FAQ: Frequently asked questions

Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions

How to control the Märklin Turntable 7286 with the Turntable-Decoder TT-DEC via the turntable symbol at the track control of the Central Station 3 (60226) will be explained within the file tt-dec_turntable 7286_cs3_02.
Tips for the connection of LDT Feedback-Modules to the Central Station 3 (60226) ) via the Märklin Modul L88 (60883) can be found here.
How to implement DB-Light Signals at the Central Station 3 (60226) and the control via the Light-Signal Decoder LS-DEC-DB will described within the file ls-dec-db_cs3_01_en.

How to control the Märklin Turntable 7286 with the Turntable-Decoder TT-DEC via the turntable symbol at the track control of the Central Station 3 plus (60126) will be explained within the file tt-dec_turntable 7286_cs3_02.
Tips for the connection of LDT Feedback-Modules to the Central Station 3 plus (60216) can be found here.
How to implement DB-Light Signals at the Central Station 3 plus (60126) and the control via the Light-Signal Decoder LS-DEC-DB will described within the file ls-dec-db_cs3_01_en.

Recommendations for connection and programming of LDT-Decoders on the Central Station 2 can be found here.

To program the basic address (chapter 4.1. of the TT-DEC manual) for the TurnTable-Decoder TT-DEC, the button “DIR” marked with “f)” in the ECoS instructions on page 26 (figure 70) is the right one. Then continue with chapter 4.2. of the TT-DEC manual. The needed >Turn< command is marked with “c)” (180°) on page 26 (figure 70) in the ECoS instructions.
To program the basic address (chapter 6.1. of the TT-DEC-R manual) for the TurnTable-Decoder TT-DEC-R, the button “DIR” marked with “f)” in the ECoS instructions on page 26 (figure 70) is the right one.

To assure a safe programming and operation of the LDT Decoder at the Märklin-Motorola (MM) data format via the Intellibox II you should install at least the update 1.008 and set the special option 914 onto 27.

Which model railway control software and which version the LDT Interfaces HSI-88(-USB), DiCoStation, TD-88, INTER-10 and the WatchDog WD-DEC supports can be found within the file software-tips.

Each LDT-Decoder can be free programmed with the addresses of valid fourfold address blocks. A table with all valid fourfold address blocks can be found at the file fourfold-address-blocks.