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Feedback Module 63 330

for 3-Rail Track – The new dimension in digital feedback

Are Feedback Modules needed?

On a model railway feedback modules give you information about whether a track

is occupied or not. That is very useful for a shade station, for example, because

in most cases it is out of sight.

Feedback modules are essential if the model railway is to be automated or

controlled with a computer program. The automatic or the program needs the

information from feedback modules to decide whether a train is permitted to enter

a certain track or which route is to be activated.

All functions in one module!

The feedback module 63330 for 3-rail track has 16 inputs for the connection of

switches, track or reed contacts. Each input can be provided with a switch contact,

which is connected to ground by a train or by hand.

A monitoring input which is connected with ground by a contact is reported as an

occupied track, an open input as vacant track.

The information is reliably and rapidly passed to the attached devices or to

computer control programs via the LocoNet.

The Feedback module can be used in conjunction with the Intellibox or the DAISY

system from Uhlenbrock, with the TwinCenter from Fleischmann or with other

Summary of content (16 pages)

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Feedback Module 63 330 for 3-Rail Track – The new dimension in digital feedback Are Feedback Modules needed? On a model railway feedback modules give you information about whether a track is occupied or not. That is very useful for a shade station, for example, because in most cases it is out of sight. Feedback modules are essential if the model railway is to be automated or controlled with a computer program.
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centers with a LocoNet connection. The feedback information is displayed directly by Intellibox and TwinCenters or passed on to a computer via the integrated interface. In addition, the feedback information can be used to activate routes that are stored in an IB-Switch (Uhlenbrock 65800). Thus an automatic train control which is influenced by the trains can be setup.
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are fitted under the model train vehicles. The reed contact is connected with the monitoring input and with ground of the module. Any manually operated switch or key can also be used to produce a feedback. The switch is connected to the monitoring input and module ground as in the illustration.
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Booster Operation If the feedback module is used in an area of the model railway layout that is supplied by its own booster you must take care to connect the booster ground (pin 4, brown) to the ground pin (pin 4, brown) of the Intellibox (TwinCenter, DAISY/Power 2) in order to have trouble free operation. Programming So that the individual feedback data can be used in a digital system individual addresses must be assigned to the monitored sections.
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x Press the red or green key of the turnout. After the turnout was switched once, the module’s control LED turns off and the contact at input “KontaKt 1” is assigned the feedback address, which corresponds to the turnout address. x Monitoring inputs “Kontakt 2-15” are automatically given the following 15 addresses. Remember that if you programmed a module to address 17 that addresses 18-32 were also assigned. This results in a maximum input value of 2033 (2048 possible addresses minus 15).
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Calling up a LocoNet Module With Intellibox, Intellibox IR, Intellibox Basic, IB-Control and TwinCenter: x Connect the module to the LocoNet. x Press the [menu]-key followed by the [mode]-key on the Intellibox (starting from software version 1.3) to take you to the Basic Settings menu. x Scroll with the []-key up to menu option “LocoNet Prog.”. x Press the [ ]-key: x Enter the part number of the module and press the [ ]-key.
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With the Intellibox II x Connect the module to the LocoNet. x Press the [mode]-key and select the “LocoNet programming” mode on the left side. x In the menu which appears, enter the module part number and the module address (with a new module that is the 1). x Press the “Prog.Mode” key. The module is put into the programming mode and the value of the LNCV0 (module address) is displayed. Important: Each module requires a module address for programming so the digital center knows which module is meant.
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x At the cursor position enter the Id number of the LocoNet CV you would like to program and to press [ ]-key. The Intellibox reads the LNCV. The value is shown at right of the lower line of the display. x Move the cursor to the right with []-key and enter desired value for this LNCV using the numeric keys. By pressing [ ]-key the changed value is programmed. x Press the []-key back to select another LNCV. x Press the []-key back to select another module. x Or leave programming with the [menu]-key.
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The Universal Address 65535 With the universal address, as the name implies, all LocoNet displays can be called up. Since the universal address is not a real address, with which different LocoNet displays can be identified, it can only be used in order to call up displays, whose individual address is unknown. Therefore, only the appropriate display may be connected to the LocoNet. If the display is then called, the programmed address can be read from LNCV 0.
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Description of individual LocoNet CVs The module is programmed with LocoNet Configurations variables. These LNCVs are addressed with an Id number and can then be set to a certain value. With the feedback module 63330 the following LNCVs can be programmed: LNCV 0 – The Module Address Each module must have a module address for programming so that the center knows which module is meant. The allowable address range is 0-2047.
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Contact 1 = Address from LNCV 1 Contact 2 = Address from LNCV 1 + 1 Contact 3 = Address from LNCV 1 + 2 Contact 4 = Address from LNCV 1 + 3 Contact 5 = Address from LNCV 1 + 4 Contact 6 = Address from LNCV 1 + 5 Contact 7 = Address from LNCV 1 + 6 Contact 8 = Address from LNCV 1 + 7 Contact 9 = Address from LNCV 1 + 8 Contact 10 = Address from LNCV 1 + 9 Contact 11 = Address from LNCV 1 + 10 Contact 12 = Address from LNCV 1 + 11 Contact 13 = Address from LNCV 1 + 12 Contact 14 = Address from LNCV 1 + 13 Con
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Contact 10 = Address from LNCV 10 Contact 11 = Address from LNCV 11 Contact 12 = Address from LNCV 12 Contact 13 = Address from LNCV 13 Contact 14 = Address from LNCV 14 Contact 15 = Address from LNCV 15 Contact 16 = Address from LNCV 16 BIT 1 = 0 Value 0 (Factory setting) The delay values for the “occupied” and “free” message, which were programmed into LocoNet CVs 21 and 41, apply to all inputs of the module.
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The sum of the values and thus the entry for LNCV 20 is 0. LNCV 21-48 – Switch On and Off delay The delay time determines how long a track section must be “occupied” or “vacant” before the appropriate message is sent by the module to the LocoNet. It can be programmed separately for “occupied” or “vacant” messages in a range from 0.01 seconds (10 ms) up to 2.55 seconds (2550 ms) in steps of 10ms. The valid range of values is 1-255. Factory setting is 3 (0.03 seconds) for the “occupied” message and 30 (0.
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The values for the LNCVs 61 to 124 are calculated as follows: Switch solenoid to “red”: LNCV Value = Solenoid address * 10 Switch solenoid to “green”: LNCV Value = Solenoid address * 10 + 1 Example 1 The solenoid 21 is to be switched to red if the track connected to input 7 becomes vacant. LNCV 99 = 210, LNCV 115 = 0 Example 2 The solenoid 112 is to be switched to green and the solenoid 212 to red, if the track connection 4 is occupied.
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Table of individual LNCVs of the Feedback Module 63 330 LocoNet-CV Description 0 1-16 17 18 19 20 21-36 41-56 61-76 77-92 93-108 109-124 Module address Feedback address input contact 1-16 Report address Software version Startup Time in 0.
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