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Page 1: ...iable operation n Transponding with addition of one or two RX4 Transponder Detectors and transponders in your rolling stock provides additional capabilities Identify where specific rolling stock is on...
Page 2: ...sing 14 10 0 Power Management 16 11 0 Occupancy Indication 16 11 1 LocoNet Devices 16 11 2 LT5 Tester 17 11 3 Panel Indicator 16 12 0 Transponding with the BDL168 18 13 0 Troubleshooting Checklist 18...
Page 3: ...dispatcher control surround sound or more layout automation On DCC systems without a Digitrax compatible LocoNet command station a BDL168 can operate using only the RailSync DCC signal from most DCC s...
Page 4: ...e system that can be used by other layout devices Also called a block occupancy detector on conventional layouts Detectors are not covered by the DCC Standards or Recommended Practices Transponder is...
Page 5: ...can then be inserted later as needed to further develop your layout Additional information about planning and installing the BDL168 can be found on the web site in the document Advanced Transponding A...
Page 6: ...on Section 4 TRACK TRACK STATUS STATUS POWER POWER ON ON OFF LINE OFF LINE O G O G N N HO HO MODE MODE O O RUN RUN L O C O N E T L O C O N E T A A B B SCALE SCALE SLEEP SLEEP P P R R R A I L B R A I L...
Page 7: ...G N N HO HO MODE MODE O O RUN RUN L O C O N E T L O C O N E T A A B B SCALE SCALE SLEEP SLEEP P P R R A I L B R A I L B P O W E R I N P O W E R I N R A I L A R A I L A P O W E R I N P O W E R I N G R...
Page 8: ...ociated wiring on the wiring panel is covered in more detail in the technical applications paper Advanced Transponding Application Note available at www digitrax com The paper includes photographs of...
Page 9: ...d supply as long as you provide at least 100mA for each BDL168 This power supply should not power any devices other than BDL168s 3 Solder the ground wire from the Digitrax booster ground or common cas...
Page 10: ...ach pin pair on the connector as indicated in Table 1 and Figure 4 Solder the wire to each pin The zone common connections to the booster should be as short as possible and relatively heavy gauge sinc...
Page 11: ...ster for Zone B 7 H DS 5 Isolated track section for Detection Section 5 8 J DS 6 Isolated track section for Detection Section 6 9 K DS 7 Isolated track section for Detection Section 7 10 L DS 8 Isolat...
Page 12: ...rom the BDL168 zone inputs for example by a PM42 Power Manager 3 Configure the BDL168 for your wiring system a For direct home wiring layouts the ID switch behind the green ID LED is held down when AC...
Page 13: ...ehind the red option LED for about 1 second and release it the BDL168 will exit option switch set up mode You can also exit option switch set up mode by turning off the power to the BDL168 and then tu...
Page 14: ...Enable Transponding 06 RX4 connected OPSW6 and 7 MUST be t when RX4 connected Do not use 07 RX4 connected OPSW6 and 7 MUST be t when RX4 connected Do not use 09 Detection sections show occupied when...
Page 15: ...all option switches factory settings 42 Standard Interrogate Setting Turn OFF from ignoring the 1 st interrogate after power up Send an update of all DS values each time power is applied to it irresp...
Page 16: ...eing set during this process the turnout will be activated during the OpSw setting Once the BDL168 OpSw configuration is completed and you have exit ed option switch setup mode See section 7 1 Step 5...
Page 17: ...ons for using specific Digitrax throttles for setting the address DT100 DT200 or DT300 series throttle press the MODE DISP key on the throttle to enter SWITCH mode Use the throttle to dial up the boar...
Page 18: ...2004 Digitrax Inc www digitrax com 17 Figure 5 Reversing Section Wiring Example...
Page 19: ...cupancy messages to LocoNet that can be used by computer software for a visual display of occupancy status on the layout or to other devices on the layout For instance the Digitrax SE8 or SE8c can use...
Page 20: ...tion sections 1 to 4 and the zone power indicator for zone A that includes these four detection sections The BDL168 incorporates current setting resistors to set the LED current typi cally about 3mA I...
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Page 22: ...n the web in the Digitrax Application Notes and Technical Information Section Advanced Transponding Application Note 1 13 3 0 0 T Tr ro ou ub bl le es sh ho oo ot ti in ng g C Ch he ec ck kl li is st...
Page 23: ...ng be sure that the configuration is correct for your usage In normal operations the red option LED will blink ON briefly when valid LocoNet messages are seen confirming a good LocoNet net work connec...
Page 24: ...sion Digitrax believes any conscientiously installed equipment following guidelines in this manual would be unlikely to experience RFI problems 1 15 5 0 0 W Wa ar rr ra an nt ty y a an nd d R Re ep pa...
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