Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Getting started
- 2. Operation overview
- 3. Connections
- 3.1. Safety instructions
- 3.2. Safe and correct soldering
- 3.3. Avoiding irreparable damage to the decoder!
- 3.4. Pin assignment LD-G-43 | Front side
- 3.5. Pin assignment LD-G-43 | Rear side
- 3.6. Using decoders with interface connectors
- 3.7. Use of the LD-G-43 in locomotives with AC motor
- 3.8. Mounting decoders without interface
- 3.9. Connecting LEDs to the function outputs
- 3.10. Connecting inductive loads
- 3.11. Connecting the switching inputs
- 3.12. Connecting a backup capacitor or buffer circuit
- 3.13. Connection of a SUSI module
- 3.14. Completion
- 4. Programming
- 5. Configuration variables and registers
- 5.1. Overview configuration variables LD-G-43
- 5.2. Basic settings
- 5.3. Setting the address
- 5.4. Setting the motor control
- 5.5. Function mapping
- 5.6. Effects of the outputs
- 5.7. Settings for the switching inputs
- 5.8. RailCom and DCC-A settings
- 5.9. Settings for driving operation
- 5.10. Settings for analogue mode
- 5.11. Sensivity of the overload protection
- 5.12. Auxiliary functions
- 5.13. Information
- 6. Checklist for troubleshooting and error correction
- 7. Technical data
- 8. Warranty, EU conformity & WEEE
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Version: 1.1 | Status: 11/2023
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Printing the manual
The formatting is optimised for double-sided printing. The standard page size is DIN A5. If
you prefer a larger display, printing on DIN A4 is recommended.
Notes on standards
The following RailCommunity standards are mentioned in this manual:
RCN-122 "PluX - 22 and 16-pole interface"
RCN-217 "DCC feedback protocol – RailCom"
RCN-218 "DCC-A - Automatic registration"
RCN-227 "DCC Extended Function Assignment"
RCN-530 "Inrush Current Limitation for Decoders & Boosters"
RCN-600 "SUSI-Bus Module Extension Interface"
The standards are published at: www.railcommunity.org
Notes on RailCom
®
RailCom
®
is a German trademark registered in the name of Lenz Elektronik for class 9
"Electronic Controls" under number 301 16 303 and a trademark registered for classes 21, 23,
26, 36 and 38 "Electronic Controls for Model Railways" in U.S.A. under Reg.No. 2,746,080. To
enhance the readability of the text, we have refrained from referring to the term each time it
is used.
**Products of other manufacturers
This manual mentions the following companies:
Gebr. MÄRKLIN & Cie. GmbH
Stuttgarter Str. 55-57 | DE-73033 Göppingen
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