Windows 11 compatible!
Connect your new C7042 6 car Scalextric digital powerbase to a PC with this special USB cable incorporating conversion electronics and indicating LEDs for data transfer, and then you can run any PC based race management system to add a host of new features to your Scalextric digital racing (not included - available on-line). The cable allows full PC interaction - bidirectional through the cable, so the RMS program can individually slow down the cars, apply brakes or even force lane changes.
This cable is a brand new item designed and tested by the Slotforum PB-Pro team that helped Scalextric design the C7042 powerbase.
Cable is 5 metres long (16 feet) and plugs directly into a PC or laptop USB port.
Conversion electronics are built into the USB connector. No drivers required, they are inbuilt into standard computers using Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 or Windows 11. For data rates a PC speed of at least 1.5 GHz is recommended. Also supports Windows Vista/ XP (SP3), drivers available online (details included with cable).
For use with "SSD Console" version 5, the brilliant new Race Management System for the C7042 as written by AWallace from Slotforum. This was THE defacto standard RMS program on the old system. Download a free 30 day trial from his website [ google scalextric sport digital console ]. Also supports all other RMS systems designed for Scalextric C7042 like RCS64 and pclapcounter.
Big screen display on your PC screen. Use SSDC to run races and the screen will sort positions automatically with the leader at the top, show number of laps completed and fastest lap etc.
As the PC takes over control of many features, the program adds new capabilities to your cars, including adjustable brakes (Scalextric brakes are unrealistically strong), automatic data recording of best lap per car and then the PC is able to drive any digital car as a pace car copying that best lap including braking at sharp corners etc. Car speeds can be set to increase as fuel load goes down. Supports tournaments, a flexible point system for events and series, and fully functional points leaderboard, plus an event wizard that creates race events for you using a simple round robin scheme.
This cable also critically allows you to update the firmware in the powerbase (for free) to overcome lap counting issues and light sensitivity. These cables have been supplied by me to Scalextric at Margate (Kent) and in the USA to allow them to do so. If your powerbase says version 0.0085 you need to do this!
This cable has been designed especially for the Scalextric C7042, and tested by Slotforum PB-Pro team, slot racing enthusiasts who helped design and develop the Scalextric C7042 six car powerbase.
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