Atlas 330 STEP-BY-STEP Decoder Programming, Programming a Locomotive’s Decoder Address

out. The following characteristics (parameters) of a decoder can be viewed* or edited through the Programming menu.

The parameters are stored in "Registers," each having its own number:

PARAMETER	REGISTER NUMBER	CONFIGURATION VARIABLE
Address	R1	1
Start up voltage	R2	2
Start up delay (acceleration)	R3	3
Brake delay (deceleration)	R4	4
General settings	R5	29
Version number of decoder
software*	R7	7
Manufacturer ID*	R8	8

We will discuss programming a decoder's address. Follow the same steps for programming registers 2 through 5. See your decoder manual for the range of data and default settings of each register. *Registers 7 & 8 are read only.

STEP-BY-STEP DECODER PROGRAMMING

Please Note: Operation of the layout is disabled during programming (track power is turned off). Connected slaves receive a signal through the communi- cation cable about the pending programming. For more information about slaves, please see page 18.

You may use these instructions to program a decoder installed in a locomo- tive, or an accessory decoder that will be used to control turnouts. In the example below, we guide you through programming the address of a loco- motive decoder. You would follow the same steps to program registers 2 through 5, or an accessory decoder.

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Programming A Locomotive’s Decoder Address

1.Put your locomotive on the programming track. For information on creat- ing a programming track, see page 3.

2.Press both and buttons at the same time to access the Menu system. Press the "+" or "-" button to scroll to the Programming menu.

Display	What To Do
	Press Enter to go into Programming mode.
	Press Exit to leave the menu.
	The first time you enter Programming mode, Register 1
	(Address#) is displayed. To program your locomotive’s decoder
	address, press Enter. To enter a different Register, press "+", or “-”.

To read out the current value of the selected register, press Enter (in this case, the current locomotive decoder address). If the read-out is successful, the locomotive’s decoder address is displayed. If there is an error, an error message will be displayed (see page 4 for an explanation).

NOTE: The Atlas Commander uses Register Mode Programming.

Display			What To Do
	.		To change the value (locomotive address number in this case),
L 03			use the +/- button to scroll. For locomotive addresses you are
			able to program in the range of 0 to 255. *Please note that the
			Commander can access addresses 0 to 99. (Consult the decoder
	.		manual for the variable range of other Registers.)
L			Press Enter to "OK" the desired locomotive address. After
			programming is complete, the new value is displayed. In case
			of an error, a message is displayed (see below).
			Press Exit to go back to the Register display. You can select
			another register (using +/-) or get back to the Menu selection
			by pressing Exit.
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