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All LocoNet devices must be connected to the “LocoNet” connector of
the last Power2.
Important
The maximum current drawn by devices connected to the “LocoNet”
connector of a Power2 must not exceed 300 mA.
When the Power2’s are turned on (which must be done
at the same
time
for all Power2’s), an automatic self-numbering procedure is
performed. At the end of this procedure, each Power2 will have a
unique identification number – this is the number to be used (as if it
were a loco “address”) in order to select and control each Power2 from
a LocoNet throttle.
Important
The connection between each pair of Power2’s must be a direct one
(using only Uhlenbrock LocoNet cables or so-called “Standard LocoNet
cables”). No LocoNet device may be connected between each pair of
Power2’s. Doing this will result in a malfunctioning of the auto-num-
bering procedure.
If a new Power2 is to be added to an existing ‘daisy-chain’ of Power2’s,
e.g. for controlling a new electric circuit to be added to the analog
layout, then the best solution is to add the new Power2 at the end of the
existing ‘daisy-chain’ of Power2’s as this will not modify the automati-
cally assigned identification numbers of the existing Power2’s.
In practice one would disconnect the LocoNet cable (to which all other
LocoNet devices are connected – like throttles, etc.) from the “LocoNet”
connector of the last existing Power2. Connect that very connector to
the “DAISY” connector of the new Power2 and finally connect the
LocoNet cable (to which all LocoNet devices are connected to) to the
“LocoNet” connector of the new Power2. This way, with the next layout
power-on, all Power2’s including the new one will automatically be
assigned id’s – with the last added Power2 receiving the highest
numbered id.
Throttles which do not feature any “locomotive” (electric circuit) selec-
tion capability (like the FRED and the Profi-Control) can be used either
in their “expanded mode” (4 loco selection per [f1] through [f4] keys) or
in the so-called “dispatch mode”. The former case is described in the
next section. The latter case requires the use of a throttle with dis-
patching capability (e.g., our DAISY throttle or an IB-Control).
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