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Thank all for the help….I think i need to contact a local guy in the G scale club to try and give me a hand with it all out of my depth comes to mind. The LGB program was far easier to use and you didn't have to be a Geek it was written for numpties like me
 
I would say it should show both!

I agree the template appears incorrect?

PhilP
 
Agree, the template appears screwed up. Still, no matter what the template, you can always use the single CV option to read and write individual CVs. Just need to check the CV list in the decoder manual to see which CVs need changing. I often end up resorting to this! I also use this technique to change CVs in decoders for which there is no MST template. I'll just open any template to get access to the single CV option. Of the three different methods I've got available, this is the easiest for changing CVs on DCC decoders manufactured by anyone other than ESU or Märklin. For example, the MD Electronics switch motor w/integrated decoder that I was recently working with.

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silly question for some i guess whats the template? Is it the page i am seeing on the screen? Could this be caused by the fact I am running the program on an old PC running windows 7? Just a thought

Thanks Phill i will try that.
 
A couple of other things to check. Did you open the interface and are you using the right Com port? I see you are connected to Com1.
 
As far as i am aware i am using the right com port and i have opened it, its a pity there isn’t an activity flashy led on the pc interface module or the switch decoder
 
The template is the window that opens when you select a particular decoder. There is a separate template for each different decoder model. Not all CVs are used by each decoder and sometimes the same CV will be used to do different things in two different decoders. This window lets you change settings on a decoder without needing to know the actual CV numbers or what value you need to insert to have the decoder do what you want (assuming you have the correct template open!). In a sense templates translate decoder lingo (CVs) in to normal english, german or whatever the selected language is.
 
By the way, I'm using Windows 7 on an old laptop too so that is not the issue. You might try shutting down MST, down powering the programming module and disconnecting the USB connection. Then power up the programming module and reconnecting the USB cable to your computer. I've had to do this sometimes in the past myself.
 
Thanks Phill for the lingo busting, as i mentioned before but didnt use the correct word the template for the old LGB switch decoder was far easier to use. The template i am looking at may have been affected by running it on a windows 7 PC. i will load the massoth tool onto a windows 10 machine and see if it improves the look and the userbility As i said i am using an old pc in my train shed to save carting pc.s and stuff around all the time.
 
phils2um said:
By the way, I'm using Windows 7 on an old laptop too so that is not the issue. You might try shutting down MST, down powering the programming module and disconnecting the USB connection. Then power up the programming module and reconnecting the USB cable to your computer. I've had to do this sometimes in the past myself.
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My programming module is serial not USB a lot of my stuff is old time like me lol.
 
Silly question - you are clicking on the magnifying glass to read what's in the decoder and clicking on the pencil to write the new value?
 
phils2um said:
Silly question - you are clicking on the magnifying glass to read what's in the decoder and clicking on the pencil to write the new value?
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As we say no such thing as a sill question on here (only silly replies lol :) ) yes i did but i must be doing something wrong, I will check again this morning. and report the response.
 
Having got it all working ( with 10 points controlled) just one question how do you guys in general remember what point is what number? do you have a track plan with it on or do you number the points themselves discreetly or otherwise?
 
A stick-on number, on the point motor usually suffices..

Perhaps, a diagram, for a more complex area, if you have an open day?

PhilP
 
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