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Trying new Digikeijs DR5000 Command Center with a Lenz-based DCC system on Windows 10.
All Lenz feedback sensors which feed into Lenz LR101 encoders to communicate with PC.
Successfully connected to JMRI by selecting on JMRI: "XpressNet using Lenz LI-USB Ethernet.."
I am unable to use a USB connection to Lenz because it keeps interfering with my CTI signal network.

My primary issue so far is that none of my feedback sensors display as active on my CTC panel done in Panel Editor.
The XpressNet monitor shows that the sensor information is coming across to JMRI.??
DR5000 Command App also shows sensor info is being sent.

Has anyone experienced a similar problem, and if so, how were you able to remedy it?
Mike Carr

Looks like I may have finally stumbled on a solution to my problem.
If I connect as Digitrax / using Loconet over TCP and rename the sensors as Loconet LS513, LS514, etc. instead of Xpressnet XS513, etc. it all seems to work just dandy.

Mike

On Sep 11, 2019, at 10:34 PM, Michael Carr <carrmopac76@...> wrote:

Looks like I may have finally stumbled on a solution to my problem.
If I connect as Digitrax / using Loconet over TCP and rename the sensors as Loconet LS513, LS514, etc. instead of Xpressnet XS513, etc. it all seems to work just dandy.

I think this is consistent with what other users have said about the DR5000. Unfortunately, I have never seen any documentation that clearly states what has been made available over each of the available bus connections.

Paul

Michael,
Does your experience reported above match the recommendations as per the help page or should I update/amend them?
Egbert

I have used sensors with my DR5000 with a Lenz connection. These were not with the LR101 but with LDT RS16 units. I found you have to make sure the start address is set correctly or the addresses will all be offset.
Recently I have experimented with LS100 switch decoders with feedback. I want to use them for a signal module and found a Lenz command station will not use the feedback inputs separately, only as switch feedback. The DR5000 will read them, once again running a Lenz connection, so our modular layout signalling will be run off the DR5000.
Maybe it is something to do with the Ethernet connection, I'm using USB with Win 10.

Mike Ruby

Mike R.
Yes.? It is consistent.? The only comment I would make is that the Digikeijs help page did not say anything about connecting to Lenz via ethernet. I am guessing this is because it doesn't work.? I don't know enough to say if this a non-supported feature of Lenz ethernet or of JMRI.

I hosted a small ops session this morning to test my configuration and it was a disaster.? Sensors worked but turnouts would stop responding intermittently.? Lenz throttles are doing weird things with Digikeijs.? CVP throttles seemed to do okay.? I am doubting if this was the right decision...

Are you trying to run both the DR5000 and the Lenz both as command stations on your layout?

Dennis