I've been corresponding with Nancy at Soundtraxx, it looks like the F45 does not have it's own set of default values, reused same decoder as the SDP45.? I did not have any info for the SDP45 either, she gave me one but it's for the older version with 1.5V bulbs, it's CV 256 is 52.? Athearn's announcement pdf states the recent run of F45 have LEDs.

All my Wow diesel V3 & V4 open from roster show the quill check boxes on the sound tab, even those created last year.? V1 & V2 do not since that CV is not supported in those versions.

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On 8/22/2018 12:57 AM, Richard Knight wrote:

Michael, I do not have the loco here. I forwarded your email to the owner. We will try to get you that value. Did you see that the quill choice appears (WOW V4) when reading a new locomotive but when opening from the roster it does not appear? Also he had a 12volt supply for the sprog and has ordered a more powerful P.S.? I talked to Josh at Soundtraxx about you not having the CV list for the F45.??? Rick.

On 8/21/2018 9:56 PM, Michael Mosher wrote:

Can you tell me the value of CV 256 for the F45?

Thanks,

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On 8/17/2018 12:53 AM, Richard Knight wrote:

Michael, Thanks. As i mentioned this was an over the phone "help" session that became complicated when we discovered the definition for the F45 was not listed. We did pick a loco with a similar prime mover but still ended up with an unresponsive decoder. After a reset and a retry today at my friends place I discovered the Sprog 2 he is using did not seem to have enough power to program and read correctly the TSU2. I use a Sprog 3 with upgraded power supply at home so my results have been better. Found a similar situation at the club with a 12 volt 125ma power supply? for the sprog not being able to read write a QSI V7 decoder. Rick.

On 8/16/2018 5:58 PM, Michael Mosher wrote:

The info has not been released by Soundtraxx yet for TSU2 equipped F45s.
They have info on Genesis locos here:

but the F45 not yet listed AND those files don't have everything needed to create a decoder definition.? For Tsunami2 and Econami decoders, JMRI needs the value of CV253 and 256 (read only values in the decoder); 253 is always 3 for Genesis & Athearn locos but 256 is unique for each model and the definition need that number for the identification routine to work.? I've been waiting for a few months now to get info from Soundtraxx but with their trade up program, new decoder models released and recent NMRA show they've been busy.

Now you can use other Genesis TSU2 definitions, the default values are not going to match what's in the loco so you'll have to read everything before making changes.? Another thing that might not match will be enumerated lists of sound choices, but so far the Genesis lists have been fairly consisted between models with same prime mover type, since F45 has 645, pick one that also has 645 (like a GP40-2) and probably the sound choices will be OK.

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On 8/15/2018 3:45 PM, Richard Knight wrote:

Hi, i am trying to help a friend, over the phone!, with his Athearn Genesis F45 with TSU2. The basic problem is this engine is not listed in the choices when reading the loc with decoder pro. The F45 and FP45 are listed in the TSU1 but some of the CV's have been changed with different options in the TSU2. ?I was using GP38-2 as a stand in but this became problematical also. Is there any chance that the F45 could be added to the list? ?Thanks to Michael Mosher I could get the new file on the WOWV3and 4 diesel, download and install into the current version of decoder pro. Thanks Again, Rick.