Turnout Mode - Uhlenbrock Elektronik DAISY User Manual

2.3 Turnout mode

A DAISY throttle can control up to 256 accessories – turnouts, signals,
etc.
2.3.1 How to control a turnout or a signal
Press the [Turnout] key to switch from drive to turnout mode.
While in turnout mode, you can use the f1 through f4 keys to toggle the
status of a turnout or signal. The four LEDs above the f1 through f4
keys show the current turnout or signal status: red (thrown) or green
(closed).
The fact that the 4 LEDs indicate a 'red' or 'green' status – as opposed
to 'yellow' or off – can be used to tell the mode (turnout or drive) in
which the DAISY throttle is currently operating.
Each closure of the [f1] through [f4] keys will be shown on the DAISY
display: the accessory address which has been toggled will be shown
as long as the key remains pressed. For example, the display will show:
W
(the first symbol represents the letter "W", to indicate "Weiche" the
German word for turnout).
While in turnout mode, the currently selected locomotive can still be
controlled through the rotary encoder and by pressing the [function] or
[Off] keys.
2.3.2 How to change the controlled turnout address range
The DAISY default is to have the keys [f1] through [f4] control turnout
addresses 1 through 4. However, this can be changed.
This is how to proceed:
• While in turnout mode, press the [Turnout] key. The display indicates
the turnout address controlled by the [f1] key (i.e., the "base
address"), e.g.:
W
• Rotate the encoder in order to select the desired new "base address".
The base address can be edited in steps of 4 units. For example, a
single step (rotation) in the clockwise direction will indicate:
W
the highest possible value is 253.
2
1
5
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