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You can now proceed as in the previous example above which
explains how you program a numerical value.
Important note:
When using PoM, values can only be set, they cannot be read out.
You can check whether the programming was successful or not by
testing the actual alteration of the feature in operation.
10.5 Error message when using PoM programming
Er 10:
you have gone outside the permitted range of values.
Example: You have tried to select CV1. The basic decoder address
(CV1) may not be altered by means of PoM.
11 Multi unit (MU) Consisting
In this section you will learn about:
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what a multiple traction/ multi unit consist actually is
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how it is assembled and later disassembled
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how to activate the functions of the locomotive which is currently
a member of a multiple traction/ multi unit
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how multi-traction / multi-units are organized in SET-02
11.1 What is a Multi unit (MU) consist?
A Multi Unit (MU) Consist (in Europe called Multi-Traction) is a
group of locomotives that you want to operate as a unit. Consider a
train that has several locomotive pulling it. As a model railroad
operator you have several choices, operate each locomotive
separately (as was done in the steam era) or operate all the
locomotives as a group (which we call a multi unit (MU) consist).
The advantage of running the locomotives in a single consist is that
it allows the engineer to control the speed of all the locomotives in
the consist at the same time. To do this we need an address that
we can use to refer to this group of locomotives that we wish to
operate as a unit. This address is called the
Multi Unit (MU) or
consist address
.
Whenever a locomotive is added to a consist the locomotive is
instructed to use the consist address as its address for future speed
and direction information. This information is saved by the
locomotive decoder in addition to its individual address. Never fear
though: the locomotive decoders do not forget their own addresses,
these are still saved and when the locomotive is removed from the
consist, the locomotive decoder reverts to its saved locomotive
address.
