Instructions

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English RedBox
3.2.2. Seperating driving and switching
As a standard, the commands to control the vehicle decoders are sent continuously via the
central unit´s booster output, whereas the commands to control the accessory decoders are
sent only when required. For that purpose the transmission of vehicle decoder commands is
interrupted shortly, to transfer the accessory decoder commands during the resulting cutout.
In PC controlled (larger) layouts, this kind of data transfer can cause problems, e.g. when
vehicle decoders receive stop commands too late and this results in locomotives passing stop
signals. Usually two central units are used to solve this problem. They control vehicle and
accessory decoders separately (and are controlled by the PC software accordingly).
With MasterControl and RedBox you can switch off the transmission of accessory decoder
commands at the booster output. Then, only vehicle decoder commands will be transferred and
the delay caused by the transmittsion of accessory decoder commands is excluded.
That way, MasterControl and RedBox (versions "Booster" and "Booster-R") allow to control
vehicle and accessory seperately with one central unit.
 MasterControl: Controlling the vehicle decoders via the standard booster output (accessory
decoder commands switched off) and controlling the accessory decoders via the breaking
distance booster output.
 RedBox versions "Booster" and "Booster-R": Controlling the vehicle decoders via the booster
output for external boosters (accessory decoder commands switched off) and controlling the
accessory decoders via the integrated booster.
There is no need for adapting the control software. You have to register only one central unit for
this application.
Figure: Seperating driving and switching with one RedBox (versions "Booster" or "Booster-R).
The integrated booster controls the accessory decoders, digital commands for the vehicles
decoders are sent via the external boosters only.
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