SC1 North America manual
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1. ER 0 EN FIGURE 35 49 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 67 or 128 135 Signal type Signification Semaphore signal Distant signal fe Light signal f Main signal Shunting signal Dwarf signal Patterns RED Address YELLOW Address Number Ee red R G R2 fo yellow white blank FIGURE 36 This configuration will work for CV38 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 or 14 50 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 configuration shown in Figure 35 The fourth lunar aspect is referred to as white in RocRail 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 67 or 128 135 Signal 4 aspect Index General Position Interface Details Signal type Semaphore signal fa Light signal Aspect RED Address gree2. 2 2 9 1 4 Approach Clear 60 YgR Yg 245A 9 2 1 9 1 3 Clear GRR Dark TABLE 16 Other configurations not mentioned above Chances are that a suitable configuration for your railroad has been listed above The rule books of North American railroads are generally based on either the CROR rulebook Canada GCOR rulebook Railroads West of the Mississippi or NORAC rulebook Eastern Railroads Most railroads will fall in to one of these groups and will be able to use either the CROR configurations Canada Union Pacific configurations Railroads using common western practice signalling which belong to GCOR or NORAC configurations Eastern railroads which belong to NORAC Some configurations have alternative ways to display some rules so check to see which aspect display matches the rule for your location where alternatives have been offered 31 If your command station does not support the extended accessory protocol you will have to operate the signals using turnout addresses and configure signal heads individually using CV38 4 searchlight heads with Lunar CV38 8 3 aspect searchlight heads and complex position lights or CV 38 64 multi lamp heads and simple position lights and use the controlling software logic to create the rules List of Configuration Variables Here is the CV list for the 0 24 revision of the firmware This list is likely to change with future firmware revisions All CVs are listed but some are of no re
3. 5 6 N WO JJ G lt lt lt 8 2818 Approach Limited 1 as der Dak 1 1 y lt lt 0 I I 1 1 II oa YgR GRR Q lt JJ va Ga 12 TABLE 15 30 UP and BNSF Searchlight operation with extended protocol Union Pacific and BNSF Railway searchlights can be controlled using the extended protocol according to the following rules when CV38 76 or 77 UP UP BNSF Description UP Aspect Triple head Double head Single 1988 2012 2012 N when when head when Rule Rule Rule CV38 76 CV38 77 CV38 77 245P Q 9 2 14 15 9 1 14 15 Stop 245N 9 2 13 9 1 13 Stop and Proceed alt1 245N 9 2 13 9 1 13 Stop and Proceed alt2 245M 9 2 13 9 1 13 Restricting alt 1 245M 9 2 13 9 1 13 Restricting alt 2 245M 9 2 13 9 1 13 Restricting alt 3 9 2 12 9 1 10 Div Approach Div 245L 9 2 11 9 1 12 Diverging App Slow 245K 9 2 11 9 1 12 Diverging Approach 245 9 2 10 Diverging App Limited 9 RRy Ry 245 9 2 10 9 1 11 Diverging App Limited 10 RyR Ry 9 2 16 Div App Clear 50 11 RYG 9 2 7 9 1 7 Approach Restricting 12 YrR Yr 245H 9 2 9 9 1 9 Diverging Clear Slow RRG 245G 9 2 9 9 1 9 Diverging Clear RGR RG 245F 9 2 8 Diverging Clear Limited RgR Rg 245E 9 2 7 9 1 7 Approach Restricting YLR YL 245D 9 2 6 9 1 8 Approach YRR YR 9 2 5 Approach Diverging YRY YY 245C 9 2 5 9 1 6 Approach Diverging YYR YY 245B 9 2 4 9 1 6 Approach Limited yRR YR 9 2 3 9 1 5 Approach Clear 50 YGR Y G 9
4. Normal State Fi P Switch Time 0 msec Output Number of Contacts Contiguration J Click to the appropriate contact to change the configuration FIGURE 21 I 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 lens 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 the track diagram right click and select the signal properties and set the connection tab as below in Figure 22 36 Lenz Digital Plus USB FIGURE 22 As you can see the red aspec
5. and the higher address operates the green LED according to Table 5 Base Base 1 Feather state state Normal Normal Dark Reverse Normal Red Normal Reverse Green Reverse Reverse Yellow TABLE 5 23 3 aspect when CV38 7 or 11 This setting is available in order to allow for the extra flashing red yellow or green aspect to be displayed and to make manual operation of 3 aspect signals much simpler Each of the 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 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 all Dark Reverse base Red Reverse base 1 Green Reverse base 2 Yellow NOTE CV38 7 only TABLE 6 If used with JMRI signal type is triple Output where Green output is base 1 Yellow output is base 2 Red output is base The second signal uses base 4 base 5 and base 6 Extended 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 sup
6. command station to both Normal and reverse Power off the SC1 6 Remove the PGM jumper 7 Power on the SC1 sl al sd The address will now be set in CV1 and CV9 in output address mode with CV29 set to 192 The decoder will respond to up to eight 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 Vi Issue 2 2013 Normal operation Jumper fitted for programming Figure 21 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 17 Setting the signal type The SC1 needs to be configured to match the signal type that is connected to the J1 terminals and the protocol used by adjustment of CV38 By default CV38 is set to zero which allows the connection of up to four 2 aspect signals using stand
7. had i 0 15 Special effect for output A 57 iad 0 15 Special effect for output B ad 0 15 Special effect for output C emo 0 15 Special effect for output D hald oil 0 15 Special effect for output E ad 0 15 Special effect for output F 0 15 Special effect for output G id ae 0 15 Special effect for output H od ian User defined aspects 0 31 TABLE 17 strobe 5 Double strobe 6 Rotating beacon 7 Gyralight 8 fade up and down flashing phase 1 9 fade up and down flashing phase 2 12 Flashing inverse to 3 14 flashing portable battery light Bit O output H bit 1 output G CV192 aspect 0 193 aspect 1 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 of the SC1 where CV38 is set to 0 6 8 10 12 15 and 64 Configuration instructions here are based on the current version 8 of RR amp Co RR amp Co by default can only show simple single head North American 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 4 10 or 64 After placin
8. sense to use it if your command station supports it for any signal with more than two aspects 41 Single head extended protocol configuration All single head 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 P Add New Signal Aspect Numbering Dark Red Yellow Green 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 The default values are suitable for CV38 67 or 128 135 Multi head signals will require a signal mast configuration to consolidate the heads into a single signal You can either do it manually by creating a separate head configuration for each head with CV38 129 3 aspect searchlight heads CV38 132 4 aspect searchlight heads or CV38 67 3 aspect or 4 aspect heads with separate lenses and then creating a mast from the individual heads You may find that you need to use heads for which there is no suitable extended accessory protocol configuration usually when there is a mixture of head types on a mast but this is not a problem just use CV38 8 and create the heads from individual lamps and then consolidate the heads into a mast If you are
9. 0 Clear alt 2 G TABLE 8 Baltimore and Ohio position light operation with extended protocol B amp O Rule Description CV38 72 or 73 Aspect N 292 Stop 291 Restricted proceed 290 Restricting 288 Slow approach 287 Slow clear 286 Medium approach 285 Approach 284 Approach Slow 283B Medium approach slow 283A Medium approach medium 283 Medium to Clear 282 Approach Medium 281C Limited to Clear 281B Approach Limited 281 Clear TABLE 9 B amp 0 position lights with markers can be controlled using the extended protocol as shown in the table above 26 Canada multi head operation with extended protocol Simple installations might only need single head searchlights as described in the previous sections but most of the rules require double or triple head indications To simplify operation it is possible to group multi head installations on the SC1 and operate them as a group using the extended accessory protocol according to the following table CROR Description Aspect Triple A F Double Single G H Aspect Single Rule N CV38 65 CV38 66 CV38 65 N CV38 129 438 Take siding 434 Slow to slow 433 Slow to Medium 432 Slow to Limited 427 Medium to stop 426 Medium to restricting 9 RYr 425 Medium to Slow 10 RG y 424 Medium to medium 11 RGG 423 Medium to Limited 12 RGg 422 Medium to Clear 13 RGR 421 Limited to stop 14 RyR 420 Limited to restricting 15 Ryr 419 Limited to Slow 16 Rg y 418 Limited to Medium
10. 17 You can connect the more modern modified Devil eyes version with red lamp A s as in Figure 17 There is no need for the resistor for the central lamp J since it is not permanently lit instead six diodes are used to generate the feed for the centre lamp Configuration for both versions is compatible with CV38 74 13 Baltimore and Ohio Full method C C B B AA Q Signalist SC1 Vilssue2 2013 R13 Me N LZ Ris OE pg ss 9 PEM DOG ar Aa Signal 1 Ni Ke g dr 5 Ribs z Signal 2 to po ld a er mat s Me PG R14 ara OL ZAS FIGURE 18 For a complete B amp O position light signal one and a half SC1s are required to operate all ten lamp groups wired as shown in Figure 18 The first SC1 driving lamp groups A F uses CV38 72 the second SC1 driving lamps G K uses CV38 73 Partial method cC C BB A A Signalist SC1 YIlsse2027 FIGURE 19 14 Most prototype B amp O signal installations do not require that all possible speeds be signalled through an interlocking and therefore do not use all of the marker lamps and in most cases the unused lamps are not fitted A reduced installation can be made using only one SC1 as shown in Figure 19 as long as either of one of the pairs J and K or G and H are not connected The full method shown above allows any speed to be signalled through an interlocking but with the partial method you will be able to signal line speed but have to decide
11. 17 RgG 417 Limited to Limited 18 Rgg 416 Limited to Clear 19 RgR 415 Adv clear to stop 20 yRR 414 Adv clear to slow 21 yYR 413 Adv clear to medium 22 yGR 412 Adv clear to limited 23 YgR 411 Clear to stop 24 YRR 410 Clear to restricting 25 YRr 6 VYR 407 Clear to Medium 27 YGR 406 Clear to limited 28 YgR 405 Clear 29 GRR 31 TABLE 10 Chesapeake and Ohio operation with extended protocol C amp O multi lens signals can be controlled using the extended protocol according to the following rules when CV38 83 or 84 The lowest head on a three head signal cannot show both red and yellow therefore a choice has to be made whether rule 288 or 286 can be shown and either a red LED or yellow LED must be connected to the R Y output Similarly the single head will be a two lens signal that can only display red or green 27 C amp 0 Description Aspect Triple head Double head Single head Rule N when CV38 83 when CV38 84 when CV38 84 292 Stop RR RR 291 Stop and Proceed 290 Restricting RY RY 288 Slow Approach RYR 287 Slow Clear RRG eO Ua e UUN 286 Medium Approach RYY 285 Approach alt 1 ep lt J I lt J I lt JJ I lt I CO N lt lt I lt lt I I 285 Approach alt 2 284 Approach Slow 283B Medium App Slow 283A Medium App Medium 283 Medium Clear 11 RG 282 Approach Medium 12 YG 281 Clear alt 1 13 GR 281 Clear alt 2 14 GR G TABLE 11 G
12. 8 1 4 6 8 9 10 14 or 64 File View Automation Speeds Window Help Internal ste Comment inverted Locked IXT1 Thrown SignalHead LH5 Green Red _ Show feedback information _ Show lock information _ Automatic retry _ Show Turnout Speed Details FIGURE 27 40 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 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 B Add New Signal ecel eE es Window Help User Name Block 2 Use Existing Create new XPressnet v 2 Yellow output number O Use Existing Create new O Use Existing Create new Lunar output number O Use Existing Create new ersa 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 extended signal protocol so it makes
13. In the Signal table click New to add a new signal entry to the table Click the new entry to highlight it Index General Fosition Interface Details Interface escription Show Position Orientation New Delete Documentation FIGURE 31 45 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 0 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 and Aspect numbers for extended accessory modes CV38 65 95 or 128 135 Signal 2 aspect Interface ID NN Bus 0 Protocol NMRA DCC RED Control Address f Default Patterns GREEN f Aspect numbers HE ET Linear If Accessory YELLOW o W o WHITE Invert E Switch Command time po B 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 a
14. Signalist SC1 fam Signalist SC1 VI lesue Z 2013 ar Bor oa R EG i oe RY er idle IS e Built in Britain DCC signal controller user manual Covers configuration for North American Signals Contents OE nee cee een er ore eee re ee ee eer eee ee er ee eee ee eee 2 Signalist SCL user MANU lt ssscsdncdwrnesardangessadotasartaneasnareiannaedarasteaeaeasnnedmodeeoetanesnasdetabdaeideessoniisatdaeaaseatoutoasedarhannss 4 VENN 4 Connections and configuration rrrnrnnnnnrrnnnnnnnrrnnrnnnnnrrnrnnnnsrnnnnnnneernnnnnsesrnnnnnnesnnnnnnsesrnnnnnnessnnnnnnssssnnnnneee 4 DCG TRACK COMME 90 g EE E E IE 5 TTV 6 3 or 4 aspect with individual lamps sissawssesieccnsasvenessacavacntansesesaecaveavdansenesestivededavdaneabecdvacedavianeanceswansiavexeuas 7 NTN 8 Tre NN 9 Vida ele Es E a EEE ER 10 Amtrak position light c scccccsssssccccccssececcscaseeeccseesseeeccseuseeeecseesseccccseaseeeecseeaseeecsseuseeeecsecasesecssenss 12 Pennsylvania Rail Road Position light rrrnnnrrrnnnnnnnrrrnnnnnnrrrnrnnnnnrrnnnnnnnnrrnnnnnnnsrnnnnnnesernnnnnnessnnnnnnsessnnnnneee 13 Baltimore and Ohio rarnnnrrnnnnnnnnrnnnvrnnnnnnnssnnnnrnnnnnsnssnnnnvnnnnnnnnssnnnsrnnnnnsnssnnnsrnnnnnesssnnnnnnnnnneesssnnnnnnnnnnessssnne 14 Norfolk and Western position light rrrrnnnrrrnrnnnnnrrnnrnnnnrrrnrnnnnnrrnnnnnnnnernnnnnnnernnnnnnssrnnnnnnesennnnnnssssnnnnneee 15 NN Lvvvrvrrr een 16 DCC decoder address configuration kn 16 Seti
15. V38 65 Canada and CV38 69 Norfolk and Western Multihead type C shown in figure 11 is compatible with CV38 76 Union Pacific CV38 79 Seaboard and CV38 81 NORAC Multihead type D shown in figure 12 is compatible with CV38 66 Canada and CV38 71 Norfolk and Western Multihead type E shown in figure 13 is compatible with CV38 70 Norfolk and Western and CV38 78 Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Multihead type F shown in figure 14 is compatible with CV38 77 Union Pacific CV38 80 Seaboard and CV38 82 NORAC 11 Amtrak position light C C E E A A Signalist SC1 Vilssve202 AN S a I f po Es Naa FIGURE 15 An Amtrak position light signal can be connected as in Figure 15 The brightness of the different coloured LEDs can be adjusted with CVs 48 55 This configuration is compatible with CV38 75 12 Pennsylvania Rail Road Position light Vilssue 7013 e PEM i C sine Ye BN LA FIGURE 16 You can connect a PRR position light signal to the SC1 as shown in Figure 16 The permanently lit centre lamp J is powered by a resistor with a value between 220R and 2K2 depending on how bright it needs to be the other lamps brightness can be adjusted by CVs 48 55 to match A value of 470R will probably be a good place to start Vilssue 7013 e DE fy G op f 4 KE i OF RIB r a E ier i RY R13 Me D nd f ullt I FIGURE
16. V9 as well The values of CV1 and CV9 can be calculated from the following formula First accessory address CV9 x 256 CV1 x4 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 16 Setting the address automatically It is possible to set the decoder address automatically using the PGM jumper shown in Figure 21 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 SCA Operate the desired base address on your
17. an eight lamp groups may need more than one SC1 The flexible output configuration can drive searchlight signals using multicolour LEDs and position light signals Configurations have been included to cover the complex speed signalling systems with the simple application of rules 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 The address can be changed without requiring connection to the programming track My thanks go to the excellent Railroad Signals of the US website which is an excellent reference for the myriad of different signalling systems in use in both the USA and Canada Connections and configuration The following section shows how to connect the SC1 to the signals and DCC system and covers basic configuration for each type of signalling 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 and output reversal with CV37 should be done to suit Single head installations are straightforward to connect but multi head signals need to be connected in a specific way depending on type if the Signalist SC1 is to convert the railroad rules in to aspect displays You will need to connect the heads as individual signals if you are using turnout addresses for your signals rather than ext
18. ard accessory turnout addresses Table 1 shows the different settings allowed in CV38 CV38 Signal type 0 Ax 2 aspect 2 2x 2 aspect with a feather UK 3 1x 3 aspect or 4 aspect UK with 3x feathers 4 10 i 11 18 CV38 Signal type 84 i 1 2x 4 aspect UK using extended accessory protocol 4x 3 aspect searchlight using extended accessory protocol C amp O double head 2 aspect head using extended protocol 2x 4 aspect searchlight with a feather UK using extended accessory protocol 2x 4 aspect searchlight using extended accessory protocol 1 1x 3 aspect or 4 aspect UK with 3x feathers using extended accessory 1 1x 4 aspect searchlight with 3x feathers using extended accessory protocol 1 Single signal with user defined aspects using extended accessory protocol TABLE 1 5 l 3 28 129 131 i 132 33 34 i 35 Requires V0 30 firmware or later for current aspect table used in this manual Requires V0 33 firmware or later for current aspect table used in this manual 19 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
19. 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 signals On signals where some lamps are grouped on a single output the outputs with single lamps will need to be dimmed to match 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 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 20 Value in CV56 63 Effect TABLE 2 21 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 st
20. between being able to signal Limited and Medium speed with white lamps G and H or Slow speed with yellow lamps J and K This partial method is compatible with CV38 72 Norfolk and Western position light Colour position light cl C B B AA RNN NENN Signalist SC1 V1 Issue 7013 e GEA E RI RD y OE _ RAP Ra i R6 NY DM AN LA a alk Ole LIS Bullt in Britain FIGURE 20 A Norfolk and Western colour position light signal can be connected to the SC1 as shown in Figure 20 This configuration is compatible with CV38 68 15 Configuration of the SC1 Configuring the SC1 is quite straightforward and may be as simple as just setting the DCC address but you will probably want to make a few more adjustments for full functionality DCC decoder address configuration The SC1 occupies a contiguous block of up to eight addresses and can be set to use any accessory address or extended accessory address The base 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 necessary to change C
21. cts when CV38 135 The aspects are stored consecutively in CV 192 223 where CV192 is aspect 0 CV193 aspect 1 etc The eight bits of each aspect CV correspond with the eight outputs where bit 0 is output H bit 1 is output G etc This can be useful for creating unusual signals like a 7 segment theatre display for instance or an unusual multi head installation Amtrak position light operation with extended protocol Amtrak position lights can be controlled using the extended protocol according to the following rules when CV38 75 It is possible to have two single head signals with just the top head when CV38 67 Amtrak Description CV38 75 CV38 67 Aspect Rule Aspect N Aspect N RL RY vy 1 Key R Red G Green g Flashing Green Yellow y Flashing Yellow L Lunar White 0 1 2 3 4 5 TABLE 7 ATSF Searchlight operation with extended protocol Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe searchlights can be controlled using the extended protocol according to the following rules when CV38 78 25 ATSF Description Aspect Double head Single head Rule N when CV38 78 when CV38 78 240 Restricting alt 1 240 Restricting alt 2 238 Diverging App alt 1 238 Diverging App alt 2 5 RY 237 Diverging Clear 6 kp o 236 Approach alt1 7 YR 236 Approach alt2 8 Y 235 Approach Restricting 9 YL 234 Approach Med alt 1 yR 234 Approach Med alt 2 YY 232 Advance Approach YG 231 Approach Limited Yg 230 Clear alt 1 GR 23
22. ect This configuration method is compatible with CV38 4 and CV38 132 extended protocol Multi head searchlight There are several different ways that multi head searchlight signals can be connected to the SC1 depending on which aspect patterns are required Triple head searchlight without Lunar Triple head searchlight with top Lunar Multihead type A Multihead type B 1st signal Signalist SC1 Vilssve2028 _ PEM E PO fil ap mar GD CE EP apr MAC pg Me Nara E pl Cai x D 151 J x D p DEP or R R6 t apap OLS OB Ber Q on o po Es pr R14 ear FIGURE 10 FIGURE 9 Double head searchlight without Lunar Multihead type D 1st signal Triple head searchlight with bottom Lunar Multihead type C Signalist SC1 Vilssue20208 DE y 1 20 GI C T ra R12 ol 4 ME J RIE LIS R RIBE A e Bullt in Britain RU BER HAN FIGURE 11 FIGURE 12 10 Double head searchlight with bottom Double head searchlight with 2x Lunar Lunar Multihead type F Multihead type F oe 0 Signalist SC1 Vilssue2 203 D i 2 DE He 0 Signalist SC1 Vilssue2 203 DE _ PEM i C RJ x D p iz ae OW Re Le av ad fel s BexwRs apap Helene C3 Sy aT LZ ay lt lt R14 aR Ol A ZAS R13 cal R14 120 FIGURE 14 FIGURE 13 Multihead type A shown in figure 9 is compatible with C
23. ect Approach Medium Set Aspect ld 14 _ Disable Aspect Clear Set Aspect Id 18 _ Disable Aspect Approach Show Set Aspect Id lg C Disable Aspect Medium Approach Set Aspect Id 111 Set Aspect Id le _ Disable Aspect C Medium Approach Medium top Si EE C Medium Approach SetAspectid 1 Set Aspectld 16 Stop Signal C Disable Aspect C Disable Aspect C Approach Limited FIGURE 22 FIGURE 23 43 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 basic configuration of signals RocRail is very European centric and might take a lot of customisation to give a suitable look to the signal elements Being European a lot of the language and terms used are likely to be unfamiliar The following is based on revision 4822 of Rocrail To add a signal to your RocRail map go to the Tables menu and choose Signals a Rocrail Demo Plan File Frit Autamatic Track plan Tables Control Programming View Help g oS I kva G Locomotives Cars Active Locos Programming Waybills Operators Routes Blocks i are Schedules Joel E03 3 01 0 gt idle Locations v200 22 0 gt jidle Block groups Switches Signals Outputs Sensors MV Track Actions Boosters System Actions FIGURE 30 44
24. ended accessory signal addresses DCC track connection R6 DCC track aa k MIRA connection zx A ae mr G FIGURE 1 Only the DCC signal is required to control and power the SC1 via terminal block J2 which will normally be connected to the accessory bus for maximum reliability 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 The various options are shown in Figure 2 Track booster Circuit Track breaker supply Accessory booster supply To other To other accessories accessories Simple connection to track Accessory supply protected Accessories supplied by by circuit breaker seperate accessory bus FIGURE 2 When programming the SC1 J2 will need to be connected to the programming track output of the command station instead of the normal track output connection 2 aspect signal connections e Signalist SC1 Vilssue2 203 A R1Z5g nl fr REE ra AN FIGURE 3 Up to four simple 2 aspect signals can be attached to the SC1 The first signal is shown in Figure 3 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 terminal If a distant signal is used the yellow LED should be co
25. g the signal on to the track diagram right click and select the signal properties and set the connection tab as below in Figure 19 Sf General amp Connection Trigger L4 Condition 4 Comment Connection Digital System Address Search next free Decoder Configuration Test HO Normal State C P Switch Time Output Number of Contacts Configuration E Click to the appropriate contact to change the configuration FIGURE 19 I have used the default US searchlight signal here where the four aspects are shown as Green Red Yellow and Lunar white flashing red or yellow is not an option for the fourth aspect 34 The 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 for example will work in reverse to this 3 Aspect signals Again any 3 aspect signal can be implemented where CV38 1 4 6 8 9 10 14 or 64 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 20 Ar General amp Connection amp Trigger A Condition Comment C
26. le Double Single G H i e 19 rn 10 RVR Ly 283 Diverging Clear 11 RGR LG RG 12 FYR YY YY 282 Approach Div 13 YGR YG YG 281 Clear 14 GRR GR GR 5s N amp W Description Aspect Position Aspect Single Rule CV38 68 CV38 129 292 Stop o RRO ORR Nous OCB 290 Restricting DR 288 Slow approach 287 Slow to Clear 286 Div approach 285 Approach 10 283 Diverging Clear 11 12 282 Approach Div 13 281 Clear 14 15 Key R Red G Green Yellow v Flashing Yellow L Lunar lt F flashing m o N OIN BIW N Sr a a 1 12 TABLE 13 29 Pennsylvania RR position light operation with extended protocol PRR position lights can be controlled using the extended protocol according to the following rules when CV38 74 PRR Description CV38 74 Aspect Rule Aspect N 28 28 8 8 1 285A Caution 1 Approach Medium 2 1 5 0 9 8 7 Slow Clear 5 3 2 0 280 Clear Block TABLE 14 Seaboard System Searchlight operation with extended protocol Seaboard searchlights can be controlled using the extended protocol according to the following rules when CV38 79 or 80 Seaboard Description Aspect Triple head Double head Single head Rule N when CV38 79 when CV38 80 when CV38 80 291 5 Stop RRR RR R 290 Restricting RRL RL L 288 Slow Approach 2 4 WIN eO 9 8 87 Slow Clear 286 Medium Approach RYR RY 285 Approach YRR YR Y 28 283 2 1 MUR RV E RGR 0 vYR 1 YGR 2 RyR 3 RgR 4
27. levance to operating North American signals so have not been discussed in this document The firmware is common to the current range of Signalist accessory decoders and therefore not all CVs will be relevant to this particular decoder Description Notes 0 63 only for decoder address mode Output A and Bon time in O constant 1 10mS 100 1S Output Cand D on time in O constant 1 10mS 100 1S Output E and F on time in O constant 1 10mS 100 1S Output G and H on time in O constant 1 10mS 100 1S 519 0 1 2 10 11 12 LokMaus2 Used for LokMaus2 541 128 128 192 Configuration bits 192 output address mode 545 0 15 64 79 Mode Bits 0 3 as MERG toggle mode Do not change ack load on pin 11 32 Alt Def Description Notes CV value 547 0 255 invert Each bit inverts an output pin M 37 549 0 255 Default output state Each bit will set an output to be P 550 0 15 64 Decoder type See decoder type table 1 above gt P ssis hanana Brightness of output A Maximum brightness 255 hl aa ull PEP e Set 255 poas Brightness of output B 5e 552 355 0 255 Brightness of output C n dl 0 255 Brightness of output D a 0 255 Brightness of output E A 0 255 Brightness of output F SA 586 255 0 255 Brightness of output G j 0 255 Brightness of output H ull al alll il il il ll hall am minimum brightness 1 minimum 16 in order to avoid flicker O Constantly on 1 MARS lamp 2 Oil lamp 3 Flashing 4 Single
28. n ur f Gi FN red yellow white blank Signification f Distant signal f Main signal f Shunting signal Dwarf signal Patterns YELLOW Address f m R2 f G2 EN t G2 FN f G2 C N f G2 f Gi Number EN DEN rs FS DEN FIGURE 37 This configuration is suitable for CV38 1 3 4 5 6 10 or 14 More than four aspects When configuring for extended accessory modes that use more than four aspects you will need to create or download some new signal images to display on the track layout Currently Rocrail will support up to 16 aspects which is suitable for most of those included preconfigured in the Signalist SC1 Even if there is no icon displayed on the track layout it is still possible to click where it should be to cycle through the aspects on the signal to verify that all is working fine 51 Specification Minimum track voltage 12V with 100mA load SV with 50mA load Output current 25mA per output overload limited 100mA total overload limited Protocol supported NMRA basic accessory decoder NMRA extended accessory decoder 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 high load to prevent overheating Page mode is only provided as a fall back in the event that Direct mode does not work
29. ng the NNN 18 Setting the signal polarity sciasstsatiatentersnceseareateansgindndachoadnaboginaneantensnanedasuoantansanbigiaeKdaseindadbaniadnenemexniagoas 20 SPUNE CC In a E a A AA A AE 20 Setting the brightness of individual LEDS rrronnrrnrnnrrrnnnnrrnnnnnnrnnnnnernnnnnernnnnnernnnnnernnnnnsvnnnnnsnnnnnnssnnnnnsenene 20 91518 TS 9a A E E N O EN E ES 20 PENN 22 TN 22 PASO CU EEE EE EN 22 3 aspect or 4 aspect except CV38 7 8 11or extended accessory ProtOCol ccececceseeseeeeeeeeees 23 3 aspect when CV3 858 valaawiitetrsaceince ohueettseied riaye riS N E EEE E a a 23 BS CCl WC Ca 0 TL 24 EX COIN SGC SN 24 Extended accessory protocol when CV38 128 134 and 65 95 vrurrrnnnnrrrnnnnrrvnnnnnrrnnnnnrrnnnnerrnnnnvsennnnne 24 User defined aspects when CV38 135 cscssecssssesscccreossssccseesesscccneesssssesecsesscestcesesscesscsssscesseeseess 25 Amtrak position light operation with extended Protocol cccccssssscccceesseececceeseceeeeeeeeeesseeeseeeeseaees 25 ATSF Searchlight operation with extended Protocol cccccsseccccsssccccesececcesecceceeccceeeceeseneceesegeceeeees 25 Baltimore and Ohio position light operation with extended Protocol c ccesecccesseceeeesececeeeeeeeeenees 26 Canada multi head operation with extended Protocol cccccccsssssccecceessecccceeeseecceeeeeeeceeseueseceeseeees 27 Chesapeake and Ohio operation with extended Protocol cccccccssccccsssecceee
30. nnected in place of the red LED shown in Figure 3 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 extended accessory protocol 3 or 4 aspect with individual lamps VI lssue 7013 e cree ER es z dr Ni BIN ea eg i ALLS CEE 4 He R14 FIGURE 4 Two 3 aspect or 4 aspect signals can be connected to the SC1 as shown in Figure 4 If 3 aspect signals are used just omit the connection to the unused aspect and the signal will be dark instead Use this configuration if creating a signal mast from individual heads rather than using a specific multi head configuration This configuration method is fully compatible with CV38 64 or CV38 67 extended accessory protocol 2 3 aspect searchlight FIGURE 5 Up to four 2 aspect searchlight signals or 3 aspect searchlight signals can be connected to the SC1 as shown in Figure 5 2 aspect searchlight signals may or may not have a common connection as shown in Figure 6 and if not there is no need to make a common connection 3 aspect signals must have common anode or cathode A B 2 3 aspect with 2 aspect with Tri colour LED Bi colour LED FIGURE 6 The yellow aspect is achieved by turning on both the red and green LEDs at once Careful adju
31. 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 signals to show clear automatic block signals or stop controlled signals when the SCI1 is reset until it receives commands to set the aspects Each bit of CV37 maps to an output bit 0 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
32. nt 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 Signal type Signification Semaphore signal Distant signal fe Light signal f Main signal Shunting signal Aspects 3 E Dwarf signal Prefix Patterns Aspect RED Address YELLOW Address Number red yellow white FIGURE 34 This configuration is valid for CV38 0 2 6 or 14 48 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 numbers should be used instead of Patterns when extended modes are used where CV38 67 or 128 135 Index General Position Interface Details Interface ID Bus 0 Protocol NMRA DCC RED Control Address Port Default Aspect numbers Linear f Output Lights C Serva f Sound Analog E Macro Invert Pair gates Switch Command time
33. o G lt JJ 1 I v G G I I NORAC generic Searchlight operation with extended protocol North Eastern area searchlights can be controlled using the extended protocol according to the following rules when CV38 81 or 82 Some rules have alternate versions NORAC Description Aspect Triple head Double head Single head Rule N when CV38 81 when CV38 82 when CV38 82 290 Restricting alt 1 290 Restricting alt 2 288 Slow Approach 287 Slow Clear 286 Medium Approach 285 Approach alt 1 285 Approach alt 2 284 Approach Slow alt 1 9 YRG YY 284 Approach Slow alt 2 10 YYR YY 283A Medium App Medium 11 RYG 283 Medium Clear 12 RGR RG 13 PRR YR 282 Approach Medium 14 YGR YG 15 RER Re 16 VER Yg 17 ERR ER 281 Clear alt 1 18 GRR GR 281 Clear alt 2 19 GRR GG 281 Clear alt 3 20 GRR G TABLE 12 28 Norfolk and Western using extended protocol Norfolk and Western have a variety of signalling systems which can be controlled using the extended protocol as shown in the following table CV38 70 displays aspects which include Lunar while CV38 71 displays the non Lunar alternative aspects on 2 head searchlights No signal can display all of the rules and some rules are only valid on particular types of mast Rule CV38 69 CV38 70 CV38 71 CV38 69 70 282 Stop 290 Restricting 288 Slow approach V y y 287 Slow to Clear 286 Div approach 285 Approach YRR YR YR Y N amp W Description Aspect Triple A F Doub
34. onnection Digital System Lenz Digital Plus USB Cancel Address Help Search next free Decoder Configuration Test HO Normal State Fi O Switch Time Output Number of Contacts 32 Configuration 3 4 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 lens representations 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 35 2 aspect signals 2 aspect signals can be implemented where CV38 0 6 G H 14 E F or G H 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 Ar General amp Connection Trigger Condition Comment Connection Digital System Lenz Digital Plus USB Cancel Address 1 Help Search next tree Decoder Contiguration Test HO
35. or your system does not support it Page mode is not recommended 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 support is available at the Signalist support forum htto signalist oroboards com Signalist SC1 Issue 2 North America user manual Rev 6 Paul Harman 2014 all rights reserved http www signalist co uk na 52
36. ored in CV37 A decoder reset packet is typically sent by the command station following operation of the emergency stop button and when powering up the command station 2 aspect Each 2 aspect signal occupies a single accessory turnout address Operation is by simply toggling the accessory between normal or straight clear and reversed or thrown 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 Normal Red Yellow Reverse Green Green TABLE 3 If used with JMRI the signal head type is Single Output 22 3 aspect or 4 aspect except CV38 7 8 11or extended accessory protocol Each 3 aspect or 4 aspect signal occupies two consecutive accessory turnout addresses The lower address toggles between red or green and yellow or lunar while the higher address toggles red or yellow and green or lunar On 3 aspect signals the lunar aspect will display as yellow or dark depending on the signal type The second signal will use base 2 and base 3 or for configurations with a feather base 3 and base 4 Base Base 1 Aspect state state Normal Normal Red Reverse Normal Green Normal Reverse Yellow Reverse Reverse Lunar TABLE 4 3 aspect when CV38 8 Each 3 aspect signal occupies two consecutive accessory turnout addresses The lower address operates the red LED
37. port the extended accessory protocol Each signal occupies just a single signal address regardless of its number of aspects or heads 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 while 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 with upwards of 90 reduction in signal control packets possible To use the Extended protocol in JMRI use the DCC Signal Decoder driver In Rocrail use the Aspect numbers control method Extended accessory protocol when CV38 128 134 and 65 95 These settings are available in order to allow the use of extended accessory protocol For most configurations where individual signal heads are used aspect numbers are Red 0 Green 2 Yellow 1 Lunar 3 Flashing Red 4 Flashing Green 6 Flashing Yellow 5 Flashing Lunar 7 and Dark 8 For rules based multi head installations the aspect numbers relating to the applied rules are detailed in the specific rulebook section Unused aspect 24 values will generally show as dark but in some situations may display as an alternative aspect User defined aspects when CV38 135 You can create your own multi aspect signal definition with up to eight steady lamps and up to 32 aspe
38. s l Tumout Control Memory Variables Simple Signal Logic Routes LRoutes Logix FIGURE 23 38 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 Pa Signal Heads S e File View Window Help stem Name User Name State Comment Lit Held System Name LH1 User Name Home 1 A FIGURE 25 Figure 25 shows the configuration for a distant 2 aspect configuration applies to CV38 0 6 G H only or 14 outputs E F or G H only 39 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 0 Use Existing Create new perese input O Use Existing Create new 2 FIGURE 26 Because the MERG decoder reverses the Red and Green connections it is necessary 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 CV3
39. sececeseceseuseceseesecetsueeeess 27 NORAC generic Searchlight operation with extended Protocol rrrrnrnnrnrnnnnrrrnnnnnrrnrnnnrrnnnnnrrnnnnesrnsneee 28 Norfolk and Western using extended protocol rrrnrnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnrrnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnesrnnnnnneeennnnnnssssnnnnneee 29 Pennsylvania RR position light operation with extended protocol rrnrnrnrnnrrnnnnnnrrnnnnnrrnnnnvernnnnssrnrnnee 30 Seaboard System Searchlight operation with extended Protocol ccccccessccccssseceeeesececeeceeeeneeeeeees 30 UP and BNSF Searchlight operation with extended Protocol cccecccccsseccccesececeeseceeceseceeseeceeseners 31 Other configurations not mentioned above rrrrnnnnrrrnnnnnnnrrnnnnnnnrrnnrnnnnnernnnnnsssrnnnnnnnsvnnsnnnsssrnnnnnssssnnnnn 31 BSC ONE ON NNN 32 Contieurationof a utomaton software scair nei daredarrarodawsaderstuteadednwardarctaneadeicorrdenedarraseae 34 RANN SOP 34 MN 38 Rolv 44 PNAN 52 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 does not require any external power supply and is simply powered from the DCC track supply The SC1 can typically drive up to eight signal lamps or lamp groups in various configurations allowing the connection of most of the signal types found in North America very complex installations with more th
40. spects in a strange order red green lunar 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 46 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 2 aspect Signal type Signification i Semaphore signal f Distant signal fe Light signal fa Main signal f Shunting signal Aspects Dwarf signal Prefix Patterns Aspect RED Address YELLOW Address Number green Ri G1 ON R G2 N fo red 4 Gl i i G2 GN b B yellow 11 1 GR 7 vp white Ri G1 R G Io o blank a m 1 FG EN p H OK Cancel Apply FIGURE 33 This configuration is valid for CV38 0 2 6 or 14 47 RocRail 2 aspect Dista
41. stment of the brightness CVs will enable the best yellow colour to be displayed It is not possible to display Lunar as one of the aspects using this method This configuration can be used to connect the individual heads of a multihead searchlight mast if a specific multihead configuration is not being used This configuration method is compatible with CV38 0 2 aspect only CV38 8 3 aspect or CV38 129 3 aspect extended protocol 4 aspect searchlight 0 Signalist SCI Vilsse2028 1st signal A k EL 4 aspect searchlight with RGB LED FIGURE 8 FIGURE 7 Up to two 4 aspect searchlight or two 3 aspect searchlight signals which include Lunar can be connected to the SC1 as show in Figure 8 There is no connection to terminals D or H Four aspect searchlights use an RGB LED where the red LED is illuminated for Red green LED for Green red and green LEDs for Yellow and all three red green and blue LEDs for Lunar It will be necessary to carefully adjust the brightness CVs 48 50 and 52 54 for the second signal to ensure that the correct colours are displayed adjusting for Green first CV 49 then Yellow CV48 then Lunar CV50 Prototypically most searchlights can only display three of the four available aspects so you will need to make sure that your control system does not display any aspect that should be unavailable Masts that are described restricting will usually be the ones requiring a lunar asp
42. t 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 to 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 37 MRI 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 Signalist 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 test version 3 3 4 but newer release versions can be used have referred here to signal heads for simplicity but for practical purposes signal masts should be used instead where possible To get to the signal head table 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 gt Signals gt Signal Heads Ma PanelPro File Edit Tools Roster Panels XPressnet Debug Window Help a Power Control Reporter
43. using one of the railroad specific configurations in CV38 e g CV38 81 for a NORAC 3 head searchlight there is no need to configure individual heads manually 42 To configure a mast go to the Signal Masts table and click Add Choose the signal system from the drop down menu if your particular railroad and rule book is not listed use NS 2008 which will be a good starting point especially for Eastern railroads Choose the type of mast from the mast type drop down box that most closely matches your signal If you have individually configured heads choose Signal Head Controlled Mast from the select mast driver box as shown in Figure 34 If you have set CV38 for a railroad specific signal type use DCC Signal Mast Decoder as shown in Figure 35 set the signal accessory address and insert the aspect numbers in to the Set Aspect ID field relating to the rules from the relevant table in the operation section Once the mast has been added you will be able to check the signal by selecting an aspect from the aspect pull down box in the signal mast table Ba Add Signal Mast Window Help User Name Signal system Mast type BR Add Signal Mast Window er _ swwetmastomer pec Snaimastdecnor Use Co Signal system NS 2008 7 Limited Clear a EEE g Set Id 15 Masttype Triple head 3 color light high signal Aspectla 15 _ Select Mast Driver Signal Head Controlled Mast v dess Restricting Set Aspect Id 2 _ Disable Asp
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