Maual RCA-1 Item o. 45-02016 1-fold RailCom display
Eglish RCA-1 Table of cotets 1. Gettig started...3 2. Safety istructios...5 3. Backgroud iformatio: RailCom...6 4. Operatig mode of the RCA-1...8 5. Techical specificatios...9 6. Coectios...10 7. Programmig...12 8. Operatio...13 9. Check list for troubleshootig...15 10. Guaratee bod...17 11. EU declaratio of coformity...18 12. Declaratios coformig to the WEEE directive...18 07/2013 Tams Elektroik GmbH All rights reserved. No part of this publicatio may be reproduced or trasmitted i ay form or by ay meas, electroic or mechaical, icludig photocopyig, without prior permissio i writig from Tams Elektroik GmbH. Subject to techical modificatio. Remark: RailCom is the registered trademark of the Lez Elektroik GmbH, Hüttebergstraße 29, D-35398 Gieße. To icrease the text s readability we have refraied from referig to this poit i each istace. Page 2
RCA-1 Eglish 1. Gettig started How to use this maual This maual gives step-by-step istructios for safe ad correct coectig of the device, ad operatio. Before you start, we advise you to read the whole maual, particularly the chapter o safety istructios ad the checklist for trouble shootig. You will the kow where to take care ad how to prevet mistakes which take a lot of effort to correct. Keep this maual safely so that you ca solve problems i the future. If you pass the device o to aother perso, please pass o the maual with it. Iteded use The RailCom display RCA-1 is desiged to be operated accordig to the istructios i this maual with digital model railways. Ay other use is iappropriate ad ivalidates ay guaratees. The RCA-1 should ot be mouted by childre uder the age of 14. Readig, uderstadig ad followig the istructios i this maual are madatory for the user. Checkig the package cotets Please make sure that your package cotais: oe or five display devices RCA-1, oe or five jumpers for programmig the address, a CD (cotaiig the maual ad further iformatio). Page 3
Eglish RCA-1 Required materials I order to coect the device you eed wire. Recommed diameters: data bus: > 0,1 mm². It is recommeded to use twi wire (e.g. LiYz, 2x0,19 mm², red-brow, item o. 73-30037); coectios to the voltage supply of the display device: > 0,25 mm². Page 4
RCA-1 Eglish 2. Safety istructios Mechaical hazards Cut wires ca have sharp eds ad ca cause serious ijuries. Watch out for sharp edges whe you pick up the PCB. Visibly damaged parts ca cause upredictable dager. Do ot use damaged parts: recycle ad replace them with ew oes. Electrical hazards Touchig powered, live compoets, touchig coductig compoets which are live due to malfuctio, short circuits ad coectig the circuit to aother voltage tha specified, impermissibly high humidity ad codesatio build up ca cause serious ijury due to electrical shock. Take the followig precautios to prevet this dager: Never perform wirig o a powered module. Moutig the device should oly be doe i closed, clea, dry rooms. Beware of humidity. Oly use low power for this module as described i this maual ad oly use certified trasformers. Coect trasformers oly i approved mais sockets istalled by a authorised electricia. Observe cable diameter requiremets. After codesatio build up, allow a miimum of 2 hours for dispersio. Use oly origial spare parts if you have to repair the kit or the ready-built module. Page 5
Eglish RCA-1 3. Backgroud iformatio: RailCom Feedback with RailCom RailCom is a stadard for bi-directioal commuicatio i digital model railway layouts cotrolled i DCC-format. It allows e.g. the feedback of the address ad the CV values from RailCom decoders to the digital cotrol uit or to special receivers (so-called detectors). To trasfer the RailCom messages special RailCom boosters supplyig the so-called RailCom cutout have to be used. Data trasfer betwee RailCom compoets The RailCom stadard is the basis of the commuicatio betwee RailCom compatible decoders ad RailCom detectors, which allows you to use detectors ad decoders of differet maufacturers together. O the other had, a maufacturer specific data bus is used to commuicate betwee detectors, display devices ad PC iterfaces. That is the reaso why the use of detectors, display devices ad PC iterfaces of oe maufacturer is madatory. The data bus used by Tams for the commuicatio betwee detectors, display devices ad PC iterfaces allows you to cotrol up to 24 separate track sectios ad to coect up to 32 RailCom devices (detectors RCD-1, RCD-2 or RCD-8, display devices RCA-1 or RCA-24, PC iterfaces RC-Lik). I order to assig the detectors, display devices ad PC iterfaces to each other, they get addresses betwee 1 ad 24. Page 6
RCA-1 Eglish Example for the data trasfer i the Tams specific data bus There are five differet detectors coected to the data bus, all together cotrollig 13 separate track sectios. I order to display ad exploit the data there are used: four sigle display devices RCA-1 displayig the data from oe sectio each, oe 24-fold display device RCA-24, displayig the data from all 13 track sectios, oe RailCom PC iterface RC-Lik. Bus lie For techical reasos, there are two wires with a diameter of miimum 0,10 mm² madatory as a bus lie for the commuicatio betwee detectors, display devices ad PC iterfaces (lies A ad B). I order to miimise the vulerability towards disturbaces from other cables, the two wires should be twisted. It is recommeded to use twi wire (e.g. LiYz, 2x0,19 mm², red-brow, item o. 73-30037) The bus lie has to be looped through from oe to the other device. Whe coectig them the lies A ad B always have to be assiged to the correspodig coectio poits A ad B of the devices. Page 7
Eglish RCA-1 4. Operatig mode of the RCA-1 The RailCom display device RCA-1 ca show RailCom feedback sigals from oe assiged rail sectio cotrolled by a local detector. The followig detectors ar suitable for the operatio with the RCA-1: sigle RailCom detector RCD-1 (Art.-Nr. 45-0101x); 2-fold RailCom detector RCD-2 (Art.-Nr. 45-0102x); 8-fold RailCom detector RCD-8 (Art.-Nr. 45-0108x). The RCA-1 displays the data of the vehicle decoder i the rail sectio cotrolled by the assiged detector. As a stadard the vehicle decoder s address is displayed as log as the vehicle is i the cotrolled sectio. Whe set accordigly, the RCA-1 also displays the rerailig directio i combiatio with the address (with 2-rail-systems). Whe a readig out commad has bee set, the value of the read out CV is displayed for a short time. The RCA-1 also displays a locomotive or aother load (e.g. a lighted carriage) i the rail sectio that has o RailCom-compatible decoder, provided that the assiged RailCom detector is able to detect loads ot sedig a RailCom sigal. I case more tha oe vehicle decoder is sedig RailCom messages i oe sectio, the followig displays are possible: There is displayed the messages from oe vehicle decoder oly. The messages of the vehicle decoders i the sectio are displayed alteratigly. A faulty message is displayed. Page 8
RCA-1 Eglish 5. Techical specificatios Attetio: The RCA-1 should ot be supplied by a trasformer used to supply the digital cotrol! If possible you should use a trasformer as a power supply which supplies the RailCom compoets oly. Supply voltage Digital format Feedback log Number of displayed RailCom sectios 1 Curret cosumptio approx. 12-18 Volt d.c. or a.c. voltage DCC RailCom 50 ma Protected to IP 00 Ambiet temperature i use 0... +60 C Ambiet temperature i storage -10... +80 C Comparative humidity allowed max. 85 % Dimesios of the PCB (approx.) Weight of the assembled board 17,5 x 55,0 x 21,5 mm 10 g Page 9
Eglish RCA-1 6. Coectios Fig. 1: Coectios of the RCA-1 Coectig a local detector You ca assig oe detector to the RCA-1, e.g. RCD-1, oe of the two detectors of the RCD-2 or oe of the eight detectors of the RCD-8. As the data trasfer betwee the detectors o the oe side ad the display devices ad PC iterfaces o the other side is ru o a Tams specific data bus, you caot coect devices from other maufacturers to the data bus. Loop through the bus lies A ad B from oe device to the other. Whe coectig the lies A ad B always be sure to assig them to the correspodig coectio poits A ad B of the devices. A B Tams specific RailCom bus lie A Tams specific RailCom bus lie B Hit: You assig the detector to the RCA-1 by programmig the address (see sectio 7). Page 10
RCA-1 Eglish Coectig the power supply! Attetio: As a power supply for the RCA-1 you should ot use the trasformer supplyig the digital cotrol. If possible you should use a separate trasformer supplyig oly the RailCom compoets o your layout. If you use a d.c. trasformer for the power supply of the RCA-1, you have to regard the polarity whe coectig it, if usig a a.c. trasformer the polarity is of o importace. If you supply several RailCom compoets by oe a.c. trasformer you have to pay attetio to coect all devices with the same polarity.! Attetio: If you supply several RailCom compoets by oe a.c. trasformer, the coectios of all devices have to be polarized i the same way. Otherwise a short circuit will occur which possibly ca damage the coected devices. ~/+ Voltage supply. With d.c. trasformers: + ~/- Voltage supply. With d.c. trasformers: - Page 11
Eglish RCA-1 7. Programmig By givig a idetical address betwee 1 ad 24 to the detector ad the accessory display device (or devices) you assig the devices to each other. This eables the coectio of several detectors ad display devices to oe commo databus lie (ad to miimize the cablig) ad the chagig of the assigmets ay time. With the RCA-1 you program the display device s address as well as the accessory detector s address. Programmig the RCA-1 Display SE + curret address Pr + curret address Programmig step Discoect the RCA-1 from its voltage supply. Shut the two pis of the programmig coectio JP1. The easiest way to do this is to put o the jumper icluded i this package. Coect the RCA-1 to the voltage supply. The RCA-1 seds it s address ad displays "SE" ad the curretly set address for a short time. The RCA-1 automatically chages to programmig it s ow address ad displays "Pr" ad the curretly set address. You ca ow alter the address by removig ad replacig the jumper o the programmig coectio pis. Each time, repeatig this actio icreases the address by oe. After address 24 follows address 1. The curretly set address will be take over immediately as the ew address of the RCA-1 ad must ot be saved specially. Page 12
RCA-1 Eglish Programmig a accessory detector RCD-1 Display SE 8. Operatio Programmig step Discoect the RCA-1 ad the accessory detector from the voltage supply. Shut the two pis of the programmig coectio JP1 of the RCA-1 ad put the accessory detector ito the programmig mode. Restore the coectios to the power supply, firstly to the detector ad afterwards to RCA-1. Be sure that oly the detector to be assiged a ew address is coected to the RCA-1 / the power supply. Immediately after havig bee coected to the power supply the RCA-1 trafers it s address to the detector ad, by doig this, programs the detector to the same address. Durig the programmig process "SE" is show i the display. Discoect the detector ad the RCA-1 from the power supply. Remove the shutig from the programmig coectio s pis JP1 of the RCA-1. Put the detector back ito stadard operatio. I the display, the data the detector is readig out is show. As a rule o leadig zeros are displayed. I case the display shows a umber begiig with zero, a address betwee 10000 ad 10239 is read out. Page 13
Eglish RCA-1 Display Meaig ---- No detector coected / assiged or o vehicle decoder or load i the supervised rail sectio. ---- / flashes No RailCom cutout idetified. The RailCom cutout is supplied by the booster ad is idispesible for feedig back data with RailCom. That is the reaso why the booster supplyig the respective rail sectio has to be RailCom-compatible. Rail sectio occupied, but o RailCom sigal. Hit: This iformatio is oly displayed whe the assiged RailCom detector is also able to detect loads ot sedig a RailCom sigal... Dots i ruig directio left to right. à rerailig directio A. Dots i ruig directio right to left à rerailig directio B. Hit: You ca switch o ad off the rerailig directio beig displayed by shutig shortly the two pis of the programmig coectio JP1 with the voltage supply switched o. (The easiest way to do this is to put o the jumper icluded i this package.) The curret settig ("o" or "off") is show i the display as log as you shut the coectio. 3 Decoder address 3 As a matter of priciple o leadig zeros are displayed. 0003 Decoder address 10003 C88 Cosist address 88 c14 Value of a CV read out: 14. While receivig data the "c" flashes twice. The value read out is displayed for approx. 5 secods, the the decoder address is displayed agai. Page 14
RCA-1 Eglish 9. Check list for troubleshootig Parts are gettig too hot ad/or start to smoke.! Discoect the system from the mais immediately! Possible cause: The device is defective. à Retur the device for check. The display does ot show data. Possible cause: The display device ad the detector have ot bee programmed to the same address. à Program the adresses of the two devices aew. Make sure that oly the detector to be programmed ad the display device are coected to each other durig the programmig process. Possible cause: The coectio A of the RCA-1 is coected to the coectio B of the detector (or the other way roud). à Exchage the coectios A ad B o oe of the devices. Possible cause: The booster coected to the cotrolled rail sectio is switched off or does ot supply the RailCom cutout. à Check the booster. Possible cause: The vehicle decoder i the supervised rail sectio does ot sed a RailCom message, e.g. whe i the correspodig CV the RailCom fuctio is set to off. à Check the vehicle decoder. Hotlie: If problems with your module occur, our hotlie is pleased to help you (mail address o the last page). Repairs: You ca sed i a defective module for repair (address o the last page). I case of guaratee the repair is free of charge for you. With damages ot covered by guaratee, the maximum fee for the repair is 50 % of the sales price accordig to our valid price list. We reserve the right to reject the repairig of a module whe the repair is impossible for techical or ecoomic reasos. Page 15
Eglish RCA-1 Please do ot sed i modules for repair charged to us. I case of warraty we will reimburse the forwardig expeses up to the flat rate we charge accordig to our valid price list for the delivery of the product. With repairs ot covered by guaratee you have to bear the expeses for sedig back ad forth. Page 16
RCA-1 Eglish 10. Guaratee bod For this product we issue volutarily a guaratee of 2 years from the date of purchase by the first customer, but i maximum 3 years after the ed of series productio. The first customer is the cosumer first purchasig the product from us, a dealer or aother atural or juristic perso resellig or moutig the product o the basis of selfemploymet. The guaratee exists supplemetary to the legal warraty of merchatability due to the cosumer by the seller. The warraty icludes the free correctio of faults which ca be proved to be due to material failure or factory flaw. With kits we guaratee the completeess ad quality of the compoets as well as the fuctio of the parts accordig to the parameters i ot mouted state. We guaratee the adherece to the techical specificatios whe the kit has bee assembled ad the ready-built circuit coected accordig to the maual ad whe start ad mode of operatio follow the istructios. We retai the right to repair, make improvemets, to deliver spares or to retur the purchase price. Other claims are excluded. Claims for secodary damages or product liability cosist oly accordig to legal requiremets. Coditio for this guaratee to be valid, is the adherece to the maual. I additio, the guaratee claim is excluded i the followig cases: if arbitrary chages i the circuit are made, if repair attempts have failed with a ready-built module or device, if damaged by other persos, if damaged by faulty operatio or by careless use or abuse. Page 17
Eglish RCA-1 11. EU declaratio of coformity This product coforms with the EC-directives metioed below ad is therefore CE certified. 2004/108/EG o electromagetic. Uderlyig stadards: EN 55014-1 ad EN 61000-6-3. To guaratee the electromagetic tolerace i operatio you must take the followig precautios: Coect the trasformer oly to a approved mais socket istalled by a authorised electricia. Make o chages to the origial parts ad accurately follow the istructios, coectio diagrams ad PCB layout icluded with this maual. Use oly origial spare parts for repairs. 2011/65/EG o the restrictio of the use of certai hazardous substaces i electrical ad electroic equipmet (ROHS). Uderlyig stadard: EN 50581. 12. Declaratios coformig to the WEEE directive This product coforms with the EC-directive 2012/19/EG o waste electrical ad electroic equipmet (WEEE). DE 37847206 The Tams Elektroik GmbH is registered with the WEEE-o. DE 37847206, accordig to. 6 sect. 2 of the Germa electro regulatios from the resposible authority for the disposal of used electro equipmet. Do t dispose of this product i the house refuse, brig it to the ext recyclig bay. Page 18
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