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Figure 2: Whole Layout Common Rail Wiring Example
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PS12 PS12
12V AC 12V AC
Power Power
Supply Supply
Common
Rail Return
Detection Common
Booster Ground
to pin 11
Zone A
DS 1
DS 2
DS 3
DS 4
Zone B
DS 5
DS 6
DS 7
DS 8
Zone C
DS 9
DS 10
DS 11
DS 12
Zone D
DS 13
DS 14
DS 15
DS 16
Booster GND
Ext. Power
BDL168
Top View
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S T A T U S S T A T U S
P O W E R P O W E R
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M O D E M O D E
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L O C O N E T L O C O N E T
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LocoNet
to other LocoNet
Devices such as
(Throttles, Boosters,
UP5s Etc.)
External LED
Connectors (pin 1)
See Fig. 4
Figure 2: Common Rail Wiring
Opto-Isolated Booster
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To other Common Rail
Sections
To other
Common Rail
Sections
Track Detection
uses the Layout
Common Rail
ID LED (green)
Option LED (red)
(Heavy Wire)
Digitrax Special Order or
Other Digitrax Compatible Booster
~
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10 kohm
Resistor
Note: For this example,
BDL168 OPSW 10 must
be set to "c".
ID Switch
Option Switch
1
2
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