Settings
To access the LT-50’s Settings in JMRI, use the following steps:
1.
Connect JMRI to the LCC network as described in the
Computer Interface
section below.
2. In JMRI, select the “LCC” menu option, then “Configure Nodes”.
3.
Expand the line that shows the LT-50 with your serial number, and click “Open
Configuration Dialog”
4. Open or close the segments individually as needed.
5. Each individual setting comes with an accompanying help text.
6. After changing a setting, press the Write button to save the new value.
7. Changes come in effect when you close the dialog, or press in the bottom
field “More…” > “Update Complete”.
Select
Menu > Settings > DCC System Settings
to access the LT-50’s Set-
tings on a TCS throttle, To see the help text for any menu item, highlight it and
press the button.
User Info Settings
: Customizes the name of the LT-50 as it appears in the JMRI
dialog.
Macros
: View and edit command station macros. Macros execute a series of
actions such as setting turnouts for a given route, and can be triggered from TCS
throttles or LCC messages.
Status
: Displays various information and measurements about the LT-50, such
as track voltage, current load and number of locomotives in use. The values are
read-only and changing them has no effect.
System Settings > Track Output
: Customizes the short circuit detection current
limit and delay to balance between safety and the needs of certain DCC circuit
breakers. An LCC indicator, such as a light or buzzer, can be linked to the LT-50
to alert when there is a short circuit.
System Settings > Advanced
: Customizes the command station and DCC-
related functionality, such as enabling or disabling the Programming Track or
the RailCom
®
Cut-out feature. Throttle heartbeats can be configured here. The
Heartbeat feature will stop a running locomotive when a wireless throttle runs out
of battery or out of signal range.
Computer Interface
To update device firmware, or do configurations via JMRI, you will need to con
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nect the LT-50 to a PC. To do this, you need to purchase a USB-LCC adapter,
such as the RR-CirKits LCC Buffer-USB™ and connect a RJ-45 cable between
one of the open LCC ports on the LT-50 fascia board and the USB-LCC adapter.
Refer to the manual of the USB interface for driver installation instructions for
your computer.
Using the wired LCC cabling and a USB-LCC adapter, configure JMRI as shown
in the screenshot on the next page
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WARNING:
Do not wire your computer’s network port
directly to the connectors marked with the LCC logo!