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Locked Getting JMRI to set up RR CirKits Tower Controller MkII

 

Hi,

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I have just completed the first stage of a layout and would really appreciate some basic help in using JMRI version 4.12 via Windows 10 to set up the RR CirKits Tower Controller MK II.

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Perhaps the best thing is for me to tell you a bit about my layout and the equipment I¡¯m using so that you understand what I¡¯m attempting to do.

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I am looking to construct a medium size layout and have currently constructed the first loop. There are 3 power districts, and eventually each will contain a Digitrax Booster, up to two RR CirKits Tower Controller's each fed by SMD 8's for stall motor control and BOD 8's for block occupancy detection. The layout will be controlled via Train Controller Silver. Currently I have connected my Digitrax DS240 Command System to my PC (Windows 10) and am able to control locomotives via Train Controller.

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For simplicity I have set up a four section passing loop (with 2 turnouts) within power district 2 and have disconnected power districts 1 and 3 by removing the Loconet connection cables. My aim now is to use JMRI Decoder Pro to set up the TC Mark II with turnout control and block detection so that I can operate trains via Train Controller (or even via my Digitrax throttle) in this small section before tackling the more complex sections. Try as I can, I¡¯m unable to get Train Controller to operate the turnouts and recognise block occupancy.?

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..and so to my questions:

  1. I have numbered the TC MkII in power district 2 as number 9993 (as it will be the third of six such devices on the layout). Is there any way I can test that the TC MkII has recognised this new address or to see if it is still operating with default address 9999?
  2. When I open up Decoder Pro 1, I get the following options:

Paged

Direct Byte

Register

Address

Command Station Op Switches

The detailed RR Cirkits TCMkII instructions tell me to open the ¡®Ops Mode Programmer¡¯ to configure the device, however, I have used the ¡®Paged¡¯ programming to set up the TC MkII as I'm unable to find Ops Mode Programmer. What is the difference and how do I access the Ops Mode Programmer.
  1. My belief is that my problem really lies with addressing the various turnouts and occupancy blocks. How do I go about numbering each of these turnouts (in total 70 operated by 7 SMD8¡¯s) and blocks (110 operated by 14 BOD8¡¯s)

Any really basic help you can offer me to get this working would be really appreciated.
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