NMRA DCC Reference Manual - Q.S.Industries

1 NMRA DCC Reference Manual For QSI Quantum 3, 2, and 1 Equipped Locomotives Version For Firmware Versions 7, 8 and 9 5-August-2015 Quantum DCC Ref Manual Ver Page 2 of 468 5-Aug-15 New in DCC Reference Manual Version Added Reverser Type to Added Snifter Valve Volume and Snifter Valve Balance Added Reverser Volume and Reverser Balance Added Head End Power to CV53. Added Horn Type and Alternate Horn Type Added Horn Reverb Amount Added Horn Reverb Distance Bell Ring Period: each unit represents second. Added User-defined Bell Metallurgy Added Dynamic Brakes Fans Added Cooling Fans Added Mars Light Strobe with Horn Added Mars Light Strobe Hold Time Added Rear Mars Light Strobe with Horn Added Rear Mars Light Strobe Hold Time Added Automatic Front Marker Lights2 Config Added Automatic Front Marker Lights3 Config Added Front Marker Lights2 Max Intensity Added Front Marker Lights3 Max Intensity Added Automatic Rear Marker Lights2 Config Added Automatic Rear Marker Lights3 Config Added Rear Marker Lights2 Max Intensity Added Rear Marker Lights3 Max Intensity Added Firebox2 Min Intensity Added Firebox2 Max Intensity Added Firebox2 Mid Intensity Added Firebox2 Ramp Up Time Added Firebox2 Ramp Down Time Added Consist Address Active for F13-F20 Added Consist Address Active for F21-F28 Added Dynamic Brakes Fans Port

2 Added Cooling Fans Port Added Front Marker Lights2 Port and Front Marker Lights3 Port Added Rear Marker Lights2 Port and Rear Marker Lights3 Port Added Bell Hold Time Added User-defined Horn Component Volume Added User-defined Alternate Horn Component Volume Added User-defined Horn Component Balance Added User-defined Alternate Horn Component Balance Added CV130 User-defined Horn Component Pitch Added CV131 User-defined Alternate Horn Component Pitch Added Locomotive Type Added Chuff Intensity Added Upon Stopping Scenario Configuration New in DCC Reference Manual Version Added descriptions of default features to section 1. Added Atmospherics Level Added Air Dryer Volume and Air Dryer Volume Balance. Added User Recorded sound Effect2 Volume and User Recorded sound Effect2 Volume Balance. Added Verbal Feedback Volume and Verbal Feedback Volume Balance.

3 Added new features to CV53: Quantum DCC Ref Manual Ver Page 3 of 468 5-Aug-15 Engine Room Lights Engine Room2 Lights Shut Down User Recorded sound Effect2 Calibrate BEMF to SMPH Added Bell Ring Period Added Air Dryer Minimum Interval and Air Dryer Maximum Interval Added Low Idle Timeout. Added OHBL Pulse 2 Max Intensity Added Rear OHBL Pulse 2 Max Intensity Added Prime Beacon X4 effect to OHBL ( ) and Rear OHBL ( ). Added Strobe Light (Double Pulse) effect to OHBL ( ) and Rear OHBL ( ). Added Truck Lights Max Intensity. Added Truck Lights Ramp Time. Added Step Lights Max Intensity. Added Step Lights Ramp Time. Added Engine Room Lights Max Intensity. Added Engine Room Lights Ramp Time. Added bit 6 Trip Odometer Readout. Added bit 2 Antialiased BEMF Measurements Added QSI System Configuration 1. For 2 byte CV s ( , , , and ) Added instructions to program high byte first, then low byte for verbal acknowledgment.

4 Corrected examples. Added Trip Odometer Added Power Conversion Stopping Distance Added BEMF to SMPH Calibration Distance Added Truck Lights Port Added Step Lights Port Added Engine Room Lights Port Added Engine Room2 Lights Port Changed Individual sound Pitch Shift to Added Component sound Volumes. Added Component sound Balance Controls. Added Diesel Motor Configuration New in DCC Reference Manual Version Added CV 6 V-Mid. Added Bell Actuator sound enable to Special sound Effects Enable. Added Special sound Effects Enable. Added System Volume Balance. Added System Pitch Shift. Added Motive State Change Warning Signals. Added several new Individual sound Volumes. Added several new CV53 Feature Identifiers. Added default CV53 feature to output mappings for outputs Added Spitter Valve Configuration. Added bit 7 Gas Turbine Transition Light Behavior For all lights: Added Light Ramp Up Time.

5 Added Light Ramp Down Time. Added Speed Step 1 Delay Added SMPH/BEMF Ratio Added BEMF Offset Added Chuffs Per Wheel Revolution Added Scale Wheel Diameter Added Feature to Port Mapping. Quantum DCC Ref Manual Ver Page 4 of 468 5-Aug-15 Added Individual sound Volume Balance. Added Individual sound Selection Added Individual sound Pitch Shift. Added Ready to Move Scenario. New in DCC Reference Manual Version Added hoot/fancy ending to Grade Crossing Horn Signal. Quantum DCC Ref Manual Ver Page 5 of 468 5-Aug-15 Quantum DCC Ref Manual Ver Page 6 of 468 5-Aug-15 Table of Contents Table of Contents _____ 6 Digital Command Control Explained _____ 16 This Manual _____ 17 1 Locomotive Operation in DCC _____ 19 Getting Started _____ 19 Basic Throttle and Direction Control _____ 19 Locomotive Directional States _____ 19 Throttle Control Modes _____ 20 Function Keys _____ 21 Common Feature Function Key Assignments _____ 21 Automatic Features _____ 22 Horn/Whistle and Bell Buttons (F2 Key and F1 Key) _____ 23 Coupler and Coupler Crash Sounds (F3 Key) _____ 23 sound -of-Power _____ 24 Dynamic Brakes (F5 Key) _____ 24 Doppler Shift (F6 in Forward and Reverse)

6 _____ 25 Horn Button Method _____ 25 F6 Doppler Shift Operation Method _____ 25 Squealing Brakes and Flanges (F7 in Forward or Reverse) _____ 26 Air Brakes (F7 in Forward or Reverse) _____ 26 Audio Mute (F8 Key) _____ 27 Heavy Load (F9 in Forward or Reverse) _____ 27 Status Report (F10) _____ 28 Alternate Horn Selection (F11) _____ 28 Three Stages of Shut Down: Disconnect, Standby and Total Shut Down (F9 in Neutral) _____ 29 Stage One: Disconnect _____ 29 Stage Two: Standby _____ 29 Stage Three: Total Shut Down _____ 29 Start Up (F6 in Neutral) _____ 31 Start Up from Disconnect _____ 31 Start Up from Standby _____ 31 Start Up from Total Shut Down _____ 31 System Volume Decrease and Increase (F13 and F14 Keys) _____ 32 Grade Crossing (F15 Key in Forward or Reverse) _____ 32 Fuel Loading Scenario (F26 Key in Neutral) _____ 33 Maintenance Scenario (F27 Key in Neutral) _____ 33 Water Loading Scenario (F28 Key in Neutral) _____ 33 Water Scoop Scenario (F28 Key in Forward or Reverse) _____ 33 Function Key Operation in Neutral _____ 34 Quantum DCC Ref Manual Ver Page 7 of 468 5-Aug-15 2 Programming Configuration Variables _____ 35 Service Mode Programming _____ 35 Operations Mode Programming _____ 36 List of CV s supported by Quantum Locomotives _____ 37 3 CV s 1-29.

7 NMRA Standard CV s _____ 41 CV 1 Primary Address Control _____ 41 CV 2 V-Start _____ 42 CV 3 Acceleration Rate _____ 43 CV 4 Deceleration Rate _____ 44 CV 5 V-High _____ 45 CV6 V-Mid _____ 47 CV 7 Manufacturer s Version Number _____ 48 CV 8 Manufacturer s ID _____ 49 CV 11 Packet Time-Out Value _____ 50 CV 17, 18 Extended Address _____ 51 Entering Extended Address into CV 17 and CV 18 Directly: _____ 51 CV 19 Consist Address _____ 54 CV 21 Consist Address Active for F1-F8 _____ 55 CV 22 Consist Address Active for FL and F9-F12 _____ 57 CV 23 Acceleration Adjustment _____ 59 CV 24 Deceleration Adjustment _____ 60 CV 25 Quantum Speed Table Selection _____ 61 Additional Information for the Curious Regarding QSI Speed Curves: _____ 61 CV 29 Configuration Data _____ 63 4 CV s 33-46: Output Locations _____ 66 Overview _____ 66 CV 33 Output Location for FL(f) _____ 68 CV 34 Output Location for FL(r) _____ 70 CV 35 Output Location for F1 _____ 72 CV 36 Output Location for F2 _____ 74 CV 37 Output Location for F3 _____ 76 CV 38 Output Location for F4 _____ 78 CV 39 Output Location for F5 _____ 80 CV 40 Output Location for F6 _____ 82 CV 41 Output Location for F7 _____ 84 CV 42 Output Location for F8 _____ 86 CV 43 Output Location for F9 _____ 88 CV 44 Output Location for F10 _____ 90 CV 45 Output Location for F11 _____ 92 Quantum DCC Ref Manual Ver Page 8 of 468 5-Aug-15 CV 46 Output Location for F12 _____ 94 5 CV s 49-64.

8 QSI Unique CV s _____ 96 Overview _____ 96 Warehouse Analogy _____ 97 CV 49 QSI Primary Index _____ 100 CV 50 QSI Secondary Index _____ 101 CV QSI System sound Control _____ 102 CV Operations Mode System Volume (PI = 0) _____ 102 CV Operations Mode Mute Volume (PI = 1) _____ 103 CV Special sound Effects Enable (PI = 2) _____ 104 CV Special sound Effects Enable (PI = 3) _____ 107 CV Automatic Mute Timeout Value (PI = 5) _____ 108 CV Chuff Cutoff Minimum Inertia (PI = 10) _____ 109 CV Minimum sound of Power Scale Factor (PI = 12) _____ 110 CV Maximum sound of Power Scale Factor (PI = 13) _____ 111 CV System Volume Balance (PI = 14) _____ 112 CV System Pitch Shift (PI = 15) _____ 113 CV Atmospherics Level (PI = 16) _____ 114 CV Motive State Change Warning Signals (PI = 20) _____ 115 CV QSI Individual sound Volume Control _____ 117 Individual sound Identifiers _____ 118 CV Output Feature Assignment _____ 119 QSI Feature Identification Numbers used with CV 53 _____ 121 CV 53 Factory Default Settings _____ 126 CV QSI Feature Configuration _____ 127 CV Horn _____ 127 CV Horn Type _____ 127 CV Alternate Horn Type _____ 130 CV Horn Reverb Amount _____ 131 CV Horn Reverb Distance _____ 132 CV Bell _____ 133 CV Maximum Bell Index _____ 133 CV Bell Type _____ 134 CV Automatic Bell _____ 136 CV User-defined Bell Ring Period _____ 137 CV User-defined Bell Metallurgy _____ 138 CV Dynamic Brakes Fans _____ 139 CV Dynamic Brakes Fans Max Power _____ 139 CV Dynamic Brakes Fans Ramp Up Time _____ 140 CV Dynamic Brakes Fans Ramp Down Time _____ 141

9 CV Cooling Fans _____ 142 CV Cooling Fans Max Power _____ 142 CV Cooling Fans Ramp Up Time _____ 143 CV Cooling Fans Ramp Down Time _____ 144 CV Spitter Valve _____ 146 CV Spitter Valve Minimum Interval _____ 146 CV Spitter Valve Maximum Interval _____ 147 CV Air Dryer _____ 148 CV Air Dryer Minimum Interval _____ 148 CV Air Dryer Maximum Interval _____ 149 CV Diesel Motor Parameters _____ 150 CV Speed Steps Per Notch _____ 150 CV Low Idle Timeout _____ 152 CV Headlight _____ 153 CV Headlight Initial State _____ 154 Quantum DCC Ref Manual Ver Page 9 of 468 5-Aug-15 CV Automatic Headlight Configuration _____ 155 CV Headlight Dim Intensity _____ 156 CV Headlight Max Intensity _____ 157 CV Headlight Ramp Up Rate _____ 158 CV Headlight Ramp Down Rate _____ 159 CV Headlight Ramp Up Time _____ 160 CV Headlight Ramp Down Time _____ 161 CV Headlight Examples _____ 162 CV Reverse Light _____ 163 CV Reverse Light Initial State _____ 164 CV Automatic Reverse Light Configuration _____ 165 CV Reverse Light Dim Intensity _____ 166 CV Reverse Light Max Intensity _____ 167 CV Reverse Light Ramp Up Rate _____ 168 CV Reverse Light Ramp Down Rate _____ 169 CV Reverse Light Ramp Up Time _____ 170 CV Reverse Light Ramp Down Time _____ 171 CV Reverse Light Examples _____ 172 CV Mars Light _____ 173 CV Mars Light Initial State _____ 174 CV Automatic Mars Light FWD Configuration _____ 175 CV Automatic Mars Light NFF Configuration _____ 176 CV Automatic Mars Light REV Configuration _____ 177 CV Automatic Mars Light NFR Configuration _____ 178

10 CV Mars Light Strobe Hold Time _____ 179 CV Mars Light Strobe Period _____ 180 CV Mars Light Dim Intensity _____ 181 CV Mars Light Min Intensity _____ 182 CV Mars Light Max Intensity _____ 183 CV Mars Light Mid Intensity _____ 184 CV Mars Light Ramp Up Rate _____ 185 CV Mars Light Ramp Down Rate _____ 186 CV Mars Light Ramp Up Time _____ 187 CV Mars Light Ramp Down Time _____ 188 CV Mars Light Examples _____ 189 CV Rear Mars Light _____ 190 CV Rear Mars Light Initial State _____ 191 CV Automatic Rear Mars Light FWD Configuration _____ 192 CV Automatic Rear Mars Light NFF Configuration _____ 193 CV Automatic Rear Mars Light REV Configuration _____ 194 CV Automatic Rear Mars Light NFR Configuration _____ 195 CV Rear Mars Light Strobe Hold Time _____ 196 CV Rear Mars Light Strobe Period _____ 197 CV Rear Mars Light Dim Intensity _____ 198 CV Rear Mars Light Min Intensity _____ 199 CV Rear Mars Light Max Intensity _____ 200 CV Rear Mars Light Mid Intensity _____ 201 CV Rear Mars Light Ramp Up Rate _____ 202 CV Rear Mars Light Ramp Down Rate _____ 203 CV Rear Mars Light Ramp Up Time _____ 204 CV Rear Mars Light Ramp Down Time _____ 205 CV Rear Ma