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advanced consisting you just need to set the second digit of their status codes
to "x7"(for Advanced 128 Step Mode) or "x4" (for Standard 28 Step Mode).
The DCS100 automatically checks for this status code when consisting locos
and uses Advanced Consisting when all the locos in the consist are able to
use this method.
You can add a locomotive to a consist in either direction and in any physical
location in the train. When you send commands to the consist you use a
single address and the command station or decoders handle the rest of the
commands to the other locos in the consist. Since the address you will use to
control the consist is not necessarily the address of the lead or head loco we
have chosen the term "TOP" locomotive for this special address. We always
add or MU LINK a loco to the "TOP" loco of a consist. The "TOP" loco is
special, in that it is the address that receives the speed & overall direction
commands for the entire consist and all other loco's added or linked into the
consist will be controlled by running the "TOP" loco on a single throttle
knob. The TOP locomotive does not even have to be a physical loco on the
track, it can be a phantom. The TOP loco is always defined as the loco on
the Right Throttle Knob at the time when the MU-Link is performed.
Consists are controlled through the TOP locomotive & all loco's in the
consist will be common, in-use or idle based on the state of the TOP loco.
Each loco within a consist maintains its original Advanced 28/128 or
Standard 14 speed step mode setting. To run a loco in a consist with
loadable speed tables, set the locomotive status for Advanced 28/128 speed
step mode & program the decoder to operate with the loadable speed table
enabled. See your decoder manual for information about programming
loadable speed tables. If you are operating FX decoders, the Loadable table
can be used in 128 step mode.
A consist can be made common and then be selected and run by any other
throttle. A consist can also be dispatched and picked up on a UT1, UT2, or a
BT2. (A DT200 or DT100IR can also pick up dispatched locomotives.)
Note section 25.0 covers the special issues to consider when operating
Motorola Trinary style mobile decoders in a consist.
18.1 MU-Link: Adding a Locomotive To A Consist
To set up a consist using your DT100IR throttle:
1. Select and Set the address of the loco you want to be the TOP loco on the
Right Throttle Knob "R". Remember that you can use any 2 digit address,
aliased address, 4 digit address and/or an analog locomotive running on
Address 00 in any combination.
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