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.

2 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 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

3 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.

4 Added User Recorded Sound Effect2 Volume and User Recorded Sound Effect2 Volume Balance. Added Verbal Feedback Volume and Verbal Feedback Volume Balance. 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 ( ).

5 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. Corrected examples.

6 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.

7 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. 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.

8 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

9 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) _____ 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.

10 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.