Ah, understood.
Got it, thx. D.
Well, since the address range of the DS64 is 8 consecutive addresses, you just have to watch out for overlap with the Team Digital ones, so if there is say a Team Digital detector using Sensor 10 for an address, you can't use a DS64 with board ID 2, because Board ID 2 makes the sensors 9-16.
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Hi Randy.
Holy baud-rate Batman! You know your Digitrax stuff. Thanks!
One more question.
rrinker Also note if you have any other boards liek SE8C, there are overlaps in the address range. There is a file in the files section of the Digitrax Group on Groups.io that shows all the board IDs and sensor address for all Digitrax devices that use this concept so you cna plan and prevent overlaps.
Also note if you have any other boards liek SE8C, there are overlaps in the address range. There is a file in the files section of the Digitrax Group on Groups.io that shows all the board IDs and sensor address for all Digitrax devices that use this concept so you cna plan and prevent overlaps.
All my other LocoNet boards are either DS64s, each with a unique ID, and TeamDigital BlocD8s and SRC16s. If I keep the DS64s uniquely ID'd will I have problems?
Thx again.D
Sensor addresses are based on the board ID of each DS64. Since there are 8 inputs, each board ID starts the sensor address 8 higher.
So board ID 1, A1 is 1, S1 is 2, etc up to S4 which is 8. The board ID 2 starts over again at 9, to 16. And so forth.
If you are using JMRI for this, just make sure you have a unique board ID for each DS64 and JMRI will discover all the sensor inputs for you. Also note if you have any other boards liek SE8C, there are overlaps in the address range. There is a file in the files section of the Digitrax Group on Groups.io that shows all the board IDs and sensor address for all Digitrax devices that use this concept so you cna plan and prevent overlaps.
Note you also need OpSw 13 set Closed to use A1-A4 AND S1-S4 as sensor inputs, otherwise on the A1-A4 inputs will be sensors, only 4 inputs instead of 8.
And also note there is currently no option where the S inputs will not have some effect on the outputs, so if you also have turnouts connected to the outputs, best case is when the sensor on the S line goes high, it will toggle the corresponding output. Setting OpSw 12 Closed make it so that the A line going high sets the output Thrown, and the S line going high sets the output Closed. OpSw 15 is supposed to set it to all inputs being sensors only, but that is still marked as not implemented and do not modify the setting in the latest manual.
Good evening,
Question. How does one configure the sensor addresses to use all eight inputs of a DS-64? I've read the manual cover to cover and can find no clue.
Background. I have several Team Digital BlocD8s serving to detect occupancy in my hidden staging. The setup for these boards allows me to set a different 'sensor' number to each detection block.
I now want to use some IR detectors to control limited automatic operation. I am drawn to using DS64 as no separate power supply is needed to connect Boulder Creek Engineering IR detectors. (I also like not having to solder to a card-edge connector lying on my back under my layout.)
Finally, I have several other DS64s on the layout providing turnout control and feedback and these have worked reliably for years.
So, can one of you provide a hint on how to configure the sensor addresses DS64 will report for its eight inputs?
Thx.Dwayne A