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We borrowed a SCP2 at our first DiSCA appearance - and it was a steep learning curve as none of us had used a Slot.it controller before. Having our own controller to play with and set up before our second race was certainly a big help. Nonetheless, we are still on that learning curve.

The SCP1 and SCP2 require an oXigen cartridge to communicate with an oXigen chip. The oXigen set-up will work on an SSD track - the SSD powerbase just providing AC power to the track - nothing plugged into the controller sockets. You'll need a separate 9-12v power source for the controller. To plug an SCP1,2 or 3 into an SSD powerbase and work with cars fitted with standard SSD chips, you'll need the digital cartridge (the universal one for the older powerbases and the C7042-specific version for the Advanced 6-car powerbase). The oXigen cartridge connects wirelessly to the ARC Air and ARC Pro powerbases, but requires the firmware to be re-flashed. I think that covers all SSD options!

The SCP3 has the oXigen / ARC hardware integral to the controller and then cartridges for other digital systems and analogue plug in.