RR-CirKits Tower LCC Installation Manual Download Page 1

Installation Guide

Revision-f

August 2020

Manual for Firmware Rev-C5

Tower LCC

LCC (Layout Command and Control

 

16 line Input Output board

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Summary of Contents for Tower LCC

Page 1: ...6 line Input Output board This PDF is designed to be read on screen two pages at a time If you want to print a copy your PDF viewer should have an option for printing two pages on one sheet of paper b...

Page 2: ...You can download an editable version of this document from http www rr cirkits com manuals Tower LCC manual f odt...

Page 3: ...or suggestions about this document to dick rr cirkits com Contact Information Publication date and software version Published August 2020 WARNING This product contains a metal known to the state of Ca...

Page 4: ...ut Output Configuration 15 5 1 Identification 16 5 2 Node Identification 16 5 3 Line I O Ports 16 5 3 1 Lines 17 5 3 2 I O Configuration 17 5 3 3 Delay 18 5 3 4 Commands 19 5 3 5 Indications 20 5 3 6...

Page 5: ...iver 28 8 6 SMD 8 Stall Motor Driver 8 line 28 8 7 RB 4 Relay Board 4 x SPDT 28 8 8 FOB A Fan Out Board 29 8 9 BOB S Break Out Board Screw Terminal 29 9 Trouble shooting 29 9 1 Sanity Test 29 9 2 Acti...

Page 6: ...mple and easy way to connect between the NMRA LCC CAN bus and the layout The Tower LCC may be connected at any convenient point on the NMRA LCC CAN bus LCC is a registered trademark of the NMRA www nm...

Page 7: ...t can tell you to turn a light off Different events can tell you to turn the same light on However there is no event that tells you that the light is on That is a state and only resides in the hardwar...

Page 8: ...line has the ability to watch for 6 events consumers and to send out 6 events producers Each line has two registers One register remembers the State of the line on or off The second register remember...

Page 9: ...will be produced Note that the output state is not otherwise used when a line is configured as an input The on off time delays are used as function output delay or input debounce delay depending on th...

Page 10: ...evel at 2mA Pin 10 5 volt logic level at 25mA I O Port 2 Pin 1 5 volt logic level at 25mA Pin 2 5 volt logic level at 25mA Pin 3 5 volt logic level at 25mA Pin 4 5 volt logic level at 25mA Pin 7 5 vol...

Page 11: ...tely 15VDC to the bus The LCC connectors accept standard Ethernet style CAT5 or better cables 4 pair cables are required by the Tower LCC For any but the smallest networks it is recommended that you c...

Page 12: ...bus and also any activity error status during a boot loader firmware upgrade see section 10 0 3 4 Blue Gold Buttons and LEDs A limited amount of configuration may be accomplished on some manufacturer...

Page 13: ...ture corrected from 10C to 75C 3 5 Tower LCC I O Connector Wiring The two port connector s wiring is as follows Note that the pin numbers and I O line numbers are NOT the same and actually run opposit...

Page 14: ...is monitoring the LCC network you will be presented with a list of nodes similar to this The list should include all the nodes that are currently visible on your LCC network In this example the first...

Page 15: ...sly stored There is also a Read All button located at the bottom of the window Be forewarned that it can take a long time to fill in all of the options and values stored in the node so you may want to...

Page 16: ...information 5 2 Node Identification The next item is the Node Identification It contains the Name and Description that you give to the node The name of this node is TEST 24 This name will appear in t...

Page 17: ...Active Lo The Output function options are No Function no output action Steady Active Hi the output voltage follows the output state Steady Active Lo the output voltage is the inverse of the output sta...

Page 18: ...lternates true false when it samples high Alt Sample Lo the input alternates true false when it samples low A line must only have output functions or input functions enabled When one of the Sample opt...

Page 19: ...ate to false Change Toggle Changes the output state to the opposite state Veto On Active Sets the veto state to true Veto Off Inactive Sets the veto state to false Gated On Non Veto Output Sets the ou...

Page 20: ...d response to an input level change to high Gated Off Not Veto Input Gated response to an input level change to low 5 3 6 Tower LCC Secondary Messages In these examples there are no second or third me...

Page 21: ...tionally a match will reevaluate each logic conditional containing the variable If the conditional is found to be true then up to 4 action producer events will be sent Each conditional is assigned a g...

Page 22: ...e exit conditions If a conditional evaluates to Exit group then the evaluation process is ended for that group by skipping forward past the next Last Single item Once the delay runs to completion then...

Page 23: ...d events in order to do simple signal interlocking or route generation Any logic statement evaluates to true only if both its function and variables are true A null function entry is considered to be...

Page 24: ...ry evaluates as true Of course it must always be the last entry in a group if it is used 6 4 Delay The delay time may be set with a resolution of minutes seconds or milliseconds 0 60 000 That gives yo...

Page 25: ...ventID numbers for each indication That makes it difficult or impossible to determine ahead of time what all the EventID numbers will be for a modular setup One solution to this dilemma is to use even...

Page 26: ...fies the coding of APB signals To limit the number of indication EventIDs to 16 we have omitted the M code as being unnecessary 7 4 ABS and APB Signal examples For examples of using logic to control s...

Page 27: ...ack feeders to the detector cards The small CT Current Transformer detection coils are placed directly on the track feeders where they belong Simple lengths of Cat 5 cable are the usual way to run the...

Page 28: ...coil operation should not be attempted if the switch machine power supply is not of the capacitive discharge type that will limit the long term current to a low value in case of hardware or configurat...

Page 29: ...ll be damaged 8 9 BOB S Break Out Board Screw Terminal This board is a convenient way to convert from 10 pin ribbon cable to screw terminals It may be used for inputs or outputs Do not exceed 5V on an...

Page 30: ...preferences and that you have the correct COM port selected A blinking yellow lamp on a single board may indicate the failure to complete the alias check Note that a minimum network will have two nod...

Page 31: ...need to re configure this section after an upgrade Do NOT restore a configuration saved from an earlier firmware version It will destroy your virtual track circuit information If an update to your To...

Page 32: ...C ports and use their own power sources If you are building your own I O boards or using third party units be sure to observe the common isolated ground rules and never exceed 5V on any I O pin Proper...

Page 33: ...een the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for hel...

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