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I haven't heard of the Phoenix decoders either. There are other brands of sound-only decoders represented in JMRI.
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As far as two-decoder locos are concerned, you just have to create two separate roster entries, one for each loco. They will have the same DCC address, but that is no problem for JMRI. However each loco needs a unique ID so you could do something like "xxxxxx - motor" and "xxxxxx - sound" for the two IDs, that way they will stay adjacent if you sort by ID. There are special considerations for programming dual-decoder locos: - Sometimes the two decoders have no conflicting CVs so you can simply program both in tandem. But you will generally not be able to read back CVs in this configuration. - If both decoders support the NMRA Standard CV15/16 locking you can set up different decoder type IDs in CV16 and use CV15 as the key to unlocking one or other decoder. But you will have to separate the two decoders electrically to initially set up the unique IDs. <>. - If the decoders do not support CV15/16 locking you can set up different short addresses in CV1 with a common long address in CVs 17 & 18. You then use the long/short address selection bit in CV29. With long address selected you drive the loco. With short address selected you can program each loco separately. But you will have to separate the two decoders electrically to initially set up the unique IDs. - Or you just separate the two decoders electrically to program them and reconnect when finished. If all this sounds complicated and confusing, that is one of the reasons most of us avoid sound-only decoders like the plague (there are other reasons as well). -- Dave in Australia New England Convention 2016: On 9 Oct 2016, at 9:58 AM, hope4me_81@... [jmriusers] <jmriusers@...> wrote: |
