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8. Decoder Settings (Programming)
Chapter 8 covers setting various parameters of the LokSound de-
coder. Should you not be familiar with the handling of CVs please
take the time to read these occasionally quite complex instruc-
tions.
After an introduction into the world of parameters in chapter 8.1,
we explain in the following section 8.2 how to change various
parameters in DCC mode and with Märklin® central units.
The chapters 9 to 16 explain which parameters have what kind of
influence on the behaviour of the LokSound decoder.
8.1. Adjustable Properties of Decoders
The hardware determines some features such as the number
of function outputs as well as the maximum permitted current
of the motor output and therefore they are not programmable.
Nevertheless, there are plenty of possibilities to influence the be-
haviour of the LokSound decoder by adjusting software-governed
properties.
There is at least one memory space within the decoder reserved
for each adjustable parameter where numbers or letters can be
stored.
You could visualise the storage spaces as index cards in a large file
box. In order to enable you to find the right card again, they all
have numbers and / or names outlining the properties of this par-
ticular card such as „locomotive address" or „maximum speed."
Then imagine that you can write information onto these cards.
Adjusting the settings means nothing else but erasing one entry
and replacing it with another. Moreover, you could do that at any
time. However, you cannot write onto every card: some bits of
information like the manufacturer's code are firmly encoded.
Thus, you can determine the content of the storage spaces in the
decoder even during operation and of course, the decoder will fol-
low the instructions. Via the procedure known as „Programming,"
you can enter the desired data into the storage spaces.
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