I am in real trouble to save the address of the m83 decoders in my Cs2, I followed step by step two tutorials on YouTube, because the information provided in the instructions manual of the decoders is not very clear (for me because I am just learning)


The tutorials are:


M83 CS2 POM no notes Peter Clapcott, and the other one is "How to use custom CV list with the marklin station 2. Railway.zone, and here is where I am confused, because I don't even know what CV means. 


Anyway, according to the manual two CVs (CV1 ; CV9) must be set in order to program an address in DCC (the protocol that I am using), but I don't know how to set the CVs, I was trying to do with the tutorials, but probably I did something wrong because the Cs2 said something like the writing of the CV variable was not successful. Now the group in the decoder was working ok, but the group load was not saved properly, the DIP number were 1 and 10 for the DCC protocol, but as soon the CS2 shutdown the settings is lost.


I think the problem are CV1 and CV9 not set in order, because in the tutorials that step is not clear, I don't want to think that the Cs2 is faulty, because in Melbourne are not Marklin dealers.

I will appreciate if someone can help me to solve this, and for sure I will ask some more questions in the future because as I said beforeI learning.

Thanks you all

Regards

Fernando

Hi Peter

Thanks for your quick response. Yes I addressed with the DIP switches 1 the address and 10 DCC, everything was working until shutting down the CS2, because after restarted the central station they didn't work anymore. That is why I think the information was not saved properly. I followed step by step your tutorial, but I am still not sure how to set CV1 and CV9 in order. I addressed them in DCC protocol.

Any idea why, or what I did wrong?

Thanks again Peter

Regards

Fernando

Ok Peter.
I will do that. What happen if I check with the brand new decoder. I have another one, just to find out if work.
The problem is when I shutdown the Cs2. I lost every setting.
I let you know if I have success.

Fernando

If I disconnect all the wires and address the DIP switches again the Cs2 shows the DCC mode for addresses 1 to 4, but if I shutdown the Cs2 I lost the setting.

Hi maerklinlife

Thanks for you response

I shutdown the central station through setup option or pressing the stop button for more than 8 seconds and the setup is lost (not the information), the turnout symbols and the decoder group is there, but I have not response from it. That is why I think I am not saving, or the Cs2 is not saving the information properly.
In the manual of the decoders say something CV1 and CV9 must be set in order to program an address in DCC. Probably that is the area where the information is wrong.
Probably is an overridden address how Peter said and I tried to clean the air how he suggested, but I have not success.

The layout has 14 turnout and 4 uncoupler tracks. I began in this hobby with a starter set and I bought the Cs2, tracks and I starting to build the layout and the first decoder was 74461, just to see how it works, but because is a permanent layout I decided to change to m83 decoders.

I think Peter is right is an overriden address, but I couldn't fix that, I couldn't clean the air.

I will try to set up the rest of the decoders and see what happens. The solucion maybe is to change the address on that particular one, because I am using 1 and 10, but this the address the CS2 shows on the screen for that decoder in component 1, and I am not able to change to another address. I am frustrated.

Regards

Fernando

Hi Martin
Sorry to interfere with your conversation.
As a user of CS2 and M83 (in fact 6083, 60831 and 60832) I have opted for using the switches for configuration. This is because it never changes or forgets the programmed address.
The switch position is conveniently shown by your CS2.

Yes this is a personal choice but why choose complicated solutions when simple ones are available.

If you use switches it leaves you 320 possible addresses when using DCC (Sorry I use MM / MFX) and chances are you don't have a need for more addresses.
Cheers

Jean