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Appendix 

Operation of LEDs

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n power up, the Red LED on your BPC2 will turn on for 1 second. If it remains on 
continuously, this indicates a problem with the LCS PDI cabling or your command base. 

During operation, the Red LED flickers when commands are passing through the  

LCS PDI bus.

Specifications of the LCS BPC2

Mechanical

•   Size: 3.7” x 2.7” x 1.2”

•   Mounting: Two #4 pan head sheet metal screws

Electrical

•   Input PDI supply current: 50 mA

External Relay Power/Accessory Transformer

•   Input relay voltage: 12-14 VAC 

•   Input relay current: ~60 mA x8 (~500 mA max) 

Relay Contact Specifications

•   Maximum relay contact voltage: 24 volts (AC or DC)

•   Maximum relay contact current: 20 amps

Содержание LCS BPC2

Страница 1: ...78 1640 250 8 14 Lionel Block Power Controller 2 BPC2 Owner s Manual LCS PDI CABLES use either connector AC Power PROGRAM A U A U BPC2 BLOCK BLOCK COMM COMM 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 81640...

Страница 2: ...d Bases 9 10 Installing a new LCS system with NO Command Base 11 Installing additional LCS devices Installing additional LCS devices 12 Configuring Your BPC2 Configuring your BPC2 13 Connect accessory...

Страница 3: ...nel ZW ZW MagniVision TMCC Lionelville Wireless Tether Powerhouse LionMaster Conventional Classics Postwar Celebration Series TruRail PH 1 Powerhouse Powermaster Powerstation Powerhouse Accessory Moto...

Страница 4: ...ER2 for computer control and use of existing Lionel serial devices like the TPC 300 and TPC 400 How it works As you know your Lionel Cab Remote sends commands to your Command Base In turn the base con...

Страница 5: ...Power PROGRAM A U A U BPC2 BLOCK BLOCK COMM COMM 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 81640 Figure 2 LCS BPC2 Module Wiring your railroad for blocks has several advantages By turning off track power blocks when not in...

Страница 6: ...CS DB 9 Cable with Power Supply Every LCS system requires exactly one 6 81499 LCS DB 9 Cable with Power Supply This special cable has three connectors A a DB 9 with a pig tail cable mount power supply...

Страница 7: ...Restore power to your layout and Legacy Base 6 Plug in the LCS wall pack power supply If using a Legacy command base it must have software rev 1 52 or higher installed Your system should resemble the...

Страница 8: ...SensorTrack or any other Layout Control System product 5 Restore power to your layout and Base 1L 6 Plug in the LCS wall pack power supply Your system should resemble the figure below Once connected a...

Страница 9: ...h a Legacy Command Base an original TMCC Command Base and a Legacy Serial Y Cable 1 Turn off power to your layout Legacy Base and TMCC TrainMaster command base 2 Connect the DC wall pack to the female...

Страница 10: ...tup you can control Lionel locomotives and Layout Control System products using any combination of LEGACY Remotes CAB 1L remotes and original CAB 1 remotes If you have additional LCS devices to instal...

Страница 11: ...E 4 Leave the DB 9 connector of the LCS DB 9 Cable unconnected 5 Plug in the LCS wall pack power supply With this setup you can control other Layout Control System products using compatible software o...

Страница 12: ...ch new device is connected via LCS PDI cables in a daisy chain fashion one to the next and so on The order of devices in the chain is up to you The only exception is that an LCS WiFi must be the first...

Страница 13: ...ew terminals C LCS PDI cable inputs Use either connector D Red LCS PDI activity indicator E Program switch used to set the BPC2 s TMCC ID base address F Relay Power terminals Figure 8 BPC2 call outs T...

Страница 14: ...equired by your locomotives or any other device drawing power from the track That is the job of the Track Power transformer not included Proper connection of Track Power transformers to a BPC2 is desc...

Страница 15: ...will be automatically turned on at power up 4 Sub mode setting The 8 TMCC ID choice is recommended The 1 TMCC ID sub mode is reserved for future use and won t work with a Cab remote PGM TRACK 8 TMCC I...

Страница 16: ...id for 1 second and then continue flashing 6 Now you may optionally press the Coupler R button Doing so turns on the restore last relay settings on power up feature 7 Finally set the 8 TMCC ID sub mod...

Страница 17: ...ion with a Cab remote To operate your BPC2 in ACCESSORY address mode 1 Press the ACC button on your remote 2 Enter the ID number matching the address range set in the configuration step above Hint thi...

Страница 18: ...he BPC2 Refer to Figure 8 letter B The label Block shows which terminals correspond to power blocks 1 through 8 Power block 1 through 4 share one common connection and 5 8 share another Keep in mind t...

Страница 19: ...wer block to your BPC2 1 Attach one wire to the Power A terminal on your power supply and connect it to the COMM terminal of the BPC2 2 Attach another wire to the Common Ground U terminal on the power...

Страница 20: ...former must be jumpered to both the COMM terminals on the BPC2 Your Track Power transformer must have sufficient capacity to operate the combined current draw of all operating locomotives on all activ...

Страница 21: ...ion of your layout each locomotive is currently in In this example if the BPC2 had a TMCC ID base address of 10 Main 1 and Main 2 would be addressed via ID 10 and 11 The Sidings would be addressed via...

Страница 22: ...ht TMCC ID Recall that each BPC2 has a base address that you must assign see page 15 Use the base address to determine the specific TMCC ID of each of up to four connected switches Switch 1 s ID is th...

Страница 23: ...rs when commands are passing through the LCS PDI bus Specifications of the LCS BPC2 Mechanical Size 3 7 x 2 7 x 1 2 Mounting Two 4 pan head sheet metal screws Electrical Input PDI supply current 50 mA...

Страница 24: ...not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state Instructions for Obtaining Service If service for this Lionel LLC product is...

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