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<h1>Hardware Support: JMRI Tools for LocoNet&reg; Devices</h1>
<p>JMRI software provides a variety of tools to support hardware connected to the LocoNet&reg;
bus. These tools provide a variety of features, such as monitoring status, reading and
writing configuration. Each of the tools provides a set of features which is appropriate to
the type of device it supports, as summarized in the table below.</p>
<h2 id="tools">JMRI LocoNet Tools</h2>
<p>Access to the LocoNet Tools is from the <strong>LocoNet</strong> menu that appears when JMRI
is <a href="Digitrax.shtml#Setup">connected to a LocoNet&reg;</a>-based DCC system, or to a
<a href="StandaloneLocoNet.shtml">Standalone LocoNet</a>.</p>
<p>In the table below, each tool name is a link to its tool-specific help page.</p>
<table class="wide">
<tr class="ctr">
<td><strong>Tool</strong>
</td>
<td><strong>Monitor Status</strong>
</td>
<td><strong>Control</strong>
</td>
<td><strong>Configure</strong>
</td>
<td><strong>Download Firmware</strong>
</td>
<td><strong>Download Sound Project</strong>
</td>
<td><strong>Applies To</strong>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/locomon/LocoMonFrame.shtml">Monitor
LocoNet</a>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>All LocoNet Traffic</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/slotmon/SlotMonFrame.shtml">Monitor
Slots</a>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>(limited)</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>Command Station's "Slots"</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/clockmon/ClockMonFrame.shtml">Monitor
Clock</a>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>LocoNet Fast Clock</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td rowspan="2">
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/locostats/LocoStatsFrame.shtml">Monitor
LocoNet Stats</a>
</td>
<td rowspan="2">&bull;</td>
<td rowspan="2">
</td>
<td rowspan="2">
</td>
<td rowspan="2">
</td>
<td rowspan="2">
</td>
<td>PR3, PR4, LocoBuffer, LocoBuffer-II, LocoBuffer-USB</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>When connected via its USB Interface: DCS52, DCS240, DCS210+, DCS240+</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/bdl16/BDL16Frame.shtml">Configure
BDL16x</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
BDL16, BDL162, BDL168<br>
(See <a href="#TableNote1">Note 1</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/ds64/DS64TabbedPanel.shtml">Configure
DS64</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
DS64<br>
(See <a href="#TableNote1">Note 1</a> and <a href="#TableNote2">Note 2</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/pm4/PM4Frame.shtml">Configure PM4x</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
PM4, PM42<br>
(See <a href="#TableNote1">Note 1</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/se8/SE8Frame.shtml">Configure SE8C</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
SE8C<br>
(See <a href="#TableNote1">Note 1</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td rowspan="2">
<a href=
"../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/cmdstnconfig/CmdStnConfigFrame.shtml">Configure
Command Station</a>
</td>
<td rowspan="2">
</td>
<td rowspan="2">
</td>
<td rowspan="2">&bull;</td>
<td rowspan="2">
</td>
<td rowspan="2">
</td>
<td>
DB150, DCS100, DCS200 DCS50, DCS51<br>
(See <a href="#TableNote1">Note 1</a> and <a href="#TableNote3">Note 3</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
Limited support for DCS240/240+, DCS210/210+, and DCS52<br>
(See <a href="#TableNote1">Note 1</a>, <a href="#TableNote3">Note 3</a> and <a href=
"#TableNote4">Note 4</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/locoid/LocoIdFrame.shtml">Configure
LocoNet ID</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>UR90/UR90X, UR90X, UR91(Infrared & Simplex), UR92(Infrared), UR92CE(Infrared), UR93,/td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href=
"../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/duplexgroup/DuplexGroupTabbedPanel.shtml">Configure
Duplex Group</a>
</td>
<td>(limited)</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
UR92(Duplex), UR92CE(Duplex), some aspects of LNWI, UR93<br>
(See <a href="#TableNote5">Note 5</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/swing/lncvprog/LncvProgPane.shtml">Manage
LNCV Modules</a>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
Uhlenbrock and Digikeijs stationary modules
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/lnsvf1/Sv1DiscoverPane.shtml">Manage
LocoIO LNSV1 Modules</a>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td><a href="LocoIO.shtml">LocoIO, LocoServo, HDL LocoBooster, LocoRCD, GCA50, GCA50a, GCA51</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/swing/throttlemsg/MessageFrame.shtml">Send
Throttle Message</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>(limited)</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>DT400, DT400R, DT402, DT402R, DT402D, DT402DCE</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/locogen/LocoGenFrame.shtml">Send LocoNet
Packet</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>LocoNet Traffic</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/pr3/swing/Pr3Select.shtml">Select PR3
Mode</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>(limited)</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>PR3</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/downloader/LoaderFrame.shtml">Download
Firmware</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
LocoNet hardware which supports Firmware upgrades<br>
(See <a href="#TableNote3">Note 6</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ctr">
<td>
<a href="../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/soundloader/LoaderFrame.shtml">Download
Sounds</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>&bull;</td>
<td>Digitrax Mobile Sound Decoders</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>
Notes
</h3>
<dl>
<dt>
<a id="TableNote1">Note 1</a>
</dt>
<dd>
The JMRI Roster allows users to configure these devices in approximately
the same way as the standalone tool. The Roster method has the advantage that the user
may save each individual device's settings to a unique file on the computer's storage
media, and later read from the computer's storage media for restoring the individual
device's saved settings.</dd>
<dt>
<a id="TableNote2">Note 2</a>
</dt>
<dd>The JMRI Roster mechanism does not allow configuration of the turnout
numbers which control the DS64 output, and cannot access in any way the DS64
"Routes".</dd>
<dt>
<a id="TableNote3">Note 3</a>
</dt>
<dd>Configuring these devices is only possible when the device is acting as
the command station. The specific LocoNet mechanism used by both the Roster mechanisms
and by the "Command Station Configuration" tool cannot perform configuration operations
on these devices when they are acting in "booster" mode.</dd>
<dt>
<a id="TableNote4">Note 4</a>
</dt>
<dd>The Roster mechanism can access the various known OpSw settings for these
command stations where the "Configure Command Station" tool can only access those OpSw
settings which were implemented in previous command stations. The Roster mechanism is
strongly preferred for these command station models.</dd>
<dt>
<a id="TableNote5">Note 5</a>
</dt>
<dd>
Using this tool can have an effect on both the Duplex radio settings (if one or more
UR92 is present on LocoNet) <strong>and</strong> some aspects of LNWI configuration
(if one or more LNWI is present on LocoNet). See the <a href=
"../../../package/jmri/jmrix/loconet/duplexgroup/DuplexGroupTabbedPanel.shtml#LNWISideEffects">
Duplex Group Configuration Tool</a> help page discussion of its influence on the LNWI
settings for more information.
</dd>
<dt>
<a id="TableNote6">Note 6</a>
</dt>
<dd>The Firmware Download tool can only update those devices which use
firmware which is provided in the original firmware format. Newer Digitrax devices use a
different firmware format and require a different firmware update methodology which is
not currently supported in JMRI.</dd>
</dl>
<p>LocoNet&reg; is a registered trademark of <a href="https://www.digitrax.com">Digitrax,
Inc.</a></p>
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