User Manual: Switch-Control 63400
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6. Application Examples
6.1 Turnouts switched with a keypair
A common application of the Switch-Control is to safely switch and display the positions of magnetic
accessories. For this application, the Switch-Control may be easily programmed so that its input and
outputs are grouped into five sets of key pairs and lamp pairs. This programming can be carried out in
either of two ways:
1.
Using the Simple Programming method described in Section 4.1 above, or
2.
Using the LocoNet Program menu of the Intellibox, as described in Sections 4.2 and 5.3 above.
In the second case, LNCV 6 only should be programmed with the value 1AAAA, where AAAA stands for
the address of the desired magnetic accessory to be associated with inputs 1 & 2 and outputs 1 & 2. The
remaining input and output pairs will automatically receive the next four addresses in order.
Example:
The Switch-Control will be programmed to control accessory address 10 with key and lamp pairs 1&2:
LNCV 6 = 1 0010
Keys 1 & 2 switch accessory address 10,
Keys 3 & 4 switch accessory address 11, and so on until,
Keys 9 & 10 switch accessory address 14.
Tip:
You can cancel the entire memory afterwards with LNCV 6 = 11.
6.2 Turnouts switched with a single key
In this configuration, up to 10 magnetic accessories can be switched with the Switch-Control. Each
indicator lamp will light only when the accessory is in the “red” position.
To program this configuration, you must use the LocoNet Programming method described in Sections 4.2
and 5.3 above. LNCV 6 must be programmed to the value 2AAAA, where AAAA stands for the desired
accessory address to be assigned to key 1 and lamp 1.
Example:
The Switch-Control will be programmed to control accessory address 37 with key 1 and lamp 1:
LNCV 6 = 2 0037
Key 1 switches magnetic article 37,
Key 2 switches magnetic article 38, and so on until,
Key 10 switches magnetic article 46.
Tip:
You can cancel the entire memory afterwards with LNCV 6 = 11.
6.3 Indicating track occupation (feedback) information
The lamp outputs of the Switch-Control lamp may be used to indicate feedback information for track
sections that are overseen by digital feedback modules. To control a lamp output in this way, the
appropriate LNCVs must be programmed as described in Sections 5.4 and 5.5 above.
The following example shows the necessary programming information for Lamp 3 controlled by feedback
contact address 87.
Example:
Feedback address 87 “occupied” will switch Lamp 3 ON:
LNCV 13 = 0087 3
And feedback address 87 “free” will switch Lamp 3 OFF:
LNCV 23 = 0087 2
