The Hornby Elite Digital Controller is the unit for those who wish to take their train control to a new & advanced level The Elite is more than capable of answering the needs of most railway layouts twin control with press switch function 17 button keyboard wide function LCD screen display four amp power with facilities to accept up to six amps the capabilities of registering 255 locomotive addresses as well as 255 accessory addresses including point control plus a USB (Universal Serial Bus) portal for linking to a PC The Hornby Elite is quite literally designed for the model layout that demands more control The following are just some of the many features & benefits that the Hornby Elite Digital Control has to offer Controls up to 10 trains simultaneously provided the necessary power is available The 4 amp power supply included allows for up to nine locomotives providing power is available to be running at any one time The four amp power supply allows for 3 amps to the track with 1 amp to the accessory outlet Incorporates 128 speed steps for smooth control of locomotives Can programme locomotives with up to 99 levels of acceleration deceleration The Elite Unit supports up to nine functions per locomotive if required Able to programme up to 254 locomotives or other items containing a locomotive decoder & 255 points or other items that rely on a solenoid for operation Eg Electrically operated signals electrically operated uncouplers & point motors The Elite accommodates decoders that incorporate a functioning feed back system Supports Xpress Net protocol A PC interface socket allows for the upload of new firmware & the use of third party applications Uncontrolled 15V DC analogue accessory outlet An LCD screen supports alpha numeric information input External boosters can be supported through the Xpress Net port or by direct connection to the booster outputs A standard RJ12 sixway cable can be used to connect the Select to a booster which has an RJ12 socket Up to 8 Select units can be connected to the Elite for individual control of 9 locomotives providing power is available The Select can be used as a Walkabout Unit when connected to the Hornby Elite Digital Unit The Elite unit is Railcom Lenz Syztems enabled This communication occupancy detection method between a locomotive & controller will not function until the necessary software becomes available This exciting development enables messages to be sent back to a PC via the Xpress Net port Railcom allows communication from the locomotive to the controller Occupancy detection & the relaying of location information to a controller & from a controller to a PC will require occupancy detection hardware & a change to the
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