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1. Figure 130 Any changes will be available after the restart of the ECoS software This restart can be carried out via the web interface in menu Restart device 24 2 6 2 Display internal loco images In the loco image overview the intern loco icons of the ECoS can be displayed Loco images image acimin __Userdefinedimages Custom images can be uploaded and administrated here f Q inemalimages X T emal loco images of he ECoS can be viewed here SE ih Figure 131 i The intern loco images cannot be changed or deleted 24 2 6 3 Exchange loco images between different devices User defined loco images will be saved by doing a backup via the web interface However if you d like to exchange loco icons between two or more devices you are able to do so via the functions Save images and Transfer images to device Loco images magr admin Wiser defined images Cusiom images can be uploaded and administrated here bitarmel image E The mbemal loco images ofthe Bos can be viewed here Thatrafiae sec dq Save images ere Me user detined images can be saved for wanster to anamer device ee ee This function is used io menge he user defined images of 4 Transtar images to device several devites When the configuration is saved by Tioe comigurahon USGT Images ae also Saved pre the images of another devte can be upl
2. In order to simplify matters we have established the following amounts for the ECoS These prices include 19 VAT The command station must be packed properly and postage must have been paid You will find more details regarding the handling of repairs and repairs under warranty on our website at http www esu eu en support warranty repair There you will also find the current prices for repairs 28 Warranty certificate 24 Months warranty form date of purchase Dear customer Congratulations on purchasing this ESU ECoS command station This quality product was manufactured applying the most advanced pro duction methods and processes and was subject to stringent quality checks and tests Therefore ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG grants you a warranty for the purchase of ESU products that far exceeds the national warranty as governed by legislation in your country and beyond the warranty from your authorised ESU dealer ESU grants an extended Manufacturer s warranty of 24 months from date of purchase Warranty conditions This warranty is valid for all ESU products that have been purchased from an authorised ESU dealer Any service repair or replacement under this warranty requires proof of purchase The filled in warranty certificate together with the receipt from your ESU dealer serves as proof of purchase We recommend keeping the warranty certificate together with the receipt In case of a claim pl
3. Phone Dale ee Signature x 2 Serial number of the device ID code Ox 3 Type of defect LI Faulty display C Short circuit CI Software C Output programming track LI Throttle C Main output LI Joystick Keyboard C No picture no reaction 4 Description of fault use extra page if necessary 5 Receipt of purchase Please add the receipt to your return 6 Your retailer hobby store Stamp or address of your retailer 29 Annex 29 1 Technical data H4 booster with 4 0 A continuous output H4 programming track output with 0 6A RailCom feedback decoders with integral cut out device Global Detector 7 inch TFT LCD display with touch panel and LED backlight white 32 Bit ARM 720T controller 64 Mbytes Flash ROM 64 Mbytes RAM Linux operating system 16 Bit real time co processor 2 x motorised potentiometer throttles with dedicated end position and locomotive choice button 2 x Two way analogue joysticks 2 x 9 function buttons as well as Stop and Go button 3 Sockets for ECoSlink devices Socket for ECoSlink bus extension AUX socket for system extensions Galvanically separated booster socket for DCC contorm and Marklin 6017 compatible boosters Galvanically separated ECoSniffer input for connecting old systems Galvanically separated s88 bus input for feedback decoder 10 100 Mbit Ethernet socket RJ45
4. 1 ECoSlot module to accommodate a radio receiver Switchable power supply 9OVA Annex 29 2 Code table for accessory decoders The table contains the link between the status of the DIP switches and the turnout address as well as to the Marklin keyboards KeyboardKeyboardTurnout Turnout decoder KeyboardKeyboardTurnout Turnout decoder number Button address DIP switch on number Button address DIP switch on 1 IRA 1 4 P EFP BEF 11 IRA 161 164 4 6 8 1 5S 5 8 3 5 7 11 Sie 165 168 1 6 8 1 ely 9 12 TFF BEBET F 11 972 169 172 2 6 8 1 1S 16 13 16 2 45 7 11 13 16 173 176 6 8 2 1 4 17 20 pe ee aed Fd Ge A E 12 1 4 lees b bo bE 8 2 DEG 21 24 1 5 7 E 12 SMO 181 184 2 3 8 Z 9 12 25 28 IP ERPE F E 12 SZ 185 188 3 8 2 13 16 29 32 5 7 eZ 13 16 189 192 1 4 8 3 IRA 33 36 1 3 6 7 13 IFA 193 196 2 4 8 3 5 0 37 40 T BLEF ETI 12 SS 197 200 4 8 3 om2 41 44 3 6 7 13 om2 201 204 1 8 3 13 16 45 48 Wie AT 617 1 13 13 216 205 208 2 8 4 IRA 49 52 2 Amea 14 La eS e eA g 4 DS 53 56 4 6 7 14 So 20322 Ve I EP E E 6 E 4 9 12 57 60 1 6 7 14 B42 217 220 2 3 5 4 13 16 61 64 2 6 7 14 13 216 22N 224 SS SoBe 5 IRA 65 68 6 7 is IRA 225 228 M FFP 4 5 5 5S 69 72 1 3 7 15 Se 229 232 2 4 5 5 Oe hz 73 76 23 7 15 Shll 233 236 4 5 5 13 16 77 8
5. After working through this you will be able to carry out a quick test of your ECoS command station and to do the first laps with one locomotive Please read the entire manual before you wire your ECoS per manently to your layout 6 1 Overview of possible connections All sockets are located at the back of your ECoS command station 1 MOd eaL Hold Power Prog Track Main Track AUX ECoSlink Vann SN CK CX 0900 ooo YLIL UIEN f f f 1 1 1 fect t0 oos ojo oo 000 000 o 00 mm mm m wow m Zz AAAA o Oo 2 x 9 O O amp O Oo nn vA NH nun Ff CC 6 ga gt 5353 gt 53 5 53 xr Kr KX KX A D N m s o 6 Oo amp 3 3 3 F gt 2 3 a m 8 84 Figure 3 Socket for power supply of ECoS and your lay out Connect this socket only with the power supply delivered with ECoS Two way socket 5 08mm contact spacing for programming track optional Two way socket 5 08mm contact spacing for mainline Socket for future extensions Currently not in use Three seven way Mini DIN sockets for di rect connection of external ECoSlink devices handheld controllers boosters feedback de coders etc ECoSlink Extend Nine way mini sockets DIN for wiring bus Network S88 ECoSniffer Booster extension modules to ECoSlink up to 100m total length 1OMBit Ethernet RJ45 socket for connecting ECoS to a computer network Six way p
6. If the dialogue window does not close und an is displayed instead then the text is too long ECoS checks the length of the text when saving it In that case simply shorten the name of the route 15 2 Edit a route You can change or rename the route in the configuration menu at any time should you wish to so e Push the corresponding screen button e Select the desired route and proceed as described in chapter Tal 15 3 Create a link to a route in the turnout control panel You can create a link to the same route on several panels of the turnout control panel Thus you can better organise your turnout control panel Linking routes happens in the same way as linking accessories Chapter 13 3 explains how Routes are marked with FW be hind the name in the accessory library Figure 74 15 4 Switching a route In principle a route is switched in the same way as an individual accessory as described in chapter 13 4 However there are two differences This pictogram indicates that the route is currently not comple ted At least one accessory did not switch as it was supposed to The route is completed all accessories are switched to the desi red status Routes can only be switched Switching another route that contains at least one accessory of the previous route does re leasing routes It is always possible to switch an accessory belonging to a rou te individually for instance through another link t
7. In the overview which is located on the lower edge of the screen the number of displayed images in the addess bar can be adjusted To upload a new loco image push the button Upload Figure 127 The following entry mask appears Loco image upload Descriplion steam Diesel Electric C Mise Durchsuchen Loco type Pluase nutu Only uncompressed Windows Bitmaps Lomp with 24bit colors are accepted The image size must be 19040 pixels The grey background color has lhe value RGB 182 182 182 Semit Figure 128 Now you can select an image file The image file will only be accepted as an uncompressed Windows bitmap file extension bmp with a colour depth of 24 bit RGB For the ECoS 50200 a size of 190 40 pixels is required for the ECoS 50000 and Central Station Reloaded the size needs to be 80 20 pixels For the ECoS 50200 all colours of the colour space can be used Should you have downloaded the loco icons from the loco ima ges bazaar you do not have worry about the image format Those icons have already been optimised for the device Now select a type of loco It can be used for filtering the choice lists of the ECoS and also determines the type of loco in the loco selection see chapter 11 2 figure 48 i You can also assign a description to the icon This description serves a quicker locating as well as the distinction of the loco images and
8. Open the track diagram Change now to the configuration mode and select the edit mode Link elements Select the element you want to link You are able to link all symbols as well as all signals via a feedback input The menu Link with feedback appears Now select the s88 input desired You can only select s88 modules you have previously created in the setup menu see chapter 22 No module selected Abbildung 79 If the selected track has more than one symbol you are able to assign each track to its own feedback module Confirm your choice with the OK button Cea CO separ E Abbildung 80 If only the feedback contact Is activate the assigned track sec tion will be highlighted 16 1 10 Information regarding accessories routes Occasionally one wants to find out which accessories or routes are hidden behind a certain symbol This can be done easily e Select the screen button Field info 3 ee BE 28800680 Figure 81 e Click onto the symbol of which you want more info A window providing detailed information will open 17 Running trains in shuttle train mode The shuttle train function is quite a useful tool for running loco motives automatically between two points terminal stations ECoS differentiates between two terms e Shuttle train line the track section on which the loco should travel forward and backwards e Loco in shu
9. e Now the loco can be controlled manually Change decoder settings only if you are certain about the consequences Otherwise you may experience all sorts of un explainable behaviour In the DCC standards the properties resp characteristics of most CVs are defined A complete list of all CVs and further information to the DCC standards Is available www nmra org standards DCC Please also refer to your decoder manual There you will find all supported CVs as well as their meaning 18 1 DCC Programming The range of possibilities in programming DCC decoders has continuously improved over the years Therefore there are dif ferent methods that are incompatible to each other Register Mode Here you can only access CVs 1 to 8 Paged Mode On the programming track CVs 1 to 1024 can be reached Direct Mode On the programming track CVs1 to1024 can be reached Reading out decoder data Is about 8 times faster than in Paged Mode POM Mode Here programming is done on the main line Programming On Main All CVs from 2 to 1024 can be overwritten The base address CV1 cannot be accessed Unfortunately there is no rule regarding the fact which decoder supports which programming method For new decoders the Direct Mode is compulsory All ESU decoders support Direct Mode as well as the other methods Refer to the manual of your decoder to find out which pro gramming methods are supported Currently ECoS only support
10. locos with such decoders and you want to run them with ECoS select the LGB format It corres ponds to the DCC14 format but the functions are activated sequentially in the background Modern LGB locos or such locos with ESU LokSoundXL deco ders understand alternatively DCC28 resp DCC128 If in doubt simply try it 7 1 1 6 Selectrix ECoS can control all locos with Selectrix decoders In this mode 112 addresses 31 speed steps and two function buttons Light and F1 are available ECoS calls this mode Selectrix 7 1 1 7 M4 Of course the ECoS also supports the M4 protocol When using the appropriate decoders such as Marklin mfx decoders or ESU LokSound M4 resp ESU LokPilot M4 the command sta tion automatically detects and recognises such decoders and incorporates them into the operations Simply assign names to these locomotives In an M4 system there are no addresses all locomotives with M4 or mfx decoders report automatically to the command station You will immediately see the locomotive name on the display This is true Plug amp Play Of course you may change the name at any time should you wish to do so For instance you could convert a class 232 to Ludmilla In M4 mode there are up to 16 functions per locomotive The appropriate symbol is displayed on the screen of the command Station next to the function button The decoder also informs the command station if a functio
11. provided The cross will jump to another position immediately Try to press this symbol as close to it s centre as possible After you have repeated this process three times calibration is completed For further information see page 37 chapter 21 9 Confirm the calibration by pressing the screen button on the left of Save calibration and exit this menu 6 3 2 2 Screen buttons At all times certain information as well as screen buttons are displayed on the screen Whenever you press one of these screen buttons an action will be triggered Examples for screen buttons Touching this screen button confirms an action Touching this screen button cancels an action any data ente red during this particular process will not be saved In some menues you can select or cancel certain options by touching the screen button ticking them off electronically Choice lists are opened by touching the right arrow on the hea ding of the list Then a list of available elements appears EADIE Slider Slide controllers enable you to comfortably set values me Input fields are for entering text or numbers with the aid of the display keyboard 6 4 Your first train call up a locomotive and run it We want to show you how easy it is to enter call up and run a locomotive First make sure that ECoS is connected as per the instructions and turn on the power supply ECoS needs one to two minutes for initialisation start up
12. you can reduce the maximum current if so desired Never set the current limit to a higher value as necessary in order to avoid damage or welded rails in case of a short circuit The current threshold of other boosters connected to the ECoSBoost booster is set in the configuration menu Devices in the system Please also refer to chapter 21 3 2 If you place a tick behind the remark Only switch off the affec ted booster circuit in case of a short circuit then the internal booster of the ECoS will not be turned off whenever other boosters report a short circuit Thus you can set the system so that the internal booster will only be switched off if a short circuit occurs in its own district The Go button blinks green if at least one booster district is switched off due to a short circuit 21 1 4 Reset Pressing the screen button Factory default values triggers a factory reset All data in the command station will be deleted including all data related to locomotives accessories routes and track diagrams This reset is carried out immediately For safety reasons the button Reset is normally shaded grey Before activating a reset you have to permit access to this func tion as described in chapter 21 6 21 1 5 Restarting the ECoS Restarting the ECoS is done by pressing the screen button Re start the ECoS All settings remain intact Such a restart may resolve some software issues and takes co
13. e Select Clear cab Shuttle train Edit loco Dele telong IT wD ae 1a WwW WwW Ww YY Figure 49 WS Symbol Loco is blocked m ful 11 4 Speedometer display options After selection the loco speed is displayed on the speedometer Besides the information mentioned in chapter 6 3 the speedo meter shows further important data a Data protocol of loco b Address of loco c Current speed step resp speed of locomotive Subject to the status of the loco the following symbols can be displayed see chapter 11 9 2 see chapter 17 see chapter 12 Symbol Shuttle Train Mode Symbol Consist 11 5 Deleting a locomotive You can delete any loco at any time should you not need them any more First select the loco and assign it to a throttle emer Select the loco menue of the appropriate throttle and select me Delete Loco in the menue Then another menue opens e Select Delete and the loco will be deleted aT WwW WwW W o a WwW Ww Figure 51 11 6 Multi cab display If you wish you can run up to 5 locomotives with each cab simply touch the appropriate screen button in order to toggle between these 5 locomotives e Make sure the command station is in train control mode MULTI Call up the multi cab window by touching the input field below the speedometer Figure 52 a Currently active locomotive controlled by this cab You can recognise it by its o
14. 2 Such decoders can only be operated with ECoS provided they can be set to a DCC compatible mode With the SwitchPilot and the SwitchPilot Servo ESU offers two versatile affordable decoders that work perfectly with the ECGS Wire accessory decoders as described in the manual Some ac cessory decoders are suitable for an external power supply for the solenoids We recommend a separate power supply for all larger layouts definitely use a separate transformer Do not use the ESU power supply for t his purpose Please observe the correct polarity of the track power when using k83 k84 or compatible decoders Besides the classic accessory applications turnouts signals the ECoS can also control Marklin turntables The turntable will be displayed on the screen Similar to the locomotives accessories are stored in lists of the ECoS Each accessory may be given a name and a pictogram This pictogram represents the type of function The ECoS diffe rentiates between two three and four aspect accessories For the three and four aspect accessories it is assumed that the second drive will be wired to the address following the one of first drive of the same accessory Example For a three way turnout with the first address of 51 the second address is automatically 52 The red output of the following address in this case 52 cannot be used for other devices ECoS offers an integral control panel for turnouts with 74 le vels s
15. 5 Data entry fields This symbol opens the virtual keyboard for entering text The current text is displayed in a data entry field For entering or editing text first select the choice field resul ting in the display of a cursor at the end of the line Now you can enter text and or numbers with the aid of the displayed keyboard Deletes the last character Deletes all lines If several fields exist only the one that has been activated by touching it is active You recognise this by the frame interrup ted line around the text 10 6 Choice lists Choice lists allow you to select something out of a list of pos sible options Figure 33 m G Oo OG Q Opens a list with possible options Confirm the desired option with your finger or the stylus 10 7 Slide controller Slide controllers make it easy to set numerical values Increases the current value alternately move joystick up wards Reduces the current value alternatively move joystick down wards 10 8 Radio buttons and choice fields Radio buttons enable you to make a choice out of a group of possibilities Only one entry can be active at any given time similar to the pre selection buttons of a radio tuner Choice fields serve for confirmation of options in ECoS A tick shows an active option 11 Run locomotives ECoS stores a list of locos in which you have entered all locos that you want to run on your layout Any loco without an entry
16. CV1 resp CV 17 18 provided a long address has been selected In CV29 the use of long or short addresses and the number of speed steps is set 14 resp 28 128 speed steps 11 2 3 11 Extended decoder settings The function of this tab is explained later in chapter 18 Pro gramming Decoders 11 2 4 Indirect entry of a locomotive Sometimes you may want to place a loco on the tracks and run it without time consuming data entry Of course this is also possible with ECoS sevecr a Select the loco choice button of the throttle that you want to q t use eile Nelslel 7 Figure 47 e Type in the address using the number block e Confirm your selection If there is no other loco with the same address registered ECoS will automatically enter the necessary data in the background with the given address and the name _ New gt xxxx lt and by setting the Motorola 28 protocol Which protocol ECoS should use whenever you enter a loco directly can be pre set in the menue You find details in chapter 2 debs 11 3 Call up a locomotive with the cab You can either assign one locomotive each to each cab or work with the multi cab display Press the locomotive screen button of the desired cab Alterna tely you may also press the locomotive selection button A list containing all registered locomotives will open PHPIYOH HE 7 Figure 48 a Locomotive is run by the other cab therefore it cannot be o
17. Figure 16 e Marklin offers a suitable connecting track for the C track sys tem Part number 74046 is not suitable e For the K track system you should use the connecting track No 2290 Part number 2292 is not suitable e For the M track system you should use the connecting track No 5111 Part number 5131 is not suitable e For gauge 1 the connecting set 5654 can be used in conjunc tion with any standard track section Figure 20 Use a commercially available network cable and insert it into a 8 5 ECoSlink free socket of your Network Switch or Hub The LINK LED must Each ECoS command station has three sockets for connecting then light up external devices They are called ECoSlink Direct coupling of a PC and ECoS ee PT SN H oo CX Cr o ool orio omo omo omo 2299 f l cross over cable etetett eaeoay a b Figure 18 a ECoSlink Connect b ECoSlink Extend Figure 21 gt gt If you prefer to connect your ECoS directly to a PC without a Switch or Hub you have to use a so called _ cross over cable Such cables look like ordinary network cables but internally two pairs of wires are crossed The LINK LED lights up continuously if the connection is correct Connect the network output only with a computer network as per the Ethernet standard Telephones for the ISDN standard and also other model train manufacturers use identical plug socket connections but they must nev
18. a suitable receiver module for the radio control cab ECoSControl Radio This receiver expands your ECoS with a wireless cab A real advantage of your ECoS 8 Wiring details 8 1 Power supply ECoS gets its power via a 2 1mm DC socket The secondary voltage corresponds with the track voltage voltage stabilising or adjustments take place within the power supply not within the command station ECoS has its own internal protective cir cuitry for under voltage and overload current 5 T lg ES a Lt eh aa CT CX oo 1 090 000 000 o Outside Inside Figure 11 Supply voltage 14V to 22V AC or DC Supply current max 5A e The peak voltage of the transformer may not exceed 22V in open circuit operation e The use of other power packs may lead to the destruction of the ECoS 8 2 Power supply for powering ECoS A power supply with the following characteristics is delivered with ECoS VIn 100V 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Input current 1 8A max VOut adjustable from 15V 21V DC stabilised Output current 5A max Plug DC plug 2 1mm 1 8m flying lead c Figure 12 a Power LED red b Output socket low voltage c Main socket e Please use the power supply provided with ECoS solely for powering ECoS Do not use it for other household applian ces e Check the power supply regularly for any visible damage of the housing or the mains cable Damaged parts may
19. access code Here you can reset the access code back to the default value 00000 in case you have forgotten the code Follow the inst ructions on the screen 24 2 6 User defined locomotive images This chapter describes how you can use and transfer your own locomotive images onto the ECoS command station All user defined loco images can be attached via the web inter face It is essential that your ECoS network access is correctly installed Chapter 24 1 of the ECoS manual explains how to configure the network correctly You can save up to 250 own loco images on the ECoS command station You can either create the images yourself via a graphical soft ware see manual Create loco icons with GIMP or you may use those created by other ECoS owners On the ESU website http www esu eu en download lokbild bazar you will find our platform for sharing locomotive icons It ena bles you to download self made icons of other ECoS users or provide them with your self made images 24 2 6 1 1 Transmit icons via the web interface onto the ECoS Open your internet browser and call up the ECoS web interface by typing in the IP address of the ECoS e g 192 168 1 2 into the address bar Open the menu Loco image Cunom images Can De phaned and atrrewet sted here Seve images Here De user ofred Mages Lan be served fo Yansfe io wether Geere erte note Tres uration is used t merge Pe user Sefine
20. command station Thus you can turn off certain data formats that are not needed Only activate the data formats that you really need For in stance should you have no Selectrix decoders then turn off this protocol This may help to avoid operational problems Of course you can enter new locomotives using such data formats in the locomotive list regardless whether this protocol has been activated or not Should you operate purely on a 3 rail system and you have switched off DCC and Selectrix then you can add DCC loco motives to your list and call them up on your cab In this case the command station will generate the required DCC data pa ckets in order to run this locomotive despite the fact that DCC has been turned off 21 5 3 1 RailCom Functions Activating the RailCom feedback With this function the RailCom feedback can be switched on and off For programming older SwitchPilot decoders it might be useful to switch the RailCom feedback off If you do not use a RailCom capable decoder you should switch the RailCom function off to avoid problems Activating the automatic RailCom recognition This setting activates the automatic RailComPlus recognition If double addresses appear a new address will be assigned from the value Address assignment from onwards Otherwise the loco address will be maintained when it registers to the com mand station 21 5 3 2 Activating the asymmetric track signal If this feature is act
21. defined image Limit selection 2 Show all images Steam loco inages Giescl toco images Slectric laca images Mscetancos images Properties e M Em BEE Ea fiew 2003 ES Wj Lace list 1 In our example we assume ig that this locomotive opera tes in the Motorola format This is the default setting If you wish to run this loco in the DCC format press the arrow behind Data format and select DCC 28 Confirm your entry by pres sing Ok Then you will arrive at the train control screen cab automatically the newly entered locomoti ve is called up and ready to run Figure 9 e Turn the throttle to the right and the locomotive will start mo ving The soeedometer will display the correct speed right away while the speed steps for precise control are displayed as well refer to Fig 6d e Turn the throttle to the left beyond the Zero position until you hear the click and the direction of travel will be changed The throttles are also motor driven Whenever you turn the throttle to the left and thus stor change the direction you may sim 4 d N os ply release the throttle and it will automatically return to the Zero Figure 10 position e You can turn on or off the locomotive functions by pressing the appropriate buttons or by touching the screen buttons How to continue from here Please take the time to work through the following chapters Please take into accoun
22. ele ments under all circumstances Only keep ECoS outside as long as you run trains and avoid temperatures below 8 Celsius or above 30 Celsius e Do not use any aggressive chemicals cleaning solutions or solvents for cleaning ECoS Never use liquids or spray for cleaning the monitor Instead use a clean slightly moist cloth and only when ECoS is switched off e Do not attempt to open ECOS Inappropriate handling may lead to damage of the command station 3 1 What does M4 mean At some points in this catalog you will notice the term M4 for the first time rightly wonder what this might mean This question can be answered quite simply from 2009 for ward M4 is the name data protocol that was chosen by ESU to be implemented in their decoders Decoders with the M4 protocol are one hundred percent compatible with command using mfx At such stations e g Marklin Central Station they will be recognized automa tically and all playing functions are available just like when using mfx other hand our ESU command stations using M4 will recognize all Marklin and mfx decoders without any restrictions and will still work without any problems the mutual inventor of mfx we can assure you of this In short the technique stays the same only the name has been changed 4 Introduction What can ECoS do ECoS is a state of the art complete digital control system for model trains of all gauges
23. example the following classification of locomotives would be useful Freight train locomotives List 1 Passenger train locomotives List 2 MUs List 3 Later you can first select the appropriate locomotive list when searching a particular locomotive 11 2 3 7 Function mapping The ECoS enables you to freely assign symbols to each function button Besides assigning a symbol you can also determine for each function If it should operate as a momentary or a conti nuous output Select oroperties in the locomotive menue and choose the symbol on the left in order to call up function mapping Advanced Edit loco Figure 43 Select the desired symbol for each function from the list Set the function to momentary or a continuous output Mo mentary functions remain on as long as you press the corres ponding function button Continuous outputs remain on until you touch the function button once more e f you do not want to use a certain function screen button sim ply remove the tick next to the field Utilising this function The ECoS does not check if a symbol matches the type of lo comotive The pictogram only serves for easier identification on the display In order to transmit changes to M4 locomotives they must be connected to the ECoS during this process DCC locomotives can switch up to 20 functions M4 decoders up to 16 and Selectrix decoders regrettably only two Locomotives operating in Motorola 14
24. general set up menu Here you can adjust all general settings such as brightness and contrast of the screen or Out and back operations You can also configure your ECoSlink devices and the booster current threshold 10 3 5 Help i Operation settings This button will show the operating values such as the current power consumption or you can active deactive modules j Help menu The help menu displays the welcome screen with general information about your ECoS 10 3 6 Status line k Status line Here any faults or other remarks will be dis played Low Batt No batteries inserted or voltage is too low Shut down your command station as descri bed in chapter 9 2 by using the Stop button and replace the batteries with new ones Emergency stop Track voltage is switched off manually Stop button lights up in red The track voltage has been switched off due to a short circuit or overload the Stop but ton lights up in red An internal software update is under way Operations can only continue once the up date has been completed Under certain cir cumstances this could take up to 10 minutes Short circuit Update 10 4 Switch buttons Switch buttons fields serve to confirm certain actions You may activate them with your finger or the stylus This button confirms an action Changes will be accepted and saved This button cancels an action Changes will not be saved 10
25. have the same address The same occurs if you enter the following locos Loco1 Address 03 DCC 28 speed steps E 103 Loco2 Address 03 Motorola 14 speed steps BR 03 In this case the display would also show a conflict of addresses since both locos have the address 03 The differing data for mat does not have any impact because ECoS cannot know if a modern multi protocol decoder e g LokSound will respond to both formats In practice assigning the same address to two different lo comotives is often the cause for operational disruptions that seem to be unexplainable at first glance We strongly recom mend assigning a dedicated address to each locomotive 11 7 2 Locking Exclusive access to locomotives ECoS only permits one throttle to run a certain locomotive at any point in time As soon as a cab runs a loco or consist the same loco can be selected on another controller but it cannot actually be operated The inferior controller indicates this with the symbol shown here This setting is ideal for club layouts or display layouts where it is intended to give control to individual controllers over certain objects Taking Over a loco from another controller is not wanted When you often run your trains alone but have located sever al handheld throttles around your layout it is useful to hand over a loco form one throttle to the next ECoS offers a set ting for this that we call Tak
26. in excellent condition Track feeder points B and 0 should be located every 1 5m to 2 0m parti cularly before and behind turnouts e Do not use multi core or twisted cables e g post office cables etc for wiring the ECoS or the booster to the layout In twisted cables the RailCom feedback signals may be distorted e Keep the cables between command station and layout as short as possible and make sure that they are of sufficient wire gauge for cable lengths of more than 5m the minimum cross section should be 1 5mm2 e Remove all M track turnout signals whose light bulbs are di rectly powered from the track and check all car lighting in terior lighting with capacitors without recharging circuitry are reliable feedback killers Use interior lighting sets with rectifiers and preferably with LED technology for instance from ESU Please press the STOP button before you put the loco on the tracks 11 1 1 2 New registration of RailComPlus locomotives After the initial registration at the command station it may happen that the locomotive must register once again during operation This could be due to the following reasons e The decoder settings have been changed with the ESU LokPro grammer and then the locomotive was placed on the layout again e The decoder settings were changed on the programming track e The locomotive has been operated with another RailComPlus compatible command station and has now been return
27. in this list cannot be operated Therefore these data have to be entered once at the beginning Entering a locomotive in the locomotive list is either happening fully automatically M4 locomotives or manually supported by a comfortable menu technique The entries can be extended changed or deleted These entries are not only needed for the ECoS but also for all peripheral devices either connected direct ly to the ECoS or via other devices The maximum number of entries in the locomotive list is 16348 lo comotives and thus far exceeds any realistically needed number 11 1 Adding new locomotives There are several possibilities for entering new locomotives Automatic detection and registration of RailComPlus locos Automatic detection and registration of M4 locomotives Selecting Marklin locomotives form the internal locomotive data base Entering locomotives manually Which method you choose is up to your personal preferences 11 1 1 Configure RailComPlus locomotives Locos with RailComPlus compatible decoders will be auto matically recognised by the ECoS A prerequisite for this is that RailComPlus has to be activated on the ECoS see chapter 21 5 as well as on the decoder If RailComPlus is supported by a decoder and how the function is activated is described in the manual of the decoder An active recognition will be displayed via a progress bar in the Status line chapter 10 3 6 If the loco s DCC address is already assi
28. instance due to a power interruption during the update 26 ESU Support amp Registration As the owner of an ECosS you are entitled to technical support by ESU There are many ways to get in touch with us should you en counter any problems or if you have any suggestions 26 1 Registration We want to support you in the best possible way Therefore we kindly ask you to establish an access account on our website at http www esu eu nc en register r is whl fe Lem tm Wa egiren ime peime rs wees ipe a Figure 139 What advantages does registration offer When registering you enter the serial number of your ECOoS Thus your ECoS is automatically registered with ESU Should there be any software or other problems we can then inform you directly The most efficient way is doing this via the inter net ECoS Central Station 3 0 0 reloaded T tch besitze eine ECoS Digitalzentrale Central Station 3 0 0 reloaded und m chte Zugang zum ECoS Support Bereich im Forum Senennumnmer Ox Figure 140 In addition after registering you will get access to the latest software versions PEGE GE E t i Taitai da 0000 A iff Figure 141 Registered users can download such updates free of charge at any time All following software updates for the ECoS are free of charge Guaranteed you can rely on it Of course you can also participate in the ESU support forum 26
29. manual of your turntable One can only start the programming mode of the turntable decoder 7686 within the first 5 seconds after turning on the power supply to the decoder by pressing the Inout button Any other button will prevent the access to the programming mode If you connect the power supply of your turntable directly from the track output terminals as per Figure 65 then turn your com mand station to Stop and afterwards to Go again If you now press the Input button within 5 seconds the turntable decoder will change over to the programming mode If you connect the power supply of your turntable to an exter nal transformer as shown in Figure 66 you can interrupt the power supply of the turntable decoder via this transformer re spectively via an optional switch in the wiring from the trans former to the decoder terminals L and 0 After turning on the power supply again you must press the Input button within 5 seconds in order to switch the decoder into the programming mode In the programming mode the internal track memory can be redefined After pressing the Input button the turntable will automatically move to the position of track 1and emit an acou stic signal once it has reached that position If another track should be number 1 then the turntable has to be turned step by step to the desired position with the aid of the step buttons gt or lt Pressing the Clear button wi
30. not mislead you M4 decoders do not have CVs that can be directly accessed a Global settings b Address settings c Analogue settings d Running characteristics e Motor settings f Function mapping g Sound settings 18 8 5 Editing decoder settings After assigning a decoder profile you can edit any decoder pa rameters comfortably on the graphic display Initially all chan ges are set in ECoS only and not transferred to the decoder Of course you can transfer program the data set locally on ECoS to the decoder at any time Edit loco Properties ra Figure 92 a Choice field Live b Radio button POM Programming On the Main c Radio button Programming track d Screen button Write data on decoder e Paging up and down in the submenus First decide if you want to program on the mains POM or on the programming track The selection is done with the two radio buttons b and c In case of M4 decoders POM is auto matically preset and cannot be changed If you want to use POM then you may not change the address Address changes can only be accomplished on the program ming track 18 8 5 1 Download mode e Transfer the complete set of data to the loco by pushing the screen button d All CV data of the decoder will be overwritten Please check if you actually want to proceed before pushing this button 18 8 5 2 Live mode In POM mode you can observe all changes li
31. order to synchronise Itself The turntable has to be modified to allow the use of the LokPi lot V3 0 decoder The conversion is described nicely in a report in the 3 rail magazine You can download this report from our website under Support in the Hints and tricks section a 15 Routes 14 7 1 Configuring the turntable The turntable is entered as described in chapter 14 2 Howe Routes are also registered in lists analogue to locos and acces ver now you enter LokPilot DCC at Type of turntable sories Routes therefore have to be defined first before they can In addition to the configuration options shown in chapter 14 2 be linked on a control panel and before they can be activated there are two more parameters to be set Definition means which accessories belong to the route and which aspect or status should they have Teratapie type __ LokPotoce E Only linked accessories can be added to a route Therefore ue turntables you should link all accessories before defining routes rr ce i rose ED 3 800 seconds 15 1 Define new route sa E BEB e Call up the turnout control panel and press the configuration symbol e Select the symbol Enter new route Empty frames will be Figure 71 displayed as targets for the possible allocation a vance Pause Here the length of the pause must be entered Sions i that the decoder has to adhere to between each individual step The duration of the pau se mu
32. permitted It must be noted that a rocker contact for separating the centre rail is required at the district boundaries powered by different boosters You can use five 6017 boosters or three 6015 boosters at most 8 7 2 External booster interface 5 poles of a 7 pole socket are available for external boosters This socket is equipped with removable screw type terminals Figure 22 1 Data Booster data cable has the signal 2 Gnd Ground 3s SADCC Short circuit feedback for DCC shutdown if connected to GND not used with MM booster 4 ShMKL Short circuit feedback for 6017 shutdown if positive 5 Enable Booster On Off for 6017 booster 6 SninA ECoSniffer Track signal input A 7 SninB ECoSniffer Track signal input B 8 7 2 1 Connecting a DCC booster You must connect Data and Gnd of you r DCC booster If you also want to transmit short circuit data you have to con nect the SADCC socket It is not possible to run locomotives in the Selectrix data for mat with a DCC booster nor can M4 locomotives be automa tically detected A suitable terminal block 5 pole 3 5mm grid is available from Conrad Elektronik under the part number 730200 62 A Lenz Booster is wired as follows Figure 23 1 Data Terminal C 2 Gnd Terminal D 3 ShDCC Terminal E Other DCC boosters are wired according to the same princip le Refer to your booster manual to find out the a
33. proceed in detail Place the loco on the programming track 18 8 2 Manual configuration of decoder profiles DCC The only exceptions are locomotives with M4 decoders Here the suitable profile is automatically set and cannot be modi 4 7 fed Ga SELECT Bel O You may assign each loco a decoder profile as follows Call up the loco on one of the two cabs Call up the loco on a throttle Open the loco menue and select Edit Loco Change to the third tab called Extended and a window opens Open the loco menue and select Edit Loco Change to the third tab called Extended and a window as shown in figure 91 opens Touch the screen button Continue to start the read out First ECoS finds out which decoder type is used and then se lects the matching profile e ECoS reads out all CV values from the decoder This may take a while Finish the process by pushing Finish e f the command station cannot read the decoder in DCC mode then it will try to establish a Motorola address In this case the command station assumes that the decoder is a non readable Motorola decoder Figure 91 18 8 4 Profiles of M4 decoders The command station will automatically detect and preset the decoder profile for all M4 decoders it recognises This profile cannot be changed The procedure for adjusting decoder para meters is done in the same manner as with DCC decoders This similarity of the procedure should
34. real address and only serves to link the address received from the old digital system e g Mar klin 6021 to the locos in the ECoS loco library 19 1 Sniffer addresses for locomotives Sniffer addresses are stored as additional parameter in each loco and in the loco library Since they are independent of each other some fascinating se quences can be realised Example You have connected a 6021 to ECoSniffer as per Figure 26 The 6021 can only handle addresses from 01 to 80 in Motorola format Let s assume you have a Blue Tiger Class 250 with address 250 in DCC format and now want to run it with the 6021 You want to use address 25 on the 6021 Simply enter 25 as the Sniffer address for the Blue Tiger From now on the Blue Tiger will resoond to the address 25 on your 6021 ECoS links the address 25 by the 6021 to the Blue Tiger detects that it is actually run with the decoder address 250 even in DCC mode and runs the loco with this address in DCC mode In other words it is no problem to use a Motorola command of the 6021 to run a DCC loco Properties cote o a Address E EE SS coc cs Mi i nenied n Figure 93 e Assign each Sniffer address to one loco only ECoS does not check if the address has been assigned previously during data entry e Assign the Sniffer address 0 to locos that you do not want to run with the old system e Of course you cannot extend th
35. small circles on the display The current position track number of the turntable is shown at the centre of the turntable display refer to figure 70 SM G New 8603 lt Ea 0 mee CD o Tiz 13 aa 15 Figure 70 a gt Turn the table clockwise to the next programmed track b lt Turn the table anticlockwise to the next programmed track c Turn turn the table by 180 d End interrupt the current action e Clr continue with the interrupted action f Change of the desired direction for the direct selection of tracks via the number key board g You can select the desired track via the number key board g and confirm it with the button h The table will turn in the direction selected with button f until it reaches the selected track SS rar In order to achieve the correct display of the turntable posi tion the choice boxes of the configuration must be marked correctly Should the position displayed not correspond with the actual position you can update the display by means of the Stop mode Turn the command station to Stop and press the buttons a or b until the displayed position corresponds with the real one 14 7 Controlling the turntable with the ESU LokPilot decoder Alternatively to the true Marklin turntable decoder you can also use a LokPilot V3 0 The functionality is assured how ever the turntable will stop at each track for a moment in
36. station ECoS supports currently all known DCC for mats We differentiate between 14 28 and 128 speed steps In the latter case 126 speed steps can actually be utilised Subject to the mode in which you want to run your DCC lo comotive please select DCC14 DCC28 or DCC128 as data format Please bear in mind that the information regarding the speed steps transmitted by ECoS has to correspond with the speed step setting of the decoder A data packet for DCC14 is for instance identical to one for DCC128 but will be under stood differently by the decoder If the settings do not corre spond then the headlights of the locomotive will blink slowly while the locomotive is accelerating If you are not sure which DCC modes are supported by your decoder try DCC 28 first This is the compulsory mode as sta ted by the NMRA All ESU DCC decoders detect the number of speed step automatically You may just as well start with DEC 128 7 1 1 4 RailComPlus RailComPlus is the logical further development of DCC and RailCom and supplements their basic technology with a pa cket of new functions such as simplyfing the control of loco motives turnouts and signals The automatic registration procedure RailComPlus has been developed by ESU and is based on RailCom which was in vented by Lenz It is another milestone in the history of bi directional communication New RailComPlus packets make a faster transmissi
37. this screen button you can toggle between these two modes After pressing this button the display changes a Name of the track diagram panel you are working on b Add an accessory Add a route Add track symbols Add references to other panels Delete the symbol Turn the symbol Mirror a turnout Link with feedback module j Information field The procedure of inserting symbols is always the same regard less whether it is a track symbol an accessory or a route Tuo gt S 0an a nS 16 1 1 Inserting track symbols and are purely passive elements e Select the screen button Insert a track symbol e Click onto the desired position on the track diagram where you want to place the new track symbol e A window showing all available symbols opens Select the desi red _ and turn it to the desired direction if necessary Cy Track symbols solely serve to represent the track arrangement ee m a Curved track oa Crossing diamonds Fa Parallel curved track i Platform track Straight track T Buffer stop alll Bridge overpass f Tunnel 16 1 2 Insert an accessory Any accessory that you want to insert on the track diagram must first be entered into the data base and configured This is done in the turnout control panels as described in chapter 13 qo b 0 al o In the track diagram one cannot enter new accessories e Select the screen button Insert accessory e Click onto the lo
38. to continue to play exactly where you left off in the previous operating session 21 3 3 2 Turnout control starting mode Here you determine if the command station should transmit a switch command to each accessory after initialisation This is particularly useful in semi or fully automatic operating mode in order to assure that all turnouts and signals are set precisely as they should be Thus any possible manual changes of aspect while the com mand station was turned off will be corrected 21 3 4 Change of direction 21 3 4 1 Immediate stop of DCC locomotives If this feature is active then all M4 decoders and DCC decoders will not only receive a change of direction command whene ver the throttle knob is pressed down but an emergency stop command as well This leads to a rapid stop of the locomotive which may lead to derailments in some instances Motorola locomotives always receive this emergency stop command 21 3 4 2 Deactivating change of direction feature of the thrott le knob Should you not wish to utilise the feature of changing direction by pushing the throttle far left until you hear the click be cause you prefer to use the joystick or the touch panel for this purpose simply place a tick in front of this command 21 3 4 3 Delayed change of direction If this feature is active then you must turn the throttle knob to the far left until you hear the click and keep it in that po sition for a certa
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40. 1 9 2 for more details Access control prevents editing locomotives Read chapter 21 4 for more details The locomotive is run by the automatic shuttle train mode Chapter 17 provides details 11 7 Interesting information on how to run a loco 11 7 1 Conflicts of addresses A conflict of addresses occurs if you want to run a loco but another loco with the same address is already running Each locomotive should have its own unique address That way there will be no problems during operation In practice it hap pens frequently that two or more locos are listed in ECoS and have the same address collectors often own several locos of the same class and to whom they have assigned the same address e g class 44 with address 44 Of course normally only one of the models will be put on the layout while the others remain in a display case However the owner of these models wants to list all of them in the list of locomotives in ECoS At first this can easily be achieved ECoS permits you to enter as many locos with the same address as you wish However it is not possible to run them at the same time on your layout The first loco can be run in the normal way When the second loco with the same address is selected the symbol shown on the left will be displayed and this loco cannot be operated In reality this would make no sense at all As soon as a command is transmitted to the first loco both locos would respond after all they
41. 1 by ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG Mistakes changes resulting in technical advancement availability and all other rights reserved Electrical and mechanical characteristics dimensions and sketches are subject to change without prior notice ESU may not be held responsible for any damage or consequential loss or damage caused by inappropriate use of the product abnormal operating conditions unauthorised modifications to the product etc Not suitable for children under 14 years of age Inappropriate use may result in injury due to sharp points and edges Marklin is a registered trademark of Gebr M rklin und Cie GmbH G ppingen Germany RailCom is a registered trademark of Lenz Elektronik GmbH Giessen All other trademarks are the property of their respective legal owners According to its policy ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG continues to develop its products Therefore ESU reserves the right to implement changes and improvements to any of the products listed in the ESU documentation Duplication and preproduction of this documentation in any shape or form requires prior written consent from ESU 3 Important Remarks Please read this chapter first We congratulate you to your purchase of an ESU ECoS Digital Command Station ECoS is a modern intelligent model train control system designed with the future in mind In a short time you will experience how easy it is to run trains and other devices on yo
42. 17 3 Cancel shuttle train mode If you wish to run this loco manually again proceed as follows e Call up the loco on the same throttle that you used to set up i the shuttle train mode a e Select Shuttle Train Line in the locomotive menue By programming we mean the method of electronically chan ging certain parameters of decoders This applies to all types of decoders such as mobile decoders accessory decoders and feedback decoders Decoders with manual switches DIP swit ches such as older models from Marklin cannot be program e eo med with ECoS A ee Unfortunately there is no standardised method to access all eo parameters this varies subject to the manufacturer and deco ane der type i Q Q 2 eo Generally it can be said that all parameters of a decoder are A od ce stored in an internal memory space Each memory space can a_i a contain a number The memory spaces are numbered in se Figure 86 quence Since the value of each memory space can be changed at any time they are also know as variables With these variables the properties of the decoder are defined configured and thus the term Configuration Variable CV was introduced The values stored in each CV determine the behaviour of the decoder to a great deal Values that are not permitted or wrong may cause havoc to the point that the decoder does not work properly or not at all any more e Select Cancel Shuttle Train Mode
43. 2 Forum Since its introduction in autumn 2006 the ESU support forum has grown to be one of the most successful internet platforms In this forum you may ask any questions about ESU products Our support team will endeavour to resolve all problems to gether with you That way everyone benefits from the common knowledge since other users can also provide answers There is a special section of the forum reserved solely for the owners and users of an ESU ECOS This exclusivity assures that only customers who really own an ECOS can take part in the discussions The quality of the answers in this forum is accordingly high ue eee Arit i pa iipit r bma rasta aam j kiskn aga taipame vit bl Babkin citai Cate a CLeah impre p re Del pe m SSS hei eh SHAS a Figure 142 26 3 Technical hotline Your model train or hobby shop is your competent partner for all your questions regarding ECoS command station as well as model trains in general There are many ways to get in touch with us Please direct any questions related to the ECoS via the support forum on our website Should you not have access to the internet you are welcome to send a fax Please always mention your fax number or email address to which we should replay to The telephone hotline is often very busy Therefore you should only try this method if you have really special requests Make use of our internet forums or have a look at our website The
44. 8 bus must be correctly configured prior to this action See also chapter 22 Use two separate s88 contacts ECoS does not check if these contacts are used for any other action Layover time in the stations Here you enter the time T1 T2 in total This may be up to 300 seconds Finish your data entry the window closes and the new shuttle train line is displayed on the screen Enter other shuttle train lines in a similar fashion ECoS can handle up to 8 shuttle train lines Pushing this symbol for the marked shuttle train line deletes it Open and edit the marked shuttle train line with this symbol Activate a shuttle train line when the ECoS starts up Tick the box if all the previous shuttle train lines shall remain active after the ECoS startup How to create a shuttle train line is described in the next chapter 17 2 Locos travel out and back Once you have configured your shuttle train lines you may dispatch a train e Call up the loco onto one of the two cabs e Move the loco into the shuttle train mode e Set the throttle to the desired speed e Select Shuttle Train Line from the menue etlopeK oo p insert mrs Ew Figure 85 e Choose the desired Shuttle Train Line from the sub menue e Now the locomotive will be controlled by the Shuttle Train Line control function and cannot be controlled manually any longer An icon on the speedometer indicates this 18 Programming Decoders
45. A small square at the bottom of the monitor runs from left to right to indicate this process As soon as ECOS is ready the Go button lights up green During the booting it could happen that the screen switches off from time to time This is a normal occurance Any audible chirping from the command station is quite nor mal and no reason for concern Before we can run a locomotive we must enter this locomotive in the internal locomotive list of the ECoS In our example we assume that you have a locomotive operating with the Moto rola data format that does not report automatically to the command station Press the screen button Locomotive menu on the display and select New locomotive and then Manual entry occ 28 f d Cr Cea Ces No loco selected No loco selected Please select a loco from locolst or create Please select a loco from locotst or create a new loco or consist New loco ees z tew consist uttie t 5 Figure 7 In our example we would like to run a locomotive with the address 44 Therefore we have to replace the number in this field currently 3 by the desired number Press the screen button Display keyboard in order to open the data entry window Press the Delete screen button in order to cancel the number 3 Then type 44 and confirm by pressing Ok Advanced amour gt JEA Image typt 2 uild in image User
46. ECoS ESU COMMAND STATION User Manual For ECoS with coloured display firmware 3 4 0 Second edition March 2011 ECoS csu COMMAND STATION ESU ESU P N 01211 10059 18 19 20 21 17 2 Locos Taval ouran Hoad oociccecccccecceestesecccsvecceees 30 17 Se CameelsiUitle rain MOAS 31 Programming Decoders sccssssceeessseceeeessenees 31 EE EROAN E a 31 ele le Direct Mode A MO 31 18 1 2 Programming on the Main POM sesoses 31 18 2 Introduction to Motorola programming 31 18 3 Overview of programming OPNS isesi 52 eena programming DCC eei 32 TEAL Ts 610 CWS dean one eee 32 TSA NINN GUIS Uy 32 Pe ameg ammng on the Main POM sseni 32 18 5 Manual programming Motorola cee 32 18 6 Searching the Motorola address cccccceeees 32 18 7 Manual programming Selectrix eenn 33 Tee Sei ONIN ON GEMMA er crcceconcecceccevsceeaseesessesseeseess 33 18 8 1 Decoder profile for ESU and mfx decoders 23 18 8 2 Manual configuration of decoder profiles DCC 33 18 8 3 Automatic assignment of profiles DCC 23 B S PROMS ORMA G ECodeETS aai 23 e EN decoder SEttINgS aiai 34 128 5 1 DOIG ETC ialele ieee eee 34 JESS 2 Le ICC ag eee 34 JBE WORE IO Onl COINS Saye ee 34 18 9 Programming Marklin 763xx series signals 34 ECCS ET nesnecnosoaac oes ogee cone cee eee 35 19 1 Sniffer addresses for locomotives
47. ECoS combines several devices in one unit and a shapely body A multi protocol digital command station Suitable for easy mixed operation of mobile and stationary decoders suitable for Motorola DCC M4 and Selectrix protocols Large high resolution TFT colour display with touch screen It serves for displaying information in plain text and very easy menue guided operation Two ergonomic cabs with easy to grip throttle knobs 4 way joystick and 9 function buttons each An integral booster with up to 4 Ampere output for supplying digital power to your the tracks of your layout A feedback decoder as per the latest NMRA DCC standard Bi directional Communication RailCom is supplied as an integral part Sockets for connecting external boosters compatible with DCC or Marklin 6017 Simply continue to use your own boosters One socket for wiring the programming track With this you can read out and program your mobile decoders independent from the layout suitable for DCC Selectrix and programmab le Motorola decoders e g ESU LokPilot mfx LokSound mfx A computer interface 10 MBit Ethernet LAN RJ45 allows you to download software updates save and restore your configu ration as well as controlling your layout with a PC with the aid of dedicated software by several suppliers ECoSlink high speed bus You may connect up to 128 other devices to ECoSlink Other handheld wireless controllers boosters
48. ED of the stop button is lit there is most likely a short circuit on the layout This has to be found and removed before operations can continue If the Go button blinks green then at least one ECoSBoost booster in the system has been shut down due to a short cir cuit In this case you should try and identify the ECoSBoost booster concerned The current monitor see chapter 23 can assist you in this process 9 4 Screen saver In order to prolong the life of the background lighting the com mand station is equipped with a screen saver The screen will slowly get darker after four minutes since the last command has been entered After 10 minutes the background lighting will be completely turned off As soon as you press any key or touch a screen button the background lighting will be turned on again The operation of the command station is not influenced by this feature The screen saver cannot be turned off 10 Introduction to operations Any commands are given graphically by using the touch screen All commands are directly given via the screen The display on the screen changes accordingly subject to which menue Is cur rently open 10 1 Joysticks The four way joy stick with the Centre click function serves to navigate through the menus for selecting a locomotive or triggering the whistle Playable Whistle of locomotives sui table equipped Never use force when handling the joystick Main screen Loco l
49. M rkin 7686 B ese Turntabe sws bs BEJE d o f c Figure 69 a 24 choice boxes for the existing tracks b Step button lt c Step button gt d Programming button Input programming mode resp data entry during programming e Programming button End saving data while program ming f Programming button Clr deleting data while program ming With the aid of the 24 choice boxes a you can define the actu al tracks leading from the turntable The numbers of the tracks corresponds with the track numbers programmed in the decoder This definition is required in order to assure the correct repre sentation of the current position of the turntable on the turn out control panel and must correspond with the programmed settings of the decoder Otherwise this may result in misleading status indications The choice of the tracks leading from the turntable will not physically reprogram your decoder the representation is in itially independent of the actual decoder programming It is important to align the graphic representation of the turntable position with the actual decoder settings 14 3 Programming the turntable The five screen buttons b through f correspond to the but tons as they are needed for programming the decoder with a M rklin keyboard The programming of the decoder must be done in the same manner as with the original Marklin keyboard Please also take note of the user
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51. This may be fatal e Assure adequate ventilation of the power supply Do not install in furniture without sufficient air circulation since this could lead to overheating or fire e ECoS may only be operated with the devices described in this manual Any other use as described here is not permit ted e Only connect devices intended for this purpose to ECoS Even if other devices also from other suppliers may have the same plugs and sockets does this not automatically in dicate that such devices may be operated with ECoS e Adhere to the wiring diagrams shown in this manual when connecting your layout Other circuitry could lead to dama ge of ECOS e Do not drop your ECoS command station or subject it to mechanical impact or vibrations Such rough treatment could cause breakage of components within the device e Never support yourself on the touch screen or sit on your ECOS e The monitor with integral touch screen is a precision part Press it only lightly with your finger or the supplied peg sty lus Never use hard or pointed objects to avoid un repaira ble damage to the touch screen e Never expose your ECOS to rain humidity or direct sunlight In case of high temperature variations e g when you take your ECoS from the cold car to your comfortably heated house please wait for a few hours until the device has ad justed to the temperature before switching it on e When using ECoS outside you must protect it from the
52. a entry Please bear in mind that a pure Motorola decoder does not support CVs Some decoders particularly the ones from ESU or M rklin offer this feature This feature enables you to write new values in the CVs but not to get a readout It cannot be assured that the decoder actually supports these commands since there is no standard specifying the programming method for decoders in the Motorola mode However the program ming method introduced by ESU in 2001 gains more and more market penetration If the decoder also supports DCC you should program it in DCC mode also refer to chapter 18 4 You should program M4 decoders solely via the graphic inter face and the decoder profile 18 6 Searching the Motorola address A useful function particularly for finding the Motorola address of older decoders ECoS tests all 255 possible addresses and checks if the loco responds This search mode only works if the acceleration has been set to a low value e Call up the set up menu and select Set up 2 e Select the third pictogram from the top and an address menu ADOR will open ane Figure 89 Place thelocomotive onthe programmingtrack and press Start The loco will move for a moment Make sure it cannot fall off the layout Please always use buffer stops to secure the pro gramming track 18 7 Manual programming Selectrix Call up the setup menu Call up Setup 2 at the top of the screen Ch
53. ack You may change the locos and easily determine which trains should serve a particular branch line ECoS can handle up to 8 shuttle lines and run one loco each on each of these 8 lines ECoS slows down the trains automatically when they reach the end of the line changes the direction and lets the loco depart after a pre determined layover time To detect the stopping point we use contact inputs of the s88 bus One s88 input is needed for each stopping point Such trains are stored in the virtual memory of ECoS Thus this feature is available regardless of the decoder type 7 4 Accessories with magnetic drives solenoids One of the main features of ECoS is controlling accessories turnouts By magnetic accessories we mean any device that is operated by one or more solenoid drive Amongst others these are turnouts signals un couplers or relays to switch lights or motors ECoS can switch such devices via an accessory decoder Such stationary decoders are available from many manufac turers The most popular is probably the Marklin K83 ands compa tible models All such decoders can be used provided they are compatible to Marklin K83 resp to Marklin K84 and understand the Motorola protocol or can process the appropriate DCC format DCC accessory de coders must comply with the DCC accessory decoder stan dards Some accessory decoders by Roco behave like loco decoders to enable them to work with the Lokmaus
54. ad Meanwhile M rklin has also started to equip many locos with decoders that support this special mode developed by ESU These could be affordable decoders without DIP switches which are installed in many locomotives The ECoS Motorola programming mode can be used for all ESU decoders and most M rklin decoders but not necessa rily for decoders by other manufacturers Locomotives with M4 decoders and M rklin mfx locomoti ves cannot be programmed with the Motorola programming but rather the graphic method via the so called decoder profile Refer to chapter 18 5 for details The address search mode represents a very special feature It can be used to determine the address of older decoders that are not suitable for the Motorola programming mode ECoS tests all possible addresses and stops as soon as the loco res ponds Thus you never have to open your locos again in order to check DIP switches 18 3 Overview of programming options 18 4 Manual programming DCC For all steps of programming please consider Always place only one loco on the programming track Make sure there is good electrical contact There must be a motor connected to the decoder otherwise ECoS cannot receive the confirmation pulses and will erroneously report an error All described programming modes can be used with a univer sal graphical programming window e Open the set up menue Call up Set up 2 at the top of the scree
55. and Motorola 28 mode offer up to 9 functions The ECoS automatically assigns functions 5 8 onto the second Motorola address This fea ture is offered by all LokSound decoders In order to work it has to be activated first Refer to the decoder manual to find out how to accomplish this With the test button you can trigger the functions for testing This is recommended if you e g do not know the sound assign ment of the decoder 11 2 3 8 Assigning functions with the ECoSControl Radio You can assign a symbol for each locomotive which then will be displayed on the ECoSControl Radio Since the display of the handheld controller can only handle a limited number of lo comotive symbols you may have to make some compromises Select this symbol on the left in order to call up the menu for assigning symbols on the handheld controller Choose the desired symbol Create loca Advanced External controllers hiim Loco symbol for EtoStontrol radio and mobie contra F k Figure 44 11 2 3 9 Speed steps max speed display Select this symbol in order to call up the settings of the speedo meter There you can select if you want to display speed steps or speed in km h on the speedometer Create loco Advanced Speed indicator Speedsteps sreco Nax speed SES 200 ton Figure 45 e n the Speed Step mode ECoS shows the currently set speed step This is represented in the following range
56. as shown If your new Motorola locos work but the old k83 accessory decoders and older M rklin locos do not it is most likely that polarity has been swapped A oo oo oio oio ooo e000 Figure 19 a The LINK LED lights up yellow continuously if ECoS is con nected to a network If this LED is not lit there is an incorrect or no connection Isolated tracks on both sides Tolle aun Figure 17 b The BUSY LED blinks green as soon as there is a data trans j fer between ECoS and the network This track must be insulated on both sides from the layout in case of Marklin insulate the centre conductor and both tracks During programming the insulating gaps may not be bridged boogies coaches with interior lighting etc Whenever the programming track is not in use an internal relay in ECoS switches this track to the main line Programming track and main line are synchronised Thus you may run your locos onto the programming track and then re program them Only when you have started the programming procedure separate signals will be transmitted to the programming track There should always be only one loco or coach with decoder on the programming track to avoid unintended programming of another vehicle After finishing the programming procedu re remove the loco form the programming track Otherwise parked locos could be re programmed unintentionally 3 conductor Connecting to a Hub or Switch track
57. ate between two aspects Otherwise you activate the signal aspect Hp2 of the corresponding main signal In this case the allocation of the second address will happen automatically 8 The signal is now programmed Turn off the ECoS Remove the signal from the box and install it on the layout e Only start with the further steps once the signal has begun to alternate between the two signal aspects once more elt is quite sufficient to trigger the commands very briefly The required switching time is predetermined by the setting to 2500 ms For later operation you should change this value to a more practical number e g 500 ms e In case of very long pauses between the individual steps the signal may terminate the programming process Restart the process by pressing the Stop button once again 19 ECoSniffer The ECoSniffer enables you to continue to use your old digital system ECoSniffer behaves like a digital decoder and translates all track signals into information that can be processed by ECOS While all previously launched digital systems are based on addresses ECoS establishes a library loco list with names Since there could be several locos with the same address the loco address of the old system must be linked to the appropri ate name of the loco in ECoS For each entry in the loco library you can assign a so called Sniffer Address besides the real decoder address This Sniffer address is independent of the
58. b The integral LED of each button indicates the current status 10 3 Main menue Display mode At the top of the main menu you can see four fields You can directly touch them in order to select the desired display k a f g h i j Ba seuer we nar 3 E aw mn sevecraa b Figure 32 10 3 1 Operational mode running locomotives a In this mode you have access to locomotive control Each cab can either run one locomotive full screen display or 5 locomotives multi cab display b Selecting a locomotive on the left opens the locomotive selection window for the left cab Alternately you can press the left locomotive selection button c Locomotive menu left opens the menu for changing set tings of the locomotive currently assigned to the left cab d Selecting a locomotive on the right as described in b for the right hand cab e Locomotive menu right as described in c for the right hand cab 10 3 2 Turnout control panels f Turnout control panel touching the appropriate symbol calls up the turnout control panel for controlling accesso ries You may continue to run your locomotives while the turnout control panel is active 10 3 3 Turnout control panels and track diagrams g Turnout control panels and track diagrams In this mode you can switch accessories and routes on several panels cor responding to the real layout track configuration 10 3 4 Set up h Set up menu this opens the
59. be changed with M4 locomotives 11 2 3 2 Address Here you enter the current address of the loco The accepted address range is subject to the data format and may be restric ted The locomotive is actually operated with this address at the track output Older Marklin locomotives with Delta or 6090 decoder only accept addresses 1 80 Some newer Marklin decoders also accept the range up to 255 You do not have to enter addres ses as two digit address like with the Control Unit 6021 Increases the address hold and press the button to clock up Lowers the address hold and press the button to clock down Calls up a keyboard for manual entry of the address When RailComPlus is activated every DCC address can only be assigned once 11 2 3 3 Sniffer address The address entered here is for the ECoSniffer You can learn more about it in chapter 19 If you have not connected any old devices to the ECoSniffer you may leave address 0 un changed 11 2 3 4 Name You can assign a name with up to 16 characters to any loco at any time This name appears on the main screen whenever you have called up this loco and also in the choice list of locos Be creative and address your locos by name only in future The name gt xxxx lt is set as the default value xxxx corresponds with the address Locomotive names may be assigned several times There is no control feature checking if a name exists already Press the keyboard symb
60. bus distributors or feedback decoders they all will be detected automatically once they are plugged in this is true Plug amp Play 588 feedback bus This popular feedback system by Marklin enables you to control routes or to automate train movements Shuttle train shuttle trains ECoSniffer inout The port for any DCC resp Motorola capable already available digital command stations Continue to use your favourite handheld controllers and accessory key boards not a problem with ECoS The ECoSlot module expansion compartment allows upgrading of ECoS with new components at a later stage e g a receiver module for the ECoSControl Radio handheld throttle All above mentioned parts and components enable you to run your trains with never before imagined comfort and ease You may fully focus your attention on your trains while ECoS takes care of the details like a good co pilot And here are all the things you can do with ECoS Run locomotives ECoS handles up to 16384 locomotives and stores the name a symbol the function buttons and their cor resoonding symbols address and data format As from now on you will call up your locomotives by their name and do not have to remember address numbers any longer e Controlling accessories You can assign names and symbols to up to 2048 turnouts signals and other accessories with soleno id drives and comfortably control them with the integral switch panels e Multi tra
61. cation in the track diagram where you want to place the accessory e A window showing all accessories will open New Accessory gt 3001 lt New Accessory gt 3001 lt New Accessory gt 9001 lt New Accessory gt 8001 lt New Accessory gt 3001 lt New Accessory gt 3601 lt New Accessory gt 3001 lt New Accessory gt 9001 lt New Accessory gt 8001 lt New Accessory gt 9001 lt Figure 78 e Select the desired accessory 16 1 3 Insert a route e Select the screen button Insert a route e Click onto the location in the track diagram where you want to place the route button A window showing all routes will open e Select the desired route You can switch a route in the track diagram at any time The g currently set route is highlighted Route not set i _ Route all accessories set correctly 16 1 4 References to other panels For easier navigation between different panels you can enter references on each page When pressing the reference symbol that panel will be automatically displayed e Select the screen button Reference to other panels e Click onto the location in the track diagram where you want to place the reference button A window showing all panels will open e Select the desired panel 16 1 5 Turn elements In order to achieve the desired orientation of a symbol you can turn them clockwise even at a later stage e Select the screen button Turn symbol e Click onto the s
62. cee eeeeeeee neers 35 eee al MMO MMSIMIOPECOSMIMMCN eea 35 19 3 Switching accessories with older digital devices 35 Devices for the ECoSlink DUS ssccsssessseeesee 35 AON ae WGI OME GO OMK eeepc ccccceccansexeecievecvisaseeesseseesenaeess 25 20 11 SCOSIMLS Woman eee 35 ZO 2 W OMODE SGC pee 36 eOr AOC ANO IOCOMOUVES e eesis 36 20 2 2 ateineletel Set ile yee 36 Configuration MENU cccssseccesssseeeesssseeeeesees 36 211 CINE SEUNG See eee 36 PAPAS CUNO UMN AMOUAQS ooe aai 36 21 2 ECD eeinmeisic anA oie aun ssseetee ee 36 21 1 3 Current threshold of the internal booster 36 LITA RESEN ocescnshioeescneneee ee ae e a 36 e a Ne ECOS aiaee 37 2A BEC im Ne SVS Ci ee oy 21 2 1 6021 and DCC booster configuration on PA eee OSE COSI EE 37 AE Wei QOSMIO MODE eee 37 Pee TOK OVE IOGOMOUVES o aeia 37 E Enpero TUMGUONS oeann 37 21 33 E ICC ck ene ee 37 e R starting mode for IOCOMOLIVES sinensis oy Pipe NON C oniro staring MOE 0 0000 ey 21 2 4h CHEINCE Gil elec lq ae ne eee eee eee 38 21 3 4 1 Immediate stop of DCC locomotives 38 21 3 4 2 Deactivat change of direction feat of throttle knob 38 21 3 4 3 Delayed change of direction ccccceeeeeee 38 Peer AEGCSSOWMES CIC OUTES o aeea E Bhs 2 Si IDET Onne Seeeaeeee eee ee eee 38 21 5 1 Default protocol for new locomotives 00 38 Zoe WET Auli OLOTOCO fOr ACCES
63. ction consists are a basic function for ECoS Assemb le any locomotives to a consist and control them simultaneous ly e Routes are really no problem for ECoS Group your accessories and then switch them together either manually or triggered by an s88 feedback contact e The integral switch panels turnout control panels enable you to graphically display the topology of your layout and to switch accessories or routes directly on the panel s Several panels and an extensive choice of symbols allow you to display even complex layouts e The shuttle train mode caters for up to 8 different out and back lines with two each s88 contacts This enables you to run shuttle trains between two points in a simple manner e The integral turntable control feature displays the Marklin turntable on the monitor and enables you to directly select the desired track position e Programming decoders Due to the monitor programming becomes as easy as never before All parameters are shown in plain text and avoid mistakes Set your locomotives onto the programming track or use PO M Programming On the Main e n most cases you can continue to use your old digital sys tem Provided it speaks DCC or Motorola you may con nect it to the ECoSniffer port and thus use all your present handheld throttles 5 Unpacking amp Set u 5 1 Opening the package The ECoS command station is safely protected in two cartons when deli
64. d in greater detail in chapter 23 We recommend proceeding as follows Start your command station Open the current monitor Turn the adjustment wheel slowly until the desired voltage is displayed 8 3 Track connection The tracks are connected via a two way socket with a remo vable plug Please make sure you us cables of adequate size for your track power We recommend wires of at least 1 5mm better 2 5mm cross section In larger layouts connect track power every two meters to the tracks D ie eh aa i CI oo oo oo oo 990 000 000 000 o 090 T a pC Figure 14 ECoS uses an H4 bridge full bridge for the track power There fore with ECoS contrary to older Marklin systems there is no Common Ground Nevertheless it is advisable to use a common ground normally the rails in existing three rail systems with several power dis tricts boosters e Never connect another digital system or analogue transfor mer to the same circuit as ECoS Your ECoS may be dama ged or destroyed e Please observe the need for the correct separation of all power districts should your layout be divided in several such districts As normal practice the centre rail will be isolated The outer rails may form the common ground provided each booster has its own power supply transformer e ECoS supplies up to 4A track current Always consider if you actually need such a high output current In case of a short circ
65. d rnepes of seve al Oe wl Orvices Wen The COPPOLA N Saved Oy Slee cont garmor J30 Images Be WS raoc HOr Te ragot OF ance device an OO UpMoscEC rity Ves Pal tare Seen creates wa Save meget car be rya atea rero To tansi cinge mages plosce ure the furcton Uoved reg n Pe menu fer Veer cefred images Figure 124 To transmit your own icons onto the ECosS click User defined images The following overview appears T T ae a OO ae i ae ae i GA hulu Pa Pe LA Be Be ee ELEA SELB A UE Bee pS F TOILA a0 Figure 125 Since no icons have been added so far the overview is emp ty Each icon has its own image index The index is the exact number of the icon It determines the screen position in the web interface and is used for the intern allocation of the ECoS The image index is also displayed within the loco image selec tion on the ECoS With this feature the icons within the ECoS can be found more easily Advanced a B Build in image 5 B user defined image Limit selection TRA O Show all images Figure 126 Every index can only be detected with one icon The indexes can be chosen freely which means you do not have to start the detection with index 1 You may also leave gaps between the indexes e g index 3 7 and 10 are detected and the remaining ones are free
66. e address range of your old system A 6021 can only handle addresses from 01 to 80 If you for instance enter Sniffer address 85 then you will not be able to run this loco with your 6021 e In DCC format ECoSniffer detects only function buttons FO to F12 of your old system e In Motorola format ECoSniffer detects only function buttons FO to F4 ECoS cannot detect extended function buttons F5 to F8 via the following address 19 2 Hints for using ECoSniffer Of course there are some limits to what ECoSniffer can do Since communication only takes place in one direction it is not possible to transmit signals to the old system If you for in stance run a loco with your old system on speed step 10 and subsequently reduce this to speed step 2 with one of the two cabs on ECOS the old system will still show speed step 10 Do not call up a loco on your old system and on an ECOS thrott le at the same time This could lead to problems Run your DCC locos always with 28 or 128 speed steps in your old system since ECoSniffer cannot differentiate reliably bet ween 14 and 28 speed steps If you do not wish to run a loco with your old system anymore stop the loco with your old system and turn off all functions After some time ECoSniffer will delete this loco from its inter nal check list purging 19 3 Switching accessories with older digital devices devices by others Of course you can also switch accessories v
67. e are 8 or 16 squares They always indicate the current status of the feedback contacts The s88 monitor is quite helpful when looking for faults during the ins tallation of s88 modules 23 Operation settings 24 Computer interface In the menu operation settings the current power consump tion of single components can be determined It also shows how to activate deactivate different modules These values are only valid for the current session and will be reset after a restart of the ECOS 23 1 Current monitor The current monitor provides valuable information regarding the energy demand of your layout With its assistance you can determine the actual power consumption of your locomotives and thus better plan the power districts on your layout The current monitor displays the current of the internal booster as well as of the ECoSBoost booster the actual track voltage and the internal temperature of the device Ta You will find the current monitor in the set up menu A ae Ext Booster Control Ho carreat a o Figure 115 a List of all boosters in the system Name of boosters as configured c Present current maximum current Bar display of current Present track voltage in the booster district f Present internal temperature of the booster The current monitor also shows which booster has been swit ched off due to a short circuit This is particularly helpful when tryin
68. e changed later unless you delete the accessory and re enter it 13 1 6 Switching time The switching time can be adjusted in five steps from 0 25 se conds to 2 5 seconds in Change Over mode Should the default value of 250msec not be sufficient for reli able switching increase the switching time step by step Typical value 250ms Once you have set this parameter touch the corresponding screen button and ECoS stores the setting and completes the configuration dialogue Should the dialogue not close as desired and instead an ex clamation mark appears just behind the three lines with the name then the text is too long ECoS checks the length of the text entry dynamically when it is saved In that case please shorten the name of the accessory In order to be able to switch the accessory you must exit the configuration mode by touching this symbol 13 2 Setting accessory parameters You may reset the parameters of an accessory at any time Select the turnout control mode and click onto the configurati on symbol Click onto this screen button and then select the desired acces sory Figure 58 All further steps are the same as described in chapter 13 1 13 3 Creating a new link for an accessory display on the turnout control panel You may create several links even on different turnout control panels This is one of the main advantages of this concept It allows you to locate accessories several tim
69. ease fill in the enclosed failure report card as detailed and precise as possible and return it with your faulty product Please use the appropriate postage when shipping to ESU Extend of warranty exclusions This warranty covers free of charge repair or replacement of the faulty part provided the failure is demonstrably due to faulty design manufacturing material or transport Any further claims are explicitly excluded The warranty expires 1 In case of wear and tear due to normal use 2 In case of conversions of ESU products with parts not approved by the manufacturer 3 In case of modification of parts 4 In case of inappropriate use different to the intended use as specified by the manufacturer 5 If the instructions as laid down in the user manual by ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG were not adhered to There is no extension of the warranty period due to any repairs carried out by ESU or replacements You may submit your warranty claim either with your dealer or by shipping the product in question with the warranty certificate the receipt of purchase and the fault description directly to ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG at Electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG Garantieabteilung IndustriestraBe 5 D 89081 Ulm Goods Return Note 1 Customer data Please write in block letters Name Street ZIRA CV a COE a Melle eco
70. ed all accessories to a route please change to Extended There you can set other important parame ters Boute sone New D Fy ana bisane O No module selected oy B JEJ rion sacom Figure 73 15 1 1 1 Name For an unmistakeable recognition you may give each route a name on the screen Three lines with 9 characters each are available 15 1 1 2 Tact When switching a route ECoS transmits individual pulses to the corresponding accessories The time interval between two individual commands can be adjusted This may be necessary if accessories with particularly high current draw are part of the route They high current could lead to a voltage drop and the pause between commands assures reliable operation 15 1 1 3 Trigger a route with an s88 contact A mighty function is represented by the possibility to trigger a route not only by pushing a screen button but also by an s88 conctact This function can be used to realise block control A train en tering a block is detected by an s88 and the previous block is cleared e Enter the desired s88 module and the port number of the input that should switch the route The s88 bus must be configured prior to this procedure Refer to chapter 22 Of course it is also possible to trigger the same route manually on the turnout control panel e Confirm your entries to save the new route The data entry dialogue will be closed and the new route is registered Ww
71. ed to its home layout e The locomotive decoder has been reset to the factory default values CV8 8 11 2 1 Entering M4 locomotives Marklin mfx locomotives resp locomotives with ESU M4 decoders will generally register themselves Simply place the locomotive on a track of your layout Please make sure that the layout is powered the green Go button is lit The loco motive must not be located in an area where the power may be turned of occasionally e g signal stop section or similar booster connected to the external booster interface Subject to the type of decoder the transmission of data from an M4 decoder to the command station takes about one mi nute If the locomotive is being placed on the layout during operations for the very first time then this process may take up to 3 minutes During this registration process the progress is indicated by a progress bar in the status field at the top left of the screen Once the bar completely fills the symbol you can assign the lo comotive to either cab by pressing one of the two M4 symbols left or right The locomotive has also been entered into the internal locomotive list automatically 5 Figure 36 M4 locomotives are always registered one after the other The sequence of registration depends on the internal serial num ber of the decoder the so called mfx ID Any additional locomotive can only be registered once registration of the f
72. eful to represent the info on the touch screen on a larger PC monitor This is precisely the function offered here 0C i a enamin imaa wnai mirei Pee SS lle LO n e mene e y y a 25 1 Rescue mode As from software version 3 0 0 every ECoS has an additional rescue system parallel to the operating system The rescue sys tem cannot be modified and is normally not active 25 1 1 Activating the rescue system The rescue system should only be used when the normal ope rating system does not work properly any more One of the main reasons for such a failure are software updates that went wrong also refer to chapter 24 2 1 In that instance you can install the rescue system and try to reinstall the normal opera ting system l Whenever you activate the rescue system then the normal Figure 133 operating software will be completely deleted Therefore it The screen shot is automatically updated 4 times per second is obligatory that you reinstall your operating system Always Data entry on the monitor is not possible try to backup your data prior to this 24 3 Train control software on your PC ECoS has a communication protocol to hook up to external train control programmes run on your PC Ask your software supplier if and when his software will support the ECoS com munication protocol All renowned software producers and many free of charge programs support the ECoS The protocol corresponds with the ESU ECoS From a computer
73. er be inserted into the LAN socket of ECOS When removing the network cable you must press the retai ning lug on the plug prior to pulling out the plug On older versions this is located on the underside of the ECoS Release this lug carefully perhaps using a small screwdriver In all newer ECoS models and all Central Stations the socket has been turned by 180 and can easily be reached 8 7 Wiring external boosters Should the power output of the integral booster be insuffici ent you may connect more external boosters For this purpose you have to divide your layout into several individual electrical sectors 8 7 1 Suitable systems There are 3 different types of boosters which can be used with the ECoS a DCC compatible booster with 3 pole connector for wiring top the command station These boosters can generate both Motorola and DCC signals but not Selectrix sig nals Even though it is possible to generate M4 signals and thus run M4 locomotives the command station cannot de tect such locomotives in districts powered by DCC boosters due to the lack of feedback b Booster according to Marklin 6017 norm The widely used Marklin boosters 6015 and 6017 can generate DCC sig nals as well as Motorola signals but not Selectrix signals Even though it is possible to generate M4 signals and thus run M4 locomotives the command station cannot detect such locomotives in districts powered by 6017 boosters due to the lack
74. es and group them in a logical manner The turnout control panel always displays the current status of all accessories For that purpose the command station sa ves the status of each accessory However manual changes by hand of the aspect cannot be detected by the command stati on Therefore you should assure that actual status and system status correspond with each other e First open the turnout control mode by clicking onto this sym bol in the main menu line Hiu hr bam Accessory bards Accersary oe Aces y aczenory Pilana accen Figure 59 a Choice buttons for the desired turnout control panel b Choice buttons for displaying the following 15 pages c Panel displaying 2 x 8 accessories Each panel can display and control 16 accessories A panel is called up by pressing the corresponding number 13 3 1 New link e Change into the configuration mode while in the turnout con trol mode e Press this symbol in order to create a new link The available positions empty fields are indicated with a frame f ee ae Zl TOE OT EEES BEG Hees Ea Figure 60 e Select the desired position for a new link and touch it Then the menu Select accessory opens e Select from the accessory list the ones that you want to place here and confirm Figure 61 a Name of accessory b Data format and address of accessory c Sort accessories by address d Sort accessories alphabetically e F
75. f symbols With the available symbols you can draw just about any track configu ration Larger layouts can easily be divided over several panels Direct references to other panels assure quick and easy access without the need of time consuming searching 7 7 Programming decoders In principle the command station supports three types of programming and two types of protocols The ECoS supports both DCC programming as well as Motorola and M4 pro gramming 7 7 1 Programming track The programming track must be completely isolated from the rest of the layout and must be wired directly to the pro gramming track output of ECoS There should always be only one loco on the programming track at any point in time You may read out and write new values All DCC decoders are suitable for programming on the programming track as well as programmable Motorola deco ders e g LokSound M4 LokPilot M4 DCC decoders cannot only be completely re programmed on the programming track it is also possible to read the values 7 7 2 Programming On the Main DCC decoders can be re programmed directly on the main also known as Programming On Main or POM Thus the protocols DCC M4 Selectrix and Motorola are supported 7 8 Feedback with s88 ECoS offers a factory built in galvanically isolated input for the very popular s88 modules They serve as track occupancy detectors and may be used for controlling routes and shut
76. g to find a fault on a larger layout 23 2 Activating deactivating modules The fowarding of feedback events can be supressed here e Trigger routes with s88 feedback If that point is set to deac tivated no linked routes will be switched by s88 events e Send s88 feedback to PC interface If that point is set to deactivated no s88 events will be forwarded to software connected via the PC interface interface This enables you to connect your ECoS with your PC ECoS works with several operating systems such as MS Windows Apple or Linux ECoS is based on open standards for data transfer and does not require any software installation on your PC All you need to have installed and configured is an Inter net browser e g Mozilla Firefox MS Internet Explorer or similar You can update your software via the computer interface and also save all configuration data on your PC for later use should this become necessary Furthermore you can display the infor mation of the touch screen on the PC monitor or display the internal lists for locomotives accessories and routes Communication between ECoS and your PC runs over a so called IP connection In such IP networks it is important that each device resp participant has a unique IP address With the aid of these IP addresses all connected devices can find each other Therefore you must configure a correct IP address in your ECoS and also on your computer Otherwise data t
77. gned to another loco within the ECoS a window will appear that allows you to as sign a new address to the decoder Addresa I Loc mame Lene symbol ed ee The address of the detected laco is already taken by another loca Please select a new address or press cancel fer an autongtic address assignement lt DER QAMe Abbildung 34 If the address does not already exist the loco will be adopted by the ECoS with the existing address The name and symbol of the loco as well as the function symbols will be safed on the decoder when changed and automatically adopted at the moment of registration As soon as the registration is completed normally after max 15 seconds the RailComPlus symbol will appear on the cab display etl i Figure 35 amp You can adopt a newly assigned loco to the respective cab by pressing the RailComPlus button 11 1 1 1 Hints for safe registration of RailComPlus locos Always make sure that the following is adhered to during the entire registration process of a RailComPlus locomotive e The locomotive must not be in a district powered by a 6017 booster or any other type of booster that is not RailCom capa ble The use of all other boosters except the ECoSBoost may cause a malfunction of the RailComPlus registration e The locomotive is not placed in automatically controlled blocks stop sections brake sections or districts powered by brake boosters e The wiring of your layout is
78. gt gt 21 8 Deleting objects Here you can delete individual lists from the command station 21 8 1 Delete locomotives and consists Pressing this screen button results in the deletion of all locomo tives and consists from the command station 21 8 2 Deleting M4 locomotives Pressing this screen button results in the deletion of all M4 locomotives from the internal locomotive list After that all M4 locomotives on the layout will automatically register once again 21 9 General information Here you find some important info about your ECoS Figure 112 21 9 1 Software version The software version relates to the internal software Impor tant Whenever you contact ESU to ask questions relating to your ECoS you must know the software number 21 9 2 Serial number The internal serial number is valid for your ECOS only You need this number when you register your ECoS with ESU We also need to know this number in order to help you whenever you ask for support You will also need the serial number when you register in the ESU support forum Chapter 27 provides more information 21 10 Calibrating the touch screen In some rare cases due to electrical or mechanical fatigue it may happen that the touch sensitive screen must be calibrated again You can start this process at any time e Press the functions buttons F2 and F7 of the left hand cab si multaneously Figure 111 Figure 107 e Recalibrate the monit
79. he ECoS only if they are wi red to an appropriate decoder Typical decoders are Marklin k83 resp K84 or ESU SwitchPilot decoders 13 1 Enter new accessories e Open the turnout control panel by clicking onto the appropria te symbol in the main menu e Touch the configuration symbol and the configuration window will be displayed There are pictograms at the bottom of the screen for all important functions an l 4 Ts Tos 7 oe eo oro ar a2 EMI MaA Figure 55 New accessory New route c New turntable New link Delete link f Delete link and accessory g Edit accessory route turntable h Turn symbol by 90 to the right i Exit configuration mode e Click onto this symbol in order to enter a new accessory The display of the turnout control panel changes to the grid mode Click onto the field where you want to locate the new accessory The following configuration dialogue opens aa s EEEE PNL ER Figure 56 prin e B 5 m Accessory E erin som JE soe 2 EEE un Om Ore Batten fusction Tame oun Figure 57 13 1 1 Data format Here you can select the suitable data format to operate your accessory DCC DCC with RailCcom and Motorola are available 13 1 2 Name For a precise representation on the screen you may give your accessory a name of up to 3 lines with 9 characters each The number depends on the width of the letters and varies bet ween 5 and 9 character
80. he tick at Obtain IP Address via DHCP Server is set e Read and remember the IP Address The figure will be nee ded for the next step 24 2 Web interface e To establish a connection with ECoS start your Internet brow ser e Type in the upper command line http IP Adresse IP Address means in this case the address assigned to ECOS Confirm with Enter e In our example from chapter 24 1 1 you enter http 192 168 1 2 and press the return key e After a short while the start display of ECoS will have been established It must look like the following b ect Your ECo S s curreat setiiegs c lt IP Address 192 168 168 Gateway 192 168 12 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Device name 60620 Menue Start Menue Objects Menue Loco images Menue Firmare update Menue Store configuration Menue Restore configuration Menue Reset device Menue Restart device Menue Reset access code j Menue Show display in browser waana 7Qe 2022 ea 24 2 1 Firmware update First save your data as per chapter 24 2 2 before you start a firmware update This enables you to update the operating software of your ECoS First you must download new firmware packets from our website as shown in fig 123 c and save it locally
81. her makes and test it Short circuit detection delay 2000 ms Y WB Shutdown this booster segment only in case of shortcut Figure 103 Make sure that both a Motorola and a DCC loco are active Some boosters cannot handle DCC packets very well Should ECoS switch off immediately STOP button is illuminated red then the time must be increased If you set the tick behind Ignore short circuit in other boos ter circuits the internal booster does not switch off whenever other boosters report a short circuit Thus the internal booster only switches off if a short circuit occurs in its own district 21 2 2 ECoSBoost configuration For each ECoSBoost booster connected you can set the current threshold individually Simply choose the desired booster from the list Devices in the system and select the configuration menu fecoseoost 4a E semaine sons E shutdown this booster segnent only in case of shortcut Booster name Figure 104 Name Enter the desired name This way you can keep your boosters apart If you have several ECoSBoost boosters you should plug them into the command Station and configure them one by one in order to keep eve rything organised Current If you wish you can reduce the maximum current with the choice list Current Never set the current to a higher level than necessary in order to avoid any damage or welded rails in case of a short circuit If you place a tick behind the rema
82. ia the ECoSniffer The accessory addresses are directly transferred to the com mand station by the ECoSniffer and switched immediately There are no sniffer addresses for accessories It is obligatory that you first enter each accessory that you want to switch with your older device on your ECOoS Pleas also refer to chapter 13 If you would like to switch a turnout with your older device e g Marklin 6021 with keyboard that has not been entered into the ECoS then this turnout will not respond to your commands 20 Devices for the ECoSlink bus The ECOSlink serves for extensions of the ECoS You can con nect external handheld controllers feedback modules boos ters and other devices to the ECoSlink ECoSlink is based on the industrial standard CAN that guarantees a maximum cable length of 100m and a data rate of 250 All devices are automatically detected by the system and can be unplugged and reconnected during operation We would like to briefly present the most important devices for the expansion of your system 20 1 Extending ECoSlink The command station offers three sockets for direct connection of devices Should this number not be sufficient then you must install a bus distribution module 20 1 1 ECoSlink terminal At the front of the ECoSlink terminal there are two sockets for handheld controllers e g Marklin mobile station and at the back there are another 4 sockets for ECoSBoost or ECoSDetec tor module
83. ibrary Setup lists e g Shuttle trains F2 previous engine previous element Playable whistle t t lt 0 no engine selected Centerclick next engine next element tall loco choice list Figure 30 e In the locomotive choice list you can move up and down in the list by moving the joystick and select a locomotive by pressing it once again alternately you can move the joystick to the right By moving it to the left you can cancel the selection e In fact you can move up and down in any menu by moving the joystick Moving it to the right or pressing it down selects an element moving it to the left exits the menu e Moving the joystick upwards on the locomotive control screen cab window without any menus being open triggers the function F2 In conjunction with the LokSound decoder V3 5 you can influence the frequency the pitch of the whistle as well as its volume the more you push the joystick upwards the louder the whistle At last you can blow the whistle like the engineers of prototype railroads 10 2 Keyboard There are 9 function buttons for each cab They are sorted from Button FO Light button Button F1 Button F2 Button F3 Button F4 Button F5 Button F6 Button F7 Button F8 Figure 31 f 8 A SELECT Mad zaj top to bottom At the top is the lighting button FO followed by F1 through F8 These buttons control the functions of the locomotive currently controlled by this ca
84. ideveccsesees 42 Re anig UNE ACCESS COUE 42 24 2 6 User defined locomotive imag s c cceeeeee 42 24 2 6 1 1 Transmit icons via web interface onto ECosS 42 24 2 6 1 2 How to use user defined loco imag s 43 24 2 6 1 3 How to delete user defined loco images 43 PA now sMisplay intemal lOc IMAGES 000605 43 24 2 6 3 Exchange loco images between devices 44 24 2 7 Display touch screen on computer monitor 44 ZAP alncontre SOmvvare OM YOU PC oiii 44 CERROS eeaeee nariai eee eee eee 44 ZS lle NESQUIG OE E E 44 Pelee eli cluin LING rescue SYSTCIN iii 44 Poel esac system Vid DACP oii 45 Pee a KeSCUC SYSTEM Vidi Static IPE e 45 Eee a TACIONY MCSE i 45 26 ESU Support amp Registration cccssssesseeeeeeeees 45 A EEE 45 220 CMU E e eee EEE 46 26 3 E E ee 46 O T ONCE S REP Nierccnccrcersscceresscanenrecsnescrecessecersessnssers 46 27 1 Lump sums for repair amp SEVICE neiii 46 28 Warranty Certificate ccccsssessseecsseeesseensseeesees 47 ed IN ee ee eee paca aa gaccceeessseevarcenaccacsaneenessss 48 Pone chime kadata ee 48 29 2 Code table for accessory decoders eceeeeee neers 49 1 Declaration of Conformity We ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG Industries trasse 5 D 89081 Ulm declare herewith in sole responsibility compliance of the product ECoS ESU Command Station to which this declaration is
85. iltering the selection Display of accessories routes or turn tables 13 3 2 Delete a link If you wish to delete a link go into the configuration mode while in the turnout control mode and touch the symbol De lete link All accessories will be marked with a frame m amer eaer se CIB Tre2appa Ea Figure 62 e Select the accessory whose link you wish to delete The link will then disappear A N This deletes only the link but not the accessory 13 3 3 Turn a symbol In order to enhance clarity you can turn the symbols to suit your needs Select Turn clockwise in the menu and click onto the desired accessory which results in turning it clockwise by 90 13 4 Switch an accessory An accessory can be switched very easily e Fade in the turnout control panel and select the desired panel e Push the pictogram of the desired article e Accessories with two definite positions the alternate aspect or status will be switched on aes AL hh ner Ei tity ie oie Gir ii Bie Sc SIN He EALLEC He Sah pol ae ba LLED Figure 63 e Three or four aspect accessories A window showing all possi ble aspects opens Select the desired aspect The window clo ses and the aspect will be switched on 13 5 Delete an accessory An accessory can easily be deleted e Open the turnout control mode and press the configuration symbol 9 e Press this input field and all accessories will ha
86. in connector for wiring Marklin 588 compatible feedback decoders up to 32 modules Two way socket 3 5mm contact spacing for connecting existing digital systems Wire the track terminals of your old command stati on to this socket Five way socket 3 5mm contact spacing for wiring external boosters compatible with DCC standards or Marklin 6017 6 2 Minimal wiring for an initial test e Connect the power supply to the appropriate socket of ECoS e Wire the two terminals Main to your test track 3 digit track Figure 4 With DCC systems polarity is not an issue If you use three rail tracks you must observe the correct pola rity B O otherwise many older locomotives and acces sories e g k83 k84 may not function properly 26 ey 6 3 Overview of control input elements All control input elements of ECoS are located on the top of the housing as per Figure 5 below a co MM 4 amp 4 WN DB Function buttons on the left The headlight function as well as F1 to F8 of each locomotive may be activated directly by pressing these buttons An integral LED in the buttons displays their status Left throttle knob with definitive end position and change of direction function Turning the knob clockwise increases the speed while turning anti clockwise reduces the speed The position of the knob corresponds with the speed Tur ning the throttle knob to the left beyond the Zero p
87. in n complete non operable software Also make sure that the power supply to your PC and your ECoS is not interrupted during this process An incomplete update may render your ECOS useless e After a successful update ECoS should start with the standard display 24 2 2 Backup configuration You should make it a habit to save your loco libraries on your PC Should you delete the lists by mistake then you have a backup available thus avoiding having to go through the pro cess of entering all data individually once more Select Save Configuration from the menue Click on the screen button Save Settings Select Save File and save your file on your PC 24 2 3 Restore configuration When restoring the configuration all current settings of ECoS will be replaced by the ones saved in the configuration file Select Restore Configuration from the menue Select the desired file that you wish to restore with the aid of the Browse button Start the download by pushing the Send button The configuration files of ECoS will be deleted and replaced by the new ones After that ECoS will re start 24 2 4 Reset Here you can trigger a reset of your command station to fac tory default values All data in the command station will be deleted including all lists of locomotives turnouts routes and track diagrams This reset is conducted immediately without requiring confir mation 24 2 5 Resetting the
88. in time until the locomotive changes direction This option serves to avoid operator errors 21 4 Accessories and routes Here you can display edit and delete all accessories and routes stored in the system Setup 2 J B88 New Accessory gt 0001 lt occ 8861 New Accessory gt 0001 lt Dcc 8881 New Accessory gt 0661 lt lt H occ 8881 New Accessory gt 000l lt j 0 lt c e881 New Accessory gt 0001 lt dec e681 New Accessory gt 0081 lt o lt c 8881 New Accessory gt 0001 lt New Accessory gt 0661 lt Figure 106 a Sort by alphabet b Sort by accessory address c Filter Accessories only d Filter Routes only e Filter Turntables only f Delete part permanently as well as all links g Edit part 21 5 Data formats Here you can enter important information regarding the desi red data formats Wj crsble radcom feedback Wj cnabi sutonatic Radcom decoder detection Adirars assi ast fria fioco EES WD create agsyasetric track ial Ba Figure 107 21 5 1 Default protocol for new locomotives When you enter a locomotive via the locomotive choice list then the data format set here will be applied Also refer to chapter 11 1 4 21 5 2 Default protocol for accessories The data format set here will be automatically used as the de fault value whenever you enter a new accessory 21 5 3 Generated data formats Here you set which data formats should be generated by the
89. ing e These periods are identical for both stations The distance from the brake points to the station must be the same in both sta tions since the braking distance is subject to the set decelerati on of the locomotive For detecting the brake points you have to install and assign two s88 contacts 17 1 Configuring a shuttle train line A shuttle train line can easily be configured e Select the set up symbol from the top tool bar A window with several pictograms located on the left opens e First select Set up 2 at the top then the fourth pictogram from the top Then the Shuttle train dialogue window will open Setup 2 Shuttle train 1 1 oo 1 2 e a Figure 83 Shuttle train lines that are already configured Delete a shuttle train line c Add a shuttle train line Edit a shuttle train line e Activate a shuttle train line when the ECoS starts up f Leave the set up menue and save changes g Leave the set up menue and cancel changes Pushing this screen button opens the sub window _ Shuttle Train Line p Etats sauiget Hocule 2 RM rot i osz E3 Stopover deatice BO JEJ i saesae Figure 84 Name of the shuttle train line Assign explicit names to your shuttle train lines This name is required later for assigning the line Station1 s88 contact and Station2 s88 contact Here you select the two s88 contacts for the brake points of the shuttle train line The s8
90. ing Over Locomotives Chapter 21 2 explains how it works 11 7 3 Address ranges recommendations If you want to run vehicles multi protocol operation with Mar klin ESU LokPilot ESU M4 und DCC decoders simultaneously we recommend to arrange for a split of addresses as follows Marklin decoders Addresses 01 80 DCC decoders short addresses Addresses 81 99 DCC decoders long addresses Addresses gt 256 With this method you make sure that no address Is assigned to two different locomotives and that the available addresses can be optimally utilised 12 Operating consists Consists also get an address in ECOS like locos They are listed and run in the same way as single locomotives 12 1 Add a new consist Select the loco menue of the left or right hand throttle and select New Consist Advanced Figure 53 List of all locos List of locos in this consist Adds another loco to a consist Deletes a loco from a consist Moves the currently marked loco at the right up or down Extended settings for consists g Chooses the desired direction of travel of the locomotive marked in the right list h Sort and filter options for the left locomotive list gt o a A e Select the first loco to be added to the consist from the list on the left e Touch the icon in order to add this loco First touch the screen button Clear cab also refer to chapter 11 2 2 if you wish to add the locomot
91. ing a new turntable A new turntable can be created like a new accessory once you are in turnout control mode e Open the turnout control mode e Go to a completely empty panel there may not be any links to other accessories e Open the configuration mode e Select this symbol in order to create a new turntable A grey frame will appear Touch the panel at the location where the turntable should be displayed Then the configuration dialogue for new turntables will open DBR G S6A8S5805 A Figure 67 14 2 1 Type of turntable Here you can select if the turntable will be operated with a Marklin turntable decoder 7686 or with a LokPilot decoder Tunae 0o o ca OOOO Figue6g OO 14 2 2 Name For an unmistakable display of the turntable you may allocate a name There are 16 characters available 14 2 3 Address Here you enter the digital address of the decoder In case of the M rklin turntable decoder 7686 the address 225 must be se lected which corresponds to the keyboard address 15 Should your M rklin turntable decoder be set to the keyboard 14 then enter address 209 If you use compatible freely programmable turntable decoders by others then you are not limited to only two addresses per layout for the turntable 14 2 4 Configuring tracks running off the turntable When selecting the Marklin turntable decoder 7686 the track configuration will be displayed Tertsbie type
92. irst locomotive has been completed We recommend placing new locomotives on the layout one at a time If there are several new locomotives on the layout then the registration process may be unnecessarily delayed 11 2 1 1 Hints for save registration of mfx locomotives Always make sure that the following is adhered to during the entire registration process The locomotive must not be in a district powered by a 6017 booster or any other type of booster that is not M4 capable The locomotive is not placed in automatically controlled blocks The locomotive is not placed in stop sections The locomotive is not placed in brake sections or districts pow ered by brake boosters e The wiring of your layout is in excellent condition Track feeder points B and 0 should be located every 1 5m to 2 0m parti cularly before and behind turnouts Do not use multi core or twisted cables e g post office cables etc for wiring the ECoS to the layout In twisted cables the feedback signals may be distorted Keep the cables between command station and layout as short as possible and make sure that they are of sufficient wire gauge for cable lengths of more than 5m the minimum cross section should be 1 5mm Stranded wires with 0 14mm2 are totally unsuitable for track feeders and are a frequent cause of mal functions for M4 registrations e Do not place the power cables from the boosters to the diffe rent layout districts paralle
93. is only displayed in the web interface With the button Transfer the loco icon will be uploaded on the ECoS In the subsequent overview the icon index the description the loco type as well as the transmitted image itself will be shown Via the link Back you will get back to the overview page The uploaded icons cannot be allocated to a locomotive un til the restart of the ECoS This restart can be carried out in menu Restart ECoS You do not need to restart the ECoS after every image transfer and are able to upload as many icons as you like However the loco images will be just available after the restart of the ECoS 24 2 6 1 2 How to use user defined loco images In menu Edit loco respective New loco you can now se lect User defined image as an image type Properties Advanced reo D e EES sien ancara b BOB nms Limit selection ey Show al images E faa A 6 take E Loco ist 1 oieset loco images E toco ist 2 Bectic loco images BE toco st 3 Miscelaneas mages Figure 129 You are able to limit the displayed icons in the dropdown menu loco image selection to make the locating of the loco icons easier 24 2 6 1 3 Delete user defined loco images If you wish to delete a user defined loco image you need to push the Delete button on the overview page User defined loco images Loco type Descriphon imane imdex C a a a L
94. ivated then the command station will ge nerate a special asymmetric track signal This helps to suppress possible flicker of older M rklin daylight signals turnout lanterns and headlights of locomotives Please bear in mind that there will always be a slight flicker in older M rklin vehicles The only definite solution is to isolate the ground of the lights against the chassis You will find hints on how to facilitate this in the various ESU manuals 21 6 Register new locos One single locomotive M4 RailComPlus can be newly regis tered on the programming track If a registered loco can t be controlled by the ECoS anymore you can force it on the programming track to register again Setup 1 Search loco To find a bco s Motorola address please put it on the programming track To commence the search please press gt Start lt sue Progress COED Start Re detect loco on programming track Detect M4 loco Detect DCC RailComPlus loco Figure 108 21 7 Access control Here you can set various options that reduce or prevent un authorised access e g visitors cannot edit or delete loco data or even worse trigger a reset Bccecs aethorization wi beck functions WB tech vtap BB hise creston deletion and change of objects i bpabie reset to factory settings Code protection NOP MB protect setia with code Figure 109 21 7 1 Lock functions Lock stop function prevent
95. ive that was run most recently into the consist Then the locomotive is not active any longer and can be added to a consist e Use the same procedure with the other locomotives you wish to add to the consist In the sub menu Extended you may select a symbol repre senting this particular consist as well as a name for picking this consist from the locomotive list e By touching this screen button the consist is established and assigned to the throttle Consists are always run with 128 speed steps on the throttle Internally ECoS will convert these speed steps to the appropri ate value for each decoder e Locos can only be assigned to one consist e Consists cannot be added to other consists Create consist Loco for ECoSCoatrol radio x and mobie control tiene C B osti EEIE aosa Figure 54 e Locos assigned to a consist cannot be run individually any more 12 2 Assigning a consist to a throttle Selecting a consist is done the same way as selecting a locomo tive Refer to chapter 11 2 Consists are marked as Multi in the locomotive list 12 3 Change parameters of consists You can change any settings in a consist just as easily as with individual locos refer to chapter 11 8 12 4 Deleting a consist You can delete a consist just as easily as with individual locos refer to chapter 11 4 Any locos that were part of the deleted consist will of course not be deleted as well They remain as individ
96. ject to the locomotive settings the speed in km h may displayed instead of the speed steps e Direction of travel Forward is highlighted if the locomo tive travels forward f Direction of travel Reverse is highlighted if the locomo tive travels backwards g Locomotive selection button Pressing this screen button on the touch screen opens the locomotive selection menu Press this screen button every time you wish to run another locomotive with this cab Alternatively you may press the locomotive selection button h Locomotive menue after pressing this screen button you can enter edit or delete new locomotives or consists or as sign shuttle trains i Function button symbols Depending on the data format and setting you may switch on and off up to 20 functions in each locomotive by touching the appropriate symbol Q xe c e i g h d Figure 6 6 3 2 Touch screen As the name says the touch screen responds to contact with your finger or with the stylus Please do not use any hard or pointed objects this could lead to permanent scratches on the surface 6 3 2 1 Calibration The touch screen is normally calibrated ex works Calibration allows equalising any manufacturing tolerances After a soft ware update the device may not be calibrated any more In that case the calibration window opens immediately after starting the ECoS Push the small cross on the screen with the stylus
97. l to each other This may lead to an unintended signal cross over of the mfx signals e Remove all M track turnout signals whose light bulbs are di rectly powered from the track and check all car lighting in terior lighting with capacitors without recharging circuitry are reliable feedback killers Use interior lighting sets with rectifiers and preferably with LED technology for instance from ESU Please press the STOP button before you put the loco on the tracks 11 2 1 2 New registration of M4 locomotives After the initial registration at the command station it may happen that the locomotive must register once again during operation This could be due to the following reasons e An M4 locomotive that was not located in the appropriate dis trict not on the layout signal stop section district powered by a booster that is not feedback capable has been manually deleted from the locomotive choice list e The decoder settings have been changed with the ESU LokPro grammer and then the locomotive was placed on the layout again e The locomotive has been operated with another M4 command Station e g ESU ECoS Marklin mobile station and has now been returned to its home layout e The locomotive with M4 decoder is located in a brake section or a stop section while another locomotive has been manually deleted from the locomotive choice list Once the locomotive receives power again it will register anew e The l
98. lin part numbers are Marklin No 204595 for the C track system and Marklin No 385580 for the K track system For larger layouts in scale 1 we strongly recommend our ESU ECoSBoost 8A booster ESU part No 50011 transformer 8 7 2 3 Configuring the short circuit switch off After wiring your booster you have to configure the software in order to assure correct functionality of the short circuit pro tection Chapter 21 3 1 provides more details Figure 26 8 8 2 Wiring a Roco Locomouse 8 7 3 ECoSBoost wired to ECoSlink bus interface We recommend to connect an ESU ECoSBoost 50010 4A op tion resp 50011 8A option These boosters can generate all four data formats and due to the M4 and RailCom feedback features M4 locomotives can be automatically detected Wiring these devices Is quite easy Simply hook up the bus cable provi ded with one of the ECoSlink Connect sockets th ei a Figure 27 Track PWR 8A ECc unk 8 8 3 Description ECoSniffer input The ECoSniffer input SninA and SnInB of the booster ECoSni ffer socket contacts have to be connected to the track output of your old system Polarity is not an issue The old system con tinues to get its power through the old power supply Make sure that the old system does not have any connection to the tracks All tracks must be supplied with power through ECoS The power outputs of two or more digital systems ma never be connected to the tracks simulta
99. ll save the new position as track number 1 and simultaneously delete the pre vious track number 1 After that all other tracks will be entered in any sequence you choose In order to accomplish this the turntable has to be moved to the next position of track alignment of either end of the turntable with the aid of the step buttons gt or lt Save each track by pressing the Input button prior to moving the turntable to the next track Once all available tracks have been recorded you may exit the programming mode by pressing the End button This saves the entire turntable configuration and automatically numbers the sequence of all tracks clockwise starting from position 1 Should any corrections or changes be needed at a later stage then the programming sequence starting from position 1 has to be repeated The data storage remains intact even when the digital system is switched off 14 4 Editing the turntable You can open the configuration dialogue of an already pro grammed turntable via the menu Edit accessories 14 5 Deleting a turntable Deleting an already linked turntable is done in the same man ner as with any other accessory also refer to chapter 13 5 of the manual 14 6 Operating the turntable The turntable can be controlled to move to any of the pro grammed tracks either by the step by step method or by pre selecting the desired track number The programmed tracks are indicated as
100. lt ood diaaa intancanreched C Show icon in notifiostion ana when connected Figure 120 e Mark Internet Protocol in the list and click on Properties Jeer Va an frase agin bday f pou Sate ESA le Aap sh ee ed E E yo piek r A a rE pero e Select actly as shown in Figure 121 e Confirm your entry with OK e Confirm again with OK to close the window Properties 24 1 2 Assigning an IP address on ECoS Now you have to assign an IP address to ECOS e Open the set up menue e Enter suitable values for your home network in the fields IP Address and Net Mask Should you put the above example into practice enter the values precisely as shown e Make sure the tick at Obtain IP Address via DHCP Server is NOT set e Confirm your entry and leave the set up menue Restart your ECoS shut down completely and then restart Continue in chapter 24 2 24 1 3 DHCP Server in the net A DHCP server in the net automatically assigns IP addresses to all devices in the network ECoS checks by default during each start up procedure if such a server is available and requests a valid IP address All you have to do is read out the assigned IP address and enter it in the address line of the internet brow ser e Open the set up menue of ECOS e Open the network set up as per Figure 122 e Make sure t
101. mat or with the 8 bit blocks in binary format Bit O is far right bit 7 far left Lenz calls the bits of a CV sometimes switches and counts from 1 to 8 ECoS counts as per the DCC standards from 0 to 7 e Push the screen button f Write CV e f successful the word OK will be displayed after as short while in field b e f not successful then Error or No Loco will be displayed No Loco means that no loco was found on the programming track or that the current draw was below 4mA Check the elec trical contacts In very rare cases it may happen that Error is displayed even though writing the CV was successful ECoS always waits for confirmation from the decoder and in some cases this may not happen or may not be recognised by ECoS 18 4 3 Programming on the Main POM Only for DCC When you select this mode you must enter the current address in field i Reading is not permitted in this mode 18 5 Manual programming Motorola e Call up the set up menu Then open Set up 2 at the top of the screen e Select this pictogram at the left in order to open the Motoro la programming dialogue The following window will open sep O O ET h Figure88 a CV number to be programmed c New value to be entered data entry in decimal format e g as a number d Binary representation of the current value in c f Screen button Write data g Number block for dat
102. n e Select this pictogram on the left to open the DCC program ming window The following picture appears Figure 87 a CV number that should be read or programmed b Currently read value error reports c New value that you want to write input in decimal num bers d Binary display of the current value entered in c e Read screen button f Write screen button g Number block for data entry h Choice between POM and programming track mode i Current loco address is needed for POM e First select if you want to use POM or programming on the pro gramming track Remember you can only read decoder data on the programming track 18 4 1 Read CVs Only possible on the programming track e Enter the CV number in field a that you want to read e Push the screen button e Read CV e After a short while the current value will be displayed in field e f you were not successful Error or No Loco will be dis played No Loco means that no loco was found on the programming track or that the current draw was below 4mA Check the elec trical contacts ECOoS tries first to read a CV in Direct Mode If this does not work ECoS attempts to read the CV in Paged resp Register Mode This may take up to 30 seconds 18 4 2 Write CVs e Enter the CV number in field a that you want to write e Enter the new value of the CV in field c It may be entered in decimal for
103. n between ECoS amp PC i Computer will be manu i ally configured ECoS will be manually configured E g 192 168 1 2 _ Figure 117 E We assume that you will establish a network with your PC and your ECoS only without any other devices This example is only valid for this particular case If in doubt consult a computer specialist e Make sure that your PC and ECoS have connected to the net work as per figure 8 6 e Click on Start in Windows Select Settings and then Sys tem Control e You might need to click on Switch to classic view a a 2 _ e Find the pictogram Network Connections and open it j e Now a window similar to the one shown in Figure 118 should open l Figure 119 e Search for used network connection In most cases this is called LAN Connection e Double click with the mouse on your connection The following dialogue window will open see figure 120 L Local Area Connection Properties General Auahertionion Advanced Connect weir E es SU v got pes ee a i Thie connection uses the following iteme ll Chant lor Miceoaalt Hawaiki A Fie and Printer Shaang for Macrovall Netvccks Ea Ey Tiananisdion Contiel Fretocol intennat Pioiocol The defau
104. n is set to momentary action e g for the whistle or horn or a continuous function e g for the pantograph Every M4 decoder supports 124 speed steps for smooth acce leration With the software 3 0 0 it is now also possible to run loco motives in M4 mode with 28 speed steps This helps to reduce the number of turns of the throttle considerably until the ma ximum speed is reached 7 1 2 Multi protocol operation ECoS can transmit all above formats in sequence Thus each loco can be controlled with its own data format Mixed operati on of different decoders on the same track is generally possible without any problems Some very old decoders may not be able to function properly if another format is transmitted to the track besides their own This may result in uncontrolled acceleration blinking headlights or other abnormal behaviour The very first series of Marklin signals 763xx may get confused if you run other data formats besides Motorola If there is no colour mark at the underside of your Marklin si gnals we recommend to get them updated A software update makes them suitable for multi protocol operation 7 2 Consisting ECoS enables you to set up and control consists of two or more locos comfortably All locos are listed in the memory of ECoS ECoS transmits separate signals in the required data format to each loco of the consist This happens at high speed so the locos work like one Therefore i
105. neously Figure 25 You will find more information about our ECoSBoost boosters in the user manual for the boosters Input voltage 14V to 30 V Data signals DCC or Motorola auto detect NO SX Detailed information regarding the exact function of ECoSnif fer is provided in chapter 19 8 9 s88 Input An s88 system consists of up to 32 s88 mocules that are con nected in series The first module module 1 is connected to the s88 socket of ECoS while module 2 is wired to module 1 etc Thus we build up a bus system All modules will be numbered within ECoS according to the place in the chain of connected modules Each s88 module is supplied with one cable The polarity is de fined since the plug only fits in one position into the socket s88 Modul 1 s88 Modul 2 s88 Modul 32 Figure 28 All s88 modules are normally supplied with power by ECoS In total the s88 input can supply 750mA Should this be in suffici ent you may use s88 modules suitable for an external power supply Please refer to the manual of your s88 modules The s88 input of ECoS is galvanically isolated from the rest of the layout and the command station Therefore there is no di rect ground connection between ECoS and the feedback de coders The ground terminal of the first module must be connected to the ground pole of the tracks brown However the ground terminals of the 6017 boosters and the s88 modules are linked on the track
106. never be used Do not attempt to repair the power supply Extre me danger risk of fatal injury e Make sure there is sufficient ventilation around the power supply Mounting in furniture without air circulation may lead to overheating of even fire e First connect the mains cable with the appropriate socket of the power pack and then plug it into a suitable power outlet e Never use V adapters for connecting the power pack to other devices besides the command station This could cause an inadmissible contact to ground that could lead to the destruction of your command station 8 2 1 Setting the input voltage and output voltage The power pack generates a stabilised voltage that serves to power your model train layout The output voltage must be adjusted to the appropriate value subject to the scale of your trains For this purpose there is a small round opening at the front of the power pack that allows you to set the voltage with the aid of a screw driver Left hand limit Right hand limit ca 14 5V ca 21 5V 8 2 2 Practical voltage settings Figure 13 We recommend the following settings for the different scales e N gauge 15V 16V e HO DC DCC 16V 18V e HO three rail system 18V 20V e 1 gauge 18V 21V e G gauge 20V 21V The integral current monitor shows you the corresponding out put voltage With the aid of this monitor you can determine the desired voltage precisely It is explaine
107. nsiderably less time than a complete shutdown and a new booting procedure 21 2 Devices in the system In this menue all devices that are currently connected to the ECoSlink bus Each device reports automatically to ECoS Plug amp Play and generally can be configured further if required Selup 2 Figure 102 The devices ECoSniffer s88 Bus Control and External Booster Control will always be displayed even if there are no external devices connected ECOoSlink These three devices are integrated into ECoS but are displayed via the ECoSlink as if they were external 21 2 1 6021 and DCC booster configuration As mentioned in chapter 8 7 different booster types use dif ferent methods for detecting a short circuit The time it takes from detecting a short circuit until ECoS turns off the track power must be adjusted to the type of booster to assure safe operations and to avoid erroneous switch offs These settings are adjusted in the sub menue Booster Con figuration You find this menue via the set up menue Configuring De vices as per figure 102 Select External Booster Control from the list of devices and press Edit Then enter the delay time directly in Delaying Short Circuit Detection e Select O ms for DCC compatible boosters e g Lenz e Select 1500 ms for LDT boosters e Select 2000 ms for Marklin 601 7 boosters Start with 0 ms for all ot
108. o a screen button in a control panel As soon as the status of at least one accessory does not correspond to the appropriate status of this route the displayed symbol changes Thus you keep control at any time and have certainty that all accessories of one route are switched correctly 15 5 Deleting a route Deleting a route is just as simple as deleting an accessory e Call up the turnout control panel and go into the configuration mode e Select this symbol Frames around all accessories and routes will appear e Select the desired route and confirm your choice 16 Track diagram With software version 3 0 0 an important feature has been added By drawing a track diagram on the screen you can represent the topology of your layout graphically You can switch any turnouts or signals simply by touching the appro priate symbol 16 1 Configuring the track diagram First call up the track diagram Area for placing track diagram elements 23 x11 elements Display of reference to other panels c Display of a route not set Select another panel e Representation of a signal f toggling between switching mode and configuration mode or vice versa g Display of a set route h Representation of a turnout e In the display mode you can switch all signals turnouts and routes directly e in the configuration mode you can modify the design of the track diagram a b c d e f g h i j Figure 76 With
109. o the corresponding text line on the screen e Select New locomotive and a sub menu opens e Select From data base and a menu with various entries of the integral data base opens i GALE Ar Create manually l i New loco Poe ee Yew CONSIST S AU t e t a n 4 Figure 38 693 131 6 Figure 39 Selected locomotive Sort by part number c Sort by name Cancel without selecting a locomotive Confirm selected locomotive and take over f One dataset downwards g One dataset upwards h Location indicator relative to the entire content A dataset is selected by moving the choice bar a upwards or downwards with the joystick and by pressing down the joystick to confirm the selection Alternatively one can navigate through the list by pressing the arrow keys f or g and confirm by pressing the screen button e The locomotives can either be sorted by Marklin part num bers screen button c or by the proposed Marklin name screen button b The name is often related to the locomotive class or a com monly known nick name of the prototype locomotive After selecting the dataset it will be directly assigned to the desired cab left in our example and the name symbol and function buttons as suggested by Marklin will be taken over Of course these parameters can be changed at any time as described in the following chapter The locomotive data base does not claim to be complete Lo comotives tha
110. o which the distant signal refers Assign the desired Weisen number to each signal Select Momentary action mode Set the switch pulse duration to 2500ms for programming Do not forget to enter the corresponding main signals for distant signals on the same mast as accessories 3 In order to be able to switch this accessory you must estab lish a link on one of the turnout control panel panels 4 Switch off the ECoS 5 Remove the connection form the ECoS to the layout Con nect only the signal to be programmed to the track output of the ECoS 6 Switch on the ECoS As soon as the ECoS is operational press the Stop button emergency stop 7 Press the Go button of the ECoS The signal will now alternate between two aspects The following procedure depends on the type of signal 76391 76371 76372 confirm the signal on the screen The signal will be programmed with the preset time of 2500 ms 76392 76394 Switch to signal aspect Ho1 Wait until the signal starts to alternate between different signal aspects Then switch to signal aspect Hp2 76395 76397 the initial steps are the same as for the sig nals 76391 resp 76393 Thereafter the distant signal will start to alternate between two signal aspects Activate Hp1 or HpO of the corresponding main signal If the distant si gnal is linked to a two aspect main signal then press HP1 or HpO once again after the distant signal has started again to altern
111. oaded eS Mee Dnb Glos that have boen ceased wth Save images can be Uploaded hare Ta transfer singt Images pliaga woe the function Upload Figure 132 If you use this function it would be practical to utilise index groups when you transfer the single loco images onto the ECoS In a model railroad club i e index 1 10 could be reserved for member A and index 11 20 for member B If B now wishes to use the loco icons of A the function Save images must be called up on ECoS A Now a file will be crea ted that must be saved upon the computer On ECoS B the function Transfer images to device needs to be called up and the downloaded file from ECoS A will be transmitted to ECoS B As soon as the transaction is finished the images of ECoS A with the indexes 1 10 will be also available among the ones which had already been installed on ECoS B with indexes 11 20 Important note The exchange of icons between the ECoS 50200 and the ECoS 50000 Central Station Reloaded is not possible 25 Fixing bugs Your ECoS is a modern but complex system Therefore like with all software based systems you may occasionally en counter technical problems during operation In many cases you will be able to rectify such problems yourself This chapter explains the sagety systems of your command station and their application 24 2 7 Display touch screen on computer monitor For training sessions or demonstrations it is us
112. ocomotive decoder has been reset to the factory default values Under the following conditions all M4 locomotives will register again at the command station e f backup data have been downloaded onto the ECoS compa re to chapter 24 2 3 In this case all M4 locomotives will regis ter again in order to assure data verification between decoders and command station e The command station has undergone a factory reset compare to chapter 21 1 4 In this case all M4 locomotives will register anew e A any locomotive has been deleted from the locomotive list while the Stop button was pressed that is when there was no track power available After pressing the Go button all M4 locomotives will register anew in order to assure data veri fication between decoders and command station 11 2 2 Entering Marklin locomotives into the data base The ECoS has an internal data base containing the factory data from most of the older Marklin locomotives Entering these locomotives is particularly easy The following steps can be con ducted either with the left or the right cab Here we explain the procedure for the left cab Takes you to the locomotive menu G S LL Hew loco a T o a aT WWW aT T Figure 37 The choice menu as per Figure 37 will open The arrow next to the entry New locomotive indicates that sub menus will open whenever this line is selected Choose the sub menu by clicking ont
113. od When you press the Stop button and keep it held down then a controlled shutdown process will start after about 3 seconds The command station saves the current operating status and signals the end of operations to all boosters and other external devices and shuts down As soon as the following images are displayed on the screen you may turn off your command stati on pull the mains plug pe GGD mime Bris r i Partena bart _ _ __ L IO Figure 29 Unplug the mains cable once these images are displayed and the STOP button starts blinking If you remove the mains plug to soon then certain data may be lost similar to discharged batteries 9 2 Stop button After briefly pushing the Stop button ECoS will immediately interrupt the track current and all external boosters The display shows Emergency Stop the red Stop button is lit Use the Stop button in case of danger or when you place or remove a loco on or from the tracks ECoS will also switch to Emergency Stop in case of overload or short circuit the display will show the symbol for Short Circuit at both lower corners 9 3 Go button The Go button releases the Emergency Stop The green Go button is lit Now the track voltage is available again at the output terminals The internal and the external boosters are re activated Operation may continue If ECoS switches in Emergency Stop again the red L
114. of feedback c ECOoSlink system booster ESU offers two options with the ECoSBoost 4A resp ECoSBoost 8A Both boosters can ge nerate DCC Motorola Selectrix and M4 data signals Thanks to the integral feedback feature M4 locomotives can be automatically detected ECoSBoost power districts The different types of booster have to be connected to the ECOoS in different ways DCC compatible boosters and boosters compliant to the 6017 standard must be wired to the external booster interface ECoSlink boosters are to be connected di rectly to one of the ECoSlink sockets Since most commercially available boosters have problems with the Selectrix data packet no Selectrix data are supplied to the external booster interface Therefore it is not possible to run Selectrix locomotives in districts powered by external boosters A The boosters also differ in how they detect a short circuit and the polarity The appropriate setting can be configured at the ECoS and is valid for all boosters connected Therefore one should only use one type of booster with the ECoS e g only DCC compatible boosters or only 6017 compatible boosters We recommend only using boosters of the same type from one manufacturer The time related behaviour of different makes varies greatly Therefore it is likely that problems may occur whenever a locomotive crosses a district boundary However mixing 6017 compatible boosters with ESU ECoS Boost boosters is
115. ol revos o E SD Ga SE A GG e e a a CD fe de d da J fo fn d ff a its fx Je Jv fo fr fn Jot ty fas Figure 41 Now you can delete the preset locomotive name and replace it with the desired name The name of a RailComPluc locomotive will be written on the decoder 11 2 3 5 Symbol In this choice list you can select a matching symbol for the new locomotive to be entered The symbol has no influence Properties Advanced feces E E Protocol me nev 0003 E Wj Lico iti BD ionta E ionta Figure 42 on operations it only serves for quick visual recognition and differentiation of your locos This feature is quite useful later on when you are searching for a certain locomotive You may select between internal ex factory configured loco images of the ECoS and user defined loco images which can be transmitted to the ECoS by youself Go to chapter 24 2 6 to see how this works The command station identifies different types of locomotives by this symbol and thus differentiates between steam diesel and electric locomotives This feature is quite useful later on when you are searching for a certain locomotive 11 2 3 6 Favourite lists In order to quickly find certain locomotives in a large number of rolling stock there are 3 locomotive choice lists in which you may store your locomotives In order to add a locomotive to one of these lists simply tick the field for the desired list As an
116. on of instructions to the decoders possible This also improves the bandwith of DCC A loco which is equipped with a RailComPlus decoder will au tomatically register itself to the command station and imform the station about its name and address Via RailComPlus the decoder is able to communicate the loco s range of functions You will recognise which functions are involved and if it is a moment function e g for a whistle or a permanent function e g engine noise If the locomotive is operated with a different command station e g your club station it will register itself automatically to the club command station which is compatible with RailComPlus or it can be operated with every DCC command station via its DCC address 7 1 1 5 LGB Format extensions LGB uses the DCC protocol for operating garden railways The old Lokmaus had only one function button F1 besides the lighting button But how could you switch so many func tions with just one button The solution was what became know as the sequential function status mode The user knew if he for instance wan ted to switch function F3 he had to press F1 three times in a row The decoder counts the number of status changes and then switches the desired function The disadvantage of this method is that functions with higher numbers e g F8 take longer to respond since several on off commands have to be transmitted Should you have any LGB
117. on your PC You will find the latest version of our software at http www esu eu download You will only find the firmware downloads once you have es tablished an access account to our website by providing the serial number of your command station We strongly recom mend applying for such an account otherwise you will not be able to benefit from new functionalities and bug fixes for your command station How you can gain access is described in chapter 27 Update your firmware only if you want to upgrade relevant er rors or new functions that you absolutely need Never change the configuration of a system that is stable and works without problems Before you install updates do a data back up Make sure that you remove the batteries from your command station prior to conducting an update Only reinsert the bat teries once you have completed the update In order to start an update select Firmware update and then press Search which will get you to the directory of the desi red firmware update Start the update by pressing Transmit Now the download will be started It may take up to 10 minu tes before the new firmware has been downloaded After that ECoS will start again at least once and unzip and install the new data Therefore this start up procedure takes much longer than usual Please be patient an update may take even up to 25 minutes Do not switch off ECoS during this process This could result
118. or by touching the three crosses that ap pear one after another on the screen as close to their centre as possible To calibrate the towchdereen select the appearing red crosses with the pen Figure 113 If the calibration has been successful the ECoS will restart au tomatically 22 588 bus configuration As mentioned in chapter 8 9 the individual s88 modules are linked like a chain ECoS needs to know how many of these modules are connected and if they have 8 or 16 ports This is done in the set up menue e Open the set up menue e Select Devices in the System in the sub menue e Select s88 Bus Control from the list in Devices on ECoS link also see Figure 102 Module 1 6Port QOOOCOO QOOOOCOQ D Module 2 6Port QOO00009 goooooon Module 3 8 Port ooo000000 a b oc h d e f Figure 114 e Push Edit and a dialogue window called s88 Configurati on will open List with all currently known s88 modules Name of module 8 or 16 port indicator Screen button Delete Screen button Add f Screen button Switch over between 8 and 16 ports g s88 monitor You must make an entry for each s88 module on your layout e Press the screen button Add 8 16 O O we HS D O O Nr e Touching this screen button shifts between the 8 port and the 16 port module e Confirm your entry 22 1 s88 monitor Behind each s88 module ther
119. ose the pictogram on the left to open the Selectrix pro gramming dialog The following screen appears Setup 1 PROG DCC Decoder programming Selectriz 4 BEB nas a ES acceleration a JB Fe T Puise width a S Om et et z B Result b Abbildung 90 a Address which is to be programmed b Slide controller for acceleration maximum speed and pulse width c Number of stop sections 1 2 d Values as Selectrix bit pattern The values can be entered either via the slider controller and the check box or directly as a bit pattern The functions will be accordingly sycronised on the screen If a decoder supports programming in DCC this method should be preferably used compare chapter 18 4 g Aiai O 18 8 Graphic programming Besides the sometimes cumbersome method of direct CV pro gramming after all who knows all CV numbers by memory ECoS offers a comfortable alternative method All ESU decoders and many others can be programmed easily without having to know CV numbers M rklin mfx locomotives and those with ESU M4 decoders can also be programmed with the graphic interface Since M4 decoders do not have any CV numbers this is in fact the only useful method This is possible due to decoder profiles The content of the individual sub dialogues depends on the available decoder options resp the assigned profile For in stance so
120. ositi on to a clearly audible and mechanical click changes the direction of travel Four way joystick with centre click function serves for navi gating in the menues selecting locomotives and to trigger the whistle Playable Whistle of locomotives equipped with suitable decoders Stop button immediately turns off the track power Also serves for turning off the ECoS at the end of operations more on this in chapter 9 2 Go button turns on the track power of the command station power is available at the track terminals Function buttons The first 8 functions of each locomotive can be directly activated by pushing one of these buttons Throttle right hand side with limit stop and change of direction function Storage space for stylus Touch sensitive touch screen with LCD display Stylus Locomotive selection button Calls up the locomotive menu for the respective cab TT ca 01 a Figure 5 6 3 1 Main menu Besides the operating controls the touch screen provides more important information for each displayed locomotive a Name of locomotive displays the name of the locomotive can be made up of letters and numbers b Locomotive symbol displays the symbol of your choice can be freely selected c Speedometer display shows the current speed Speed indicator displays the current speed step The range of values depends on the data format of the locomotive de coder Sub
121. pen frame b Function button symbols of the currently active locomoti ve c Speed direction indicator of the currently active locomotive Is a locomotive already controlled by another cab the arrow indicating direction is shaded grey Normally this arrow is green d None active locomotive e Empty fields for displaying other locomotives f Toggling between single cab and multiple cab modes You may assign a locomotive to each field Click onto the field to which you would like to assign a locomo tive It is immaterial if the field is empty or not Call up the locomotive choice screen button and select the desired locomotive as shown in chapter 11 2 Simply click onto the field that displays the locomotive that you want to control with this cab In the multi cab window the locomotive menu for adjusting parameters cannot be opened If you wish to adjust any pa rameters first select the locomotive and then go to the single cab mode aa 11 8 Adjusting locomotive parameters You can change any of the locomotive parameters at any time should you wish to do so First call up the desired locomotive on one of the cabs Call up the locomotive menu Select Edit locomotive in the menu All following steps are described in chapter 11 1 The field Edit locomotive is shaded grey and is not available if Another user is running this locomotive Only locomotives that are listed for this cab can be edited Read chapter 1
122. perated with this cab b Marked locomotive c Locomotive adddress in case of M4 locomotives M4 will be displayed d Data format of the locomotive empty in case of M4 loco motives e Sort locomotive list by name f Sort locomotive list by address g Sort locomotive list by active locomotives h Sort locomotive list by going through locomotive list 1 2 or 3 i Sort locomotive list by type of locomotive steam diesel electric k Select marked locomotive I Cancel without selecting a locomotive m One element down n Move list downwards o Move list upwards p One element up q Number field for numeric selection You can fade in additional pictograms for each loco Active loco this loco is running Loco is blocked this loc is run from another throttle You can now navigate the list either with the joystick or with the stylus until you have found the desired loco Alternately you can type in the loco address ECoS scrolls automatically to the corresponding address within the list After confirming the loco it will be called up by a throttle 11 3 1 Swapping the cabs Touch this symbol for swapping the currently active locomo tives the left locomotive will be handed over to the right cab and vice versa 11 3 2 Clearing a cab Sometimes one does not want to have any locomotive assig ned to a cab Of course this is also possible e Call up the locomotive menu of the cab which you want to clear
123. point of view there are no differences Please refer to the description of the interface on our web page at www esu eu download should you wish to write your own software The document is only accessible if you have opened an account on our website using the serial number of your ECoS You will find more details in chapter 27 Figure 134 In order to activate the rescue mode proceed as follows e Disconnect your command station from the mains e Press the function buttons F2 and F7 of the left cab simultane ously and hold them down e Switch on your command station Rescue Mode Figure 135 When you see the screen as per Figure 135 the rescue mode is active Now you can start installing the operating system via the web interface You can influence the IP settings 25 1 1 1 Rescue system via DHCP If you use a DHCP server also refer to chapter 24 1 you can force the rescue system to take the IP address from this server e Disconnect your command station from the mains e Press the stop button and the function button F8 of the left cab simultaneously and hold them down Figure 136 e Switch on your command station Please hold down both buttons during the start up of your command station screen as per figure 135 will open 25 1 1 2 Rescue system via Static IP You can force the rescue system to accept a preset IP address This option should only be used by experienced computer spe cialists The IP addres
124. ppropriate contacts 8 7 2 2 Connecting a Marklin booster Each 6017 booster and compatible boosters are supplied with a 5 pole cable One end is inserted into the socket of the booster the other end has to be re wired since the ECoS so ckets are not compatible c latch ShMKL Gnd Enable Data Figure 24 The contact pins are wired as follows 1 Data wire 1 of 6017 cable 2 Gnd wire 4 of 6017 cable 3 not used 4 ShMKL wire 5 of 6017 cable 5 Enable wire 2 of 6017 cable 8 8 ECoSniffer input Description 8 8 3 Cut off the plug of the 6017 cable and connect the individual Fop 8 8 1 Wiring M rklin 6021 wires to the ECoS booster output as described above Make sure all wires are connected correctly to avoid damage to the booster and or the ECoS The other end of the cable must be wired to the socket of the 6017 resp 6015 booster The plugs will only fit into the correct sockets dedicated for the particular device Other boosters are to be connected to the first one according to the instructions given in the booster manuals With a Marklin booster you cannot run locomotives opera ting with the Selectrix data format nor is it possible to auto matically detect M4 locomotives The boundary from the district powered by the ECoS and the other districts powered by 6017 boosters must be equipped with a rocker set HO only in addition to isolating the centre rail The Mark
125. pressing the symbol c e Select locomotive no longer required in the right hand list and press the symbol d You may allocate up to 10 locomotives The mobile station can control locomotives with any data format since ultimately the data format is generated by the ECoS 20 2 2 Extended settings In order to differentiate between different mobile stations you can give each mobile station a name in the tab Extensions MOBILE STATION Figure 100 21 Configuration menu Basic operational parameters are edited via the set up menue After touching the pictogram for the set up menue at the top of the monitor the set up dialogue is opened This is structured over several pages windows 21 1 General settings Setup 2 taternal booster current cutoff socom IRD W Shutdown booster seqnent with shortcut only Key GO will blink at shotcut BB Load batteries in the battery compartment Ss erausn__JB4 Backgroend lighting Oc ONN JE Reset ECoS Reece screen flicker Reset usit Figure 101 21 1 1 Setting the language Select the desired language from the choice list Any adjust ments will be accepted immediately 21 1 2 LCD contrast and brightness With the slide controllers for brightness and contrast you can adapt the screen to the surroundings and your personal pre ference 21 1 3 Current threshold of the internal booster In the choice list Current limit of the internal booster
126. ransfer cannot be facilitated The PC address and the command sta tion address may not be the same First one must establish a correct connection between these two devices Details regarding this can be found in chapter 8 6 24 1 IP Set up If you have connected your PC with a broad band internet e g DSL provider or if you even have a wireless router or operate a small home network it is likely that you have a so called DHCP server in your network This assigns automatically IP addresses to all devices Most Internet routers function as DHCP servers if this is the case please read on in chapter 24 1 3 Internet router with DHCP server Computer connected to X Command internet via station receives router IP address auto aa matically Figure 116 If you do not have a DHCP server or you want to connect ECoS with a PC that is not connected to a network or works with a static manually assigned IP address continue reading below 24 1 1 Manually assigning IP Addresses in Windows If you use a static IP address and your PC is already configured you do not have to change anything in your PC Continue rea ding in chapter 24 1 2 If you use a PC that has not been connected to a network until now you have to check the IP settings first We present this as an example for MS Windows XP Should you have another operating system consult your system administrator or the manual Direct connectio
127. re you will already find some answers and possibly also hints pro vided by our customers in the Hints amp tricks section that may be of assistance to you Of course we are pleased to assist you as well please contact US at USA amp Canada English support please contact Phone 1 570 649 5048 Tuesday amp Thursday 9 00am 3 00pm CT Fax 1 866 591 6440 Email support loksound com Mail ESUMEEGE 477 Knopp Drive US PA 17756 Muncy Germany and all other countries please contact Hotline 49 0 700 56576863 0 700 LOKSOUND Tuesday and Wednesday 10 00 am 12 00 am 49 0 700 37872538 ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG technischer Support Industriestrasse 5 D 89081 Ulm WWW eSU CU 0 12Euro per minute from the network of the Deutsche Telekom 27 Service amp repair After having procured an ECoS you of course are also entitled to certain services by ESU 27 1 Lump sums for repair amp service Of course an ECoS can be repaired even if it is older than 2 years In that case you may also send your command station to us for repair by our specialists We charge a general fee for repairs as a lump sum You will re ceive an invoice together with the repaired or exchanged part We regret that we cannot provide cost estimates prior to con ducting the repair If the repair is not covered by the warranty then we automatically apply the lump sums for repairs
128. related to with the following stan dards EN 71 1 3 1988 6 1994 EN 50088 1996 EN 55014 part 1 part 2 1993 EN 61000 3 2 1995 EN 60742 1995 EN 61558 2 7 1998 ECoS bears the CE mark according to the guidelines as per 88 378 EWG 89 336 EWG 73 23 EWG The ECoS bears the CE mark 2 WEEE Declaration Disposal of old electrical and electronic devices applicable in the European Union and other European countries with sepa rate collection system This mark on the product the packaging or the relevant documentation indicates that this product may not be treated as ordinary household garbage Instead this product has to be delivered to a suitable disposal point for recycling of electrical or electronic equip ment By disposing of this product in the ap propriate manner you help to avoid negative impact on the environment and health that could be caused by inappropriate disposal Recycling of materi als contributes to conserve our natural environment For more information on recycling this product please contact your local administration the rubbish disposal service or the shop where you have purchased this product Batteries do not belong into household trash Please do not dispose of discharged batteries in your household trash take them to a collection point at your local town hall or dealer Thus you assure an environmentally friendly way of disposal Copyright 1998 201
129. ries assure trouble free shutdown by saving all settings in case of a power cut This emergency power supply is needed in order to bridge the short time span between power cut and shutdown of the device The batteries may be removed without any problems once the ECoS has shut down All settings are safely stored in the flash memory The batteries are automatically recharged during ope ration If the ECoS has been turned off for an extended period sum mer break it should be operated for at least four hours in order to recharge the batteries sufficiently Please also take note of the hints regarding switching off your ECoS in chapter 9 2 The battery compartment is located at the back of ECoS Figure 2 e Remove the cover by pressing the clip in the direction of the arrow e Insert four rechargable batteries in the correct polarity The po les and are imprinted in the battery compartment e Close the cover of the battery compartment e Only use rechargable high quality batteries or accumulators e Remove the rechargable batteries only when ECoS is switched off pull mains plug e After longer periods without operation e g after the summer vacation please remove the rechargable batteries to avoid any leakage e Never attempt to insert ordinary batteries in your ECoS The electronics of the charger cannot detect this fact and will try to recharge such batteries as well 6 Starting up quickly
130. rk Ignore other boosters then the internal booster of the ECoS will not be turned off whenever other boosters report a short circuit Thus you can set the system so that the internal booster will only be switched off if a short circuit occurs in its own district 21 3 Train operations mode l Show number of existing functions startmode ev E keep speed and direction Ne OBB switch af accessories at startup aJ Inmediate stop of DCC locos at direction change inmediate stop of DCC locas at direction change kH GB cisle direction change with krab i Erector change with joystick al Delay fer drectan change with kek Figure 105 21 3 1 Taking over locomotives If you place a tick in front of Taking over locomotives then you can take over pinch a locomotive from another cab at any time parallel operation 21 3 2 Numbering functions If this feature is active then the function buttons symbols are numbered in order to make it easier to keep them apart A small number will appear at the bottom right of each function button symbol This feature is active ex works 21 3 3 Starting mode 21 3 3 1 Starting mode for locomotives Here you determine if operating parameters of locomotives speed function status direction should be transmitted to the individual locomotives after turning on the ECoS in the same manner as they were set prior to the last shut down Thus you are in a position
131. rrespond initially In this case you would have to change direction once more to assure a corres ponding status Motorola II so called new data format Besides the 14 speed steps a signal indicating direction of travel is transmitted continuously The info regarding direction always corresponds between command station and locomotive The status of F1 to F4 is transmitted in a separate packet This is only generated if the status of at least one function has chan ged Advanced decoders store this information locally to assure that it corresponds with the command station even in case of a power interruption ECoS does not differentiate between Motorola old and new but transmits by using a special method data packets in both formats In ECoS we call this mode Motorola14 Marklin built an extension into their decoder series 6090x to provide 27 speed steps the so called half speed step bet ween the actual speed steps increases the resolution The com mand station must transmit specific command sequences in or der to achieve this ECoS knows this mode as Motorola27 If you run a locomotive in Motorola27 mode and you notice that functions are only activated at every second speed step then your decoder does not support the 27 speed steps Please switch to Motorola14 ESU extended all decoders to suit the Motorola format by an additional mode namely Motorola28 This operates with 28 real speed
132. s 13 1 3 Number Enter the number of the corresponding accessory here You must enter this value numerically Please make sure that you enter a correct number matching the decoder setting since this number is not be double checked by the system The corresponding accessory address and output number will be displayed in parenthesis behind the number In the example as per Figure 57 3 2 indicates that this is the second output of the third decoder 13 1 4 Symbol You should choose the symbol for your accessories as precise ly as possible ECoS recognises two three and four aspect symbols and controls through the symbol the outputs of the accessories accordingly also refer to chapter 7 4 ECoS offers a large number of German and international sym bols in a choice list 13 1 5 Permanent versus momentary action buttons Here you determine if the accessory should be switched for a pre determined time change over or only as long as the button is pressed pulse Normally you would use the change over mode for turnouts ECoS transmits a defined time controlled pulse to the soleno id Thus any burnout of solenoid coils is prevented The Pulse function is best suited for un couplers which should be active as long as the function is activated until your finger leaves the screen button Furthermore the desired deco der output can be selected by choosing red or green The function mode cannot b
133. s The ECoSlink terminal can provide power to all connected de vices via the command station Alternatively an external power pack can be used for the part of the system connected to it Tomes a ee en ee eae annie oo oo o0 oo m omo omo omo 0000 000 000 000 o 00 al rots pI 7 j re T F a r T F S LF te a ai enna 5 Connection cable 90cm Si Figure 94 The ECoSlink terminal is connected with the 90cm long cable supplied with the ECoSlink terminal to the ECoSlink Extend so cket All other ECoSlink terminals can be connected by means of a commercially available computer cable so called patch cable Figure 95 Ea 20 2 M rklin Mobile Station You can connect up to three M rklin mobile stations 60651 and 60652 as additional cabs directly to the ECoS More mobi le stations can be wired via an ECOSlink terminal The dedicated adapter cable from 10 pole to 7 pole must be used in all circumstances This adapter cable is supplied with the M rklin mobile station 60652 or is available as a spare part under the M rklin part number 610 479 at your local hobby shop i 610479 SSKK Smmll 60652 Figure 96 If you connect a mobile station to the command station for the first time then the internal software version of the mobile station will be checked Should the mobile station still work with an older software version than the command sta
134. s 0 14 0 27 0 31 resp O 126 This is subject to the protocol used e n the Speed mode ECoS calculates a speed in km h that is then displayed on the screen In order to be able to display the correct soeed you have to en ter the desired maximum speed of the particular loco in km h This should be the maximum speed of the prototype and not of the model The value that you select with the slide controller will be dis played at the highest speed step All values in between will be interpolated accordingly The value entered here only serves for the display and has no influence on the actual speed of the loco No parameters of the loco will be changed by this Setting the maximum speed has to be done via CVs in DCC decoders in Marklin locos this generally has to be adjusted within the loco 11 2 3 10 Direct changing of address and speed step settings Whenever you enter a new loco the data is only entered in ECoS without any changes to the decoder in the loco So ES i CE om S ssoitter scores 3 SES Bene New gt 0003 lt EQ Loco lst 1 Figure 46 Often it happens that the address of a loco is not known If so desired you can program the loco when entering into ECoS provided it is a DCC loco Place the loco on the programming track the option Programming on programming track Fig 46 Push the programming icon ECoS will now program the fol lowing parameters The address in
135. s activating the emergency stop when pressing the stop button This affects the integral stop button as well as any other stop buttons of external devices connected to ECoSlink and ECoSniffer e Lock entering deleting and editing objects prevents any en tering deleting or editing of locomotives turnouts routes etc This is useful for public layouts where the users should be able to operate but not to effect any changes e Locking the reset function to factory default values deactiva tes the factory reset also refer to chapter 21 1 4 21 7 2 Requesting code You can protect access to the sub menue Authorised Access with a code This helps you to prevent any unauthorised mo difications to the settings of the system First you have to define a 5 digit number code This has then to be entered whenever anyone wants to open this menue 21 7 2 1 Changing the code e Press the screen button Change Code and another dialogue window opens where you can enter the new code e Delete the old code and enter the new one e Confirm this entry Figure 110 Make sure you remember your access code Should you for get it the only way to reset it is via the computer interface refer to chapter 24 2 5 A reset of the code at the factory will cost money 21 7 2 2 Activating the code e Activate Protect set up with a password e When you next call up the Set up you must enter this code
136. s is 192 168 1 151 24 e Disconnect your command station from the mains e Press the stop button and the function button F7 of the left cab simultaneously and hold them down Figure 127 e Switch on your command station Please hold down both buttons during the start up of your command station screen as per figure 135 will open 25 2 Execute a factory reset In many cases technical problems with the software are not actually caused by the incorrect installation of the software but rather by errors in the lists of locomotives accessories routes or the track diagrams Such errors in the so called Play status can lead to unusual behaviour of the command station In the worst case the command station gets stuck during start up and the screen remains blank If this is the case you should first delete all lists that contain objects Such a factory reset can be accomplished during the start up phase e Disconnect your command station from the mains e Press the stop button and the function button F6 of the left cab simultaneously and hold them down Figure 138 e Switch on your command station e Hold down the buttons during the start up phase until the Go button blinks shortly factory reset Always try to re establish the command station Do not mistake the function of the rescue mode with the with a reset first Basically the rescue mode must only be acti vated whenever a software update went wrong for
137. s the Direct Mode and the POM Mode Very old decoders may not be programmable with ECOS 18 1 1 Direct Mode CV Mode For programming in DCC Direct Mode also known as CV mode the loco has to be located on the programming track No other loco may be on the programming track at that time otherwise they will also be programmed simultaneously In Di rect Mode you can read and write CVs 18 1 2 Programming on the Main POM In the POM mode the loco may remain on the layout and is re programmed while running on the layout Thus you may observe and correct any changes directly Some decoders can only be programmed on the main if they are set to speed step 0 ESU decoders can also be adjusted while running In order to program a loco on the main ECoS must transmit specific commands to this loco Therefore the current address of the loco must be known otherwise it cannot be program med Should you not know the address of a loco place it on the programming track There you can read out or reprogram the address 18 2 Introduction to Motorola programming With the LokPilot ESU has introduced a method to program Motorola decoders despite the fact that the original M r klin digital system did not cater for this option Every ESU decoder except for pure DCC decoders contains a specific so called 6021 programming mode that allows access to all or at least to the most important CVs of a decoder They can be written but not re
138. st be greater than the mechanical speed in order to allow the mechanical drive to arrest correctly at each step Ts 6 371 8 Ne big ratla l Speed Here you enter the speed step with which the LokPilot operates the turntable Do not select a speed too high in order to avoid damage of nccesiory the turntable motor Zero point Pressing this screen button sets the turntab a le position to the zero position This serves to synchronise the display with the real position of the turntable Figure 72 e Find the desired location where you want to display the symbol for a new route a Selection frame around all accessories b Selection box Active for each accessory within the route c Desired aspect or status of the accessory in the route d Tab Extended A selection frame is located around each accessory a Other routes are faded out since a route may only contain accessories but not other routes As always you may change between pa nels in order to see all linked accessories e Select the first accessory to be included in the route and mark it in the selection box at the top right with a tick e Push the accessory symbol and select the desired aspect or sta tus e Select all other elements of the route and their desired aspect step by step ECoS triggers the commands in the same sequence as you have entered them Keep that in mind when entering routes 15 1 1 Extended settings Once you have add
139. steps If you want to run a loco in Motorola 28 format and you noti ce that the functions are only working at every second speed step then your decoder does not support the 28 speed step for mat Run these locomotives with the Motorola 14 format Marklin released some function models to the market e g 4998 4999 or 49960 turning crane 7651 or Gauge 1 cars 58115 that have to be controlled with a data package dif ferent to the one for the locomotives In terms of its design this data package is similar to the ones for turnouts We call it Motorola Fx 14 7 1 1 2 Range of addresses Motorola Marklin defined 80 addresses for its original digital system Since this number is far too small for many applications sever al decoder suppliers extended the range ESU LokSound V3 4 M4 LokPilot V3 0 M4 and LokPilot V3 0 support 255 addresses in the Motorola format 7 1 1 3 DCC Format The DCC standards published by the North American NMRA National Model Railroad Association is based on a develop ment by the German company Lenz Elektronik In DCC format up to 10 239 addresses up to 21 functions and up to 128 speed steps are encoded In practice only 126 speed steps can be used the others are reserved for the emergency stop function The absolute direction of travel is also encoded How many of these addresses functions and speed steps are actually available depends on the type of decoder and the command
140. t are not contained in the database must be en tered manually just like locomotives from other manufacturers Of course the locomotives may not be reprogrammed in any way e g change of address with the dip switches p AS 11 2 3 Manual registration amp programming of locomotives Takes you to the locomotive menu e Select the entry New locomotive and thereafter Manual data entry in the sub menu A dialog window opens where you can enter the parameters of your locomotive Advanced Properties occ28 E3 Address 3 sniffer address s Protocol Nane Baureihe 61 E Loco list 1 Loco tist 2 BB Loco list 3 Figure 40 Registers your entries closes the dialogue window and saves the locomotive in the locomotive choice list The locomotive is also assigned to the cab Discards the entries No new locomotive is being registered 11 2 3 1 Data format Via this choice list you set the data format for this particular loco ECoS does not check if the loco understands the selected protocol If in doubt read the decoder manual Please refer to chapter 7 1 1 in order to choose the correct data format for your model Subject to the settings of the pa rameters you may experience far better results Please also note that you cannot change the data format of locos registered with RailComPlus only the number of speed steps Neither the data format nor the speed steps can
141. t can be connected to your old system is subject to the limitations of your old command Station Thus you may for instance hook up your Lokmaus system with up to 32 Lokmaus cabs or your Loconet com mand station with all its connected cabs and continue to use them as before If you wish to control accessories with your old system you must first enter them locally in your ECoS Otherwise the commands will be disregarded Chapter 13 explains how to enter accessories In the same manner locomotives that you want to control via your old system must be entered in the memory of your ECoS Chapter 11 provides details 7 10 ECoSlink bus system Our bus system ECOoSlink allows for the extension of your ECoS command station You may connect external handheld thrott les feedback modules boosters and other extensions ECoS link is based on the CAN industrial standard is suitable for a maximum cable length of 100 metres and provides excellent data transmission ECoSlink operates with 250 kBit second and is hot plug and plug amp play capable All devices report automatically to the system and can be removed or re connec ted during operation The ECoSlink system can comprise of up to 128 devices You will find more details in chapter 20 7 11 ECoSlot module extension compartment On the underside of the ECoS housing is a compartment suita ble for extension modules Thus ECoS can be extended ESU for instance offers
142. t is possible to operate and dis play consists with locomotives whose decoders cannot support consist addresses Furthermore it is also possible to form con sists consisting of locomotives with different decoder types and protocols Locomotives running in a consist should have uniform charac teristics If necessary adapt the locomotives by reprogramming the acceleration rates and maximum speeds prior to forming to a consist You may assign a name and symbol to a consist in ECoS in the same way as for a loco A consist is always run with 128 speed steps The available functions in a consist are determined by the lea ding loco who s functions will be displayed on the monitor The activated functions will be signalled to all locos in the consist Locos of a consist can be called up on another throttle but they cannot actually be run with that throttle 7 3 Running shuttle trains Many model train enthusiasts do not want to run their trains simply in circles but want to have real point to point ope ration Branch lines onto mountains with terminal stations at either end small branch lines with a connection to a main line but also modular layouts are typical examples for such point to point scenarios In ECoS we differentiate between shuttle tracks and shuttle trains locos that run on these tracks out and back While the tracks have to be set up only once it is quite possible to have different locos on such a tr
143. t that it will take some time to get to know the manifold new func tions Be patient and take your time to try out some of the features We wish you lots of fun in discovering your new ECOS 7 Features of the ECoS ECOS is a state of the art digital command control system and offers many features We want to explain the possibilities and some technical background in greater detail The detailed ope rating instructions are given in chapter 10 If you wish you may turn to these pages right now if you do not want to know the technical background at this stage 7 1 Running locomotives ECoS can control up to 16 384 locomotives simultaneously Of course this is only a theoretical number that will hardly be reached in practice The electrical power required for so many locomotives would far exceed the maximum number of 128 boosters The response times for each locomotive would also be unacceptably long As a multi protocol system ECoS sup ports several data formats for running your locomotives 7 1 1 Data formats 7 1 1 1 Data format Motorola Motorola 0ld Motorola format First generation Marklin locomotives support this format in which the status of the lighting function is transmitted besides 14 speed steps Only when changing direction a special signal will be sent to the locomotive However it is possible that the direction status of the locomotive and the command station status for this loco do not co
144. terminals This is necessary in order to operate the s88 modules ECoS was tested with the following s88 modules e Marklin 6088 e LDT RM DEC 88 e LDT RM GB 8 e Viessmann 5217 Before you can use the feedback contacts you must configure the s88 bus You will find details in chapter 22 STOP 9 Initialisation amp Control 9 1 Start up There is no dedicated switch on button As soon as you con nect the power pack transformer to the mains the ECoS will Start initialisation Depending on the software version and the number of loco motives and accessories this process also known as booting may take up to two minutes During this time the ECoS displays different images while the background illumination may flicker occasionally or even vanish altogether This is quite normal and no reason for concern At the end of this process the Go button lights up in green 9 2 Switching off There are two possibilities to switch off the ECoS Simply pull the mains plug from the power outlet Provided batteries are inserted and charged to a reasonable level the ECoS will save the stored data and then turn itself off As long as the Stop button is lit red the ECoS has not been fully turned off This simple method has the disadvantage that if there are no batteries or if they have been incorrectly inserted or simply have been discharged to a low level then data may get lost Therefore we do not recommend this meth
145. tion then it will be automatically updated The mobile station will not respond to any commands or dis play anything on the screen during this process This is quite normal On the screen of the command station a remark refer ring to this process will be displayed Figure 97 After the software update a reset will take place and all locomoti ves stored in the data base of the mobile station will be deleted 20 2 1 Allocating locomotives One can allocate up to 10 locomotives from the data base of the command station to each connected mobile station This process is conducted in the Set up menu e Select the set up symbol in the top menu bar and a menu dia logue window with some pictograms on the left will open e Select the second pictogram from the top and the dialogue window Devices in the system will open e Select the desired mobile station and press the Hand picto gram The configuration dialogue will open in which you can allocate locomotives to the mobile station Setup 2 9 a Q d b Figure 99 List of all locomotives b List of already allocated locomotives c Add a locomotive to the mobile station Delete a locomotive from the mobile station Move the locomotive marked on the right upwards resp downwards f Extended settings g Sorting and filter options for the left locomotive list e Select the desired locomotive from the left locomotive list and add it by
146. tle train operations The s88 bus consists of up to 32 s88 modules that can process either 8 or 16 feedback signals each These modules are wired in a chain bus S88 modules are available from various ma nufacturers The number of existing s88 modules is configured in ECoS in such a way that response times are as short as possible since the modules are checked continuously in sequence only really existing modules should be monitored 7 9 Continue to use your old system with ECoSniffer ECoSniffer represents a very special feature of ECoS It allows you to use your existing digital system even when upgrading to ECoS Simply wire the track output of your old system to the ECoSniffer sockets ECoSniffer then monitors the signals trans mitted by your old system and _ translates them into ECoS commands Therefore it is possible to use any existing command station as long as it is suitable for either Motorola or DCC since ECoSni ffer is multi protocol capable since the update V3 0 0 It understands commands for locos in DCC 14 28 or 128 speed steps auto detection up to 12 function buttons Moto rola 14 speed steps 80 addresses Motorola old and new up to 4 function buttons as well as commands for accessories in DCC and Motorola All other commands from the old sys tem perhaps programming commands will be ignored One can connect only one digital command station to the ECoSniffer The number of cabs tha
147. ttle train mode loco that is dynamically assigned to a shuttle train line and travels out and back A shuttle train line must comprise of the following a b d c Figure 82 a Station1 b Brake point for station c Station 2 d Brake point for station 2 The train stops at each station for a pre determined layover time before it travels back to the other station The sequence happens as follows e As soon as the train from station 1 reaches the brake point for Station 2 ECoS transmits a Stop command speed step 0 to the train At the same time a timer is started inside ECoS e The train slows down with the set deceleration and stops De celeration has to be set in such a way that the train definitely stops in station 2 You may have to experiment a little e Once the pre set layover time is past T1 the timer gives the signal and the train receives a command to change direction The train is still stopped in station 2 it is now ready for depar ture and the headlights are switched correctly for the return trip e Once the timer signals departure time T2 the train accelerates and moves towards station 1 Thus the procedure begins once again e The periods T1 and T2 are of equal duration The time the train takes from brake point 1 plus the time the train is stopped while still set to the original direction is the same as the time the train waits in the station after having changed the direction sett
148. ual locos in the list of locos 12 5 Hints for running consists e t is recommended only to add locos to a consist that process the information regarding direction e g Motorola Il format DCC format e The characteristics of the locos in a consist should be similar maximum speed acceleration and deceleration There should not be any big deviations If necessary reprogram such locos before adding them to a consist Also refer to chapter 18 e Do not couple lightweight vehicles between locos in consists because of risk of derailment e Please make sure that any isolated sections ahead of signals are sufficiently long at least 36cm to 54cm longer than the consist when running consists e The first locomotive in the consist determines the mode of the function buttons You may adjust this for M4 locomotives Thus it is possible to adapt running characteristics and function mapping e Should you wish to run a Marklin sound car e g 49962 or 49964 together with a locomotive you should locate the sound car as the first vehicle of the consist It then determines the function mapping 13 Switching accessories Accessories are listed in a library within ECoS similar to locomo tives Thus all accessories have to be entered once before they can be switched For switching the accessories will be assigned to one or several control panels Normally this happens when you enter the accessory Accessories can be switched with t
149. ub panels with 16 each accessories Thus you can arran ge your turnouts in groups and manually call them up when necessary 7 5 Routes In practice it is often useful to switch groups of turnouts and si gnals and bring them into a pre defined status instead of swit ching them individually ECoS allows you to combine them to a so called route Switching a route is done in the same way as switching an individual turnout except that all devices that are part of this particular route are quickly switched in sequence on after another to reach the required status Routes are also stored internally and can be displayed with a specific symbol on the turnout control panel ECoS can handle up to 1024 routes with 256 individual devices each Each accessory can be part of as many routes as desired and of course with different status or aspect ECoS transmits the appropriate signals in sequence with an adjustable gap between the individual signals The duration of the pulse depends on the type of accessory Routes can also be switched with s88 contacts you can link any s88 contact with any route Thus it is possible to arrange sequential processes and block protection 7 6 Switching panel and track diagrams The ECoS offers an integral track diagram feature This enables you to display the topology of your layout on the screen and to switch accessories and routes directly on the track diagram Each panel has 23 x 11 fields for the entry o
150. uit your locos may be damaged and there may be risk of fire Reduce the maximum current to a sensible level Also refer to chapter 21 1 3 Remove all capacitors that may possibly haven been wired to the track power supply cable in your layout They would cause a strong heat build up of ECoS and impair the power output Almost in every connecting track in an analogue starter kit Roco Marklin are resp were capacitors installed 8 3 1 Wiring two conductor tracks Wiring takes place as shown Polarity is not an issue for DCC or Selectrix 8 4 Wiring the programming track ECoS has a separate low power output for the programming track max current 1A The same type of socket is used as for the mainline connection Wire a section of track to this output that is completely isolated from the rest of the layout ideally some short stub track Should you wish to connect more than three devices you have to extend the bus with a bus distribution module Either the ESU ECOSlink Terminal or the terminal box by Marklin is sui table You will find more details in chapter 20 8 6 Computer interface Each ECoS has an 8 way RJ45 network socket This is com 4 pliant with the Ethernet standard and can be connected via a long cable to your computer network There are two LEDs integrated into the socket 2 conductor track n T po 8 3 2 Wiring three conductor tracks Program ming track Wiring takes place
151. und settings will only be available in a LokSound de coder Select the matching decoder profile in the choice list Decoder Profile If the decoder is not in the list choose Empty As soon as you have selected a decoder profile the sections b to g will be loaded with the settings of the corresponding decoder Now you can comfortably modify any settings on the graphic display ECoS transfers standard values according to a manual profile selection They do not necessarily match the actual values of your loco Therefore we recommend using the automatic as signment of profiles 18 8 1 Decoder profile for ESU and mfx decoders A decoder profile is a description of the parameters of a de coder All CV numbers their value ranges and their purpose as well as the layout of the elements on the ECoS monitor are summarised here Every decoder that has a graphic profile can be programmed by this method The ECoS has profiles for all ESU decoders M4 decoders with or without sound as well as two generic DCC profiles for de coders by other manufacturers 18 8 3 Automatic assignment of profiles DCC During the automatic assignment of the decoder profile the decoder data is read out and then the matching profile is assig ned All CV values of the decoder are read simultaneously and displayed on the graphic interface That way it can be assured that the displayed settings correspond with the ones saved in ECoS This is how you
152. ur layout with ECoS and to discover new und reamt of possibilities for your hobby thanks to a unique variety of functions Due to new functions you will quickly find out how easy it is to run your model trains with your ECoS This manual will guide you step by step through the multitude of possibilities of ECoS However have one request Please read this manual carefully prior to initial operation Alt hough ECoS is robustly constructed there is the risk of damage due to incorrect wiring If in doubt avoid any costly expe riments e ECOS is only intended for the use with electrical model train layouts Never operate ECoS without paying attention and never use it for controlling devices designed for transporting persons e ECoS is not a toy Make sure that children use this device only when adults are present e Only use the power supply provided for ECoS Other trans formers may lead to reduced output or in extreme cases to damage of the command station e Use the power supply provided with ECoS for the energy supply for ECoS only and not for any other household ap pliances e Never use Y adapters in order to provide power to other devices for your model trains An unintended connection to ground could lead to damage or destruction of your ECoS eCheck the power supply regularly for damage on the housing or the mains cable Damaged parts may not be used under any circumstances Do not attempt to repair the power supply
153. ve during the programming process ECoS transmits all changes to the run ning loco immediately Thus programming becomes far easier than previously e Activate the screen button a Live while in POM mode e As soon as you now change any value with the slide controller e g CV5 maximum speed the new value is transmitted to the loco and you see the effect immediately Live mode is not suitable for e Setting addresses e Function mapping 18 8 6 More info on profiles e There is a matching profile for every ESU decoder However a profile does not necessarily contain all decoder parameters Some rarely used settings should be adjusted manually as de scribed in chapter 18 4 Alternately you could use our LokPro grammer with its computer software e For DCC decoders by other suppliers it is best to use the gene ric NMRA profile For extended settings we recommend to use manual programming of CVs 18 9 Programming Marklin 763xx series signals The following steps are required for programming the digital signals of the 763xx series e g 76391 76393 etc 1 Leave the signal electronics in the package and insert it into the contact bar in the box Make sure it is positively arres ted 2 Enter a new accessory on the ECoS as described in chapter 13 1 Select the matching type of signal from the choice list If there is a distant signal on the mast of the main signal then you must also set up the main signal t
154. ve a frame NO CO aDSL 2 e Select the desired accessory and confirm your choice When an accessory is deleted it will be removed from all rou tes and links in the turnout control panel So please check carefully if you really do not need this accessory any longer In some cases it may be necessary to display a list of all existing accessories Such a list is contained in the set up menu Please refer to chapter 21 4 14 Turntable control The ECoS offers the possibility to control a turntable Current ly the following decoders are supported M rklin turntab le 7286 with its decoder 7686 resp compatible decoders or homemade devices with ESU LokPilot V3 0 14 1 Connecting the turntable No modifications are necessary on the turntable Connect the turntable decoder with the turntable as described in the user manual For the track power supply of the turntable you may either use the main track output of the ECoS refer to Figure 65 or you may use an external transformer refer to Figure 66 at first not respond to any commands It is also possible that the position of the turntable may be saved in the decoder erroneously if the command station is switched to Stop manually or due to a short circuit during operating the turntable Therefore we strongly recommend using an external transformer 14 2 Generat
155. vered First open the brown shipping carton at one end and pull out the printed carton Now pull out the two part blister pack and place it on a table with the monitor of ECoS facing upwards The upper half of the blister is secured to the lower part with several buttons No adhesive has been used Pull both blister halves apart at each button until you can separate the two halves Please keep the packaging in a safe place for later use Only the original packaging guarantees protection from transport damage Pack your ECoS into the blister and both cartons prior to dispatch by mail or parcel service 5 2 Locating the device Place ECoS on a flat clean and dry surface within sight of your model train layout Assure a stable position of ECoS and an optimal distance between yourself and the command station The monitor is tilted at 12 degrees against the support surface and is best suited for a sitting operator easy reading of text etc on display Avoid reflections of bright walls or lighting equipment on the monitor Provide suitable conditions for your ECoS ideally operate ECoS at room temperature Avoid heat sources in the immediate sur roundings Generally it can be said that any room conditions that are comfortable for you will be good for ECoS Figure 1 5 3 Inserting rechargeable batteries We recommend always operating your ECoS with batteries in place A set of batteries is supplied with your ECoS The batte
156. ymbol that you wish to turn When establishing longer sections of straight track you should have inserted at least on such symbol Then you can turn it to the desired orientation When you insert the same symbol subsequently it will automatically appear with the correct ori entation g 16 1 6 Mirroring turnouts In order to draw so called 45 yard ladders it may be necessary to mirror turnouts Thus a right hand turnout changes to be a left hand one Only right hand and left hand turnouts can be mirrored e Select the screen button Mirror turnout e Click onto the symbol of the right hand or left hand turnout that you wish to mirror 16 1 7 Delete symbols Symbols no longer required or inserted by mistake can be de leted at any time Only the track and accessory symbols are deleted not the actual accessories or routes If you wish to delete an accessory or rou te you must do this in the turnout control panel e Select the screen button Delete symbol e Click onto the symbol that you wish to delete 16 1 8 Change the name of the page While in the configuration mode you may give each page pa nel its own name e Select the panel whose name you want to change e Click onto the keyboard symbol and enter the name 16 1 9 Highlight a track diagram ECoS offers the possibility to link single elements of a track diagram together via s88 feedback inputs By doing so you are able to highlight occupied track sections

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