Massoth 4 Channel Switch Decoder 8156001 - Lighting

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I am trying to use my Massoth DiMAX 4 Channel switch decoder 8156001 to operate some flashing lights on a level crossing. I need it to flash two LEDS symmetrically alternately. I have the LEDS connected to F3 and F4 and the +ve terminal but I cannot get it to work. Nothing else is connected. Could anyone give me some help on the CV settings?
Bill
 
Have you got suitable current-limiting resistors in series with your LED's?
 
Do you have it configured as a Switch Decoder (CV29=128/bit 7 on default) or a Loco decoder?

CV53 & 53 control F3 & F4 - Set CV53 between 1 & 15 to set the symmetric flash duration. Set CV54 to 16 (inverse with F3)
 
muns said:
Do you have it configured as a Switch Decoder (CV29=128/bit 7 on default) or a Loco decoder?

CV53 & 53 control F3 & F4 - Set CV53 between 1 & 15 to set the symmetric flash duration. Set CV54 to 16 (inverse with F3)
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Mark,
muns said:
Do you have it configured as a Switch Decoder (CV29=128/bit 7 on default) or a Loco decoder?

CV53 & 53 control F3 & F4 - Set CV53 between 1 & 15 to set the symmetric flash duration. Set CV54 to 16 (inverse with F3)
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Mark

Thanks for that and I have just got around to trying out your suggestions and I have made it work. My only query is that the alternating voltage appears across F3 and F4 (21V) and not between either of them and the + terminal as shown in the manual. Any ideas ?
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Are you asking why when measuring with a voltmeter between F3 and F4 you see an alternating (I assume voltage that changes polarity) voltage?

Of course you do, since you have F3 and F4 being alternately pulled to ground, and there's probably a bit of "pull up" voltage when they are not "on"..

F3 and F4, like all decoders are "pulled to ground" when active... so when F3 is "on" it is pulled to ground, and F4 "floats high" because it is not on, and with only the current flow of the meter, F4 can look "high", i.e. show the voltage from your common, which is positive.

Does this help?

Greg
 
Greg Elmassian said:
Are you asking why when measuring with a voltmeter between F3 and F4 you see an alternating (I assume voltage that changes polarity) voltage?

Of course you do, since you have F3 and F4 being alternately pulled to ground, and there's probably a bit of "pull up" voltage when they are not "on"..

F3 and F4, like all decoders are "pulled to ground" when active... so when F3 is "on" it is pulled to ground, and F4 "floats high" because it is not on, and with only the current flow of the meter, F4 can look "high", i.e. show the voltage from your common, which is positive.

Does this help?

Greg
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Greg
I think I understand and will have another play later today. One other issue, I want to use the lighting button (bottom left No9 ) on my Navigator to turn the lights on and off. Currently I use button 1 having made CV 41 = 1. If I change it to 0, as the manual seems to suggest, it does not work. Any ideas?

Bill
 
CV41 to 49 are only valid when the unit is acting as a "Loco decoder" and not a "Switch decoder". How do you have it configured?
 
Well if you want F3/F4 to operate using the light key then you need to set CV43 & possibly 44 to 0

CV41 determines what key operates F1 (default 1)
CV42 determines what key operates F2 (default 2)
CV43 determines what key operates F3 (default 3)
CV44 determines what key operates F4 (default 4)
 
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