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RCD-2
5. Operating mode of the RCD-2
Supervising track sections with RailCom
The RailCom detector RCD-2 picks up the RailCom signals from maximum
two track sections separated from each other. These are possibly:
Addresses of the vehicle decoders in the rail section. The decoder´s
address is sent permanently.
CV-values of the vehicle decoders in the rail section. The CV-values are
sent only after a read out command (i.e. sent by the control unit).
Displaying and transferring the data
There is no display for the RailCom feedback signals integrated in the
RCD-2. In order to display the received data special RailCom display
devices have to be connected (e.g. single display device RCA-1 or 24-
fold display device RCA-24). These display devices can be mounted in
those places of the railway layout where needed.
In addition to display devices or instead of display devices, units passing on
data to a PC (e.g. RC-Link) or to the digital control unit can be connected.
The RCD-2 verifies the signals it receives and sends the "clean" signals
via a Tams specific databus to the downstream devices.
Integrated track occupancy indicator
There is an integrated track occupancy indicator for each of the two
track sections of the RCD-2 which is able to detect also loads not
sending a RailCom signal. The messages "track occupied" are displayed
in assigned display modules (e.g. RCA-1 or RCA-24) or transferred by
an interface (e.g. RC-Link) to a PC.
The two outputs of the integrated track occupancy indicators have been
carried to the outside and thus can be used for the connection of
conventional feedback modules. This allows you to integrate the track
sections into a conventional feedback system controlling only the busy
condition of the track sections (e.g. s88).
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