The universal central unit combines a variety of driving, lighting, weapons, and sound functions in a compact board. With various expansion options you do not compromise and shape the range of functions according to your needs.
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Scope of delivery
- ElMod FusionX board
- Power supply connection kit (connector, cable, fuse holder and fuse)
- Two connector plugs for drive motors
- Cable set for analog receiver (eight channels + power supply)
- Volume control and connection cable for loudspeakers
- USB dongle with USB cable
- Four double-sided adhesive foam rubber dots for fixing the board in the model
Optional accessories
- FX Expander: servos, turn signals and advanced light functions
- FX Battle: Connects to BU options from Tamiya, HengLong and Taigen
- FX SBus: Connects to SBus-compatible receivers. Allows up to 16 channels to be used.
- ElMod Bluetooth: configuration and driving functions via Bluetooth®
- TK6 adapter: Simplified connection of turret functions and lighting to HengLong® vehicles with TK6.x electronics
- Tamiya adapter: Simplified connection of turret functions and lighting to Tamiya® models
Drive
- 2×15 A strong (2×30 A peak current), short-circuit and overload protected drivers for one or two drive motors
- Use of an overlay gearbox is possible
- Physics engine: realistic driving behavior by simulating mass inertia. The vehicle drives “like a big one”. Acceleration, deceleration, top speed, gear shifting and many other characteristics are simulated.
- All driving parameters are adjustable
Steering
- Steering via chains with extensive adjustment options
- (Disableable) turning around the vertical axis (“Spin Turn”)
- For light models: integrated servo connection (max. 300mA) for steering via a steering axis with optional speed-dependent steering deflection.
- With optionally available FX Expander: Steering of up to three individually configurable steering axes via servos with optional speed-dependent steering traverse, even for heavy models.
Turret functions and weapons
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- HengLong®/Taigen® compatible connector for turret assembly
- Optional available adapter for a Tamiya® turret assembly
- Fully proportional turret rotation via a motor with max. 1.5A current
- Fully proportional gun relevation via a motor with max. 1.5A current
- Control of a shot motor with max. 2A current
- Control of Tamiya® barrel recoil mechanism with separately adjustable retraction and extension speed
- Support for HengLong® and Taigen® barrel recoil mechanism with evaluation of the end position switch and synchronization with the firing sound
- Support for Taigen® servo electronics for barrel recoil (simple version)
- Support for Taigen® servo-equipped turret (elevation and shoot via servos)
- Simulation of barrel recoil via servo motor with separately adjustable retraction and extraction speed and adjustable traverse limit
- Connection for Taigen® xenon flash or HengLong® LED muzzle flash
- MG muzzle flash via LED with adjustable firing cadence
- Optional shot recoil simulation via adjustable jolt of the chassis
- With optional FX Expander: muzzle flash of a second MG with adjustable firing cadence
- With optional FX Expander: parallelly to the main turret, control of the Weapon Station FLW 200
Lighting
- One or two LEDs can be connected directly to all light channels. No further wiring is necessary.
- All light connections are short circuit proof. The LEDs can not be damaged in case of accidental polarity reversal.
- Dimmable front light that can be switched off via the remote control
- Combined tail light with brake light with separately adjustable brightness
- With optional FX Expander:
- Three additional freely assignable light channels
- Indicator with warning light function
Servo functions
- Integrated connector for a 9g class servo (micro servo). Maximum current consumption approx. 300mA.
- With optional FX Expander: connect up to three servos for different functions, for example (list not complete):
- vertical and horizontal movement of the main gun
- control of a steering axis
- Opening and closing of hatches
- Operating windshield wipers or radar
- Max. 2 A continuous current consumption for all servos together
Smoke function
- Supports a smoke unit for motor exhaust with load and motor noise dependent smoke output
- Optional connection of a simple smoker or a smoker with separate control for heating and fan
Sound generation and noise
- Support of all ElMod sample sets for extra prototypical sound reproduction
- Integrated sound unit plays several different sounds simultaneously
- Sound types drive
- Multiple starter sounds with distinction between cold and warm start
- Multiple shutdown and start-up sounds, engine sounds for driving with simulated gear changes and distinction between full load, part load, engine brake and mechanical brake.
- Turbocharger whistling
- No steps between engine sounds
- Speed-dependent driving sounds such as chain or chassis squeal
- Optional ambient and environmental noises
- Speed-dependent turret rotation noise with optional distinction between drive without and with motor assistance
- Sound for elevation of the main gun
- Fire from main gun optionally as single shot or continuous fire (e.g. flak)
- Variable sounds for bullet impact with simulation of impact at different distances
- Shooting noise for MG
- Shooting noise for auxiliary MG
- Up to 24 individual sounds that can be triggered via the radio system, such as horn, radio announcements, etc.
- Plain text announcement when battery voltage is too low/too high
- Sounds for IR combat mode
- Configurable volume level of a noise type (e.g. raising the volume of the MG and lowering the volume of the engine) and configuration of multiple sound parameters
- Adjustment of the volume via an included rotary potentiometer
- Adjustment of the volume via a rotary knob on the remote control
- All included sample sets are stored on a PC/notebook-readable microSD card. They may be changed at runtime via the ElMod app.
- Integrated 10 W digital audio amplifier for connecting an 8 ohm speaker
Control
Analog receiver
- A commercial model remote control system (transmitter and receiver, 40 MHz or 2.4 GHz)
- Connection for up to eight channels
- Four channels for basic functions (driving, turret, weapons)
- One channel for optional volume control
- A total of 40 additional functions can be assigned largely freely in addition to the basic functions
- The receiver requires no additional power supply. 5 V BEC are provided
SBus
- Requires the optionally available FX SBus adapter
- An SBus compatible model remote control system
- Use of up to 16 channels
- Simple wiring. Only one connector with three wires for power and all signals.
- Four channels for basic functions (driving, turret, weapons)
- One channel for optional volume control
- A total of 44 other functions can be distributed over 11 channels in addition to the basic functions
- The receiver does not require an additional power supply. 5 V BEC are provided
Bluetooth / USB
- For wireless connection. Requires the optional Bluetooth adapter
- Control conveniently on an Android smartphone or tablet or PC or notebook
IR combat function
- Connects via an optional FX Battle adapter to either the Tamiya® BU apple, HengLong® or Taigen® Battle Option
- Simple configuration via a single button
- Vehicle type: light, medium, heavy
- Test mode responds to most infrared remotes to verify battle function
Configuration
- The free ElMod app provides extensive configuration options on the computer
- USB dongle with a USB cable is included
- Available for Microsoft® Windows® 10, Apple® MacOS® and Android®
- Parameterization, status information and control of all vehicle functions
- Individual vehicle profiles can be created and saved
General
- Operation on NiCd, NiMh or LiPo, LiIon batteries with a voltage between 7.2 V and 11.2 V
- Undervoltage cutoff to protect against deep discharge
- Overvoltage shutdown
- All connectors of socketed type
- Included commercial 15A automotive fuse for drive protection
- Integrated resettable SMD fuse for protection of turret functions
- Compact dimensions (76 mm x 50 mm / 3″ x 2″)