![]() ![]() “ Perhaps the best way to visualize the 5214 three way switch is to think of it as two separate switches (left and right) placed one atop the other. I still didn’t find that much about connecting a 3way turnout to an Ecos and Rocrail, but I came across this old post from 2015 Time to stop the setup for the night and do some more research. I was getting movement some of the times that I clicked in Rocrail, it just never agreed with the representation in the Ecos nor the physical position of the 3way turnout. The turnout did move 3 out of the 4 options (Right turn, straight, Left turn, straight. Which it was NOT working 100% correctly, but I assumed it was working correctly since it was working with an analog transformer (if I’m going to use an accessory in DCC, then I must use DCC power to test it.) ![]() ![]() Well, after a few hours of clicking in RocRail, selecting the invert boxes and then deselecting invert boxes, moving wires from one plug to another, moving the plugs to different addresses on the k83 and changing the addresses in Rocrail, trying a different k83, and after testing and re-testing the 3way turnout by turning off the DCC power and connecting the turnout wires to the analog transformer, to ensure that the turnout was indeed working. I was all set and ready to do a few clicks on Rocrail and maybe I would need to move the wires around in the k 83 a bit until I got the correct sequence. I added a 3way turnout in my track plan and under the “interface” tab I was pleased to see that the section halfway down where you can add the second address was not greyed out, so I could put in two addresses for the 3way turn out. And then I jumped right into Rocrail and proceeded to setup a 3way turnout. I added a 3way accessory on my Ecos, gave it the address 5, believing address 6 would be for the second solenoid, which it was thankfully. The rotation is counter clockwise starting in the bottom LH corner. I could not find the order of the addresses on the k83, so by trial and error I found out which plugs belong to which address. I believe this is if you’re using the k83 or other decoders that work in address groups of 4 numbers. In group 2 choose address 5, 6 or 7 but not 8 and so on.įrom my understanding this is because of the Ecos selecting the second address automatically, and if you select address 4, on a k83 the address 5 is not on that same k83. addresses) within the 4 number group.Įxample in group 1 choose address 1, 2 or 3 but not 4. I also read somewhere that you should only select one of the first 3 numbers (i.e. There is no where to select or modify this. I understood that with the 3way icon pointing up, the first solenoid is the RH turnout and the automatic selection of the second solenoid is for the LH turnout. One of the two solenoids work in one direction, but would not work in the other direction with DCC power.Īfter doing some digging, I found out that in the Ecos CS when you select a 3way turnout as an accessory the Ecos automatically reserves the next digital address for the second solenoid of the 3way turnout. Here was my first error/assumption (never assume … ass out of u and me) The current or length of the pulse (I’m no electrical engineer so correct me if I’m wrong) but whatever the difference is, just because the solenoid works on an analog transformer does NOT mean it will work once connected to the DCC system. I did this with the 3way turnout by using an analog transformer and connecting the yellow wire to the yellow port on the transformer and then touching the blue wires one at a time to the brown port on the transformer, everything working just fine. I did a search for installing/connecting a 3-way turnout but I did not come across much help, so I would like to share the information I gained when trying to hookup my 3-way turnout to the ESU Ecos and operate it with Rocrail.īefore I install a turnout on my layout I check that the solenoids work. A few days ago, I wanted to connect a Marklin K-track 2170/2270 3way turnout to my Ecos command station and to have Rocrail control it. ![]()
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