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<h1 id="Top">DecoderPro®3 Main Window</h1>
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<h2>LocoNet Menu</h2>
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<div class="dp-right">
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<p><a href="dp3_menubar.shtml">Back to Index</a><a href="index.shtml"></a>
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<hr>
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<p><strong>Monitor LocoNet</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Opens the <a href="Main_Monitor_Window.shtml">Monitor LocoNet Window (Generic
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Communications Monitor Window)</a> and automatically displays the information that is being
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sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system.</p>
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<p><strong><a id="Slots"></a>Monitor Slots</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Opens the <a href="#SlotMonitor">Monitor Slots</a> window, and displays a table of the
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"command station slots" contents.</p>
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<p><strong><a id="Clock"></a>Monitor Clock</strong>
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</p>
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<p>A Digitrax LocoNet can contain it's own fast clock timebase. This can be driven either by
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a DCS100/DCS200 command station, or by a separate fast clock module such as those made by
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Logic Rail Technologies. The <a href="#ClockMonitor">Monitor Clock</a> dialog allows you to
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control this feature.</p>
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<p><strong>Monitor LocoNet Stats</strong>
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</p>
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<p>If active displays the statistics related to traffic on the LocoNet Monitor
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<strong>LocoNet Stats</strong> Window.</p>
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<p><img src="images/separator.png" alt="sep" height="4" width="340">
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</p>
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<p><strong><a id="BDL16"></a>Configure BDL16</strong>/<strong>BDL168</strong></p>
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<p>Opens <a href="#BDL16Programmer">Configure BDL16/BDL162/BDL168</a> window</p>
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<p><strong>Configure LocoIO</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Opens the <a href="#LocoIOProgrammer">Configure LocoIO</a> window (no longer supported,
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see the <a href="../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/locoio/LocoIOFrame.shtml">LocoIO
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page</a>)</p>
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<p><strong><a id="PM4"></a>Configure PM4</strong>/PM42</p>
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<p>Opens the <a href="#PM4Programmer">Configure PM4/PM42</a> window.</p>
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<p><strong><a id="SE8C"></a>Configure SE8C</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Opens the <a href="#SE8CProgrammer">Configure SE8C</a> window.</p>
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<p><strong><a id="DS64"></a>Configure DS64</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Opens the <a href="#DS64Programmer">Configure DS64</a> window.</p>
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<p><strong><a id="CommandStation"></a>Configure Command Station</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Opens the Configure Command Station window</p>
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<p><strong>Configure LocoNet ID</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Opens the <strong>Configure LocoNet ID</strong> dialog that allows you to
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<span class="textbutton">Read</span> or <span class="textbutton">Set</span>
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the LocoNet ID <strong>Value:</strong></p>
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<p><img src="images/Main_Loconet08.png" alt="loconet if" height="145" width="245">
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</p>
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<p><strong>Configure Duplex Group</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Provides dialog to configure duplex Radio system</p>
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<img src="images/Loconet_DuplexGroup.png" alt="duplex group" height="406" width="478">
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<img style="width: 478px; height: 406px;" alt="duplex scan" src=
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"images/Loconet_DuplexGroup01.png">
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<p><img src="images/separator.png" alt="sep" height="4" width="340">
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</p>
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<p><strong>Send Throttle Messages</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Opens <strong>Throttle message</strong> prompt with limited capability to send messages to
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handheld throttle.</p>
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<p><img src="images/Main_Loconet10.png" alt="send loconet messages" height="100" width="267">
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</p>
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<p><img src="images/separator.png" alt="sep" height="4" width="340">
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</p>
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<p><strong><a id="Packet"></a>Send LocoNet Packet</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Opens the <a href="#SendPacket">Send LocoNet Packet</a> dialog that lets you directly
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command LocoNet devices.</p>
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<p><strong>Select PR3 Mode</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Opens the <strong>Select PR3 Mode</strong> dialog.</p>
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<p><img src="images/Main_Loconet14.png" alt="PR3 Mode" height="91" width="452">
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</p>
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<p><img src="images/separator.png" alt="sep" height="4" width="340">
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</p>
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<p><strong><a id="Firmware"></a>Download Firmware</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Opens the <a href="#FirmwareDownloader">Firmware Downloader.</a></p>
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<p><strong><a id="Sounds"></a>Download Sounds</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Opens the <a href="#SoundDownloader">Decoder Sound Downloader</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Edit SPJ Sound</strong> <strong>File</strong></p>
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<p>Opens Sound File editing tool</p>
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<p><img src="images/Main_Loconet15.png" alt="Edit soumd" height="93" width="248">
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</p>
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<p><strong>Start LocoNet Server</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Starts the LocoNet server.</p>
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<p><strong>Start LocoNet over TCP Server</strong>
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</p>
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<p>Opens the <strong>LocoNetOver Tcp Server</strong> dialog.</p>
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<p><img src="images/Main_Loconet09.png" alt="LocoNet server" height="120" width="361">
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</p>
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<p>.</p>
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<hr>
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<h4><a id="SlotMonitor"></a>Monitor Slot Window</h4>
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<p>Slots are used to control individual locomotive and consists. The display includes the
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decoder's speed step format, current speed and function settings, consist information and
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status. You may choose to show all slots or just the ones being actively used.</p>
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<p class="dp-center"><img src="images/Main_Loconet01.png" alt="slot monitor" height="274"
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width="800">
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</p>
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<p>The checkboxes at the top allow to select what slots are displayed.</p>
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<p><input name="checkbox" id="checkbox" type="checkbox"> <strong>Show unused
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slots</strong></p>
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<p><input name="checkbox2" id="checkbox2" type="checkbox"> <strong>Show system
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slots</strong></p>
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<p>The <span class="textbutton">estop all</span> button
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executes an <strong>Emergency Stop</strong> for all locomotives.</p>
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<p>The columns are:</p>
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<table class="dp-center">
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td style="width: 18%"><strong>Column</strong>
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</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>Displays</strong>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Slot</td>
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<td colspan="2">The number of the slot</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Address</td>
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<td colspan="2">Locomotive address the slot controls</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Speed</td>
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<td colspan="2">For unconsisted locomotives and addresses that are at the top of a
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consist, this is the current speed setting. It is an internal value for consisted
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slots.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Decoder Type</td>
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<td colspan="2">The format of the commands being sent to the decoder, typically, either
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128 step or 28 step, though other values are possible.</td>
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</tr>
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<td rowspan="5">Status</td>
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<td colspan="2">One of the four possible states:</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Free</td>
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<td>Not reserved for any particular use, no contents</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Idle</td>
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<td>Not reserved for any particular use, no contents</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Common</td>
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<td>Not in use at the moment, but still contains valid data for the last decoder to use
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it.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>In Use</td>
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<td>Currently controlling a decoder</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Consisted</td>
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<td colspan="2">Displays the consist status of the slot, whether it is not consisted,
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the top of a consist, included in a consist, etc.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Throttle ID</td>
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<td colspan="2">The UT4 throttles have a fixed throttle ID. The DT400 has a fixed
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common leading HEX value and a user programmable second HEX value. It is displayed as
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two hexadecimal bytes, see the Digitrax instructions for details.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Direction</td>
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<td colspan="2">Whether the decoder is currently being commanded to go Forward or
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Reverse.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>F0-F8</td>
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<td colspan="2">The current function settings</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<div>
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<div class="dp-right">
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<a href="#Slots">Back</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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<h4><a id="ClockMonitor"></a> Monitor Clock</h4>
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<p><img src="images/Main_Loconet02.png" alt="clock monitor" height="153" width="215">
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</p>
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<p>The <strong>Clock Monitor</strong> tool provides a convenient way to:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><span class="textbutton">Read</span> the current contents of the LocoNet fast clock</li>
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<li>Set the <strong>Day</strong> and <strong>Time</strong></li>
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<li>Set the <strong>Rate</strong>. Note that you can't explicitly pause a LocoNet clock,
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but you can stop it by setting the rate to zero.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>If you are using a DCS100 or DCS200 command station to create your LocoNet fast clock, you
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may have noticed that it doesn't keep particularly good time. If you select the "Correct
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LocoNet Fast Clock Master", JMRI will adjust the rate of the LocoNet clock so that it keeps
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better time.</p>
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<div>
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<div class="dp-right">
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<a href="#Clock">Back</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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<h4 id="BDL16Programmer">Configure BDL16/BDL162/BDL168 window</h4>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 447px; height: 628px;" src=
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"images/Main_Loconet03.png" alt="BDL 16">
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</p>
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<div>
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<div class="dp-right">
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<a href="#BDL16">Back</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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<h4 id="LocoIOProgrammer">Configure LocoIO window</h4>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Note: The LocoNet Configure LocoIO tool is no longer
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supported; you're advised to use DecoderPro® to program a LocoIO board as a decoder, see the
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<a href="../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/locoio/LocoIOFrame.shtml">LocoIO page</a>.<br>
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<br>
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<img src="images/Main_Loconet04.png" alt="LocoNet IO programmer" height="518" width=
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"693"></p>
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<div>
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<div class="dp-right">
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<a href="#BDL16">Back</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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<h4 id="PM4Programmer">Configure PM4/PM42 Window</h4>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 416px; height: 289px;" src=
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"images/Main_Loconet05.png" alt="PM4 programmer">
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</p>
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<div>
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<div class="dp-right">
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<a href="#PM4">Back</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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<h4 id="SE8CProgrammer">Configure SE8c Window</h4>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Main_Loconet06.png" alt="SE8C programmer"
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height="506" width="411">
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</p>
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<div>
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<div class="dp-right">
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<a href="#SE8C">Back</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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<h4 id="DS64Programmer">Configure DS64 Window</h4>
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<p>The DS64 programming tool lets you configure the internal options of a DS64 directly from
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your computer.</p>
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<p>Type the address of a DS64 board in the text field and click <span class="textbutton">Read
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from DS64</span> . The tool will read back the current state
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of the various options, and set the check boxes to correspond to their current values.</p>
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<p>You can then, if you wish, change the checkboxes and click <span class="textbutton">Write
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to DS64</span> to make your changes permanent.</p>
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<h4>Limitations</h4>
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Because of the way the DS64 board works, this tool can't change the basic address of the
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unit.
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Main_Loconet07.png" alt="DS64 Programmer"
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height="624" width="466">
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</p>
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<div>
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<div class="dp-right">
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<a href="#DS64">Back</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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<h4 id="SendPacket">Send LocoNet Packet dialog</h4>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Main_Loconet11.png" alt="Send packet" height=
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"311" width="468">
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</p>
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<p>LocoNet packets are sent in raw hexadecimal format, you may use the <a href=
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"Main_Monitor_Window.shtml">Monitor Window</a> in the <strong>Show Raw Data</strong> option
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to monitor the packets.</p>
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<p>The top section lets you send a single LocoNet packet. Type the hexidecimal numbers and
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click <span class="textbutton">Send</span> , you should include the
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byte for the checksum at the end of the message.</p>
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<p>The bottom section lets you enter from one to four packets that will be repeatedly sent in
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sequence, with the user-defined delays in between. Press the <span class="textbutton">Go</span>
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button to start transmission sequence, and press again to stop the sequence.</p>
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<div>
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<p><a href="#Packet">Back</a>
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</p>
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</div>
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<h4 id="FirmwareDownloader">Firmware Downloader</h4>
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<p>Some Digitrax products can have new firmware downloaded to them.The firmware updates are
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distributed as .dml (Digitrax Mangled Firmware) files. They contain both the code itself, and
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various management information to make sure that it can be downloaded into the hardware it
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expects.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Main_Loconet12.png" alt="firmware downloader"
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height="473" width="425">
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</p>
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<p>To use this tool:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Click <span class="textbutton">Select</span> and select the .dmf file you want to download.<br>
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<br></li>
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<li>Click <span class="textbutton">Read file</span> to read the
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file into the program and verify its contents.</li>
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<li>Only if instructed to by Digitrax, change the various values in the control fields
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(this is usually not needed</li>
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<li>Click <span class="textbutton">Download</span> to load the
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firmware. This will take a little while.</li>
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</ul>
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<div>
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<a href="#Firmware">Back</a>
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</div>
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<h4 id="SoundDownloader">Download Sounds</h4>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Main_Loconet13.png" alt="Sound Download"
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height="232" width="436">
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</p>
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<p>Digitrax sound decoders are loaded with "sound projects", stored in "Sound Project" (.spj)
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files. Those contain a number of "sound fragments" in .wav format, plus some additional
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control information.</p>
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<p>The Decoder Sound Downloader tool lets you load a new .spj file into a Digitrax sound
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decoder via a Digitrax PR2 or PR3 interface. If you're using a PR3, it needs to be put into
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"Programmer mode" before trying to download, see the main <a target="_blank" href=
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"https://jmri.org/help/en/html/hardware/loconet/PR3.shtml">PR3 page</a>.</p>
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<p>Digitrax provides sample sound project files at their Sound Depot <a target="_blank" href=
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"http://www.digitrax.com/sounddepot.php">(http://www.digitrax.com/sounddepot.php)</a> web
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site. You can also find links to documentation and additional tools there.</p>
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<p>JMRI also provides tools for <a target="_blank" href=
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"https://jmri.org/help/en/package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/soundloader/EditorFrame.shtml">editing
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sound project files</a> to include new sounds and even to <a target="_blank" href=
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"https://jmri.org/help/en/package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/sdfeditor/EditorFrame.shtml">change the
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sound logic</a>. When you first select the Download Sounds tool, it opens a dialog with most
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of the controls disabled:<br>
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<br>
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(Click on any image on this page to see a larger version)</p>
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<p>The status line at the bottom will walk you through the steps needed.</p>
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<ol>
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<li>First, click "Select" and pick the .spj file you want to download.</li>
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<li>Next, click "Read" to read the file (this is a separate step so you can just click
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"Read" multiple times if you're editing and saving new versions of the file).
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<p>If everything is OK, the file will be read into the program and verified, a version
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string from the file will be displayed, and the "Download" button will be enabled.</p>
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</li>
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<li>Click "Download" to start the download process. It will take a little while. The
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progress is described in the status line:
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<dl>
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<dt>"Starting download; erase flash"</dt>
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<dd>The first step is to erase the decoders memory so it can take new data. This will
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take up to about 30 seconds, depending on the specific decoder.</dd>
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<dt>"Sending initialization message"</dt>
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<dd>Set up the decoder to accept data after being erased. This should only take a
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fraction of a second.</dd>
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<dt>"Send SDF data"</dt>
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<dd>Load the Sound Definition data into the decoder, which should only take a few
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seconds</dd>
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<dt>"Send WAV data"</dt>
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<dd>The sound data is being downloaded. As each block is sent you'll get an update:
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"Send WAV data block 1", then 2, then 3, etc.</dd>
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<dt>"Done"</dt>
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<dd>The downloadload completed OK.</dd>
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</dl>
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If something goes wrong, the final status will be "Download aborted". The most common
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reason is that the PR2 couldn't handle the data that was being send, which is listed as
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"PR2 not ready". If this happens repeatedly, make sure that the serial port and cable
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that the PR2 is using as the control lea
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