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2. Condition to Hi Closed and Number to 200 Now pressing the button sends a Switch 200 Closed command which in turn causes all the mainline turnouts to move to the Closed position N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 18 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual Unlock a Mainline Turnout using a keyswitch We have a local fascia pushbutton set up for control of Switch 17 but wish to lock disable the pushbutton unless a keyswitch is actuated Wire the keyswitch to an available IO line on a Quad LN board then adjust the settings for the IO line as follows Trigger to Both Edges Action to None for each Servo Secondary Message Type to Send this message Device to Turnout Condition to Both Follow and Number to 21 21 is the Lock Control Switch for Switch 17 see 3 2 Now opening the keyswitch sends a Switch 21 Closed command which unlocks Switch 17 and closing the keyswitch sends a Switch 21 Thrown command which locks Switch 17 A suitable indicator on the Dispatcher panel could monitor Switch 21 and provide an indication when Switch 17 is unlocked 5 Routes Routes are arbitrary sequences of Switch and Sensor messages that are sent when a trigger condition is met The Quad LN has 4 routes each containing up to 8 entries consisting of Switch command or Sensor state messages Routes can be set to Expand the prior route so it is possible to have a single route with as many as 32 entries This makes it easy to do things like create an arbitra
3. To use the OUTPUT form of OPC SW REP the JMRI feedback mode is set to Monitoring In Monitoring mode both the Commanded State and the Feedback State follow the OPC SW REQ and OUTPUT form OPC SW REP messages seen on Loconet Here is a typical sequence assuming the turnout starts as Thrown Num Sender Loconet message Commanded Feedback state 0 Thrown 1 JMRI OPC_SW_REQ Closed Output ON Closed 2 JMRI OPC_SW_REQ Closed Output OFF Closed 3 Quad OPC_SW_REP Closed Off Thrown Off Unknown in transit 4 Quad OPC_SW_REP Closed On Thrown Off Closed N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 37 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 5 JMRI OPC SW REQ Thrown Output ON Thrown 6 JMRI OPC SW REQ Thrown Output OFF Thrown 7 Quad OPC SW REP Closed Off Thrown Off Unknown in transit 8 Quad OPC SW REP Closed Off Thrown On Thrown Messages 1 2 are sent when you initiate the turnout change Message 3 is sent by the Quad to indicate that the servo is in motion Message 4 is sent when the servo finally reaches the endpoint Messages 5 8 illustrate the transition from Closed to Thrown In Monitoring mode the Commanded State tracks the Feedback State Both states immediately take on the requested future position immediately upon receipt of the Switch command Also both states become Unknown when the feedback indicates the turnout is in movement When viewing the Turnout Table it might be confusing to see the Commanded State shown as Unknown Panel icons
4. 0 0 0 Format 184 183 Route 4 Entry 4 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 186 185 Route 4 Entry 5 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 31 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual CV Description Range Default 188 187 Route 4 Entry 6 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 190 189 Route 4 Entry 7 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 192 191 Route 4 Entry 8 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 193 251 Reserved 252 255 Reserved JMRI template Table 8 1 Quad LN CV Table 8 2 Long Address CV Format CV 17 18 Bit 1 1 H h h h hj h Default 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 h High address bits Low address bits Table 8 2 Long Address CV Format 8 3 Configuration CV Format CV 21 Bit b Lb a g i o s Default 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 b Busy retry 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Ib Lock blink state 0 Locked 1 Unlocked a Address mode 0 Short 1 Long g GPON interrogate 0 Off 1 On Local Action 0 Internal 1 Visible on Loconet i Input Interrogate O Off 1 On o Output Off switch request O don t send 1 send s Servo State Memory 0 Off 1 On Table 8 3 Configuration CV Format 8 4 Servo Speed CV Format N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 32 15 Oc
5. 2 Lo Thrown 3 Both Follow h high address bits low address bits Table 8 12 Aux IO Secondary CV Format N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 35 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 8 13 Route CV Format CV 130 192 even 129 191 odd Bit t t s s h h hj h Default olololololololololololololololo t Type 0 None 1 Basic 2 Selector 3 Expand s Sense Device O Closed Turnout 1 Thrown Turnout 2 Hi Sensor 3 Lo Sensor c Condition 0 None 1 Hi Closed 2 Lo Thrown 3 Both Follow h high address bits low address bits Type applies to Entry 1 only otherwise not used Type 3 is not used on Route 1 Table 8 13 Route CV Format N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 36 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 9 JMRI and Turnout Feedback The discussion is this section is only intended for technical users trying to precisely understand and control turnout icon behavior in JMRI Most users will get acceptable results with JMRI panels by setting the Quad LN to provide simulated Exact Feedback Section 3 4 1 setting the turnout feedback type in JMRI to Exact and then selecting the tristate option on any turnout icon that you want to show a special indication when the turnout is in motion If this approach works for you then ignore the reset of this section Turnouts in JMRI have a Commanded
6. 3 3 Travel and Speed You can follow the procedure in 2 2 2 above or at any time just use the Ops Mode Programmer in JMRI click on one of the Group tabs and begin exploring using the information starting in section 3 2 4 Factory Reset The Quad LN settings can always be restored to their factory defaults Factory Reset is performed by writing a special value to CV 8 Manufacturer ID using Service Mode programming messages that are received by the Quad LN over Loconet No connection between the Quad LN and the programming track is required Menu choices have been provided in the JMRI Quad LN template file to make this easy to do using the JMRI Service Mode Programmer Alternate manual methods that do not require JMRI are also described below 2 4 1 Restore Selective Parameters to Factory Defaults using JMRI e Remove all locomotives from the programming track Go to Programmers on the Tools tab and open the Service Mode Programmer Scroll down the decoder list to Tam Valley Depot select the Quad LN and then click Open Programmer Select the Reset menu and then click Factory Reset Select Restore All CVs Restore Addresses or Restore Servo and Input CVs to specify which parameters to restore e Install the ADDR jumper The ACTIVE and MSG LEDs should start flashing alternately e Click OK to perform the reset e Remove the ADDR jumper e Close the Service Mode Programmer e If you chose Restore Addresses above c
7. Address can be from 1 to 4089 in steps of 8 The value entered will be adjusted down if needed to the nearest group of 8 boundary 1 9 17 4081 4089 1 8 Groups The Quad LN has 4 functional Groups Each Group consists of a Servo Main IO line and Aux IO line As shipped the Main IO line in each Group is configured for a momentary pushbutton and changes the state of the Servo on each button press The Aux IO line is configured for a steady input such as a toggle switch and commands the Servo to follow the input Any Input can be configured to control any Servo In fact any input can control as many of the Quad LN Servos as desired or it can serve other functions and not control any Quad LN servo There are some Quad LN features LED indication Turnout Position feedback etc that only work when an Input is used with the Servo in the same Group so it is best to start with that arrangement when learning about the Quad LN 1 8 1 Turnout Position Feedback When using Standard Indirect Turnout Position Feedback wire the Closed sensor to the Main IO line in the same group as the Servo When using Exact Turnout Position Feedback wire the closed sensor to the Main IO line and wire the Thrown sensor to the Aux IO line in the same group as the Servo Note The Quad LN can provide Turnout Position Feedback without any sensors See O below for detailed info 1 8 2 Panel Indicators The Quad LN can drive panel indicator LEDs connected to t
8. Position Feedback without sensors The Quad LN sends continuous position commands to each servo so it always knows the servo position As a result the Quad LN can provide Turnout Position Feedback messages based on the servo position Unless you really require physical turnout point position feedback this feature is a very effective way to provide visual indication of the turnout state on your dispatcher panel without any sensors The available Message choices are No Output Feedback Output level feedback and Exact feedback sim If using a JMRI control panel generally Exact feedback sim is a better choice than Output level feedback but there are currently tradeoffs See Section 9 for a brief technical discussion of how JMRI v 2 14 handles switch feedback and the pros and cons of each feedback choice A future JMRI release is expected to eliminate any drawbacks of Exact Feedback If you are not using software that monitors turnout position feedback or you just don t require them for your layout then select No Output Feedback to eliminate the unneeded Loconet messages 3 4 1 Exact feedback sim Exact feedback normally utilizes two limit switches that are mounted on the turnout one limit switch turns on when the turnout reaches the Closed position and the other limit switch turns on when the turnout reaches the Thrown position Feedback messages are sent when either limit switch changes state In Exact feedback sim mode the Quad LN sends t
9. Quad LN requires a Device Address so its features can be configured via Loconet Ops Mode programming This address is just for device programming and is independent from the Servo and Sensor addresses which are described in 1 7 2 and 1 7 3 below The valid range for the Device Address is 0 16383 and it must be unique Typically a 5 digit extended address is used for the Device Address This avoids conflict with locomotives and other devices when doing Ops Mode programming The default Device Address is 11000 When first installing Quad LN s remember to connect just one unprogrammed unit at a time to Loconet and change the Device Address to a unique address 1 7 2 Servo Start Address The Quad LN responds to Loconet Switch commands at addresses starting at the Servo Start Address The Quad LN uses 8 consecutive switch addresses with the first 4 assigned to the Servos and the last 4 N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 2 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual used for the optional Servo Locks The Servo Start Address can be from 1 to 2033 in steps of 8 The value entered will be adjusted down if needed to the nearest group of 8 boundary 1 9 17 2025 2033 1 7 3 Sensor Start Address The Quad LN reports the status of its inputs using Loconet Sensor addresses starting at the Sensor Start Address The Quad LN uses 8 consecutive sensor addresses assigned in sequence to Aux 101 Main 101 Aux 102 Main 102 and so on The Sensor Start
10. Table 8 11 Aux IO Action CV Format 72 71 Aux IO 2 Secondary Table 8 12 Aux IO Secondary CV Format 0 0 0 73 Servo 2 Thrown Speed Table 8 4 Servo Speed CV Format 74 76 Reserved 78 77 Servo 3 Closed Position 0 2400 1260 4 236 80 79 Servo 3 Thrown Position 0 2400 1140 4 116 81 Servo 3 Speed Table 8 4 Servo Speed CV Format 4 82 Servo 3 Output Option Table 8 5 Servo Output Option CV Format 84 83 Servo 3 Cascade Address Table 8 6 Servo Cascade Address CV Format 0 0 0 85 Main IO 3 Option Table 8 7 Main IO Option CV Format 87 86 Main IO 3 Action Table 8 8 Main IO Action CV Format 32 89 88 Main IO 3 Secondary Table 8 9 Main IO Secondary CV Format 0 0 0 90 Aux IO 3 Option Table 8 10 Aux IO Option CV Format 33 92 91 Aux IO 3 Action Table 8 11 Aux IO Action CV Format 16 N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 28 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual CV Description Range Default 94 93 Aux IO 3 Secondary Table 8 12 Aux IO Secondary CV Format 0 0 0 95 Servo 3 Thrown Speed Table 8 4 Servo Speed CV Format 96 98 Reserved 100 99 Servo 4 Closed Position 0 2400 1260 4 236 102 101 Servo 4 Thrown Position 0 2400 1140 4 116 103 Servo 4 Speed Table 8 4 Servo Speed CV Format 4 104 Servo 4
11. Trigger command is received the Cascade Switch command is sent The available Cascade Trigger settings for each Servo are None Closed Thrown and Closed or Thrown When set to Closed the Cascade action is triggered whenever the Servo receives a Closed Switch command When set to Thrown the Cascade action is triggered whenever the Servo receives a Thrown Switch command When set to Closed or Thrown the Cascade action is triggered whenever the Servo receives any Switch command 3 5 2 Action The Action is the type of Switch command that is sent to the Cascade turnout when the Trigger condition is met The available Cascade Action settings for each Servo are Closed Thrown Follow and Invert When set to Closed a Closed Switch command is sent When set to Thrown a Thrown Switch command is sent When set to Follow a Switch command matching the state of the Servo is sent When set to Invert a Switch command opposite to the state of the Servo is sent 3 5 3 Turnout The Turnout is the Switch number for the turnout that is to receive the Cascade Switch command 3 5 4 Cascade Examples Yard ladder alignment We have a number of yard tracks accessed via a simple ladder The entry to the yard from the main is controlled by Switch 20 Closed for the main and Thrown for the ladder Switches on the yard ladder are Closed for the ladder and Thrown to select their specific track so Switch 1 is Thrown for track 1 Switch 2 is Thrown for trac
12. Up and Down buttons on the Remote Alignment Board Here is the adjustment procedure 1 Connect the remote alignment board to the Quad LN Be sure to remove the ADDR jumper if it is installed 2 Move the RUN ALIGN jumper to the ALIGN position 3 Hold the Select button down until a Servo Selection LED turns on about 1 second indicating that you are in Servo Selection mode and that the indicated Servo is selected The initial Servo selection will be the same as the one selected the last time alignment was performed Use the Up and Down buttons to select the desired Servo then press the Select button briefly 5 Ifthe AutoAlign Current CV is O default see Section 6 6 for more info LED3 is now flashing to indicate that the current threshold is being adjusted and it is set to mid level Use the Up and Down buttons to selected the desired preset current value When satisfied with the value press the Select button briefly If the AutoAlign Current CV is non zero that value is used for the current threshold and the procedure moves immediately to the next step Note To avoid over stressing the device being driven by the Servo start with lower current threshold values and work up to higher values is needed 6 The Closed LED is now flashing to indicate that the Closed Position is being adjusted The Quad LN moves the Servo to the center position and from there moves it clockwise very slowly while monitoring the Servo current When the Auto
13. can be wired to an available Quad LN input and then reported via Loconet The Quad LN also includes Cascade and programmable Routes Selectors features that take advantage of the Loconet to implement layout control functions such as yard ladder control and track selection Although setting up these features is more complex that just configuring a single turnout using the Quad LN template in JMRI greatly simplifies things 1 2 Servos The Quad LN drives up to 4 R C airplane servos for controlling turnouts or performing other layout animation tasks Independent control over the travel and speed for each servo plus a RapidStart feature make turnout movement more realistic 1 3 External Power Supply The Quad LN requires an external DC power supply between 5V and 24V Do not exceed 24V DC See section 2 1 for connection details 1 4 Onboard LED Indicators There are 7 LEDs on the Quad LN 1 4 1 SERVO 1 SERVO 4 LEDs The SERVO LEDs indicate the state of the relay output of each servo Each LED is turned on when its Servo is CLOSED and turned off when its Servo is THROWN When a servo is in motion the LED changes state when the servo reaches its travel midpoint N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 1 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 1 4 2 LN POWER LED The LN POWER LED indicates that Loconet Rail Sync is present and the opto isolated Loconet interface is powered This LED should be ON when a Loconet cable is plugged into
14. in JMRI tied to the Loconet Turnout display the Known Feedback State as shown in the table If the tristate option is selected the icon will show the Unknown state where indicated Otherwise the icon ignores the Unknown state and as a result immediately shows the requested future state upon Message 1 Messages 1 3 typically happen quickly however the erroneous turnout state change to Closed in 1 and then the change to the proper Unknown state in message 3 can be seen in JMRI when viewing the Turnout table or panel icons 9 2 2 Approach 2 INPUT form of OPC SW REP To use the INPUT form of OPC SW REP the JMRI feedback mode is set to Exact In Exact mode the Commanded State tracks the OPC SW REQ messages or follows changes in the Feedback State when OPC SW REQ messages are absent The Feedback State tracks INPUT OPC SW REP messages Here is a typical sequence assuming the turnout starts as Thrown Num Sender Loconet message Commanded Feedback Icon tristate 0 Thrown Thrown Thrown 1 JMRI OPC SW REQ Closed Output ON Closed Thrown Unknown 2 JMRI OPC SW REQ Closed Output OFF Closed Thrown Unknown 3 Quad OPC SW REP Aux Off Closed Thrown Unknown 4 Quad OPC SW REP Switch On Closed Closed Closed 5 JMRI OPC SW REQ Thrown Output ON Thrown Closed Unknown 6 JMRI OPC SW REQ Thrown Output OFF Thrown Closed Unknown 7 Quad OPC SW REP Switch Off Thrown Closed Unknown 8 Quad OPC SW REP Aux On Thrown Thrown Thrown N3IX Engineering 2012 Pa
15. satisfied with the Thrown Position press the Select button briefly 5 The Speed LED is now flashing to indicate that the Speed is being adjusted Use the Up and Down buttons to change the speed The Servo will change position to demonstrate the new N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 4 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual Speed You can continue to adjust the speed while the Servo is moving if desired When satisfied with the Speed press the Select button briefly 6 The Orientation LED is now flashing to indicate that the Closed Thrown Orientation is being adjusted If the Closed Thrown state of the Servo does not match the physical Orientation of the turnout press either the Up or Down button to reverse the Servo endpoints This Servo changes positions but the Closed Thrown state does not change 7 Toreadjust any of the parameters press the Select button briefly to return to step 4 To exit the Adjustment process at any point hold the Select button until the remote align board LEDs turn off about 1 second The new settings are now saved and in use Note the ACTIVE or MSG LED may light while pressing buttons on the Remote Alignment Board This is normal 2 2 3 Automatic Alignment of Travel The travel endpoints for each servo can be automatically set based upon a user defined AutoAlign Current threshold The higher the current setting the higher the force that will be applied at the endpoint This procedure uses the Select
16. the Quad LN 1 4 3 LN MESSAGE LED The MSG LED flashes when any Loconet message traffic is seen other than messages sent by the Quad LN If this LED never flashes then there is probably a Loconet connection issue 1 4 4 LN ACTIVE LED The ACTV LED flashes when any Loconet message is sent by the Quad LN or when the Quad LN acts upon any incoming Loconet message This LED also flashes when the DCC state changes 1 5 Frog Power The Quad LN can drive 4 remote relays for powering turnout frogs and other uses The relay state changes at the servo travel midpoint to reduce problems with electrical shorts during movement with certain types of turnouts 1 6 Inputs The Quad LN provides 4 Main Inputs and 4 Aux Inputs Both types of inputs are fully configurable including when to respond and what action to take Input actions occur only when an input changes In addition to controlling servos inputs can provide Turnout Feedback or General Sensor reports send Track Power On Off messages or send an Emergency Stop message When needed for advanced layout control functions inputs changes can even produce Switch commands or arbitrary General Sensor messages The Quad LN has special features that allow the input lines to also drive LED indicators or other devices Since each input also has an output capability each connection is called an IO line in this manual IO Input Output 1 7 Addresses 1 7 1 Device Address The
17. 0 0 0 146 145 Route 2 Entry 1 Table 8 13 Route CV Format 0 0 0 148 147 Route 2 Entry 2 Table 8 13 Route CV Format 0 0 0 150 149 Route 2 Entry 3 Table 8 13 Route CV Format 0 0 0 152 151 Route 2 Entry 4 Table 8 13 Route CV Format 0 0 0 154 153 Route 2 Entry 5 Table 8 13 Route CV Format 0 0 0 156 155 Route 2 Entry 6 Table 8 13 Route CV Format 0 0 0 N3IX Engineering 2012 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual CV Description Range Default 158 157 Route 2 Entry 7 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 160 159 Route 2 Entry 8 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 162 161 Route 3 Entry 1 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 164 163 Route 3 Entry 2 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 166 165 Route 3 Entry 3 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 168 167 Route 3 Entry 4 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 170 169 Route 3 Entry 5 Table 8 13 Route CV O 0 0 Format 172 171 Route 3 Entry 6 Table 8 13 Route CV O 0 0 Format 174 173 Route 3 Entry 7 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 176 175 Route 3 Entry 8 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 178 177 Route 4 Entry 1 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 180 179 Route 4 Entry 2 Table 8 13 Route CV 0 0 0 Format 182 181 Route 4 Entry 3 Table 8 13 Route CV
18. 2 INPUT form of OPC SW_REP nnne nnne nennen nain nsns nn nnn 38 9 2 3 Comments etnia ted ee e ERE E XR AMAS Lain End eee Re 39 C N2IYX Fnoinaarino 2012 Paca iv 15 Act 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 1 Basics 1 1 Overview The Quad LN is a stationary decoder that can drive 4 servos for controlling turnouts The servos can be actuated using pushbutton or toggle switch inputs A single input can control one servo or multiple servos The Quad LN can also drive 4 remote relay boards The Quad LN can display the servo state on a Tam Valley Depot Fascia Controller or drive user control panel LEDs Besides showing whether a turnout is Closed or Thrown the Quad LN can indicate when a servo is in motion without requiring Turnout Position Feedback sensors and when it is Locked The Quad LN is a Loconet device Servos can be controlled via Loconet Switch commands Turnout position can be reported to software such as JMRI The Quad LN even provides local control Locking capability so that local pushbutton or toggle switch servo control can be disabled on an individual servo basis whenever desired by just sending a Loconet Switch command Quad LN inputs can be wired to turnout position sensors and then generate Loconet Turnout Feedback messages Inputs can also be wired to detectors and then report block occupancy using Loconet General Sensor messages Almost any device with a contact closure or logic level signal output
19. 6 3 Servo State Memory This setting controls whether the Quad LN records the Servo positions when they change and then restores all Servos to their last known position at power up The default value is Enable If this setting is changed to Disable then each Servo is set to Closed at power up 6 4 Retry on DCC Busy This setting controls whether the Quad LN attempts to retry Switch Requests when the Command Station reports that the DCC bus is busy The default value is Disable Note This section is somewhat technical Users that don t need any Switch Request sent by the Quad LN to reach DCC only stationary decoders can simply ignore this section The information below is included so that those users with complex configurations that include DCC only stationary decoders can better understand the system performance tradeoffs When the Quad LN sends a Switch Request on Loconet as part of a Cascade Secondary Message or Route the Command Station attempts to send the command over the DCC bus This is done so that DCC only stationary decoders will also receive the command However due to the difference in bandwidths Loconet Switch Requests can arrive at the Command Station faster than the Command N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 21 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual Station can send them out over DCC When this happens the Command Station internally buffers the Switch Requests in order to give the DCC bus a chance to catch up When the
20. Align Current threshold is reached the Closed LED stops flashing and final Closed Position adjustments are made 7 The Thrown LED is now flashing to indicate that the Thrown Position is being adjusted The Quad LN moves the Servo to the center position and from there moves it counterclockwise very N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 5 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual slowly while monitoring the Servo current When the AutoAlign Current threshold is reached the Thrown LED stops flashing and final Thrown Position adjustments are made 8 The new Closed and Thrown positions are stored the Speed LED lights briefly to indicate the alignment was successful and then the Quad LN returns to normal operation To abort the Adjustment process at any point press the Select button until the remote align board LEDs turn off The prior settings are restored and the Quad LN returns to normal operation Always return the RUN ALIGN jumper to the RUN position when done Note the ACTIVE or MSG LED may light when pressing buttons on the Remote Alignment Board This is normal 2 2 4 Orientation If you are connected to Loconet you can also adjust the Closed Thrown state of a Servo to match the physical Orientation of the Servo installation by using Loconet Switch commands e Install the ADDR jumper The ACTIVE and MSG LEDs start flashing alternately e Using your throttle issue a Switch command Set the address set to match the desired Se
21. CC loss s LED Sense 0 Normal 1 Inverted LED Mode 0 Disable 1 Steady 2 Blink on Move 3 Blink on Move or Lock 4 Blink on Lock 5 Lock State m Message 0 Sensor 1 Closed Position Feedback t Trigger 0 None 1 Positive Edge 2 Negative Edge 3 Both Edges x not used Table 8 7 Main IO Option CV Format 8 8 Main IO Action CV Format CV 43 65 87 109 42 64 86 108 Bit didid D cicicicib blbl blala o gt Default D ID ID D C C CIC B B B B A A A A d Servo 4 c Servo 3 b Servo 2 a Servo 1 DDDD CCCC BBBB AAAA 0 None 1 Toggle 2 Follow 3 Invert 4 Closed 5 Thrown 9 Lock Toggle 10 Lock Follow 11 Lock Invert 12 Lock Closed 13 Lock Thrown For the Servo in the same group Default 2 For all other Servos Default 0 Table 8 8 Main IO Action CV Format 8 9 Main IO Secondary CV Format CV 45 67 89 111 44 66 88 110 Bit t d c C h hj h h Default O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 t Type 0 Trigger on this message 1 Send this message d Device 0 Turnout 1 Sensor c Condition 0 None 1 Hi Closed 2 Lo Thrown 3 Both Follow h high address bits low address bits Table 8 9 Main IO Secondary CV Format N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 34 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot
22. CS100 not to send any Switch Requests over the DCC bus This eliminates the entire DCC backlog issue and allows Switch Requests to be sent at full Loconet speed under all conditions 6 5 Send Output Off Switch Request This setting controls whether the Quad LN sends the Output Off form of the Switch Request after sending the Output On form The default value is Enable Note As with the preceding section this section is somewhat technical and most users can just ignore it When the Quad LN sends a Switch Request on Loconet as part of a Cascade Secondary Message or Route two Loconet messages are generated The first message is an Output On Switch Request and the second is an Output Off Switch Request By convention these two messages are sent because some stationary decoders turn their output drive on when they receive an Output On Switch Request and turn the drive off when they receive an Output Off Switch Request The Quad LN inserts a delay of about 100 milliseconds between the two messages When receiving Switch Requests the Quad LN ignores the Output Off Switch Requests and leaves the output drive on allthe time Many stall motor decoders act this way Although sending the Output Off messages doesn t affect the decoders it does double the amount of Loconet traffic and doubles the amount of DCC traffic see 6 4 This can reduce performance briefly during intense bursts of Switch N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 22 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Dep
23. Command Station receives a Switch Request and its internal buffer is already full or with some Command Stations if track power is turned off so that DCC commands cannot be sent the Command Station responds with a special Loconet message to indicate that the Switch Request did not make it to the DCC bus When a Switch Request does not get to the DCC bus the Quad LN has two options ignore the failure or send the Switch Request again Sending the Switch Request again usually works out fine but if there are a large number of Switch Requests being are generated on Loconet from one or more devices then the retries can start to pile up When this happens performance degrades until the Command Station is able to get the DCC side caught up and under most circumstances things get resolved without any noticeable impact If you need the Quad LN to be able to send Switch Requests to DCC only stationary decoders then set this option to Enable and the Quad LN will retry Switch Requests when required If you have not set up the Quad LN to send Switch Requests to DCC only stationary decoders then leave this option set to Disable since in this case it doesn t matter whether a command sent by the Quad LN makes it to the DCC bus and thus there is no reason to create additional Loconet traffic by resending Switch Requests Finally if you are using a DCS100 and have no DCC only stationary decoders at all you can set OPSW 27 to Closed Closing OPSW 27 tells the D
24. Output Option Table 8 5 Servo Output Option CV Format 106 105 Servo 4 Cascade Address Table 8 6 Servo Cascade Address CV Format 0 0 0 107 Main IO 4 Option Table 8 7 Main lO Option CV Format 109 108 Main IO 4 Action Table 8 8 Main IO Action CV Format 128 111 110 Main IO 4 Secondary Table 8 9 Main IO Secondary CV Format 0 0 0 112 Aux IO 4 Option Table 8 10 Aux IO Option CV Format 33 114 113 Aux IO 4 Action Table 8 11 Aux IO Action CV Format 64 116 115 AuxlO 4 Secondary Table 8 12 Aux IO Secondary CV Format 0 0 0 N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 29 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual CV Description Range Default Servo4 Thrown Speed Table 8 4 Servo Speed CV Format 118 128 Reserved 130 129 Route 1 Entry 1 Table 8 13 Route CV Format 0 0 0 132 131 Route 1 Entry 2 Table 8 13 Route CV Format 0 0 0 134 133 Route 1 Entry 3 Table 8 13 Route CV Format 0 0 0 136 135 Route 1 Entry 4 Table 8 13 Route CV Format 0 0 0 138 137 Route 1 Entry 5 Table 8 13 Route CV Format 0 0 0 140 139 Route 1 Entry 6 Table 8 13 Route CV Format 0 0 0 142 141 Route 1 Entry 7 Table 8 13 Route CV Format 0 0 0 144 143 Route 1 Entry 8 Table 8 13 Route CV Format
25. Quad LN User Manual 8 10 Aux IO Option CV Format CV 46 68 90 112 Bit f S m t t Default 00 010 0 0 1 1 f DCC Freeze 0 Always live 1 Freeze on DCC loss s LED Sense 0 Normal 1 Inverted LED Mode 0 Disable 1 Steady 2 Blink on Move 3 Blink on Move or Lock 4 Blink on Lock 5 Lock State m Message 0 Sensor 1 Thrown Position Feedback t Trigger 0 None 1 Positive Edge 2 Negative Edge 3 Both Edges Table 8 10 Aux IO Option CV Format 8 11 Aux IO Action CV Format CV 48 70 92 114 47 69 91 113 Bit didididicicicicib blbl lblala o gt Default D DIDIDIC C C C B B B B A A A A d Servo 4 c Servo 3 b Servo 2 a Servo 1 DDDD CCCC BBBB AAAA 0 None 1 Toggle 2 Follow 3 Invert 4 Closed 5 Thrown 9 Lock Toggle 10 Lock Follow 11 Lock Invert 12 Lock Closed 13 Lock Thrown For the Servo in the same group Default 1 For all other Servos Default 0 Table 8 11 Aux IO Action CV Format 8 12 Aux IO Secondary CV Format CV 50 72 94 116 49 71 93 115 Bit t d c c h hj h h Default O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 t Type 0 Trigger on this message 1 Send this message d Device 0 Turnout 1 Sensor c Condition 0 None 1 Hi Closed
26. TAM VALLEY DEPOT Quad LN User Manual N3IX Engineering 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual Contents 1 Basics e ERE ES 1 1 1 A mnnnn pina aea ea a AE a i ie E a Erne EEN 1 1 2 SEINO Serrin ae E Soda sa via EEE E E A aE E EE 1 1 3 External Te TII a aea 1 1 4 Onboard LED Indicator Srnie die 1 1 4 1 SERVO 1 SERVO 4 LEDS eiit entiende etant diable e Pha ned die bh aua ee cha na ie dada anus 1 1 4 2 LIN POWER ddp 2 1 4 3 EN MESSAGE ME Deedee EET 2 1 4 4 LN ACTIVELED EE 2 1 5 Frog POWER ad dci 2 1 6 PUES a SRS Ad 2 1 7 Addresses cete O 2 1 7 1 Device Gh CIR nE 2 1 7 2 Servo Start Address cs Re ieri sante ad Rea nt M LE NEL ETE 2 1 7 3 Sensor Start Add ALSO ORO O everest eui Anna dede SE de A C sala 3 1 8 GIFOUD Se e O S 3 1 8 1 Turnout Position Feedback iii 3 1 8 2 Panel Indicators etti eri AA de diee se ee eE e teens eee eau 3 2 Y e e O OPC E O SS us a DESA ML eM IPIE EE 4 2 1 Connecting POW e 4 2 2 SEtUP without uLi 4 2 2 1 Servo Start Address itta i eee dee uri aee d Eo exci rus iU RE FRE dedi rain vede aS 4 2 2 2 Manual Alignment of Travel Speed and Orientation 4 2 2 3 Automatic Alignment of Travel sise 5 2 2 4 OMGMTAUOM EE 6 2 2 5 D vice Addres
27. able settings are General Sensor and Closed Position Feedback When set to General Sensor a Sensor message is sent When set to Closed or Thrown Position Feedback the corresponding Turnout Sensor Report is sent 4 2 Indication When the Input line is not being sampled the Quad LN has the capability to treat the line as an Output and can drive an LED indicator to display the state of the Servo Since the input sampling takes place very quickly and at a rate higher than the eye can detect the LED indicator will appear to be on continuously with no discernible flicker If using input devices other than Tam Valley Depot Fascia Controllers please see the general Quad datasheet for information on simultaneously wiring switches and LEDs to the Input lines 4 2 1 LED Mode When the LED indicator is enabled the steady LED indication shows whether the Servo is Closed or Thrown The LED can be set to blink rapidly while the Servo is moving thus providing feedback that travel is complete when the indicator again becomes steady When the associated Servo is Lockable the LED can be set to blink slowly to provide feedback on the whether local control of the Servo is Locked or Unlocked The global Lock Indicator setting determines whether blinking indicates the Locked or the Unlocked state see 6 8 N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 16 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual The available LED Mode settings for each Input are Disable Input
28. ader will be intact so just click Abort and repeat the download process starting with step 6 In cases where there is a great deal of other Loconet traffic try increasing the Delay msec value to 100 This will slow the download process but will make it more tolerant of Loconet collisions If Error 2 3 or 4 occurs the Quad LN did not accept the download and the previous software is intact If you still want to perform the update resolve the issue and then repeat the download process N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 25 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 8 CV Tables 8 1 Full CV Table CV Description Range Default 1 Short Address 1 3 2 Servo Address Block Servo Start Address 1 8 0 254 0 0 0 4 Software Version 0 255 5 Software Build Number 0 255 6 Hardware Revision 0 255 7 Product ID 5 5 8 Manufacturer ID 59 59 11 10 Sensor Address Block Sensor Start Address 1 8 0 511 0 0 0 17 18 Long Address Table 8 2 Long Address 11000 234 248 CV Format 19 Auto Align Current 0 255 0 21 Configuration Table 8 3 Configuration 47 CV Format 34 33 Servo 1 Closed Position 0 2400 1260 4 236 36 35 Servo 1 Thrown Position 0 2400 1140 4 116 37 Servo 1 Speed Table 8 4 Servo Speed 4 CV Format 38 Servo 1 Output Option Table 8 5 Servo Output gt Option CV Format 40 39 Servo 1 Cascade Address Table 8 6 Servo Cascade O 0 0 Address CV Forma
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30. ary triggers can no longer directly change the Servo position The Servo still responds normally to Loconet Switch commands at its address including commands originated by a secondary messages or by routes The Loconet Switches at addresses Servo Start Address 4 to Servo Start Address 7 control the locks on Servo 1 to Servo 4 respectively When a Lock Control Switch is Thrown the corresponding Servo is locked and when the Lock Control Switch is Closed the corresponding Servo is unlocked The available Lock settings for each Servo are Not Lockable and Local Lockout When set to Not Lockable the local controls are not affected by the state of the Lock Control Switch When set to Local Lockout the local controls for the turnout can be locked out by setting the Lock Control Switch to Thrown Example 1 Servo 1 Lock Mode is set to Local Lockout and the Quad LN Servo Start Address is set to 9 This means Servo 1 is at Loconet Switch address 9 and the Lock Control Switch for Servo 1 is at Loconet N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 11 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual Switch address 13 When Switch 13 is Thrown local control of Servo 1 is locked and when Switch 13 is Closed local control of Servo 1 is unlocked Example 2 Servo 1 Lock Mode is set to Not Lockable and the Quad LN Servo Start Address is set to 9 Changing Switch 13 to Thrown or Closed has no effect on local control of Servo The Quad LN Lock mechanism supports unl
31. avel The Travel parameters allow the Servo Closed and Thrown Position endpoints Speed RapidStart feature and the physical Orientation to be set for each Servo 3 1 1 Closed Position The Closed Position endpoint can be set from 0 to 2400 where 0 is fully counter clockwise and 2400 is fully clockwise 3 1 2 Thrown Position The Thrown Position endpoint can be set from 0 to 2400 where O is fully counter clockwise and 2400 is fully clockwise 3 1 3 Orientation There might be occasions where the servo Closed and Thrown positions need to be swapped For example the endpoints might have been accidently reversed during manual configuration or perhaps an external signal is being used to control a servo and the sense of that signal is opposite what was expected In these cases the Orientation parameter can be used to swap the travel endpoints so that the Servo Closed Thrown position indicator and Loconet Switch Closed and Switch Thrown commands work as expected This is the parameter that is set during the procedure described in 2 2 3 The Orientation parameter was implemented mainly to save users that do not have JMRI available from N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 9 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual having to repeat the process of manually setting the Closed Position and Thrown Position endpoints just to reverse the endpoints The available Orientation settings are Normal Endpoints and Reverse Endpoints JMRI users are free to e
32. e When set to Hi Closed the message sent is a Sensor Hi or Switch Closed message When set to Lo Closed the message sent is a Sensor Lo or Switch Thrown message When set to Both Follow the message sent is a Sensor or Switch message with the state matching the Input state When set to None the Secondary message function is disabled 4 4 4 Number The Switch or Sensor number for the Secondary message 4 4 5 Secondary Message Examples All Mainline Turnouts to Closed Suppose we have many mainline turnouts controlled by Quad LN boards Each turnout is controlled by a pushbutton on its Main IO line We would like to be able to set all the turnouts to their Closed position with a single Switch command say Switch 200 Closed For each Servo Main IO line set the Secondary Message Type to Trigger on this message the Device to Turnout the Condition to Hi Closed and the Number to 200 Now sending a single Switch command lines all the turnouts to the Closed position All Mainline Turnouts to Closed with a single button press Same as the previous example except we want to press a pushbutton to line the turnouts instead of sending a Switch command with a throttle Do the setup as in the previous example Wire the pushbutton to an available Aux IO line ona Quad LN board then adjust the settings for the Aux IO line as follows Trigger to Positive Edge Action to None for each Servo Secondary Message Type to Send this message Device to Turnout
33. each Sensor is displayed on its Group tab See Section 1 7 3 for more info on the Sensor Start Address 6 2 Interrogate Options A Command Station or a computer connected to Loconet can monitor all Loconet messages in order to keep track of state changes but until a particular Switch or Sensor changes it won t generate a message So a mechanism to determine the current state of all Switches and Sensors is needed This mechanism is provided via special Loconet Switch commands that are reserved just to interrogate stationary decoders for their device status A DCS100 typically sends these special Switch commands every time it receives a Track Power On GPON message Once the responses from all the stationary decoders are collected the state of all connected devices is known The Interrogate options control the way the Quad LN responds when interrogated These options can normally be left at their default values 6 2 1 Input Interrogate This setting controls whether the Quad LN reports the state of its Sensors when interrogated The default value is Enable 6 2 2 GPON Interrogate This setting controls whether the Quad LN treats a Track Power On GPON command as an interrogate command The default value is Disable since the DCS100 interrogates all devices after GPON using the special Switch Comands Setting GPON Interrogate to Enable may be useful in cases such as when a computer is monitoring the layout via Loconet but no DCS100 is present
34. g 2012 Page 19 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual Lock All Mainline Turnouts We have many mainline turnouts controlled by Quad LN boards Each turnout is controlled by a pushbutton on its Main IO line We would like to be able to lock out all the pushbuttons for continuous running during an Open House for example by sending a single Switch command say Switch 200 Closed Pick a Route in any Quad LN and set the Type to Normal Route set the first entry to 200 Closed and then enter the Lock address and Thrown in the following entries for each mainline turnout lock Use Expanded Routes as needed Now sending a single Switch command locks all the mainline turnouts Panel track selection indicator We have a yard panel with an LED for each track The LEDs are controlled via a stationary decoder s using Switch commands Setting a particular Switch address to Closed turns an LED on and setting it to Thrown turns the LED off We would like to be able to send a single Switch command to light the LED for the selected track and have all the other LEDs go out Pick a Route in any Quad LN set the Type to Selector and then enter the Switch address and Closed in the route entries for each Switch address that controls an LED Use Expanded Routes as needed Now sending a single Switch command turns on the LED for the selected track and turns off the LEDs for the non selected tracks 6 The Quad LN Pane The Quad LN has a number of address setting
35. g alternately Write CV17 and CV18 Ignore the Programmer error message this is normal e Remove the ADDR jumper e Close the Service Mode Programmer Note If the Tam Valley Depot or Quad LN entries are missing from the decoder list please follow these steps to download and install the template file Download the latest template from the Decoder files Tam Valley Depot folder in the files area of the Yahoo JMRI Users Group Place the file in the Decoder subfolder under the User File Locations specified in your JMRI Preferences File Locations e Close the Service Mode Programmer if it is still open Select Recreate Decoder Index on the Debug menu e When that step is complete go back to the first step in this section 2 3 2 Servo Start Address and Sensor Start Address Now we are ready to enter all other parameters of the Quad LN To do this in JMRI we use the Ops Mode Programmer N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 7 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual Go to Programmers on the Tools tab and open the Ops Mode Programmer e Select the Quad LN entry you created above from the roster and Open it e Go to the Quad LN tab Enter the desired servo start address in the Desired Servo Start Address field e optional Enter the desired sensor start address in the Desired Sensor Start Address field Click Write changes on sheet to update the Quad LN e Click Save on the File menu to update the roster entry 2
36. ge 38 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual Messages 1 2 are sent when you initiate the turnout change 3 is sent by the Quad to indicate that the servo is in motion 4is sent when the servo finally reaches the endpoint Messages 5 8 illustrate the transition from Closed to Thrown The JMRI 2 14 implementation of Exact mode only acts upon the INPUT form OPC_SW_REP messages that indicate a sensor change from Off to On These messages occur at the completion of movement In practice this means that the Feedback State retains the previous value until the end of the movement The Commanded State changes with the OPC_SW_REQ so it takes on the new value at the start of the movement Although the Commanded State and Feedback state differ during movement neither state is ever Unknown Asa result the states shown in the Turnout Table always make sense in this approach Panel icons in JMRI tied to the Loconet Turnout display the Known Feedback State If the tristate option is selected the icon will show Unknown when the Feedback State does not equal the Commanded State i e during movement If the tristate option is not selected the icon ignores this condition and continues to show the previous state until the movement is reported as completed 9 2 3 Comments Approach 2 with Exact mode appears to provide the cleanest state feedback One icon tied to the Loconet Turnout and set for tristate shows the Feedback state in both approaches A
37. he Main IO and AuxlO lines The panel indication shown on any specific IO line reflects the state of the Servo in the same group Thus when using panel indicators such as the Tam Valley Depot Fascia Controller it is important to use an IO line in the same Group as the Servo being controlled so that the position movement and lock indications are meaningful N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 3 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 2 Quick Start 2 1 Connecting Power The Quad LN requires an external DC power supply between 5V and 24V Do not exceed 24V DC The power input is via the connector with two screw terminals near the upper left corner of the board Connect the power supply minus lead to the upper terminal the one closest to the corner of the board and connect the power supply plus lead to the lower terminal the one furthest from the corner of the board Ifthe leads are connected backwards the Quad LN will not function but will not be damaged 2 2 Setup without JMRI All device behavior is controlled via CV values so it is possible to fully configure the device manually Generally this requires deciphering the CV tables in Section 8 below and manually calculating the proper values however the following steps will get your Quad LN up and running controlling turnouts 2 2 1 Servo Start Address Set the Servo Start Address first to prevent conflicts with other stationary decoders Skip this step if your device is not con
38. he routes One simple way for this to happen is if Switch 6 sends a Cascade message to Switch 15 to Follow it anytime Switch 6 is commanded to a position Set Switch 6 Cascade Trigger to Closed or Thrown Cascade Action to Follow and Cascade Turnout to 15 Now whenever Switch 6 receives a command it will send a message to Switch 15 to move to the same position 4 Main and Aux IO lines Each Quad LN Servo has an associated Main lO line and Aux IO line The Quad LN samples each input line hundreds of times per second and debounces filters input changes to suppress switch bounce and electrical noise The simplest use of the input capability of an IO line is to control its associate Servo More complex actions are also possible for instance a single IO line can control all four of the Quad LN servos The specific behavior of each input is configured using the parameters described in this section To access the following parameters in JMRI always use the Ops Mode Programmer 4 1 Input Response 4 1 1 Trigger Input actions are initiated only when an input change occurs that matches the Trigger condition The available Input Trigger settings for each Input are None Positive Edge Negative Edge and Both Edges When setto Positive Edge the input action is triggered whenever the Input changes from the Low level to the High level When set to Negative Edge the input action is triggered whenever the O N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 15 15 Oct 2012 Ta
39. he same feedback messages but bases them on the servo position When the Servo starts to move the limit switch corresponding to the current position is reported as Low and when the Servo reaches its endpoint the limit switch corresponding to the final position is report as High 3 4 2 Output level feedback With traditional switch motors Output level feedback shows whether the Closed output driver is On High or the Thrown output driver is On High This information conveys the direction the switch motor is being driven but not whether the travel has been completed The Quad LN modifies this report to mimic the approach used in Exact feedback The appropriate output driver is still reported as High once the travel endpoint is reached but during movement both output drivers are reported as Low 3 5 Cascade Cascade action refers to a condition where command to one turnout also triggers a command toa second turnout If the second turnout triggers a command to a third turnout etc the command is said to Cascade down Cascade action provides a very handy way to align a route through a yard ladder or crossover by sending only one Loconet Switch command The details of the Cascade settings are shown below followed by a couple examples to illustrate the basics N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 13 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 3 5 1 Trigger The Trigger is the specific Switch command that initiates the Cascade event When the
40. ies the product software revision and helps prevent installing incorrect firmware updates 6 9 5 Build Number This value is an additional software identifier and enables better factory support 6 10 Other info for JMRI use only These values are used for internal calculations and should never be changed by the user 7 Updating the Firmware The Quad LN design incorporates a bootloader that permits the firmware to be updated in the field using JMRI The bootloader portion of the firmware is protected and cannot be accidentally overwritten during the update process Normally the Quad LN user settings are not affected by the firmware update process However it is always best to ensure your Quad LN decoder file is up to date before performing a firmware update so that your settings can be easily restored later if required To perform a firmware update follow the steps below 1 Download the new firmware from TamValleyDepot com and place the file in your JMRI Preferences folder Select Download Firmware from the JMRI LocoNet menu Click the 16 bit File format button if it isn t already selected Click the Select button and then open the downloaded file Click Read file to load the file into the downloader Disconnect power from the Quad LN Connect the Remote Alignment Board to the Quad LN Hold down the Select button on the Remote Alignment Board and reapply power After the Quad LN comes up and the ACTIVE LED is lit release the Select bu
41. ither use the Orientation parameter or easily obtain the equivalent effect by swapping the endpoint values themselves 3 1 4 Speed The Speed can be set from 0 to 63 where O is very slow and 63 is very fast A typical Speed setting is 4 When you reduce the speed of other types of slow motion switch machines by lowering the drive voltage this also reduces the applied force torque With servos the position is controlled continually during movement so full torque is available This makes movement smooth even at very slow speed settings 3 1 5 RapidStart With any slow motion turnout motor there is generally some amount of over travel to ensure that the throwbar is tensioned and the point rail is locked against the stock rail When the motor is reversed no movement of the points occurs until the over travel is unwound and the motor begins to drive the throwbar in the opposite direction The time it takes to unwind the over travel is noticeable at slow motor speeds and detracts from the realistic movement that slow motion motors are intended to create n some cases this effect creates the impression that the turnout action requested by the operator failed to occur and results in operators re actuating turnout control buttons and toggles The RapidStart feature is designed to minimize the over travel delay and provide more realistic throwbar motion When RapidStart is enabled and a servo is reversed the Quad LN moves the servo through the firs
42. k 2 etc Suppose we wish to fully line the route from the main to any yard track by only issuing one Switch command First set Switch 1 Cascade Trigger to Closed or Thrown Cascade Action to Thrown and Cascade Turnout to 20 Now whenever Switch 1 receives any command it will send a message to Switch 20 to move to the Thrown position To line a train into Track 1 all we need to do is set Switch 1 to Thrown Switch 20 will get Thrown by the Cascade action N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 14 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual Next set Switch 2 Cascade Trigger to Closed or Thrown Cascade Action to Closed and Cascade Turnout to1 Now whenever Switch 2 receives any command it will send a message to Switch 1 to move to the Closed position Switch 1 will in turn send a command to Switch 20 to move to the Thrown position To line a train into Track 2 all we need to do is set Switch 2 to Thrown Switch 1 will get Closed and Switch 20 will get Thrown by the Cascade action Repeat this process for each of the remaining tracks The key is that any change to the turnout that directly selects the track sends a Cascade message to the preceding turnout that aligns it as required Crossover We have a crossover is controlled by two turnouts at addresses 6 and 15 For the normal routes both 6 and 15 are Closed For the crossover route both 6 and 15 are Thrown Now suppose we want to just send Switch 6 Closed and Switch 6 Thrown to select t
43. l create the Roster entry for the decoder We will also assign a unique Device Address to the decoder using the Service Mode Programmer so that we can later alter its configuration whenever required without affecting any other devices When setting all other parameters of the Quad LN we will always use the Ops Mode Programmer The Service Mode Programmer is only used in this step and when performing a Factory Reset The Device Address can be set using Service Mode Programming messages that are received by the Quad LN over Loconet No connection between the Quad LN and the programming track is required e Remove all locomotives from the programming track e Go to Programmers on the Tools tab and open the Service Mode Programmer e Scroll down the decoder list to Tam Valley Depot expand it select the Quad LN and then click Open Programmer see the note below if the entry is missing e Onthe Roster Entry tab enter an ID for the device such as QLNnnnnn where nnnnn is the 5 digit address for this device or other unique identifier Goto the Basic tab e Select Use Long Address e Enter the desired Device Address in the Long Address field Choose a unique address between 1 and 16383 See 1 7 1 for information about Device Addresses A unique 5 digit address is recommended to avoid conflicts e Click Save on the File menu to save the new roster entry Goto the CVs tab Install the ADDR jumper The ACTIVE and MSG LEDs should start flashin
44. led the Thrown Speed parameter sets the speed when moving in the Thrown direction The Speed parameter in 3 1 4 above always sets the speed when moving in the Closed direction 3 1 8 Thrown RapidStart When Directional Speed is enabled the Thrown RapidStart parameter sets the RapidStart behavior in the Thrown direction The RapidStart parameter in 3 1 5 above always sets the behavior in the Closed direction 3 2 Lock In systems like CTC some turnouts are controlled remotely by the dispatcher These remotely control turnouts are normally locked that is they cannot be operated by a local train crew member When a train crew wishes to operate one of these controlled turnouts such as during local switch moves they are required to first obtain permission from the dispatcher before the turnout is unlocked and then operated locally Besides supporting realistic operation under CTC the ability to lock a turnout is useful just to prevent it from changing inadvertently For example if running a train continuously during an Open House it is desirable to lock the mainline route so that someone bumping into a fascia control doesn t cause a derailment or worse The Quad LN Lock feature permits local control of a turnout to be locked out and has the ability to provide a local indication of the state of the turnout lock Locking a Quad LN Servo means that local control actions via the Main and Aux IO lines i e buttons toggles and second
45. m Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual Input changes from the High level to the Low level When set to Both Edges the input action is triggered whenever any Input change occurs When set to None no action is triggered by the input and the input line is not sampled 4 1 2 DCC Freeze Some input devices give false indications when DCC is not present For example a short in a DCC power district may cause all block occupancy detectors in that district to indicate that their blocks are vacant whether or not trains are present The Quad LN has the ability to monitor the DCC signal and to freeze an input at its previous level when the DCC signal is lost thus prevent false reports from detectors during short circuits The available settings are Always Live and Freeze on DCCloss When set to Always Live input action follows the Trigger setting independent of the DCC state This is generally the appropriate setting when the input is used for Servo control When set to Freeze on DCC lost input action is disabled when no DCC signal is present on the DCC input pins This is generally the appropriate setting when the input is used for a block occupancy detector 4 1 3 Message The Quad LN can send a Loconet message when the input Trigger condition is met This permits the inputs to be used for detectors turnout feedback and other purposes For Main IO lines the available settings are General Sensor and Thrown Position Feedback For Aux IO lines the avail
46. n 4 1 1 is met the Secondary message is sent If set to receive a Secondary message a Loconet sensor or turnout message that matches the Secondary Trigger fires the Servo Actions that are configured for the Input O N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 17 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 4 4 1 Type The available Secondary Type settings for each Input are Trigger on this message and Send this message When set to Trigger on this message the specified Servo Actions for the input are executed when the Condition below is met When set to Send this message the Secondary message is sent when the Input Trigger condition is met and the message content is determined by the Condition below 4 4 2 Device The available Secondary Device settings for each Input are Turnout and Sensor When set to Turnout the Secondary message is a Switch command message When set to Sensor the Secondary message is a General Sensor message 4 4 3 Condition The available Secondary Condition settings for each Input are None Hi Closed Lo Thrown and Both Follow If Type is Trigger on this message When set to Hi Closed the trigger condition is a Sensor Hi or Switch Closed message When set to Lo Closed the trigger condition is a Sensor Lo or Switch Thrown message When set to Both Follow the trigger condition is a Sensor or Switch message in either state When set to None the Secondary message function is disabled If Type is Send this messag
47. nected to Loconet e Install the ADDR jumper The ACTIVE and MSG LEDs on the board should start alternately flashing Using your throttle issue a Switch command for any address within the desired block of 8 addresses for the board When the command is received the address is set and the LEDs stop flashing e Remove the ADDR jumper 2 2 2 Manual Alignment of Travel Speed and Orientation The travel endpoints speed and orientation for each servo can be set manually using the Select Up and Down buttons on the Remote Alignment Board Here is the adjustment procedure Connect the remote alignment board to the Quad LN Remove the Quad LN ADDR jumper if it is installed 1 Hold the Select button down until a Servo selection LED turns on about 1 second indicating that you are in Servo Selection mode and that indicated Servo is selected The initial Servo selection will be the same as the one selected the last time alignment was performed 2 Use the Up and Down buttons to select the desired Servo then press the Select button briefly 3 The Closed LED is now flashing to indicate that the Closed Position is being adjusted Use the Up and Down buttons to move the Servo to the desired Closed Position When satisfied with the Closed Position press the Select button briefly 4 The Thrown LED is now flashing to indicate that the Thrown Position is being adjusted Use the Up and Down buttons to move the Servo to the desired Thrown Position When
48. ng how to configure a pushbutton press to fire a Route Tam Valley Fascia Controllers can display the state of the Lock so it is easy to see that the layout is secured see 4 2 1 3 3 Midpoint Midpoint is a special mode that causes the servo to move midway between the Closed and Thrown setpoints when the Lock Control Switch is Thrown This mode may be useful for control of 3 position semaphores 3 way stub turnouts and special animation effects The available Midpoint settings for each Servo are Disable and Enable When set to Disable the Servo position is not affected by the state of the Lock Control Switch When set to Enable the Servo will move to the mid travel position when the Lock Control Switch is set to Thrown and will return to the last commanded position when the Lock Control is set to Closed Both LEDs on a Tam Valley Depot Fascia Controller will be lit when the corresponding servo is at mid position If using bicolor LEDs the Red and Green elements are switched on and off rapidly so that each is on half the time producing a shade of Yellow The switch rate is 100 times second which is higher than the eye can detect so no flicker is visible If using a custom circuit to drive an indicator the N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 12 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual Yellow shade can be varied by changing the Red and Green LED current levels often more Red current less Green current is required 3 4 Message Servo
49. ocking either by the local crew or by the Dispatcher as desired The local crew could control the lock by sending the appropriate Switch command to the Lock Control Switch using a handheld throttle A more interesting approach might be for the local crew to control the lock via a keyswitch or other special electrical interlock device that is connected to a Quad LN input pin There is an example in 4 4 5 showing how to accomplish this Having the local crew control the lock in this manner is similar to prototype practice but requires hardware like a keyswitch for every turnout to be unlocked An alternative approach is to have the Dispatcher control the lock by sending the appropriate Loconet Switch command which could be done via a control panel lever for instance This approach doesn t require extra hardware and the Tam Valley Fascia Controller can indicate the state of the Lock to the local crew to avoid confusion see 4 2 1 To lock specific turnouts to protect a continuously running train during an open house the Lock Control Switch for any turnout can be set using a handheld throttle Lock Control Switches can be part of a Route making it possible to lock or unlock a series of turnouts with just a single action The Lock or Unlock Routes could even be fired by a pushbutton or toggle switch connected to one of the Quad LN inputs making the process of locking or unlocking key fascia turnout controls very simple There is an example in 4 4 5 showi
50. only Steady Drive Blink on Move Blink on Move or Lock Blink on Lock and Lock State When set to Steady Drive the output indication shows the commanded Servo position When set to Blink on Move the output indication shows the commanded Servo position and blinks rapidly while the Servo is moving When set to Blink on Move or Lock the output indication shows the commanded Servo position blinks rapidly while the Servo is moving and blinks slowly when the Servo is Lockable and the state of the lock matches the Lock Indicator setting When set to Blink on Lock the output indication shows the commanded Servo position and blinks slowly when the Servo is Lockable and the state of the lock matches the Lock Indicator setting When set to Lock State the output indication shows the commanded Lock position instead of the Servo position When set to Disable Input only no output drive is provided and the line is always left as an input This is appropriate when the input device is a detector for example 4 2 2 LED Sense If the LED panel wiring results in the opposite indication from what is desired the Quad LN can simply invert the output drive to the LED This eliminates the need to rewire the LED indicators or remount the Fascia Controller The available LED Sense settings for each Input are Normal and Inverted When set to Normal the LED output drive is High when the Servo is Closed and Low when Thrown When set to Inverted the LED output drive is Lo
51. ot Quad LN User Manual Request activity such as when sending a long Route Ifall your stationary decoders ignore the Output Off Switch Request then setting this option to Disable will eliminate the unnecessary Loconet messages 6 6 Local Action Visibility This setting controls whether the Quad LN makes local Servo and Lock actions visible on Loconet The default value is Visible on Loconet The Quad LN can perform the local Servo or Lock actions that are triggered by input changes see 4 3 for information on local actions in two slightly different ways In the first approach the Quad LN directly changes the Servos and Locks to the new values n the second approach the Quad LN generates Loconet Switch Request commands just as would happen if some other other Loconet device were sending the command The second approach is used by default and provides Loconet visibility to the state changes caused by the local actions the same as with any Loconet Switch Request If Loconet visibility is not needed then you can set this option to Perform Internally and eliminate the unnecessary Loconet message traffic Regardless of which setting you choose the local actions will be performed whether or not the Loconet is connected 6 7 AutoAlign Current This setting controls the current threshold used during the Automatic Alignment Procedure Section 2 2 3 The default value is 0 which means that the user must select the desire current threshold from one of eigh
52. rvo and select Closed or Thrown based on the physical Orientation of the Servo When the command is received the Servo state is adjusted to match the command and the LEDs stop flashing e Remove the ADDR jumper 2 2 5 Device Address The Device Address can be changed using Service Mode programming messages that are received by the Quad LN over Loconet No connection between the Quad LN and the programming track is required Choose a unique address between 1 and 16383 See 1 7 1 for information about Device Addresses A unique 5 digit address is recommended to avoid conflicts e Remove all locomotives from the programming track Install the ADDR jumper The ACTIVE and MSG LEDs should start flashing alternately e Enter Programming mode and select Paged mode e Write the high byte upper 8 bits of the desired address to CV17 e Write the low byte lower 8 bits of the desired address to CV18 e Remove the ADDR jumper 2 3 Setup with JMRI The Quad LN template in JMRI provides the easiest and quickest way to configure the overall device This section covers the basics needed to get the decoder up and running Later sections dive into the details N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 6 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 2 3 1 Create roster entry and set the Device Address Each decoder needs its own Roster entry so that there is a place to store the configuration settings that are unique to that decoder In this step we wil
53. ry track alignment by sending a single command To access the following parameters in JMRI always use the Ops Mode Programmer 5 1 Type The available Route Types are None Normal Route Selector and Expand Prior Route A Normal Route is only triggered by the first entry and always sends the remaining entries exactly as entered A Selector Route is triggered by any of the entries and sends the remaining entries in the opposite state from that entered This action implements a 1 of n selection An Expanded Route simply adds its entries to the prior route 5 2 Entries Each Route entry consists of a Device Address and Device Type Action For Switch messages the available Actions are Closed and Thrown for Sensor messages the available Actions are Sensor Hi and Sensor Lo 5 3 Route Examples Align a Route when a button is pressed We would like to be able to line a route that involves many turnouts by pressing a pushbutton Wire the pushbutton to an available Aux IO line on a Quad LN board then adjust the settings for the Aux IO line so that the Message is set to General Sensor Set the Action to None for each Servo Pick a Route in any Quad LN and set the Type to Normal Route set the first entry to the Aux IO address and Sensor Hi and then enter the Switch address and Closed or Thrown in the following entries for each turnout in the route Use Expanded Routes as needed Now pressing the button lines the entire route N3IX Engineerin
54. s ise trt E reperum Pose Ere Ie He ae uiis 6 2 3 Setup With UMR aaa 6 2 3 1 Create roster entry and set the Device Address 7 2 3 2 Servo Start Address and Sensor Start Address esses nennen 7 2 3 3 Travel and Sped 8 2 4 loto e M pU 8 2 4 1 Restore Selective Parameters to Factory Defaults using JMRI eese 8 2 4 2 Restore All Parameters to Factory Defaults using the Remote Align Board 8 2 4 3 Restore Selective Parameters to Factory Defaults without using JMRI 9 3 Servo Control see ence MIENNE MILIA M MUI 9 3 1 TV ni a aa e aa a a a E EEan 9 C N2IYX Fnoinaarino 2012 Paoa i 15 Act 2012 6 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 3 1 1 Closed Tero 9 3 1 2 Thrown Positions ite divine ne ehe een uina aene rane eee ana e eoe apa ea aatia eae Fra eder a nas 9 3 1 3 OtlentatiOTn tectae a ide HI RE 9 3 1 4 Speed EI EE 10 3 1 5 RapidStarb usse stet lt o ctus tI serus 10 3 1 6 Directional Speed ert eie e a e E e ve fetes 10 3 1 7 Thrown Speed tas eere ee TRENT AER es a EDEN 11 3 1 8 Thrown RapidStabt sise en anna T de ee AA er eed es le 11 3 2 LOCK A 11 3 3 Mere M 12 3 4 Mess
55. s and special configuration settings Most users will only need to set the Servo Start Address and Sensor Start Address here the Long Address is shown for information only and will have already been set if required The remaining special configuration settings can generally be left at their default values To access the following parameters in JMRI always use the Ops Mode Programmer 6 1 Addresses 6 1 1 Long Address The Long Address is the address used when programming the device in Ops Mode This address is also shown on the Basic pane See Section 1 7 1 for more info A special procedure is required to change the device address and this procedure is described in 2 2 5 This procedure is intended to prevent inadvertent device address changes 6 1 2 Desired Servo Start Address The Switch addresses for the Quad LN Servos are set using this field Since the Quad LN using 8 consecutive Switch addresses the value entered here is adjusted down as needed to the group of 8 boundary The actual address for each Servo is displayed on its Group tab See Section 1 7 2 for more info on the Servo Start Address 6 1 3 Desired Sensor Start Address The Sensor addresses for the Quad LN Servos are set using this field Since the Quad LN using 8 consecutive Sensor addresses the value entered here is adjusted down as needed to the group of 8 N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 20 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual boundary The actual address for
56. second icon is required if it is desired to show the Commanded State during movement This is easiest to do with Approach 1 where the second icon can also be tied to the Loconet Turnout but not set to tristate For Approach 2 the second icon must be tied to an Internal Turnout that reflects the commanded state and drives the loconet turnout via alogix This Internal Turnout typically already exists when implementing a CTC panel N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 39 15 Oct 2012
57. state and a Known Feedback state JMRI gathers information about the state of a turnout by monitoring loconet messages The interpretation of certain messages varies based on the turnout feedback type you select There are subtle nuances to the behavior for example the Commanded state might not reflect the last Switch command that was sent 9 1 Switch Request The command that initiates a turnout position change is the Loconet SWITCH REQUEST OPC SW REQ OPC_SW_REQ messages have an Output ON version and an Output OFF version The standard implementation of a Switch command actually sends two OPC_SW_REQ messages the first with Output ON and the second about 100 milliseconds later with Output OFF 9 2 Turnout feedback Turnout position feedback reporting is provided via the Loconet Turnout SENSOR state REPORT OPC_SW_REP There are two different forms of this report OUTPUT levels feedback and INPUT levels feedback The OUTPUT form was intended to provide the state of the drive to the turnout motor while the INPUT form was meant to provide the state of sensors monitoring the physical position of the points Since both forms can report one of three really four states either can be used with the Quad LN JMRI responds a bit differently to each type of feedback however so it is worthwhile to characterize the two approaches and consider their differences The following data was collected using JMRI 2 14 9 2 1 Approach 1 OUTPUT form ofOPC SW REP
58. t 41 Main IO 1 Option Table 8 7 Main IO 3 Option CV Format 43 42 Main IO 1 Action Table 8 8 Main IO gt Action CV Format 45 44 Main IO 1 Secondary Table 8 9 Main IO Secondary 910 9 CV Format N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 26 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual CV Description Range Default 46 Aux IO 1 Option Table 8 10 Aux IO Option CV Format 33 48 47 Aux IO 1 Action Table 8 11 Aux IO Action CV Format 50 49 Aux IO 1 Secondary Table 8 12 Aux IO Secondary CV Format 0 0 0 51 Servo 1 Thrown Speed Table 8 4 Servo Speed CV Format 52 54 Reserved 56 55 Servo 2 Closed Position 0 2400 1260 4 236 58 57 Servo 2 Thrown Position 0 2400 1140 4 116 59 Servo 2 Speed Table 8 4 Servo Speed CV Format 4 60 Servo 2 Output Option Table 8 5 Servo Output Option CV Format 62 61 Servo 2 Cascade Address Table 8 6 Servo Cascade Address CV Format 0 0 0 63 Main IO 2 Option Table 8 7 Main lO Option CV Format 65 64 Main IO 2 Action Table 8 8 Main lO Action CV Format 67 66 Main IO 2 Secondary Table 8 9 Main lO Secondary CV Format 0 0 0 68 Aux IO 2 Option Table 8 10 Aux IO Option CV Format 33 N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 27 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual CV Description Range Default 70 69 Aux IO 2 Action
59. t 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual Cv 37 59 81 103 Bit r r S S S S S S Default 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 r RapidStart mode 0 None 1 one eighth 2 one quarter 3 three eighths s Speed 0 slowest 63 fastest Table 8 4 Servo Speed CV Format 8 5 Servo Output Option CV Format CV 38 60 82 104 Bit o mp d t t mim Default 010001010100 o Orientation 0 Normal 1 Reverse mp Midpoint 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Lock mode 0 Not Lockable 1 Local Lockout d Directional Speed 0 Disabled 1 Enabled t Trigger 0 None 1 Closed 2 Thrown 3 Closed or Thrown m Message 0 None 1 Level Feedback 2 Exact Feedback Table 8 5 Servo Output Option CV Format 8 6 Servo Cascade Address CV Format CV 40 62 84 106 39 61 83 105 Bit x x a a x h h h Default 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X not used a Action 0 Closed 1 Thrown 2 Follow 3 Invert h High address bits Low address bits Table 8 6 Servo Cascade Address CV Format N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 33 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 8 7 Main IO Option CV Format CV 41 63 85 107 Bit f S m t t Default 0 O0 0 1 0 0 1 f DCC Freeze 0 Always live 1 Freeze on D
60. t part of the range of motion at high speed and then switches to the speed set by the Speed parameter for the remainder of the motion The initial movement at high speed quickly unwinds the over travel so that the throwbar beings moving much sooner while the final movement at low speed creates the desired slow motion effect The RapidStart parameter allows you to set the fraction of the movement that occurs at high speed The available RapidStart settings are none one eighth travel one quarter travel and three eighths travel 3 1 6 Directional Speed Normally the Quad LN drives a servo at the same speed whether the servo is moving towards the Closed position or towards the Thrown position The Quad LN also allows each servo to have independent Speed and RapidStart settings for each direction of movement This feature might be useful when using a servo to drive a semaphore blade or an animation function like a pile driver where the speed in one direction is different than the other The Directional Speed parameter allows you to set independent Speed and RapidStart values for each direction of travel The available Directional Speed settings are Disable and Enable When Directional N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 10 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual Speed is set to Enable the JMRI template will display two additional settings Thrown Speed and Thrown RapidStart 3 1 7 Thrown Speed When Directional Speed is enab
61. t preset values each time Automatic Alignment is performed If a non zero value is entered for this parameter then that value will be used each time the Automatic Alignment is performed Higher current threshold values equate to greater Servo force at the travel endpoints Care should be exercised when entering values to ensure the limit is appropriate for the device being driven by the Servo Start with a lower value and work up to higher values as needed to achieve the desired travel during alignment 6 8 Lock Indicator This setting determines whether the IO line LED indicators configured to display their Servo Lock status will blink when the Servo is in the Locked state or when it is in the Unlocked state The default value is Blink when Locked 6 9 Device Information This section contains information mainly useful for debugging problems and performing updates 6 9 1 Manufacturer ID The Manufacturer ID for Tam Valley Depot is 59 Writing special values to this parameter when in Service Mode can reset the device see Section 2 4 6 9 2 Product ID This value identifies the product and helps prevent installing incorrect firmware updates The Product ID for the Quad LN is 5 N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 23 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 6 9 3 Hardware Version This value identifies the product hardware revision and helps prevent installing incorrect firmware updates 6 9 4 Software Version This value identif
62. tton The Quad LN is now in bootloader mode In JMRI click Download to begin downloading the file to the Quad LN The MSG LED will toggle as each message is received The Servo 2 LED will flash as each block of memory is RO 90r RS ta o written 11 If the download completes successfully the Quad LN will resume normal operation 12 If an error occurs the ACTIVE LED will flash about once second One of the four Servo LEDs will be lit to indicate the error code N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 24 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual e Error 1 communication error bad message received e Error 2 firmware file error wrong manufacturer code or wrong product code The file you are attempting to download is not for this product e Error 3 hardware version error the firmware is not for this version of the board Obtain the proper firmware file for the hardware version of your board e Error 4 software version error the firmware isn t newer than the existing firmware The current firmware is as new or newer than the firmware you are attempting to download If the download is still desired select Don t check software version in the JMRI Firmware Downloader and repeat the process starting with step 6 Note The Quad LN software is overwritten as the download progresses Once the download starts if it is interrupted or if Error 1 occurs then the Quad LN software will probably be corrupted However the bootlo
63. u oy ote Een Rad tad re O m tds 26 8 1 EU EVE Tables se 26 8 2 Eonig Address CV Format ute nece WE Pl ut vro ete e ertet ta de da SET 32 8 3 Configuration CV Format sas eere e ah ede e e Ies PO A VERS 32 8 4 Servo Speed CV Formatu penis mesire e he bt ede e RE E UA IRA PERRA VER 32 8 5 Servo Output Option CV FOrMat ccccccccsssssececcecnenseecccecaaeseeeceeeseaeseeeeecessaueeseeeeessaaeeeeeeeeaeasees 33 8 6 Servo Cascade Address CV Format iii 33 8 7 Main lO Option CV Format sine a a senes essa a a sense artnet ensi 34 8 8 Main IO Action GV Format o n da 34 8 9 Main lO Secondary CV Format eene en nennnnnnn nsns ense etti i nis ss sais senseri n annis 34 8 10 AUXIO Option GV Format 5 e stehe tte Pec eio hele tis ERR ARRA De a Lx PNE eani di 35 8 11 Aux lO Action CV FOrrnat asas ie dee ica cave endo A dae are ad duda n and aan un 35 8 12 AUX IO Secondary CV Format eene eene a aaa iie e eset eitis aan aea essentia asas 35 8 13 ROUTE CV FOFMAE A dE dav erano eet A ann d Peas ere sans Rr ede ev ed dada a ed eaa adde as 36 95 IMR and Turnout Feedback trt tette a e den e ee aede 37 9 1 Switch Red st RE E OR Ot nea e nOn 37 9 2 Turnout feedback sie RT asin das rre e ERE TRU ROTE EVERY RR FEET ERR PR TUR ERR 37 9 2 1 Approach 1 OUTPUT form of OPC SW REP ess 37 C N2IYX Fnoinaarino 2012 Paca iii 15 Act 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual 9 2 2 Approach
64. w when the Servo is Closed and High when Thrown 4 3 Action Each Quad LN input can control any or all of the Servos This allows inputs to trigger local routes without requiring a Loconet connection The local action of any input on each of the four Quad LN Servos can be set independently The local action on a Servo is only performed if that Servo is not locked The available Servo action settings for each Input are None Toggle Follow Invert Closed Thrown Lock Toggle Lock Follow Lock Invert Lock Closed and Lock Thrown When set to None the state of the corresponding Servo is unaffected by the input When set to Toggle the state of the corresponding Servo is set to the opposite of its current state When set to Follow the state of the corresponding Servo is set to Closed if the Input is High and set to Thrown if the Input is Low When set to Invert the state of the corresponding Servo is set to Closed if the Input is Low and set to Thrown if the Input is High When set to Closed the state of the corresponding Servo is set to Closed When set to Thrown the state of the corresponding Servo is set to Thrown When one of the Lock settings is selected the state of the corresponding Lock is set accordingly 4 4 Secondary Message Each Input can receive or send a Secondary message This can be used to implement more complex logic for yards panels or other functions If set to send a Secondary message when the Input Trigger condition set i
65. ycle power to the Quad LN so the changes can take effect 2 4 2 Restore All Parameters to Factory Defaults using the Remote Align Board e Remove power from the Quad LN e Install the ADDR jumper e Connect the remote alignment board to the Quad LN e Press and hold both the Up and Down buttons e Reapply power to the Quad LN N3IX Engineering 2012 Page 8 15 Oct 2012 Tam Valley Depot Quad LN User Manual e Continue holding both the Up and Down buttons until the ACTIVE and MSG LEDs flash alternately for 1 second and then stop flashing Release the buttons e Remove the ADDR jumper 2 4 3 Restore Selective Parameters to Factory Defaults without using JMRI e Remove all locomotives from the programming track e Install the ADDR jumper The ACTIVE and MSG LEDs should start flashing alternately e Enter Program Mode on your throttle e Write one of the following values to CV8 to specify which parameters to restore o 8to restore all address servo and input parameters to their factory default values o Storestore all address parameters to their factory default values o 10to restore all servo and input parameters to their factory default values e Remove the ADDR jumper e Exit Program Mode on your throttle e f you wrote 9 to CV8 above to restore only the addresses cycle power to the Quad LN so the changes can take effect 3 Servo Control To access the following parameters in JMRI always use the Ops Mode Programmer 3 1 Tr

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