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DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER’S GUIDE
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AIU:
Accessory Interface Unit. Unit that receives digital command signals from a TIU
for remote accessory and switch (turnout) control.
Banana Plug:
Male plug with bowed slats. Tension in the slats creates force that holds
banana plug in place within a banana jack (female plug).
Command Mode:
Mode of operation in which digital signals, as opposed to track volt-
age changes, control engines. Track voltage is constant (usually set ~18V). Command
Mode operation controls an individual engine or engines as opposed to controlling all
engines on a given track.
Conventional Mode:
Mode of operation in which track voltage changes (including short
DC offset signals) control a track. In conventional mode operation, all engines on a given
track are controlled simultaneously.
DCS:
Digital Command System. System of one or more Proto-Sound 2.0 or later en-
gines, DCS Application, TIU, AIU (optional), operating software, and the protocols by
which they communicate.
Engine Address:
In DCS, numerical assignment given to each engine or consist. When
DCS engines are added to the system, they are assigned to the next available position in
the engine list. The Engine Address number (and not the alphabetical or alphanumeric
engine name) is the means by which the DCS system distinguishes between DCS en-
gines.
Engine Name:
In DCS, alphabetical name given to each engine. Each DCS model type is
factory-programmed with a different Engine Name (e.g. all RailKing GG-1’s are named
“RK GG-1”). Engine Name may be reprogrammed up to 16 characters (as would be
desired to distinguish between multiple engines of the same type operating on the same
DCS system).
Fixed Voltage:
In both “FIXED VOLTAGE/IN 1” and “FIXED VOLTAGE/IN2” chan
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nels of the TIU, ‘FIXED VOLTAGE’ means that the input voltage to the TIU channel =
output voltage from the TIU channel. For example, the voltage into “FIXED VOLTAGE
IN2” channel terminals will always be equal to the voltage out of “FIXED (DCS) OUT2”
channel terminals.
Legacy Mode:
DCS feature that turns off speed control on PS-2 engines.
RJ-11:
Designation for 4-conductor (wire) “telephone” type plug and socket. Used in
DCS system for fixed tether between DCS remote and TIU.
RJ-12:
Designation for 6-conductor (wire) “telephone” type plug and socket. Used in
DCS system for connecting TIU to AIU and AIU to AIU. Each AIU purchase includes
one RJ-12 cable.
Glossary
Summary of Contents for Digital Command System WIFI
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Page 5: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 5 1 Introduction To DCS...
Page 13: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 13 2 Quick Start Command Mode...
Page 23: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 23 3 One Touch Locomotive Operation...
Page 28: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 28 4 Menu Operation Sound...
Page 37: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 37 5 Menu Operation Control...
Page 42: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 42 6 Menu Operation Systems...
Page 54: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 54 7 Advanced Wiring...
Page 62: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 62 Setting up a Programming Track Advanced Wiring...
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