TTE SW9 - Tony`s Train Exchange
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1. SET100 or other entry level system use paged programming mode and see below for programming long addresses CV17 192 the whole number portion of the long address divided by 256 CV18 the remainder after the long address is divided by 256 CV29 34 if analog mode disabled 38 if analog mode enabled Decoder Warranty This decoder is fully factory tested and warranted against manufacturing defects for a period of 1 year As the circumstances under which this decoder is installed can not be controlled failure of the decoder due to installation problems can not be warranted This includes misuse miswiring operation under loads beyond the design range of the decoder or short circuits in the locomotive manufacturer s factory wiring If the decoder fails for non warranted reasons NCE will replace the decoder no questions asked for 10 U S plus 2 shipping For warranty or non warranty replacement send the decoder and any payment if required to NCE Warranty Center 899 Ridge Road Webster New York 14580 The terms Silent Running Powerhouse Pro Power Pro SmartCab ProCab Switch It Snap It the NCE logo with Power of DCC slogan and EFX are trademarks of NCE Corporation Digitrax is a trademark of Digitrax Inc TTE SW9 HO Decoder T l Fa QO amp Al Mh ai Y h el a 1 peek aL a TECHNICAL REFERENCE Decoder version 3 5 Decoder designed for easy installation in Lifelike Proto 2000 SW8 SW9 SW1202. 1 to the CV value no es no es no no es Note If you want the locomotive to operate in the opposite direction increase the indicated value for CV29 by one Hex numbers are provided for Digitrax users
3. the body shell and frame causing shorts Wiring the Lights See page 6 for details on wiring the lights Fine Tuning Locomotive Operation The factory settings normally provide good performance for most locomotives in HO scale You may want to improve or fine tune performance by adjust the starting characteristics or top speed There are 6 CVs that define e The voltage at which the motor starts e How often and how hard the motor gets kicked a slow speeds to keep it turning smoothly e The maximum motor speed e The mid speed range response characteristics or speed curve e Compensation for a motor that runs faster in one direction Start Voltage CV2 Vstart Before programming the start voltage we recommend programming CV65 Kick Start to zero Kick start is used to overcome the stiction of the motor by giving it a voltage kick when starting from a stop We don t want it getting in the way of setting Vstart We prefer using Operations Mode Programming Program on the Main to set CV2 so the locomotive is just able to maintain movement at speed step 1 You can also use the programming track it just takes a bit longer to find the right setting for CV2 TTE SW9 HO Decoder Technical Reference Factory Default Values for Decoder Configuration Variables CVs CV Default value Description decimal hex short address O 90 start voltage 0 00 acceleration ae Easy deceleration EOT Eo maximum speed o
4. 0 Locomotives This is an EPF extended packet format decoder supporting e Silent Running TM motor drive e Torque Compensation for ultra smooth low speed performance e Programmable Start Mid and Maximum speed works for all speed modes e Motor rating 1 3 Amp continuous 2 Amp peak stall e Three function outputs with independent lighting effects generators e Select from 15 different lighting effects Mars strobes beacons flicker etc e Function outputs can be mapped to different functions e Two or Four digit addressing e Uploadable speed table interpolated to 128 speed steps e 28 and 128 Speed mode operation always works internally at 256 steps e Support for all forms of DCC programming e Decoder programming lock mechanism e Brake on DC feature assists automatic train control TONY S _ 8g DCC PROFESSIONALS Tony s Train Exchange Pinewood Plaza 57 River Road Box 1023 Essex Junction VT 05452 www TonysTrains com info TonysTrains com 800 978 3472 or 802 878 5005 FAX 802 878 5550 Rev May 22 2004 General Installation Procedure Please see the lighting installation options on following pages before actually installing the decoder TOP MOTOR WIRE up thru hole in decoder FRONT TRUCK REAR TRUCK e Remove the shell from your locomotive e Cut the wires soldered to the existing locomotive circuit board Cut as close as possible to the circuit board e Unclip the circuit board from the pl
5. Configuration Variables used by v3 5 Decoders CVA Short decoder address 1 127 valid CV2 Start Voltage useful range 0 100 CV3 Acceleration rate each unit 7mS between speed steps 255 max CV4 Deceleration rate each unit 7mS between speed steps 255 max CV5 Vmax speed at highest speed step O use factory default of 255 CV6 Vmid speed on a scale of 1 255 at speed step 7 14 or 63 O use default of 127 CV7 Decoder version number This decoder is 35 which means version 3 5 CV8 Manufacturer ID NCE 11 OB hex CV11 Packet timeout value in 1 2 second increments Time the decoder will wait before braking to a stop after running into a section of track with DC power 0 Don t brake CV15 Decoder programming lock KEY This CV is always programmable even when locked CV16 Decoder programming lock ID When CV15 CV16 programming is unlocked and the decoder will respond to programming commands If CV15 is not equal to CV16 then decoder programming is locked and it will not program except for CV15 or read CV17 High byte of long 4 digit address e bit 6 7 always 1 bits 0 5 are upper 6 bits of address CV18 Low byte of long 4 digit address CV19 Consist address 0 or 128 no consist active e bits 0 6 short consist address 1 127 valid e bit 7 O direction is normal l direction is reversed CV21 Functions active in consist mode Bit 0 controls Fl bit 1 F2 bit 2 F3 etc e bit O 1 function can be c
6. astic motor mount bosses and Dera are ane i FRONT OF LOCOMOTIVE up thru hole in decoder discard up REAR TRUCK FRONT TRUCK e Install the decoder component side up with the narrow end toward the rear of the locomotive If you want to use a white LED for the headlight see the section on connecting the lights to see where to solder it before mounting the decoder e Refer to the motor connection diagram below Trim the locomotive wires to length as they are soldered to the decoder Strip about 1 8 of the insulation off the end of each wire and tin the end To tin a wire melt a little solder on the end to keep the individual strands wire together There is already a small amount of solder applied to each solder pad on the decoder Just place the tinned wire on its solder pad and touch your soldering iron to the tinned wire and pad to solder the wire in place Leave about 1 4 slack in the motor leads and wires from the front truck Leave about 1 2 3 4 slack in the rear truck wires Watch for shorts e Ensure the decoder is properly seated on the motor bosses SW9 decoder motor connection diagram Now is a good time to test run your newly converted locomotive a programming track before trying it on full track power Before running on full power double check your wiring to make sure the motor is fully insulated from the frame and that there are no pinched or broken wires We see many decoders returned due to wires getting pinched between
7. be on bright in both directions of locomotive travel e We also want to be able to dim the headlight e Use output 2 for the rear light It is to come on in reverse off in forward How to do it e Output is already activated by FO factory default setting of CV33 1 e Configure output 1 as a standard output on in both directions yet dimmable when F4 is activated Set CV120 to 32 20 hex You can optionally set CV120 to 36 if you want F8 to control the dimming instead of F4 e Configure the rear light to be on in reverse and off in forward operation Set CV121 to 2 TTE SW9 HO Decoder Technical Reference Switcher What we want e Headlights that dim in the opposite direction that the locomotive is travelling e Use output 1 as Headlight and output 2 as Rearlight How to do it e Outputs l and 2 are already activated by FO due to the factory default settings e Configure output 1 as bright in forward dim in reverse Set CV120 to 44 2C hex e Configure output 2 as bright in reverse dim in forward Set CV121 to 40 28 hex Description of EFX configuration CVs CV120 Lighting effect configuration Value Description of lighting effect _ Hex for for output 1 Headlight for CV Digitrax users CV121 Lighting effect configuration Seer Ue Odes for output 2 Rearlight 4 Firebox flicker brighter when accelerating 2 E S eee Each output wire can select from 15 different lighting effects by using its associated EFX confi
8. guration CV Pick for output 3 Hole marked F1 the value for the CV from the table below add 1 or 2 if you want the effect 36 Dim when FO and F8 on otherwise bright 24 to be directional footnotes 2 and 3 40 Dimin forward bright in reverse 28 then add 128 if you are using a white 44 Dimin reverse bright in forward 2C LED for the effect Ditch lights should 48 Type 2 Right Ditch light effect on if F2 on 30 not be made directional they re not Output ALOE 52 Type 2 Left Ditch light effect on if F2 on output 34 off otherwise 56 Type 1 Right Ditch light effect on if FO and F2 38 on bright if FO on and F2 off off if FO off 60 Type 1 Left Ditch light effect if F2 and FO on 3C bright if FO on and F2 off off if FO off directional in real life Configuration of CV29 settings Table of commonly used values for CV29 Value for CV29 Long Short ploadable Factory 140r 28Speed l Functions are designed to use 12 decimal hex Address Speed table Conversion mode 16 Volt 30 40 mA incandescent d 8 Short 8 8 8 8 8 8 lamps If you are using a white LED with 1k limiting resistor add 128 to the CV value 2 If you want the function to be Ela Short Factory yes Uploadable no Uploadable ah ee ae ee ae ee Uploadable no E yes active only in the reverse direction Uploadable add 2 to the CV value Uploadable S Uploadable 3 If you want the function to be active only in the forward direction add
9. n the diagram above you can see this best illustrated by the factory default line If you set Vstart larger than 0 you ll most likely want to raise Vmid so a reasonable slope is maintained in the speed curve If CV6 is set to O the decoder will use 127 as the value If you use high values in CV57 you will want to increase CV6 by a proportional amount to keep a smooth acceleration curve Reverse trim also forward trim CV95 Values from 1 127 make decoder run faster in reverse than forward 1 is one speed step faster in reverse 2 is two steps faster etc Values from 129 255 make decoder run faster in forward than reverse 129 is one speed step faster in forward 130 is 2 speed steps faster etc O and 128 add nothing to either direction Rev May 22 2004 Function Mapping and Effects Programming Examples Ditch lights What we want to do e Use outputs 2 and 3 yellow and green wires for the left and right ditch lights e They will be controlled by F2 which is the HORN button on most DCC systems e They should continue flashing for 5 seconds after the HORN button is released How to do it e Program outputs 3 and 4 to both be activated by F2 Set the F2 mapping CV CV36 to 12 We get the value of 12 by adding the values for output 3 and output 4 on the F2 line of the CV mapping table on page 7 e Program outputs 3 and 4 for ditch light operation Set CV122 to 56 and CV123 to 60 Using these values the lights will be qualified by
10. ne mid speed 7 35 23 decoder version CT 0 _ _00 Packet timeout vate P o oo Prearammina key Pe o oo Prearammina Tock ar aoz Cong adaress Tigh tye re o oo iono adress Tow ve o o f oo oonsistadress eT 258 _FF_foonsst tnctons FEFE Pes o f 00 acceleration e a o 00 fiece 2 2 or decoder conien of o oo feroresetregse ep o o controtedby FO Par e 02 Oou controtedby Fo sf a o _ Ouuts contoledby FT f e o oup controled by F2 37 16 19 Output s controlled by F3 ef a ee rotused Pea e notased EA B 30 Jotused EAN 0 S alt spd table step 1 alt spd table step 2 alt spd table step 3 CV Default value Description decimal hex Pwo o o _latepa table sep Ea alt spd table step 5 9 Jaltspd table step 6 a alt spd table step 7 eae alt spd table step 8 al alt spd table step 9 0 Jaltspd table step 10 0 faltspd table step 11 PU alt spd table step 12 EU alt spd table step 13 PE alt spd table step 14 9 Jaltspd table step 15 0 Jaltspd table step 16 in alt spd table step 17 ae alt spd table step 18 ea alt spd table step 19 0 altspd table step 20 Jaltspd table step 21 a alt spd table step 22 in alt spd table step 23 Sag alt spd table step 24 0 faltspd table step 25 altspd table step 26 9 altspd table step 27 EE alt spd table step 28 Pe reverse trim 0 torque kick rate 0 torque kick strength itch light hold time outp
11. ontrolled at consist address 0 no consist control CV22 Functions active in consist mode Bits 0 1 control FLF and FLR respectively each bit 1 function can be controlled at consist address 0 no consist control CV29 bit O l direction of operation is reversed O direction is normal bit 1 l 28 speed mode always enabled bit 2 l analog operation mode enabled 0 disabled bit 4 l alternate speed table active 0 use table defined by CV2 5 6 bit 5 l use long address in CV17 18 0 use short address CV1 bits 3 6 7 are ignored by the decoder CV30 Set this CV to 2 on the programming track and the decoder will reset to factory settings CV33 CV40 function mapping CVs for FO F5 CV67 CV94 _ Uploadable speed table steps 1 28 128 speed mode calculates intermediate steps CV95 Reverse trim values 1 127 add to reverse speed values 129 255 add to forward speed CV116 Torque kick rate number of 16ms periods in a row that motor is kicked with voltage pulse CV117 Torque kick strength how much voltage is used to kick the motor at slow speeds Reduces to 0 as speed is increased CV118 Ditch light hold time in 1 4 second increments after F2 goes off CV120 CV122 Effects configuration registers for outputs 1 3 CV NOTES All CV numbers not listed above are ignored This decoder supports all DCC programming methods Formula for computing the long address if using a Lenz SETO1 or SETO2 If using a Lenz SETO1 SETO2 SET90
12. practical value is about 8 Torque compensation kick strength CV117 255 How hard the motor is kicked at slow speed Typical adjustment is 4 to 25 The larger the number the more voltage is applied in each kick The strength of these kicks fade out ratiometrically as speed is increased providing a smooth transition to 123 normal motor operation Factory default is 0 off factory default customized usable range 0 50 SF aay 5 gt Motor Speed Curve Vmax CV5 If your locomotive runs too fast you can use CV5 to lower its maximum speed Setting 000 CV5 to 255 uses the maximum possible voltage to j a i Speed steps ______________ run the motor when full speed is requested Set CV5 to a smaller value to reduce the top speed A value of 128 will yield approximately 1 2 full voltage to the motor at top speed 192 will provide about 34 full voltage All speeds from the middle speed step to the maximum will be proportionally reduced see diagram If CV5 is set to O the decoder will use 255 for maximum speed Always make sure CV5 is greater than CV6 to avoid erratic operation Vmid CV6 CV6 determines how the motor responds through its middle speed ranges to advancement of the throttle If you set CV6 lower than half the maximum speed you ll have smaller increases in motor speed through the lower speed ranges Then as you hit the upper speed ranges there will be larger increases between speed steps I
13. talled on the decoder for the LED Do NOT solder a jumper at X We don t recommend using the existing 1 5 Volt bulb This installation requires a 270 Ohm resistor installed in one of leads of the existing bulb This resistor will generate enough heat to melt the shell of the locomotive There are two options for wiring the Rear Light e Use the existing 1 5 Volt bulb Remove the brass tabs from the inside of loco shell and from the rear light wires Tin the end of the wires and solder them to the pads marked FO and on the decoder A 100 Ohm resistor is already mounted on the bottom of the decoder to limit the voltage at the bulb This bulb is powered with half wave power and the resistor is sized to properly dissipate the heat when the decoder is operated at normal 12 16 Volt track voltage e 12 or 14 Volt bulb Wire a 12 14 Volt bulb to the holes indicated in the drawing below for a 12 14 Volt rear light Optional extra function e If your prototype has a rotary beacon or other light you can add an additional 12 Volt bulb connected to the holes marked C and F1 This output is controlled by F1 TTE SW9 HO Decoder Technical Reference Torque compensation kick rate CV116 How frequently the motor is kicked at slow speed Typical adjustment is 2 to 4 The smaller the number the more often the motor gets a brief voltage kick Factory default is O off A value of 1 applies kicks continuously The maximum
14. the headlight AND function 2 The headlight must be on for the ditch lights to be activated by F2 Type 1 ditch lights are on constantly on when the headlight is on and alternately flash when the horn is blown Type 2 ditch lights are normally off until the horn is blown This example is for the more common Type 1 If you prefer Type 2 use EFX values 52 and 48 instead of 60 and 56 e CV118 sets the amount of time the ditch lights stay flashing after the horn F2 is deactivated The time is measured in 1 4 second intervals for a hold time of 5 seconds put a value of 20 in the CV118 e One last thing Set CV35 to 0 so output 3 is not also controlled by F1 Mars Light What we want to do e Use output 3 marked A on decoder for a Mars light e tis to be on in the forward direction only How to do it e Output 3 is already activated by F1 factory default setting of CV35 4 e Configure output 3 as a forward only Mars light Set CV122 to 9 We get the value of 9 by using 8 Mars Light plus 1 output operates only in forward direction Rule 17 lighting Rule 17 refers to how the locomotive engineer operates the locomotive headlights during the running of the train The rule varies from road to road but generally requires the dimming of the headlight s when in a siding waiting to meet another train passing through passenger stations or moving within yard limits What we want to do e Use output 1 for the Headlight e The headlight is to
15. ut 1 EFX generator output 2 EFX generator a output 3 EFX generator ae i i IP JE o i Op cn SY cop po a 78 79 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 91 92 93 94 95 116 lt En oO att Mo ho a Mo ho Rev May 22 2004 Lighting The SW9 decoder ships from the factory with three usable function outputs Headlight Rearlight and F1 Remove the front light and its associated brass tabs from inside the body shell There are two options available for wiring the Headlight Use a 12 14 volt bulb for an additional light such e 12 or 14 Volt bulb Wire a as arotating beacon or EXISTING HEADLIGHT strobe 1 5 VOLT BULB 12 14 Volt bulb to the holes Gerace IN LOCO CAB indicated in the drawing BULB below then solder a short jumper wire between the holes marked with an X to connect the function output to the Headlight bulb e White LED Solder white LED to the solder pads at the front MA REAR LIGHT To use an LED for the Headlight of the decoder The long lead solder the long lead anode to the Put a short jumper wire between the holes anode of the LED solders to top of the decoder and the short marked X if you use a 12 14 volt headlight bulb the top pad of the decoder Be a a ad sure to insulate the lower lead with shrink tubing or line the groove in the locomotive weight with a strip of black tape to keep the LED from shorting to the frame There is already a 1k resistor ins
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