automat controller
The heart of the automat toolkit — a plug-and-play MIDI-to-solenoid controller with 12 universal DC outputs.
There are two versions in the family:
- automat controller (original / MK1) — the one that started it all. MIDI in, solenoids out. This page covers its inputs, outputs and specs.
- automat controller MK2 — same hardware concept, now with a USB host port and a standalone mode so you can drive it from a Novation Launchpad with no computer. Coming soon.
Input
- DC Powered – Power Supply 9V–24V – DC Barrel Plug 2.5 × 5.5 mm Center Positive – 8 A max current (protected by 5×20 mm Cartridge Fuse / Feinsicherung).
- The Power Supply shipped with the automat toolkit is 24 V / 160 W / 6.6 A (first batch) or 24 V / 120 W / 5.0 A (current batches).
- USB Powered – for development and hacking only; outputs cannot drive actuators over USB power alone.
Output
- Each DC output channel is limited to 1.4 A.
- DC outputs mirror the supply voltage you feed the automat (default 24 V, allowed range 9–24 V).
- Output connectors: 2.1 × 5.5 mm DC jacks, center positive (9–24 V on center pin).
- Switching MOSFETs are fully protected (overload, short-circuit, overvoltage, current-limit, thermal shutdown with auto-restart).
- Each output has a flyback diode for protection against inductive loads.