N Scale - ESU - 59826 - Digital Decoder - 6-Pin Direct

Specific Item Information: The LokPilot 5 micro is the smallest digital decoder from ESU to date. Thanks to the use of subminiature components, 8-layer printed circuit boards and the latest manufacturing technology, it is so small with only 8.0mm x 7.0mm and a thickness of only 2.4mm (on the capacitor: 2.9mm) that it can be used even in very small locomotives Nominal sizes Z, N or TT can accommodate. Nevertheless, functionality and robustness were not spared compared to the larger versions.

LokPilot 5 micro decoders are offered with all common interfaces. The versions with Next18 or PluX16 interface are a bit larger with a base area of ??13.0mm x 9.2mm, but they also speak for the mfx-compatible M4 protocol.

Decoder Specifications: Size: 8.0 mm x 7.0 mm x 2.4 mm (0.32 in x 0.28 in x 0.10 in) Connection: NEM651 6-pin Wired Plug Motor Rating: 0.75A Continuous BEMF: Motor control with 50 kHz clock frequency Functions: 4 amplified outputs for special functions, 2 Logic-level outputs (total: Up to 6 outputs) Protocol: DCC with RailComPlus

Additional Features: Updatable with ESU-LokProgrammer Two-stage heavy load simulation 3 new, individually adjustable brake controllers Connection interface for RC servos and SUSI modules Optional optional PowerPack storage capacitor connections

Prototype Description: A Digital Decoder is a small piece of electronics installed in model railroad items, to start with in locomotives, to which a unique ID or address is assigned, and that allows to control the said item from a centralized control station using its address.
Thus it becomes possible to control individually multiple locomotives running on the same power district, which is not possible on analog layouts.
Though several digital systems exist, the most predominant is the Digital Command Control or DCC that was invented in the 1980's by Lenz Elektronik GmbH and adopted in 1993 as a NMRA standard.

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