Esu LokPilot mfx User Manual

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user manual LokPilot mfx (61600) V1.0 04/2005

user manual

LokPilot

Item.No.61600

user manual Version 1.0

April 2005

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•Maximum current of decoder: 1.2 Amperes

•Dimensions: 22.5 x 15.5 x 4.5 mm

•Future proof: Firmware upgrades due to Flash­Memory possible

Important note:

•The LokPilot mfx is designed for use with model
railways only

•Avoid mechanical force and impact on the
decoder

•Do not expose to wet and humid conditions

•Do not remove the heat shrink sleeve around
the decoder

•Never solder on the circuit board, extend cables
if necessary

•Never wrap the decoder in insulation tape, since
this may prevent heat diffusion and cause
overheating

•Always disconnect the circuit when installing the
decoder

•Make sure that no blank wire ends come into
contact with any metal parts of the locomotive

•Make sure that no wires are squeezed or cut by
the model’s transmission parts when
reassembling the locomotive.

Prior to installation

The locomotive must be in perfect technical condition
prior to installation. Only a locomotive with a trouble­free mechanism and smooth running properties in
analogue mode should be converted for digital mode.

General Features:

The LokPilot mfx is specifically designed for use with
Märklin® central units: it can be operated with the
known central units such as Delta or control unit
6020 resp. 6021, but also with the new Märklin®
systems command stations working with the mfx­data format. Of course it can also be operated with
conventional AC. The LokPilot mfx automatically
detects the required operating mode. It can control
DC motors, coreless motors (e.g. Faulhaber) or uni­versal motors with HAMO-magnets.

Due to its unique features LokPilot mfx offers you
flexibility and reliability that you have come to expect
from a digital decoder. Due to its flash-technology it
can be updated at any time.

•Multi-protocol operation Motorola / mfx

•Suitable for analogue AC layouts

•Fully automatic change to all 3 operating modes
„on-the-fly“ (AC analogue, mfx digital, Motorola
digital)

•4

th

generation load control: adjustable with 3 CVs

to the motor characteristics

•Smooth and silent tact frequency of 40 kHz

•Supports Märklin® brake sector

•128 speed steps in mfx-mode, 14 speed steps in
Motorola®-mode

•100% compatible to Märklin® systems

•Supports the directional control bit when chan­ging from analogue to digital

•Permanent storage of speed and status of all
functions

•Comfortable modification of settings: the engine
does not have to be opened

•2 directional light outputs with ca. 180 mA each,
over-current protected

•2 freely available function outputs (F1 and F2),
with ca .180 mA each, over-current protected

•Maximum current of all 4 outputs: ca. 350 mA

•Shunting speed can be switched with F3

•Acceleration and deceleration can be switched off
with F4

•Freely selectable speed curve (*)

•All outputs can be assigned to outputs as desired (*)

•Lighting effects: Strobe, Double strobe, Mars- und
Gyro light, firebox, Zoom. Brightness of each
output can be separately dimmed.

•Motor output: maximum 1.1 A, over-current
protected

Stift Description colour

1 motor connections right Orange
2 back up light yellow
3 function F1 green
4 track connection 1 black
5 motor connections grey
6 light front withe
7 common (+pole ) blue
8 track connection 2 red

Fig.1: Interface as per NEM650/652

1 = orange

5 = grey

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user manual LokPilot mfx (61600) V1.0 04/2005

Wear and tear parts, such as motor brushes, wheel
contacts, light bulbs, etc. must be inspected and
cleaned or replaced if necessary.

All work has to be carried out with the locomotive
placed on a suitable base (not the track) and
definitely un-powered. Make sure there can never
be any electrical power applied to the loco during
the conversion – even inadvertently.

Locomotives with NEM Interface

The LokPilot mfx is equipped with an interface as per
NEM 650/652 (NMRA page 9.1/9.2 - see fig. 1). Instal­lation in locomotives with interface is therefore
particularly easy:

•Remove the body from the chassis. Please refer
to the instructions provided with your
locomotive!

•Remove the plug or the analogue directional
relay from the interface socket. Please keep
it for later use.

•Insert the plug in such a way that pin 1 ofthe
plug (near the red / orange wires) is located
next to the point marked *, +, . or 1. Please
take care to avoid bending the pins. Do not

rely on the assumption that the wires
have to lead from the socket in a
certain direction: only the position
of pin 1 determines which way the
plug has to be inserted.

LokPilot

green violett yellow withe

F1 F2 light

back

light

front

greyorange

engine

black red

Fig.2: Wiring of LokPilot with isolated funktions

blau

LokPilot

green violett yellow withe

F1 F2 light

back

Light

front

greyorange

engine

rot

schwarz

Lokgehäuse

Fig.3: Wiring of LokPilot with common pole connected to the chassis