4-Oct-2021: Deltang has ceased production of all Rx6x receivers (Rx60,
Rx61, Rx62, Rx65 and Rx66).
Although the obsolete Cypress RF chip is actually still available,
supplies of the microprocessor and regulator chips used on Rx6x have
been impacted by the global semiconductor shortage. Component distributors are
either quoting lead-times well into 2022 or wanting a ridiculous price
for remaining stock.
Micron replacements for Rx6x have also been hit by the shortage and
designs had to change to use components that are still available. This
has affected the development timetable. A replacement for Rx65 is very close
and I am hoping to have this in production before the end of the year.
After that, I will focus on a Rx60 replacement but this is unlikely to appear
before the beginning of 2022.
Rx41d-v5 and Rx45-v5
are still available and Deltang predict that there
is sufficient component stock for another 18 months.
4-Apr-2021: David Theunissen was very unwell during most
of February and March
and there was no production of Deltang receivers during this time.
He is now feeling well enough to restart but there is a considerable
backlog so availability will be low for at least the next 1-2 months.
3-Dec-2020: Deltang has
announced
that he has obtained further
stock of the CYRF6936 RF transceiver chip and will continue production
of the Rx6x receivers until the end of 2021.
Micron is continuing development of alternatives but this extension
allows the opportunity to ensure that new designs are fit for an
extended future.
Deltang receivers have been responsible for a major growth in the
use of R/C for model railways.
Their breadth of application (N Gauge through Gauge 1) is unequalled
in the market. The use of standard DSM2/DSMX protocols and rich functionality
has enabled R/C in models that were previously thought impossible.
However...
- First the bad news:
-
You may have seen an announcement on the Deltang
web site
about obsolecence of the Rx6x series model rail receivers:
Rx60, Rx61, Rx62, Rx63, Rx65 and Rx66. The Rx47 is also affected.
This, understandably, will cause consternation among existing
Deltang users and those considering a step into model rail R/C.
The main reason for DT's decision is that one of the devices
used on these receivers (Cypress CYRF6936) has been obsolete for some time
and world-wide stocks are nearing exhaustion.
Unless Deltang can find a buyer for the business, production
of Rx6x will stop sometime around the end of 2020 and supply
from resellers will dry up early in 2021.
- And the good news:
-
We want to reassure customers that there is a future and that your
investment in Deltang receivers and transmitters will not be wasted.
Micron is developing a range of receivers using a modern chip, one
that the manufacturer has committed to at least 20 years availability.
The new transmitters and receivers will be compatible with existing
Deltang installations: Micron transmitters will operate Deltang
receivers and new Micron receivers can be operated by existing
Deltang transmitters.
This work does take time and there is likely to be a gap between disappearance
of a Deltang receiver and release of the Micron equivalent. We are working
hard to make this gap as small as possible.
A Rx102 replacement is already available, the MR001.
Enhancements, including more extensive features,
are planned for later this year.
A replacement for Rx66 will be next, followed by a Rx65 replacement.
Replacements for Rx60, Rx63 and Rx47 will take longer.
Send an email
if you want updates.
