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<h1>Hardware Support: NCE</h1>
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<a href="#hardware">Hardware</a>
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<a href="#limitations">Limitations</a>
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<a href="#connecting">Connecting</a>
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<a href="#troubleShoot">Troubleshooting</a>
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<a href="#tools">JMRI NCE Tools</a>
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<a href="#documentation">Documentation</a>
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<h2 id="hardware">Supported Hardware</h2>
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<h3>Command Station</h3>
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<p>JMRI supports five NCE layout connections:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Power Pro (PowerHouse) via 9 pin serial cable like the PH1 and CS02</li>
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<li>Power Pro (PowerHouse) via network connection, but this requires additional hardware as a network to serial connection</li>
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<li>NCE USB Interface via a USB cable for the PowerCab, SB5 and Twin</li>
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<li>NCE Simulator, this allows for panel development while not connected to a layout.</li>
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<li>Power Pro (PowerHouse) via built in USB like the PH5 and CS03</li>
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</ul>
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They are shown in the JMRI Preferences Connection pane as System Connection:
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<ul style="list-style-type:none;">
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<li>Serial</li>
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<li>Network Interface</li>
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<li>NCE USB</li>
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<li>Simulator</li>
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<li>PH5 USB</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="limitations">Limitations</h2>
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<p>A very small number of early (pre-2002) NCE Power Pro (PowerHouse) command stations have
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an "optional analog control circuit". (If you don't recall special ordering this, you
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probably don't need to read the rest of this paragraph!) In these, pins 5, 6, and 9 are used
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with an analog voltage as a separate throttle. If you have one of these command stations, a
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normal 9-pin serial cable will not work! You'll need to make a custom cable that just
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connects the "send data", "receive data" and "ground" pins. See your NCE manual for
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details.</p>
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<p>If you use a NCE USB to talk to the PowerHouse series of command stations over the cab bus, it will only support the
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throttle functions and not the rest of the command station features.</p>
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<h2 id="connecting">Connecting</h2>
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<h3 id="names">Settings</h3>
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<h4 id="AIU">AIU (Input) Numbering</h4>
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The NCE "AIU" device allows the NCE command station to check the status of inputs from the
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layout. These are referenced in JMRI as "Sensors" with names like "NS785". "NS" means "NCE
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Sensor", and 785 is the number of a specific sensor input.
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<p>The sensor number can be found by using the following formula:</p>
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<p>Sensor ID = (AIU Cab Address - 1) * 16 + (Pin Number On AIU) -1</p>
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<p>For example: The AIU cab address is set to 50 and one of the BD20s is connected to pin 2.
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Therefore the Sensor ID would be:</p>
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<p>Sensor ID = (50 - 1) * 16 + (2) -1</p>
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<p>Sensor ID = 785</p>
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<p>In the hardware address field of the Add Sensor window you can enter in the AIU cab
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address followed by the pin number separated by a semicolon. So for a sensor on AIU cab
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address 50, pin 2 you would enter the following: <strong>50:2</strong></p>
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<h4>Turnout Numbering</h4>
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JMRI can access accessory decoders as NCE Turnouts and Lights. They are addressed using the
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same numbers that you would use on your NCE throttle to throw the accessory decoder. For
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example, if you can access turnout 21 from your throttle, JMRI would address it as "NT21" or
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just "21".
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<h4>Adding an item to the table</h4>
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<p>When you add an item to one of the tables, many times you only have to fill in the numbers
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to have JMRI construct the complete system name.<br>
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Here's a summary, split up for outputs (eg. Turnouts) and inputs (eg. Sensors):</p>
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<table>
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<tbody>
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<th>In/Out</th>
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<th>Entry</th>
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<th>Meaning</th>
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<th>makes System Name</th>
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<th>Mask</th>
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<th>Equivalent</th>
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<th>Minimum</th>
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<th>Maximum</th>
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<td>i</td>
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<td>4:3</td>
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<td>AIU Cab 4, pin 3</td>
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<td>NS50</td>
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<td>
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</td>
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<td>
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</td>
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<td>cab: 1; pin: 1</td>
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<td>cab: 63; pin: 14</td>
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<td>i</td>
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<td>50</td>
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<td>AIU Cab 4, pin 3</td>
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<td>NS50</td>
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<td>
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<td>cab: 1; pin: 1</td>
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<td>cab: 63; pin: 14</td>
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<td>o</td>
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<td>16</td>
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<td>Output (Turnout) 16</td>
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<td>NT16</td>
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<td>1</td>
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<td>2044</td>
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<!-- this table is an excerpt from the table in the help/en/html/doc/Technical/Names.shtml
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based on information from the Hardware help pages
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by Egbert Broerse @silverailscolo July 2017 -->
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<h4 id="eeprom">EPROM Versions</h4>
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<p>The NCE Power Pro command station uses an "EPROM" to contain it's software. NCE has made
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several of these available to it's users. JMRI has been updated to work with these as they
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come out. To determine which ROM version you have, go to the 'setup command station' menu on
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the ProCab. The first screen will show you the EPROM version currently installed.</p>
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<ul>
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<li>December 2004 EPROM - JMRI 1.6.1 or any JMRI 1.7 version or later should work
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fine.</li>
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<li>2007 EPROM - you need JMRI 1.7.6 or later.</li>
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<li>Various "beta test" versions from early 2006 - ask NCE to send you an update to the
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2007 EPROM, then use JMRI 1.7.6 or later</li>
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</ul>
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<p>If you wish to use MONITORING for Turnout feedback, you must upgrade your Command Station
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to the Mar 1 2007A EPROM or newer. (For more information on turnout feedback, please see the
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<a href="../../doc/Technical/TurnoutFeedback.shtml">feedback documentation page</a>) The
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release in the first half of 2007 had a problem with odd turnout status. Every other odd
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accessory shared the same status bit. JMRI checks the revision number at startup, and will
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send a warning to the console window if it finds the early 2007 EPROM. If you're not sure if
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you have the latest, you can perform a simple test. First normal accessory 1 and 5 using the
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"Select Accy" button on your ProCab. Then using the "Select Accy" button, change accessory 1
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to REV. Then check accessory 5, and if NOW = REV for accessory 5, you have the earlier
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revision with the known problem. If you have the early 2007 EPROM and wish to use MONITORING
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for feedback, contact NCE for an EPROM upgrade.</p>
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<h3>Wiring</h3>
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<h4 id="phpro">Power Pro (PowerHouse) via serial cable</h4>
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<img src="../images/NcePowerPro.gif" width="168" height="66" class="floatRight" alt=
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"NCE Power Pro">
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<p>This section discusses JMRI's support for connecting to the NCE Power Pro and PowerHouse
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via the serial cable connector on their front panel.</p>
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<ol>
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<li>To connect your computer to an NCE Power Pro or PowerHouse system, you can usually just
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connect the command station to the computer's serial port using a 9-pin serial cable. This
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cable must be a 'straight through' extension cable and not a 'modem' type cable. On newer
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computers there might not be a serial port, so you will need to use one of the computers
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USB ports and a USB to serial adapter. See <a href="../USBtoSerial.shtml">Via a USB to
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Serial adapter</a> for more information.<br>
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Many USB-Serial devices will still need a serial extension cable to connect the command
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station to the USB-Serial adapter.<br>
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Note that this is <em>not</em> the same thing as the <a href="#powercab">NCE USB
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Interface</a>, which is mostly for <a href="#usblimitations">use with the PowerCab</a>,
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not the Power Pro or Powerhouse system.
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</li>
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<li>Then go to the preferences panel of a JMRI-based program. This opens automatically the
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first time a program is run, or you can select it from the "Edit" menu.</li>
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<li>Select "NCE" from the top selection box. You can then select the proper serial port in
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the second selection box.</li>
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<li>If given the option to select a baud rate choose 9,600 which is the default for
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NCE.</li>
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<li>Now confirm that the AIU broadcasts are disabled and the baud rate set in the NCE
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command station is the same as JMRI. These are the normal defaults for NCE. Use a ProCab to
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select "SET CMD STATION" by pressing the PROG/ESC button 5 times. Then press the ENTER
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button 14 times to determine if AIU broadcasts are disabled. Press 0 to disable. Now press
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the ENTER button once more to select the baud rate. Press 1 to set the baud rate to 9,600,
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and press PROG/ESC to exit.</li>
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<li>Select the version of EPROM present in your command station, either "2004 or earlier"
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or "2006 or later". See <a href="#eeprom">below</a> for more information on this.
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</li>
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<li>Click "Save". You'll be asked if it's OK for the program to quit, click "Yes".</li>
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<li>Restart the program. You should be up and running.</li>
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<li>If not see the <a href="#troubleShoot">Troubleshooting</a> section below.
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</li>
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</ol>
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<p>For reliable operation, we recommend that you disable "AIU broadcast", and set the baud
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rate to 9,600. These are the normal defaults for NCE. Both of these parameters can be found
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in your NCE user's manual under "Setup Command Station".</p>
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<h3 id="vianetwork">Power Pro (PowerHouse) via Network</h3>
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Instead of connecting a serial cable from your computer to a Power Pro, you can also connect
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JMRI to your Power Pro via a network connection and a serial-network adapter. This will let
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you, for example, connect a computer in one room to a layout in another without having to run
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a long serial cable.
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<p>(There's also a <a href="../TerminalServer.shtml">general page</a> on the use of
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serial-network adapters, also known as terminal servers)</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Connect your serial-network adapter to your NCE Power Pro or PowerHouse system using a
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9-pin serial cable.</li>
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<li>Configure the serial-network adapter to use the same baud rate set as the NCE command
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station. 9600 baud is the normal default for NCE. To confirm this and the AIU broadcast
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setting, use a ProCab to select "SET CMD STATION" by pressing the PROG/ESC button 5 times.
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Then press the ENTER button 14 times to determine if AIU broadcasts are disabled. Press 0
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to disable. Now press the ENTER button once more to select the baud rate. Press 1 to set
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the baud rate to 9,600, and press PROG/ESC to exit.</li>
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<li>Then go to the preferences panel of a JMRI-based program. This opens automatically the
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first time a program is run, or you can select it from the "Edit" menu.</li>
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<li>Select "NCE via network" from the top selection box.</li>
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<li>In the "Server hostname" box, enter the Internet name or Internet address numbers for
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your serial-network adapter. In the "Port number" box, enter the port on the serial-network
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adapter to be used.</li>
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<li>Select the version of EPROM present in your command station, either "2004 or earlier"
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or "2006 or later". See <a href="#eeprom">above</a> for more information on this.
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</li>
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<li>Click "Save". You'll be asked if it's OK for the program to quit, click "Yes".</li>
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<li>Restart the program. You should be up and running.</li>
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<li>If not see the <a href="#troubleShoot">trouble shooting</a> section below.
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</li>
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</ol>
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<p>For reliable operation, we recommend that you disable "AIU broadcast", and set the baud
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rate to 9,600. These are the normal defaults for NCE. Both of these parameters can be found
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in your NCE user's manual under "Setup Command Station".</p>
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<h3 id="powercab">NCE USB Interface</h3>
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<img src="../images/nceUSB.jpg" width="85" height="85" class="floatRight" alt=
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"NCE USB Interface">
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<p>The NCE USB Interface can be connected to all NCE systems, Power Cab, SB3 (SmartBooster),
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SB5, Twin or Power Pro. You must select the correct system from the preference menu for
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reliable operation.</p>
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<ul>
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<li>On most computers, you'll need to install a driver for the <a href=
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"https://www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers">CP201x USB to
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UART Bridge VCP</a> used in the NCE USB Interface.
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a href=
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"https://www.silabs.com/documents/public/software/CP210x_Windows_Drivers.zip">Windows
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driver</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href=
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"https://www.silabs.com/documents/public/software/Mac_OSX_VCP_Driver.zip">Mac OS X
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driver</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href=
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"https://www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers?tab=downloads">Linux
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drivers</a>
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</li>
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<li>If one of the above links doesn't work, you can perhaps find the needed driver on
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the <a href=
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"https://www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers">support web
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site</a> for <a href="https://www.silabs.com/">SiLabs</a> chips.
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</li>
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</ul>
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Download the proper file, unpack it, and execute the installer. Be sure to follow the
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directions: On some computers, it matters whether or not the NCE USB Interface is
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connected and powered on when you do the install.
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</li>
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<li>Now go to the preferences panel of a JMRI-based program. This opens automatically the
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first time a program is run, or you can select it from the "Edit" menu.</li>
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<li>Select "NCE USB" from the top selection box. You can then select the proper serial port
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in the second selection box.</li>
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<li>If given the option to select a baud rate choose 9,600 which is the default for
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NCE.</li>
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<li>Select the type of system that you are connecting the USB adapter to, Power Cab, SB3,
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or Power Pro (PowerHouse). The default is Power Cab, no jumpers installed.</li>
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<li>Now confirm that the adapter's baud rate is also set for 9,600 by removing jumper #1.
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Installing jumper #1 sets the baud rate to 19,200.</li>
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<li>The series of radio buttons labeled "GUI style" allows you to select how the program
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will look. "Metal" is the native Java look available on all types. Other choices will vary
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with your computer type. "CDE/Motif", "Windows", and "Mac OS X" look native on Linux,
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Windows, and Mac OS X respectively.</li>
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<li>In the bottom selection box, you can pick the default programmer format. You can
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override this each time you open the programmer, so this is here just for convenience.</li>
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<li>Click "Save". You'll be asked if it's OK for the program to quit, click "Yes".</li>
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<li>Restart the program. You should be up and running.</li>
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<li>If not see the <a href="#troubleShoot">trouble shooting</a> section below.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>To connect your computer using a NCE USB Interface, you will need in addition to the USB
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Adapter, a USB A to USB B cable to connect the Adapter to your computer and a Throttle cable
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to connect the adapter to your NCE system. The Throttle cable may be another of the 'coily
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cords' that came with another hardware throttle or the PowerCab system.<br>
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It is important to use a straight through RJ11 cable and not a crossover like some phone
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cables. Look at the end connectors to make sure that the colors are in the same order. You
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can use a RJ12 cable with six conductors in place of the RJ11 because it's only the four
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center conductors that are used, but it must also be a straight through cable.<br>
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NOTE: If using a PowerCab, you must have firmware version 1.28c or later installed on
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that.<br>
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The connection order is also important:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Plug in the cab-bus side and power up the attached PowerCab</li>
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<li>Once the PowerCab is up and working, then plug the USB cable into the computer.</li>
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</ul>
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<h4 id="usblimitations">NCE USB Interface Limitations</h4>
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<p>The NCE USB Interface doesn't support all of the current JMRI features and functions. Some
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of the restrictions are based on the type of system the USB Adapter is connected to. The USB
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version 6.* can't get information from AIUs, so they can't be used to get feedback from the
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layout. The USB 7.* version when connected to a system with the 1.65 or higher firmware
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(PowerCab, SB5, Twin) the AIU cards can be used, but with restricted cab numbers as in the
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system manual. The turnout feedback mode MONITORING isn't available when using a USB, and the
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Clock functions found in tools are also not available. The USB when connected to a Power Pro
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system doesn't support any type of loco programming, and when connected to a SB3 only
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operation mode (no program track) is available for loco programming. Most functions and
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features that are not supported by the NCE USB Interface are disabled or grayed out in the
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JMRI program.</p>
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<!-- <p>The NCE USB Interface when connected to a Power Cab or SB3 can only
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address accessories (turnouts) between 1 and 250. There isn't a
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limitation when connected to a Power Pro.</p> -->
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<p>USB Adapter Limitation Summary</p>
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<dl>
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<dt>All systems:</dt>
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<dd>No Turnout MONITORING, No Clock functions.</dd>
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<dd>No Ops Mode Signal (Extended Accessory) programming.</dd>
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<dd>Can only access accessory addresses between 1 and 250.</dd> -->
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<dt>SB3 and SB5:</dt>
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<dd>No programming track support, Ops Mode programming only.</dd>
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<dt>Power Pro:</dt>
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<dd>No programming of any kind.</dd>
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<dd>No AIU support.</dd>
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<dt>AIU Support:</dt>
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<dd>USB below 7.* version, no AIU support.</dd>
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<dd>USB version 7.* and above, system with version 1.65 and above firmware, AIU
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supported.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h3 id="ph5">NCE PowerHouse with built in USB</h3>
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<p>This is the next generation of large layout command stations. The first is the PH5 and was released late in 2023.
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Internally the command station is new and uses a completely different memory map from the older NCE serial systems.
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The CS03 was released around May 2024 and is a functional replacement for the CS02.</p>
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<h2 id="troubleShoot">Troubleshooting</h2>
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<p>When the connection to your NCE is okay and your NCE system is powered up, after starting
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PanelPro you should see the following JMRI Startup screen:</p>
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<p><img src="../images/jmriMainPageOk.jpg" alt="JMRI PanelPro Main Panel">
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</p>
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<p>If your are using JMRI v 2.1.2 or newer and the screen looks like the above,
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congratulations; you are up and running. The startup screen for DecoderPro is similar to
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PanelPro's.</p>
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<p>If you have the following control panel with the words "NCE: ERROR SERIAL USING COMx" in
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the right center of the panel:</p>
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<p><img src="../images/jmriMainPageFail.jpg" alt="JMRI PanelPro Main Panel"><br>
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you have a problem that needs your attention. The following is a list of potential issues
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that might help you resolve your problem:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Confirm that your NCE Command Station is powered up.</li>
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<li>Check your cables, make sure they are installed correctly.</li>
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<li>If there was more than one "Serial Port" to choose from in the JMRI preferences menu,
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try the others.</li>
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<li>Recheck the baud rates selected, make sure both JMRI and the NCE Command Station are
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set to the same rates.</li>
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</ol>
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<h3>Using the System Console</h3>
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<p>JMRI provides connection information via the system console. You can find the system
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console under the main menu header "Help" then "System Console...". Below is an image of the
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console window when the program is operating normally. Note that the window size has been
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adjusted so we can read it a bit more easily.</p>
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<p><img src="../images/jmriConsoleOk.jpg" alt="JMRI Console">
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</p>
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<p>If you're having problems, the console window can look like the one below:</p>
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<p><img src="../images/jmriConsoleFail.jpg" alt="JMRI Console">
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</p>
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<p>To help you better understand what might be happening and to possibly resolve your problem
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we'll explain some of the warning and error messages displayed in the above console
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window.</p>
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<p>The very first messages are information message labeled "INFO". The first message occurs
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at time "0" which can be found at the left side of the message. The next "INFO" message
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states where this log file is stored. The next info provides the version of JMRI and JAVA
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that you are using. And the last info message provides the communication port that you've
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selected in preferences, along with the baud rate or the speed of your connection.</p>
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<p>The first warning message states that there was a timeout to message "AA". During startup,
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JMRI checks to see if your Preferences match those in the NCE command station. Message "AA"
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requests the EPROM revision of the command station. The response is normally three
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characters, something like "6.2.1". A timeout means that JMRI asked for something and the
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command station didn't respond. When the connection is correct and the system is powered up,
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you should not see any timeout messages.</p>
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<p>The next warning message states that because there was a timeout, the program didn't get
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the information requested from the command station. The next messages continue as the program
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tries every 10 seconds to read the EPROM revision by issuing the "AA" command. You can try
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and trouble shoot your connections knowing that every 10 seconds JMRI will retest to see if
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you've fixed the problem.</p>
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<p>Whenever JMRI detects a problem with the connection or NCE command station, it will
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request the EPROM revision to see if the connection and command station is still operational.
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So if you see timeouts and "AA" commands you have either poor or failed connection, or a
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powered down or failed command station.</p>
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<h3>Using a Loop Back Serial Cable</h3>
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<p>You can confirm that you've selected the correct port and that your cable is okay by
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connecting the male connector pins 2 and 3 with a small jumper wire. Doing this will loop the
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message "AA" back to JMRI via the Receive line. The console messages should change and look
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like the ones in the following image:</p>
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<p><img src="../images/jmriConsoleLoopback.jpg" alt="JMRI Console Loopback">
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</p>
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<h2 id="tools">JMRI NCE Tools</h2>
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<img src="images/NCEmenu.png" width="214" height="221" class="floatRight" alt="Menu">
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<p>When JMRI is connected to a layout via this system, an <strong>NCE</strong> menu is
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shown:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Command Monitor<br>
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<a href="images/NCEMonitor.png"><img src="images/NCEMonitor.png" alt=
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"Command Monitor Pane" width="398" height="94"></a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/nce/packetgen/NcePacketGenFrame.shtml">Send
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Command</a><br>
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<a href="images/NCESendCommand.png"><img src="images/NCESendCommand.png" alt=
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"Send NCE Command Pane" width="126" height="71"></a>
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</li>
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<li>Send Macro<br>
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<a href="images/NCEGenerateMacro.png"><img src="images/NCEGenerateMacro.png" alt=
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"Send NCE Macro Pane" width="124" height="57"></a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/nce/macro/NceMacroEditFrame.shtml">Edit
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Macro</a><br>
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<a href="images/NCEEditMacro.png"><img src="images/NCEEditMacro.png" alt=
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"Edit NCE Macro Pane" width="232" height="224"></a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/nce/consist/NceConsistEditFrame.shtml">Edit
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Consist</a><br>
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<img src="images/NCEConsistMsg1.png" alt="Save Consist message" width="281" height="84">
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<img src="images/NCEConsistMsg2.png" alt="Loading NCE Consists message" width="327"
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height="128"> <img src="images/NCEConsistThrottleMsg.png" alt="Consist Throttle message"
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width="192" height="84">
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/nce/analyzer/NcePacketMonitorFrame.shtml">DCC Packet
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Analyzer</a><br>
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<a href="images/NCEDCCPackAnalyzer.png"><img src="images/NCEDCCPackAnalyzer.png" alt=
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"NCE Packet Analyzer Pane" width="642" height="307"></a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/nce/clockmon/ClockMonFrame.shtml">Monitor
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Clock</a><br>
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<a href="images/NCEMonitorClock.png"><img src="images/NCEMonitorClock.png" alt=
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"Clock Monitor Pane" width="366" height="271"></a>
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</li>
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<li>Show Cabs<br>
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<a href="images/NCEShowNCECabs.png"><img src="images/NCEShowNCECabs.png" alt=
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"Show NCE Cabs Pane" width="350" height="85"></a>
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</li>
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<li>Program Booster<br>
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<a href="images/NCEBooster.png"><img src="images/NCEBooster.png" alt=
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"Booster Programming Pane" width="212" height="65"></a>
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</li>
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<li>Configure USB Interface<br>
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<a href="images/NCEConfigureUSB.png"><img src="images/NCEConfigureUSB.png" alt=
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"Diagnostic Pane" width="145" height="62"></a>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="documentation">Documentation</h2>
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<h3>JMRI Help</h3>
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<p>If you are having problems, you should try the <a href=
|
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"https://groups.io/g/jmriusers">JMRI users</a> group to contact other JMRI users that can
|
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help you out.</p>
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<h3>Third Party info</h3>
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<p><a href="https://www.ncedcc.com/">NCE Systems and Cabs Catalog</a>
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</p>
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