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1. 7 Version Number read only variable Manufacturer ID CT Elektronik 117 read only z Motor PWM 13 63 stepless from 30 150Hz 60 63 141 191 16kHz for coreless and bell anchor motors 134 191 Analog mode Use bits 0 3 to determine which function outputs 1 4 are switched on when operating on DC 0 255 17418 Extended address CV29 bit 5 must be set in order to use a long address CVs 17418 are used to specify the 128 10240 long address Please refer to NMRA standards for how this value is calculated Multi Unit Consist address 1 127 13 19 O O N N LP LP LP LP 29 Miscellaneous configuration bits 0 255 Bit O 1 Direction OFF normal ONz inverted Bit 1 2 Speed steps OFF 14 27 ON 28 128 Bit 2 4 Operating mode OFF digital only ON DC and Digital Bit 3 8 not used Bit 4 16 Speed curve OFF default speed curve using CVs 2 5 amp 6 ON free speed curve using CVs 67 94 Bit 5 32 Address selection OFF 1 127 uses CV1 ON 128 10240 uses CV17 18 Bit 6 64 not used Bit 7 128 not used 30 Error diagnosis 12 motor 2 light 3 both short circuit 0 3 33 42 Function mapping according to NMRA for FO F7 CV33 42 0 Please refer to CT extended function mapping 0 255 document for more information 43 46 Function mapping according to NMRA for F8 F11 CV43 46 0 Please refer to CT extended function mapping 0 255 document for more information E N LP LP Configuration bits for sound CV49 0 gives
2. which has the effect of releasing the coupling s tension then the function output will be triggered at full power for a short period as defined in CV56 which hopefully will move the coupling s magnet high enough to clear the connection After this the loco will automatically drive away from the wagon coach how fast and long is defined in CV148 and CV150 It is a very neat effect and when tuned carefully get result in very clean decoupling indeed YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 24 YouChoos 2012 13 ON Sound Schedule amp Callable Sounds The heart of any sound Project is obviously the sounds themselves This application presents the sounds in 2 separate categories the main running sounds and the callable sound effects Depending upon what type of engine you are recreating you ll get a different schedule for steam vs diesel but the principles are similar and the interface in how you select sounds into the schedule is the same Sounds are further categorised into specific features such as hard braking or start up sequence etc These specific features are presented in coloured boxes laid out in an easy to understand format Sounds related to acceleration are in green deceleration in red constant speed sounds are in grey and callable sounds are in blue Each sound may consist of anything from a single WAV file up to 5 WAV files which make up the whole sound effect and for sounds comprising of 3 or 5 individual WAV files these c
3. 34 SOS Hes 362 Ee Effect 1 Whistle 1 37 Whistle 3 wav 30 reg UN redes 40 41 Effect 2 Whistle 2 42 Whistle 1 wav 43 44 HII c 46 Effect 3 Blower 47 Blower Start wav 48 Blower Middle wav 49 Blower Middle wav 50 Blower Middle wav 51 Blower End wav Effect 4 Coal Shovelling 52 coall wav 53 coal2 wav 54 coal3 wav 55 coal4 wav 56 coal5 wav Effect 5 Announcement 57 BathGreenPark wav 58 59n exe 60 GL nece Effect 6 Injector 62 Injector2 Loop P1 wav 63 InjectorZ Loop P2and4 wav 64 Injector2 Loop P3 wav 65 InjectorZ Loop P2and4 wav 66 Injector2 Loop P5 wav Effect 7 Water Filling 67 waterl wav 68 water2 wav 69 water2 wav 70 water2 wav 71 water3 wav Effect 8 Cylinders 72 Cylindl wav 73 Cylind2 wav 74 Cylind2 wav 75 Cylind2 wav 76 Cylind3 wav Effect 9 Whistle 3 77 Whistle 2 wav M Bic AA Oe ee BU SSS Dll Effect 10 Whistle 4 82 W14 wav OO ex OA i necs GO P cepe Gor ce Effect 11 Safety Valve 87 SafetyValve 3F Loop Pl wav YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 42 O YouChoos 2012 13 88 SafetyValve 3F Loop P2 wav 89 SafetyValve 3F Loop P3 wav 90 SafetyValve 3F Loop P4 wav 91 SafetyValve 3F Loop P5 wav Effect 12 Coupling 92 Coupling wav Dos 94 dB eee DOS Effect 13 Guard s Whistle 97 GuardWhi wav 95 ess DIE se 1004 101
4. About WA Project Wi Raw CVs Address d CZ Motor Functions Sound Schedule E Callable Sounds Ze Sound Config FKey Mapping Y d ki il ae L iT E CV Number Value Description Binary Representation i 1 3 Short Address 00000011 2 3 Starting voltage 00000011 r 3 Rateof acceleration 001100010 50 Rate of deceleration 00110010 5 0 Maximum speed 00000000 6 0 Middle speed 00000000 7 40 Version Number 00101000 8 117 Manufacturer Id 01110101 9 14 PWM 10001101 13 0 Analog mode active functions 00000000 17 192 Extended address byte 1 11000000 10 ss ls sl sl Ass Zb be 7 0000000000000 D n m Reset all CVs to default Steam values Reset all CVs to default Diesel values B Edit CV CV Number Description Configuration bits decoder properties Value 24 Binary Representation 00100010 Bi Bt6 d De Bi Bits Bi2 dp Bei Note that for most CVs there are more convenient ways of setting their values in other tabs CVs may have any value from 0 to 255 assigned but the actual meaning of the value will vary and certain ranges may not be valid for particular CVs For example CV 121 controls the volume of the main running sounds which takes a value in the range 0 to 63 so anything above 63 is not valid for that CV Check the decoder manual for details or the appendix at the end of this user guide YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 18 O YouChoo
5. Effect 14 Truck Squeal 102 TrucksPartl wav 103 TrucksPart2 wav 104 TrucksPart3 wav 105 TrucksPart4 wav 106 TrucksPartb5 wav Effect 15 lt unnamed gt IQ 108 109 ll10 eee llls Effect 16 Coach Rattle 112 CoschPl wawv 113 CoachP2 wav 114 CoachP2 wav 115 CoachP2 wav 116 CoachP3 wav Change direction 117 LittleHiss wav Ile e LI p eee Rapid braking 120 l21 scs 122 Rapid acceleration 123 RapidAcc1 wav L24 1255 Diesel sound Projects are a little different you must leave the Chuff slots blank slots 00 14 but then define the AUTO slots at the end of the file Each AUTO slot represents an engine partition The more partitions AUTO slots you have then more variation the engine will have through the speed range An AUTO slot comprises 3 WAV files where the 1 one is the transition from the next engine sound down up to this one The 2 WAV is the constant sound for the engine at this partition The 3 WAV is the transition from this partition back down to the lower speed You can supply a large number of AUTO slots if you wish but using between 2 and 6 gives a good overall variation in engine tone through the speed range l6MBit A Generation Megal68 required for SL76 GE76 only must not be included for others YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 43 YouChoos 2012 13 STEAM Chuffs during acceleration 00 Oe Se 02 OS
6. OverPointPart way WT 8 5 QverBointParts wav amp 3 Announcement BE 13 Guard s Whistle DR 1 Coupling wav 1 Guard ChapsHuhn way z E E A E 4 amp Re 6 Injector PA 14 Truck Squeal DK 1 Wen WAV 1 CHSChIf way z z ES Aa amp E lt IB ES RES T Water Filling NO 15 unnamed 1 AlrRielesse wav i 2 2 A A amp elle 7 Ri rm 8 Cylinders 16 Coach Rattle eis 1 Luftpumpe wav 1 venti wav z E RES FS hE ES EJ s 3 Page 28 O YouChoos 2012 13 16 sound effects are available for this purpose although only sounds 1 8 are possible to configure for random play Sounds 9 16 are accessed when the ALT feature is switched on see the Function Key Mapping tab for more information on ALT All 16 sounds consist of up to 5 individual WAVs If you fill all of them then it is possible to make them looping sounds Looping is configured on the Sound Config tab You can name each of these sound effects for convenience which helps when you move to the Sound Config tab Simply click in the title and edit the field 17 Coupling 173 ae i RS YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 29 YouChoos 2012 13 Sound Configuration Callable Sound Effect Banks The Callable sound effects are grouped into 2 banks of sounds 1 8 and 9 16 Sound 1 shares its configuration with Sound 9 Sound 2 shares its config with Sound 10 and so on The list of these Callable sounds is presente
7. or perhaps blow a whistle or switch on lamps The possibilities of such a messaging system are endless Such a technology not only provides the ability to individual control features of a model such as lights smoke sounds coupling devices etc but also removes the inherent problem with DC layout where only 1 locomotive can be on a powered section of a track at a time With DCC it is perfectly feasible to have many locomotives on the same track but independently controlled Wiring of power to the track becomes much simpler too with all sections of the track having power permanently no more switching of power regions Essentially DCC allows you to drive the train and not the track The NMRA National Model Railroading Association worked together with manufacturers such as Lenz to devise a standard for this messaging system including electrical specifications as well as the messages themselves and today there are a huge range of different manufacturers producing products that understand how to talk or listen to DCC including all the major model brands such as Hornby and Bachmann It is a well established standard and is here to stay CT Elektronik CT Elektronik was formed by Cuong Tran hence CT in Vienna Austria designing and manufacturing DCC equipment including decoders and control systems Tran previously worked at Zimo Elektronik until parting ways to start his own company Today CT produces a range of
8. second units 131 Random time minimum time between 2 random sounds 0 5 second units 132 Stroke speed at full speed Time between 2 strokes chuffs at full speed 133 Stroke speed at Step 1 LOW byte time between two steam strokes at speed step 1 in seconds This can be a large number so is defined using 2 CVs 133 and 134 with the LOW byte in CV133 and HIGH byte in CV134 Calculated via the formula K 1476 time 1476 is a constant always used for this calculation by the decoder Ojo e NIN N Ji j Ln LP U1 uo LP T N LP LP Example 1 K2153 gives approximately 9 6 sec between chuffs Example 2 if 20 seconds wanted between chuffs so K 1476 20 73 8 rounded to 74 gives CV133 74 CV134 0 Example 3 if 3 seconds wanted between chuffs so K 1476 3 492 Since K gt 256 we need to use 2 bytes so split low byte and high byte 492 256 1 927875 thus CV134 1 rounded down CV133 remainder i e 492 256 1 236 134 Stroke speed at Step 1 HIGH byte time between two steam strokes at speed step 1 in seconds see also 0 255 CV133 135 Frequency min reduces the pitch of chuffs or engine sounds at lower speed steps 128 is default pitch sounds 0 255 played as originally recorded Use this CV along with CV136 to define how engine pitch or chuff pitch increases with the speed of the loco 136 Frequency max increases the pitch of chuffs or engine sounds at higher speed steps 128 is default pitch 0
9. 07 2012 20 01 r o n e e S Ju YouChoos YCCTProjec ts KingArthurN15 firmware v search firmware COUNHEEEEEEHEEEEER BEE Organize v e Open Print Burn New folder d e EN e Name Date modified Type SL76 BIN 21 06 2012 23 14 BIN File SA updatefll 9 exe 05 01 2011 09 16 Application 355 updateflash bat 19 07 2012 20 01 Windows Batch Fil 4 21 11 2007 Empfaenger sollte kurz hupen blinken bzw 39 YouChoos CT SoundProg Date created 29 06 2012 21 29 Dauerton Dauerblinken beenden Page 14 YouChoos 2012 13 It takes 30 60 seconds to update a decoder s Firmware and progress is indicated in a black box that appears on the screen a Command Prompt The messages are in German but you can probably guess what most of them mean At the start of the update cycle the SoundProg device will switch off all of its LEDs for 10 seconds this is a reset period and then the actual update of the Firmware begins usually indicated by a single beep sound from the speaker attached to your decoder you should always have a speaker attached to the decoder during the Firmware update process If you do not hear this single beep at all it may be because the decoder wires are connected the wrong way around try swapping the red and black wires around and try again the SoundProg device is sensitive to this and programming will only work with it conne
10. 13 Running Sounds for All Engine Types Steam Diesel Electric Callable Sounds Sound Configuration Callable Sound Effect Banks Steam Sound Options Other Options for Sound Function Key Mapping Preferences Version History CV Reference CV dat File Format Sounds txt File Format Acknowledgements YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 3 26 27 27 28 30 30 30 31 32 33 34 35 40 41 47 YouChoos 2012 13 Introduction DCC Digital Command Control for Model Railways For many years model railways have been powered and controlled by analogue DC power to the track with the speed of trains depending upon the voltage supplied to the track This simple and reliable approach has been employed to great effect on many thousands of railway layouts around the world for decades and is still the preferred choice for many seasoned modellers due to its apparent simplicity However in recent years the modern model railway enthusiast has begun to demand more control more features and more flexibility Perfectly reasonable given how technology has progressed in other walks of life in the meantime Hence DCC was born Digital Command Control DCC is essentially a messaging system whereby instructions are sent over the track itself encoded in pulses and decoded by a device aptly named a decoder to understand what is being requested For example messages to tell Flying Scotsman to run at half speed or stop
11. 2 oO oO NA h2 U1 Ui U1 LI oO CH NA h2 LI Ui a LI O N LP LP 138 139 140 141 142 143 44 oO O NIN LI U1 U1 LI YA N LP LP Slots After that Slot 3 is repeated until the feature is turned off After requesting off it plays closing A and 5 Slots Bit O 1 for looping of Sound 1 Slots 37 41 Bit 1 2 for looping of Sound 2 Slots 42 46 Bit 2 4 for looping of Sound 3 Slots 47 51 Bit 3 8 for looping of Sound 4 Slots 52 56 Bit 4 16 for looping of Sound 5 Slots 57 61 Bit 5 32 for looping of Sound 6 Slots 62 66 Bit 6 64 for looping of Sound 7 Slots 67 71 Looping for Sound effects 8 16 cannot be configured they are not looping 146 From SW Version 40 onwards CV146 has the following meaning used to be in CV129 Strong time time that the acceleration chuffs sounds Slots 0 3 continue after strong acceleration 0 5 0 255 seconds units OLD SW Version 39 and earlier CV146 had this meaning CV146 1 means Z3 switching function is connected with F7 0 means inactive Z3 CV146 2 means Z4 switching function is switched with F8 0 means inactive Z4 CV146 4 means Sound3 is connected with F7 0 means inactive Sound3 YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 38 YouChoos 2012 13 CV146 8 means Sound4 is connected with F8 0 means inactive Sound4 CV146 16 means Z5 switching function is switched with F9 0 means inactive Z5 CV146 32 means Z6 switc
12. 4 cylinder steam engine Bit O 1 set if you use a Reed switch for wheel synchronising for steam engines see also CV133 number of Reed Contacts pulses per stroke e g CV133 1 means 1 stroke pulse Bit 1 2 OLD set for Diesel or Electric loco for use with the AUTO sound slots Set both Bits O amp 1 value 3 for diesel and electric sounds that use Sound Slots 00 to 11 must all be filled with sounds this is deprecated by the use of the AUTO sound slots also known as Slots 1000 3000 so is not recommended Bit 2 4 gives 2 cylinder steam Bit 3 8 gives 3 cylinder steam NOTE for diesel and electric engines an undocumented value of 10 for CV49 gives a better result so CV49 10 is recommended for all diesel and electric projects Bit 4 16 no steam strokes during downhill deceleration only idle sound Bit 5 32 evaluate the LGB pulse from F1 Bit 6 64 play no sound between stand still and running e g whistle Slots 21 23 and Slots 24 26 Bit 7 128 no sound between running and stand still e g brakes Slots 27 29 and Slots 30 32 EMF intensity how strong is EMF effect Oz no influence 2552 maximum If you plan to use locomotives in a UT e LO 0 255 consist then use a lower value This reduces the effect of locos working against each other if they cannot be configured to perform equally Combine this value with CV51 and CV52 to cater for different motor types often very smooth running can be
13. currently configured and b to understand how to modify the CVs to change the decoder s behaviour YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 6 YouChoos 2012 13 This application will of course hide much of this from you but even so it is valuable to at least have some understanding Decoders Revision 4 CT sound decoders are the intended target for this application which includes the following specific models e SL51 4 an 8 function motor 8 sound decoder ideal for use in OO HO scales e S 75 a4 function micro motor amp sound decoder ideal for use in N scale or small OO models e GE75 a 2 function version of the SL75 which has sound features but no motor control ideal in N or OO scales as a sound only device e SL76 a 4 function sub miniature motor amp sounds decoder ideal for use in N scale or even smaller is a replacement for the SL75 decoder e GE76 a 4 function sound but no motor version of the SL76 e SL82 a 9 function large scale decoder which comes in 2 5A or 4A version ideal for O gauge Note that this application does NOT support older decoders such as SL51 2 or GE7O It also has a requirement that the firmware of the decoder is at version 40 or later although firmware updates are possible through the application anyway if you have a decoder with an older firmware More is discussed on the subject of Firmware in the Load chapter later on CT SoundProg Device CT s SoundProg is a small electronic dev
14. described later in this guide However a good sound Project will use different engine tones for different speeds Often 2 or 3 partitions through the speed range is plenty but you can define up to 9 in this application YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 27 YouChoos 2012 13 e CH e D e EN iJ SRECYCLE BIN 4 iPod Pictures A iPodPics A iPodPicsTommy A Monster BackUp 4 Movies A Music Collection 4 photos 4 RECYCLER A4 SonyHandyCamPicsAndVideos 5 System Volume Information X Tommy s Camera amp Turbo Lister Backup iJ VAIO Laptop BackUp 4 YouChoos 4 AccountsMarketingAndCharity X4 CustomerCommunications 4 Database we E Cim n o Eiter 1 Snutdownt way KS t m KS Odin meti DF ET eT TR 1 oa e Rapid acceleratioi s X ine 1 down to gt X Standstill up to er s 3 Ferr nd Es oe 1 Engine S wav ES ER OEC Geer ER ES ER RES Jos ER 3 2Z Gr mn For each partition you will need 3 WAV files one for the sound of the engine at that speed then one for the transition between the lower partition and this one and finally a WAV for the transition from this sound back down to the lower speed Many audio sound editors provide feature for blends and cross fading from one sound to another which you ll have to use to achieve this result Engine 2 down to 1 Engine to way gt Callable Sounds Engine 2 1 Engine 1 war Engine 1 up t
15. equipment including decoders for all scales which are renowned for their small size and excellent motor control All of the current range of decoders follow a unified software version often referred to as Revision 4 although there are physical differences between them some providing sound different numbers of function outputs some with motor control etc YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 4 YouChoos 2012 13 The YouChoos CT SoundProg application is specifically designed to configure CT decoders that support sound but many of the other options provided and techniques used are also applicable to other decoders in the CT portfolio YouChoos YouChoos was formed by John Gymer that s me in Wiltshire England in 2009 offering bespoke customised MOM honss models with features such as lighting smoke generators e sound detailing and weathering When setting out on the road of deciding which sound decoders to use I chose to go with CT at the time because the spec of CT sound decoders was on a par with the ESU LokSound and Zimo decoders of the day but CT decoders were both cheaper and perhaps more importantly smaller The price and the size factors are certainly still true today size being the aspect that Tran works most rigorously on Since 2009 I have worked hard to master the black art of programming sound into these technically great decoders With limited documentation available it hasn t been easy Hence th
16. rapid braking sound is triggered it will continue to loop until the desired speed step is reached or when the speed step defined here in CV107 is reached This gives the possibility to stop the rapid braking sound below a certain speed CV107 50 desired speed step 2 stops the rapid braking sound below speed step 25 Applies to SW Version 40 onwards 108 Bitmask for endless manual sound ONLY operational when CV49 bit 5 is set For use with LGB pulse chains 0 255 Bit O for sound 1 bit 1 for sound 2 etc 109 Selection of CV set bit 0 0 gives CV set 1 bit 021 gives CV set 2 Can be used for various purposes CV set ER HM for home layout CV set for club layout for example Hard reset will only affect the currently selected CV set CV109 will be unchanged by a hard reset 110 Load dependent sound variation set to 0 to give no load dependent variation then a range from 1 high dependency to 15 low dependency on load If configured carefully this feature can be used to detect a heavy train or uphill climbs and cause the sound chuffs for steam to use the acceleration sounds under that load However beware using an excessive value here will cause the train to produce unnecessarily loud chuffs at unwanted time e g travelling around a curve 111 Intensity of acknowledgement pulse ACK improves the programming capability 128 is approx 5096 of max 0 255 m m U1 acknowledgement pulse motor dependent 200 no
17. to the CV Reference for more information Generic Sound Options No start up sound CV49 Bite No final brake sound CV49 Bit E Play start up sound before moving CV137 Bit5 Main running sounds volume Rapid braking threshold start Rapid braking threshold end Final brake threshold Rapid acceleration threshold Load dependency Time between random sounds Pitch adjust lowest Pitch adjust highest YouChoos CT SoundProg Slelelsleislniecle Page 31 CV121 0 63 CV52 speed steps reduced in 1sec CVLO speed step 2 CV104 speed step 2 or O auto CV177 CV110 znone then 1z high 15 zlow CV13l in 0 5sec units CV135 where 128 is original pitch CV136 where 128 is original pitch YouChoos 2012 13 Function Key Mapping CT decoders use a special Extended Function Mapping procedure which partially follow NMRA standard but augment them to support the additional features of these sound decoders The Function Key Mapping tab present these features and a series of checkboxes that allow you to choose which FunctionKey on your digital DCC controller perform what feature in the decoder This includes all of the Callable sound effects as well as the function outputs plus the ability to switch the main running sounds on off the shunting mode on off and the ALT feature on off The ALT features is unique to CT decoders and allows digital DCC controllers with a limited number of FunctionKey
18. 255 sounds played as originally recorded 137 Special CV Bit O 1 OFF 8 functions ON 14 functions MAN bit refers to FO F12 btw CV33 CV46 free assignment Bit 1 2 ZIMO train number impulse on off Bit 2 4 strong normal weak switched with F1 effective only when CV110 is active and dimmable via CV54 Bit 3 8 strong normal weak switched with F2 effective only when CV110 is active and dimmable via CV54CV137 Bit 4 16 ZIMO speed contrl dependent train control 0 off 1 on Bit 5 32 Start sequence Sound Slots 21 23 is played before motor starts to spin useful for diesel engines is N LP LP in particular as a rev up sound before physically setting off Bit 6 64 Set ON if you want to control additional functions using F4 press twice for F5 3x for F6 4x for F7 useful if your controller does not have access to many functions directly Bit 7 128 32kHz frequency motor control from software version 41 factory Bit7 0 16kHz BeskmeilUrbreskdeyforH UsedionforZMOstemson fo Shorarcuit threshold 3 slow cut off at overload of function outpus fo Shorcrtteshod 1 direct cut off at overload of motor output fo Shorarcuit threshold 2 fast cut off at overload of motor oup fo iaa Shor creit threshold 3 slow cut off at overload of motor ouput fo 145 Activation of sound looping if the corresponding sound function is activated it will first play its 1 and
19. 32 not used must always be 0 Bit 6 64 means that the Rangierfunktion acts as a command button that is that the automatic train control system brake or diode and HLU equivalent to the MAN key manual Bit 7 128 short burst of idling returning to normal speed Defines the Function key that causes the Low Beam dimming effect to be applied 1 F1 2 F2 12 F12 See also CV118 119 and 120 Mask to specify which function outputs have Low Beam dimming applied when activated by the function key 0 255 specified in CV 117 Each bit represents 1 function output 0 7 1 white wire 2 yellow wire 4 green wire 8 purple wire 16 5 output 32 6 output 64 7 output 128 8 output PWM dimming level for Low Beam dimming as defined by CV117 and CV118 A value of 50 approximately 0 100 50 of full brightness 100 100 i e no dimming 0 also means no dimming Cycle duration of how long the Low Beam dimming will last see CVs 117 118 and 119 0 255 121 Volume for main sound on Values depend upon software version 0 63 Old versions have range 0 3 only 0 gives no sound 3 gives maximum volume Newer versions have range 0 63 63 being maximum Expect that future versions may range from 0 255 Volume amp Repetitions for sound effect 1 Slots 37 41 bits 0 1 specify volume bits 2 4 for number of 0 255 repetitions of middle sound Slot 39 bits 5 7 define number of repetitions of sound effect overal
20. 6 WOW Oo A whe amp axaf 86 66 46 66 66 66 4x16 66 66 66 66 66 66 bi 8xii 66 66 66 66 66 66 8x12 66 66 66 66 66 66 0x13 66 66 66 66 66 66 At the start of the programming cycle all LEDs on the SoundProg device will switch off for 10 seconds which is a reset period to make sure everything is initialised before it starting sending data to the decoder If your decoder has the analogue mode switched on CV29 bit2 ON then you probably won t be able to program sounds until you switch analogue model off The loco will most likely shoot off uncontrollably as soon as you put it on the track This is due to the decoder trying to check whether it is running on DC or DCC at startup and the SoundProg output is different from either of these so it gets confused After this period a single beep will be made from the decoder to indicate that it is happy to start the programming cycle If you do not hear this single beep at all it may be because the decoder wires are connected the wrong way around try swapping the red and black wires around and try again the SoundProg device is sensitive to this and programming will only work with it connected a particular way around and with a speaker attached Lots of output will then appear and scroll to indicate progress If there is a problem with your Project definition then the process will normally fail very early on and there are lots of reasons that this may happen Here are some of the co
21. LOAD operation or Firmware or when you load sound Projects into a decoder You may also specify which Language to operate the application in At the time of writing English and German are available If you would like a translation in your own language then please contact YouChoos to discuss requirements I am quite happy to supply you with a list of words phrases which you can translate then I can include the translation into the product Finally the Preferences dialog is where you enter your License Key This is a numeric value as supplied to you by YouChoos unique for your PC and based on your PC s Computer Name YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 33 YouChoos 2012 13 Version History V1 0 20 July 2012 Initial Release V1 1 29 July 2012 Bug fix crash when dragging WAV files into schedule of a blank project V1 2 1 September 2012 Bug fix crash when dragging WAV files into schedule of a blank project in additional to previous fix V1 3 1 October 2012 Corrected calculation of size of project so it is easily visible if the project will not fit on the decoder at load time Also corrected support for 8 bit or 16 bit sounds in 22kHz or 11kHz formats V1 4 12 March 2013 Added German translation courtesy of Carsten amp Christian at 1000 Digital de V1 5 27 May 2013 Changed default for CV49 to 10 for diesel projects to avoid drop out of the engine tone one stopped of the motor thanks for Alfred Nusser for this h
22. M UC ho DS motives cy SoundPro YouChoos CT SoundProg Create your own sounds for CT Elektronik Sound Decoders Application User Guide V1 6 3 July 2013 Copyright John Gymer YouChoos 2011 13 YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 1 YouChoos 2012 13 Contents YouChoos CT SoundProg Application User Guide Contents Introduction DCC Digital Command Control for Model Railways CT Elektronik YouChoos CVs Configuration Variables Bits and Binary Decoders CT SoundProg Device Getting Started Hardware Software Project Opening an existing Project Save a Project Importing CVs and Sound Schedules Load a Decoder Decoder Firmware Updates What is Firmware How do I get new Firmware versions Why should I update Firmware How do I update the Firmware in my Decoder Loading Projects into a Decoder Preparing for the Load Performing the Load Raw CVs Address Motor Intertia Momentum Shunting Mode Speed Curves Back EMF and Motor Settings Functions Function Outputs Lighting Effects Dimming Function Outputs Low Beam Function Automatic Couplers Uncouplers Sound Schedule amp Callable Sounds WAV File Formats Using WAV Files YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 2 Wi Wi Co 9 420 OU P Rd to N kel bech E LM kel bech bei besi bech m o bech bech nm Lm bh hM Ch Ch MW W W W La La kent 0 besi So 06 A MM WY b2 Ee LA en en e ODO A NNN WN Fw da da Lu Lu Lu La N NN nn tA YouChoos 2012
23. Ta b CO ntent Along the top are some toolbar icons which perform high level functions such as open save Project etc The main portion of the window is where you configure the details of the Project and is presented as multiple tabs Clicking each tab switches to the details relating to that topic YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 10 O YouChoos 2012 13 e d P roj ect Project Name King Arthur Class N15 on SL76 e a s e Path E YouChoos CCTProjects KingArthurN15 A Project is defined within a file which has n P File KingArthurN15 SL76 yct an extension of YCT This definition file Author YouChoos lists the CV values for that Project along T ecoder with a list of the sound sample files that it D SL51 4 SL75 uses as well as some high level GE75 information about the Project SL76 GE76 A Project can also have other high level S182 2 5A information stored against it such as a IA Name Author and a picture to help you Image E YouChoos Locos LOCO309 N15Excalibur pics IMG_4717 JPG m identify what type of locomotive the Project relates to In order to save store the Project you must also give it a File which has a YCT extension Opening an existing Project Use the OPEN button at the top of the window to locate and open an existing Project Any A values currently defined will be lost unless you save them as another Project file first Open Save a Project If you loaded an ex
24. achieved by experimenting with these values even on motors that are apparently jerky to begin with under DCC YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 35 YouChoos 2012 13 U1 m UI UI UI UI LI LI A N 0 255 0 255 0 255 P Value optimises EMF characteristics Modify this to adapt to specific motor requirements proportional part UT I Value optimises EMF characteristics Modify this to adapt to specific motor reguirements integral part Special CV for programming beyond CV99 on old system PLUS decoder LOCK UNLOCK feature For Roco Lokmaus users and any other systems which can only address CVs up to 99 Set bits O or 1 to Ui UJ address CVs over 99 Not necessary on most DCC systems CV53 66 programming and feedback off LOCK decoder from accidental re programming set to 77 to UNLOCK CV53 77 programming and feedback on UNLOCK decoder for programming after setting to 66 previously CV53 1 100 programmed CV value CV53z 2 200 programmed CV value PWM for function output specifies the level of dimming applied to any function output with dimming selected 0 100 via CV 57 Note that any function outputs with dimming switched on have the same dimming level applied they are not individually dimmable by different amounts Useful for reducing brightness of lights or level of smoke generator for example CV54 50 means 5096 power output on function PWM for decoupler represents the holding current for the decoupler i
25. ade up of 8 bits giving 256 different combinations Using 2 CVs means 16 bits so a potential range of 65535 combinations is possible in fact YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 19 O YouChoos 2012 13 lt Motor Intertia Momentum Intertia is the effect created where an object has kinetic energy movement and mass a heavy object is harder to get moving or to slow down then a lighter object In traditional DC model railways you could turn up the power very quickly and the loco would lurch unrealistically off at full speed DCC provides a built in feature to simulate the effect of inertia or momentum causing a loco to gradually build up to the requested speed and to gradually reduce its soeed when requested to slow down CT decoders offer this support and you can vary the effect of inertia independently for acceleration vs deceleration it might be a heavy diesel with fantastic breaks for example Inertia Momentum Inertia effect during acceleration 30 CV3 Inertia effect during deceleration 25 CV4 Inertia is stored in CVs 3 acceleration and 4 deceleration A value of 0 means no effect so it will behave similar to DC analog control when you give it some welly Shunting Mode If you have assigned one of the Function Keys to toggle Shunting Mode on off then you can control what effect this has using the Shunting Mode options Shunting Mode Options Inertia disabled while in shunting mode CV116 Bit0 Max speed halved in
26. an often be looping sounds where the middle sound is repeated a number of times before the overall effect continues to the remaining WAV files WAV File Formats WAV files may be 16 bit or 8 bit mono sounds in either 22KHz or 11KHz frequencies Use 22KHz where possible to preserve maximum quality and definition but use 11kHz where remaining space is low and the sound is not too adversely affected by reducing the frequency Note that all sounds are internally converted to 8 bit at load time anyway Using WAV Files To place a WAV file into a particular slot use the File Explorer on the left panel of the window to browse your local files then click and drag the WAV file into the slot of your choice An empty slot is depicted by The meaning of each sound is described with a title at the top of the box for example Shutdown in the example below Shutdown DICH 1 Shuibown wav Gem OG i Hs In this example we have chosen to fill just the 1 slot in the box with a WAV file called ShutDown wav Use the PLAY button to listen to the sounds through the PC audio Use the Red X button to CLEAR all WAVs from the box emptying it totally YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 25 YouChoos 2012 13 It is easy to move WAV files around different slots in the same box or even to slots in other boxes simply by dragging the individual slots You can even drag an entire box s content to another box by dragging from the little hand icon in the bottom r
27. annot be done constantly Therefore it sends regular pulses for the measuring but not so regular as to disrupt the flow of current to the motor The Motor PWM setting in CV9 controls the frequency at which this occurs Most modern motors work well in a range of 134 160 but you may need to adjust this to get better results out of other motors in particular bell anchor or coreless motors EMF and other Characteristics Motor PWM 141 CV9 13 63 for stepless 30 150Hz and 141 191 for coreless anchor 16kHz Back EMF Intensity 255 CV50 EMF P Value Proportional part 100 CV51 EMF I Value Integral part 0 CV52 Reference Voltage 90 CV64 Reverse direction CV29 Bit0 Speed steps CV29 Bitl 28 128 steps Motor control frequency CV137 Bit7 16kHz x After measuring the EMF its value is used to affect the motor output and the level to which this is applied fed back is controlled in CV50 CVs 51 and 52 can also be tweaked to alter the frequency at which the sampling is performed Typical values for the most common motors are CV51 80 and CV52 40 but you can experiment with these values to see the effect and to tune it better if necessary Other motor related features are available in this tab too see the CV reference for further information YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 22 O YouChoos 2012 13 Functions Function Outputs The Functions tab is where you define what the various function outputs of the decoder ar
28. arious options are available for tweaking the way that steam engine sounds are played back This includes the ability to synchronise chuffs with an external cam sensor CV49 BitO You may find it useful to experiment with Weak Chuff Time and Strong Chuff Time as too low a value in these CVs can result in erratic sounding chuffs where the Back EMF effect causes the chuffs to wildly change from acceleration to deceleration to constant for no apparent reason The actual speed of the chuffs is automatically calculated relating to the current speed step unless you are using an external cam sensor and the rate of chuffs can be tweaked by experimenting with the Time Between Chuffs CVs It is unlikely that you ll get these perfect even with lots of YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 30 YouChoos 2012 13 experimentation but it is usually possible to get some approximately correct for the most common speed ranges that you tend to run the loco at Steam Sound Options C Sync chuffs with reed switch input CV49 Bi No chuffs on download deceleration CV49 Bit4 Weak chuff time Strong chuff time Time between chuffs at full speed Time between chuffs at Speed Step 1 Other Options for Sound A CV130 in 0 5sec units 4 CV146 in O 5sec units 70 CV132 in ms 153 S amp ecs There are numerous other options that affect various aspects of sound playback Hopefully the descriptions are mostly self explanatory If not please refer
29. cted a particular way around At the end of the cycle a message will appear stating that it has finished Fertig in German and the decoder will normally sound a very long beep 10 20 seconds long When it eventually goes quiet it is a good idea to take the power out of the SoundProg device before reinserting it ready for the sound Project loading Note that when updating an SL51 4 decoder to V127 firmware the finished beep will continue to sound until you take away the power so just unplug the power lead from the SoundProg device and reinsert again If anything goes wrong during the Firmware update you will either receive messages on the PC or you will not get the long beep at the end of the cycle If the decoder detects a definitive error and cannot be updated you will often get a low pitch beep or series of beeps Check that your connected decoder matches the type shown on the screen Loading Projects into a Decoder To load a sound Project into your decoder ensure that it is all connected and that the power supply is inserted into the SoundProg device then use the LOAD DECODER toolbar icon at the top of the window C CT SoundProg on COMS Firmware to load firmware SL75 6 BIN v123 e Update Project Load Project into decoder usindf fillflash6 2 exe Various versions of the program that performs the load are available from CT but the latest one appropriate to your decoder should be automatically se
30. d a max voltage effectively limiting top speed 2 point linear mm WESCE e 3 point curve where a motor s characteristics are not linear it may be enough to use a 3 point curve where you specify a start voltage mid point voltage and max voltage This gives 2 linear lines below and above the middle speed step 3 point curve H V Cane E YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 21 YouChoos 2012 13 e Full curve use this where you want total control of the speed step vs motor current output throughout the range As you click individual points the curve is automatically adjusted around those manually chosen point making it easier to draw a good shape Going to this extreme is not normally required however and for most situations a 3 point curve is probably sufficient Full curve ei SEI eege E ag ee H H El serea b zur dgr r A d e am hr Ir hm dm E Fa 1 i cht Cw E E E Ei a s L T z CL i a LR Z2 an ur al V CNIV CIE Lu d St ou Back EMF and Motor Settings Back EMF is a technique used by DCC decoders to measure the actual current being drawn by a motor effectively a way to measure how hard it is working It can then be used to automatically adjust the motor output the intention being to keep the real speed of the loco at the requested speed regardless of load hills curves or other factors Back EMF is measured by sending tiny pulses to the motor connections and measuring the response so it c
31. d in the Sound Config tab giving various options e Random Play either at standstill or during motion you wouldn t want to hear the sound of water filling while the train is moving e Volume ranging from 0 silent to 3 full volume e Whether the sound is Looping when the middle sound of the 5 slots is playing a number of times before the sound continues with the 4 and 5 slots This applies to sounds that are played by a FunctionKey as long as the Function is switched on the sound continues to loop e Middle sound Reps defines how many times to repeat the middle sound when the sound is played through Random Play e Overall Reps defines the number of times the entire sound all 5 slots are repeated when activated through Random Play Callable Sound Effects Random at Random in Sound Effect Effect Description Standstill Motion Volume 0 3 Looping Middle sound Reps 0 7 Overall Reps 0 7 Effect1 9 Whistle 1 Whistle 3 3 0 1 Ki Effect2 10 Whistle 2 Whistle 4 3 0 1 a Effect 3 11 Blower Safety Valve d 3 E 3 1 S Effect 4 12 Coal Shovelling Coupling d 3 1l E 3 ee ge 1 1 Effect 5 13 Announcement Guard s Whistle 3 11 1 1 1 11L Effect6 14 Injector Truck Squeal 3 i 3 ee eg 1 ad Effect 7 15 Water Filling lt unnamed gt 3 0 leg 1 lees Effect8 16 Cylinders Coach Rattle 3 0 1 S Steam Sound Options V
32. e the reduced power for holding after 0 100 the uncoupling impulse Any function output defined as a decoupler CV58 will initially get a higher current pulse sent to that output when the function is activated designed to kick the magnet of a decoupler into motion but then after a period defined in CV56 it will be reduced to the level specified by this CV55 to hold it Specified as a percentage Oo Decoupler pulse time how long is the impulse on the decoupler with full power until it is reduced to the value 0 255 defined in CV55 Time is set in 0 1 second units N Dimming mask turns dimming level defined in CV54 on and off for each function output Each bit represents 0 255 one function output up to 8 functions bit O for white wire bit 1 for yellow wire etc Co Dimming mask for decoupler function defined which outputs should have decoupler processing applied Each 0 255 bit represents one function output Any output specified here will have the effects of CV55 and 56 applied Signal controlled speed L only available in ZIMO environment 0 255 Signal controlled speed U only available in ZIMO environment 0 255 Signal controlled acceleration reaction time only available in ZIMO systems 0 255 0 255 59 1 6 eu N Braking threshold indicates the number of speed steps that need to be reduced within 1 second in order for the rapid braking noise to trigger Sound Slots 120 to 122 If the sounds are i
33. e reason for creating this application to make sound project creation on these decoders much simpler and more understandable YouChoos now boasts a wide range of UK sound projects for sale with CT decoders so you can simply purchase a ready to plug in decoder with the sounds of your choice or if you are feeling adventurous and creative then this application coupled with the CT SoundProg device opens up the possibility of building and loading sounds yourself YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 5 O YouChoos 2012 13 CVs Configuration Variables The CVs of a DCC decoder are essentially a collection of parameters variables which influence how the decoder behaves Many CVs are standard in that they follow the guidelines set out by the NMRA However any fairly advanced decoder will have in addition to this a whole bunch of CVs specific to itself This is especially true for sound decoders which provide far more functionality than was ever designed for when NMRA published the original standards Each CV is referred to by its index or number which gives it its own unique meaning For example CV number 1 is the decoder s short address and CV number 3 defines the rate of acceleration used to simulate a momentum effect and so on A full list of CVs supported in the CT sound decoders is supplied in a reference chapter towards the end of this document The purpose of this application is to present these CVs in a more understandable format with
34. e used for Depending upon the type of decoder you might have anything from 2 up to 9 function outputs available This application provides facilities to manage up to 8 outputs Function outputs can be used for lights smoke generators automatic coupling devices or any manner of other physical electrical devices The top part of this tab allows you to document what each function output does in this specific decoder By convention the first two outputs are used for directional lighting which correspond to the WHITE and the YELLOW output wires Output Feature Description Lighting Effect Direction Active Apply Dimming LowBeam Coupler Dim Coupler FWD Coupler REV Au Fwd White Forward motion lights Constant light vY Forward e Dimmed LowBeam Dim FWD REV Aux Rev Yellow Reverse motion lights Constant light v Reverse v Dimmed LowBeam Dim FWD REV Aux2 Green Firebox glow Gyralite v Both z Dimmed LowBeam Dim FWD REV Aux3 Purple undefined Constant light v Both v Dimmed LowBeam Dim 4 FWD 4 REV undefined Constant light v Both X Dimmed LowBeam Dim FWD REV lt undefined gt Constant light v Both X Dimmed LowBeam Dim FWD REV lt undefined gt Constant light v Both X Dimmed LowBeam Dim FWD REV lt undefined gt Constant light v Both v Dimmed LowBeam Dim FWD REV Lightin ects ghting Eff Use the Lighting Effect drop downs to define any special lighting effects you wis
35. el defined in Dimming Level CV119 for the Duration defined in CV120 The FuncionKey is selected with CV117 where a value of 0 means that no FunctionKey is assigned for this purpose LowBeam Properties Dimming Level CV119 25 m Duration CV120 4 i Function Key CV117 F2 e Choose which function outputs have this effect applied by using the LowBeam checkboxes Note that not all types of decoders appear to implement this feature Automatic Couplers Uncouplers CT decoders have some great support for automatic coupling devices too Use the checkboxes Coupler Dim Coupler FWD and Coupler REV to define which function outputs are used for coupling devices then the various CVs in the Coupler Uncoupler Properties group to decide how they actually work Coupler Uncoupler Properties Function Key CV151 None Ze Holding current CV55 32 Max power time before dim CV56 in 1 20th secs 60 ll Speed to backup CV147 tension release 20 3 Speed to drive away CV148 50 d Time backing up CV149 tension release 10 k Time driving away CV150 30 You may have automatic couplers at each end of your loco so the current direction of travel is important in which output gets activated when you hit the FunctionKey defined in CV151 When you do this the loco will first drive towards the coupled wagon coach speed and duration defined in CV146 and CV149
36. es to a stop For output when forward only add 64 to the above value e g 1 64 65 flashing on Forward only For output when in reverse only add 128 to the above value e g 1 128 129 flashing on Reverse only If neither 64 nor 128 is added it is assumed that the effect should be active for both forwards and reverse CVs 155 161 provide the same effects for each of the other function outputs Sensitivity of the diode voltage see also CV116 Value of 10 20 is generally well tolerated the smaller the value the more sensitive played in a loop until the requested speed is reached See also CV 107 for trigger to rapid braking sound 177 Trigger for rapid acceleration indicates the number of speed levels that must be attained within any 100 msec period in order to trigger the sound in Slots 123 125 If the sounds are in three parts the middle part is YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 39 YouChoos 2012 13 CV dat File Format The CV dat file is a simple text file with value pairs of CVNumberz Value Values are in the range 0 255 CVNumbers must be sequential and all CVs from 1 177 should be defined O CH Pwo OO JO C1 BP WN EF HO A kA KENG d gH PW W Wd U W H UI P GA ws CO CO oO OW Ww C O A e O eo 1320 D ct Q YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 40 YouChoos 2012 13 Sounds txt File Format Decoders from Version 40 onwards this application does not support earlier versions use a similar format for the Sound
37. h to apply to each function output Numerous flashing and glowing effects are possible For any outputs that you choose to apply a flashing effect to these can be tuned by setting a Flash Low Point CV114 and a Flash Cycle time CV115 Flashing Properties affects all outputs with flashing effects Flash Low Point CV114 50 Flash Cycle ms CV115 0 A The Direction drop downs allow you to choose which direction each of the outputs should be active for Dimming Function Outputs On occasions it may be necessary to modify a function output s maximum level such as dimming a bright light or reducing the amount of current to a smoke generator This is achieved by applying dimming to one or more function outputs Choose which outputs have this applied with the Dimmed checkboxes that define the level to which you d like them dimmed using Dimming Level CV54 Dimming Properties affects all outputs with dimming applied Dimming Level CV54 50 11 YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 23 YouChoos 2012 13 Note that this Dimming Level will be applied to ALL function outputs that have the Dimmed checkbox switched on Low Beam Function In additional to permanent dimming as described above it is possible to define one or more of the function outputs to have temporary dimming applied by pressing a FunctionKey For example you could dip the headlight temporarily by pressing a FunctionKey and it would reduce by the lev
38. hing function is switched with F10 0 means inactive Z6 CV146 64 means Soundb is connected with F9 0 means inactive Sound5 CV146 128 means Sound6 is connected with F10 0 means inactive Sound6 Discharge of the coupling a kickback effect causing the locomotive to run backwards slightly a tiny jerk of the motor to achieve uncoupling Away from wagons speed when driving away from wagons locomotive runs in the current direction 126 0 126 max Speed under Take into account the time set in CV3 Selection of automatic disconnection 0 off 1 F1 2 F2 3 F3 4 F4 etc Uncoupling mask forwards Select the function to be used 4 F2 8 F3 16 F4 32 F5 64 F6 128 F7 Uncoupling mask backwards Select the function to be used 4 F2 8 F3 16 F4 32 F5 64 F6 128 F7 154 Lighting effect for front light output O white wire 0 No effect 1 Flashing 2 Flash pull 3 Single pulse strobe 4 Double Flashing strobe 5 Headlight brightness between maximum and PWM value in CV 114 6 Ditch light left brightness between maximum and PWM value in CV 114 7 Ditch light right brightness between maximum and PWM value in the CV 114 8 Rotary beacon brightness between maximum and PWM value in the CV 114 9 Gyralite brightness between maximum and PWM value in the CV 114 can also be used for firebox glow 10 Mars light 11 Soft start 12 Brake sparks short flash activated only when the loco com
39. ice that is plugged into your PC and also to your decoder and is required to load sounds into the decoder There is no other device that allows you to do this so don t be tempted to try using Zimo s equivalent device or ESU s LokProgrammer they are entirely proprietary and mixing devices with decoders for other manufacturers may destroy the decoder or the device or both SoundProg connects to the PC via a Serial Cable which is now rather ancient technology and many PCs don t provide a Serial port Fear not though a special cable that convert Serial to USB is available so you can simply plug your SoundProg into an available USB port on the PC Beware though that not all Serial to USB cables will work they require a particular mapping of wires pins YouChoos recommends any Serial to USB cable that uses the Prolific 2303 chip set but others may also be suitable If you purchased your SoundProg from YouChoos then this will probably have been supplied in your pack YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 7 YouChoos 2012 13 SoundProg also requires a suitable power supply to be connected A 7 5W 500mA AC 15v supply is the ideal rating although apparently an 18V DC supply will also work Again if you purchased your SoundProg from YouChoos then you ll likely already have this in your pack The other side of the SoundProg device is where the decoder is connected ready for programming 2 wires are needed left track and right track In fact y
40. ight of the box Where a file is not in a usable format such as being a 44kHz WAV instead of the supported frequencies of 22kHz or 11kHz it will be displayed in RED as below You will not be able to perform the load of the Project if any WAV files are of an unsupported format 4 Coal Shovelling i 1 Gog wav Z coal way 3 coal3 Way A coat Wow E D coal way E You can also easily see which WAVs are 22kHz vs 11kHz since the 11kHz WAVs are displayed in grey instead of the usual black text 14 Truck Squeal DI Lai Pa ffe gt D IS e CH CH I be NAT 1 a TT Flug zm P ma m i m jee e pe RS mm mg E J pagg 1 i eiit mil F ww i wie 8 Ze Clicking any WAV file will cause a miniature graphic of the sound to appear in the top at the centre of the display with each of the constituent WAV files in alternative RED GREEN colours The example below shows 4 chuff beats 9 9 9 Running Sounds for All Engine Types Many of the sound boxes are common to all types of engines diesel 2 cylinder steam 3 cylinder steam or 4 cylinder steam These are as follows e STARTUP e STANDSTILL IDLE e CHANGE DIRECTION e SET OFF channel 1 e SET OFF channel 2 e RAPID ACCELERATION e RAPID DECELERATION e COME TO HALT channel 1 YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 26 YouChoos 2012 13 e COME TO HALT channel 2 e SHUTDOWN Steam For steam Projects you can choose between 2 cyli
41. int Also changed pictures of decoders SL75 and SL76 pictures courtesy of 1000 Digital SL51 4 MTC and SL82 4A courtesy of CT V1 6 3 July 2013 changed firmware suggestions for SL51 4 to use V127 firmware which is required in order to successfully load sound projects on Win7 or 64 bit Windows reliably YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 34 YouChoos 2012 13 CV Reference Below are listed all of the CVs available in CT decoders from Version 40 onwards Note that some of them will not be relevant for all decoders For example the GE75 has not motor outputs so none of the motor related CVs will be relevant Explanation Range Locomotive address For short addresses when CV29 Bit 5 is set at O 1 127 Starting voltage Voltage to motor at speed step 1 Tune this if your motor requires a little more umph to get CV 1 0 255 it going or you may find that the start off sounds are not totally synchronised with the actual physical moving off of the loco T N ul LP Rate of acceleration adjust to affect the inertia effect of speeding up Set to 0 if you want no inertia effect you control the speed immediately with your controller instead 4 Rate of deceleration similar to the above CV3 but for slowing down 0 255 5 Maximum speed 0 for no artificial limit maximum 255 has same effect as 0 Middle speed together with CV2 and CV5 a three point speed curve can be set Set CV6 0 to give a linear 0 255 speed curve
42. isting Project to start with you can simply press the SAVE button at the top of the window to save your changes to the same Project Otherwise you k l T can use the SAVE AS button to create a new Project file SENES You can save your YCT Project files anywhere on your file system but it probably makes most sense to save them all in the same directory or perhaps within a directory structure that makes sense to you Importing CVs and Sound Schedules Prior to this application being available the most common way to develop Projects for CT v decoders was to edit 2 text files by hand one that listed the CV values and another that e listed the sound samples used If you have any such old Project files then you can import the CV dat file or the SOUNDS txt files independently into your Project YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 11 O YouChoos 2012 13 wer aC A x VS ChooseaC mpor JJS Fra epon gp Ewe Organize v New folder Ki Favorites Libraries Es Documents a Music Pictures B Videos s Homegroup P Computer E os ca v CV dat files and Sound list bt fi v YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 12 YouChoos 2012 13 A toen Load a Decoder Decoder Firmware Updates What is Firmware The Firmware of a decoder is the internal software stored inside the decoder that processes DCC messages translating them into real actions such as motor control function outputs and sound etc The decoder is essentially a tiny computer
43. itions of middle sound Slot 64 bits 5 7 define number of repetitions of sound effect overall If the Alternate sounds are activated this applies to sound effect 14 instead Slots 102 106 Volume amp Repetitions for sound effect 7 Slots 67 71 bits 0 1 specify volume bits 2 4 for number of 0 255 repetitions of middle sound Slot 69 bits 5 7 define number of repetitions of sound effect overall If the aa Alternate sounds are activated this applies to sound effect 15 instead Slots 107 111 From SW version 40 onwards CV 129 has this meaning 0 255 Volume amp Repetitions for sound effect 8 Slots 72 76 bits 0 1 specify volume bits 2 4 for number of repetitions of middle sound Slot 74 bits 5 7 define number of repetitions of sound effect overall If the Alternate sounds are activated this applies to sound effect 16 instead Slots 112 116 Note that it is not possible to individually control the volume or looping of sound effects 9 16 Slots 77 116 they take on the settings for the equivalent effect in sounds 1 8 YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 37 YouChoos 2012 13 Prior to SW version 40 CV 129 had the following meaning Strong time when the sound after acceleration is being strongly reduced 0 5 second units valid for sounds in Slots 0 3 this has moved to CV 146 from SW Version 40 onwards 130 Weak time how long the deceleration chuffs Slots 8 11 should continue for after reducing speed 0 5
44. jects KingArthurN15 export Organize v f Open Burn New folder ir Favorites Name Contributing artists 9 LittleHiss wav Libraries ES load bat Documents RapidAccl wav e i 2 SafetyValve 3F Loop P1 w Type Windows Batch File d wg giki E Size 85 bytes E Pictures d SafetyValve 3F Loop P2 wi Date modified 19 07 2012 20 03 Bl Videos 9 SafetyValve 3F Loop P3 wav 9 SafetyValve 3F Loop P4 wav 9 SafetyValve 3F Loop P5 wav ShutDown wav wj Homegroup 1 Computer L Sounds bxt By OS C 2 StandStill Quiet wav ho Ce EET SS Maxtor500Gb E EN load bat Date modified 19 07 2012 20 03 Date created 29 06 2012 21 29 Windows Batch File Size 85 bytes YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 16 O YouChoos 2012 13 All FillFlash output is in German but don t worry in general you don t need to understand what it is saying Gag C windows system32 cmd exe 19 67 2612 20 15 FillFlash Version 7 8 11 5 2012 FLASHS I ZE 6x216666 mega_168 1 pad_to_12 auto_anzahl1 6 194 6 Sekunden von maximal 195 7 Sekunden benutzt 6x66 66 66 66 66 66 66 6x61 686 66 66 66 66 66 6x62 686 66 66 66 66 66 6x63 66 66 66 66 66 66 6x64 686 66 66 66 66 66 6x65 66 66 66 66 66 66 6x66 66 66 66 66 66 66 0x07 686 66 66 66 66 66 6x68 66 66 66 66 66 66 6x69 686 66 66 66 66 66 6x6a 686 66 66 66 66 66 6x6b 86 66 66 66 66 66 6x6c 686 66 66 66 66 66 6x6d 686 66 66 66 66 66 He 686 66 66 66 66 6
45. just like your PC and the firmware is its Operating System like Windows but much smaller and doesn t crash so often How do I get new Firmware versions From time to time CT will release new versions of firmware for each decoder introducing bug fixes and enhancements which you may wish to have Each time YouChoos is informed of new firmware versions a new version of this application will be made available for download and you can simply reinstall it over your existing copy no settings will be lost You do not need to uninstall the application Appropriate versions of firmware are listed for each type of decoder in the LOAD DECODER dialog Why should I update Firmware In most cases it will not be necessary to update the firmware as new decoders are generally supplied with the latest version at the time anyway but in some cases you may wish to update For example many of the early revision SL76 decoders were shipped with V117 firmware but need to be updated to at least V123 in order for loading of sounds to work at all That s an example of a bug fixed in the firmware It won t do any harm to update the firmware to the latest before loading your sound Project anyway and is good practise although not always necessary In addition if you use a Windows 7 or 64 bit edition of Windows you will need to use at least V127 of the firmware or you will likely encounter problems loading your projects How do I update the Firmware in
46. l If the Alternate sounds are activated this applies to sound effect 9 instead Slots 77 81 Volume amp Repetitions for sound effect 2 Slots 42 46 bits 0 1 specify volume bits 2 4 for number of 0 255 repetitions of middle sound Slot 44 bits 5 7 define number of repetitions of sound effect overall If the Alternate sounds are activated this applies to sound effect 10 instead Slots 82 86 Volume amp Repetitions for sound effect 3 Slots 47 51 bits 0 1 specify volume bits 2 4 for number of 0 255 repetitions of middle sound Slot 48 bits 5 7 define number of repetitions of sound effect overall If the Alternate sounds are activated this applies to sound effect 11 instead Slots 87 91 Volume amp Repetitions for sound effect 4 Slots 52 56 bits 0 1 specify volume bits 2 4 for number of 0 255 repetitions of middle sound Slot 54 bits 5 7 define number of repetitions of sound effect overall If the Alternate sounds are activated this applies to sound effect 12 instead Slots 92 96 Volume amp Repetitions for sound effect 5 Slots 57 61 bits 0 1 specify volume bits 2 4 for number of 0 255 repetitions of middle sound Slot 59 bits 5 7 define number of repetitions of sound effect overall If the Alternate sounds are activated this applies to sound effect 13 instead Slots 97 101 Volume amp Repetitions for sound effect 6 Slots 62 66 bits 0 1 specify volume bits 2 4 for number of 0 255 repet
47. l help avoid possible short circuits by mistake When powered correctly the device should have a single yellow or white in some versions of the device LED illuminated near the decoder output end Software Run the YouChoos CT SoundProg application installer supplied either on CD with your package or via binary distribution probably e mail Follow the prompts and choose where you would like the software installed default will be under your Program Files directory For Vista or Windows 7 you may need to run the installer As Administrator 2 YouChoosCTSoundProg exe 13 07 2012 15 59 C awa n n as administrator Troubleshoot compatibility W Select Left File for Compare After installing the YouChoos CT SoundProg application a shortcut icon will be created in your Windows Start menu Choose this icon to launch the application YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 9 YouChoos 2012 13 The layout is very simple as is shown in the figure below RH Lb TL Toolbar buttons d Open Import Save SaveAs Load Decoder Preferences Exit Help About ae Motor H Functions EN Sound Schedule ES Callable Sounds A Sound Config m FKey Mapping Tab selecto rs Project Name King Arthur Class N15 on SL76 Path E YouChoos YCCTProjects KingArthurN15 File KingArthurN15 SL76 yct Author YouChoos Decoder SL51 4 S75 GE75 SL76 GE76 SL82 2 5A SL82 5A Image E YouChoos Locos LOCO309 N15Excalibur pics IMG_4717 JPG
48. lected for you so you shouldn t need to change it Most decoders at the time of writing use a version called fillflash v7 although this assumes that the firmware of the decoder is first updated to V127 or later YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 15 O YouChoos 2012 13 Preparing for the Load Simply press the LOAD button to prepare everything ready for loading A progress bar will move along the bottom of the window to show how far this preparation process goes Behind the scenes it is creating a subdirectory called export in the location where your Project s YCT file is stored Into this directory will be placed e the CV dat file that defines the values of all CVs in your Project e aSounds txt file that lists the sound sample files required and how that are used in the Project e the chosen FillFlash executable which actually loads the Project e a batch script file called load bat which is what you need to run to start the load process e copies of all of the sound sample files WAVs required by the Project Load Project into decoder using fillflash v exe e Load Performing the Load Once the preparation is complete you need to run the load bat script file located in the export directory This starts CT s FillFlash executable to actually communicate with the decoder and will appear in a black box window Command Prompt which shows progress or any errors r ET EN lt Maxtor500Gb E gt YouChoos gt YCCTPro
49. mmon reasons e Total WAV sample size too large e WAV file not found e Sound sample format incorrect needs to be 8 or 16 bit mono and 22kHz or 11khz e Invalid value for a CV If you see these go back and fix the Project and try again Once the programming cycle begins you ll see one or more of the SoundProg device s LEDs flashing or flickering slightly Depending upon the size of the Project it could take anything from 60 seconds up to 20 minutes to perform the whole load cycle but at the end of the cycle the decoder should beep frantically a YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 17 YouChoos 2012 13 number of times at the same pitch as the original starting beep If you get a lower pitched beep then this indicates an error Note that SL76 GE76 gives a lower pitched beep than SL51 4 SL75 or GE75 Also note that SL82 does not beep at all at the start of the cycle ld Raw CVs The Raw CVs tab presents all CVs in the Project in a simple form allowing you to edit each CV individually By double clicking a CV entry it will pop up a dialog box where you can enter a value for the CV as numeric or as binary r E m m TB YouChoos CT Sound Programmer King Arthur Class N15 on SL76 EA YouChoos YCCTProjects KingArthurN15 KingArthurN15 SL76 yct rs II h CL ktronik ee OOS nives CT eT tre d de ki ki 3 Open Import Save SaveAs Load Decoder Preferences Exit Help
50. my Decoder To update a decoder s Firmware use the LOAD DECODER toolbar button at the top of the window The dialog is divided into 2 parts one for updating the Firmware and another for load the sound Project itself To update the Firmware simply choose which version of the Firmware you want to use probably the latest and press the UPDATE button You also have the option of choosing a version of the CT program to use to actually perform the update You should not need to change this and the latest appropriate version for your decoder should already be automatically selected for you YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 13 YouChoos 2012 13 ect into Decodei CT SoundProg on COMS Firmware ke updatefll 3 exe Project Load Project into decoder using fillflash6 2 exe g Load On pressing the UPDATE button a subdirectory called firmware will be created beneath the location of the Project s YCT file and all necessary files will be created there ready for you to run Windows Explorer will open automatically at the directory and you can simply run the script updateflash bat ERROR o To begin the Firmware update double click updateflash bat AJ Ok 2 Music El Pictures Videos 1 o Homegroup JW Computer Re OS C S Maxtor500Gb E Ls ae Windows Batch File Size 39 bytes Update Amtel Flash Version 1 9 16 Sekunden Reset updateflash bat Date modified 19
51. n three parts the middle section is played in a loop until the delay is over or the end threshold defined in CV107 is reached Free speed curve activated with CV29 bit 4 is set 0 252 Default values 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 99 108 117 126 135 144 153 162 171 180 189 198 207 216 225 234 243 252 Zimo Signal controlled speed FL speed selected between F L or MX9 HLU is in version 52 see CV59 60 0 255 0 255 0 255 0 255 A 67 94 LO N Zimo Signal controlled speed LU speed selected between L U or MX9 HLU is in version 52 see CV59 60 Zimo Signal controlled speed U Stop speed selected U Stop or MX9 HLU is in version 52 see CV59 60 104 End sequence braking threshold determines at what point during deceleration the come to halt sounds are triggered slots 27 29 and slots 30 32 For example if CV104 50 desired speed step 2 then the come to halt sounds are triggered as the speed decreases from step 25 to 24 From SW Version 100 you can set CV104 0 which causes this sequence to be calculated automatically depending on the length of the recorded sound See also CV62 and CV107 105 User CV free for remembering purchase date or similar user information 0 255 106 User CV free for remembering purchase date or similar user information 0 255 107 Rapid braking end threshold if a rapid braking sound is defined as looping in Slots 120 122 also see CV62 for 0 255 when
52. nder 3 cylinder or 4 cylinder In fact it is often quite effective to choose 4 cylinder even for 2 cylinder trains as the real thing has 4 different chuff tones as the wheels rotate each cylinder gets 2 chuffs per wheel revolution The drop down in the top right of the schedule defines which type of engine you are creating You must fill in ALL slots for the chuffs according to the type of steam engine selected e electric E Se AI r geg m He MHMOPEEM Blo inda Seen 4 J steam Shutdown DCH Startup el 1 SNE way 1 StartUp way iJa 2251Collett 2 z A E E Ee E e A 3FJintyTank T 4MT cm denm on p gt 36 4 T 7F Hem e 2 TF Brakes Halt wav Come to halt 2 Come to halt1 SO Standstillidle K Set off 1 f Set off 2 E 7F Whistlel wav t t 7F Brakec HaR way i StanoStl Quktwa 1 Hisei wav AH D wm n a 2 2 mm n m 2 7F Whistle2 wav i jo EJ i R is L 7F Whistle3 wav Rapid deceleratio p gt amp s Gel Rapid acceleratioi gt 3 1 Drakes P1 wav kb wav 2 7F Whistle4 wav 2 Drakes P2 wav m Chuffs clank deci 3 Chuffs constant E E Chuffs accel load s X 2 m 3 brakec P3 way ED Get wav 1 Chuf Const t Mic Way 1 Chuft Acc 1 Mbc way Be KI L 7F Whistle5 wav 2 Clari 2 way 2 Chu Const 2 Mb way 2 Chuf Acc 2 Mik way E 7F Whistle6 wav See Bless t 7F Whi
53. o 2 e 1 Engine Sto1 way gt oe ES Ei ES Callable sounds are those that are possible to invoke by either pressing a FunctionKey see Function Key Mapping tab or are playing through random play see Sound Config tab e C e DA e E 4 SRECYCLE BIN A iPod Pictures A iPodPics A iPodPicsTommy X Monster BackUp 4 Movies X Music Collection A4 photos i RECYCLER A SonyHandyCamPicsAndVideos 5 System Volume Information AX Tommy s Camera A Turbo Lister Backup A VAIO Laptop BackUp A4 YouChoos X AccountsMarketingAndCharity A CustomerCommunications A Database amp Devices and Downloads A eMail X GenModels A Locos 4 NSIS 15 OLD and Misc e pics A Sounds Ambient A4 AMW Sounds A4 Bengt B EditedGrabs A4 FromCT amp GasCupboardExpress YouChoos CT SoundProg NM I a eo t whistle 1 SI 9 whistle 3 EK 1 Homs wa 1 Hom wav 2 2 A A elle e all ES 2 whistle 2 S W 10 Whistle 4 gt oe 1 Hom4 wav 1 HomPassBy wav 2 2 gus Res E SIS E Blower S W 11 Safety Valve CC 1 CompressorStart wav 1 Barrler Parti way 2 Compressortoop wav 2 Barrler Part2 wav A Compressortoop wav 3 Barrier Part3LooD wav 4 Compressor ooo way oa Barrier Part wa a3 IS 5 CompressorEnd wav 5 Barrier Parts ee 4 Coal Shovelling E 12 Coupling DK 1 OvwerPoltearti wav 1 FiveThirt NiceJoumey way 2 OverPoitPart way r 3 OverPointParts way Ba 4
54. ou can program a decoder just as easily if it is already installed in a loco simply by connecting these 2 wires to you track instead of directly to the red black wires of the decoder The decoder must however have a speaker attached during programming or you won t know that it has correctly been updated a series of audible beeps can be heard during the programming cycle that indicate progress success or failure SoundProg itself is a simple device and provides no feedback to the PC whatsoever to indicate how it is getting on this is all done via the audible beeps More on that later in the Load a Decoder chapter YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 8 YouChoos 2012 13 Getting Started Hardware Before plugging in the Serial to USB cable to your PC you should first install the Prolific 2303 Device Driver for that cable This should have been supplied on CD or binary distribution with your package Use the appropriate Device Driver for your version of Windows Once installed you can connect the Serial to USB cable to any available USB port in your computer Next connect the Serial connector of this cable to the CT SoundProg device Note that you only need to connect the power cable into the CT SoundProg device when you want to perform any loading into a decoder It is recommended that you leave the power cable disconnected at all other times This is because the CT SoundProg device is an open circuit device and this practise wil
55. people and sources of information that I have used CT JMRI DecoderPro NMRA standards documents Nigel Cliffe 2mm Association Arnold Huebsch AMW 1001 digital Alfred Nusser YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 47 YouChoos 2012 13
56. readable descriptions and a simple interface to modify them Bits and Binary In order to successfully understand and program some CVs it would be beneficial to have a basic understanding of binary Each CV contains what is called a byte of information This is computer speak for 8 bits of information each of which can be ON or OFF A bit is therefore like a light switch ON or OFF A 1 represents ON and a 0 represents OFF If you have just 1 bit then you can have a maximum of 2 values i e on and off Adding more bits means you can have more combinations for example 2 bits gives you 4 possible combinations OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON ON or 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 Read this as 0 1 2 3 since computers always start at O instead of 1 By convention bits are read with the least significant to the right i e bit 0 is the right most bit A byte as mentioned previously has 8 bits or bits 0 to 7 giving a possible range of 0 255 2 8 1 being the maximum value i e 256 combinations Use the table below for reference to see what value each bit can represent An example if bit 6 is ON and bit 0 is also ON then this is 64 1 so the value represented is 65 Simple really If all 8 bits are switched on adding them up gives 255 With no bits switched on you have a value of 0 Many of the CVs in your decoder use individual bits to control different aspects so it is useful to understand binary in order to a work out how the decoder is
57. rmal YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 36 YouChoos 2012 13 Random sounds at standstill chooses which sounds may occur randomly while idling Set to O for no random 0 255 sounds at standstill or set bits 0 7 to control which sounds are included in random play Effects 1 8 See also CV131 It is not possible to specify sounds 9 16 for random play Random sounds during motion chooses which sounds may occur randomly while the loco is moving Set to 0 0 255 for no random sounds while moving or set bits 0 7 to control which sounds are included in random play Effects 1 8 See also CV131 It is not possible to specify sounds 9 16 for random play PWM for effects some of the lighting effects pulse between a high point and a low point This CV specifies 0 100 the level of the low point in those cycles See also CV154 to 161 Cycle time for flashing light effects as specified by CV154 161 0 255 Shunting function yard mode configuration shunting mode may be switched on off via appropriate function 0 255 mapping see CT extended function mapping document for more information Only active if bitO bit2 set Bit O 1 effects of CV3 and CV4 are disabled when shunting mode activated Bit 1 2 maximum speed is halved Bit 2 4 reverse is 6596 of maximum speed regardless of shunting mode applies from SW Version 40 or later Bit 3 8 brakes with diode 4 1 is active see also CV 162 Bit 4 16 brakes without diode Bit 5
58. s 2012 13 C9 Address In general each decoder on your railway layout will be assigned a different DCC address which allows your digital controller to send individual messages to specific decoders Short or Long Address Use Short Address 3 CV3 3 Use Long Address 3 CV17 18 192 3 All decoders ship with a default address of 3 so you will probably need to change your decoder s address 2 numbering schemes are available short addressing 1 127 and long addressing 128 9999 Actually the ranges extend slightly beyond this but you should try to keep with those address ranges Depending upon your digital controller s capabilities you will choose what addresses to use For example Bachmann Ez Command can only address decoders in the range 1 9 Other controllers can only access 2 digit addresses 1 99 Most modern controllers will allows addressing the entire range 1 9999 though and it is convenient to use part of the cab number of the loco as the address as it is easy to remember In the Address tab choose whether you want to use a Short address or Long address Both are stored and you choose which one is active with Bit5 value 32 in CV29 you don t have to remember this it is done automatically by choosing the desired radio button In case you are interested the Short address is stored in CV1 and the Long address is stored in CVs 17 and 18 it requires 2 CVs to get enough combinations of bits remember how a single CV is m
59. s txt file Comments are any line starting with a semi colon character The header of the file is always the same consisting of either 2 lines or 3 lines The Mega168 line is only required for SL76 GE76 decoders DI Below is an example for a 4 cylinder steam loco Note that any blank slots should be filled with characters l6MBit 4 Generation Megal68 required for SL76 GE76 only must not be included for others STEAM Chuffs during acceleration 00 Chuff Acc 1 Mix wav 01 Chuff Acc 2 Mix wav 02 Chuff Acc 3 Mix wav 03 Chuff Acc 4 Mix wav STEAM Chuffs during constant speed 04 Chuff Const 1 Mix wav 05 Chutf Const 2 Mix wav 06 Churt Const 3 Mix wav 07 Chuff Const 4 Mix wav STEAM Chuffs Clank during deceleration 08 Clank l wav 09 Clank 2 wav 10 Clank 3 wav 11 Clank 4 wav STEAM Between acceleration chuffs 12 StandStill Quiet wav STEAM Between constant chuffs l3 Standstill QOuiet wav STEAM Between deceleration chuffs clanks 14 StandStill Quiet wav Startup 15 StartUp wav 16 Ls eee Shutdown 18 ShutDown wav Loe 202 Set off channel 1 21 Hissl wav 22 23a Set off channel 2 24 Set eee 205 Come to halt channel 1 27 7JF BrakesS Halt wav 28 eee 29 Come to halt channel 2 307 3l ee 32i cue Standstill idle 33 StandSrill Ouiet wav YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 41 YouChoos 2012 13
60. shunting mode CV116 Biti Reverse is 65 of forward speed CV116 Bit2 regardless of shunting mode CV116 s BitO and Biti control these effects If neither of these Bits is set then there will be no change in behaviour at all when in shunting mode The 3 checkbox reverse is 65 forward speed is actually applied regardless of whether you are in shunting mode or not but it is related so it is placed together with the shunting mode options Speed Curves By default the decoder will use a linear algorithm when converting request speed step to motor current with speed step 0 giving 0 current and speed step 127 top giving 10096 motor current For many models this will work just fine but in some situations you may want to tweak this curve and there are a number of ways in which is can be adjusted YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 20 YouChoos 2012 13 e Starting Voltage only by choosing this option top speed will always be 100 motor current but the starting speed speed step 1 will be at a configurable level with everything in between being linear between those 2 points This is particularly useful for models that require a bit of grunt to get them to physically start moving Starting voltage only i 0 V erm ae E SESSRRRRERSEERSSAEEEERSAEERIARERERREERSRREEESREERRRRERERRRRE KIT OTTEN TTT EN e 2 point linear this gives a similar linear control of motor current output but allows you to specify a starting voltage an
61. stle7 wav Between chuffs d amp amp Between chuffs c amp X Between chuffs a s X EI 7F Whistle8 wav 1 StandStili Quiet way gj T Sesuatu Co tss Quem e L BlowerP1 wav L BlowerP2 wav L BlowerP3 Loop wav L BlowerP4 wav L BlowerP5 wav 3 groups of chuffs are required one group is used during acceleration or under load another group for deceleration or download and a third group for constant speed It is common to make the acceleration chuffs louder than the constant speed chuffs and to put rod clank sounds into the deceleration slots There are also individual slots available for defining the sound that plays between chuffs This will normally be a background hiss similar to the STANDSTILL IDLE sound and you will most likely point these slots all to the same sound Be careful to make this sound a good looping sound with no clicking or obvious looping effects same principle as the main STANDSTILL IDLE sound Diesel Electric Diesel Electric engine sounds need to be defined rather differently and the ability to graduate between different engine tones is possible throughout the speed range You can choose how many partitions of engine tone you want to use and in fact you can actually get away with just a single engine tone if you wish This can actually be quite effective since the decoder will automatically alter the pitch frequency of the engine tone as it increases speed defined by CVs 135 and 136
62. to access more of the Callable sound effects By assigning a specific Fkey to the ALT feature this switches between 2 banks of sounds 1 8 or 9 16 For example in the screen shot below F12 will normally sound Whistle1 but with ALT activated via F4 in the config F12 will play Whistle3 instead Effectively ALT doubles the number of sounds that you can access although you obviously have to remember whether the ALT feature is switched on or off at any time during operation to know which bank of sounds you are currently accessing Whistle Whistle Blower Coal Announ Injector Water Cylinder 1 Whistl 2 Whistl Safety Shovelli cement Truck Filling s Coach lt undefi lt undefi lt undefi lt undefi lt undefi Firebox c cnt Forward motion motion e3 e4 Valve ng Cou Guard Squeal lt unna Rattle ned ned gt ned ned ned glow p lights lights pling s med gt FKey Sound8 Sound7 Sound6 Sound5 Sound4 Sound3 Sound2 Sound1 Alt Main Shunt T Tm Tm um TT Wa po d F0 fwd FO rev v YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 32 YouChoos 2012 13 Preferences Preferences Press the PREFRENCES toolbar button to access the Preferences dialog c User Preferences ptions Sie PRO Gy Language Auto load last Project on start up License key 1650013248 Licensed OK Here is where you can specify the COM port on which your CT SoundProg device is connected This affects the bat scripts that are created when you perform a
63. veer STEAM Chuffs during constant speed 04 D 06 DZ STEAM Chuffs Clank during deceleration EE OOS ege LO mee ql STEAM Between acceleration chuffs 2e STEAM Between constant chuffs dE aS STEAM Between deceleration chuffs clanks lupe e Startup lot StartUpl wav Loe Li Shutdown 18 Shutdownl wav Lo SSS 20 ee Set off channel 1 21 NotchUp2 wav 22 ve ic BS Set off channel 2 CAS SSS 20r Ss 26 Come to halt channel 1 27 BrakesC wav psc 2S 29 re Come to halt channel 2 30 Silence wav 31 Clinks3 wav 32 Standstill idle 33 Engine S wav 34 DOS des 36 sem Effect 1 Whistle 1 37 Horn3 wav 33 2 9 Ee 40 Se SSS P Effect 2 Whistle 2 42 Horn4 wav A ee 44 ADs Se 46 Effect 3 Blower 47 CompressorStart wav 48 CompressorLoop wav YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 44 YouChoos 2012 13 49 CompressorLoop wav 50 CompressorLoop wav 51 CompressorEnd wav Effect 4 Coal Shovelling 52 OverPointPartl wav 53 OverPointPart2 wav 54 OverPointPart3 wav 55 OverPointPart4 wav 56 OverPointPart5 wav Effect 5 Announcement 57 Coupling wav Dion SSS DES me 603 olt Effect 6 Injector 62 Whish WAV 63 2 64 GIS 66s Effect 7 Water Filling 67 AirRelease wav 68 69 Mk eegen ZE eege Effect 8 C
64. ylinders 72 Luftpumpe wav dO Has 143 cce dO Ton tas Effect 9 Whistle 3 77 Horn6 wav Coe e POS Aas 80 ce 81 Effect 10 Whistle 4 82 HornPassBy wav Soe ees 84 OO ce Gigs Effect 11 Safety Valve 87 Barrier Partl wav 88 Barrier Part2 wav 89 Barrier Part3Loop wav 90 Barrier Part4 wav 91 Barrier Part5 wav Effect 12 Coupling 92 FiveThirtyNiceJourney wav Sfo exces 94 Ote SSS 966 Effect 13 Guard s Whistle 97 Guard ChapsHuh wav 98 9e 2S LOU IQ lr se Effect 14 Truck Squeal 102 C145Chiff wav YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 45 YouChoos 2012 13 p mr 104 e LOS ee LOGS Effect 15 lt unnamed gt LOVE gt 1D Ee DOT ewe TL 6 T pose opem Effect 16 Coach Rattle 112 ventil wav deg a Tbe gem Jub 116 Change direction 3 EA KA 117 DirectionChange wav Jo eer Dus mee Rapid braking 120 BrakesLong2 wav Lake 225 V2 eee Rapid acceleration 123 RevUp wav L 2a ve L29 SSS AUTO Engine S wav Engine S wav Engine S wav AUTO Engine Stol wav Engine 1 wav Engine 1toS wav AUTO Engine 1to2 wav Engine 2 wav Engine 2tol wav YouChoos CT SoundProg Page 46 YouChoos 2012 13 Acknowledgements Information on how CT decoders operate has been gathered over a number of years from various sources as well as through a lot of experimentation Below are listed the

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