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System consists of Power House Pro-R, PB5, and a stand-alone Loconet.

To unload the PB5 booster, I installed a Tam Valley accessory booster to power the turnout Tortoise machines. ?Upon power up of the layout including the Tam Valley accessory booster, operation of the layout was normal. ?

The PB5 booster load was reduced as expected. ?I can operate the turnouts via the throttle as well as the local push buttons. ?The changes made to the turnouts via these two methods (throttle and local push buttons) were properly indicated the layout panel.?

As a loco travelled on the layout, the block occupancy was being properly indicated.

However, I can no longer operate the turnouts by clicking on the turnout icons.

What do I need to do to recover turnout operation via the layout turnout icons?

Merry Christmas

Bill R

Initially, there was no observable activity on the Loconet when using the panel icon or via the table. I started by creating a NCE turnout (NTxxx). ?I modified the Loconet turnout (LTxxx) to have the NTxxx as a secondary turnout. ?That allowed me to make changes to the actual turnout via the panel icon with partial success. ?Depending on how the feedback was set up for the LTxxx and the NTxxx turnouts (different combinations of Monitoring and Direct), there was no successful combination of feedback settings that was 100% successful. ?

While observing the Loconet activity, sometimes the following message would appear: ?“Request Command Stations Op Switches (or DCS210/DCS240 check for multiple command stations on Loconet).

?I currently have a DCS240 provide the Loconet for the layout. ?(This was recommended to me when I initially started and have been told by others that this was bad advice.) ?Until I decide to replace the DCS240, is there something I could change (DCS240 CVS?) in the meantime)?

Bill R

On Dec 25, 2019, at 4:13 PM, WHurry <Wttr@...> wrote:

Initially, there was no observable activity on the Loconet when using the panel icon or via the table. I started by creating a NCE turnout (NTxxx). I modified the Loconet turnout (LTxxx) to have the NTxxx as a secondary turnout. That allowed me to make changes to the actual turnout via the panel icon with partial success. Depending on how the feedback was set up for the LTxxx and the NTxxx turnouts (different combinations of Monitoring and Direct), there was no successful combination of feedback settings that was 100% successful.

While observing the Loconet activity, sometimes the following message would appear: “Request Command Stations Op Switches (or DCS210/DCS240 check for multiple command stations on Loconet).

I currently have a DCS240 provide the Loconet for the layout. (This was recommended to me when I initially started and have been told by others that this was bad advice.) Until I decide to replace the DCS240, is there something I could change (DCS240 CVS?) in the meantime)?

On Dec 24, 2019, at 4:25 PM, WHurry <Wttr@...> wrote:

System consists of Power House Pro-R, PB5, and a stand-alone Loconet.

To unload the PB5 booster, I installed a Tam Valley accessory booster to power the turnout Tortoise machines. Upon power up of the layout including the Tam Valley accessory booster, operation of the layout was normal.

The PB5 booster load was reduced as expected. I can operate the turnouts via the throttle as well as the local push buttons. The changes made to the turnouts via these two methods (throttle and local push buttons) were properly indicated the layout panel.

Bob,?

The DCC Specialties Jack Wabbit (JW) board has four independent stationery decoders. ?The JW is wired to the Tortoise machine to provide power to close/throw the turnout. The JW board also has connections to provide turnout feedback for the four turnouts to the Loconet.

Originally, the JW board was directly connected to the NCE track bus. ?With this configuration, the power for the Tortoises is provided by the NCE booster as well as the DCC signal to the decoders on the JW.

To reduce the load on the NCE booster, a Tam Valley accessory booster was installed. ?The Tam Valley accessory booster has its own power supply. ?The Tam Valley booster is connected to the NCE booster track bus for the DCC signal. ?The Tam Valley booster passes through the DCC signal and now provides the power for the JWs to operate the Tortoise machines.

I hope this clarifies the situation.?

Bill R

On Dec 25, 2019, at 6:14 PM, WHurry <Wttr@...> wrote:

Bob,

The DCC Specialties Jack Wabbit (JW) board has four independent stationery decoders. The JW is wired to the Tortoise machine to provide power to close/throw the turnout. The JW board also has connections to provide turnout feedback for the four turnouts to the Loconet.

Originally, the JW board was directly connected to the NCE track bus. With this configuration, the power for the Tortoises is provided by the NCE booster as well as the DCC signal to the decoders on the JW.

To reduce the load on the NCE booster, a Tam Valley accessory booster was installed. The Tam Valley accessory booster has its own power supply. The Tam Valley booster is connected to the NCE booster track bus for the DCC signal. The Tam Valley booster passes through the DCC signal and now provides the power for the JWs to operate the Tortoise machines.

I hope this clarifies the situation.

Bill R

That message from the DCS240 is something you can ignore. ?It’s just the DCS checking that nothing else on Loconet is also acting as a command station. ?It’s not affecting your issue, unless of course you do have another Loconet command station, but then if you did, you’d see the DCS240 say so and it would stop being a CS itself.

Mick
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