Today I gave up with trying to fix the DCC detectors. I packed up the three bad ones, the four kits, my SMINI kit, my 485 Convertor Kit and shipped them to...
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Jay Beckham
tanglewoodso...
May 17, 2013 3:47 am
I forgot to mention Don Wood is repairing and building boards. You can buy the boards from Marc and Don builds them. On my SMINI I got the board and CPU from...
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Jay Beckham
tanglewoodso...
May 17, 2013 9:59 pm
In an occupied block, the LED is lit on the DCCOD, but the computer sees the block as un-occupied. I switched DCCODs and the 540 Chip on the SMINI. I put a...
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Jim A.
trainkludge
May 17, 2013 10:36 pm
Jay: The DCCOD works with tow separate outputs... THe lLEd and the driver transistor. Has you've said about having problems with your builds this might be...
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Jay Beckham
tanglewoodso...
May 17, 2013 11:06 pm
Jim The LED works. And I swapped DCCODs with known good ones. The fact that I can't get 5 vdc between the output pin of the DCCOD and the 5 vdc on the power...
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Jay Beckham
tanglewoodso...
May 17, 2013 11:16 pm
Bruce I noticed that yesterday and today some of your web site links don't work with Internet Explorer 10. For example from the home page I can't click to any...
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Karen Brox
kawriverrail
May 18, 2013 6:22 am
Jay, read messages 12264-12268 on the CMRI_User group. James Brox Kawriverrail [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jim A.
trainkludge
May 18, 2013 7:59 am
Jay: DCCOD's run on +12 VDC. When the transistor turns on it goes to ground, when off it otherwise to have no connection, this allows it to work correctly with...
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Jay Beckham
tanglewoodso...
May 18, 2013 10:59 am
Jim My point is the output screw on the ODMB isn't going to ground, but the DCCOD is because it works properly in other positions. I know it works on 12 volts...
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Tim Verburg
tim49544...
May 18, 2013 12:13 pm
Jay, If you know the DCCOD works in other spot but not in the current spot, then it sounds like the spot. Be sure the connection to SMINI is good because the...
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Jay Beckham
tanglewoodso...
May 18, 2013 12:37 pm
Tim Regardless of the connectors, shouldn't I see ground on the screw on the ODMB when the block is occupied and the led lit? I do on the other positions....
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Jim A.
trainkludge
May 18, 2013 1:17 pm
Jay: It sounds like the bad connection on the mother board is the best suspect in the case. Since the construction asks that the nuts be soldered to the board...
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Jay Beckham
tanglewoodso...
May 18, 2013 2:08 pm
Jim I think we are on the same page now. I had pulling 27 wires off the board but I have no choice. If I had it to do over again I would use 12 inch or ...
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Tim Verburg
tim49544...
May 18, 2013 10:48 pm
Jay, I went back and re-read your original post. You were measuring from + 5vdc (positive side) to ODMB output pin? Confused. Generally when measuring DC...
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Jay Beckham
tanglewoodso...
May 19, 2013 3:59 am
Tim Let me try to explain what I did. First the DCCOD when occupied grounds it output to the SMINI which in turn signals to the computer program that in this...
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Jay Beckham
tanglewoodso...
May 19, 2013 6:39 pm
FIXED Tim, Jim, and others who offered suggestion on this problem. As I suspected it was either the Molex pin or the Nut on the ODMB that was a bad solder. I...
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Jay Beckham
tanglewoodso...
May 19, 2013 6:52 pm
I do need to find a way to see the CTC computer screen from my other three computers that are around the layout. Currently I use Logmein but that requires...
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Eric Schwarz
altoonabound
May 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Jay, TightVNC is the one I used when my CMRI server was W2K. But, if you're running XP+, you can use Remote Desktop which is built in and works well. Eric ......
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Tim Verburg
tim49544...
May 19, 2013 7:12 pm
Jay, Glad to hear you found the problem. This was an interesting problem, I went to my own RR and looked at some ODMB outputs with occupied/un-occupied...
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D S
eclipserd
May 21, 2013 4:01 am
Group, I have a friend who has a layout that is running CMRI for the signaling system and Digitrax for the command control. We recently finished the install of...
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Ken Cameron
thundrfoot
May 21, 2013 11:55 am
Daland, I'd like to hear and discuss what you found cumbersome with signals in JMRI that would be simpler with VB either here or on the JMRI list. I've built a...
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Jeff Warner
jeffrywarner
May 21, 2013 12:08 pm
Daland: The problem you going to run in to is that there is no "stock" library to interface VB and Digitrax. Basically, you would need to build your own...
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mgjensen2000
May 21, 2013 2:59 pm
Hi Daland, I was a professional VB6 programmer in a previous life and I spent a lot of off hours writing a VB6 app to signal and control a complex model...
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D S
eclipserd
May 22, 2013 3:37 am
Thanks for the replies. I've had a couple of email replies so far but I'll try to give same info that I provided in the. As far as the layout goes, we have...
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Ken Cameron
thundrfoot
May 22, 2013 4:06 am
Daland, From a few of your comments I still feel that JMRI is your option to follow. From your quote: "knowledge of BASIC that I can get my way through it, but...
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Jeff Warner
jeffrywarner
May 22, 2013 8:06 am
Daland: Again, not to discourage you, but I have written a couple million lines of BASIC code...and I found trying to write a Digitrax interface too advanced....
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cmmodeler
May 22, 2013 7:47 pm
Daland, At the Greeley Freight Station Museum, we had similar operational conditions to what you describe. Our operational modes are "play mode", "CTC mode"...
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D S
eclipserd
May 22, 2013 11:08 pm
All, I appreciate everyone's input so far. For those wondering about my experience with JMRI and "signal mast"; I did attend Dick Bronson's signal mask clinic...
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Jeff Warner
jeffrywarner
May 22, 2013 11:12 pm
Daland: The C/MRI to VB6 interface will be easy. Many people here could help you with that. Again, I suggest checking into the Loconet Hackers group for help...
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secatalano@...
May 22, 2013 11:20 pm
My input...I use digitrax however my plan is to use what the p&le did...physical toggles on a board...and local panels..using decoders....I deal with computers...
