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PIKO Digi 1 - introduction
To provide for an easy introduction to digital technology, PIKO, in cooperation with the
firm Uhlenbrock, which has had experience for many years in the field of digitally con-
trolled model railways, has developed a digital system which is very simple to operate.
This system which is based on the PIKO Digi 1 makes it easy for any PIKO model rail
enthusiast to set up a digital layout in easy stages.
The first element required is the PIKO Digi 1. This is the digital control unit for the PIKO
model rail layout. The PIKO Digi 1 takes over the control of the locos and other compo-
nents on the model rail layout. In the first phase of construction just 2 - 3 locos can be
driven at once since the mains adapter supplied with the PIKO Digi 1 only has enough
capacity to operate 2 - 3 locos.
If you want to extend the layout and run more than 2 locos at the same time the PIKO
Digi 1 can be supplemented by the PIKO Digi 2. But we will hear more of this later.
If it is intended to build a very large layout to run more than 4 - 6 locos at the same
time with a lot of turnouts operating simultaneously and with signals continually in
operation, the modeller will need a power source with high capacity because the model
rail layout will then need a great deal of current. This can be provided by the PIKO Digi
Power Box.
It goes without saying that in the next few years the PIKO digital system will be develo-
ped beyond these three basic elements to make it possible for model rail enthusiasts to
keep upgrading their digital layouts. Apart from this it is possible at any stage of the
construction to combine with the Uhlenbrock digital systems.
The various levels of construction are shown in the following diagrams:
After this the PIKO Digi 1 can be combined with one or two PIKO Digi 2 units:
PIKO Digi 1 with one rail circuit:
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