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<h1>The Basic Programmer</h1>
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<h2>The Roster Entry Pane</h2>
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<p><a href="Programmer_Setup.shtml">Previous |</a> <a href=
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<p>The Basic Programmer uses only the required panes to set up the decoder for DCC operation
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and creating a Roster entry and uses only the first two TABs. The first action in programming
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a locomotive with DecoderPro® is to fill out the roster entry screen.</p>
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<p>A <strong>roster</strong> is a database of all locomotives that your installation of
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DecoderPro has programmed. All of this information will be contained in the list on the
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DecoderPro main page. It includes the information seen in the screen below:</p>
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<p>Most of these fields are self-explanatory. However, note that the first field
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(<strong>ID</strong>) becomes the file name in the Roster for the locomotive you are
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programming. Set up a schema to identify your locomotive to its decoder program. i.e. Mfr,
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Loco Type, and Address (Kato_SD40-2_5645). Spaces in the ID field will be changed to
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underscores (_) when the file is written. In a club environment, often the ID begins with the
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owner's name, or member number. This way the Roster (which is sorted alphabetically) will
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keep all of an owner's locomotives listed together. DecoderPro also allows you to categorize
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roster entries into Groups, so you could have a separate group for each member.</p>
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<p>We'll get to Groups and all the other neat stuff that can be done with DecoderPro in a
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while. I just thought I'd give you peek behind the curtain, and give you a chance to mentally
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thank the JMRI developers for all their work on DecoderPro version 3. Of course a message to
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that effect posted to the JMRI Users group would also be warmly received.<br>
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<br>
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The DCC address will be filled in automatically when we get to programming the address. The
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Decoder Family and Model are entered automatically from the Selection page we just used to
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get here.</p>
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<p>The <strong>Decoder</strong> <strong>Comment</strong> field is a good place to add the
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date you purchased the locomotive, price, or any other information you might feel is
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important to record.</p>
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<p>The <span class="textbutton">Save to Roster</span> button stores the
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current decoder information to your computer hard drive and folder where your roster file is
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located. The default storage is the same directory where the program is installed.</p>
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<p>The <span class="textbutton">Reset to Defaults</span> button can
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be used to return the Roster file to the condition of a new file for the type and version of
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the decoder listed in the roster entry. It does NOT change the values in the roster file on
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your hard disk, unless you specifically save it after using this reset button. It also is not
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written to the decoder until you specifically select a write operation. It was included in
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DecoderPro so that if you get hopelessly confused in proceeding screen to screen entering
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variables, you can return to the decoder manufacturers baseline default set and start
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again.</p>
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<p><br>
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Most decoders will activate the <strong>Reset Menu</strong> (next to the File menu at the top
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of the page). This will reset the decoder to the manufacturers default settings for all the
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CVs, or just some of them if the manufacturer has several reset routines. It does this by
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writing directly to a CV in the decoder, if the decoder has that feature, CV8 in the case of
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Digitrax. All decoders may not support reset and how they work is manufacturer and decoder
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dependent.</p>
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<p><br>
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One decoder with a lengthy list of reset routines is the QSI Revolution decoder, which
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enables a drop-down list of options for resetting the decoder as shown below:</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/FactoryReset.jpg" alt="Factory reset" height=
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"557" width="638">
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</p>
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<p>You will note that the decoder address is shown but grayed out (or blank if this is a new
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locomotive in the roster). This field is automatically filled in by the program and is
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determined from the address entered using the <strong>Basic</strong> tab which we will get to
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shortly. This address is used with the <strong>Ident</strong> function on the start page if
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you wish to recall a locomotive that is already in your roster.</p>
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<p><a id="ProgramModes"></a>The Programming mode can be changed by clicking on the drop down
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box</p>
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<div class="dp-center"><img src="images/SetProgramMode.png" alt="set program mode" height=
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"218" width="653">
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<p>There are options for several <a href="Basic_Mode.shtml"><strong>programming
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modes</strong></a>. JMRI now selects the best mode for you. It determines this from the
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command station type you are using and the decoder model you are attempting to program.
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Usually this will be OK. If you find that you are having a problem with programming you may
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try a different mode.</p>
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<p>For most newer decoders, stay with <strong>Paged mode</strong> or whichever Direct mode
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your Command Station supports. Your decoder documentation should let you know if programming
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in some other mode is necessary... but if you are having problems, experiment. If a mode is
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not supported for the selected decoder and system, that option will be grayed out. For this
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decoder I will use Direct Bye Mode.</p>
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<p>When you make your selection, the programming mode should now display to the left of the
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in the dropdown box.</p>
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<p>Below is a Basic Programming Roster setup for Athearn FP-45 locomotive in n scale with OEM
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decoder (Tsunami 750) decoder. Note in the status at the bottom of pane indicates that the
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file has been saved.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Basic_Roster01.png" alt="roster" height="557"
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width="642">
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<p>Now that we have the Roster information all in order, we can continue with programming the
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decoder.</p>
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<p>Now it's time to click on the <strong>Save to Roster</strong> button to save this data.
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Note that there will be brief message in status bar at the bottom of the screen that roster
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has been saved.</p>
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<p>Let's move on to the Basic Programmer.</p>
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