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1. E F and G H only CV38 6 G H only and CV38 129 16 SPAD indicator 1st signal Sionatis SC1 Vilssue2 203 N O NI N N N N D FIGURE 15 Up to two SPAD indicators can be connected to the SC1 This configuration method is compatible with CV38 13 in conjunction with CV56 and CV60 3 and CV57 and CV61 12 17 Level Crossing lights 1 jy Pgnalist SC1 V1 Issue 2 2013 N POM dd 9 Ecos mill ye 5 R s 1B PD eS EHTULL p inii dp v N N NI NI D FIGURE 16 Up to two level crossing light sets can be connected to the SC1 This configuration method is compatible with CV38 12 in conjunction with CV56 and CV60 3 and CV57 and CV61 12 First crossing yellow light controlled by base 1 address with red flashing lights controlled by base address Sequencing of the lights will need to be done by the control system 18 Dapol Semaphore signals With the addition of the simple circuit shown in Figure 17 it is possible to control up to eight Dapol semaphore signals with the SC1 The red and black wires from the signals should be connected to 16V AC as recommended by Dapol or regulated 9V DC and the yellow wires should be connected in pairs as shown below in figure 17 A Signal 1 Signal 2 B g c Signal 3 Signal 4 D Synchronisation switches E Signal 5 Signal 6 E g G Signal 7 Signal 8 H k FIGURE 17 The circuit can be easily assembled on a piece of stripboard in a2. few minutes with parts available from Maplin Quantity Part Maplin ref 2 ILQ74 Quad opto isolator YY63T 1 Stripboard FL17T 11 Terminal 2W RH80B 1 Terminal 3W RH81C 8 Push button KR90X 2 16 pin IC socket BL19V The SC1 should maintain synchronisation with the signal once set up even during power outages to the SC1 but if power is lost to the signal while the SC1 is powered synchronisation may be lost If a signal needs to be synchronised just activate the synchronisation button This configuration method is compatible with CV38 15 Operation is the same as for 2 aspect colour light signals 19 Configuration of the SC1 Configuring the SC1 is quite straightforward and may be as simple as just setting the DCC address DCC decoder address configuration The SC1 occupies a contiguous block of up to eight accessory addresses and can be set to use any accessory address or extended accessory address The address is set in CV1 and CV9 The SC1 supports both decoder address mode and output address mode The address mode can be changed with CV29 Setting the address with decoder address mode default when CV29 128 With the default setting of CV29 128 and CV9 0 it is possible to simply set the decoder address to any address between 1 and 63 by writing the decoder address to CV1 This will allow the use of accessory addresses 1 252 If accessory addresses are required outside this range it will be necess
3. of the SC1 where CV38 is set to 0 6 Configuration instructions here are based on the current version 8 of RR amp Co RR amp Co by default can only show US and European aspects To get RR amp Co to display feathers and more realistic aspect displays it will be necessary to purchase the Gold version and customise the signal icons 4 Aspect signals Any 4 aspect signal can be implemented where CV38 1 3 4 or 5 After placing the signal on to the track diagram right click and select the signal properties and set the connection tab as below in Figure 19 Four Aspect Signal lt Switchboard 08 18 gt Lenz Digital Plus USB E m oy FIGURE 19 have used the default US searchlight signal here where the four aspects are shown as Green Red Yellow and Lunar white The Lunar aspect is used to display double yellow 30 Address is always the base address of the signal base address of the decoder for the first signal or base address of the decoder 2 for the second signal Addr 2 will always be address 1 If your command station works in reverse as regards what is normal and reverse you will have to exchange all the with in the output configuration section the configuration shown here is for Lenz and compatible systems Roco will work in reverse to this 3 Aspect signals Again any 3 aspect signal can be implemented where CV38 1 3 4 or 5 After placing the signal on to the track diagram right click and select the s
4. will only use the base 2 address Base 5 for the second signal Base 2 Base 3 Feather state state Normal Normal None Reverse Normal Feather 1 Normal Reverse Feather 2 Reverse Reverse Feather 3 Table 5 26 3 aspect or 4 aspect when CV38 7 or 11 This setting is available in order to allow for the extra flashing red yellow double yellow or green aspect to be displayed and to make manual operation of 4 aspect signals much simpler Each of the four aspects is assigned to its own accessory address and reversing that address will cause that aspect to be displayed regardless of the previous aspect This makes for very quick manual operation compared to the other methods Setting the four addresses to normal will extinguish the signal making it dark Automation software such as JMRI uses this method to create the flashing aspects by alternating between dark and on There is no truth table for this method since the aspect displayed is simply the last one selected as shown in Table 6 State Aspect Normal any Dark Reverse base Red Reverse base 1 Green Reverse base 2 Yellow Reverse base 3 Double yellow NOTE CV38 7 only Table 6 On 3 aspect signals the double yellow aspect will display as single yellow If used with JMRI signal type is Quad Output where Green output is base 1 Yellow output is base 2 Red output is base and Lunar output is base 3 The second signal uses the next block of four addresses Extended
5. 38 CV38 Signal type 2 2x 2 aspect with a feather 1x 3 aspect or 4 aspect searchlight with 3x feathers 5 6 1x 3 aspect or 4 aspect A D with feather E F 1x 2 aspect G H 7 2x 4 aspect allowing dark and flashing aspects 4 Eight Dapol semaphore signals with adaptor board 2x 4 aspect using extended accessory protocol 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 aspect A D 2x 2 aspect E F and G H 1x 3 aspect or 4 aspect with 3x feathers using extended accessory protocol 1 1x 4 aspect searchlight with 3x feathers using extended accessory protocol Table 1 2x triplets on together for SPAD indicator etc A C and D F pair G and H 1 i 28 31 32 i 33 i 34 1 2x 4 aspect searchlight with a feather using extended accessory protocol 1 2x 4 aspect searchlight using extended accessory protocol 1 22 Setting the signal polarity By default the SC1 is configured to work with signals that are wired for common cathode If common anode signals are used it will usually be necessary to invert the outputs by setting CV35 255 Each output is separately configurable by a single bit in CV35 so it is possible to use a mixture of common anode and common cathode if required Setting the default state By default the signals will be dark no aspect showing when the decoder is reset It is possible to configure which aspect is shown at reset by changing the value of CV37 Typically it will be desirable for si
6. RA basic accessory decoder turnout NMRA extended accessory decoder signal Address modes supported Decoder address mode Output address mode Programming modes supported Direct bit Direct byte Page Automatic address using jumper Good ventilation is required when using track voltage above 18V or at maximum load to prevent overheating Page mode is only provided as a fall back in the event that Direct modes do not work or your system does not support it Page mode is not recommended 47 Additional support The Signalist SC1 is a very complex product and therefore not every aspect of its operation can be covered in this manual If you need any support on things covered in this manual or for things that have not been covered interactive support is available on the Signalist web site where you will find a link to the Signalist support forum http signalist co uk Signalist SC1 Issue 2 user manual Rev 5 Paul Harman 2013 all rights reserved 48
7. Signalist SC1 fam Signalist SCI YIlssue 2 2013 ON LI mann i pil ERI aa R14 aR 6B m Built in Britain DCC signal controller user manual Covers configuration for UK signals Contents Signalist SCT user manual orci eee eio eM ERE ERO et 5 ej LEM 5 COMMECHIONS c R R X 5 DEC track correction eet e eter D e ER LES Sad a ES N EE DEAS EB ENTE e ec seta eee eels eee 6 2 aspect Signal connections eei i ie 7 2 aspect with feather ui 8 3 aspect with single feather 5 oto dae eise ai pee a Ee d dieit dS E Raids 9 B ASPECT OF 4 ASpect itt 10 3 aspect or 4 aspect With feathers iii 11 2 3 aspect searchlight inline ea dcm dr eant ds 12 2 3 aspect searchlight with feather 13 A aspect searchlight accirni aapa a a eaa eo aaan aao Ra E E EAE E NEER 14 3 aspect searchlight or 4 aspect searchlight with multiple feathers i 15 Position light signal 3 2 Indira I Rate i Dadaaandeedagancdedsaascdedsg bade svass A E eli Pa RTL REG dia 16 SPAD indicator i E 17 Level Crossing lights ires cie deetes npe rid eskte iaia 18 Dapol Semaphore signalS iii 19 Configuration ofthe SCIT cepit e e erui des aede i dee axes a ae 20 DCC decoder address configuration iii 20 Setting the signal type cala laici edades d a E 22 Se
8. YELLOW Address Number CR2 CG2 CN EE EH red OR C GN yellow R E R2 OG white EH EH EE blank 1137137 FIGURE 33 This configuration is valid for CV38 0 2 6 or 14 42 RocRail 2 aspect Distant configuration The distant configuration in RocRail is not completely straightforward In the details tab shown in Figure 34 you will need to set Aspects to 3 set the red entry to RED Address N and the yellow entry to RED Address R1 Although the signal can only show Yellow and Green it is configured in RocRail as a 3 aspect so it is possible to set it to red within RocRail if you are not careful Index General Position Interface r Signal type r Signification C Semaphore signal Distant signal Light signal Main signal Shunting signal Aspects 3 a Dwarf signal Prefix Patterns RED Address YELLOW Address e Gi CN R2 C 62 v red yellow white blank FIGURE 34 This configuration is valid for CV38 0 2 6 or 14 43 RocRail 3 aspect configuration For a 3 aspect signal set the interface tab as in Figure 35 The RED port will be 1 and YELLOW port will be 2 for the first signal on outputs A D or RED port will be 3 and YELLOW port will be 4 for the second signal on outputs E H Control is Patterns and the address will be the decoder address and not the output address Aspect
9. accessory protocol The extended accessory protocol allows multi aspect signals to be set using a single command on command stations that support it Sprog Digitrax NCE and EasyDCC support the extended accessory protocol Each signal occupies just a single signal address regardless of its number of aspects instead of a group of turnout addresses The extended protocol allows a larger number of signals to be controlled and reduces the number of commands required to set the aspects and flashing aspects are managed within the decoder The reduced data overhead and freeing of addresses can be a real boon on a large layout where response to commands will be significantly improved Extended accessory protocol when CV38 128 134 These settings are available in order to allow the use of extended accessory protocol Where a signal has a single route indication it will be activated by the matching turnout accessory 27 address but where a multiple route indication is available it will use the next consecutive extended address Aspect numbers are Red 0 Green 2 Yellow 1 Double Yellow 3 Flashing Red 4 Flashing Green 6 Flashing Yellow 5 Flashing Double Yellow 7 and Dark 8 Flashing aspects are not support before firmware v0 18 In JMRI use the DCC Signal decoder type Other aspect values will show as dark List of CVs Here is the CV list for the current 0 21 revision of the firmware This list may change with future firmware re
10. and station to both Normal and reverse Power off the SC1 Remove the PGM jumper 7 Poweron the SC1 a oN S Si The address will now be set in CV1 and CV9 in output address mode with CV29 set to 192 The decoder will respond to contiguous addresses starting with the one that was operated The jumper must be removed for normal operation Signalist SC1 V1 Issue 2 2013 Signalist SC1 V1Issue 2 2013 Ni Normal operation Jumper fitted for programming Figure 18 PGM jumper J5 location Important note Many command stations and some software applications do not follow the NMRA accessory numbering scheme so it is important to be aware that setting the address CVs according to the NMRA formulae used above may not work and some addresses may not be accessible Lenz ESU and ZTC are notable in this respect and you will need to make allowance Some systems can only operate a subset of the accessory range often limited to addresses below 256 or below 1024 so this may need to be taken in to account also before choosing addresses If you are not sure how the addressing works on your system use the automatic address setting mode with the PGM jumper 21 Setting the signal type The SC1 needs to be configured to match the signal type that is connected to the J1 terminals by adjustment of CV38 By default CV38 is set to zero which allows the connection of up to four 2 aspect signals Table 1 shows the different settings allowed in CV
11. ary to change CV9 as well The values of CV1 and CV9 can be calculated from the following formula First accessory address CV9 x 256 CV1x 4 3 With CV29 set to 128 values of CV1 above 63 are not allowed and 63 will not work for configurations that use more than four addresses CV9 can have values 0 7 values above 7 are not allowed See note overleaf about variations in addressing used in some command stations Setting the address with output address mode when CV29 192 If you change CV29 from the default to 192 the effect of CV1 will change With CV9 0 it is now possible to write a value between 1 and 255 to CV1 which will allow the use of accessory addresses 1 258 If accessory addresses are required outside this range it will be necessary to change CV9 as well The values of CV1 and CV9 can be calculated from the following formula First accessory address CV9 x 256 CV1 CV9 can have values 0 7 values above 7 are not allowed With CV29 set to 192 CV1 can have any value between 1 and 255 but values above 248 will not work for some configurations See note overleaf about variations in addressing used in some command stations 20 Setting the address automatically It is possible to set the decoder address automatically using the PGM jumper To set the address automatically use the following steps Power off the SC1 Fit the PGM jumper to pins 1 and 2 of J5 Power on the SC1 Operate the desired base address on your comm
12. ble you will need to launch one of the JMRI programs I have used PanelPro here in figure 23 and then from the Tools menu choose Tables Signals Signal Heads FIGURE 23 34 2 aspect signal configuration To add a new signal head in the signal head table click on the Add button In the add new signal window choose Single Output Put the signal DCC address in the Green output number Appearance when closed will always be Green but you can choose Red or Yellow for appearance when Thrown depending on whether your signal is home or distant P Signal Heads oles File View Window Help System Name User Name Window Help System Name H1 UserName Home Single Output System Name H2 User Name Distant 1 FIGURE 25 Figure 25 shows the configuration for a distant 2 aspect configuration applies to CV38 0 2 6 or 10 35 3 aspect signal configuration 3 aspect configuration is a little more complex When adding a signal head you will need to choose MERG Signal Driver Choose 3 aspects and input1 is the base signal DCC address base decoder address for the first signal or base decoder address 2 for the second signal while Input2 is Input1 1 Window Help Messemomer System Name H3 UserName Block FIGURE 26 Because the MERG decoder reverses the Red and Green connections it is ne
13. cessary to reverse Input 1 in the turnout table Just tick the inverted box next to the address used for Input1 This configuration is suitable for CV38 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 or 14 Syste User Name Cmd Comment Inverted Locked XT1 Thrown SignalHead LH5 Green Red v Signal Masts ber SignalHead LH6 Yellow Gre pete O II lt Show feedback information Showlockinformation C Automatic retry C Show Turnout Speed Details FIGURE 27 36 4 aspect signal configuration There is no suitable 4 aspect truth table driver built in to JMRI so for 4 aspect signals it is necessary to set CV38 to 7 or 11 if flashing and dark aspects are not desired and use the Quad Output driver In 4 aspect signals JMRI refers to the double yellow aspect as Lunar Red output number is the decoder base address Green output number is the decoder base address 1 Yellow output number is the decoder base address 2 and Lunar output number is decoder base address 3 add 4 to each of these for the second signal f P Add New Signal Window Help Quad Output 7 System Name H3 Block 2 Green output number User Name Use Existing Create new 2 Yellow output number O Use Existing Create new 3o Red output number O Use Existing amp Create new i Lunar output nu
14. ect numbers 2 EN C Linear IV Accessory YELLOW 0 0 WHITE aeta ne te tto Invert Switch r Command time o E FIGURE 32 When you have configured a signal you can test it by clicking on the new signal icon on the map and it will cycle through the aspects in a strange order red green double yellow referred to as white and displays green yellow on the map yellow If you have a system that reverses the sense of Normal and Reverse referred to as R for normal and G for reverse in RocRail like Roco you just need to exchange the Rs for Gs and vice versa in the details page 41 RocRail 2 aspect home signal configuration For a 2 aspect signal set the interface tab as in figure 32 In the RED box set Port to be 1 for outputs A and B 2 for outputs C and D 3 for outputs E and F and 4 for outputs G and H In the YELLOW box both Address and Port should be set to 0 because they are not used In the Details tab chose Light signal as signal type Main signal as signification and Aspects should be 2 Under the green entry select G1 for the RED Address and N for the YELLOW Address and under the red entry choose R1 for the RED Address and N for the YELLOW Address All other entries are unused so must be set to N Signal type Signification 1 C Semaphore signal Distant signal Light signal Main signal C Shunting signal Aspects 2 a Dwarf signal Prefix Patterns RED Address
15. er type See decoder type table 1 above 48 560 255 0 255 Brightness of output A Maximum brightness 2255 minimum brightness 1 49 561 255 0 255 Brightness of output B minimum 16 if avoiding flicker 50 562 255 0 255 Brightness of output C 51 563 255 0 255 Brightness of output D 52 564 255 0 255 Brightness of output E 53 565 255 0 255 Brightness of output F 54 566 255 0 255 Brightness of output G 55 567 255 0 255 Brightness of output H 56 568 0 0 15 Special effect for output A 02 Constantly on 12 MARS lamp 2 Oil lamp 3 Flashing 4 Single 57 569 0 0 15 Special effect for output B strobe 5 Double strobe 58 570 0 0 15 Special effect for output c 9 Rotating beacon 7 Gyralight 8 fade up and down flashing 59 571 0 0 15 Special effect for output D phase 1 9 fade up and down flashing phase 2 12 Flashing 60 572 0 0 15 Special effect for output E inverse to 3 14 flashing 61 573 0 0 15 Special effect for output F Portable battery light 62 574 0 0 15 Special effect for output G 63 575 0 0 15 Special effect for output H 29 Configuration of automation software The SC1 can be operated by most automation software The following should help in the SC1 specific configuration Full instructions on how to implement the software are outside the scope of what can be included here Railroad amp Co Railroad amp Co and the related Roco bundled Rocomotion support any of the Truth Table modes
16. gnals to show green automatic block signals or red controlled signals when the SC1 is reset until it receives commands to set the aspects Each bit of CV37 maps to an output bit O output H bit 1 output G etc so by setting each bit you can set the relevant LED to be on Typical values that might be used are CV37 136 for a pair of 4 aspect signals to start up on red or CV37 85 for four 2 aspect signals to start up green Setting the brightness of individual LEDs Each output can have its brightness adjusted independently The default setting of maximum brightness can result in up to 25mA LED current which in many cases will result in the LED being much brighter than is prototypically correct Different coloured LEDs will behave differently so may appear to be brighter than other similar LEDs of a different colour It is possible to simulate a LED series resistor in the range of 120 Ohms the default to around 2K Ohms by adjusting the value of the brightness CVs 48 55 CV48 allows the adjustment of the brightness of output A CV49 output B etc If it is found that values lower than 16 are required it may be beneficial to add a 2 2K Ohms or larger series resistor to the output to prevent the visible flicker which can occur when very low values are being used in these CVs Careful adjustment of the red and green and blue brightness values can help to adjust the shade of yellow and lunar present on searchlight signal
17. guration method is compatible with CV38 9 or CV38 130 3 aspect or 4 aspect p Signalist C1 1Issue 2 2013 y E 1st signal mu I aad SEN ropa Z E a x To nmliolo w ul gt D M LAH Ea pi SS LZ R16 3 ZIS ELL FIGURE 5 Two 4 aspect signals can be connected to the SC1 as shown in Figure 5 If 3 aspect signals are used there will be no connection to outputs D or H and any attempt to display double yellow will result in single yellow being displayed instead This configuration method is fully compatible with CV38 1 7 11 14 A D only and 128 10 3 aspect or 4 aspect with feathers p Signalist MEEETST 2 2013 y ES mu I Sr Gil nr R20 yu de m m rm m ua m valg SI LZ Riem ZIS Bullt in ritaln FIGURE 6 A single 4 aspect signal with feathers can be connected with provision for up to three feathers If a prototypically correct common centre lamp is used it should be connected to output F This configuration method is compatible with CV38 3 CV38 133 and CV38 6 single feather only 11 2 3 aspect searchlight n Sl eal esta oe SE LZ R14 Peal 16i AIS Bul FIGURE 7 Up to four 2 aspect searchlight signals or 3 aspect searchlight signals can be connected to the SC1 as shown in Figure 7 2 aspect searchlight signals may or may not have a common connection as shown in Figure 8 and if
18. he track diagram right click and select the signal properties and set the connection tab as below in Figure 22 32 Lenz Digital Plus USB 1 FIGURE 22 As you can see the red aspect has been ignored and Addr 2 has been set to a dummy value 1024 in this case but any unused address that you do not intend to use will suffice It is just important that you do not allow the signalling logic set the signal to red because RR amp Co can still display red on the track diagram even though it cannot switch the actual signal to red Similar configuration can be done using a 4 aspect signal to create a 3 aspect green yellow double yellow distant 33 JMRI JMRI is a suite of open source programs to aid layout automation It is outside the scope of this manual to cover the full functionality and configuration of JMRI but I will show how to configure individual signal heads to match the configuration within the SC1 decoder JMRI is not quite as intuitive as RR amp Co and is not always consistent in how it describes things and the selection of configuration items can be confusing It does in some ways offer more flexibility than RR amp Co and being open source you can always modify JMRI to suit what you are trying to do The following is based on JMRI version r21399 but newer versions can be used have referred here to signal heads for simplicity but for practical purposes signal masts can be used instead To get to the signal head ta
19. ignal properties and set the connection tab as below in Figure 20 Af General amp Connection Trigger L Condition Comment Connection ok Digital System Lenz Digital Plus USB x Cancel Address 1 Addr 2 2 Help Search next free Decoder Configuration Test Fo Normal State v Switch Time 0 msec gt Output Number of Contacts 2 pe ration ER ro 34 ro Click to the appropriate contact to change the configuration FIGURE 20 have used the default searchlight signal here where the three aspects are shown as Green Red and Yellow which will be OK for some installations but for multi aspect representations and feathers new icons will need to be created in the Gold version Address is always the base address of the signal base address of the decoder for the first signal or base address of the decoder 2 for the second signal Addr 2 will always be address 1 If your command station works in reverse as regards what is normal and reverse you will have to exchange all the with in the output configuration section the configuration shown here is for Lenz and compatible systems Roco will work in reverse to this 31 2 aspect signals 2 aspect signals can be implemented where CV38 0 or 2 After placing the signal on to the track diagram right click and select the signal properties and set the connection tab as below in Figure 21 Af General Connection Trigger L Co
20. l If a distant signal is used the yellow LED should be connected in place of the red LED shown in Figure 2 It is possible to connect the two LEDs in inverse parallel between the A and B terminals if required and not use the common terminal to make the wiring simpler This configuration method is compatible with CV38 0 and CV38 14 E F and G H only CV38 6 G H only and CV38 129 2 aspect with feather 1st signal LP Signalist SCI Vllssue 20208 R12p5 iI LZ ES 3 RI3 MK irum d p fase illt in Eritaln FIGURE 3 Up to two 2 aspect signals fitted with a single feather can be connected to the SC1 as shown in Figure 3 Wiring is essentially the same for the main aspects as for a simple 2 aspect The feather should be connected to output D for signal 1 and H for signal 2 Some feathers will have a separate common LED and this can be connected to output C for signal 1 and output G for signal 2 If more than one feather is fitted to each head the wiring for a 4 aspect signal with feather will have to be followed instead omitting the wiring for the yellow aspects This configuration method is compatible with CV38 2 3 aspect with single feather 1st signal Sionatis SC1 Vilssue2 203 FIGURE 4 Two 3 aspects with single feathers can be connected to the SC1 as shown in Figure 4 If the feathers have a separate common lamp connection it should be connected to terminal D or H as appropriate This confi
21. mber Use Existing Create new pmesme v s 5 1 FIGURE 28 This configuration mode offers the maximum flexibility of aspects when using the standard accessory addresses including flashing Red Green Yellow and Double Yellow as well as the standard aspects and dark is available too to create approach lit signals Extended accessory protocol signal configuration JMRI is one of the few applications to support the advanced signal protocol so it makes sense to use it if your command station supports it for any signal with more than two aspects All extended protocol signals are configured the same in JMRI regardless of CV38 setting or number of aspects Using the extended accessory protocol makes configuration a lot easier if it is available as shown in Figure 29 37 FIGURE 29 Regardless of how many aspects your signal has you just need to select the DCC Signal Decoder type as in figure 29 and set the Hardware Address to base for the first signal base 1 for the second signal base 2 for the third or base 3 for the fourth This is suitable for CV38 128 135 38 RocRail RocRail is free to download layout automation software although they do ask for a donation will not cover the full configuration of RocRail because it is outside the scope of this manual but just the configuration of signals RocRail is very European centric and will take quite a lot of customisation to give a UK look to the signal ele
22. ments Being European a lot of the language and terms used are likely to be unfamiliar To add a signal to your RocRail map go to the Tables menu and choose Signals Schedules Tours Locations Block groups Switches Signals Outputs Sensors MVTrack Actions Boosters System Actions FIGURE 30 39 In the Signal table click New to add a new signal entry to the table Click the new entry to highlight it Index General Position Interface Details NEW 0 0 true 1 1 0 west FIGURE 31 40 In RocRail the addressing expects you to be using a NMRA 4 output accessory decoder using decoder addressing mode so the address referred to is the NMRA Decoder address and the port number is the output on that decoder For example this will mean that accessory addresses 1 4 will be on decoder address 1 ports 1 4 accessory addresses 5 8 will be decoder address 2 ports 1 4 Since you will probably be using a single decoder to operate multiple signals it will be necessary to set any ports that you are not using to address O which makes it inactive The following shows the interface tab set for a 2 aspect signal using the first signal on a decoder The type Patterns must be used for truth table modes where CV38 0 6 9 10 or 14 a Signal 2 aspect x Interface ID Bus 0 Protocol NMRA DCC Y RED Control Address Default 2 Patterns GREEN Asp
23. ndition 4 Comment Connection OK Digital System Lenz Digital Plus USB x Cancel Address 1 Help Search next free Decoder Configuration Test Fo Normal State v s Switch Time 0 gt msec rt Output Number of Contacts Configuration re Click to the appropriate contact to change the configuration FIGURE 21 have used the default searchlight signal here where the two aspects are shown as Green and Red which will be OK for some installations but for multi aspect representations and feathers new icons will need to be created in the Gold version There is no simple implementation of a Green and Yellow distant this is covered below Address is always the base address of the signal base address of the decoder for the first signal or base address of the decoder 1 for the second signal etc except where feathers are used and the second signal will be decoder base address 2 If your command station works in reverse as regards what is normal and reverse you will have to exchange all the with in the output configuration section the configuration shown here is for Lenz and compatible systems Roco will work in reverse to this 2 aspect distant 2 aspect distant signals can be implemented where CV38 0 or 2 but they do not have native support in RR amp Co To implement a distant it will be necessary to use a 3 aspect signal and just ignore the red aspect After placing the 3 aspect signal on to t
24. not there is no need to make a common connection 3 aspect must have common anode or cathode A A B B k 2 3 aspect with 2 aspect with Tri colour LED Bi colour LED FIGURE 8 The yellow aspect is achieved by turning on both the red and green LEDs at once Careful adjustment of the brightness CVs will enable the best yellow colour to be displayed This configuration method is compatible with CV38 0 2 aspect only CV38 8 3 aspect or CV38 129 3 aspect extended protocol 12 2 3 aspect searchlight with feather suis SCI Vilss 20 208 1st signal R7 Ea FIGURE 9 Up to two 2 aspect or 3 aspect searchlight signals with a single feather can be connected to the SC1 as shown in Figure 9 This configuration method is compatible with CV38 2 2 aspect and CV38 131 3 aspect extended protocol 13 4 aspect searchlight Signalist C1 1Issue 2 2013 1st signal hd Ji e T nce NJ LZ rur d p rS silt in Britain FIGURE 10 Up to two 4 aspect searchlight or two 3 aspect searchlight signals can be connected to the SC1 as show in Figure 10 There may only be a single connection for the second yellow lamp but if two are provided and connected to terminals C and D the colour can be adjusted as for the main lamp 3 aspect searchlight signals will not have a second yellow lamp and therefore no connection to terminals C D G or H This configuration method is compatible
25. numbers should be used instead of Patterns when extended modes are used where CV38 128 135 Index General Position Interface Details Interface ID Bus 0 Protocol NMRA DCC 7 Control Default Patterns C Aspect numbers C Linear red C green green IV Accessory Type Output green C Lights C Servo Sound C green Motor Analog C Macro Invert Pair gates Command time o FIGURE 35 44 Set the Details tab as in Figure 36 Aspects should be 3 green entry should have RED Address G1 and YELLOW Address R2 red entry RED Address R1 and YELLOW Address R2 and yellow entry should have RED Address R1 and YELLOW Address G2 The Number field should be filled in with green 2 red 0 yellow 1 and blank 8 if CV38 128 135 Index General Position Interface Details Signal type Signification C Semaphore signal Distant signal Light signal Main signal Shunting signal 3 x Dwarf signal Patterns RED Address YELLOW Address CRI GGI CN R2 CG2 CN red R G R Ce CN yellow R G CR2 G2 white R G N CR2Z OG blank FIGURE 36 This configuration will work for CV38 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 or 14 45 RocRail 4 aspect signal configuration 4 aspect signal configuration in RocRail is much the same as the 3 aspect Set the interface tab the same as the 3 aspect configurati
26. on shown in Figure 35 The fourth double yellow aspect is referred to as white in RocRail and is similar to the Lunar aspect in other systems The details tab should be set as in Figure 37 Aspects is 4 green has RED Address G1 and YELLOW Address R2 red has RED Address R1 and YELLOW Address R2 yellow has RED Address R1 and YELLOW Address G2 and white has RED Address R1 and YELLOW Address G2 The Number field should be filled in with green 2 red 0 yellow 1 white 3 and blank 8 if CV38 128 135 Index General Position Interface Details Signal type Semaphore signal Light signal r Signification Distant signal Main signal Shunting signal IT Dwarf signal Aspect green red yellow white blank RED Address CRI Gi CN R1 C G1 Patterns YELLOW Address G2 CN ER R2 e R2 C G2 CN C G1 C R2 e G2 CN Gi C R2 G2 CN C G1 C R1 Gi oN Number 4 ma 5 am cout a FIGURE 37 This configuration is suitable for CV38 1 3 4 5 6 10 or 14 46 Specification Maximum track voltage 24V Minimum track voltage 12V with 100mA load 8V with 50mA load Output voltage 5V Output current 25mA per output overload limited 100mA total overload limited Current consumption 10mA Number of outputs 8 Protocol supported NM
27. ring up the command station 2 aspect Each 2 aspect signal occupies a single accessory address Operation is by simply toggling the accessory between normal Green or white for a position signal and reversed Red or Yellow for a distant signal Operation can be by manual control from a hand controller or automatic from the command station perhaps using layout automation software or route setting State Home Distant Position Normal Red Yellow Red Reverse Green Green White Table 3 Signals with a feather will use the next consecutive address to control the feather The feather will only illuminate if the signal is showing the green aspect If used with JMRI the signal head type is Single Output 25 3 or 4 aspect except CV38 7 and extended accessory protocol Each 4 aspect signal occupies two consecutive accessory addresses The lower address toggles between red or green and yellow or double yellow while the higher address toggles red or yellow and green or double yellow On 3 aspect signals the double yellow aspect will display as single yellow The second signal will use base 2 and base 3 or if with a feather base 3 and base 4 IE ET Base 1 Aspect state state Normal Normal Red Reverse Normal Green Normal Reverse Yellow Reverse Reverse Double Yellow Table 4 Signals with multiple feathers will use the next two consecutive addresses to select the feather according to Table 5 Signals with a single feather
28. s The common pivot light on feathers will typically need to be set to a quarter of the value of the main parts of the feather Special effects While not relevant to signals specifically it is possible to make use of spare outputs on the SC1 for animating the lights on static scenic items The rotating beacon or flashing strobe effects can be very effective on parked emergency or breakdown vehicles and the gently flickering oil lamp effect can be handy to illuminate the spectacle plate of semaphore signals more realistically or perhaps some workman s road lamps 23 Any unused outputs can be configured to turn on at reset with CV37 and the special effect can be configured with CVs 56 63 CV56 is for output A CV 57 is for output B etc See Table 2 for the effect assigned to each configuration value CV38 8 can be useful to control eight individual LED accessories with the SC1 Value in CV56 63 Effect 6 Rotating beacon Fuzz light Table 2 24 Operation General When any aspect is changed on the SC1 the new state is stored in non volatile memory so that it can be recovered in the event of a power failure and the aspects will be displayed when power is restored as if nothing has happened When the SC1 is reset by a DCC reset packet it will load up the default aspect settings stored in CV37 A decoder reset packet is typically sent by the command station following operation of the emergency stop button and when powe
29. tting the signal polarity alii aliis lana 23 Setting the default state eua eec etete a eite deas dL a aad ed a eaae a aE ea eaa ai 23 Setting the brightness of individual LEDS ii 23 Special effects sesioa ea eaaa aea ELE 23 Operati Nissenin X MM 25 Generali LUE ME 25 2 AS DOCU assis M 25 3 or 4 aspect except CV38 7 and extended accessory protocol i 26 3 aspect or 4 aspect when CV38 7 or 11 iii 27 Extended accessory protocol eiecit Licosa 27 Extended accessory protocol when CV38 128 134 enne nennen nnne nnn 27 list OF CVS sss n 28 Configuration of automation software iii 30 Railroad amp Co aaa eo 30 RocRail Specification Additional support i 5 atat REED E E en Signalist SC1 user manual Overview The signalist SC1 is a highly versatile DCC accessory decoder optimised for driving LED based signals and will drive any LED based signal that will operate from a 5V supply The SC1 can typically drive up to eight signal lamps in various configurations allowing the connection of up to four 2 aspect signals two 3 aspect signals or two 4 aspect signals The flexible output configuration can drive searchlight and position light signals
30. using multicolour LEDs as well as feathers with a correct common centre lamp Configuration of signal type and address is by standard programming of configuration variables on the DCC programming track connection from a command station or dedicated DCC programmer such as a Sprog Connections The following section shows how to connect the SC1 to the signals and DCC system The diagrams all show common cathode wiring but if common anode signals are used the common wire should be connected to terminal a instead of terminal k DCC track connection DCC track connection FIGURE 1 Only the DCC signal is required to control and power the SC1 via terminal block J2 Normally this will be connected to the accessory bus but if you do not have a separate accessory bus it can be connected to the track bus or just to the track adjacent to the signal When programming the SC1 J2 will need to be connected to the programming track output of the command station instead of to the track output 2 aspect signal connections LP Signalist SCI Vllssue 20208 Ea I REI as FIGURE 2 Up to four simple 2 aspect signals can be attached to the SC1 The first signal is shown in Figure 2 with the red LED connected to terminal A the green LED connected to terminal B and the common cathode wire connected to terminal k If a common anode arrangement is used in the signal the common anode connection can be made to the a termina
31. visions All CVs are listed but some are of no relevance to operating UK signals so have not been discussed in this document The firmware is common to the current range of Signalist accessory decoders CV Alt Def Range Description Notes CV value 1 513 1 0 255 Lower address bits 0 63 only for decoder address mode 3 515 0 0 144 Output on time in 10mS O constant 1 10mS 100 1S increments 144 1 44S 4 516 0 0 144 Output on time in 10mS O constant 1 10mS 100 1S increments 144 1 44S 5 517 0 0 144 Output on time in 10mS O constant 1 10mS 100 1S increments 144 1 44S 6 518 0 0 144 Output on time in 10mS O constant 1 10mS 100 1S increments 144 1 44S 7 rd 519 9 Software release number Accessory firmware 7 wr 519 0 0 1 2 10 11 1 LokMaus2 Used for LokMaus2 2 20 21 22 programming mode 8 rd 520 98 Manufacturer ID 98 Harman DCC 8 wr 520 8 Factory Reset 8 Reset to defaults 9 521 0 0 7 Upper address bits 29 541 128 128 192 Configuration bits 192 output address mode 128 decoder address mode 33 545 0 0 127 Mode Bits 0 3 as MERG toggle mode bit 6 Roco momentary mode 28 34 546 8 0 8 ACK pin Do not change ack load on pin 11 35 547 0 0 255 invert Each bit inverts an output pin when set to 1 37 549 0 0 255 Default output state Each bit will set an output to be active at reset 38 550 0 0 7 Decod
32. with CV38 4 and CV38 132 14 3 aspect searchlight or 4 aspect searchlight with multiple feathers UE VA BUT AS in Britain FIGURE 12 A 4 aspect searchlight or 3 aspect searchlight with up to three feathers can be connected to the SC1 as shown in Figure 12 If the feathers have a separate common lamp connection it should be connected to terminal E 4 aspect searchlight signals may or may not have the second yellow connection to terminal D If a 3 aspect searchlight signal is used there will be no second yellow aspect and therefore no connection to terminals C or D This configuration method is compatible with CV38 5 and CV38 134 15 Position light signal y Sanalist SCI V1 Issue 2 2013 R7 LIC CET OnE LI RT FIGURE 13 Up to four position light signals can be connected to the SC1 Depending on the type position light signals may or may not have any of the common connections if not just connect to terminals A and B etc 1K Common anode 2 a A A Red 1 B B A e a a Li E A B White 1 120R tH I Ww R E WwW R C k Common cathode White common lamp wiring Red White comon lamp wiring using a second white LED using a bi colour common LED FIGURE 14 With the white common lamp the 1K resistor sets the brightness of the common lamp It will then be necessary to adjust the brightness CVs for the other lamps to match This configuration method is compatible with CV38 0 and CV38 14
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