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| - | ====== GCA183 LNet 4 servo controller with feed-back + 8 input ports ====== | + | ====== GCA183 LocoNet 4 servo controller with feed-back + 8 input ports ====== |
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| ===== Description ===== | ===== Description ===== | ||
| - | LNet, a compatible sytem with LocoNet® is popular because of its reliable and easy to use hardware.\\ | + | LocoNet® is popular because of its reliable and easy to use hardware.\\ |
| So far GCA did not have a direct system for controlling servo's.\\ | So far GCA did not have a direct system for controlling servo's.\\ | ||
| There was the very popular GCA136 unit, easy configurable within Rocrail.\\ | There was the very popular GCA136 unit, easy configurable within Rocrail.\\ | ||
| - | To connect it to LNet, there always was needed a GCA50, which could handle two of these units, or one and combined with other units.\\ | + | To connect it to LocoNet®, there always was needed a GCA50, which could handle two of these units, or one and combined with other units.\\ |
| GCA183 is one step further.\\ | GCA183 is one step further.\\ | ||
| It provides 4 outputs for servo's and additional equipped with 8 input ports, to be used directly with Hallsensors or IR sensors,\\ | It provides 4 outputs for servo's and additional equipped with 8 input ports, to be used directly with Hallsensors or IR sensors,\\ | ||
| or to be connected to GCA93, GCA94, GCA133 or GCA173\\ | or to be connected to GCA93, GCA94, GCA133 or GCA173\\ | ||
| Programming can be done exactly like the combination of GCA50 and GCA136,\\ | Programming can be done exactly like the combination of GCA50 and GCA136,\\ | ||
| - | GCA183 also provides connection for the relay-unit GCA137, to enable reversing power for frogs in switches.\\ | + | GCA183 also provides connection for the relay-unit GCA137, to enable reversing power for frogs or midpoints in switches.\\ |
| Power supply can be done in two ways:\\ | Power supply can be done in two ways:\\ | ||
| - | Jumpers on board will give you the choice of getting 12v supply from the LNET network itself, \\ | + | Jumpers on board will give you the choice of getting 12v supply from the LocoNet® network itself, \\ |
| or supply the board with external transformer.\\ | or supply the board with external transformer.\\ | ||
| - | The board itself is completely isolated from LNet when the external power supply is selected.\\ | + | The board itself is completely isolated from LocoNet® when the external power supply is selected.\\ |
| For larger setups( i.e. more than 5 of these units in the network), the external supply is preferrable.\\ | For larger setups( i.e. more than 5 of these units in the network), the external supply is preferrable.\\ | ||
| - | This board also contains a standard RJ12 LNet connector, to easy adapt to LNet standard.\\ | + | This board also contains a standard RJ12 LocoNet® connector, to easy adapt to LocoNet® standard.\\ |
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| To be able to finish the complicated development of the firmware, several prototypes have been made, \\ | To be able to finish the complicated development of the firmware, several prototypes have been made, \\ | ||
| and are under various test situations now.\\ | and are under various test situations now.\\ | ||
| - | A professioinal produced pc-board and/or kit will only be available after these tests are finished completely and showed to be functional as desired.\\ | + | A professional produced pc-board and/or kit will only be available after these tests are finished completely and showed to be functional as desired.\\ |
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| | A picture of the latest prototype board | | | A picture of the latest prototype board | | ||
| |{{:gca:ga183_proto_4.png}}| | |{{:gca:ga183_proto_4.png}}| | ||
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