ZIMO MX638 Series Instruction Manual page 19

Non-Sound Decoder MX600 - MX638 and Sound Decoder MX640 - MX659
rate
.
01 - 99
High
frequency
with
modified
sampling
rate.
#9
255-176
Low
frequency
Special ZIMO
#112 0 - 255
configuration bits
0000 0100
55
medium
PID
P and I value
setting
#56 For
BEMF motor regulation
01 - 199
modified
settings
EMF – Extended
#147 0 - 255
sampling time
rate tens digit for sampling rate and
. ones digit for sampling time.
Tens digit 1 - 4: Lower sampling rate than default
(less noise!)
Tens digit 6 - 9: Higher sampling rate than default
(to combat juddering!)
Ones digit 1 – 4: Shorter EMF sampling time
(good for coreless motors, less noise, more power)
Ones digit 6 - 9: Longer EMF sampling time
(may be needed for round motors or similar).
Typical test values against jerky driving:
CV #9 = 55 (default)  83, 85, 87, ...
CV #9 = 55 (default)  44, 33, 22, ...
= 255 - 176: Low frequency (for old motors only!) –
PWM according to formula (131+ mantissa*4) *2exp. Bit 0-4 is
"mantissa"; Bit 5-7 is "exp". Motor frequency is the reciprocal of
the PWM.
Examples:
#9 = 255: frequency at 30 Hz,
#9 = 208: frequency at 80 Hz,
#9 = 192: frequency at 120 Hz.
Bit 1 = 0: Normal acknowledgement.
= 1: High frequency acknowledgement
Bit 2 = 0: Loco number recognition OFF
= 1: ZIMO loco number recognition ON
Bit 3 = 0: 12-Function Mode
= 1: 8-Function Mode
4 =
Bit 4 = 0: Pulse chain recognition OFF
= 1: Pulse chain recognition (for old LGB)
Bit 5 = 0: 20 kHz motor control frequency
= 1: 40 kHz motor control frequency
Bit 6 = 0: normal (also see CV #29)
= 1: „Märklin brake mode
= 55: Default setting using medium PID parameters.
= 0 - 99: Modified settings for "normal" DC motors.
= 100 - 199: Modified settings for coreless motors
(Faulhaber, Maxxon etc.)
Tens digit 1 - 4: Lower proportional value than default
55
Tens digit 6 - 9: Higher proportional value than default
Ones digit 1 - 4: Lower integral than default
Ones digit 6 - 9: Higher integral than default
Typical test values against jerky driving:
CV #56 = 55 (default)  33, 77, 73, 71, ..
Useful initial test value: 20.
For Fleischmann motors
0
Values too small cause engine to stutter, values too big
worsens the regulation at low speeds.
Fine-tuning suggestions (if default settings are not satisfactory):
Vehicle, Type of Motor CV #9
"Normal" modern Roco engine
= 95
Typical N-scale engine = 95
Fleischmann "round motor"
= 89
Small coreless (Faulhaber, Maxxon
= 51
or similar)
Large coreless (O gauge or larger) = 11
Tips on how to find the optimal CV #56 settings:
Start with an initial setting of CV #56 = 11; set the engine at low speed while holding it back with one
hand. The motor regulation should compensate for the higher load within half a second. If it takes
longer than that, increase the ones digit gradually: CV #56 = 12, 13, 14...
With the locomotive still running at a low speed, increase the tens digit in CV #56. For example: (if the
test above resulted in CV #56 = 13) start increasing the tens digit CV #56 = 23, 33 ,43...as soon as
juddering is detected, revert back to the previous digit  this would be the final setting.
Load Compensation, Compensation Curve and Experimental CV's
The goal of load compensation, at least in theory, is to keep the speed constant in all circumstances
(only limited by available power). In reality though, a certain reduction in compensation is quite often
preferred.
100% load compensation is useful within the low speed range to successfully prevent engine stalls or
run-away under light load. Load compensation should be reduced as speed increases, so that at full
speed the motor actually receives full power. Also, a slight grade-dependent speed change is often
considered more prototypical.
Locomotives operated in consists should never run at 100% load compensation, in any part of the
speed range, because it causes the locomotives to fight each other and could even lead to derail-
ments.
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CV #56 Remarks
Means high sampling rate at low load; reduced rate at
= 33
higher load to prevent loss of power.
= 55
Also recommended: CV #2 = 12, CV #147 = 60
From SW version 31: CV #145 = 2
= 91
(Attention: often helpful – remove suppressor compo-
nents.
= 133
The stronger the motor, the weaker the regulation is
set to avoid overshoots, the integral component never-
theless provides for full load regulation.
= 111
The overall intensity of load compensation can be
CV # 58
defined with from no compensation
(value 0) to full compensation (value 255). Useful
values range from 100 to 200.
For a more precise or more complete load com-
pensation over the full speed range use CV #10
and CV #113 together with CV #58 to define a 3-
point curve.
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