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1. ESU pledges to use the data provided solely for the purpose as indicated above ands will not provide this information to others You may have your entry deleted from our database at any time Surface mail or g Email suffices Technical data t Code table for accessory decoder 21 Annex 21 2 Code table for accessory decoder 21 1 Technical data The table contains the link between the status of the DIP switches and the turnout address as well as to the Marklin keyboards H4 booster with 4 0 A continuous output Keyboard Keyboard Turnout Turnout decoder Keyboard Keyboard Turnout Turnout decoder NMRA DCC BiDi Feedback with integral cut out device 1 14 1 4 23 5 97 11 14 161 164 4 6 8 fu one d Display with touch panel and 6 fold 1 5g 5 8 32 52 7 11 5g 165 168 oe 6 8 32 Bit ARM 720T Controller 64 Mbytes Flash ROM 32 Mbytes ZEE LE ba A E eee eee i D RAM Linux Operating system 1 13 16 13 16 2 45 7 11 13 16 173176 6 8 16 Bit Real time Co processor 2 1 4 17 20 45 7 12 1 4 177 180 1 3 8 2 x motor driven potentiometer cabs with definitive end position 2 oe ales E ie ee E la pS AR AAA oe ca 2 x Two way analogue joysticks 2 9 12 25 28 22 2 5 7 12 9 12 185 188 3 8 2 x 8 Function buttons as well as Stop and Go buttons 2 taalo Bi pos oe nur deos le S AE e NN M M 3
2. In our example we assume that the locomotive operates in DCC format The DCC mode is the default mode Should you want to run this locomotive in Motorola format e g for Marklin locomotives push the arrow behind data format and select Motorola 14 Confirm the entry by pushing OK Now you arrive automatically in the main menu of ECoS the newly entered locomotive is called up and ready to run c P JHH mem GIG Pleaze zelect a locomotive from the locomotive list or enter ad neu locomotie AE AE PARAAF Ta ni e e Turn the throttle to the right and watch the locomotive move The speedometer needle shows the current speed at all times at the same time the speed step is displayed as well refer to Figure 5 h e Turn the throttle to the left beyond the zero position until you feel and hear the click and you have changed direction of travel s 100 Figure 9 The throttles are supported by a motor drive Whenever you turn the knob beyond zero and change direction simply release the knob and it will return to the zero position automatically e Any functions of the locomotive can be turned on or off by pushing the corresponding buttons or by touching the screen buttons With ECoS it is that easy to enter and run new locomotives How to proceed from here The following chapter 7 informs you about the characteristics of ECoS and th
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4. 11 5 Deleting a locomotive You can delete any loco at any time should you not need them any more First select the loco and assign it to a throttle E E Hew locomotive Heu consist A Shuttle train b Edit lacamatiue h ca h E E Fa Delete locomotive Clear controller ind d Cancel Delete Figure 40 e Select Delete and the loco will be deleted 11 6 Assign function symboles Link mode ECoS permits free assignment of symbols for each function button In other words not only can you assign a symbol for each function of each loco but also determine if this particular function should be active continuously or only as long as the corresponding button is pressed e Push the screen button in the main screen Then the symbols will be displayed inverse white on black Bi This symbol appears for function buttons that were hidden until now Push the symbol of the function you want to change and a list of many symbols will open Each symbol is displayed twice oU Y 1 5 nts E E i Figure 41 hd A small D next to the symbol means continuous operation It EB is switched by touching the screen and remains active until you ECoS does not check if any particular symbol matches the actual function of the locomotive The pictogram only serves for graphic representation Select the symbol at the top right if you do not want to assign a s
5. 18 3 Components in the system In this menue all devices that are currently connected to the ECoSlink bus Each device reports automatically to ECoS Plug amp Play and generally can be configured further if required S588 Bus Control External Booster Control Figure 68 The devices ECoSniffer s88 Bus Control and External Booster Control will always be displayed even if there are no external devices connected These three devices are integrated into ECoS but are displayed as if they were external 18 3 1 Booster configuration As mentioned in chapter 8 7 different booster types use diffe rent methods for detecting a short circuit The time it takes from detecting a short circuit until ECoS turns off the track power must be adjusted to the type of booster to assure safe operations and to avoid erroneous switch offs These settings are adjusted in the sub menue Booster Configuration You find this menue via the set up menue Configuring Devices as per Figure 68 Select External Booster Control from the list of devices and press Edit e wt EE Booster configuration Delay thoert crcuit detection 2000 ms Figure 69 Then enter the delay time directly in Delaying Short Circuit Detection e Select 0 ms for DCC compatible boosters e g Lenz e Select 1500 ms for LDT boosters e Select 2000 ms for Marklin 601 7 boosters Start with O ms for all other makes and test it M
6. Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras amp zu k gt Y A Suchen jFavoriten medien 4 yr Sy Bi Adresse http 192 168 1 72 enfindex shtrnl Google G Los geht s 4 fra ES m pt Lesezeichen v Your ECoS s current settings Hardware version 1 3 Software version 1 0 0 Serial 0x00048149 MAC Address 00 14 94 01 71 4b IP Address 192 168 1 72 Start Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 2 Firmware update Device name ECos Navigation Store configuration Restore configuration Reset device Figure 78 a b C d Menue Firmware Update Menue Save Configuration Menue Re establish Configuration Menue Reset Access Code 20 2 1 Firmware update First save your data as per chapter 20 2 2 before you start a firmware update This enables you to update the operating software of your ECOS First you must download new firmware packets from our website and save it locally on your PC You will find the latest version of our software at http www loksound de Follow the link Download then ECoS Software Update your firmware only if you want to upgrade relevant errors or new functions that you absolutely need Never change the configuration of a system that is stable and works without problems Computer interface eSelect Firmware Update and then enter the desired firmware file with the aid of the Browse button e Start the update by pushing the
7. a b Shuttle train lines that are already configured Add a shuttle train line c Delete a shuttle train line d Edit a shuttle train line e Leave the set up menue and save changes f Leave the set up menue and cancel changes Pushing this screen button opens the sub window Shuttle Train Line Shuttle train Mame of route CAES Figure 58 Name of the shuttle train line Assign explicit names to your shuttle train lines This name is required later for assigning the line Station1 s88 contact and station2 s88 contact Here you select the two s88 contacts for the brake points of the shuttle train line The s88 bus must be correctly configured prior to this action See also chapter 19 Use two separate s88 contacts ECoS does not check if these contacts are used for any other action Duration time in the stations Here you enter the time T1 T2 in total This may be up to 300 seconds Finish your data entry the window closes and the new shuttle train line is displayed on the screen Enter other shuttle train lines in a similar fashion ECoS can handle up to 8 shuttle train lines Pushing this symbol for the marked shuttle train line deletes it Open and edit the marked shuttle train line with this symbol ee A A es 15 2 Locos travel out and back Once you have configured your shuttle train lines you may dispatch a train ae e Call up the loco onto one of the two cabs
8. done in the set up menue The computer interface enables you to download updates to Te Open the set up menue save and recall all ECoS data on your PC Netzwerkaufgaben LAN oder Hochgeschwindigkeitsinternet mE E Neue verbindung erstellen 1394 Verbindung LAN oder Hoc l l D Communication between ECoS and your PC runs over a so Windows Firewalleinstellungen Aoaeiaa aa T e Select Devices in the System in the sub menue called IP connection In such IP networks it is important that ndem LAN Verbindung LAN oder Hox each device resp participant has a unique IP address With the e E nad ou pes Verbindung umbenennen Virtuelles privates Netzwertk Ee Bo from the list in Devices on ECoSlink aid of these IP addresses all connected devices can find each a a a Mii EE also see Figure 68 other andern ESU VPN Virtuelles priv y if e Push Edit and a dialogue window called s88 Configuration Therefore you must configure a correct IP address in your ECoS and also on your computer Otherwise data transfer 9 cannot be facilitated will open Computer interface 4 Eigenschaften von LAN Verbindung Allgemein Authentifizierung Erweitert Verbindung herstellen ber 2 OSA NdisFilter Protocol 3 Acer NetMonitor Protocol ivi Internetprotokoll TCP IP keine Konnektivitat besitzt Figure 75 Bi Intel R PRO 1000 PM Network Conr Diese Verbindung verwendet folgende Elemente 4 Ins
9. Download button e Now the download will be started It may take up to 10 minutes before the new firmware has been downloaded After that ECoS will start again at least once and unzip and install the new data Therefore this start up procedure takes much longer than usual e Please be patient an update may take even up to 15 minutes Do not switch off ECoS during this process This 4 could result in n complete non operable software e Also make sure that the power supply to your PC and your ECOS is not interrupted during this process An incomplete update may render your ECoS useless A factory reset that will be charged is then unavoidable After a successful update ECoS should start with the standard display 20 2 2 Backup configuration You should make it a habit to save your loco libraries on your PC Should you delete the lists by mistake then you have a backup available thus avoiding having to go through the process of entering all data individually once more Select Store Configuration from the menue Click on the screen button Save Settings Select Save File and save your file on your PC 20 2 3 Restore configuration When restoring the configuration all current settings of ECoS a will be replaced by the ones saved in the configuration file Select Restore Configuration from the menue Select the desired file that you wish to restore with the aid of the Browse button Start the download by push
10. Each of the two cabs consists of three components namely throttle joystick and buttons for triggering functions and part of the monitor a Position maximum speed 10096 b Position Zero STOP C Change of direction lt gt d Speedometer needle e Direction arrows f Joystick g Buttons h Touch screen buttons e XL No 9 1 1 Throttles Each of the motor driven throttles 9 1 1 Drehreglerhas two definite end positions at left and right The position of the throttle knob corresponds with the speed of the loco A small dot indicates the position of the knob Position b Position a Loco is stopped speed is zero Loco is running at maximum speed This corresponds with speed step 14 28 31 or 126 depending on the loco and the protocol Turn the throttle anti clock wise to change direction beyond position b to position c until you hear and feel a click Then please release the throttle It will return to position b Pi The arrows e indicate the current direction of travel I b STOP L a 100 c lt gt Figure 25 You may hold the knob even while it is turning automatically After about one second the motor will stop There is no risk of damage due to the sliding clutch Alternately you can adjust the train speed by touching on the speedometer needle d in six steps speed zones When touching one of the direction arrows e the direction of travel will change and th
11. e Move the loco into the shuttle train mode e Set the throttle to the desired speed e Select Shuttle Train from the menue a gt Choose the desired Shuttle Train Line from the sub menue de EMV E Hew locomotive Hew consist Shuttle train t wembley Yard Rugby Edit locomotive waterloo Paris k Delete locomotive HHew Shuttle train Clear controller va dd Figure 59 e Now the locomotive will be controlled by the Shuttle Train Line control function and cannot be controlled manually any longer An icon on the speedometer indicates this E 15 3 Cancel shuttle train mode If you wish to run this loco manually again proceed as follows E k Call up the loco on the same throttle that you used to set up the shuttle train mode a gt Select Shuttle Train Line in the locomotive menue li k Clear controller Figure 60 e Select Cancel Shuttle Train Mode e Now the loco can be controlled manually biss LL sd Am ee OS as eg e E ee Programming Decoders 16 Programming Decoders By programming we mean the method of electronically chan ging certain parameters of decoders This applies to all types of decoders such as mobile decoders accessory decoders and feedback decoders Decoders with manual switches DIP switches such as older models from Marklin cannot be programmed with ECOS Unfortunately there is no standardised method to access all parameters this varies subject to the manufac
12. e Select the desired route and proceed as described in chapter 14 1 14 3 Assign a route to the turnout control panel After configuring the routes you can link them to one or several control panels of the turnout control panel Only routes that are linked to any panel can be switched manually routes linked to s88 conatcts do not have to be linked to a control panel Linking routes happens in the same way as linking accessories Chapter 13 3 explains how Routes are marked with ROU behind the name in the accessory library Edit route Sack2 ROU Sack3 ROU Sack4 ROU Sack5 ROU Sack6 ROU Sack ROU Sack8 ROU SIGrot Bahnh ROU 14 4 Switching a route In principle a route is switched in the same way as an individu al accessory as described in chapter 13 4 However there are two differences e This pictogram indicates that the route is currently not completed At least one accessory did not switch as it was supposed to 7 The route is completed all accessories are switched to the desired status Routes can only be switched Switching another route that contains at least one accessory of the previous route does releasing routes It is always possible to switch an accessory belonging to a route individually for instance through another link to a screen button in a control panel As soon as the status of at least one accessory does not correspond to the appropriate status of
13. this route the displayed symbol changes Thus you keep control at any time and have certainty that all accessories of one route are switched correctly 14 5 Deleting a route Deleting a route is just as simple as deleting an accessory Fra Open the accessory menue and select Deleting Route e Select the desired route and confirm your choice shuttle train mode The shuttle train mode represents another fascinating function of ECOS ECoS differentiates between two terms e Shuttle train line the track section on which the loco should travel forward and backwards e Loco in shuttle train mode loco that is dynamically assigned to a shuttle train line and travels out and back 15 Running trains in Figure 56 A shuttle train line must comprise of the following a Station1 b Brake point for station C Station 2 d Brake point for station 2 Running trains in shuttle train mode The train stops at each station for a pre determined layover time before it travels back to the other station The sequence happens as follows e As soon as the train from station 1 reaches the brake point for station 2 ECoS transmits a Stop command speed step 0 to the train At the same time a timer is started inside ECOS e The train slows down with the set deceleration and stops Deceleration has to be set in such a way that the train definitely stops in station 2 You may have to experiment a little
14. 0000000 hal oum 3 conductor track Figure 14 If your new Motorola locos work but the old k83 accessory decoders and older M rklin amp locos do not it is most likely that polarity has been swapped Marklin offers under part number 74040 a suitable connecting track for the C track system For the K track system use connecting track No 2290 8 4 Wiring the programming track ECoS has a separate low power output for the programming track max current 1A The same type of socket is used as for the mainline connection Wire a section of track to this output that is completely isolated from the rest of the layout ideally some short stub track programming main track track track insulated on both sides Figure 15 This track must be insulated on both sides from the layout in case of M rklin insulate the centre conductor and both tracks During programming the insulating gaps may not be bridged boogies coaches with interior lighting etc Whenever the programming track is not in use an internal relay in ECoS switches this track to the main line Programming track and main line are synchronised Thus you may run your locos onto the programming track and then re program them Only when you have started the programming procedure se parate signals will be transmitted to the programming track There should always be only one loco or coach with decoder on the programming track to avoid
15. 1 Opening the package The ECoS command station is safely protected in two cartons when delivered First open the brown shipping carton at one end and pull out the printed carton This carton can be opened at either end Now pull out the two part blister pack and place it on a table with the monitor of ECoS facing upwards The upper half of the blister is secured to the lower part with several buttons No adhesive has been used Pull both blister halves apart at each button until you can separate the two halves Please keep the packaging in a safe place for later use Only the original packaging guarantees protection from transport damage Pack your ECoS into the blister and both cartons prior to dispatch by mail or parcel service 5 2 Contents of package Please check if all parts are in the package as soon as you have unpacked it e ECoS command station e Stylus for operating touch screen e Power supply 90VA e Separate mains cable for Euro power outlets e Accessory pack with two two pole terminals for track connection e Seven pole terminal block for ECoSniffer socket e 4 batteries type AAA Micro e Manual e Registration card as part of the manual e Order form for 15V power supply as part of the manual e Guarantee card as part of the manual Should any one of these parts be missing please contact your dealer immediately 5 3 Locating the device Place ECoS on a flat clean and dry surface within sight o
16. ECoS we call this mode Motorola14 Marklin built an extension into their decoder series 6090x to provide 27 speed steps the so called half speed step between the actual speed steps increases the resolution The command station must transmit specific command sequences in order to achieve this ECoS knows this mode as Motorola27 A If you run a locomotive in Motorola27 mode and you notice that functions are only activated at every second speed step then your decoder does not support the 27 speed steps Please switch to Motorola14 ESU extended all decoders to suit the Motorola format by an additional mode namely Motorola28 This operates with 28 real speed steps Run your mfx decoders with Motorola28 to allow the locomotive to respond to minute adjustments of the throttle In the late 1980 s Marklin launched some models with special functions e g coach with dancing figures club coach etc that have to be addressed with a special data packet Its structure is similar to the packets for accessory decoders We call it Motorola Fx 14 ESU LokSound mfx decoders support a second Motorola address With this address it is also possible to activate function buttons F5 to F8 ECoS supports transmission of this second address in such a way that you can actually use 9 addresses 7 1 1 2 Range of addresses Motorola Marklin defined 80 addresses for its original digital system Since this number is far to
17. Please use the power supply provided with ECoS solely for powering ECoS Do not use it for other household appliances e Check the power supply regularly for any visible damage of the housing or the mains cable Damaged parts may never be used Do not attempt to repair the power supply Extre me danger risk of fatal injury e Make sure there is sufficient ventilation around the power supply Mounting in furniture without air circulation may lead to overheating of even fire e First connect the mains cable to the appropriate socket of the A power supply and insert the plug into a power outlet Never use Y adapters in order to supply power to other devices of your layout This may cause a connection to ground that is not permitted and could destroy your ECoS The power supply provides a stabilised voltage output that should only be used for your layout For some N gauge decoders or locos 18V may be too We recommend a lower track voltage when using ECoS with N gauge equipment e You may exchange the power supply 18V against another with an output voltage of 15V free of charge How to go about this you will learn in chapter 24 at the end of this manual Wiring details 8 3 Track connection The tracks are connected via a two way socket with a removable plug Please make sure you us cables of adequate size for your track power We recommend wires of at least 1 5mm better 2 5mm cross section In larger layouts con
18. TRE eee en one p TAP AS LEBO o mat extensions 2 erates eee edes 8 A 22 O A pe ee ee Atha UMM OGOMOLNCS roe cc ceto ntt 16 NIRE KDE ok E E REO 22 mle 2 Muk protocolkoperation Taea aaa a 72 e l 9 IAS OCC Saree aatem eo a oe HS 14 1 1 3 Trigger a route with an s88 contact p 73 EAE que MEME Soe ici ld 9 11 1 1 Direct entry in the list of locomotives 16 A O te RH MR 2 SE 9 eee et IDEM AAA DE Ebo A a 16 14 3 Assign a route to the turnout control panel 22 7 4 Accessories with magnetic drives solenoids 9 EE ee 16 Vie Saa a wou 27 JM T NN CRM CREME IN 9 EN PUN ciclo ls S REN ERROR EE E ES A O NE OR OR e 16 ES a T 22 A decode ee tec na a eee 9 AE 16 dm AME a LA AUAM MCA EAM MAA ES A Meet eae ma he 16 15 Running trains in shuttle train mode 22 77 PCR ue a 10 JAS e a Ee pu E phe ake E UN 16 15 T Configuring a snuttle train line eee sere eee 23 78 A you old sn with loa n 10 11 1 1 7 Speed steps max speed display 17 15 2 Locos travel outsandeback oe 23 79 Hesse us estar PA 10 11 1 1 8 Direct changing of address and speed step settings 17 Suc ancestral ALAS 23 710 a eke fe Miser area erent ue iene 10 11 1 1 9 Extended decoder settings 17 i Ege EDU Qa UE 11 1 2 Indirect entry of a locomotive 17 16 Programming Decoders 24 8 Wiring m TT 10 W2 E se 17 E DE
19. Touching this screen button shifts between the 8 port and the ur Contra l 9 y ECoS you must know the software number 16 port module NN l e Find the pictogram Network Connections and open it 18 5 2 Serial number CA e Confirm your entry e Now a window similar to the one shown in Figure 74 should X The internal serial number is valid for your ECOS only You need a Meta mm ul e j this number when you register your ECoS with ESU We also m r interf esearch tor the used network connection in most cases this IS need to know this number in order to help you whenever you o Compute terface called LAN Connection ask for support This enables you to connect your ECoS with your PC ECoS e Double click with the mouse on your connection The following works with several operating systems such as MS Windows dialogue window will open see figure 75 b fi Apple or Linux ECoS is based on open standards for data 19 s88 bus contiguration transfer and does not require any software installation on your As mentioned in chapter 8 9 the individual s88 modules are PC All you need to have installed and configured is an Internet s Netzwerkverbindungen Mi linked like a chain ECoS needs to know how many of these browser e g Mozilla Firefox MS Internet Explorer or Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Erweitert ay modules are connected and if they have 8 or 16 ports This is similar Netzwerkverbindungen El PE Wachesh ed
20. data in the background with the given address and the name New gt xxxx lt and by setting the DCC 28 protocol Which protocol ECoS should use whenever you enter a loco directly can be pre set in a menue You find details in chapter 18 24 11 2 Changing loco parameters You may change the settings of any loco at any time First assign the loco to one of the two cabs Open the loco menue select Edit Locomotive in the menue All further steps are shown in chapter 11 1 ae e ax The field Edit Locomotive is shaded if e another user is running this loco Only locos that are listed for the throttle can be modified Please read chapter 11 7 2 for further information e that access control prevents editing locos Read more in chapter 18 4 e the loco is under control of the automatic shuttle train mode Chapter 15 explains the details 11 3 Assigning a loco to a throttle You can assign one loco to each throttle Push the loco choice button of the desired throttle and a list with all available locos will open Choose loco Hee E004 gr n Hee E010 blau nze ELITS nze E040 arun Mes EL Mes EUBLU rot z E a Mizz c0073 00171 0057 coo ie Mes EOr5 SS mga E091 n m EC b c d Figure 38 Marked loco Sort list by favourites Sort by active locos d Sort by name activated in Fig 36 Select marked locomotive f Cancel without selecting a
21. is to run trains and other devices on your layout with ECoS and to discover new undreamt of possibilities for your hobby thanks to a unique variety of functions This manual will guide you step by step through the multitude of possibilities of ECoS However have one request Please read this manual carefully prior to initial operation Although ECOS is robustly constructed there is the risk of damage due to incorrect wiring If in doubt avoid any costly experiments e ECOS is only intended for the use with electrical model train layouts Never operate ECoS without paying attention and never use it for controlling devices designed for transporting persons e ECOS is not a toy Make sure that children use this device only when adults are present e Only use the power supply provided for ECoS Other transformers may lead to reduced output or in extreme cases to damage of the command station e Use the power supply provided with ECoS for the energy supply for ECoS only and not for any other household appliances e Never use Y adapters in order to provide power to other devices for your model trains An unintended connection to ground could lead to damage or destruction of your ECoS e Check the power supply regularly for damage on the housing or the mains cable Damaged parts may not be used under any circumstances Do not attempt to repair the power supply This may be fatal e Assure adequate ventilation of the power sup
22. other some fascinating sequences can be realised Example 1 You have connected a Lokmaus 2 system to ECoSniffer as per Figure 22 The Lokmaus 2 can only work with addresses from 01 to 99 Let s assume you have a Blue Tiger Class 250 with address 250 and want to run it with the Lokmaus 2 You want to use address 25 on the Lokmaus Simply enter 25 as the Sniffer address for the Blue Tiger From now on the Blue Tiger will respond to the address 25 on your Lokmaus ECoS links the address 25 by the Lokmaus to the Blue Tiger detects that it is actually run with the decoder address 250 and runs the loco accordingly ECoSniffer t Configuration menue Edit loco Protocol ER Favorites TIGER BR250 ES live pom Y Programming crac ae w 3 Example 2 You have connected a 6021 to ECoSniffer as per Figure 21 The 6021 can only handle addresses from 01 to 80 in Motorola format Let s assume you have a Blue Tiger Class 250 with address 250 in DCC format and now want to run it with the 6021 You want to use address 50 on the 6021 Simply enter 50 as the Sniffer address for the Blue Tiger From now on the Blue Tiger will respond to the address 50 on your 6021 ECoS links the address 50 by the 6021 to the Blue Tiger detects that it is actually run with the decoder address 250 in DCC mode and runs the loco with this address in DCC mode In other words it is no problem to use a Motorola c
23. the following standards EN 71 1 3 1988 6 1994 EN 50088 1996 EN 55014 part 1 part 2 1993 EN 61000 3 2 1995 EN 60742 1995 EN 61558 2 7 1998 ECoS bears the CE mark according to the guidelines as per 88 378 EWG 89 336 EWG 73 23 EWG 2 WEEE Declaration Disposal of old electrical and electronic devices applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection system This mark on the product the packaging or the relevant documentation indicates that this product may not be treated as ordinary household garbage Instead this product has to be delivered to a suitable disposal point for recycling of electrical or electronic equipment By disposing of this product in the appropriate manner you help to avoid negative impact on the environment and health that could be caused by inappropriate disposal Recycling of materials contributes to conserve our natural environment For more information on recycling this product please contact your local administration the rubbish disposal service or the shop where you have purchased this product Batteries do not belong into household trash Please do not dispose of discharged batteries in your household trash take them to a collection point at your local town hall or dealer Thus you assure an environmentally friendly way of disposal Copyright 1998 2006 by ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG Irrtum
24. up a bus system All modules will be numbered within ECoS according to the place in the chain of connected modules s88 modul 1 s88 modul 2 U s88 modul 32 a E e Wn AAA i Figure 23 _ Each s88 module is supplied with one cable The polarity is m A defined since the plug only fits in one position into the socket All s88 modules are normally supplied with power by ECOoS In total the s88 input can supply 750mA Should this be in sufficient you may use s88 modules suitable for an external power supply Please refer to the manual of your s88 modules The s88 input of ECoS is galvanically isolated from the rest of transformer control unit Figure 21 the layout and the command station Therefore there is no direct ground connection between ECoS and the feedback decoders If your s88 module has a direct ground connection e g LDT s88 modules this has to be wired to the track ground ECoS was tested with the following s88 modules e Marklin 6088 e LDT RM DEC 88 e LDT RM GB 8 e Viessmann 5217 transformer a g E E E Before you can use the feedback contacts you must configure Figure 22 aD the s88 bus You will find details in chapter 19 Detailed information regarding the exact function of ECoSniffer is provided in chapter 17 Control elements in detail 9 Control elements in detail O P Figure 24 9 1 Cabs
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26. Anderungen die dem technischen Fortschritt dienen Lieferm glichkeiten und alle sonstigen Rechte vorbehalten Elektrische und mechanische MaBangaben sowie Ab bildungen ohne Gew hr Jede Haftung f r Sch den und Folgesch den durch nicht bestimmungsgem Ben Gebrauch Nichtbeachtung dieser Anleitung eigenm chtige Umbauten u a ist ausgeschlossen Nicht geeignet f r Kinder unter 14 Jahren Bei unsachgem Bem Gebrauch besteht Verletzungsgefahr Marklin ist ein eingetragenes Warenzeichen der Firma Gebr M rklin und Cie GmbH G ppingen RailCom ist ein eingetragenes Warenzeichen der Firma Lenz Elektronik GmbH Giessen Alle anderen Warenzeichen sind Eigentum ihrer jeweiligen Rechte inhaber ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG entwickelt entsprechend seiner Politik die Produkte st ndig weiter ESU beh lt sich deshalb das Recht vor ohne vorherige Ank ndigung an jedem der in der Dokumentation beschriebenen Produkte Anderun gen und Verbesserungen vorzunehmen Vervielfaltigungen und Reproduktionen dieser Dokumentation in jeglicher Form be d rfen der vorherigen schriftlichen Genehmigung durch ESU Introduction What can ECoS 3 Important Remarks Please read this section first AN Welcome to ECoS We congratulate you to your purchase of an ESU ECoS Digital Command Station ECoS is a modern intelligent model train control system designed with the future in mind In a short time you will experience how easy it
27. ECoS COMMAND STAT User Manual 1st edition October 2006 CE E E g E S E EEE LES NE ME EE M M E E E E A A a e A ee a cee aa z T pa ta ah al pall h ae ba y y fe 4 1 f IZ E RD m 4 F C Se ia Ea MEUM nap ur e o oo Allg P Z ae F woe p E contents 1 Declaration of conformity 3 Bs vnnd esscondbetamtraekse e ME 11 AC onito adre se e ano 18 8 4 Wiring the programming track a 11 11 7 2 Locking Exclusive access to locomotives S 2 WEEE Declaration nro 3 S S SE GO SII SD c rcx ANS XH 11 11 7 3 Address ranges recommendations 19 2 0 omp terinteracec e eena e cc ee ere 11 l l 3 Important Remarks Please read this section first 4 Sine te nr 2 12 Operaung consists cec cec eee 19 e e suitable Syte noue A Ue A E 12 A ES tse s eee c mue e E 4 Introduction What can ECOS ooa 4 OE Connecting a DCC booster Nu NI M 12 12 2 Assigning a consistito a throttle e 19 8 73 Connecting a Marking Booster od Z 12 3 Change parameters of consists ee e eea 19 5 Unpacking amp Set up a 5 B 7 4 SNO CINCU iO ee eee 12 ADO ee a co E pe 19 E o a a tte eee een eee eee 12 ASIS ON COSISIS a 19 Sal BOPEMIMEG me pacrdge eee nat tate a E 8 9 s88 Input 13 s pd i pK MM MM MEL a i 13 Switching accessories 19 goes quM QU MIL MUN d M ME 9 Control elements in detail 14 5asinsentn
28. Kw ai e y ozs e h i Direction of travel Reverse is highlighted if the locomotive NN X Y MAMMA travels forward Direction of travel Forward is highlighted if the locomotive travels backwards k Select locomotive pressing this screen button opens the menue for selecting a locomotive Press this button if you want to run another locomotive Locomotive menue after pressing this screen button you can enter edit or delete new locomotives or consists or assign shuttle trains Figure 4 a ja ABT g kk E de Your first train 6 3 2 Touch screen As the name says the touch screen responds to contact with your finger or with the stylus Please do not use any hard or pointed objects this could lead to permanent scratches on the surface The display shows information and screen buttons Touching a screen button will result in some action Examples for screen buttons Touching this screen button confirms an action Touching this screen button cancels an action any data ente red during this particular process will not be saved In some menues you can select or cancel certain options by touching the screen button ticking them off electronically Choice lists are opened by touching the right arrow on the heading of the list Then a list of available elements appears Slider Slide controllers enable you to comfortably set values Input fields are for entering text or numbers wi
29. Motorola All other commands from the old system perhaps programming commands will be ignored ECoSniffer allows an easy conversion to ECoS without having to throw away your handheld throttles or keyboards for turnouts You may only connect one digital command station to EcoSniffer The number of handheld throttles connected to this command station is only determined by the old system Thus you may for instance continue to use your Lokmaus system with up to 32 Lok Mice or your Loco net amp command station with all connected handheld throttles 7 9 ECoSlink bus system Our bus system ECoSlink allows for the extension of your ECoS command station You may connect external handheld throttles feedback modules boosters and other extensions ECoSlink is based on the CAN industrial standard is suitable for a maximum cable length of 100 metres and provides excellent data transmission ECoSlink operates with 250 kBit second and is hot plug and plug amp play capable All devices report automatically to the system and can be removed or re connected during operation The ECoSlink system can comprise of up to 128 devices 7 10 ECoSlot module extension compartment On the underside of the ECoS housing is a compartment suitable for extension modules Thus ECoS can be extended ESU will launch a suitable receiver module for the radio controller mo bile control in early 2007 The mobile control will enhance ECoS with a wireless hand
30. Multi protocol operation ECoS can transmit all above formats in sequence Thus each loco can be controlled with its own data format Mixed operation of different decoders on the same track is generally possible without any problems Some very old decoders may not be able to function properly if another format is transmitted to the track besides their own This may result in uncontrolled acceleration blinking headlights or other abnormal behaviour The very first series of Marklin signals 763xx may get confused if you run other data formats besides Motorola If there is no colour mark at the underside of your Marklin signals we recommend to get them updated A software update makes them suitable for multi protocol operation 7 2 Consisting ECOS enables you to set up and control consists of two or more locos comfortably All locos are listed in the memory of ECoS ECoS transmits separate signals in the required data format to each loco of the consist This happens at high speed so the locos work like one Locos with decoders that are not suitable for consisting may also be in the consist As indicated above it is possible to run locos with different data formats and protocols in the same consist All locos in a consist should have similar running characteristics Tune the locos if necessary by reprogramming acceleration and maximum speed settings before combining them in a consist You may assign a name and symbol
31. PON EE D S 24 E E 10 Wi E E e E Eo T coco cacosacococoucococococess iy 1e T1 Direct A e 24 22 Bower M xc c one UE 10 11 4 Speedometer display options PR AO 18 16 1 2 Programming on the Main POM ET E DPA 23 eae POM MAD M MP QE LC i a 11 USE Deleting a locomotive tc eee ees eee 18 16 2 Introduction to Motorola programming IND DA B3 ES tes n SEES 18 E T 5 9 WAA OTO Series Nee PNG a i 11 7 Interesting information on how to run a loco 18 16 4 Manual programming DCC amp Motorola 24 17 18 19 20 TOA FREIE VS Rd EI ria 25 SEU IIO A PTS 25 16 43 Programming em tne Main ROMI a a 25 Dodd searching me address m a Lc DIE OSEA A duE 25 16 5 1aDecoder Proesa a ae a ences cence cuits 25 16 5 2 Manual configuration of decoder profiles 25 16 5 3 Automatic assignment of profiles 26 16 5 4 Editing decoder settings n eee 26 TES ADO mode EM 26 osse SV Or OCC tena ate E 26 1055 Iouem ooi Oll er c ners 26 ECOSRITIGIES cate termina e E ae hen tances 26 17 1 Sniffer addresses a 26 Io ints MOS OEM ater 2 Configuration Menue eese 27 A s e ecu x E 2 18 1 1 Setting the language ooooooooocnonococononononononononoss 2p SES cotas E 27 18 1 3 Current threshold of the internal booster 2 To FARES teen n UEM A M OP AN Rec ener 2 18 2 Display for tran Operations maer anan eee 2 18 2 Taking ovVenioco s mu t I ee 2 ES Na TEIL E bel ny sO g
32. Selectrix No Yes Read base values in Selectrix No Yes Read base values of Selectrix on graphic interface No Yes mfx decoder Write in ESU Motorola programming mode No Yes Search Motorola addresses No Yes Read of values on graphic interface Nein No from Version 1 0 1 16 4 Manual programming DCC amp Motorola Always place only one loco on the programming track Make sure there is good electrical contact There must be a motor connected to the decoder otherwise ECoS cannot receive the confirmation pulses and will erroneously report an error All described programming modes can be used with a universal programming window Programming Decoders e Open the set up menue e Select this pictogram on the left to open the programming window The following figure appears Decoder programming V 2 Micra No Loco means that no loco was found on the programming track or that the current draw was below 4mA Check the electrical contacts ECOS tries first to read a CV in Direct Mode If this does not work ECoS attempts to read the CV in Paged resp Register Mode This may take up to 30 seconds 16 4 2 Write CVs e Enter the CV number in field a that you want to write e Enter the new value of the CV in field c It may be entered in decimal format or with the 8 bit blocks in binary format Bit O is far right bit 7 far left 16 5 1 Decoder profiles A decoder profile is a descript
33. Sockets for ECoslink devices 3 1 4 33 36 1 3 67 13 1 4 193 196 2 4 8 Socket for ECoSlink bus extension 3 5 8 37 40 2 3 E 13 8 197 200 HRS E MINI Galvanically separated booster socket for DCC conform and 3 9 12 AAA AE E REM ME 13 9 12 201 204 Ls ee A A 6017 compatible boosters 3 13 16 45 48 gt Ze G 7 13 13 16 205 208 i ue de amp de amp Galvanically separated ECoSniffer input for connecting old 4 1 4 49 52 2 4 6 7 14 1 4 209 212 8 systems A 5 8 53 56 e ow cm Ae 6 Xe 14 5 8 213 216 f Be Ds Galvanically separated s88 bus input for feedback decoder A 9 12 57 60 Caso 44 X a 14 9 12 217 220 5 E s 10 100 Mbit Ethernet socket RJ45 4 13 16 61 64 E d 14 ate 221224 los 3 Bo a 1 ECoSlot module to accommodate a radio receiver 5 14 65 68 eee d 5 15 1 4 225 228 fj se Ae X i Power supply 90VA 5 5 8 69 72 NEN PPM E 15 5 8 229095 le Ba AD te 5 9 12 73 76 2 3 7 15 9 12 233 236 4 5 5 13 16 77 80 3 7 15 13 16 237 240 1 5 6 1 4 81 84 1 4 7 16 1 4 241 244 2 5 6 5 8 85 88 2 4 7 16 O 245 248 e Doo 6 9 12 89 92 GQ 7 16 9 12 249 252 1 3 6 6 13 16 93 96 1 7 16 132 16 253 256 2 3 6 7 1 4 97 100 2 7 oe 257 260 3B 6 7 Bi 101 104 ns a 261 264 1 4 6 7 9 12 105 108 1 3 5 8 265 268 2 4 6 7 13 16 109 112 2 3 5 8 269
34. a profile does not necessarily contain all decoder parameters Some rarely used settings should be adjusted manually as described in chapter 18 4 Alternately you could use our LokProgrammer with its software e For DCC decoders by other suppliers it is best to use the generic NMRA profile For extended settings we recommend to use manual programming of CVs 17 ECoSniffer The ECoSniffer enables you to continue to use your old digital system and it thus protects your investment As already mentioned in chapter 7 8 all DCC and Motorola systems can be used with ECoSniffer ECoSniffer behaves like a digital decoder and translates all track signals into information that can be processed by ECOS While all previously launched digital systems are based on addresses ECoS establishes a library loco list with names Since there could be several locos with the same address the loco address of the old system must be linked to the appropriate name of the loco in ECoS ECoS handles this with great flexibility For each entry in the loco library you can assign a so called Sniffer Address besides the real decoder address This Sniffer address is independent of the real address and only serves to link the address received from the old digital system to the locos in the ECoS loco library 17 1 Sniffer addresses Sniffer addresses are stored as additional parameter in each loco and in the loco library Since they are independent of each
35. ake sure that both a Motorola and a DCC loco are active Some boosters cannot handle DCC packets very well Should ECoS switch off immediately STOP button is illuminated red then the time must be increased 18 4 Access control Here you can set various options that reduce or prevent unauthorised access e g visitors cannot edit or delete loco data or even worse trigger a reset Elock Functions O Elock stop O Bleck creating operations BA Block reset operation O Bleck deleting operations O Bleck changing operations Accesa codo O Protect setup area Change accert code Figure 70 18 4 1 Lock functions e Block Stop prevents the emergency stop when pressing the STOP button This affects the internal STOP button and all STOP buttons of devices connected to ECoS via ECoSlink and ECoSniffer e Block creating poerations prevents adding new locos turnouts routes etc This is useful for public layouts that should be operated but not changed in its settings e Block reset operations deactivates the reset to default values refer to chapter 18 1 4 e Block deleting operations prevents deletion of locos turnouts etc e Block changing operations prevents editing of locos turnouts etc 18 4 2 Access code You can protect access to the sub menue Access Authorised with a code This helps you to prevent any unauthorised modifications to the settings of the system First you hav
36. alled cross over cable Such cables look like ordinary network cables but internally two pairs of wires are crossed The LINK LED lights up continuously if the connection is correct Connect the network output only with a computer network as per the Ethernet standard Telephones for the ISDN standard and also other model train manufacturers use identical plug socket connections but they must never be inserted into the LAN socket of ECOS 8 7 Wiring external boosters Should the power output of the integral booster be insufficient you may connect more external boosters For this purpose you have to divide your layout into several individual electrical sectors Always insulate all conductors tracks There may not be any Common 8 7 1 Suitable systems There are two types of boosters on the market In principle both types compatible to DCC or the Marklin 6017 standard can be used since they are both capable to amplify DCC and Motorola signals and to supply them to the track Please also refer to the manual of your booster Since most commercially available boosters have problems with Selectrix data packets the external booster output of ECoS does not supply any Selectrix data This means you cannot run any Selectrix locos on sectors supplied by an external booster The two types of boosters are different in the way they detect a short circuit and in their polarity The correct setting can be configured in ECoS and i
37. an be run in the normal way When the second loco with the same address is selected the symbol shown on the left will be displayed and this loco cannot be operated In reality this would make no sense at all As soon as a command is transmitted to the first loco both locos would respond after all they have the same address The same occurs if you enter the following locos Loco1 Address 03 DCC 28 speed steps E 103 Loco2 Address 03 Motorola 14 speed steps BR 03 In this case the display would also show a conflict of addresses since both locos have the address 03 The differing data format does not have any impact because ECoS cannot know if a modern multi protocol decoder e g LokSound will respond to both formats ao Select the loco menue of the appropriate throttle and select touch it again Delete Locomotive in the menue Then another menue os n Wn Opens aa small M next to the symbol means Momentary Action t remains only active as long as you touch the button FI 4 A EZ me AAA SSE SEES ee eee eee NR Switching accessories select New consist a List of all locos b 12 4 Deleting a consist T You can delete a consist just as easily as with individual locos List of locos in this consist refer to chapter 11 5 11 7 2 Locking Exclusive access to locomotives ECoS only permits one throttle to run a certain locomotive at any point in time As soon as a cab runs a loco or c
38. andheld controllers boosters feedback decoders etc ECoSlink Extend Nine way mini sockets DIN for wiring bus extension modules to ECoSlink up to 100m total length 10MBit Ethernet RJ45 socket for connecting ECoS to a computer network S88 Six way pin connector for wiring Marklin s88 compatible feedback decoders up to 32 modules Two way socket 3 5mm contact spacing for connecting existing digital systems Wire the track terminals of your old command station to this socket Network ECoSniffer Five way socket 3 5mm contact spacing for wiring external boosters compatible with DCC standards or Marklin 6017 Booster Starting up quickly 6 2 Minimal wiring for an initial test 2 conductor track ANS Figure 5 3 conductor 6 3 1 Cabs track 6 3 Overview of control input elements Each throttle consists of several components as shown in Figure All control input elements of ECoS are located on the top of 5 above Figure 3 the housing as per Figure 4 below a Throttle knob with definitive end position and change of a Left Cab direction function Turning the knob clockwise increases b Right Cab the speed while turning anti clockwise reduces the speed e Connect the power supply to the appropriate socket of ECoS T The position of the knob corresponds with the speed Turning n PRA C Stop button disconnects track power from mainline the throttle knob to
39. ault values This deletes all data in ECoS including all loco and accessory libraries This reset is carried out immediately For safety reasons the button Reset is normally shaded grey Before activating a reset you have to permit access to this function as described in chapter 18 4 18 2 Display for train operations 18 2 1 Taking over loco When you tick the field in front of Transfer locomotive control then any other player may take pinch this loco parallel operation Transfer locomotive control O Enable transfer of control to other operators Humber Functions O Humber functions with same function Symbols Startup O use Previous speed and direction valdes Default protocol For new locomotives Motorola 28 Be igure ro 67 18 2 2 Numbering functions If this function is active all function buttons are counted so you can keep them apart easier You recognise this by the small numbers at the bottom right of the function symbols T Configuration menue 18 2 3 Starting mode This setting determines if you want to send the commands that were active most recently speed functions direction to your models This function enables you to continue operations exactly at the point where you stopped during your last operating session 18 2 4 Pre determined protocol for new locos When you select a loco via the loco library then the data format as stored in the library will be used Also refer to chapter 11 12
40. ax peed A IO Ce Middle speed a b c d Figure 63 Choice field Live Radio button POM Programming On the Main Radio button Programming track Screen button Write data on decoder a b C d rr e A eun e First use radio buttons b and c to select the programming mode POM or programming track If you want to program on the main POM then no address change is permitted As you already know address changes can only be done on the programming track A 16 5 4 1 Download mode e Transfer the complete set of data to the loco by pushing the screen button d All CV data of the decoder will be overwritten with the data displayed on the screen Please check if you actually want to proceed before pushing this button 16 5 4 2 Live mode In POM mode you can observe all changes live during the programming process ECoS transmits all changes to the running loco immediately Thus programming becomes far easier than previously O live e Activate the screen button a Live while in POM mode e As soon as you now change any value with the slide controller e g CV5 maximum speed the new value is transmitted to the loco and you see the effect immediately e e ive mode is not suitable for e setting addresses e function mapping e The live mode only works in DCC mode 16 5 5 More info on profile e There is a matching profile for every ESU decoder However
41. b male ES Gli EA Figure 77 e Enter suitable values for your home network in the fields IP Address and Net Mask Should you put the above example into practice enter the values precisely as shown e Make sure the tick at Obtain IP Address via DHCP Server is NOT set wv Confirm your entry and leave the set up menue Restart your ECoS shut down completely and then restart Continue in chapter 20 2 20 1 3 DHCP Server in the net A DHCP server in the net automatically assigns IP addresses to all devices in the network ECoS checks by default during each start up procedure if such a server is available and requests a valid IP address All you have to do is read out the assigned IP address and enter it in the address line of the internet browser ue Open the set up menue of ECoS Tal Open the network set up as per Figure 77 e Make sure the tick at Obtain IP Address via DHCP Server is set e Read and remember the IP Address 20 2 Web interface e To establish a connection with ECoS start your Internet browser e Type in the upper command line http IP Address IP Address means in this case the address assigned to ECoS Confirm with Enter e n our example from chapter 20 1 1 you enter http 192 168 1 2 and press the return key e After a short while the start display of ECoS will have been established It must look like the following ECOS Microsoft Internet Explorer
42. ch DCC modes are supported by your decoder try DCC 28 first This is the compulsory mode as stated by the NMRA All ESU DCC decoders detect the number of speed step automatically You may just as well start with DCC 128 7 1 1 4 LGBG Format extensions LGB uses the DCC protocol for operating garden railways The old Lokmaus had only one function button F1 besides the lighting button But how could you switch so many functions with just one button The solution was what became know as the sequential function status mode The user knew if he for instance wanted to switch function F3 he had to press F1 three times in a row The decoder counts the number of status changes and then switches the desired function The disadvantage of this method is that functions with higher numbers e g F8 take longer to respond since several on off commands have to be transmitted Should you have any LGB locos with such decoders and you want to run them with ECoS select the LGB format It corresponds to the DCC14 format but the functions are activated sequentially in the background Modern LGB locos or such locos with ESU LokSoundXL decoders understand alternatively DCC28 resp DCC128 If in doubt simply try it 7 1 1 5 Selectrix amp ECoS can control all locos with Selectrix decoders In this mode 112 addresses 31 speed steps and two function buttons Light and F1 are available ECoS calls this mode Selectrix 7 1 2
43. ck Features of ECoS 7 7 Feedback with s88 ECOS offers a factory built in galvanically isolated input for the very popular s88 modules They serve as track occupancy detectors and may be used for controlling routes and shuttle train operations The s88 bus consists of up to 32 s88 modules that can process either 8 or 16 feedback signals each These modules are wired ina chain bus s88 modules are available from various manufacturers The number of existing s88 modules is configured in ECoS in such a way that response times are as short as possible since the modules are checked continuously in sequence only really existing modules should be monitored 7 8 Continue to use your old system with ECoSniffer ECoSniffer represents a very special feature of ECOS It allows you to use your existing digital system even when upgrading to ECOS Simply wire the track output of your old system to the ECoSniffer sockets ECoSniffer then monitors the signals transmitted by your old system and translates them into ECoS commands Therefore it is possible to use any existing command station as long as it is suitable for either Motorola or DCC since ECoSniffer is multi protocol capable It understands commands for locos in DCC 14 28 or 128 speed steps auto detection up to 12 function buttons Motorola 14 speed steps 80 addresses Motorola old and new up to 4 function buttons as well as commands for accessories in DCC and
44. d in the virtual memory of ECoS Thus this feature is available regardless of the decoder type 7 4 Accessories with magnetic drives solenoids One of the main features of ECoS is controlling accessories turnouts By magnetic accessories we mean any device that is operated by one or more solenoid drive Amongst others these are turnouts signals un couplers or relays to switch lights or motors ECoS can switch such devices via an accessory decoder Such stationary decoders are available from many manufacturers The most popular is probably the M rklin K83 ands compatible models All such decoders can be used provided they are compatible to Marklin K83 resp to M rklin amp K84 and understand the Motorola protocol or can process the appropriate DCC format DCC accessory decoders must comply with the DCC accessory decoder standards Some accessory decoders by Roco behave like loco decoders to enable them to work with the Lokmaus2 Such decoders can only be operated with ECoS provided they can be set to a DCC compatible mode Wire accessory decoders as described in the manual Some accessory decoders are suitable for an external power supply for the solenoids We recommend a separate power supply for all larger layouts definitely use a separate transformer Do not use the ESU power supply for t his purpose Please observe the correct polarity of the track power when using k83 k84 or compatible decoders In ECoS acces
45. e if function in CV 29 is set 29 Configuration register Function Value Bit 0 change direction normal direction of travel 0 reversed direction of travel Bit 1 speed step mode 14 speed steps 28 or 128 speed steps Bit 2 Analogue mode Switch off analogue mode 0 Permit analogue mode 4 Bit 4 select speed curve Speed curve through CV 2 5 6 0 Speed curve through CV 67 96 1 Bit 5 Select short or long address Short addresses CV 1 0 Long addresses CV 17 18 32 NO A complete list of all CVs and further information to the DCC standards is available at http www nmra org standards DCC Please also refer to your decoder manual 16 1 DCC Programming The range of possibilities in programming DCC decoders has continuously improved over the years Therefore there are different methods that are incompatible to each other Register Mode Here you can only access CVs 1 to 8 Paged Mode On the programming track CVs 1 to1024 can be reached Direct Mode On the programming track CVs1 to1024 can be reached Reading out decoder data is about 8 times faster than in Paged Mode POM Mode Here programming is done on the main line Programming On Main All CVs from 2 to 1024 can be overwritten The base address CV1 cannot be accessed Unfortunately there is no rule regarding the fact which decoder supports which programming method For new decoders the Direct Mode is compulsory All ESU decoders support Direct M
46. e FEBe Push the screen button and select Delete solenoid Accessory 13 1 After entering an accessory successfully it will be linked to E m hue AM y a Selection frame around all accessories the desired location automatically b Selection box active for each accessory within the route 13 3 2 Delete a link C Desired aspect or status of the accessory in the route If you wish to delete a link touch the link you want to delete d Tab Advanced while you are in the active link mode all fields are displayed inverse The menue Edit Link appears A selection frame is located around each accessory a Other routes are faded out since a route may only contain accessories but not other routes As always you may change between panels in order to see all linked accessories Edit route Delsle rate e Select the first accessory to be included in the route and mark qe He it in the selection box at the top right with a tick e Push the accessory symbol and select the desired aspect or 112 3 4 5 MEM 7 5 3 fio if 1213 X d Me EE M x status n n wd ET e Select all other elements of the route and their desired aspect Delete Figure 51 step by step a a n Y e Select the desired accessory and confirm your choice Wed WES When an accessory is deleted it will be removed from all routes and links in the turnout control panel 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 wb Figure 49 21x zx
47. e Once the pre set layover time is past T1 the timer gives the signal and the train receives a command to change direction The train is still stopped in station 2 it is now ready for departure and the headlights are switched correctly for the return trip e Once the timer signals departure time T2 the train accelerates and moves towards station 1 Thus the procedure begins once again e The periods T1 and T2 are of equal duration The time the train takes from brake point 1 plus the time the train is stopped while still set to the original direction is the same as the time the train waits in the station after having changed the direction setting e These periods are identical for both stations The distance from the brake points to the station must be the same in both stations since the braking distance is subject to the set deceleration of the locomotive For detecting the brake points you have to install and assign two s88 contacts 15 1 Configuring a shuttle train line A shuttle train line can easily be configured def E51 Select the set up symbol from the top tool bar A window with several pictograms located on the left opens e Select the sixth pictogram from the top and the window Shut tle Train opens Wembley Yard 7 Fuabu 01 11 01 21 Waterloo Paris 01 11 CT 2 73 3 ia 3 EE T JBoss Sees Se 4 SS Se 4 SOT ee a ad e
48. e engineer of a prototype railroad 9 1 3 Function buttons button FO light button F1 button F2 button F3 button F4 button F5 button F6 button F7 Introduction to operations There are 8 function buttons assigned to each throttle that are touch screen Please do not use any hard or pointed objects sorted from top to bottom At the top is the headlight button since this could lead to permanent scratches on the surface 10 Introduction to operations FO below follow F2 to F7 You can trigger any function of the Please observe the remarks in chapter 3 regarding the handling Any commandi are given graphically by using the touch screen currently run loco with them at any time of the touch screen The display on the screen changes accordingly subject to which menue is currently open ECoS uses always the same type of 9 2 Stop button 9 5 Storing the stylus control elements that are described in detail below Stop After briefly pushing the Stop button ECoS will immediately The supplied stylus can be placed in the holding groove on the interrupt the track current and all external boosters The display right side of ECoS for short periods of time ee shows Emergency Stoop the red Stop button is lit Use the u On the main screen window also refer to Figure 30 there Stop button in case of danger or when you place a loco on the For longer term storage we recommend to place it in the are 8 fields at the top and another two at
49. e is switched off manually 9 4 Touch screen Stop button lights up in red The most important medium for commands is the touch screen This makes entering any commands extremely easy by touching a symbol touch button or choice field on the screen the corresponding action will be triggered You may use your fingers or the supplied stylus for handling the Run locomotives RM 5 Short Circuit the track voltage was switched off due to a short circuit or overload the Stop button lights up red 10 6 Radio buttons and choice fields 11 1 1 1 Data format Radio buttons enable you to make a choice out of a group of Via this choice list you set the data format for this particular 2 Update an internal software update is under way Opera possibilities Only one entry can be active at any given time loco ECoS does not check if the loco understands the selected Ifuppate tions can only begin after finishing the update This may similar to the pre selection buttons of a radio tuner protocol If in doubt read the decoder manual take up to 10 minutes A Choice fields serve for confirmation of options in ECoS A tick 11 1 1 2 Address 10 2 Switch buttons shows an active option Here you enter the current address of the loco The accepted Switch buttons fields serve to confirm certain actions You address range is subject to the data format and may be may activate them with your finger or the stylus 11 Run locomot
50. e loco will accelerate to the same speed in the other direction 9 1 2 Joystick The four way joysticks with centre click function help you to navigate the menus to select loco and to trigger the whistle Playable Whistle of locos suitably equipped mainscreen F2 Playable whistle t loco libary previous engine t menue previous element t gt gt break selecta break select a off engine off element amp engine element select select Centerclick call loco choice list next engine next element Figure 26 Never operate the joystick with force e You reach the loco choice list loco library on the mainscreen by pressing the joystick You may move through the list by up down movements with the joystick and select a loco by pushing the joystick once again alternately move the joystick to the right or to cancel the process by moving the joystick to the left e Within the menus you can move up and down by moving the joystick accordingly moving right or pushing down selects an element while moving left allows you to leave the particular menue e n the mainscreen without any open menus you can trigger function F2 by moving the joystick upwards In conjunction with a LokSound V3 5 decoder you can then vary the frequency and volume of the whistle the further you move the joystick upwards the louder the whistle Finally you can handle the whistle like th
51. e technical background In chapter 8 we describe all possible connections in details Chapters 9 and 10 outline the operating philosophy and the input devices available The following chapter deals with individual features of ECoS and how to use them We recommend studying chapters 8 to 10 under all circumstances After a short while you will understand the way ECoS works and easily master all its functions Should you come to a point where you do not know how to go further simply look for advise at the online help for ECoS on our website If in doubt we recommend to again study this manual Please consider that working with ECoS requires some time to get accustomed to it due to the manifold options available Be patient and take your time to simply try out things Do not hesitate ECoS will support you like a good co pilot We wish you lots of fun on your discovery tour of your ECoS Features of ECoS 7 Features of ECoS ECOS is a state of the art digital command control system and offers many features We want to explain the possibilities and some technical background in greater detail The detailed operating instructions are given in chapter 13 If you wish you may turn to these pages right now if you do not want to know the technical background at this stage 7 1 Running locomotives ECOS can control up to 16 384 locomotives simultaneously Of course this is only a theoretical number that will hardly be reached i
52. e to define a 5 digit number code This has then to be entered whenever anyone wants to open this menue Figure 71 18 4 2 1 Changing the code e Press the screen button Change access Code and another dialogue window opens where you can enter the new code e Delete the old code and enter the new one wv e Confirm this entry Make sure you remember your access code Should you forget it the only way to reset it is via the computer interface refer to chapter 22 2 4 A reset of the code at the factory will cost money Configuration menue s88 bus t Computer interface 18 4 2 2 Activating the code e Set a tick at Protect e Whenever you call up the menue setup area you have to enter the code that you entered as described in 18 4 2 1 20 1 IP Set up If you have connected your PC with a broad band internet e g DSL provider or if you even have a wireless router or operate a small home network it is likely that you have a so called DHCP server in your network This assigns automatically IP addresses to all devices Most Internet routers function as DHCP servers if this is the case please read on in chapter 20 1 2 If you do not have a DHCP server or you want to connect ECoS with a PC that is not connected to a network or works with a o Hw l static manually assigned IP address continue reading below 20 1 1 Manually assigning IP Addresses in Windows If you use a static IP address and
53. een locos in consists throttles would have equal rights the needle of the 4 wEB dl rx ecause of risk of derailment speedometer may start vibrating because both potentiometers x M PS ERI SE 2 E SE e Please make sure that any isolated sections ahead of signals may vary by one speed step due to tolerances Herens eawancail are sufficiently long when running consists at least 36cm to 54cm longer than the length of consist 11 7 3 Address ranges recommendations Consist symbol If you want to run vehicles multi protocol operation with M f M rklin amp ESU LokPilot ESU mfx amp und DCC decoders E 13 Mitching accessories simultaneously we recommend to arrange for a split of addresses Consist name A are listed lin librarian ECoS Similar to as follows locomotives Thus all accessories have to be entered once before M rklin decoders Addresses 01 80 they can be switched For switching the accessories will be DCC decoders short addresses Addresses 81 99 assigned to one or several control panels ESU mfx decoders Addresses 100 255 M Add consist to favorites Figure 43 13 1 Enter new accessories DCC decoders long addresses Addresses gt 256 FTA e Touch this symbol and select Enter New Accessory in the consist and assign a name under which you will find it in the list menue The following configuration dialogue will be opened of locomotives v e By touching this screen button the cons
54. ers in M rklin amp locos this generally has to be adjusted within the loco 11 1 1 8 Direct changing of address and speed step settings Whenever you enter a new loco the data is only entered in ECoS without any changes to the decoder in the loco Often it happens that the address of a loco is not known If so desired you can program the loco when entering into ECoS provided it is a DCC loco Enter new loco a UA rtu e Place the loco on the programming track e Select the option Programming on programming track Fig 36 e Push the programming icon ECoS will now program the following parameters e The address in CV1 resp CV 17 18 provided a long address has been selected e n CV29 the use of long or short addresses and the number of speed steps is set 14 resp 28 128 speed steps 11 1 1 9 Extended decoder settings The function of this tab is explained later in chapter 16 Programming Decoders 11 1 2 Indirect entry of a locomotive Sometimes you may want to place a loco on the tracks and run it without time consuming data entry Of course this is also possible with ECOS Ty Select the loco choice button of the throttle that you want to use e Type in the address using the number block wv e Confirm your selection E Fra Choose loco Figure 37 If there is no other loco with the same address registered ECoS will automatically enter the necessary
55. f your model train layout Assure a stable position of ECoS and an optimal distance between yourself and the command station The monitor is tilted at 12 degrees against the support surface and is best suited for a sitting operator easy reading of text etc on display Avoid reflections of bright walls or lighting equipment on the monitor Provide suitable conditions for your ECoS ideally operate ECoS at room temperature Avoid heat sources in the immediate surroundings Generally it can be said that any room conditions that are comfortable for you will be good for ECoS e 5 4 Inserting the batteries We recommend to always switch on your ECoS with batteries installed and charged The batteries assure a proper shutdown of ECoS in case of a power failure or intended power interruption removal of power plug at the end of the operating session This emergency power supply is required to bridge the short time gap between the interruption of the power and the shutdown of the device Batteries can be replaced without any problems whenever ECoS is switched off Your data is safely stored in the flash memory of ECoS The battery compartment is located at the back of ECoS e Remove the cover by pressing the clip in the direction of the arrow e nsert four batteries in the correct polarity The poles 4 are imprinted in the battery compartment and Figure 1 e Close the cover of the battery compartment e O
56. g the address by typing the decoder number 1 to 64 followed by the position on the decoder 1 to 4 please read up in chapter 21 2 on how to enter the address in the table Please make sure that you enter an address that matches the decoder since ECoS does not check if an address is correct or not 13 1 3 Name For a precise representation on the screen you may give your accessory a name of up to 3 lines with 9 characters each 13 1 4 Symbol You should choose the symbol for your accessories as precisely as possible ECoS recognises two three and four aspect symbols and controls through the symbol the outputs of the accessories accordingly also refer to chapter 7 4 ECoS offers a large number of German and international symbols in a choice list 13 1 5 Permanent versus momentary action buttons Here you determine if the accessory should be switched for a pre determined time 2change over or only as long as the button is pressed pulse Normally you would use the change over mode for turnouts ECoS transmits a defined time controlled pulse to the solenoid Thus any burnout of solenoid coils is prevented The Pulse function is best suited for un couplers which should be active as long as the function is activated until your finger leaves the screen button The function mode cannot be changed later unless you delete the accessory and re enter it 13 1 6 Switching time The switching time can be adjusted
57. gsudiesbatterigs e ecc c ERE E S eee ja DEM RAD us oM M D DE T 6 Starting up quickly eeee 5 e ERI t 14 EA A ote fenem NOR Ar Pec 20 l l l SO RE E E ee E E vA A N 14 ISSN i einen eee ea ene ene vee A AS 20 Lud M M ore rne age SS Fanton DUOS ae an one ween ee 14 13 1 4 Symbol 2 0 pu S XUI E D T cree E OM SINON eM M I meer 15 13 1 5 Permanent versus momentary action buttons 20 6 3 Overview of control input elements 6 Qc S 15 kG Saro MINIS 20 E A M M ME 6 pee M ONCOL ECOLE dr C pe MESI MOM ET Ed E C eee gt S ouch creans e HL NR UE IS 13 2 Setting accessory parameters ede nume 20 a MEI T MVC T OR Or Sie SNORING cia dU et a ERN ETT 15 13 3 Assign accessories to the turnout control panel 20 6 4 Your first train call up a locomotive and run it 7 1c NET 20 7 Features of ECOS 8 10 Introduction to operations Mai ae E E MM CM 1 5 13 3 2 Delete a link oO TO ABRO DED Cen OO DE DO On O GOT 2 1 E EE 3 TOSE eU p LL Rt amen reat erm UN 15 ISS wich amac e ON IR Gs ohataSeen decors Bre 21 711 d pum Td P d e 3 or Vie OOS RI 16 13 5 Delete an accessory cococccccccccococococononnn nono nono nononononoss 2 71441 VR EE Me M ESE S ME 3 1033 ID ata entes rene leet aan anes 16 ok RM NU E NNI MM JO GUESS etu es 16 e E 21 7143 ica ip PIU ee tae 3 MOSES Ide CONTO NS mante oratoria US 16 MEN no O 21 XC HE ran ay MAR SUAE E Yee ee 10 6 Radio b ttons and choice fields ee 16 uae Advamncedssetblridse ce
58. held throttle 8 Wiring details 8 1 Power supply ECoS gets its power via a 2 1mm DC socket In principle any power supply for DC or AC could be used provided the total output power is sufficient The secondary voltage corresponds with the track voltage voltage stabilising or adjustments are not required ECoS has its own internal protective circuitry for under voltage and overload current outside inside Figure 10 Supply voltage 14V to 18V AC or DC Supply current max 5A e The peak voltage supplied by the transformer without load may not exceed 19V Otherwise the ECoS electronic circuitry may be irrevocably destroyed e Please only use the power supply by ESU or any other po wer unit approved by ESU The use of other power supply units may lead to the destruction of your ECoS and of course makes any warranty claim null and void 8 2 Power supply A power supply with the following characteristics is delivered with ECoS Supply voltage 100V 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Supply current 1 8A max Secondary voltage 18V DC stabilised Secondary current 5A max Output socket DC socket 2 1mm 1 8m cable A Figure 11 a Power LED red b Output socket Low Voltage c Mains socket e Please only use the power supply that comes with ECOS The use of other transformers may lead to reduced output power or in the worst case to the destruction of your ECoS e
59. ho knows all CV numbers by memory ECoS offers a comfortable alternative method All ESU decoders and many others can be programmed easily without having to know CV numbers This is possible due to decoder profiles e Readin decoder profile Put the loco on the programming track and click proceed to start the readin Ot Proceed O ive pom Programming track ain v Figure 62 a Global settings b Address settings C Analogue settings d Running characteristics e Motor settings f Function mapping g Sound settings The content of the individual sub dialogues depends on the available decoder options resp the assigned profile For instance sound settings will only be available in a LokSound decoder e Select the matching decoder profile in the choice list Decoder Profile If the decoder is not in the list choose Empty Programming Decoders t ECoSniffer As soon as you have selected a decoder profile the sections b to g will be loaded with the settings of the corresponding decoder Now you can comfortably modify any settings on the graphic display ECOS transfers standard values according to a manual profile selection They do not necessarily match the actual values of your loco Therefore we recommend using the automatic assignment of profiles A 16 5 3 Automatic assignment of profiles During the automatic assignment of the decoder profile the decoder data is
60. in five steps from 0 25 seconds to 2 5 seconds in Change Over mode Should the default value of 250msec not be sufficient for reliable switching increase the switching time step by step Once you have set this parameter touch the screen button and ECoS stores the setting and completes the configuration dialogue Should the dialogue not close as desired and instead an exclamation mark appears just behind the three lines with the name then the text is too long ECoS checks the length of the text entry dynamically when it is saved In that case please shorten the name of the accessory 13 2 Setting accessory parameters You may reset the parameters of an accessory at any time Fm Push the screen button and select Edit Accessory in the menue A list with all accessories appears e Select the desired accessory All further steps are the same as in chapter 13 1 423 3 14 15 16 t7 18 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 m E Nh mt Figure 45 13 3 Assign accessories to the turnout control panel After entering accessories they must be assigned to one or more turnout control panels in ECoS Only once they have been assigned can they actually be switched The control panels always show the current status ECoS saves the status of each accessory internally Manual change of the status cannot be detected by ECoS Therefore make sure that the status on the system corresponds with the physica
61. ing the Send button The configuration files of ECoS will be deleted and replaced by the new ones After that ECoS will re start 20 2 4 Resetting the access code Here you can reset the access code back to the default value 00000 in case you have forgotten the code Follow the instructions on the screen e 20 3 Train control software on your computer ECoS has a communication protocol to hook up to external train control programmes run on your PC Ask your software supplier if and when his software will support the ECoS communication protocol This communication protocol is due to the many possibilities incompatible to any existing interfaces A software update of your train control program on your PC is therefore essential Warranty Card Goods Return Note 22 Warranty Certificate 24 months warranty from date of purchase 1 Customer data please enter in block letters Names es Street sos Dear customer congratulations to your purchase of this ESU product This high tech product has been manufactured according to the latest production processes and has passed stringent quality checks and tests Therefore ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG offers you in addition to the national warranty rights as governed by law a special Postal Code Town OU E Mail Telephone Date Signature X 2 Serial number of device manufacturers warranty of 24 months from date of pu
62. ion of the parameters of a decoder All CV numbers their value ranges and their purpose as well as the layout of the elements on the ECoS monitor are summarised here Every decoder that has a graphic profile can be programmed by this method ECoS knows profiles for all ESU decoders and also has two generic profile decoders form other manufacturers 16 5 2 Manual configuration of decoder profiles You may assign each loco a decoder profile as follows e Call up the loco on a throttle e Open the loco menue and select Edit Loco e Change to the third tab called Advanced and a window opens Lenz calls the bits of a CV sometimes switches and counts from 1 to 8 ECoS counts as per the DCC standards from O to 7 write Push the screen button f Write L1 E13 EJ DI EI P1 EI E Address bo naddrezz e f successful the word OK will be displayed after as short Figure 61 CD O A CV number that should be read or programmed Currently read value error reports New value that you want to write input in decimal numbers Binary display of the current value entered in c Read screen button Write screen button Number block for data entry Choice of DCC or Motorola programming mode Choice between POM and programming track mode Current loco address is needed for POM k Search address only for Motorola C me eode d A e First select if you want to use POM or programming on the progra
63. ist is established and assigned to the throttle 12 Operating consists Consists also get an address in ECoS like locos They are listed and run in the same way as single locomotives Consists are always run with 128 speed steps on the throttle Internally ECoS will convert these speed steps to the appropriate 12 1 Add a new consist value for each decoder Select the loco menue of the left or right hand throttle and e Locos can only be assigned to one consist New accessory Protocal DEC 1 e Consists cannot be added to other consists E ME e Locos assigned to a consist cannot be run individually any more FI E ume gne ds Eras Hew consist Advanced Cokomotives in consist 12 2 Assigning a consist to a throttle 3 a Selecting a consist is done the same way as selecting a locomotive Refer to chapter 11 3 Consists are marked as Multi in the locomotive list 12 3 Change parameters of consists 7 You can change any settings in a consist just as easily as with A vi individual locos refer to chapter 11 2 en Setting accessory parameters 13 1 1 Data format Here you can select the suitable data format to operate your accessory Both DCC and Motorola are available 13 1 2 Address Here you enter the digital address of the accessory This value has to be entered as a number If you use Marklin accessory decoders and you are used to the process of enterin
64. ives ECoS handles up to 16384 locomotives and stores the name a symbol the function buttons and their corresponding symbols address and data format As from now on you will call up your locomotives by their name and do not have to remember address numbers any longer eControl magnetic solenoid accessories You may comfortably switch up to 2048 turnouts signals and other devices with solenoid drives recognised by name and symbol with the integral keyboard with 74 pages e Multi traction consists are a basic function for ECoS Assemble any locomotives to a consist and control them simultaneously e Routes are really no problem for ECoS Group your accessories and then switch them together either manually or triggered by an s88 feedback contact e The completely new functionality of the shuttle train mode allows the definition of up to 8 track segments for shuttle trains with two s88 contacts each This is the easiest way to run shuttle trains e Programming decoders Due to the monitor programming becomes as easy as never before All parameters are shown in plain text and avoid mistakes Set your locomotives onto the programming track or use P O M Programming On the Main e n most cases you can continue to use your old digital system Provided it speaks DCC or Motorola you may connect it to the ECoSniffer port and thus use all your present handheld throttles Unpacking t Set up 5 Unpacking t Set u 5
65. ives restricted With this address the loco will be controlled wv This button confirms an action Changes will be accepted and saved ECOoS stores a list of locos in which you have entered all locos that you want to run on your layout Any loco without an entry 11 1 1 3 Sniffer address x This button cancels an action Changes will not be saved in this list cannot be operated Therefore these data have to The address entered here is for the ECoSniffer You can learn be entered once at the beginning more about it in chapter 20 If you have not connected any old devices to the ECoSniffer you may leave address O 10 3 Data entry fields 11 1 Add new locos unchanged Data entry fields allow you to enter text or a number First There are two possibilities for entering new locos choose the touch the choice field then a cursor appears at the end of the one you prefer 111414 N line Now you can enter text and or numbers with the aid of id the displayed keyboard You can assign a name with up to 16 characters to any loco at 11 1 1 Direct entry in the list of locomotives any time This name appears on the main screen whenever Deletes the last character E takes you to the loco menue you have called up this loco and also in the choice list of locos Be creative and address your locos by name only in future Y H The name gt xxxx lt is set as the default value xxxx corresponds If several fields exist only the one that has been activa
66. k eaten eae enon O 27 Lees See EE modes cte ts 28 18 2 4 Pre determined protocol for new locos 28 SS Components mine systom t a E 28 18 3 F Booster configurat onk ee e M 28 ATAC SCOT o E a IE 28 A SS CUON seen eee tan A men mere 28 SAA CES COS etch cree corte teh M um o E 28 SN rne coden aea E 28 1842 2 Activating o eee 29 IE ee tee ene 29 Suelo Soldlesversionm ees enter eere ee eines 29 e si ale al TU eh Hcc dr eek ve eae nae 29 s88 bus configuration occoccoccoccoccornonncanos 29 Computer Interface taaan 29 NA 29 20 1 1 Manually assigning IP Addresses in Windows 29 20 12 Assigning an IP address on ECOS ee 30 20 1 5D sobsservenipethiesneto torta 30 20 Yama 2 ol MIR T UE 30 20 A Wa date renee tone 30 22 23 24 21 202 2 ABa UPE te eer er eers 31 20 2 3 Restore CANA e T eno 31 20 2 4 Resetting the access code ooreen ee e ae 31 20 3 Train control software on your computer 31 Warranty Certificate toot 32 Registration card oe wot c ee ee 33 Exchange Voucher for 15V Power Supply 33 ANNEX A e RU MM E 35 2 bes 2h a acer Pale t t cau T MET 95 21 2 Code table for accessory decoder 25 1 Declaration_of conformity We ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG Industriestra e 5 D 89081 Ulm declare herewith in sole responsibility compliance of the product ECoS ESU Command Station to which this declaration is related to with
67. l status of the accessory In total the turnout control panel of ECoS offers up to 74 individual panels each of which can switch up to 16 accessories or routes L is eoe E RRS Paese bet ee chi cti d Bd lE A A A e e LII LLLI E yt fadein in the turnout control panel e d IFTE Blue TIGER a aja Te 2 Se 7 Ts T4 pea X f Fr 11471 i 113 W13 Wet W21 Wiz Wes c Y Whe 13415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 pp EA WE wee Ft Figure 46 a Choice buttons for the individual panels b Display of the next 25 panels c Display field for 2 x 8 accessories Each panel can handle 16 accessories Pushing the corresponding panel number activates a panel 13 3 1 New link Change to the link mode while the turnout panel is open All 16 symbols will be displayed inverse An unused position on the panel will also be displayed H e Select the position to be linked and touch it A menue called New Link will open Select from list Create new accessory Create new route zz TES Figure 47 Setting accessory parameters e Select Select from List e Select Delete and the link disappears t4 Routes e Select the accessory that you want to place here and confirm This deletes only the link but not the accessory s Routes are also registered in lists analogue to locos and accessories Routes therefore have to be defined first before 13 4 Switch a
68. led 6021 programming mode that allows access to all or at least to the most important CVs of a decoder They can be written but not read Meanwhile Marklin has also started to equip many locos with decoders that support this special mode developed by ESU These could be locos with mfx amp decoders or locos without DIP switches The ECoS Motorola programming mode can be used for all ESU decoders and most Marklin decoders but not necessarily for decoders by other manufacturers The address search mode represents a very special feature It can be used to determine the address of older decoders that are not suitable for the Motorola programming mode ECoS tests all possible addresses and stops as soon as the loco responds Thus you never have to open your locos again in order to check DIP switches 16 3 Overview of programming options with ECoS Main track DCC Decoder Write in DCC Direct Mode No Yes ESU Write in DCC Paged Mode No Yes Write in DCC Register Mode No Yes Write in DCC POM mode Yes Yes Read in DCC Direct Mode No Yes Read in DCC Paged Mode No Yes Read in DCC Register Mode No Yes Read of values on graphic interface No Yes Motorola Decoder Search Motorola address No Yes ESU Write in ESU Motorola programming mode No Yes Read all values on graphic interface No No Motorola Decoder Search Motorola address No Yes DIP switch Read all values on graphic interface Non No electrix decoder Write base values in
69. loco g Number block for selecting a loco by number h One element up i One element down j One page up k One page down Position in inventory list library m Loco address n Data format of loco 0 Control not possible loco is run from another throttle Run locomotives You can fade in additional pictograms for each loco Active loco this loco is running Loco is blocked this loc is run from another throttle Favourite Loco bears favourite mark You can now navigate the list either with the joystick or with the stylus until you have found the desired loco Alternately you can type in the loco address ECoS scrolls automatically to the corresponding address within the list After confirming the loco it will be called up by a throttle The throttle moves automatically to the correct position according to the actual speed of the locomotive 11 4 Speedometer display options After selection the loco speed is displayed on the speedometer Besides the information mentioned in chapter 9 the speedometer shows further important data Blue TIGER Figure 39 a Data protocol of loco b Address of loco c Current speed step resp speed of locomotive Subject to the status of the loco the following symbols can be displayed Symbol Conflict of Address see chapter 11 7 1 Symbol Loco is blocked see chapter 11 7 2 Symbol Shuttle Train Mode see chapter 15 Symbol Consist see chapter 14
70. mming track Remember you can only read decoder data on the programming track 16 4 1 Read CVs Only possible on the programming track and only in DCC e Enter the CV number in field a that you want to read Read Je Push the screen button e Read CV e After a short while the current value will be displayed in field b e f you were not successful Error or No Loco will be displayed while in field b e f not successful then Error or No Loco will be displayed No Loco means that no loco was found on the programming track or that the current draw was below 4mA Check the electrical contacts In very rare cases it may happen that Error is displayed even though writing the CV was successful ECoS always waits for confirmation from the decoder and in some cases this may not happen or may not be recognised by ECoS 16 4 3 Programming on the Main POM Only for DCC When you select this mode you must enter the current address in field Reading is not permitted in this mode 16 4 4 Searching the address A useful function particularly for finding the Motorola address of older decoders ECoS tests all 255 possible addresses and checks if the loco responds This search mode only works if the acceleration has been set to a low value The loco will move for a moment Make sure it cannot fall off the layout 16 5 Graphic programming Besides the sometimes cumbersome method of direct CV programming after all w
71. n accessory they can be linked on a control panel and before they can be An accessory can be switched very easily activated Definition means which accessories belong to the Jit Fade in the turnout control panel and select the desired panel route and which aspect or status should they have e Push the pictogram of the desired article Only linked accessories can be added to a route Therefore you i e Accessories with two definite positions the alternate aspect or should link all accessories before defining routes WT status will be switched on 14 1 Enter new route rag io Push this symbol and select Enter New Route from the menue SIGO SI554 SILOS 6 j e8 gs 10 11 12 13 A Ty Vr 17 1 wT WIT He zo uz Wee Whe Acc 1 Figure 48 Wd l fo l Mo ye E On access pa T5 36 Tor 36 Eee 22 T 25 24 8 e MEA resi See ruso ees b Data format and address of accessory Figure 50 c Sort accessories by address e Three or four aspect accessories A window showing all possible aspects opens Select the desired aspect The window closes and the aspect will be switched on d SS Sort accessories alphabetically e Repeat the process with the remaining other accessories You may link accessories several times and on different panels 13 5 Delete an accessory If you select Create New Accessory you will arrive directly at An accessory can easily be deleted Figure 52 i ee ot ne O ano Ci
72. n practice The electrical power required for so many locomotives would far exceed the maximum number of 128 boosters The response times for each locomotive would also be unacceptably long As a multi protocol system ECoS supports several data formats for running your locomotives 7 1 1 Data formats 7 1 1 1 Motorola format Motorola Old Motorola format First generation Marklin locomotives support this format in which the status of the lighting function is transmitted besides 14 speed steps Only when changing direction a special signal will be sent to the locomotive However it is possible that the direction status of the locomotive and the command station status for this loco do not correspond initially In this case you would have to change direction once more to assure a corresponding status Motorola II so called new data format Besides the 14 speed steps a signal indicating direction of travel is transmitted continuously The info regarding direction always corresponds between command station and locomotive The status of F1 to F4 is transmitted in a separate packet This is only generated if the status of at least one function has changed Advanced decoders store this information locally to assure that it corresponds with the command station even in case of a power interruption ECoS does not differentiate between Motorola old and new but transmits by using a special method data packets in both formats In
73. nect track power every two meters to the tracks Figure 12 ECoS uses an H4 bridge full bridge for the track power Therefore with ECoS contrary to older Marklin systems there is no Common Ground eNever connect another digital system or analogue transformer to the same circuit as ECoS Your ECoS may be damaged or destroyed e Should your layout be split into several circuits please make sure that all sectors are completely isolated from each other Under no circumstances may there be a Common e ECoS supplies up to 4A track current Always consider if you actually need such a high output current In case of a short circuit your locos may be damaged and there may be risk of fire Reduce the maximum current to a sensible level Also refer to chapter 18 1 3 Remove all capacitors that may possibly haven been wired to the track power supply cable in your layout They would cause a strong heat build up of ECoS and impair the power output Almost in every connecting track in an analogue starter kit Roco M rklin amp are resp were capacitors installed 8 3 1 Wiring two conductor tracks standard DC Wiring takes place as shown Polarity is not an issue for DCC or Selectrix amp 2 conductor track Figure 13 8 3 2 Wiring three conductor tracks Wiring takes place as shown Polarity must be observed otherwise some older decoders may not work e g k83 7
74. nly use high quality batteries or re chargeable batteries e Remove batteries only when ECoS is switched off pull mains plug e After longer periods without operation e g after the summer vacation please remove the batteries to avoid any leakage e ECOS does not contain any circuitry for re charging batteries Use re chargeable batteries with an external charger Battery chargers are available in hardware stores or electronic stores e Never try to charge normal batteries There is a high risk of fire and explosion 6 Starting u uickl After working through this you will be able to carry out a quick test of your ECoS command station and to do the first laps with one locomotive Please read the entire manual before you wire your ECoS permanently to your layout 6 1 Overview of possible connections All sockets are located at the back of your ECoS command station Noe Ee Cees 7 1811 Boig 1381 UIEIN puarx3 urso 53 AJ40MI9N 19414S0 3 E 885 m N O a 5 i N o 3 2 D A et jeuuo Xuiso53 jeuuo Xuiso53 Figure 2 Power Socket for power supply of ECoS and your layout Connect this socket only with the power supply delivered with ECOS Prog Track Two way socket 5 08mm contact spacing for programming track optional Main Track Two way socket 5 08mm contact spacing for mainline ECoSlink Three seven way Mini DIN sockets for direct connection of external ECoSlink devices h
75. o small for many applications several decoder suppliers extended the range ESU LokSound mfx LokPilot mfx and LokPilot V3 0 support 255 addresses in the Motorola format 7 1 1 3 DCC format The DCC standards published by the North American NMRA National Model Railroad Association is based on a development by the German company Lenz Elektronik In DCC format up to 10 239 addresses up to 21 functions and up to 128 speed steps are encoded In practice only 126 speed steps can be used the others are reserved for the emergency stop function The absolute direction of travel is also encoded How many of these addresses functions and speed steps are actually available depends on the type of decoder and the ee station ECoS supports currently all known DCC ormats We differentiate between 14 28 and 128 speed steps In the latter case 126 speed steps can actually be utilised Subject to the mode in which you want to run your DCC locomotive please select DCC14 DCC28 or DCC128 as data format Please bear in mind that the information regarding the speed steps transmitted by ECoS has to correspond with the speed step setting of the decoder A data packet for DCC14 is for instance identical to one for DCC128 but will be understood differently by the decoder If the settings do not correspond then the headlights of the locomotive will blink slowly while the locomotive is accelerating e If you are not sure whi
76. o the following address Registered user will be informed about product updates when available Thank you for your assistance ESU GmbH amp Co KG Exchange of power supply IndustriestraBe 5 D 89081 Ulm 23 2 Address Please fill out in capital letters Name Street Please fill out in capital letters 24 2 Address Danes se Street ov oa Postal Code Town COI E Mail Postal Code Town Telephone Datem cree X Signature COI E Mail Telephone 23 2 Serial number of your ECoS ID Code Ox herewith declare that the 18V power supply is in perfect technical condition and request a free of charge exchange against a15V power supply have carefully packed the 18V unit and applied the 23 3 Information regarding the system environment appropriate postal stamps ESU will cover the cost for shipping the 15V unit L HO 3 conductors L Number of locomotives MOT JJ LJ HO 2 conductors L Number of locomotives DCC gt E N gauge LJ Number of locomotives SX AA TT gauge LI Club layout Gauge 1 Home layout LJ G gauge Previously used digital system A 23 4 Hobby shop or dealer Date wise Signature X 24 3 Delivery Address Please ship the 15V power supply to the following address Name Street ooa Postal Code Town 23 5 Confidentiality guarantee Country
77. ode as well as the other methods Refer to the manual of your decoder to find out which programming methods are supported From Veriosn 1 0 1 ECoS supports all programming modes Version 1 0 0 only supports DCC Direct Mode and POM mode 16 1 1 Direct Mode CV Mode For programming in DCC Direct Mode also known as CV mode the loco has to be located on the programming track No other loco may be on the programming track at that time otherwise they will also be programmed simultaneously In Direct Mode you can read and write CVs 16 1 2 Programming on the Main POM In the POM mode the loco may remain on the layout and is re programmed while running on the layout Thus you may observe and correct any changes directly Some decoders can only be programmed on the main if they are set to speed step O ESU decoders can also be adjusted while running In order to program a loco on the main ECoS must transmit specific commands to this loco Therefore the current address of the loco must be known otherwise it cannot be programmed Should you not know the address of a loco place it on the programming track There you can read out the address 16 2 Introduction to Motorola programming With the LokPilot ESU has introduced a method to program Motorola decoders despite the fact that the original Marklin digital system did not cater for this option Every ESU decoder except for pure DCC decoders contains a specific so cal
78. ommand to run a DCC loco TI Protocol E ER Favoritez Ei TIGER BEZ3U Ed ive pom programming saco iat e 2 e Assign each Sniffer address to one loco only ECoS does not check if the address has been assigned previously during data entry e Assign the Sniffer address O to locos that you do not want to run with the old system e Of course you cannot extend the address range of your old system A 6021 can only handle addresses from 01 to 80 If you for instance enter Sniffer address 85 then you will not be able to run this loco with your 6021 e ln DCC format ECoSniffer detects only function buttons FO to F12 of your old system e n Motorola format ECoSniffer detects only function buttons FO to F4 ECoS cannot detect extended function buttons F5 to FS via the following address 17 2 Hints for using ECoSniffer Of course there are some limits to what ECoSniffer can do Since communication only takes place in one direction it is not possible to transmit signals to the old system If you for instance run a loco with your old system on speed step 10 and subsequently reduce this to speed step 2 with one of the two cabs on ECoS the old system will still show speed step alc e Do not call up a loco on your old system and on an ECoS throttle at the same time This could lead to problems e Run your DCC locos always with 28 or 128 speed steps in your old system since ECoSniffer cannot differentiate
79. onsist the Ner same loco can be selected on another controller but it cannot c Adds another loco to a consist TY N A lets aloes Cv col se rre usi Weve ran ind co occae This n Is ideal for cl b layouts or display layouts where it is EJ leues die euren yam uk ees OCO ake TONT UR GF BOWN of locos intended to give control to individual controllers over certain f Extended settings for consists 10 5 Hints iorranning condes lx Taking Over a loco from another controller is not o ce first loco to be added to the consist from the list on e It is recommended only to add locos to a consist that process When you often run your trains alone but have located several the information regarding direction e g Motorola 2 format handheld throttles around your layout it is useful to hand Bik Touch the icon n order to add this loco DCC format o over a loco form one throttle to the next ECoS offers a e Repeat this process with the other locos you want to add to e The characteristics of the locos in a consist should be similar setting for this that we call Taking Over Locomotives Chapter the consist maximum speed acceleration and deceleration There should 18 2 explains how it works In the menue Extended you can select a symbol for the a be ai Meus If Pardi OT oo If you permit that other operators may take over a loco you dE Re ere AI RE O a should not select the same loco on both throttles Since both LA o E not plc ld oe betw
80. oster the other end has to be re wired since the ECoS sockets are not compatible The contact pins are wired as follows 1 Data wire 1 of 6017 cable 2 Gnd wire 4 of 6017 cable 4 ShMKL wire 5 of 6017 cable 5 Enable wire 2 of 6017 cable Cut off the plug of the 6017 cable and connect the individual wires to the ECoS booster output as described above Make sure all wires are connected correctly to avoid damage to the booster and or the ECOS 8 7 4 Short circuit protection After wiring your booster you have to configure the software in order to assure correct functionality of the short circuit protection Chapter 18 3 1 provides more details 8 8 ECoSniffer input The ECoSniffer input SnInA and SninB of the booster ECoSniffer socket contacts have to be connected to the track output of your old system Polarity is not an issue The old system continues to get its power through the old power supply Make sure that the old system does not have any connection to the tracks All tracks must be supplied with power through ECoS The power outputs of two or more digital systems may never be connected to the tracks simultaneously Input voltage 14V to 30 V Data signals DCC or Motorola auto detect 8 9 s88 Input An s88 system consists of up to 32 s88 mocules that are connected in series The first module module 1 is connected to the s88 socket of ECoS while module 2 is wired to module 1 etc Thus we build
81. ply Do not install in furniture without sufficient air circulation since this could lead to overheating or fire e ECoS may only be operated with the devices described in this manual Any other use as described here is not permitted e Only connect devices intended for this purpose to ECoS Even if other devices also from other suppliers may have the same plugs and sockets does this not automatically indicate that such devices may be operated with ECoS e Adhere to the wiring diagrams shown in this manual when connecting your layout Other circuitry could lead to damage of ECOS e Do not drop your ECoS command station or subject it to mechanical impact or vibrations Such rough treatment could cause breakage of components within the device e Never support yourself on the touch screen or sit on your ECOS e The monitor with integral touch screen is a precision part Press it only lightly with your finger or the supplied peg stylus Never use hard or pointed objects to avoid un repairable damage to the touch screen e Never expose your ECOS to rain humidity or direct sunlight In case of high temperature variations e g when you take your ECoS from the cold car to your comfortably heated house please wait for a few hours until the device has adjusted to the temperature before switching it on e When using ECoS outside you must protect it from the elements under all circumstances Only keep ECoS outside as long as
82. r aspect ECoS transmits the appropriate signals in sequence with an adjustable gap between the individual signals The duration of the pulse depends on the type of accessory Routes can also be switched with s88 contacts you can link any s88 contact with any route Thus it is possible to arrange sequential processes and block protection 7 6 Programming decoders ECOS allows you to program your decoders ECoS knows two principal programming modes and three different protocols ECoS supports DCC programming as well as Motorola and Selectrix programming 7 6 1 Programming track The programming track must be completely isolated from the rest of the layout and must be wired directly to the programming track output of ECoS There should always be only one loco on the programming track at any point in time You may read out and write new values All DCC decoders are suitable for programming on the programming track as well as programmable Motorola decoders e g LokSound mfx LokPilot mfx but also Selectrix decoders DCC and Selectrix decoders cannot only be completely re programmed on the programming track it is also possible to read the values 7 6 2 Programming On the Main DCC decoders can be re programmed directly on the main also known as Programming On Main or POM The great advantage is that any new settings can be monitored while running the loco and without having to take it to the programming tra
83. rchase Warranty conditions e This warranty is valid for all ESU products purchased at an ESU dealer e Any repair or replacement under this warranty is subject to proof of purchase The warranty certificate completed by your ESU dealer together with the receipt serves as the proof of purchase We recommend to keep the receipt together with the certificate e Please fill in the goods return note on the left accurately and send it in as well ID code Ox Faulty display Short circuit Software Output programming track Content of warranty exemptions The warranty of ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH Co KG comprises the free of charge disposal or replacement of any faulty part due to faulty design manufacturing or material or transport damage Any further claims are excluded Throttle Output main Joystick keyboard No figure no response 4 Description of fault use extra page if necessary This warranty expires 1 in case of failure due to wear and tear 2 if ESU products have been modified with parts not approved by ESU 3 if parts have been altered especially missing shrink sleeves or wires soldered directly to the decoder 4 if the product is used for a different purpose than the one intended by the manufacturer 5 if recommendations issued by ESU electronic solutions uln GmbH amp Co KG are not adhered to For reasons of liability no examination or repairs can be carried out on parts built into loco
84. read out and then the matching profile is assigned All CV values of the decoder are read simultaneously and displayed on the graphic interface That way it can be assured that the displayed settings correspond with the ones saved in ECOS This is how you proceed in detail e Place the loco on the programming track e Call up the loco on one of the two cabs Hd Open the loco menue and select Edit Loco e Change to the third tab called Advanced and a window as shown in figure 62 opens Proceed e Touch the screen button Continue to start the read out e First ECoS finds out which decoder type is used and then selects the matching profile e ECOS reads out all CV values from the decoder This may take a while e Finish the process by pushing Finish e Should ECoS not be able to read the loco in DCC mode it will check if it could be a Selectrix decoder elf this is not the case either ECoS will try to find a Motorola address In this case ECoS assumes that this is an unreadable Motorola decoder 16 5 4 Editing decoder settings After assigning a decoder profile you can edit any decoder parameters comfortably on the graphic display Initially all changes are set in ECoS only and not transferred to the decoder Of course you can transfer program the data set locally on ECoS to the decoder at any time CVS Acceleration time A ease sec CYH Eraking time ET e ez sec cua Min speed ar le GYS M
85. reliably between 14 and 28 speed steps e f you do not wish to run a loco with your old system anymore stop the loco with your old system and turn off all functions After some time ECoSniffer will delete this loco from its internal check list purging e ECoSniffer will accept accessory addresses directly and switch them immediately There are no Sniffer addresses for accessories 18 Configuration menue Basic operational parameters are edited via the set up menue After touching the pictogram for the set up menue at the top of the monitor the set up dialogue is opened This is structured over several pages windows 18 1 General settings 18 1 1 Setting the language Select the desired language from the choice list Any adjustments will be accepted immediately Internal Eoozter Current Cutoff Sprache Longue English Background lighting EI 1 contrast lt Reret unit to Factory settings 18 1 2 LCD contrast and brightness With the slide controllers for brightness and contrast you can adapt the screen to the surroundings and your personal preference 18 1 3 Current threshold of the internal booster The choice list Maximum current of the internal booster allows you to adjust this value Never set the current threshold higher than necessary to avoid damage or welding of tracks in case of a short circuit 18 1 4 Reset Push Reset to trigger a reset to def
86. s or coaches 5 Receipt of purchase P P The warranty period will not be extended due to repairs or replacement Please return the receipt with the shipment 6 Details of dealer hobby shop You may submit your claim by either returning the faulty product to your dealer or by shipping it directly to ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG together with the warranty certificate the receipt and a detailed description of the fault ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG warranty department Industriestrasse 5 Stamp or address of hobby shop D 89081 Ulm ao an ar en 9 5s Registration card t Exchange Voucher for 15V Power Supply 23 Registration card 24 Exchange Voucher for 15V Power Supply 23 1 Introduction 24 1 Introduction As outlined in chapter 8 2 the standard ECoS power supply provides a secondary voltage of 18V Since this is too high for many N gauge layouts you offer the possibility to exchange the 18V power supply against one with 15V secondary voltage Thank you for purchasing the ESU ECoS We spent much time and patience in developing this product and hope that you will like it To enable us to further develop ECoS in future we rely on your help We kindly ask you to register your ECoS with us and to answer the following questions You will help us to improve ECoS even further Fill out this Exchange voucher completely and clearly readable and send it together with your 18V power supply t
87. s valid globally for all boosters Therefore you may only use boosters of one type with ECoS at any one time We strongly recommend using only one type of booster by the Same manufacturer The time related behaviour of boosters varies so much that bridging gaps when travelling from one sector to another quickly leads to problems There are 5 input poles for external boosters on a seven way Figure 18 socket with removable screw terminals 1 Data Booster data cable has the signal 2 Gnd Ground 3 ShDCC Short circuit feedback for DCC shutdown if connected to GND 4 SAMKL Short circuit feedback for 6017 shutdown if positive 5 Enable Booster On Off for 6017 booster 6 SnlnA ECoSniffer Track signal input A 7 SnlnB ECoSniffer Track signal input B 8 7 2 Connecting a DCC booster You must connect Data and Gnd of you r DCC booster If you also want to transmit short circuit data you have to connect the ShDCC socket Figure 19 A Lenz Booster is wired as follows 1 Data Terminal C 2 Gnd Terminal D 3 ShDCC Terminal E Other DCC boosters are wired according to the same principle Refer to your booster manual to find out the appropriate contacts 8 7 3 Connecting a M rklin booster Each 6017 booster and compatible boosters are supplied with a 5 pole cable One end is inserted into the socket of the ShMKL Gnd Enable Data bo
88. sory decoders are stored in lists similar to locos Each accessory can have its own name and symbol This symbol represents the function of the accessory ECoS differentiates between two three and four aspect accessories It is assumed that whenever three or four aspect accessories are used the second drive is wired to the following address of the decoder Example For a three way turnout with the first address of 51 the second address is automatically 52 The red output of the following address in this case 52 cannot be used for other devices ECoS offers an integral control panel for turnouts with 74 levels sub panels with 16 each accessories Thus you can arrange your turnouts in groups and manually call them up when necessary 7 5 Routes In practice it is often useful to switch groups of turnouts and signals and bring them into a pre defined status instead of switching them individually ECoS allows you to combine them to a so called route Switching a route is done in the same way as switching an individual turnout except that all devices that are part of this particular route are switched in sequence on after another to reach the required status Routes are also stored internally and can be displayed by a specific symbol on the accessory control panel of ECoS ECoS can handle up to 1024 routes with 256 individual devices each Each accessory can be part of as many routes as desired and of course with different status o
89. st downwards w loco to the list The loco will be assigned to the throttle you can mark your preferred locos as Favourites When searching a loco you can then first list all the favourites before Cancels entries No loco will be entered you scan the rest of the list Run locomotives 11 1 1 7 Speed steps max speed display Pushing the tab Properties opens a dialogue window Representation There you can select if you want to display speed steps or speed in km h on the speedometer Enter new loco CA oy Ac Speed indicator E speedsteps speed Figure 35 e n the Speed Step mode ECoS shows the currently set speed step This is represented in the following ranges O 14 0 27 0 31 resp O 126 This is subject to the protocol used e In the Speed mode ECoS calculates a speed in km h that is then displayed on the screen In order to be able to display the correct speed you have to enter the desired maximum speed of the particular loco in km h This should be the maximum speed of the prototype and not of the model The value that you select with the slide controller will be displayed at the highest speed step All values in between will be interpolated accordingly The value entered here only serves for the display and has no influence on the actual speed of the loco No parameters of the loco will be changed by this Setting the maximum speed has to be done via CVs in DCC decod
90. tallieren Deinstallleren Beschreibung TCP IP das Standardprotokoll f r WAN Netzwerke das den Datenaustausch ber verschiedene miteinander verbundene Netzwerke ermoglicht J Symbol bei Verbindung im Infobereich anzeigen Benachrichtigen wenn diese Verbindung eingeschr nkte oder DK Abbrechen e Mark Internet Protocol in the list and click on Properties Allgemein beziehen C IP Adresse automatisch beziehen Folgende IP Adresse verwenden Standardgateway Alternativer DNS Server Figure 76 Eigenschaften von Internetprotokoll TCP IP IP Einstellungen konnen automatisch zugewiesen werden wenn das Netzwerk diese Funktion unterst tzt Wenden Sie sich andernfalls an den Netzwerkadministrator um die geeigneten IP Einstellungen zu IP Adresse 192 168 1 1 Subnetzmaske 255 255 255 0 DNS Serveradresse automatisch beziehen Folgende DNS Serveradressen verwenden Bevorzugter DNS Server Erweitert Abbrechen e Select Use the following IP address and enter the value exactly as shown in Figure 76 e Confirm your entry with OK e Confirm again with OK to close the window Properties 20 1 2 Assigning an IP address on ECoS Now you have to assign an IP address to ECOS IF addre t Gateway Hetmastk DHCF teryver BA obtain IP address trom DHCP server MAC addrerz O14 Seb 01 Fd
91. ted by sicca with the address Locomotive names can be assigned several touching it is active You recognise this by the frame interrupted Pe a times line around the text Shuttle train Deletes all lines Spip Edit locomotive Delete locomotive Clear controller 11 1 1 5 Symbol 10 4 Choice lists Choice lists allow you to select something out of a list of possible options Figure 32 Opens a list with possible options e Select the first entry New Loco A dialogue window opens in which you can change the settings of this loco dle ux ven EAEE Enter new loco Protocol Figure 31 A Br c Hame o E pom CJ Programming track ae dl x BA Favorites e Move your choice by moving the joystick up or down Figure 34 e Confirm the desired option with your finger or the stylus In this choice list you can select the suitable symbol for your loco The symbol has no influence on operations it only serves for quick visual recognition and differentiation of your locos 10 5 Slide controller 3l Slide controllers make it easy to set numerical values EF FEFEFPEEE Increases the current value alternately move joystick Upwards Figure 33 11 1 1 6 Favourites i Reduces the current value alternatively move joystick Saves your entry closes the dialogue window and adds the In order to make it easier to find a certain loco out of a long li
92. th the aid of the display keyboard 6 4 Your first train call up a locomotive and run it We want to show you how easy it is to enter call up and run a locomotive First make sure that ECoS is connected as per the instructions and turn on the power supply ECoS needs one to two minutes for initialisation start up A small square at the bottom of the monitor runs from left to right to indicate this process As soon as ECoS is ready the Go button lights up green Any audible chirping from the command station is quite normal and no reason for concern Before we can run the locomotive we must enter it in the internal list of locomotives in ECoS Touch the screen button Locomotive Menue at the top left on the display and select New Locomotive H El como t We Heu consist No locomotive selected Please zelect a locomotive fram the locomotive ligt ar enter g neu locomotive In our example we want to run a locomotive with the address 44 Touch the number 3 behind the text address with your finger Did you notice the change Address is now framed to indicate that you can enter an address Push the Delete button of the keyboard to remove the 3 and type 44 M Favorites Name ES liz x FOH C Programming trace ze 3 JE E JG JE fs E JE Js e JE El amp pepe Jr Jt Jv fo fr fo fe ft E ke e fe Je Ja Jf fo Jn fj J ft fi v fi EERE EEE PEEL Figure 7
93. the bottom You can tracks compartment at the back right hand side touch them directly in order to select the desired action ECOS will also switch to Emergency Stop in case of overload gine a Selecting a loco left opens the window for selecting a loco PERIA 4 or short circuit the display will show the symbol for Short and assigning it to the left throttle ircuit h Ls E b Loco menue left opens the menue to change any settings If you push the Stop button and keep it down the controlled of the loco currently run on the left throttle Sera 7 ora al T aD shut down of ECoS will be started after 3 seconds ECOS saves 74 IRAR EIE c e M Em C Accessories menue opens the menue for accessories the current operating status signals the end of operation to all boosters and external devices and shuts down safely As soon as the following image appears on the screen you may switch off ECoS pull the mains plug d Link mode after pushing this symbol ECoS changes into this mode In this mode all buttons or symbols for function buttons and accessory symbols are displayed inverse In the link mode you cannot switch functions or accessories but you can assign new symbols for them Push that symbol again and ECoS changes back to normal switching mode e Set up menue this opens the general set up menue of ECoS Here you can adjust general things such as the ECoS ESU Command Station A brightness of the screen set
94. the left beyond the Zero position to Wire the two terminals Main to your test track Kee drm one DEC rita t Wh ina 3 d Go button switches the track power on track voltage is a clearly audible and mechanical click changes the Wit ape POY E Oba Ste NE OSO sie present on the terminals direction of travel conductor tracks polarity has to be observed otherwise some l l E ick f f older locomotives and accessory decoders may not function as e Monitor with LCD Display and touch screen b Four way joystick with centre click function serves for intended f Stylus navigating in the menues selecting locomotives and to trigger n y us h i i the whistle Playable Whistle of locomotives equipped g Storage space for stylus with suitable decoders h Holding groove for stylus C Function buttons The first 8 functions of each locomotive can be directly activated by pushing one of these buttons d Function button symbols Depending on the data format and setting you may switch on and off up to 20 functions in each locomotive by touching the appropriate symbol e Name of locomotive displays the name of the locomotive can be made up of letters and numbers f Locomotive symbol displays the symbol of your choice can be freely selected g Speedometer display shows the current speed A p n 1 h Speed step indicator displays the current speed step The i 3l r WP 4 y hh f range of values depends on the data format
95. to a consist in ECoS in the same way as for a loco A consist is always run with 128 speed steps The available functions in a consist are determined by the leading loco who s functions will be displayed on the monitor The activated functions will be signalled to all locos in the consist Locos of a consist can be called up on another throttle but they cannot actually be run with that throttle 7 3 Running shuttle trains Many model train enthusiasts do not want to run their trains simply in circles but want to have real point to point operation Branch lines onto mountains with terminal stations at either end small branch lines with a connection to a main line but also modular layouts are typical examples for such point to point scenarios In ECoS we differentiate between shuttle tracks and shuttle trains locos that run on these tracks out and back While the tracks have to be set up only once it is quite possible to have different locos on such a track You may change the locos and e determine which trains should serve a particular branch ine ECoS can handle up to 8 shuttle lines and run one loco each on each of these 8 lines ECoS slows down the trains automatically when they reach the end of the line changes the direction and lets the loco depart after a pre determined layover time To detect the stopping point we use contact inputs of the s88 bus One s88 input is needed for each stopping point Such trains are store
96. turer and decoder type Generally it can be said that all parameters of a decoder are stored in an internal memory space Each memory space can contain a number The memory spaces are numbered in sequence Since the value of each memory space can be changed at any time they are also know as variables With these variables the properties of the decoder are defined configured and thus the term Configuration Variable CV was introduced The values stored in each CV determine the behaviour of the decoder to a great deal Values that are not permitted or wrong may cause havoc to the point that the decoder does not work properly or not at all any more Change decoder settings only if you are certain about the consequences Otherwise you may experience all sorts of unexplainable behaviour In the DCC standards the properties resp characteristics of most CVs are defined The most important ones are CV Name Description Range Value 1 Address Address of loco 1 127 3 2 Starting voltage sets the minimum speed 1 64 3 B Acceleration Multiply this value with 0 869 0 64 8 to calculate the time from 0 to Vmax Multiply this value with 0 869 0 64 6 to calculate the time from Vmax to O 4 Braking time 5 Maximum speed maximum speed of loco 0 64 64 8 Manufacturer s ID ID of ESU 151 17 Extended address Long address 18 CV 17 contains the higher value byte Bit 6 and Bit 7 must always be active CV18 the lower value byte Only activ
97. unintended programming of another vehicle After finishing the programming procedure remove the loco form the programming track Otherwise parked locos could be re programmed unintentionally 8 5 ECoSlink Each ECoS command station has three sockets for connecting external devices They are called ECoSlink a ECoSlink Connect b ECoSlink Extend Should you wish to connect more than three devices you have to extend the bus with a bus distribution module This device has to be wired to the ECoSlink Extend socket and thus provides further possibilities to connect other devices Bus distribution modules will be available as from 2007 8 6 Computer interface Each ECoS has an 8 way RJ45 network socket This is compliant with the Ethernet standard and can be connected via a long cable to your computer network There are two LEDs integrated into the socket bo Figure 17 a The LINK LED lights up red continuously if ECoS is connected to a network If this LED is not lit there is an incorrect or no connection b The BUSY LED blinks green as soon as there is a data transfer Wiring details between ECoS and the network Connecting to a Hub or Switch Use a commercially available network cable and insert it into a free socket of your Network Switch or Hub The LINK LED must then light up Direct coupling of a PC and ECoS If you prefer to connect your ECoS directly to a PC without a Switch or Hub you have to use a so c
98. up shuttle train lines configure B ECoSlink devices and adjust the booster current threshold Figure 29 ou mad nou ing Lua sue Eee f Help menue a context related help function on the screen makes it very easy to get accustomed to the system and to mud find a way out should you have difficulties Finished dr g Loco menue right as in b but for the right hand throttle E Fini in h Selecting a loco right as in a but for the right throttle Fertig Terminado Pefetto moms i Changing throttles you can change the locos from left to right and vice versa by pushing a button The throttles will be adjusted to the correct position automatically p a it j Turnout control panel pushing this symbol fades in or out the turnout control panel The currently assigned locos can be run even when the turnout control panel is open Be indigd 9 3 Go button The Go button releases the Emergency Stop The internal and CD the external boosters are re activated Operation may continue If ECoS switches in emergency stop again there is most likely a short circuit on the layout This has to be found and removed before operations can continue k Status line displays any errors or remarks Low Batt no battery inserted or battery voltage too low Shut down ECoS as described in 11 2 with the Stop button and exchange the batteries Mothalt Emergency Stop the track voltag
99. ut and program your mobile decoders independent from the layout suitable for DCC Selectrix amp and programmable Motorola decoders e g ESU LokPilot mfx amp LokSound mfx e A computer interface 10 MBit Ethernet LAN RJ45 allows you to download software updates save and restore your configuration as well as controlling your layout with a PC with the aid of dedicated software by several suppliers e ECoSlink high speed bus You may connect up to 128 other devices to ECoSlink Other handheld wireless controllers boosters bus distributors or feedback decoders they all will be detected automatically once they are plugged in this is true Plug amp Play es88 feedback bus This popular feedback system by Marklin enables you to control routes or to automate train movements shuttle train shuttle trains e ECoSniffer input The port for any DCC resp Motorola capable already available digital command stations Continue to use your favourite handheld controllers and accessory keyboards not a problem with ECOS eThe ECoSlot module expansion compartment allows upgrading of ECoS with new components at a later stage All above mentioned parts and components enable you to run your trains with never before imagined comfort and ease You may fully focus your attention on your trains while ECoS takes care of the details like a good co pilot And here are all the things you can do with ECoS e Run locomot
100. y be necessary if accessories with particularly high current draw are part of the route They high current could lead to a voltage drop and the pause between commands assures reliable operation 14 1 1 3 Trigger a route with an s88 contact A mighty function is represented by the possibility to trigger a route not only by pushing a screen button but also by an s88 conctact This function can be used to realise block control A train ente ring a block is detected by an s88 and the previous block is cleared e Enter the desired s88 module and the port number of the input that should switch the route The s88 bus must be configured prior to this procedure refer to chapter 19 Of course it is also possible to trigger the same route manually on the turnout control panel Y rm e Confirm your entries to save the new route The data entry dialogue will be closed and the new route is registered If the dialogue window does not close und an is displayed instead then the text is too long ECoS checks the length of the text when saving it In that case simply shorten the name of the route 14 2 Edit a route Should you wish to rename or edit a route this is easily possible at any time e Push the corresponding screen button and select Edit Route in the menue A library with all routes appears E OL Pilz 3 ce ron L3 ROU 1SI6 ROL EIMF ROL Glee FOU Gleis 1 ROU ir aec Figure 54
101. ymbol for the function button Once you have changed all function symbols the way you want them touch the symbol again and thus leave the Link Mode DCC locos can switch up to 20 functions Selectrix decoders only two Locos running under Motorola14 NS 2Mototrola 8 offer up to 9 functions ECoS sets functions 5 to 8 automatically to the second Motorola address that is supported by all LokSound decoders This second address first has to be activated Refer to the decoder manual for instructions 11 7 Interesting information on how to run a loco 11 7 1 Conflicts of addresses A conflict of addresses occurs if you want to run a loco but another loco with the same address is already running Each locomotive should have its own unique address That way there will be no problems during operation In practice it happens frequently that two or more locos are listed in ECoS and have the same address collectors often own several locos of the same class and to whom they have assigned the same address e g class 44 with address 44 Of course normally only one of the models will be put on the layout while the others remain in a display case However the owner of these models wants to list all of them in the list of locomotives in ECoS At first this can easily be achieved ECoS permits you to enter as many locos with the same address as you wish However it is not possible to run them at the same time on your layout The first loco c
102. you run trains and avoid temperatures below 8 Celsius or above 30 Celsius e Do not use any aggressive chemicals cleaning solutions or solvents for cleaning ECoS Never use liquids or spray for cleaning the monitor Instead use a clean slightly moist cloth and only when ECoS is switched off e Do not attempt to open ECOS Inappropriate handling may lead to damage of the command station 4 Introduction What can ECoS ECOS is a state of the art complete digital control system for model trains of all gauges ECoS combines several devices in one unit e A multi protocol digital command station Suitable for easy mixed operation of mobile and stationary decoders suitable for Motorola amp DCC and Selectrix protocols e Large seven inch FSTN LCD Display with touch screen and white illumination It serves for displaying information in plain text and very easy menue guided operation e Two ergonomic cabs with easy to grip throttle knobs 4 way joystick and 8 function buttons each e An integral booster with up to 4 Ampere output for supplying digital power to your the tracks of your layout A feedback decoder as per the latest NMRA DCC standard Bi directional Communication RailCom is supplied as an in tegral part e Sockets for connecting external boosters compatible with DCC or M rklin amp 6017 Simply continue to use your own boosters e One socket for wiring the programming track With this you can read o
103. your PC is already configured uncta us you do not have to change anything in your PC Continue Seriminumber Od S14 a Figure 73 reading in chapter 20 1 2 SS B If you use a PC that has not been connected to a network until a List with all currently known s88 modules now you have to check the IP settings first We present this as 18 5 Global information Here you find some important info about your ECoS a e m JPN E Global information an example for MS Windows XP Should you have another Name of module operating system consult your system administrator or the es E ae EH c 8 or 16 port indicator manual Paris of this product ore decile under GPLYMPL licences d Screen b tton Add Accessor Module gt A ha AS i y We assume that you will establish a network with your PC and EH e Screen button Delete Accessory Module your ECoS only without any other devices This example is f Screen button Shift between 8 and 16 Ports only valid for this particular case If in doubt consult a computer specialist You have to enter each s88 module in ECoS e Make sure that your PC and ECoS have connected to the 18 5 1 Software version l Press the screen button Add Accessory Module network as per figure 8 6 The software version relates to the internal software Important l e Click on Start in Windows Select Settinas and then Svs Whenever you contact ESU to ask questions relating to your Sal

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