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TCS (Train Control Systems) T Series Decoders. | TCS T Series Decoders Have A Standard 9 Pin Harness So They Can Be Directly Fitted To Athearn, Proto 2000 Etc Without Any Extra Wires Etc. |
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| | | | | | | TCS (Train Control Systems) MC Series Decoders. |  TCS MC Series Decoders Have A Minature (JST) 7 Pin Harness Connector. |
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TCS (Train Control Systems) Decoder Information. | TCS Decoder Information.
Back EMF. All TCS decoders have a built in type of BEMF. It is different then conventional type of BEMF. It works automatically. There is no adjustment CV. Many people like how TCS decoders will smoothly go down hills with heavy train load pushing and not run away but maintain even speed. In fact many of our customers have told us that TCS decoders have the best performance of any decoder in this regard.
Quiet Drive: Quiet Drive is for smooth and quiet motor performance. All TCS decoders currently have the Quiet Drive feature. Dither. What is Dither?
Dithers are used at low speeds to help overcome the restriction of locomotive mechanics. It provides better and smoother low speed performance. It is similar to a start volt but not the same. Dithers give an additional higher voltage pulse to the normal motor output voltage. The effect is similar to adding pulse power on conventional DC power packs. Dither are especially helpful on locomotives that have high starting friction.
There are two parameter that control the operation of a Dither in TCS Decoder. Program the frequency of the additional pulse by putting a value in CV56. A value of 1 will give the highest frequency of 30 additional pulses per second. The higher the number (ranging from 1 to 255) the lower the frequency. We recommend to try starting with a value of 5. The practical range for CV56 is 1 to 10.
CV57 control the amplitude of the Dither's pulses, again valid values range from 1 to 255. (1 being the lowest voltage and 255 being the highest voltage) We recommend to try starting with a value of 25 or 30 for CV57. The practical range for CV57 are values of 5 through 50.
When giving CV57 a value of 0, the Dither is disabled. Dithers will be automatically cut off and not used above 21% of full speed. It can be used in addition to start volt, kick start, and/or by itself. Factory default for CV57 is 0, CV57 will also be reset to 0 when using when using factory reset feature.
Factory reset feature can be enabled by setting CV30 or CV8 with a value of 2, then turning the power off and then back on.
Try experimenting with Dithers to achieve better low speed operation. The effect will narrow the window between what point the locomotive starts move and at what point it will stay running.
Function Re-Mapping: Outputs can be reassigned to different control buttons. Outputs can also be controlled by more than one function button. See Function Re-mapping for more detailed information about this topic. Easy Reset CVs': This is how to reset decoders (version 8 and up) to their factory default value. To see what version your decoder is, just look at the value for CV7.
- To reset CV's:
- On programming track, write a value of 2 into CV30 or CV8.
- The decoder must now go through a power down, power up cycle.
- The reset will take effect upon power up.
Note: Writing to CV8 doesn't actually change the value in CV8, because it is a read only register. When writing to CV8, it will write to CV30. This enables a factory reset with command stations that use physical register programming, like the MRC 2000 Command and the Atlas Commander.
CV's that will reset to factory default: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 19, 29, 30, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, and 61. User loadable speed table is not effected by the reset. |
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