Rizwan,
In looking at the pictures again I find that the photo of the turnout from the top with the yellow wire is in the straight position but the photo of the wiring on the bottom, the turnout has been changed to the curved route. That changes things.
Set the turnout as curved per the wiring picture and then connect the yellow wire to the outermost straight rail. You could confirm continuity from the black wire to the rail to be sure.
Consistency is important in troubleshooting; this one caught me napping.
Jim Exler, Nampa, ID
Thanks for more replies guys.
Jim Exler,
Thanks for looking at the wiring and identifying a problem. I changed the yellow wire to connect to the outside rail of the straight track (with the turnout switched to straight) and tried programming again. Still no luck. I am almost of the opinion that something
is more fundamentally wrong with my programming set up.?
?@Dave S,
>> It will if the JMRI SPROG configuration is set for "Command Station ", but not if set as "Programmer".
This is interesting. I had not known it. I tried using both Programmer mode (with DecoderPro) and Command Station mode (with PanelPro) right now just to ensure that I was using the right thing. Neither worked. From the specifications of the decoder, it says
that it takes a maximum of 0.5A. Does it mean that it cannot be used with Command station since it uses 3A in the Pi-Sprog setup??
The last question, does CV reading work for stationary decoders like DS51K1? I tried reading CV 01 but I get an error ("No loco detected") which I assume is because the Decoder is not responding to the DCC command.?
I have reached a point where I am going to take the turnout to the local hobby shop and see if they can program and detect the turnout in their DCC. They are busy but they have helped me once in the past. I will post an update if that works.?
Thanks
Rizwan M
