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Speaker
Speaker

Function output FO2
Function output FO1

Front headlight
Rear headlight

Common positive (also Cap. pos.)
Motor left

Motor right
Left rail
Right rail

+ -

blue

Cap. pos.

Cap.
negative

M X 6 4 2 To p S id e

Capacitor as power back-up.

brown

green

white

yellow

blue

orange

black

red

+ 5 V

purple

g r a y

Capacitor negative

(This is not the same

as the Ground terminal !)

gray

Attention:

DO NOT
connect this
wire to
Ground !

(is identical to

the common positive terminal)

Pro g ra m m in g p a d s,

d o n o t to u ch !

Function output FO3

SUSI D (FO8, Servo 2)

SUSI Cl (FO7, Servo 1)

Fu. output FO4

Fu. output FO5

Fu. output FO6

Ground

purple

Switch input

M X 6 4 2 B o t t o m S id e

red

black
orange
gray
blue (+)
yellow
white
green
brown
purple
purple

Right rail
Left rail
Motor right
Motor left

Common positive (also Cap. pos.)
Rear headlight
Front headlight
Function output FO1

Function output FO2
Speaker
Speaker

+ -

blue

Cap. pos.

Cap.
negative

M X 6 4 2 D , C To p S id e

Capacitor as power back-up.

gray

Attention:

DO NOT
connect this
wire to Ground !

(is identical to

the common positive terminal)

Pro g ra m m in g p a d s,

d o n o t to u ch !

(connect here if it isn’t already wired through the plug)

+ 5 V (200 mA)

Function output FO3

Common positive

Capacitor negative

Motor connection 1
Motor connection 2

Ground

Left rail

Right rail

Function output FO

Index pin

Speaker

Speaker
Front headlight

Rear headlight
SUSI Data (FO8, Servo 2)

SUSI Clock (FO7, Servo 1)

4
5

Switch input

Function output FO
Function output FO

Function output FO

M X 6 4 2 D , C B o t t o m S id e

(= wire side)

ATTENTION:

The decoder can be

plugged in from either

side, depending on

locomotive circuit board.

The SUSI outputs can alternatively be used
as servo, logic level or LED outputs (FO7, FO8);

LED‘s must be connected to Ground

(as opposed to “normal” outputs) !

M X 6 4 3 P 2 2 To p S id e

(w ith P lu X 2 2 )

Pro g ra m m in g p a d s,

d o n o t to u ch !

The SUSI outputs can alternatively
be used as servo outputs:

FO8

Function output FO

Function output FO
Function output FO

Function output FO

3 Switch input

SUSI Data (Servo 2) SUSI Clock (Servo 1)

ELKO Plus Ground

Motor rechts Front headlight
Motor links Common po)

Schiene rechts ---

Schiene links Rear headlight

1 Speaker

2 Speaker
5 FO4

7 FO6

(Index)

+ -

Cap.

pos.

Cap.
neg.
(same as
Ground)

M X 6 4 3 P 1 6 To p S id e

(w ith P lu X 1 6 )

Pro g ra m m in g p a d s

d o n o t to u ch !

The SUSI outputs can alternatively
be used as servo outputs:

SUSI Data (Servo 2) SUSI Clock (Servo 1)

Cap. pos.                               Ground
Motor right                             Front headlight
Motor left                             Common poisitve (+)

Right rail ---
Left rail Rear headlight

1 Speaker

2 Speaker

(Index)

Function output FO

Capacitor as power back-up.

(if one is mounted in loco circuit board, it is usually connected via the plug)

Summary of Contents for MX600 Series

Page 1: ...Outputs NOT for MX621 33 3 26 Servo Configuration NOT for MX621 33 4 Feedback Bidirectional communication 34 5 ZIMO SOUND Selection and Programming 35 5 1 The CV 300 procedures 36 5 2 Incremental Programming of sound CV s 39 5 3 The test run for determining the motor s basic load 40 5 4 Basic settings independent of powertrain 40 5 5 Steam engines basic 42 5 6 Steam engines load dependent 44 5 7 D...

Page 2: ...r NEM651 on 70mm wires MX622N MX622 with 6 pin plug as per NEM651 mounted on circuit board 20 x 8 5 x 3 5 mm Non Sound 0 8 A 4 Fu Outputs 2 Servos SUSI MX623 Family Small Decoder built especially narrow for universal applications in tight spac es TYPICAL APPLICATION HO and TT Due to excellent dielectric strength 50V it is also suitable for AC analog with the old Märklin transformer MX623 plug conf...

Page 3: ...n plug as per NEM651 on 70mm wires MX648P16 MX648 with 16 pin PluX connector male 4 function outputs through plug 23 x 9 x 4mm SOUND 1 0A 4 Fu Outputs 2 Servos SUSI MX649 Family Miniature Sound Decoder 1 Watt Audio on 8 Ohm speaker TYPICAL APPLICATION Vehicles in N TT HOe HOm and in HO vehicles with limited space MX649 plug configurations MX649 11 highly flexible wires for pick up motor 4 Fu Outpu...

Page 4: ...214 MX642 215 MX643 216 MX647 217 MX646 218 MX630 P25K22 219 MX631 P25K22 220 MX632 P25K22 221 MX645 222 MX644 223 MX621 224 MX695 RevB 225 MX648 226 MX685 227 MX695 RevC 228 MX681 229 MX695N 230 MX696 231 MX696N 232 MX686 233 MX622 234 MX623 235 MX687 236 MX621 Fleischmann 237 MX633 238 MX820 RevA 240 MX634 241 MX686B 242 MX820B 243 MX618 244 Roco NextG 245 MX697 246 MX658 247 MX688 248 MX821 249...

Page 5: ...Non Sound Decoder MX600 MX634 and Sound Decoder MX640 MX658 Page 5 ...

Page 6: ...ata FO6 Servo 2 SUSI Clock FO5 Servo 1 Function output FO4 n a n a n a M X 631 B o tto m S id e red black orange gray blue yellow w hite green brow n Right rail Left rail Motor right Motor left Common positive Rear headlight Front headlight Function output FO1 Function output FO2 Ground Function output FO2 Function output FO1 Front headlight Rear headlight Common positive also cap pos Motor left M...

Page 7: ...t headlight Rear headlight Motor left Motor right Left rail M X 6 4 0 To p S id e P rogram m ing pads do not t ouch Switch input 1 Switch input 2 5 V 200 mA power supply for small servos i e SmartServo M X 6 4 0 B o tto m S id e F O 8 F O 9 FA 5 FA 6 FA 7 F unct ion out put s F O 4 F unct ion out put F O 3 G round S US I Dat a S US I Clock S US I P osit ive logic level out put s AT T E NT I O N co...

Page 8: ... Motor connection 1 Motor connection 2 Ground Left rail Right rail Function output FO Function output FO Index pin Speaker Speaker Front headlight Rear headlight SUSI Data FO8 Servo 2 SUSI Clock FO7 Servo 1 4 5 6 Switch input Function output FO Function output FO Function output FO M X 642D C B o tto m S id e wire side ATTENTION The decoder can be plugged in from either side depending on locomotiv...

Page 9: ... pos Cap negative same as Ground M X 645P 16 To p S id e w ith P luX 1 6 Program m ing pads do not touch The SUSI outputs can alternatively be used as servo outputs SUSI Data Servo 2 SUSI Clock Servo 1 Cap pos Ground Motor right Front headlight Motor left Common positive Right rail Left rail Rear headlight Function output FO1 Speaker Function output FO2 Speaker Index Capacitor as power back up is ...

Page 10: ...Page 10 Non Sound Decoder MX618 MX634 and Sound Decoder MX640 MX648 ...

Page 11: ...itches ON or OFF Such a CV is made up of 8 individual switches called Bits and the group of Bits is known as a Byte which is the CV itself or the switch board if you will On some CV s you can change the setting of all 8 Bits switches and on others only a select few The Bits switches are numbered from 0 to 7 and each has a specific value see the chapter Converting binary to decimal for more on bina...

Page 12: ...case CV 144 0 but the programming lock is often activated in many sound projects to prevent accidental changes It is therefore useful to check this CV especially when pro gramming attempts have already failed Acknowledgments of successful programming steps as well as CV read outs on the programming track are accomplished by power pulses which the decoder generates by briefly actuating the motor an...

Page 13: ... the number issued for ZIMO by the NMRA This CV is also used to reset various events with the help of Pseudo Programming Pseudo Programming means that the entered value is not really stored but rather used to start a defined action CV 8 3 Converting a MX634D to MX634C CV 8 4 Converting a MX634C to MX634D CV 8 8 HARD RESET NMRA standard all CV s return to the last active CV set or sound project or ...

Page 14: ... Range Default Description 20 Extended consist address From SW version 36 6 0 255 0 The value of CV20 multiplied with 100 added together with the value of CV 19 which result is the address at consist e g CV20 12 CV19 34 is address 1234 CV20 100 CV19 00 is address 10000 21 Consist functions F1 F8 0 255 0 Functions so defined here will be controlled by the con sist address Bit 0 0 F1 controlled by i...

Page 15: ...ogrammable speed table with the help of CV s 67 94 all 28 exter nal speed steps can be freely assigned to the 128 internal speed steps These 28 CV s apply to all speed step modes 14 28 and 128 If 128 external speed steps are used the decoder adds the miss ing intermediate values by interpolation CV Designation Range Default Description 2 Start Voltage Vstart with 3 step curve if CV 29 Bit 4 0 1 25...

Page 16: ... quency in order to determine the current speed by measuring back EMF voltage generated by the motor The more frequent this interruption takes place sampling rate the better the load compensa tion performs but that also causes power loss and increased noise By default the sampling frequen cy varies automatically between 200Hz at low speed and 50 Hz at maximum speed CV 9 allows the adjustment of th...

Page 17: ... 33 Means high sampling rate at low load reduced rate at higher load to prevent loss of power Typical N scale engine 95 55 Fleischmann round motor 89 91 Also recommended CV 2 12 CV 147 60 From SW version 31 CV 145 2 Attention often helpful remove suppressor compo nents Small coreless Faulhaber Maxxon or similar 51 133 The stronger the motor the weaker the regulation is set to avoid overshoots the ...

Page 18: ... Designation Range Default Description 151 Motor brake 0 9 0 0 brake not active 1 9 The motor brake is gradually actuated over a period of 1 2 8 seconds up to full braking power by shorting both motor end stages if target speed is not reached not slowing down after cutting power to the motor Zero PWM to the motor The higher the value the faster and harder the brake is being applied 3 7 Acceleratio...

Page 19: ...era 0 255 Bit 0 1 Light flashes at switchgear sound CV Designation Range Default Description tion From SW Version 33 25 Bit 4 1 Accelerates faster and sets sound to high load when regulator is moved quickly to full speed Bit 5 1 Blending of chuff samples 309 Brake key From SW Version 33 25 0 28 0 The key defined here acts as a brake key according to the rate defined in CV 349 the normal higher de ...

Page 20: ...scription 135 Km h Speed regulation 2 20 0 0 km h Regulation turned off the normal speed regulation is in effect Activation control and range definition NOT applicable to MX621 Pseudo Programming CV 135 1 Initiates a calibration run see above Continue with normal programming 10 each step 1 to 126 represents 1 km h so step 1 1 km h step 2 2 km h step 3 3 km h 20 each step represents 2 km h step 1 2...

Page 21: ... speed supported by Lenz decoders i e by the Lenz module BM2 is supported by ZIMO decoders from SW version 36 1 CV Designation Range Default Description 27 Direction dependent stops with asymmetrical DCC signal Lenz ABC method 0 1 2 3 0 Bit 0 1 Stops are initiated if the voltage in the right rail is higher than the left rail in direction of travel This setting CV 27 1 IS THE COMMON APPLICTION for ...

Page 22: ...ures as a starting point CV 141 255 is about 500m 500 yards for a real train or 6m 18 ft in HO CV 141 50 about 100 m 100 yards for a real train or 1 2m in H0 4 ft 142 Distance controlled stopping constant stopping distance High speed correction using the ABC method 0 255 12 The recognition delay see CV 134 but also unreliable electrical contact between rails and wheels affects stop point accuracy ...

Page 23: ...or deactivation Bit 2 1 and Bit 6 0 F4 key for deactivation Bit 6 1 Bit 2 is irrelevant F3 for deactivation Effect of above key MN F3 or F4 on MOMENTUM Bit 1 0 00 no effect on momentum 01 removes momentum of CV 121 122 10 CV 3 4 reduced to 11 removes all momentum above EXAMPLES F3 for half speed key CV 124 16 F3 for half speed key and F4 to remove momentum completely Bits 0 1 2 4 1 that is CV 124 ...

Page 24: ...ification The F2 key ZIMO 3 key should switch in addition to output FO2 also output FO4 Moreover F3 and F4 should NOT switch FO3 and FO4 but rather FO7 and FO8 this could be couplers for example New values are to be entered into the relevant config uration variables as follows CV 36 40 CV 37 32 CV 38 64 F2 3 36 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 F3 4 37 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 F4 5 38 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 3 15 The extended ZIMO ...

Page 25: ... F28 Value of CV 107 Function Key The key F1 F28 which should turn off ALL lights on the cab side 1 front side AND cab side 1 front Function Output i e taillights on the same side 108 Cab side 2 rear 0 255 0 Same as CV 107 but for other locomotive side 109 Add Fu output at cab 1 1 6 0 Function output is turned off together with CV 107 110 Add Fu output at cab 1 1 6 0 Function output is turned off ...

Page 26: ...or zero Number of the applicable dimming CV For example Bit 5 1 means dimming according to CV 508 etc 435 Swiss Mapping Group 1 A2 reverse Bits 0 3 1 12 14 FO0f 15 FO0r Bits 5 7 0 7 0 Bits 0 3 Additional function output to be switched ON in for ward direction provided that both the F and M keys are ON if Bit 7 for the M key CV is 1 otherwise F key ON is sufficient Bits 7 6 5 7 possible values or z...

Page 27: ...All M Keys the second CV in each group are all set to 157 this means that F0 and the condition of Bit 7 must be met which means that the selected outputs are only activated if the F and M keys are ON The third to sixth CV s in each group contain the numbers of the function outputs to be actuated where the headlights are coded with 14 and 15 for all other outputs just use the digit in FO1 FO2 Funct...

Page 28: ...n nected to the positive terminal of a low voltage function output Of course this kind of voltage reduc tion is interesting because it is easy to change at any time by changing the value in CV 60 NOTE Bulbs with voltage ratings as low as 12V can be dimmed with this PWM dimming function with out damage even if track voltages are considerably higher but not bulbs rated below that such as 5V or 1 2V ...

Page 29: ... Uncoupler control or Second dim value 0 9 0 Only active if uncoupler function is selected value 48 in CV 125 132 159 or 160 Tens digit 0 when used for dimming applications Ones digit 0 to 9 PWM voltage reduction 0 to 90 127 132 159 160 Effects on FO1 FO2 FO3 FO4 FO5 FO6 on FO7 on FO8 0 0 Value 48 for dimming application 127 FO1 128 FO2 129 FO3 130 FO4 131 FO5 132 FO6 159 FO7 160 FO8 NOTE Dimming ...

Page 30: ... out of a function output useful for various 88 89 90 lighting effects or motorized equipment i e fan snow blower SW version Dimming time is set with CV s 190 and 191 33 10 and up The effect CV s are also suitable for direction dependent function outputs without using a special effect with effect code 000000 EXAMPLE CV 127 1 CV 128 2 CV 35 12 FO1 FO2 operate directional ON OFF with F1 key CV Desig...

Page 31: ...oad dependent smoke of steam engines effect code 72 or load dependent smoke of diesels effect code 80 The smoke generator characteristic as defined by CV 137 138 and 139 is used for the relevant function output These CV s must be programmed with appropriate values otherwise the smoke gen erator will not produce any smoke EXAMPLE Typical characteristic for a track voltage set around 20V with above ...

Page 32: ...m CV 115 60 70 or 80 these settings will limit the pull in time at full track power to 2 3 or 4 seconds respectively A hold in voltage is not required for the Krois coupler and the ones digit can therefore remain at 0 CV Designation Range Default Description 115 Uncoupler control Pull in time and hold voltage or use of CV 115 for an alternative second dim value dimming 0 90 using ones digit tens d...

Page 33: ...ctive Bit 3 1 Servo outputs 3 and 4 are used for SUSI Data and SUSI clock only for decoders that actually have 4 servo outputs 162 Servo 1 Left stop 0 255 49 1ms pulse Defines the servo s left stop position Left may become the right stop depending on values used 163 Servo 1 Right stop 0 255 205 Defines the servo s right stop position 164 Servo 1 Center position 0 255 127 Defines a center position ...

Page 34: ...fter the calibration run CV Designation Range Default Description 158 Several special bits RailCom variants 0 127 4 ATTENTION all other bits in this CV are used for a va riety of different special sound settings Bit 2 0 RailCom speed kph feedback using the old method for MX31ZL Id 4 1 RailCom speed kph feedback using the new STANDARDIZED method Id 7 With the help of bidirectional communication acc...

Page 35: ...d using the CV 300 procedure Among the sound projects available from the ZIMO sound database it must be distinguished be tween the Free D load no charge sound projects often produced by ZIMO and the Coded purchased sound projects from external sound providers The Coded sound projects are contributed by external ZIMO partners providers for example by Heinz Däppen for the Rhaetian Railway and Americ...

Page 36: ... refers to a subset of all the sounds namely the main en gine sound and most of the other sounds the departure whistle sound for example is not included because it is not dependent on driving data 5 1 The CV 300 procedures The term CV 300 procedure means the pseudo programming of CV 300 which allows the modification of the currently loaded sound project during normal operation in relation to the s...

Page 37: ...the switchgear sound of ELECTRIC engines CV 300 137 for a second Thyristor sound ELEKTRIC engines CV 300 141 for the turbo charger DIESEL engine CV 300 142 for the dynamic brake Electric brake ELEKTRIC engines The selection procedure for background sounds is the same as for the selection of chuff sounds EXCEPT the engine should be at a standstill because the speed regulator is used for setting the...

Page 38: ...his function key is pressed The allocation procedure can also be ended by any other programming procedure e g CV 300 0 or any other value or CV or by removing power from the decoder The old allocations remain ac tive in such cases such forced endings are also useful when the old sound should remain as the current sound without first having to locate it again The selection procedure is supported wi...

Page 39: ... CV s are not programmed with an absolute value as is normally the case but rather the current value of a CV is being incremented or decremented by a fixed value defined in the decoder for each CV The function keys of the cab temporarily serve as instruments for the incremental programming which means they cannot be used for function output actuations during that time The function keys are tempora...

Page 40: ...heavy train a train with higher rolling resistance due to power pickups of lighted coaches for example may have a different basic load than an engine with nothing on the hook A separate re cording run may be required for such situations in order to obtain the best load dependent sound 5 4 Basic settings independent of powertrain The CV s in the following table have the same meaning for all types o...

Page 41: ...t sounds can be set within the sound selection procedures see chapter 5 1 The CV 300 procedures More convenient however is the direct volume adjustment by CV s especially when no sound se lection is necessary which is often the case Of course not all sounds listed below are part of every sound project Changing sound CV values of sound files that are not part of the relevant sound pro ject have no ...

Page 42: ...nd activated by random generator Z6 763 Random sound Z7 Volume setting for sound activated by random generator Z7 766 Random sound Z8 Volume setting for sound activated by random generator Z8 Note The CV immediately ahead of the CV s listed 744 747 etc contain the sound sample numbers to be played 5 5 Steam engine Basic sound settings The following CV s can be programmed both normal i e CV and inc...

Page 43: ...lated blow off sound on a real steam engine starts most often before the engine even starts to move This can be imitated with CV 273 by automatical ly delaying the start of the locomotive This effect is cancelled when a shunting function with momentum deactivation is being activated see allocation of F3 or F4 in CV 124 0 no delayed start CV Designation Range INC step De fault Description 1 Special...

Page 44: ... load dependent sound follow the instructions in this order Perform The test run for determining the motor s basic load see chapter 5 3 Adjust CV s 275 and 276 Adjust CV 277 If needed CV 278 and 279 NOTE The CV s in this chapter affect the sound volume according to load that is by how much the volume should increase at higher loads or decrease at lesser loads all the way down to mute if nec essary...

Page 45: ...peed has increased by just one speed step 2 3 Acceleration sound played back at full volume only after increasing speed by this number of speed steps before that proportion al volume 282 Duration of acceleration sound 0 255 0 25 sec 10 30 3 sec The acceleration sound should remain for a cer tain length of time after the speed increased otherwise each single speed step would be audible which is unr...

Page 46: ...n sound step Bit 6 1 Thyristor sound volume may increase when braking even if the volume is CV Designation Range INC step De fault Description supposed to decrease according to CV 357 see CV 357 Bit 7 1 SPECIAL MX645 ELECTRIC Flashes of light approx 0 1 sec on FO7 when switch gear sound is played 394 Light flashes with switch gear sound 0 255 0 Bit 0 1 SPECIAL MX645 ELECTRIC Flashes of light appro...

Page 47: ...FO7 or 394 for FO6 when accelerating 0 always 1 very rarely 254 very often almost always 379 Likelihood of switch gear sparks during deceleration 0 255 0 Likelihood for sparks when decelerating as per CV 158 Bit 7 for FO7 or 394 for FO6 0 always 1 very rarely 254 very often almost always 364 Speed drop during upshifts for DIESEL engines 0 This special CV applies only to diesel mechanical engines a...

Page 48: ... 0 Motor sound volume 297 Electric motor 0 255 0 Internal speed step at which the motor sound be CV Designation Range INC step De fault Description minimum load for ELECTRIC engines comes audible Part of a characteristic curve with CV s 298 299 298 Electric motor sound volume dependent on speed for ELECTRIC engines 0 255 0 Slope of the characteristic curve for speed de pendent volume curve starts ...

Page 49: ...n 374 Coasting Key or Notching 0 28 0 Function key that activates Coasting which forces the motor sound to a specified speed independent of the driving situa tion Define the sound step in CV 375 often used for idle sound while coasting CV Designation Range De fault Description 0 does NOT mean F0 but rather that NO key is assigned for coasting 1 28 One of the function keys F1 F28 for Coasting 375 C...

Page 50: ...ay particular attention that no pressure is applied to the decoder when the loco housing is being reinstalled and the wires can t get caught by movable parts All direct connections that are present in the original wiring configuration between the power pick ups wheels and wipers and the motor must be isolated otherwise the motor end stage may get dam aged at power up The same goes for the headligh...

Page 51: ...or s field coil Using a field magnet turns an AC motor into a DC motor which is connected as such see above and can also utilize the decoders BEMF feature BEMF does not work with AC motors Additional hook up for cab lighting controlled with F0 key This is no longer of much use today it is a remainder from a time when decoders only had two func tion outputs which were used for the headlights and th...

Page 52: ... cabs MX2 and MX21 were also limited to 255 until mid 2004 For this reason ZIMO decoders allow access to these CV s with numbers in the 190 s Connecting an electric un coupler System Krois In order to prevent damage to the delicate core of an uncoupler from continuous power appropriate adjustments can be made with special CV s for one or several function outputs First write the value 48 to the spe...

Page 53: ...outputs can only be used if the vehicle is specially adapted to it For exam ple the function outputs FO4 FO6 and the low voltage supply of the MX632D are also available at other solder pads on the decod er see the connection diagrams in the chap ter Technical Information Decoders with the 21 pin plug can be in stalled in two ways the decoder board be low the connector is perforated so that the dec...

Page 54: ...34 and Sound Decoder MX640 MX648 The MX633P22 has a complete PluX connector with 9 function outputs The sound decoders MX643 was and the MX645 is available with either 16 or 22 pin PluX connect or Also see chapter 2 Technical Information ...

Page 55: ...ther the servo is powered only while it is being moved or remains pow ered at all times The latter should only be used if the servo position could change by outside mechanical influences Connecting MX640 and MX642 to servo and SmartServo motors Two servo connections are provided on the MX640 for commercially available servos and SmartSer vo RC 1 Manufacturer TOKI Corp Japan These are normally the ...

Page 56: ...ound decoder the following items must may be connected mandatory SPEAKER Any 8 ohm speaker or two 4 Ohm speak ers connected in series can be used Speaker with higher impedance are also allowed but will result in reduced volume An additional tweeter also 8 ohms or higher can be connected if de sired the connection should be made via a bipolar capacitor 10 uF bi polar for 2 kHz frequency optional CA...

Page 57: ... even from ZIMO MTC like decoders WITH direct capacitor hook up MTC like are all decoder belonging to families containing MTC types even the hard wired versions Capacitors to be connected must be rated at generally 35 V In contrast to the PluX like decoders charging voltage is not limited here If ensured that the track voltage never exceeds 16 V or 20 V 16 V or 20 V respectively ATTENTION if AC an...

Page 58: ... resistor between the capacitor and the decoder i e 33 Ohm This prevents any large currents flowing in out of the capaci tor and thereby suppresses the above mentioned undesirable side effects even if the inrush current is still too high when compared to official specifications In the following schematics the miniature decoder MX621 MX622 and the miniature sound decoder serve as examples WARNING O...

Page 59: ...ell as stor age modules see the product price list or Info on www zimo at decoder energy storage There is a capacitor or storage module available for all decoder types and sizes Energy storage solutions for ZIMO decoders can be based on electrolytic capacitors or tantalum capacitors as well as Super caps and Gold caps Electrolytic Supercap68 Gold cap module with 7 gold caps 7 x 1F in series 140000...

Page 60: ...e any smoke EXAMPLE Typical characteristic for a track voltage set around 20V with above smoke generator CV 137 70 90 little smoke at standstill CV 138 200 The smoke generator output is increased to about 80 of its maximum capacity beginning with speed step 1 lowest speed step which produces relatively heavy smoke CV 139 255 The smoke generator is driven to its maximum which results in thick smoke...

Page 61: ...face layouts on the part of Märklin Trix see CV table Locomotives equipped with C Sinus capable ZIMO decoders can be operated in the NMRA DCC data format as well as the MOTOROLA protocol but not in analog mode DC No motor regulation known as BEMF is possible when the decoder operates in the C Sinus mode since the motor tries to keep the target speed precisely in all situations The relevant configu...

Page 62: ...ent of 1 8 A which makes H0 decoders also suitable for smaller large scale vehicles requires less space than real large scale decoders depending on the version they come with a voltage regulator for low function output voltage of 1 5V ADA 15 or 5 0V ADA 50 The 5 0V supply can also be used to power servos all ZIMO decoders have 2 servo control outputs available at the SUSI terminals These adapter b...

Page 63: ...onnection for 16 V catalytic capacitors or su per caps to 6800 μF Dimensions 45 x 15 x 8 mm ADAMTC Adapter boards for MTC 21 decoder ADAMTC without low voltage supply ADAMTC15 or ADAMTC50 with 1 5 or 5 0 V supply ADAMTC50 with MX644C plugged in results in a sound decoder with 1 8 A motor total current 8 function outputs 2 logic level outputs servos SUSI low voltage output 3 Watt audio 4 8 Ohm 32 M...

Page 64: ...CUP MX31ZL may fail due to the voltage regulator on the adapter board Remedy The decoder must be removed from the board and connected directly to the update module ATTENTION Connecting large smoke generators USA Trains or similar is NOT possible While the adapter board does increase the overall performance of the decoder by means of additional recti fiers it does NOT increase the current limit of ...

Page 65: ...an original loco board left and the ADAPUS right The function output FO8 is not present at the standardized PluX interface but is nevertheless avail able at the ZIMO MX645 decoder exactly at the same location where the pin Index on a normal MX645P22 is missing a PluX standard to prevent incorrect insertion The decoder can also be or dered with this pin intact at special request which makes the out...

Page 66: ...gral value in PID regulation BEMF 58 170 Reduced motor regulation 112 36 Motor control frequency set to 40 kHz 124 128 SUSI deactivated both connections are used as logic level function outputs 152 64 FA3 FA4 used for directions bit for the control of ESU wiper reversing switch CV set activate with CV 8 12 created for Hobby Trade Decoder MX631D as of October 2010 CV 3 15 Acceleration 4 8 Decelerat...

Page 67: ... 8 procedure is NOT standardized and exists only in ZIMO decoders all CV s are reset to the default values as listed in the operating manual regardless of any previously ac tive CV sets or sound projects Individual CV s can of course be programmed differently at any time even after a CV set or a hard reset has been activated Converting binary to decimal If according to the CV table a CV calls for ...

Page 68: ...ure Example To enter a value of 160 which is not possible with a Lokmouse 2 because value is 99 to CV 5 max speed proceed as follows First program CV 7 to 1 followed immediately by setting CV 5 to 60 No power interruptions be tween those steps are allowed Explanation The value 1 in CV 7 actually 01 tens digit 0 and ones digit 1 causes the decoder to add 100 to the CV value that will be entered in ...

Page 69: ...rate the direction switch briefly enter 80 for a value of 0 The headlight flashes once indicating that you can program the next CV or end the pro gramming by turning the track power off Long mode Remember to set address 80 for a value of 0 Enter the hundreds and tens digit in the central unit of the CV you want to program For ex ample for CV 123 enter 12 and operate the direction switch The headli...

Page 70: ... Temporary adaptation of CV 3 Acceleration 3 7 24 Deceleration variation 0 255 0 Temporary adaptation of CV 4 Deceleration Chap ter CV Designation Range Default Description 25 26 3 10 27 Asymmetrical stops ABC 0 1 2 3 0 Bit 0 1 Stops if voltage in right rail Bit 1 1 left rail 3 2 28 RailCom Configuration 0 3 3 Bit 0 1 RailCom Broadcast Bit 1 1 RailCom Data 3 2 29 Basic settings 0 63 14 0000 1110 B...

Page 71: ...tch SUSI to function outputs DC braking 3 22 125 126 127 128 129 130 Effects F0 front F0 rear F1 F2 F3 F4 0 255 0 Bits 1 0 00 directional active in both directions 01 only forward 10 only reverse Bits 7 6 5 4 3 2 Effect Code i e Uncoupler 00110000 48 Chap ter CV Designation Range Default Description 131 132 F5 F6 Soft Start for function output 00110100 52 Autom Brake light 00111000 56 and so on 3 ...

Page 72: ...team engine 186 189 Special pantograph configurations 0 Pantograph settings for special projects 3 22 190 191 Dimming times with effect 88 0 255 Turn ON OFF times for effects 88 89 and 90 3 3 250 Decoder ID Read only Serial number given during production Chap ter CV Designation Range Default Description 251 252 253 3 3 260 261 262 263 Load code for coded sound projects The commercially available l...

Page 73: ...tor maximum sound volume 0 255 100 5 7 297 Electric motor lowest speed step 0 255 30 Internal speed step at which the motor sound becomes audible Chap ter CV Designation Range Default Description 5 7 298 Electric motor sound volume dependent on speed 0 255 100 Volume increase dependent on speed 5 7 299 Electric motor sound Sound pitch dependent on speed 0 100 100 Sound pitch increase dependent on ...

Page 74: ...e thyristor sound volume should be reduced 5 7 358 Thyristor control Volume reduction 0 255 0 Defines a curve as to how the thyristor sound should be lowered at the speed step defined in CV 357 5 7 359 Switch gear playback time 0 255 0 Time in tenth of a second the switch gear should be heard during speed changes Chap ter CV Designation Range Default Description 5 7 360 Switch gear play back after...

Page 75: ... The number of speed steps the train s speed has to be reduced within 0 5 seconds in order for the automatic coasting effect to set the motor sound to idle 3 17 399 Rule 17 Speed de pendent headlights 0 255 0 Switches to high beam at speed defined here SEE CV 430 3 18 400 428 Input Mapping 0 255 0 Matching function key External Function to function outputs F0 F28 Chap ter CV Designation Range Defa...

Page 76: ...ut is turned on 3 17 435 441 447 453 459 465 471 477 483 489 495 501 507 A2 Reverse 0 255 0 Value range 0 1 13 14 15 2 Output to be switched on in reverse direction 0 no output 1 13 FO1 FO13 14 FO0v 15 FO0r Bit 7 5 Refers to 5 PWM Config CVs 508 512 Configuration 6 1100xxxx Output is turned off Config 7 1110xxxx Output is turned on 3 17 508 Swiss Mapping PWM Value 1 0 8 248 0 PWM Value in Bit 7 3 ...

Page 77: ...ng equipment but the equipment is missing or not wired appropriately Typical cases The light is no longer work ing with F0 because the sound project has redirected the light to another function key or the locomotive will drive off unchecked because the sound project activated a servo with a corresponding uncoupling procedure Note for each sound project in the Zimo sound database there is usually a...

Page 78: ...ash 19 Gearbox 18 Half Speed 23 HARD RESET 13 High Low beam 31 HLU High Speed Correction 22 Incremental Programming 43 Input Mapping 31 Load Code 13 LOCO Number ID 17 Loco Type Selection with CV 265 39 Logic Level Outputs Connection 55 Logic Level Outputs 36 Low high beam mask 32 Märklin MOTOROLA 70 Medium Speed Setting 15 Momentum 18 Motor Brake 18 Motor Control Frequency 16 Mph Speed Regulation ...

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