I don't know about Winlok, but John Kabat's PR1DOS when config'ed to use the MS-100 and Chief programming track reads the speed table much faster than ...
A DecoderPro workshop will be held this Saturday, April 5th., at Papa Ben's Train Place in Houston, Texas. The workshop begins at 10:00 AM and will continue...
I am using the 1.1 version of DecoderPro. This does not happen with all models, but on certain ones I get a Time-out message when reading or writing CV's. The...
I'm using decoder pro with windows 98 and a NCE system. The only time I've seen the time out message was when I didn't have the right com port picked. #2 works...
Phil, I understand what you are saying but I just finished another model before I started this one and it programmed without a problem. Don Borden Doylestown,...
... Don As it is a Soundtraxx, put a 100 ohm resistor in series with on of the leads to the track. Gerry ================================================= ...
Gerry, I do not understand. The manual does not call for it nor have I used one in any other installs including the DSD I did just prior to this problem. Don...
With help from Dave Falkenburg, I've created a new installer for the Java communications library for use on MacOS X. This one should work with all MacOS...
... Could you try downloading and running the new comm installer: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/jmri/JavaCommInstaller2.hqx I'm hopeful that will fix the...
Michael, What you describe is a feature of paged mode programming where the only way to read a CV is to do a verify operation on every possible value. If your...
Bob, could you please address this question. I am using the 1.1 version of DecoderPro. This does not happen with all models, but on certain ones I get a...
I'd like some input from users here. (BTW, throttle changes are progressing nicely. You should see lots of improvements and enhancements in Bob's next ...
... computer ... happen? ... I think it should be the same as with a DTxxx throttle and prompt to steal. However once it has been stolen, the throttle GUI on...
... should ... to steal. ... should ... kept in ... I second that idea. Same behavior as the DTxxx. But AFAIK, there's no service to notify the original...
... computer ... happen? ... steal. ... What if one of the throttles with address #1 then dispatches or releases the address? What should happen to the other...
Hi Glen, The answer may be colored by what we really are doing. The supposed conflict is essentially between two "Stupid" Throttles. Our approach is first to...
... happen? ... Glen, The last option in your message brought images of "throttle wars" to mind. Somebody could make a great model railroading cartoon image...
Hi, I am not trying to criticize what we are collectively trying to accomplish. I do really think we are whistling against a tornado of we think we can come up...
... Sorry for the slow reply. There are a few things that could be happening here, and I don't know which it actually is. The message "timeout communicating...
... "Stealing" is Digitrax-speak for "both throttles will operate the locomotive". Their displays will show each other's changes, so if one puts it in...
Hi, tonight I tried to run the trottle using a Zephyr. So far I was unable to make a selection i.e. the address would not be assigned. I as well noticed that...
Hi, I just went and tried it with no presence of JMRI. Asking for a Cab in use results in a "Take" request. If you do so, that cab gets control. And here is...
... This is the correct action for NCE. It the same as Digitrax. This abililty is really there for "training mode" so to speak. You can have one engineer...
... the ... Well for Digitrax as far as I can tell, the Throttle ID fields of the slot record are supposed to contain the ID of the controlling throttle. In...
... I am using the Zephyr. I haven't had any problems (other than very often writing code that doesn't work :-). I'm not near the trains right now, but I think...
Bob, thanks for getting back to me. Yes this is happening on one particular DSD decoder and it is a DCS100 command station. The strange thing is that I have...
Bob, I got the same message when trying to program a DSX on the programming track. The error reads " programmer error: Timeout Talking to Command station". I...
