ProMiniAir Rec. Replacement for Airwire CONVRTR, Tam Valley Depot DRS1

Description: If you have any questions, please contact me. I'd love to answer your questions: I want happy, satisfied Model Railroading Friends, not anonymous customers. I guarantee compatibility with the other products listed below, and I'll return your money if you are not satisfied. System: ProMiniAir(TM) Receiver (PMA Rx) with small amplifier (3.6A, 1"x0.8"). See the separate listings for the ProMiniAir Receiver with a large amplifier and the ProMiniAir Transmitter for either a standard DCC command station or a complete stand-alone ProMiniAir transmitter integrated with a a WiFi-equipped EX-CommandStation for using smartphone throttle apps. Novel "tethered" design separates the Receiver from the Amplifier: enhances mounting flexibility and noise reduction.Receive in the 902-928MHz North American ISM band or the 869MHz European ISM band. These are common bands used for Dead-Rail, including CVP Airwire900 and Tam Valley Depot DRS1 products. Nineteen channels are available: Airwire 0-16, Stanton Cab on channel 17, and European operation on Channel 18. If no signal is found on its default channel, the PMA receiver auto-scans all 19 channels We paid the manufacturer for both FCC and CE certification of the RF module (Ebyte E07-900M10S) used for both the PMA transmitter and receiver Has connections for an LCD that provides information about what the PMA is receiving Requirements: You must have a DCC decoder: any DCC decoder should work. We test with the following: TCS (WOW501) LokSound (4 L, 5 L, 5 XL) Zimo (MX696 and MX699) MTH PS-3.0 (in DCC mode) Battery: We test with 14.7V, but 11.1V should work. Maximum: 20V, but lower voltages reduce RF noise. Compatible transmitters: CVP Airwire handheld throttles such as the T5000, T6000, and T1200ProMiniAir transmitter connected to the track output of any DCC throttle or to a WiFi-equipped EX-CommandStation we can provide for a fully stand-alone transmitter. Tam Valley Depot DRS1 transmitter connected to a DCC throttleStanton Cab handheld throttle Gwire handheld throttle Why Choose Compatible with multiple other dead-rail transmitters and receivers: CVP AirwireTam Valley Depot Stanton CabGwireOur own ProMiniAir products! Inexpensive PMA Rx: $39.99: price includes a fully-wired amplifier Airwire receivers such as the CONVRTR60 and G-4 will set you back 3 to 4 times more Less susceptible to supply chain disruptions by using commodity components Modular: Use best-in-class amplifiers, not some add-on on the receiver board that decreases receiver mounting flexibility. We provide one of the following amplifiers: This listing: DRV8871: a small (1.0" x 0.8") amplifier (3.6A) for smaller, lower-power locomotivesAnother eBay listing: Cytron MD13S: a powerful amplifier (13A) for G scale and large O scale locomotives Small receiver size (1.1" x 0.76") will fit in some smaller scale locomotives and locate separately from the amplifier U.FL connector on the receiver offers numerous antenna options (internal antennas don't cut it in many applications such as metal-shell locomotives): Whip antenna (provided): simple and practical or more "classical" compact RP-SMA antennas. You can re-locate the whip antenna or use U.FL patch antennas that mount to non-metallic surfaces (compact enough for internal mounts in non-metallic shells!) Provides centralized or localized handheld dead-rail control: other solutions only offer localized handheld transmitter control: a severe limitation. Uses an FCC/EC-approved transmitter/receiver: The range performance of the ProMiniAir significantly exceeds the Tam Valley Depot DRS1 transmitters: open-air performance up to approximately 250 ft with default power settings. North American or European operation DCC-based: preserves your investment in DCC decoders (connects to PMA receiver) and throttles (connects to PMA transmitter). Let's face it, DCC decoders are standardized and produce beautiful sounds, flexible light effects, superb motor control, etc. Other proprietary locomotive control solutions "vendor-lock" you into a single solution that may leave you stranded if the vendor goes out of business.Interesting application: You can use a "stationary," unmodified ProMiniAir Receiver to control any single or any number of "daisy-chained" DCC "accessory" or "stationary" decoders for wireless control of lighting, switch machines, servos, semaphores, etc. No modifications or additional components are required (use a battery for power)! About that name: We based the "ProMini" part of the name on Sparkfun's "Pro Mini" MCU we used in the past as part of our modular design philosophy. Documentation: We hope the ProMiniAir is simple to use. Should you need it, we provide a detailed user's manual. Several critical points: Most other Dead-Rail solutions provide localized control using handheld throttles or smartphones. This approach does not scale well for larger or complex layouts better managed by centralized control. "Classical" DCC throttles solve these problems well. The ProMiniAir transmitter connects to these well-designed throttles to control numerous dead-rail locomotives by simply replacing track DCC with wireless DCC. We can provide the ProMiniAir transmitter integrated with a WiFi-equipped a DCC EX-CommandStation (separate listing) that allows you to use your smartphone throttle app (WiThrottle, Locontrol, etc.) or the beautifully-designed TCS UWT-50 or UWT-100. Numerous Dead-Rail systems are not interoperable with other vendors' products. We strive to provide as much interoperability as possible with other vendors in the 869MHz (for Europe) and 915MHz (for North America) ISM bands. It's an "island of compatibility" in Dead-Rail, and the rest is a "tower of Babel" vendor-lock. As of July 2022, Tam Valley Depot is no longer selling its DRS1 series dead-rail products. Our ProMiniAir(TM) receiver and transmitter are complete and fully-compatible replacements for Tam Valley Depot's DRS1 transmitters and receivers. Your Tam Valley transmitters and receivers will work with the ProMiniAir products. The ProMiniAir transmitters and receivers are compatible with CVP Airwire and Stanton Cab dead-rail products.

Price: 39.99 USD

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

End Time: 2023-10-19T15:16:52.000Z

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