Video 823: NCE DCC Mini-Panel Automatically Controls 3-Rail O-ga. Train Point-to-Point

VIDEO LINK:  youtu.be/umyWolje4sE  or  vimeo.com/376473434

GOOGLE DRIVE ALBUM #826 – has sketches & drawings for Videos #820 thru #826

(This page last updated 12/26/2019)

About Video #823

This video shows the “TWO-BUTTON” system where the public can push and hold a ‘Forward’ button to make the train move in the forward direction, or push and hold a ‘Reverse’ button to make the train move in the reverse direction.

This system has 3 “modes” of operation:

• Mode 1: The public can HOLD DOWN either a “forward” or “reverse” button to control the train themselves.
  • The train will not move unless one of the 2 buttons is held down.
• Mode 2: You can give the public a single button they can PUSH & RELEASE, that causes the train to automatically make 1 complete forward-reverse cycle by itself.
• Mode 3: The operator can close a switch, that causes the train to run CONTINUOUSLY point-to-point automatically.
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• Note: Previous Video #822 has an “S Ga. Preview” of the two button system operating (a “forward” and a “reverse” button that the public could control), at this link:  youtu.be/lzhWvoTdcVY?t=1590    (this link takes you to the 26:30 point in the video)

About This Web Page

This page contains images and links for Video #823 “NCE DCC Mini-Panel Automatically Control 3-Rail O-ga. Train Point-to-Point” — using 2 detectors.

• The below Fig. 2 shows the overall wiring drawing.
• The below Fig. 3 shows the connection of the Z-Stuff DZ-1011 Block Signal Detector and DZ-1008 Relay.
• The below Fig. 5 shows the Flow Chart for the “Mode 1” Manual operation, whereby the public can control the loco’s forward-reverse direction using TWO pushbuttons.

Fig 2 – Wiring Diagram

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Fig 3 – Z-Stuff DZ-1011 Detector Hookup

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Fig 4: Z-Stuff DZ-1012 Detector Hookup (This is a more expensive alternate to the above DZ-1011, but the lights seem to be a bit more visible.

Fig 5: Flow Chart for 2-Button Manual Operation (Mode 1)

Fig 6: Commands for 2-Button Manual Operation (Mode 1). These correspond to the flow chart shown in previous Fig. 5. This image shows PART of the command file.  See the PDF directory (link at top) for the COMPLETE file in PDF format.

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Fig 7: Control Panel for ‘Mode 1’, 2-Button Operation

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Fig 8: Control Panel for ‘Mode 2’, 1-Button Operation

Fig 9: Command file for 1-button operation (Mode 2). (Where public pushes the button, and the train will make 1 sequence automatically.