PIKO Digi 1 - PIKO Digi 1 - the functions

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We should now like to explain how to operate the PIKO Digi 1, which will of necessity
involve rather more technicalities.
PIKO Digi 1 - the functions
The PIKO Digi 1 is a digital control unit for model railways based on the DCC standard.
The PIKO Digi 1 receives its power from the mains via a mains adapter (transformer)
and transmits its commands to the locos via its connection to the track.
The control of the locos themselves takes place exclusively via the infra red remote con-
trol, the PIKO Digi-fern (remote control) This transmits the commands to the PIKO Digi
1, which sends them on in turn to the locos.
This means: the control passes from the PIKO Digi remote control via the PIKO Digi 1 to
the rails and from there to the loco containing the decoder. This then tells the engine:
”go faster or slower.”
Please note that the PIKO Digi remote control is only suitable for use indoors and that
under favourable conditions it has a maximum range of about 10 metres.
With the PIKO Digi remote control and the PIKO Digi 1 a maximum of 127 locos can be
addressed on a digital layout and their direction of travel and speed as well as their
other special functions controlled. In addition, with the two units, up to a maximum of
256 switches, signals and other electromagnetic accessories can be operated.
To make the PIKO Digi 1 more flexible in its use, the control system has 4 transmission
channels which are marked on the PIKO Digi remote control with the keys A, B, C and
D. You can store the address of a loco on each of these transmission channels so that it
can be controlled when the transmission channel is called up. In addition besides the
loco you can switch another 4 electromagnetic accessories via the same transmission
channel.
For instance, if channel A controls the loco with the address 15 and the accessories 1 to
4, loco 20 can be controlled using channel B together with the accessories 13 to 16.
Using these 4 transmission channels the modern railroader can switch rapidly from one
loco to another. You can carry this even further. If you have several PIKO Digi fern
remote control units and use them at the same time (up to 4) each PIKO modeler can
control his own loco via one of the four transmission channels without affecting the
locos of the other PIKO model train drivers.