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Page 1: ...SOFTWARE UPDATES This product contains an EPROM which stores the software that determines its characteristics and functions The current software version may not contain all the functions mentioned in this manual Such missing functions can be installed and possible software glitches corrected later by replacing the EPROM The ZIMO website at www zimo at lists current and new software ver sions New E...

Page 2: ...tions can be left in tact for the various operating modes The MX9 is integrated in all cases with the CAN bus network and communicates with other system components including a computer if required Whatever operating mode the MX9 is supposed to operate in it has to be connected to track voltage and the CAN bus Equally signals and occupancy indicators can be connected to the MX9 as well as the loco ...

Page 3: ...uals one main section Telephone jacks for CAN bus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B Signals Occp Indicators Train 1 2 green 7 8 1 2 Red 7 8 1 2 A 7 8 1 2 B 7 8 M M M M M M M M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sockets for or MX9ALA MX9ASE occupancy i n dication Sockets for MX9ALA Signals or MX9ASE EPROM Track power from c ommand stat ion 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B 5A 5B 6A 6B 7A 7B 8A 8B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 4: ...means that there should only be relative short wires connecting the single MX9 s or small groups of MX9 s to the CAN bus pref erably 1m 3ft Track power and common GROUND on the other hand can also be laid out in a star formation the main concern here is that the cables are not un necessarily long Keep track of total CAN bus length More than 50 m 150ft If the total CAN bus cable length connecting t...

Page 5: ...actual layout operations range from 901 to 963 Programming an MX9 with one of these addresses 901 to 963 is only possible if it is programmed first to the de fault address 900 recognizable by the 16 LED s flashing in unison AND the MX9 about to be programmed is the only track section module connected to the CAN bus containing the address 900 Any number of other modules though cab s and accessory m...

Page 6: ...ial assignments of bulb outputs in OPERATING MODE 1 module autonomous applications see chapter 9 In relationship to the contents of CV 21 28 one CV for each main section the sockets OCC INDICATOR can be used with the MX9ALA plug in boards to control signals in the opposite driving direction or MX9ASE boards can be plugged in to accept external switch inputs OPERATING MODE 2 system autonomous appli...

Page 7: ...odule autonomous applications see chapter 9 the connector OCC INDICATORS and the plug in board sockets on the right are most often used 7 Loco number recognition and display Applicable for ALL operating modes The main section based loco number recognition is carried out by the MX9AZN boards up to 4 ad dresses can be recognized simultaneously The information is sent via the CAN bus upon request Mos...

Page 8: ... Value 1 U Ultra low speed Value 2 L Low speed Value 3 F Full speed Value 5 6 7 Intermediate steps 1 6 3 6 5 6 Bit 4 1 the first direction bit in HLU infot Bit 5 1 the second direction bit in HLU info HLU direction bits see decoder manuals since 2005 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Function bits Main section 1 Main section 2 Main section 3 Main section 4 Main section 5 Main section 6 Main section 7 Main s...

Page 9: ...nce 2005 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Function bits Main section 1 Main section 2 Main section 3 Main section 4 Main section 5 Main section 6 Main section 7 0 255 0 Each bit of the CV concerned corresponds to one of 8 function bits that can be actuated with the loca tion dependent function control feature One CV for each of the 8 main sections of the MX9 Identical for ALL CV Name Range Default Description...

Page 10: ...ds protects the block At the end of such a block trains should stop on de mand if the signal influenced block is switched to stop and the signal shows red Signal influenced blocks are used in block control or in stations which are set to Stop or Go ei ther manually or automatic The different values in the table at the left i e CV 21 22 23 etc 10 110 210 20 etc define the brake characteristic and a...

Page 11: ...h a green signal see Initial speed limits in the CV table above CV 29 Bits 1 0 00 if OCC INDICATORS socket is empty or used for occupancy detection 11 if socket is used for external switch inputs ASE plugged in drawing below Common GROUND track power and b from command station CAN us Red MX9 Low speed Stop Section 3 A B Speed in opposite direction is always unrestricted Geen Non stop with MX9ALA b...

Page 12: ...ction Stop section external switches When signals are used when switches are used Red Stop Stop section The same example but with bidirectional block control using the same sections If block control for the track sections in this example should also be possible in the opposite direction then the CV s need to be programmed for this mode CV 21 143 The ones digit in the value 143 defines a cyclical d...

Page 13: ...ain section 5 Main section 6 Main section 7 Main section 8 0 7 100 101 102 0 In the default mode all track sections remain un powered at first state A after the system is pow ered up and are set to H stop shortly thereafter They remain in this mode until the first command is received from the command station or computer In place of this initial state H as default after start up each main section c...

Page 14: ...direction and the MAN key after the MX9 address is being entered in the next step Headlights and other functions are not ac cessible but that is however not relevant for the definition run The definition process can now be started by entering the fictitious address 999 and activate it with the A key Fictitious because 999 is not a valid MX9 address This is the start signal for the system that the ...

Page 15: ...ested since the previously programmed speed steps are now applied to them The loco will always stop in an H section as if the following block was occupied and can only be driven out by using the MAN key A definition run is cancelled with an automatic broadcast stop SSP if the memory of the MX1 is full or the loco is used to define an already defined section which is only allowed once during the or...

Page 16: ...0 Limits called by switch inputs H L U F 101 Sequence A H L F 102 Sequence A H U F 10 11 Function bits Main section 1 Main section 2 0 255 0 Each bit of the CV concerned corresponds to one of 8 function bits that can be actuated with the loca tion dependent function control feature One CV CV Name Range Default Description 12 13 14 15 16 17 Main section 3 Main section 4 Main section 5 Main section ...

Page 17: ...ing between the layout modules plus the unused main sections may be used for other blocks on the same layout module MX9 MX9 Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 F H F H F H F ull speed section alt section CAN bus Trackpower bus Driving direction Tips on track section lengths All stop sections on a line between stations whose blocks are made up of F and H sections only should be of equal length The leng...

Page 18: ...ional block control In a bidirectional line like this the travel direction determines the block sequence For this reason only one connection of the double socket can generally be used MX9 MX9 Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 F H F H F H F ull speed section alt section CAN bus Trackpower bus Travel direction Block 3 Block 2 Block 1 1 Travel direction EXAMPLE Unidirectional stations i e staging yards In unid...

Page 19: ...rder and length when used in both directions Obviously the L and U sections have to be long enough so that the train has enough time to actu ally decelerate to its intended lower speed before it enters the H section Track sections when used in route or block control must not belong to more than one active route at a time with the exception of two consecutive routes overlapping each other Therefore...

Page 20: ...wrong occupancy indication in a return loop section controlled by an MX7 module Of course raising the threshold of occupancy detection causes some vehicles with resistance axles without lighting or motor not to be recognized anymore The modification is done for individual track sections at the MX9 board Remove the board by un screwing cover and the threaded cover supports An additional resistor is...

Page 21: ...ventional method of cutting power to stop trains in front of a red signal is not a satisfactory one using DCC For one all functions become inaccessible lights smoke etc and the prototypical slow stopping and acceleration of trains is not possible ZIMO made it possible by integrating a special process of a signal dependent train control in the af fected components especially loco decoders of the DC...

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