Setup JMRI

• Preparing to Install

Getting Started

• What is DCC?
• What DCC systems will DecoderPro work with?
• What hardware do I need?
• How do I start the program?
• How do I start DecoderPro® program for the First Time User?
• How do I set up my Preferences?

Using DecoderPro

• How do I set up to program a decoder?

DecoderPro Programming Modes

• Single CV Programmer
• Service Mode Programmer
• Ops Mode Programming

The Basic Programmer

• Entering Locomotives in the "Roster"
• The basic programmer
• Reading the data from the decoder
• Entering and editing new data
• Writing the new data to the decoder
• Saving the new data to a file
• What if I need to do more?

The Comprehensive Programmer

• Setup and Roster Panes
• Expanded Basic Pane
• Motor Control Pane
• Speed Control Pane
• Speed Table Pane
• Function Mapping Pane
• Lights Pane
• Consisting Pane
• Advanced Features Pane
• Analog Controls Pane
• Sound Pane
• Sound Levels Pane
• Global CV Pane
• Manufacturer-Specific Pane
• Printing the Decoder Data

Advanced Features

• Function Labels Pane
• Roster Media

DecoderPro® Main Window

• Menu Bar
• Toolbar
• Roster Table
• Decoder Information
• Status Bar

Error Messages

• Error Codes explained

DecoderPro® Main Window

The Menu bar

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Most of the DecoderPro functions can be accessed via the menu bar.

• File

• • New Roster Window
    Opens another instance of Main DecoderPro Roster window.
  • Import Complete Roster
    Imports Roster into DecoderPro
  • Import Roster Entry
    Open the Open dialog to allow you to select a Roster Entry to import.
    
    
    
    
  • Import Decoder File
    
    Opens the Open dialog to allow you to select a Decoder File to import from drive:/Program Files/JMRI/xml/decoders/
    
    
    
  • Import Decoder URL
    
    
    
  • Export Roster Entry
    
    Exports .xml file for the selected locomotive on your roster.
    
    
  • Export Complete Roster
    
    
    
  • Close Window

  Greyed out if only one Roster Window has been opened. Allows you to close an extra Roster Window that is no longer needed.

  • Print Roster
  • • Entry
      Opens the Select Items to Print dialog
      
      
      Printed page for selected Roster Entry.

    
    

    • Summary
      This printout may be many pages. You can print to pdf file using printer dialog.
      
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  • Print Preview Roster
    • Entry
      Same as print except it uses the system printers Preview window.
    • Summary
      
  • Quit
    Shuts down DecoderPro.

• Edit

• • Cut
  • Copy
  • Paste
  • Duplicate Loco
    Select the roster entry that you would like to duplicate. Enter a new name for the duplicate entry.
    
    press OK and the duplicate is now added to the roster list. You may now edit or reprogram as required.
    
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  • Delete Loco
    Select the loco that you wish to delete in the roster list, select menu item.
    
    
  • Preferences
  • Opens the Preferences window.

• Settings

• • Hide/Show Summary Pane
    Toggles the decoder information on/off, Part 4 of the main window

    Show decoder summary pane

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  • Hide decoder summary pane The above information is not available.

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    Note the up and down arrows in the area above the summary pane. The down arrow will hide the summary pane and the up arrow will show the summary pane when clicked on.

  • Reset Window Sizes

not available yet

• Actions

• • Program
    Opens the Programmer that is setup in your prefernces for the selected Roster Entry, Comprehensive Programmer, defaults to Basic Programmer
    
    
  • Labels and Media

    Opens the Labels and Media window with two tabs to set these parameters for the selected roster entry in your roster. Select the Function Labels TAB to edit your throttle function labels. Select the Roster Media TAB to edit the icon for your roster selection.
    
    
    

  • New Throttle
    
    
  • Loads Default Throttle Layout

    Opens the default throttle that is set in preferences

  
  

  • Consisting Tool
  • Turnout Control
  • Power Control
    
  • Speedometer
  • Single CV Programmer
    
    
  • Start WiThrottle Server
    
    
  • Start Web Server
    
    
  • Recreate Roster Index
    Recreates the Roster Index when adding new XML roster files.
  • Recreate Decoder Index
    Used to update Decoder Index when new decoder files are added.
    
  • Run Script
    Opens a dialog to allow you to select a script that will run within DecoderPro.

• Manufacturer Specific Menu

  This menu is dependent upon the equiment you are using.

• • Acela
  • Backarus (Speedo)
  • CMRI
  • EasyDCC
  • Grapevine
  • LocoNet
  • NCE
  • OakTreeSystems
  • Powerline
  • QSI
  • RPS
  • SECSI
  • SPROG
  • TMCC
  • wangrow
  • XpressNet
  • Zimo

• Window

• • Minimize

  

  • open windows listed

• Help

• • Window Help
  • General Help
  • License
  • Locations
  • Context
  • System Console
  • Upload Debugging Info...

  

  • About DecoderPro
    
    
    

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