Well, sending DCC commands over the rails is a lot different than programming.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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Hmm, very strage, as the JMRI people will always insise, all JMRI does is emulate the throttle, which is why the opposite IS true - if you can't program or so somthing with the throttle, JMRI won't magically fix it. But for the throottle to work but JMRI not to is just strange. I don't have a TL-1, or anything hooked up to try it anyway, to see if it's a system specific issue.
You are using the same program mode in JMRI as you are with the throttle, right? Program track vs ops mode, and then direct/page/register?
A bulb across the program track probbaly won't do it, you need a resistor. To try a bulb it should go on the blue and white.
Not that there's a lot to set anyway, it's all listed in tables in the instruction sheet. CV61 and 64 for what F key, CV49 to one of the values for an effect, and CV62 for the speed of an effect. Don't know how they could make it any easier to understand. TF4 is a bit more complicated because there are 4 function wire outputs.
After 20some years as a computer programmer, if I had a beer for every time I said "This has never been a problem before" I would be able to...Actually, I'm pretty sure I DID (eventually) have a beer every time I said "This has never been a problem before".
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Michael Mornard
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It probably won't read without an additional load on the program track. Regular decoders pulse the motor to the Ack pulse, but of course there is no motor connection on the TL1. It is supposed to also use the F0 output, I think that is mentioned buried in some tech support depot article somewhere - but LEDs will probbaly not draw enough current either. If the throttle programs it, JMRI should to - just forego reading sheets, just write the sheets you change and it should be OK.
RR_MelI put a 100 ma bulb across the track and there is no difference, still doesn’t work.
I'm not much help in that situation, Mel. Sorry...
I don't recall if I have any TL1s in any of my equipment. I've done a few TCS FL2s over the years and the resistor across the programming track rails is what worked for me.
Good Luck, Ed
Hi, Mel
I remember having some issues with function-only decoders and I think it was Randy that suggested placing a resistor across the rails of the programming track.
At the moment I don't recall what value but it doesn't take much. Maybe 100Ω?
Without a motor in the circuit it seems the command station/decoder Pro has some problems and the resistor can fool it into thinking there is a motor. I presume you have lights wired to one of the output functions already? I think there needs to be a load there, too.