I have been asked by a friend to upgrade 2 Atlas Dash 8-40 locomotives from DC to DCC with sound. I went out and got the correct Tsunami Decoders and speakers and set off to start the first installation. Everything wired up nicely, ran it across the programming track and used my Decoder Pro to program it up. Again, everything sounds great but how do I get the ditch lights to operate like the real thing? The real CSX Dash 8-40 engines have ditch lights that will alternate flashing left and right when the horn is activated. I know that the Atlas engine can do it as well, but I can't figure out how to make it do it.
I wired each ditch light up to its own output. Left ditch light to F5, right ditch light to F6. When I start up the locomotive, I press F0 to turn on the head light, F5 and F6 to turn on the ditch lights. when I activate the horn F2, the ditch light just stay on and don't flash alternating one and off.
Using Decoder Pro, How do I get the ditch lights to alternate back and forth light the real thing?
From the Tsunami Diesel guide:
To add to your help:
http://www.soundtraxx.com/manuals/Users%20Guide%20Diesel.pdf
Frank
Meyblc Using Decoder Pro, How do I get the ditch lights to alternate back and forth light the real thing?
From the Tsunami Lighting tab
right side FX5 selection... Type 1 ditch light
FX5 Phase selection ... Use Phase A (normal)
FX5 Grade Crossing logic... Engaged
FX5 Rule 17 mode ...Disabled
FX5 light type ... LED or incadecent bulb
FX6 Effect selection Type 1 ditch light
FX6 Phase selection USE Phase B (opposite)
then all the rest the same as above
Tried to get you a screen shot, but JMRI wont let me, so I took a shot with my cell phone,,,hope it helps
JMRI makes it soooo easy,,,no more computing CV values!
Karl
NCE über alles!
Thanks Guys for the help, the advice and especially the screen shots made it easy to figure out.
Mike