@Dave Sand.
Thanks for the detailed write-up. Really appreciate the effort you put into writing detailed instructions for a newbie.?
Unfortunately, it did not work as expected. I've added comments below on individual steps but everything worked except the Turnout did not move at all as expected. At this time, I am at my wit's end. If people have successfully used the following method, I can only assume that I either have a faulty decoder (less possible) or I have made some mistake in my soldering (more probable). I have one more turnout and decoder that I can try this with.?
Can you confirm that this kind of addressing has worked for you in the past with DS51K1? Some of the responses below seem to indicate that I need either (a) a Digitrax system in-between my JMRI interface and the turnout decoder to control it OR (b) DS51K1 is a simple decoder that doesn't take addresses.
For (a) my understanding is that PiSprog, being a full DCC command station should be adequate and I don't need a Digitrax system.?
Thanks for the help,
Rizwan?
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- Start PanelPro.
- Verify the connection prefix by going to "Preferences >> Connections". ?It is probably ¡°S¡±. (Rizwan: This was "S")
- From the main PP menu, go to Tools >> Power Control.
- Set Layout power OFF.
- Attach the yellow wire to the same rail as the black wire.
- Return to the Power Control window and Set Layout Power ON.
- Go to Tools >> Tables >> Turnouts
- Click on Add.
- Make sure that the System Connection is set to the Pi-SProg. (Rizwan: I set it to "Pi Sprog-ONE Command Station". It was either this or "Internal")
- Enter the desired number for the turnout in the Hardware Address field, such as 123.
- Enter the desired user name in the User Name field. ?This is usually something that makes sense on the layout, such as a station name, etc.
- Click on Create. ?This will create a turnout table entry which will most likely be ST123 with the entered user name.
- The turnout state will be Unknown. ?Click on the state button.
- Return to the Power Control window and Set Layout Power OFF.
- Remove the Yellow wire.
- Return to the Power Control window and Set Layout Power ON.
- Return to the Turnout table.
- If everything worked, as you click on the turnout state button, the turnout should move between closed and thrown. (Rizwan: This is where it didn't work. The Turnout doesn't move at all.)
- If the turnout is moving opposite of what you want, swap the orange and gray wires.
- From the main PP window select Panels >> Store Panels.
- Provide a file name for saving the current configuration.
- When you resume PanelPro later, use Panels >> Open Panels to re-load the configuration which now contains your first turnout.
- As additional turnouts (and other related changes) are made, remember to save the changes before quitting JMRI.
