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S.BUS SYSTEM
A cutting edge alternative to standard
servo installation!
The innovative Futaba S.Bus system lets you unleash
your fl ight system’s full potential and cut down on
cable clutter at the same time. It uses digital serial
data communication technology to transmit control
signals between your receiver and servos. A single
S.Bus cable can carry signals to as many channels
as your transmitter can handle. You no longer have to
worry about plugging in the wrong servo to the wrong
channel, because each servo knows what channel it
is dedicated to in advance.
SBD-1 S.Bus Decoder Cables allow the use of existing
analog and digital servos, too. By providing today’s pilots
with tomorrow’s technology, the Futaba S.Bus system
is nothing short of revolutionary.
HOW DO YOU INSTALL THE S.BUS SYSTEM?
Installation is actually simplifi ed as compared to your
normal system installation. Using the S.Bus system you
plug a battery into the SBC-1 channel changing tool,
using it to program which channel you want the servo
to operate on.
Once programmed
t h e s e r vo w i l l
operate as required
regardless of which
lead it is plugged
into. Do this for all of
the servos that you
want to operate on
the S.Bus system. Install the servos in the airplane and
plug them into the S.Bus lead, piggybacking them one
onto another. Once completed you plug one lead into
the receiver for all of the servos and all of the servos
will function as programmed. One lead operates up to
16 servos!
S.Bus leads are available in a number of different lengths
to accommodate installation into any size airplane
regardless of its complexity.
There are many choices
for the S. Bus receivers;
some are tiny 3 port
receivers with others
being up to 8 channels.
The 8 channel inputs can
be used as you would
normally set up a model, allowing you to split the model
and have some of it set up as S.Bus while other servos
are not using the S. Bus system. Something else to
note is that some of the S. Bus servos and receivers
are HV or High Voltage, meaning that you could run a
straight 2S LiPo for your receiver battery.
Many servo choices are
available for use in a wide
variety and sizes of aircraft
from micros to the largest
models.
Your system is not limited to programming only through
the SBC-1 channel changing tool and your transmitter.
Utilizing the USB interface, the CIU-2, you can do all of
the programming using your PC. Programming with this
interface gives more fl exibility and programming options
than can be achieved with any other radio system. To
utilize standard non S.Bus servos you simply use the
S.Bus decoder instead of the S.Bus lead.
This is just the beginning of what this system can do.
Would you like to operate the servos in the wing with
a separate battery from the fuselage? With S.Bus you
can do that! Run multiple servos – using only a single
channel on your transmitter!!
WANT MORE INFORMATION?
Visit www.futaba-rc.com for more information, diagrams
and helpful videos showing the complete operation of
the S.Bus system.
Battery
Receiver
Hub
Hub
Hub
Servo Servo Servo Servo
WING