Signalist DP8 - Signalist SC1
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1. Specification PSU section Maximum voltage 24V DCC track 16V AC or unsmoothed DC 19V regulated DC Minimum voltage 10V DCC track 8V AC or unsmoothed DC 10V regulated DC Output voltage 8V 9V DC Output current 100mA continuous 1A peak Good ventilation is required when using input voltage above 12V or when operating signals intensively to prevent overheating Additional support The Signalist DP8 is a simple product that should not cause any issues 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 http signalist proboards com Signalist DP8 Issue 1 user manual Rev 1 O Paul Harman 2013 all rights reserved http www signalist co uk2. Signalist DP8 00000 L u7 y o e gt MM i 57 Sionalist DP8 Issue 1 2013 prr Ph m g z a a i e L Lu E e i a ca E Dapol semaphore signal adaptor manual Contents Signalist DP8 user manual Overview CG Oi o A A IA PP EAEE EATE Connection Power connection Operation Specification PSU section Signalist DP8 user manual Overview The signalist DP8 is an 8 channel isolator module primarily intended for activating Dapol semaphore signals from DCC in conjunction with the Signalist SC1 decoder It can be used to activate almost anything that is activated by a simple low current pushbutton or switch and may be useful to interface products not intended to be controlled externally such as many battery operated toy sound effects As well as the eight separate channels there is a low voltage DC power supply intended to power Dapol semaphore signals from either 16V AC 12V DC up to 18VDC if from a regulated supply or DCC track supply for track supplies higher than 10V Configuration The only configuration required is the set CV38 on the attached SC1 to 15 Connection The following section shows how to connect the DP8 to an SC1 and DCC Power connection Power is supplied to the DP8 via the terminals on J3 as shown in Figure 1 Power can be 12V DC up to 18V regulated DC 16V AC or DCC track supply if it is higher than 10V There is no need to power the DP8 if there is no
3. thing connected to the R and B terminals of J3 Power uD Ts D 3 B o q 3 i 3 y T gt Ji Leer Signalist DPS Issue 1 2013 FIGURE 1 An SC1 should be connected to J1 of the DP8 with nine wires as shown in Figure 2 There is no limit to the length of the wires between the DP8 and SC1 but it makes sense to position the SC1 as close to the DP8 as possible to reduce the wiring required 1 aa if ae Fli m AD as 3 A gt B D SS o iD E y no o mI PM Pia Pia Pia Pa Oa Pa Pa Pa Pas Ea Ea a a ai am Error 9 se U1 Sionalist DP8 Issue 1 2013 FIGURE 2 Dapol semaphore signals should be connected to the DP8 as shown in Figure 3 It is possible to power the Dapol semaphore signal from 16V AC if it is available but if not connect the red and black wires from the Dapol signal to the R and B terminals of J3 respectively Up to eight Dapol signals can be connected to the R and B terminals The yellow wires of each Dapol semaphore signal should go to one of the eight pairs of terminals on J2 To Dapol signal Iper Bo gt g B D y P y i 3 y amp 3 e Sionalist ops issue 1 2013 FIGURE 3 3 Operation Refer to the SC1 manual for normal operation via DCC but should your signal be out of sync for any reason just press the button adjacent to the yellow wires of the affected signal once to resync it
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