Important tidbits that might help:
Unfortunately, most Digitrax systems do not support the NMRA DCC lighting standards that our products were designed with. Digtrax is aware of this issue.
Important things to remember are:
- ALL programming is done in OPS mode / POM, not service mode/program track mode.
2. The board must be in programming mode and listening for new data. Press the programming button, and you have 60 seconds to send commands.
3. If your system does not support accessory or signal OPS mode programming, Use a fake loco number like 999 and loco OPS mode programming.
4. The board is very low-power. Each channel has a maximum output of 10mA for 3v LEDS. If you use externally connected LEDS, the onboard LED must be disabled by cutting the trace on the board.
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The decoder MUST be in programming mode for the entire sequence. When you complete the process, you should be able to visibly see a change in the decoder LEDs. It can take a few tries to get the sequence done correctly. The instructions are very specific for each programming method and need to be followed 100%.
- You can try a factory reset: use a loco address of 3 ( no zeros). Setting CV 128 to 170 will reset the decoder to factory defaults. Again, you should notice something changing when it is done.
- The onboard LED and the first channel for W/G cannot be used simultaneously. That would be two LEDs on the same channel, which will NOT work. If you use the external connection, you must cut the onboard LED out of the circuit. This means that when programming, the LED you have connected to the first channel will be the one that blinks instead.
- Some older Digitrax systems do not support the standard NMRA DCC lighting commands we use in our DCC products.
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