L. 03 – Atlas COMMANDER 330 User Manual

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out. The following characteristics (parameters) of a decoder can be viewed* or
edited through the Programming menu.

The parameters are stored in "Registers," each having its own number:

PARAMETER

REGISTER NUMBER CONFIGURATION VARIABLE

Address

Start up voltage

Start up delay (acceleration)

Brake delay (deceleration)

General settings

Version number of decoder

software*

Manufacturer ID*

We will discuss programming a decoder's address. Follow the same steps for
programming registers 2 through 5. See your decoder manual for the range
of data and default settings of each register. *Registers 7 & 8 are read only.

STEP-BY-STEP DECODER PROGRAMMING

Please Note: Operation of the layout is disabled during programming (track
power is turned off). Connected slaves receive a signal through the communi-
cation cable about the pending programming. For more information about
slaves, please see page 18.

You may use these instructions to program a decoder installed in a locomo-

tive, or an accessory decoder that will be used to control turnouts. In the
example below, we guide you through programming the address of a loco-
motive decoder. You would follow the same steps to program registers 2
through 5, or an accessory decoder.

Programming A Locomotive’s Decoder Address
1. Put your locomotive on the programming track. For information on creat-
ing a programming track, see page 3.
2. Press both and buttons at the same time to access the Menu system.
Press the "+" or "-" button to scroll to the Programming menu.

Display

What To Do

Press Enter to go into Programming mode.

Press Exit to leave the menu.
The first time you enter Programming mode, Register 1

(Address#) is displayed. To program your locomotive’s decoder

address, press Enter. To enter a different Register, press "+", or “-”.

To read out the current value of the selected register, press

Enter (in this case, the current locomotive decoder address). If

the read-out is successful, the locomotive’s decoder address is

displayed. If there is an error, an error message will be

displayed (see page 4 for an explanation).

NOTE: The Atlas Commander uses Register Mode Programming.

Display

What To Do

To change the value (locomotive address number in this case),

use the +/- button to scroll. For locomotive addresses you are

able to program in the range of 0 to 255. *Please note that the

Commander can access addresses 0 to 99. (Consult the decoder

manual for the variable range of other Registers.)

Press Enter to "OK" the desired locomotive address. After

programming is complete, the new value is displayed. In case

of an error, a message is displayed (see below).

Press Exit to go back to the Register display. You can select

another register (using +/-) or get back to the Menu selection

by pressing Exit.