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Unleashing the
Power of DCC
LZV100
Command/Power Station
Operations Manual
Version 3.4
December 2002
Submitted to the NMRA for
formal C&I testing.
Warrant pending
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Welcome!
We would like to congratulate you on your acquisition of the
Digital plus by Lenz®system and we hope you will enjoy working
with this model-railway control system. Thank you for being our
new customer!
The purpose of this operating manual is to explain the use of the
system and its components. In order to proceed as quickly as
possible to the pleasure of operating your model railway with
DCC, begin by reading the section "First Steps". After you have
operated your first train you will be better able to follow the step by
step description of your system’s entire range of functions. It is
not necessary to understand or use all the system's features.
Select the set of features you are comfortable with and enjoy your
model railroad.
If you still have questions after reading this operating manual, for
which you can not find the answers, please contact us. We will be
happy to help. There are four different ways of contacting Lenz
Elektronik GmbH:
Europe North America
Postal
address:
Lenz Elektronik GmbH
Huettenbergstrasse 29
D-35398 Giessen
Lenz Agency
PO Box 143
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Phone ++49 (0) 6403 900 133 ++1 978 250 1494
Fax ++49 (0) 6403 900 155 ++1 978 455 LENZ
Do you have everything?
Please check, to ensure that all the components of the LZV100
have been delivered:
LZV100 – Command Station/Power Station (Booster)
one 5- terminal, one 4 terminal and one 3-terminal green
connector attached to the rear of the LZV100
one 4-terminal black connector attached to the rear of the
LZV100
operating manual (this booklet)
If an item is missing, please contact your retailer to have the
missing item replaced.
In order to use the LZV100 you will also need an XpressNet
handheld and a suitable transformer for powering the LZV100.
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1 Important information — Please read first!
Your LZV100 command/power station is the central component of
your Digital plus by Lenz®system and was submitted to
intensive testing before delivery. Lenz Elektronik GmbH
guarantees fault-free operation if you follow the advice given
below:
)Do not connect the LZV100 to any device not addressed in
this manual. Even if other devices use the same connectors,
you must not operate the LZV100 with those devices. The
fact that the connectors are similar does not automatically
mean that you may use them for operation, even if you are
dealing with other model railroad control systems.
Do not expose the LZV100 to moisture or direct sunlight.
1.1 Notations and symbols:
Cross references:
(Öp. 23)
This arrow points you to a particular page in this operation
manual, where you will find additional information about
the subject at hand.
Important notes:
)Text marked with this symbol and frame
contains especially important information and tips.
)If you have problems,
please first check this operation manual to see if you may
have missed a direction for use. The table of contents and
especially the section “Troubleshooting” will help.
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2 Contents
1Important information — Please read first! 3
1.1 Notations and symbols: 3
2Contents 4
3Quick Start Users Guide 5
3.1 Connection and initial operation 5
4System architecture of your DIGITAL plus system 7
4.1 LZV100 Command Station 9
5Installing the LZV100 11
5.1 Power Plug (UVJK⊥) 11
5.2 Power Station Interface Plug (CDE) 12
5.3 Programming Track Feedback bus Plug (PQRS) 12
5.4 XpressNet plug (LMAB) 13
5.5 XpressNet 5-pin Din Connection 13
6Configuring the LZV100 14
6.1 System Reset 14
6.2 Auto mode/Manual Mode 14
6.3 Configuring the LZV100 power station 15
7Operation considerations 17
7.1 Achieving the maximum LZV100 DCC track power 17
7.2 The LZV100 locomotive database 19
8Expanding Your Digital plus DCC system 20
8.1 Adding XpressNet to allow additional input devices 20
8.2 More power through more power stations 21
8.3 Adding a Layout Feedback Bus 23
8.4 Using RailCom 23
9Installing XpressNet 24
9.1 Using 5 pin Din Plugs 24
9.2 Using Modular Plugs 25
9.3 Using the LA152 26
9.4 XpressNet Wiring 27
10 Layout Wiring considerations 28
10.1 What is a Common? 28
10.2 Common Rail Wiring 29
10.3 Two rail wiring (Direct Home Wiring) 29
10.4 Common transformer 29
10.5 Mixing Digital and Analog Operations 29
10.6 Connecting a reverse loop 30
11 Connecting the LZV100 to Other Manufacturer’s Power Stations
(Boosters) 32
12 Troubleshooting the LZV100 33
13 Radio And Television Interference 35
14 North American Warranty 36
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3 Quick Start Users Guide
In this section you will learn about:
- the few steps that you need to know to operate your
Digital plus by Lenz NMRA DCC model railroad control
system.
- how to operate your first train.
In the later sections, the whole range of functions of the LZV100
will be explained in detail.
3.1 Connection and
initial operation
1. Plug the 5 pin din plug at
the end of the LH100 o
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LH90 cord into the 5 pin
din socket that is located
on the rear of the
LZV100
2. Connect terminals Jand Kof the
LZV100 power station to the tracks of
your model railway. You can pull off
the green terminal connectors on the
back of the LZV100. This will facilitate
the installation of cables. Make sure
that no other transformers or
operating controllers are connected to
the tracks.
3. For a quick start, connect terminals Uand Vof the LZV100 to
any model railway transformer with a 14-18 VAC voltage. Fo
r
initial operation virtually any transformer with a current rating o
f
greater than 1 amp will work. To operate the maximum
number of locomotives a transformer with a minimum capacity
of 6 to 8 Amp transformer should be used for the LZV100.
See (Öp. 17) for more details on suitable transformers.
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UVJK
R
LMAB CDE
SPQ
LZV100
XpressNet
To
Transformer
To Track
4. Put the locomotive which is equipped with
the locomotive decoder onto the track. (refer
to the instructions that came with the
decoder for installation instructions)
5. Plug the power cord of the transformer into
a wall socket. The display on your LH100
or LH90 lights up and the red led's on the
LZV100 turns on solid red.
You can now start operating trains!
(Yes, already!)
)Refer to the “Operating
your first train” in the front of
your handheld manual for
complete instructions on how to
use your new handheld to
operate your first train.
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4 System architecture of your DIGITAL plus
system
The LZV100 is the central hub in your NMRA DCC DIGITAL plus
system. DIGITAL plus is a digital multi-train control system for all
model railroad scales developed in close cooperation with model
railroaders worldwide. Figure 1 shows the simple and clear
system design of DIGITAL plus.
DIGITAL plus is compatible with NMRA-DCC systems and their
locomotive and accessory decoders. It is also compatible with all
XpressNet certified handhelds or other system devices. If you
have an older NMRA DCC system, you can use this older system
as a handheld using the Translation Module LC100.
The capabilities of DIGITAL plus are to a large extent determined
by a program running inside the unit, the software. Version 3 is
our 4th major system release.
)The advantage of this approach is that new
functions can be adopted simply by changing the software. It
is not necessary to purchase new units. This way it is easier
to implement suggestions for improvements from model
railroaders.
Digital plus is designed with a non-proprietary open architecture.
Each device in this distributed architecture contains the
intelligence necessary to provide support to the external device it
is supporting. This distributed architecture provides exceptional
performance and allows us to add new capabilities without
impacting existing devices.
•XpressNet Communication Network
The heart of the Digital plus communication architecture is the
high speed state of the art network called XpressNet. XpressNet
is a distributed multi-tier network based on the worldwide RS485
standard. Each device on XpressNet contains a dedicated
microprocessor that is responsible for providing its own unique
user interface capabilities. This allows any certified XpressNet
device manufactured by any one of a number of manufacturers to
used with your Digital plus system.
XpressNet provides the peer to peer data exchange between
each input device and from each input device to the DCC signal
generator contained in the command station. The XpressNet
network consists of a 4 wire twisted pair connection. XpressNet
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may be up to 1000m (3300 feet) long and can support up to 31
simultaneous input devices. XpressNet is the highest performance
communication network in the DCC industry, providing the
modeler with exceptional growth possibilities.
Figure 1: Digital plus system overview
•Power Station Interface bus
A two or optional three wire bus connects the command station to
as many power stations (boosters) that are needed to power the
layout. The LZV100 and all Digital plus power stations are
designed to follow the proposed NMRA Power Station Interface
RP. All Digital plus power stations are optically isolated to allow
safe connection to all forms of layout wiring including common rail
wiring.
•Feedback bus
The LZV100 provides the capability for a separate 2 wire feedback
bus to provide a connecting link between command station and
feedback capable modules. A separate bus was chosen to
provide maximum performance even in the largest of layouts.
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4.1 LZV100 Command Station
The LZV100 has four components built in: a command station, a
power station (booster), a RailCom component, and a layout
feedback component.
4.1.1 LZV100 Comand Station Component
The core of the LZV100 is its Command Station. The LZV100
coordinates the input devices (Hand Held Controller LH100, etc.)
and is also responsible for data processing. Information is
exchanged between Command Station and input devices via a 4-
wire cable, called XpressNet.
4.1.2 LZV100 Power Station (booster) Component
The LZV100 also includes an powerful internal 5 amp power
station. The LZV100 power station provides clean and safe DCC
power to the track. New circuitry has been developed to reduce
noise, which provides exceptionally clean power to operate your
DCC equipped trains. Safety features include:
•Both short and overload detection that turns off the power to
the track whenever a short or overload condition is detected.
This protects both your trains and the LZV100 electronics.
•Opto-isolation to safely isolate your power station
interface wiring from your track wiring. This eliminates
any possibility for hidden ground loops through your
power station.
•Fail Safe runaway protection is provided by requiring a 7
volt signal on the DCC Control Bus (the C and D wires).
This prevents the LZV100 from accidentally sending out
power to the track when the command station stops
transmitting packets.
•The LZV100 has a fault detection LED located on the front
of the unit. When the power station is in use, the LED on
the front is lit. If the power is on, but no information is
being transmitted over the Power Station Interface
(connections Cand D), the LED will flash slowly. The
LED will also flash quickly when the LZV100 has detected
a short or experienced a thermal overload. It will blink
slowly when using the PQ, programming outputs and
double blink. when the power station itself is being
programmed. (Öp. 15)
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4.1.3 LZV100 RailCom Component
RailCom is the next generation of DCC. With RailCom the
decoder can communicate back information to the command
station and to the handheld device that is controlling it. The
LZV100 has a built-in RailCom detector designed to be able to
receive the information that the decoder is transmitting. For more
precise location detection additional RailCom detectors can be
added.
The NMRA DCC Working Group is still defining the transmission
protocol. To provide them more time to work this out, we have
shipped the LZV100 without this software enabled. In the spring
of 2002 this specification should stabilize at which time we will
provide a software upgrade to enable this feature.
4.1.4 Layout Feedback Component
The LZV100 also has a dedicated processor for handling layout
feedback. This optional feature enables users to install advanced
detection and signaling systems.
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