HSI-88-USB  

High Speed Interface for the s88-Feedbackbus!

The HSI-88-USB is a Feedback-Interface from a s88-Feedbackbus to an USB-Interface of a Computer.

 The interface includes three s88 bus-plugs. This offers the advantage of a much faster s88 bus handling and the possibility to build up three bus-lines at the layout-system!

All Feedback-Events will be fast transmitted, without any detour via the digital-central-unit, via the USB-Interface  directly to the PC.

A fast (1.1/2.0 Full-Speed USB-Connection) galvanically isolated connection to the computer via USB.

All USB-Units require a so called USB-Unit Driver Software which can be found on a file at the CD „USB-Drivers for DiCoStation and HSI-88-USB“ attached to the HSI-88-USB.

 

The 3 feedback lines additionally enhance the reading-time of the s88-feedback bus by 3-times.

 

3 feedback lines will give you the advantage of a more simple arrangement  of the feedback modules below your layout.

 

It is possible to monitor a total of 31*16 feedback contacts with one bus-line. But in summary of all three bus lines are not more than 31*16 contacts readable.

 

Besides all standard-feedback-modules such as s88 from Märklin or our  RM-88-N / RM-DEC-88 you can naturally operate on the HSI-88-USB as well our feedback modules witch optocoupling RM-88-N-O / RM-DEC-88-Opto and our feedback modules with integrated track occupancy report RM-GB-8-N / RM-GB-8.

 

Correct connection of the s88-standard feedback cables of all three feedback lines to the High Speed Interface HSI-88-USB: right hand and at the middle an  interference-free twisted s88-standard bus cable from our delivery program. left hand a ribbon-cable from Märklin or other manufacturer.

With the adapter Adap-HSI-s88-N is it possible to connect s88-Feedback Modules such as RM-88-N, RM-88-N-O or RM-GB-8-N directly via the screened Patch-Kabel to the HSI-88-USB in accordance to . For this connection shall be the Adapter Adap-HSI-s88-N simply plugged onto the three  6-poles pinbar of the HSI-88-USB.

 

The HSI-88-USB operates event-driven: any changes on the tracks are reported immediate to the PC. This saves substantial PC resources and reduces the response time considerable because the pc has not to request cyclical about changes but gets all updated changes reported from the interface.

 

If you want to use an own written model-rail-way-software for the communication with the interface HSI-88-USB you can find the relevant programming-commands here!

Each Feedback-Interface HSI-88-USB will be supplied together with an USB-Connection Cable for the connection to the PC and a CD with USB-Software-Driver for Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista (32-Bit) and Windows 7 (32-Bit). The actual HSI-88-USB firmware and the actual USB-Driver (as well as for Vista (64-Bit) and Windows 7 (64-Bit)) can be downloaded here.

Sample Connections for the HSI-88-USB for downloading can be found here!

 

Each Interface HSI-88-USB will be supplied with a detailed manual incl. installation-instruction and various sample-screenshots.

 

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  The High Speed Interface HSI-88-USB is available as checked finished module in a case:

 

	finished module in a case
HSI-88-USB-G	€ 129,90

 
• Order codes:

HSI-88-USB-G (Part-No. 030913): High Speed Interface for the s88-feedbackbus as finished module in a case.

 

Available ex warehouse.

HSI-88-USB compatibility list

Please see in the table below which model railway software already supports the High Speed Interface HSI-88-USB:

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