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Made in U.S.A.

307-1004-0001

BDL162

LocoNet Occupancy Detector

450 Cemetery Street #206

Norcross, GA USA 30071
www.digitrax.com

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770-441-7992

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770-441-0759

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sales@digitrax.com

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Summary of Contents for BDL162

Page 1: ...dition of an RX4 Transponder Detector and transpon ders in your rolling stock provides additional capabilities Identify where specific rolling stock is on your layout Operations Mode Read Back allows you to read CV values of decoders equipped with transponders P Pa ar rt ts s L Li is st t 1 BDL162 1 LT5 Tester 1 44 Pin Connector 1 Instruction Manual The BDL162 requires a 12V 16V AC or DC power sup...

Page 2: ... set up the board address 14 9 0 Auto Reversing 14 10 0 Power Management 16 11 0 Occupancy Indication 16 11 1 LocoNet Devices 16 11 2 LT5 Tester 17 11 3 Panel Indicator 16 12 0 Transponding with the BDL162 18 13 0 Troubleshooting Checklist 18 13 1 Packet Reception 18 13 2 Mode Indication 18 11 3 Occupancy Debug 18 11 4 LocoNet Debug 19 11 5 Analog Locomotives 19 14 0 FCC Information 19 15 0 Warran...

Page 3: ...etection sec tions and each zone can be run from a different booster 2002 Digitrax Inc www digitrax com 2 1 1 0 0 I In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on n The BDL162 lets you know when a detection section on your layout is occu pied This occupancy detection capability is the first step toward prototypical control of your rolling stock signaling realistic surround sound effects and realistic modeling o...

Page 4: ...anagement devices Additional BDL162s can then be inserted later as needed to further develop your layout Additional information about planning and installing the BDL162 can be found on the web site in the document Advanced Transponding Application Note within the Digitrax Application Notes and Technical Information section of the site The form BDL162 Planning Worksheet is also available in the sam...

Page 5: ... order to minimize the lengths of wires feeding from the track to the BDL162 Planning the detection sections on the layout and the associated wiring on the wiring panel is covered in more detail in the technical applications paper Advanced Transponding Application Note available at www digitrax com The paper includes photographs of a sample installation of the BDL162 with associ ated PM42 and RX4 ...

Page 6: ...layout common rail wired sys tem You can fine tune the BDL162 s characteristics using its option switches which can be set using a Digitrax compatible throttle or a PC with LocoNet compatible software that can control turnouts See Section 7 Customizing your BDL162 By Setting Up Option Switches 2002 Digitrax Inc www digitrax com 8 5 5 0 0 B BD DL L1 16 62 2 I In ns st ta al ll la at ti io on n f fo...

Page 7: ...Detection Section 13 20 X DS 14 Isolated track section for Detection Section 14 21 Y DS 15 Isolated track section for Detection Section 15 22 Z DS 16 Isolated track section for Detection Section 16 Figure 4 Connecting Zone Detection Section Wires to the 44 Pin Connector 6 6 0 0 B BD DL L1 16 62 2 I In ns st ta al ll la at ti io on n f fo or r n no on n D Di ig gi it tr ra ax x L La ay yo ou ut ts ...

Page 8: ...h address is a BDL162 option switch 7 1 How to read back and change BDL162 Option Switches OpSw 1 Power up your BDL162 and connect it to LocoNet 2 Connect a DT or UT series Digitrax throttle to one of the the BDL162 s LocoNet connectors 3 Press the switch behind the red option LED for about 1 second then release it The red option and green ID LEDs will flash alternately to let you know that you ar...

Page 9: ...tions for using specific Digitrax throttles for setting the address DT100 DT200 or DT300 series throttle press the MODE DISP key on the throttle to enter SWITCH mode Use the throttle to dial up the board address you would like to assign to the BDL162 When the address is in the display press the c key to issue a closed command This will set the board address for the BDL162 The green LED will then g...

Page 10: ...L162 is designed to operate downstream of the Digitrax boosters and power management devices The BDL162 is the last device in the chain from booster to power manager to BDL162 It is connected directly to the track detection section There should be no other connections to any detection section that will draw track power or the detection section will always show occupied If a device is used to switc...

Page 11: ... 2002 Digitrax Inc www digitrax com 18 1 12 2 0 0 T Tr ra an ns sp po on nd di in ng g w wi it th h t th he e B BD DL L1 16 62 2 The BDL162 is ready to set up four transponding zones with the addition of an RX4 Transponder Detector Transponding allows two way communication with rolling stock equipped with a transponding decoder or a stand alone transponder Many of the Digitrax Premium and FX3 deco...

Page 12: ...o you for five years from pur chase date This warranty excludes damage due to abuse such as failure to properly protect against input over current with a fuse or circuit breaker or applying excessive input voltage to the unit Digitrax will make non warranty repairs needed because of physical damage or electrical abuse at fair and reasonable rates All warranties on Digitrax products are limited to ...

Page 13: ...Made in U S A 307 1004 0001 BDL162 LocoNet Occupancy Detector 450 Cemetery Street 206 Norcross GA USA 30071 www digitrax com T 770 441 7992 F 770 441 0759 E sales digitrax com ...

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