wheelchair movement
• Connector Type: D-Sub 9 connection to wheelchair display
• Approximate Joystick Dimensions: .625-in (15.9mm) diameter x
2.25-in (57.2mm) height (without knob)
C. Compatibility
• Penny & Giles R-Net Electronics: Omni is required
• Curtis Electronics Enable 50: Enhanced Display is required
• Dynamic Controls DX2: Switch It DX Dongle (DXD) is required
• Invacare Electronics: Invacare MK6 Sip N’ Puff Module (SNPMK6) is
required. MicroPilot for Invacare (MP-I) version must be requested at
time of order.
D. Key Features
• Metal construction off ers signifi cant durability advantage.
• The MicroPilot is the only force/pressure-based miniature
proportional joystick on the market.
E. Sensitivity
The MicroPilot comes with a sensitivity adjustment potentiometer to
change the amount of force required for joystick activation. The MicroPilot
comes from the factory at the most sensitive setting (11g -40g) and is
adjustable from 11g to 100g. (Fig. 1 dial)
1
Potentiometer Recalibration
Button
