1. In tro duc ti on
The MX68 functi on de co der is like a lo co mo ti ve deco der but wit hout a mo tor output
sta ge. Up to 8 functions (4 on the MX68L) are avai la ble for in te ri or coach lights, tail
lights and
ot her ac ces so ries. It is also suit ab le as a se condary de co der in a lo co mo ti ve or pi lot
car.
The con nec ted ac ces so ries can not only be swit ched on/off but can also be con trol -
led by tra vel di rec ti on. Be si des dim ming, blin king and sing le light pul ses the MX68
of fers even more fea tu res:
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The
lo ca ti on de pen dent functi on con trol
, that is, the au to ma tic ac ti vat ion of
a functi on out put on a pre de fi ned sec ti on of track. Spe ci al ef fects, like the au to -
ma tic ac ti vat ion of in te ri or co ach lights when ap proa ching a tun nel or an acous -
tic sig nal be fo re en te ring a sta ti on be co me pos si ble. Zimo MX9 track sec ti on
mo du les are re qui red for this fea tu re to be used.
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the
pro grammable se con da ry ad dres s
, which can be lin ked elec tro ni cal ly to
the loco de co der. This al lows for the as signment of one functi on key to switch
all co ach lights, head lights and tail lights at the loco de co der ad dress le vel.
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au to matic pro gram ming
of this se con da ry ad dress. All coa ches that are part
of a train, con tai ning an MX68 functi on de co der, can au to ma ti cal ly ac cept a
new loco ad dress as the se con da ry ad dress.
SPE CI FI CA TIONS:
Ope ra ting vol ta ge on track or bus.......................................................... 12 - 24 V
Peak cur rent per group, right or left .............................................................0.4 A
Idle cur rent...........................................................................................max. 5 mA
Di men sions..................................................0.8”x 0.4”x 0.17” (20 x 10 x 4,5 mm)
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2. Ad dres ses and Pro gram ming
Every functi on de co der needs its own ad dress, just like a loco de co der, so that it may
be ac ces sed using a cab. All NMRA DCC com pli ant de co ders have 3 as their fac to -
ry de fault ad dress.
All NMRA com pli ant ad dress mo des are sup por ted. This in clu des pri ma ry (short),
ex ten ded (long) and con sist ad dress com mands. In ad di ti on, Zimo of fers anot her
tech ni que for the functi on de co der, known as se con da ry ad dres sing. This of fers the
ad van ta ge of lin king a com ple te train of lighted coa ches by one key stro ke.
Zimo de co ders ac cept re gis ter, pa ged and di rect pro gram ming mo des. The se dif fe -
rent ty pes of pro gram ming mo des are in vi si ble to the user. All the se dif fe rent mo des
en su re that Zimo de co ders can be pro gram med by any NMRA com pli ant com mand
sta ti on
Re fer to Your com mand sta ti on and/or thrott le in struc tions to pro gram this de co der.
This de co der acts like any ot her NMRA com pli ant de co der, as far as your com mand
sta ti on can tell. Use the Con fi gu ra ti on Va ria ble in for ma ti on on the fol lo wing pa ges to
gui de you.
Pro gram ming de co ders can also be done with the as si stan ce of your PC. Zimo of -
fers ADAPT (free soft wa re), which is avai la ble at w3.zimo.at un der Pro ducts/Part -
ner Pro grams. Lenz, In tel li box and Zimo com mand sta tions are sup por ted. See
web si te for de tails.
Ground to the left may be used to estab lish com mon ground with ot her de co ders, if
nee ded or for ground supp ly to ot her ac ces so ries.
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Function Decoder MX68
red
black
blue
white
yellow
brown
green
Right rail
left rail
common supply
front headlight (F0v)
rear headlights (F0r)
output #3 (F1)
output #4 (F2)
MX68 (viewed from top)
Grey
orange
orange
orange
orange
Ground
output #6 (F4)
output #7 (F5)
output #8 (F6)
output #5 (F3)
No connections on this
side for the MX68L
MX68
Function decoder with 2 groups of 4 outputs each. Max. Current for
each group: 0.4A. Two outputs may be used in parallel and linked
through function mapping to increase current load.
MX68L
Low cost version with 4 outputs total.
