Summary of Contents for RailCom Loco-1
- Page 1 Loco-1 / Loco-2 Instruction manual Loco-1 / Loco-2 Art.-No. 10600 / 10601 V1.2 - English page 1 of 36...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Declaration of conformity ............35 „Märklin®” / „TELEX®“ is a registered trademark of the company Märklin & Cie GmbH. „RailCom®“ is a registered trademark of the company Lenz Elektronik GmbH. „Roco®“ is a registered trademark of the company Modelleisenbahn GmbH. -
Page 3: Safety Advices
Loco-1 / Loco-2 Safety advices Before you start using this product or its installation read these instructions carefully. This product is not a toy. Not suitable for children under 14 years! Keep these instructions for future reference! This module is intended to be integrated into a model railway system for driving a locomotive model within the limits indicated in Chapter 3 - "Technical specifications". -
Page 4: V1.2 - English
Loco-1 / Loco-2 When making electrical connections pay attention to sufficient wire cross section. After the formation of condensate on the parts wait for at least two hours for drying off before you switch power on. Danger of burns! Some components on the decoder can achieve a... -
Page 5: Introduction
This manual applies starting from firmware version 9 for Loco-1 and firmware version 5 for Loco-2. Any firmware updates may include other new features that are not included in this manual. An updated manual is supplied as a PDF file with the new firmware, if needed. -
Page 6: Mounting
Loco-1 / Loco-2 Mounting Open the locomotive housing according to the manufacturer's instruc- tions. Determine the location where you want to install the decoder. First disconnect the connections of the motor and the consumers from the rail collectors or, for locomotives with electronic or electro- mechanical switch, the connections of the switch to the motor and to the rail collectors. -
Page 7: Connection Of The Rail Collector
Loco-1 / Loco-2 The picture below shows the connections: Connection of the rail collector In a two- rail-loco connect the lines of the two current collectors with either of the two solder points with the label ‘Rail’. In a three-rail-loco, connect the locomotive ground with one of the two solder pads called ‘Rail’. -
Page 8: Connection Of Consumers/Loads
Loco-1 / Loco-2 Attention: The interference suppression devices which are fitted to the motor or the cable to the motor must not be removed! Considerable electrical interference may occur, if this interference suppressors are removed. Connecting a DC motor: Connect either of the two terminals of the motor with one of the two solder points labeled ‘MOT '. -
Page 9: V1.2 - English
Loco-1 / Loco-2 Connection of LEDs as a consumer The function outputs (AUX1 to AUX 4) are switched towards the decoder ground. Therefore the cathode (-) of the LEDs have to be connected to the output of the function outputs (AUX). -
Page 10: Decoder Functions
Loco-1 / Loco-2 Decoder functions Digital operation The decoder is a multi-protocol decoder. It automatically detects whether it is driven in DCC format or the Märklin® / Motorola format. The automatic detection can be disabled. The address range depends on the format in which the decoder is controlled: Märklin®/Motorola-Format: 255 or 80 addresses (depending on the... -
Page 11: V1.2 - English
Loco-1 / Loco-2 Motor control The detection of the connected motor type is automatic. The auto- matic detection can be switched off and the motor type can be set manually. Note: If the loco does not run in analogue mode or only approach at high driving voltages, switch off the automatic motor recognition and set the appropriate motor type correctly. -
Page 12: V1.2 - English
Braking section The decoder supports the Märklin® braking section. The mode can be adjusted via the corresponding CV. Only Loco-1: In addition the decoder supports the simple ABC-(DCC) braking section. Both types can be combined. V1.2 - English page 12 of 36... -
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Loco-1 / Loco-2 Function outputs The decoder has four function outputs to which consumers can be connected based onto needs (e.g. lighting, smoke generator, sound module, electrical coupling). The function outputs are switched in DCC format using the function keys F0 to F12. In Motorola format, the function outputs are switched with the function keys F0 to F4. -
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Loco-1 / Loco-2 Flash function A small flash sequence can be programmed by programming up to 2 on and 2 off times in the corresponding CVs. Thus, for example a flash or a blinking light can be set (individually or alternately). The flashing mode can be set to any of the 4 function outputs and using the F key on and off. -
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(RailCom® detectors). The decoder must be configured to send the so called RailCom® data packets. In addition, the booster or the DCC central must produce a cutout signal (blanking), within which the data is transmitted. -
Page 16: Decoder Configuration/Programming
Loco-1 / Loco-2 Decoder configuration/programming Programming with a DCC Station From the control center, you can program the configuration variables (CV). Please refer to the relevant section in the user manual of your control center, in which the byte-wise programming of CV variables is described (Direct CV Addressing). -
Page 17: V1.2 - English
Loco-1 / Loco-2 Once the lighting of the vehicle starts to flash (after about 2 seconds), the decoder is in the programming mode, and you can release the direction switch. After you start the programming mode, you can program the registers of the decoder as follows: Select a register to program by selecting the register number as Märklin®/Motorola locomotive address. -
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Loco-1 / Loco-2 Example: If you want to program the value of 197 (bit value 11000101) into the register 90, proceed as follows: Program a 3 into the register 8 to set the two most significant bits (binary = 11 decimal 3) -
Page 19: Programming With A Märklin® Mobile/Central Station
Loco-1 / Loco-2 Programming with a Märklin Mobile/Central ® Station With the Central Station and the Mobile Station from Märklin®, you can program the registers. To do this, select the article no. 29750 (V100) from the locomotive database and program the decoder as described for this article no. in the instructions of the Central Station or the Mobile Station. -
Page 20: Configuration Variables (Cv) / Register
Loco-1 / Loco-2 Configuration Variables (CV) / Register CV / Register Register Range Note Name Loco (default) -1 / -2 Base address 1 … 255 address of loco DCC: 1 … 127 Märklin®: 1 … 80 or 1 … 255 Minimum 0 …... -
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Loco-1 / Loco-2 CV / Register Register Range Note Name Loco (default) -1 / -2 Manufacturer / (57) Manufacturer ID (readable only in DCC format) Registerbank in MM mode register bank switching for register greater than 79 (0: <= 79 1: >... -
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Loco-1 / Loco-2 CV / Register Register Range Note Name Loco (default) -1 / -2 Analogue 0 … 63 State of functions FL and F9 – F12 in analogue mode F0, F9 operation – F12 Bit 0: F0 forward Bit 1: F0 backward... -
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Loco-1 / Loco-2 CV / Register Register Range Note Name Loco (default) -1 / -2 F1 – F8 0 … 255 State of functions F1 – F8 with multi-traction activation with Bit 0: F1 Bit 1: F2 active multi Bit 2: F3... -
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-1 / -2 Automatic 0 ... 255 Bit 0: automatic stop with asymmetrical DCC signal stop right track (ABC-braking, only Loco-1) configuration 0 – off 1 – on Bit 1: automatic stop with asymmetrical DCC signal left track (ABC-braking, only Loco-1) 0 –... -
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0 – 14 speed steps 1 – 28 speed steps Bit 2 – analogue mode detection 0 – off 1 – on Bit 3 RailCom® configuration (only Loco-1) 0 – RailCom® off 1 – RailCom® on Bit 4 speed curve selection 0 –... - Page 26 Index low determine which range is addressed via CV 257-512 (only Loco-1) CV31 = 0, CV 32 = 0: mirror of CV1-CV256 CV31 = 0, CV 32 = 255: RailCom® Page Function 21 / 20 0 ... 255 Bit 0: AUX1...
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Loco-1 / Loco-2 CV / Register Register Range Note Name Loco (default) -1 / -2 Dimming 35 / 34 0 … 100 Value in % with which the output is dimmed value … (100) AUX1…AUX4 Decoder 39 / 38 0 … 255... -
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Loco-1 / Loco-2 CV / Register Register Range Note Name Loco (default) -1 / -2 2nd Motorola 41 / 40 1 ... 255 2nd address to reach the functions F5 – F8 of the address decoder F1 of second address corresponds to F5... -
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Loco-1 / Loco-2 CV / Register Register Range Note Name Loco (default) -1 / -2 Load control 47 / 46 0 … 255 D component of the PID controller for load control PID controller Fault memory 91 / 90 0 ... 7 Bit 0: Motor 0 –... -
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Loco-1 / Loco-2 CV / Register Register Range Note Name Loco (default) -1 / -2 Alternative 48 / 47 0 … 255 Only in 28 speed step mode speed … activation via CV29 characteristic 75 / 74 User ID 92 / 91 0 …... -
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Loco-1 / Loco-2 CV / Register Register Range Note Name Loco (default) -1 / -2 Effect AUX2 109 / 106 0 ... 255 Setting of effect-type for AUX 2 (see table page 33) Effect 110 / 107 0 ... 255... -
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- after setting the value 222 the decoder is put to the firmware update state (since bootloader version 3 not needed anymore) The reading of this CV provides back the product ID (0) for Loco-1; (1) for Loco-2 Indexed Page - / - see CV31/CV32 (only Loco-1) …... -
Page 33: V1.2 - English
Loco-1 / Loco-2 Description of settings for effects (CV134/141/148/155) Type of effect Value Parameter Note none none for normal control dimming values via CVs 47 - 50 Speed dependent none setting of the dimming dimming characteristic via CVs 112 - 126... -
Page 34: Terms Of Warranty
Loco-1 / Loco-2 Terms of warranty We provide a two year warranty on this product. The guarantee in- cludes the correction of faults, which are provable, due to defective material used by us or manufacturing defects. The compliance with the technical specifications of the circuit is guaranteed in accordance with the instruction compliant installation, specialist application and prescribed commissioning and operation. -
Page 35: Declaration Of Conformity
Loco-1 / Loco-2 Declaration of conformity This product has been developed in accordance with the harmonized European standards EN 55014-1 and EN 61000-6-3 and complies with the requirements of EC Directive 2004/108/EC on electroma- gnetic compatibility. It carries the CE marking for its fulfillment. - Page 36 Loco-1 / Loco-2 Manufacturer: Rampino Elektronik Allenkamp 13 51766 Engelskirchen Germany Web: https://moba.rampino.de Email: moba@rampino.de © 2016 Rampino Elektronik All rights, including the right of reproduction and dissemination and translation. Duplication and reproduction in any form requires prior written approval by the company Rampino Elektronik.
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what voltage does a Marklin 3100 run on? A/C or DC?
@dale d beebe
The RailCom Loco-1 operates on DC voltage, with an operating voltage range of 12 to 24 V DC.
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