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Hardware Support: Lionel TMCC

Supported Hardware

Command Station

Lionel TMCC or Lionel Legacy thru the serial port on the Command Base.

Limitations

As of JMRI v 2.11.8, Lionel TMCC Train commands are not yet available.

There is no Lionel TMCC model under the DecoderPro Roster Entry tabs, but you can set up TMCC decoder equipped Locomotives using the NMRA standard decoder near the top of the list.

Connecting

Wiring

First, connect your computer's serial port to the TMCC command station using a serial cable. This should be a "straight-through" or "modem" cable, nota "crossover" or "null-modem" cable. if your computer doesn't have a built-in serial port, you can use a USB-serial adapter, but make sure you install the correct drivers if needed. Recent Mac OS distributions have the drivers already there for some adaptors.

Settings

Next, configure the program:

Features

(Not yet complete)

With JMRI 2.11.8, Lionel TMCC operation for engines and accessory decoders is available. Train commands are not yet available.

The functions below will take care of all Engine Controls on TMCC and the basic commands on Legacy. The Accessory and Route and Train ( multi Lash Ups ) are not implimented. The Switch commands should also work.

Listed are the common actions for Railsounds 4, ERR conversion boards, and TAS boards. Any Accessory that uses Engine ID commands will also work however the function buttons will have different meanings. Consult the manual that came with the Accessor ( Crane Car, etc. ) to determine what the aux 1 buttons do for that item and label the Function Burrons accordingly.

When using a JMRI Throttle to run a Locomotive, the function buttons are allocated as follows:

F0
AUX 2 (Headlights On / Off )
F1
Bell
F2
Horn/Whistle 1
F3
Front Coupler
F4
Back Coupler
F5 +0
Aux 1
F6 +1
Volume Up
F7 +2
Crew Talk
F8 +3
Start up Sounds
F9 +4
Volume Down
F10 +5
Shut Down Sounds
F11 +6
Steam Release / RPM Decrease
F12 +7
Tower Comm
F13 +8
Aux Off ( Smoke OFF on Steam Usually )
F14 +9
Aux On ( Smoke ON on steam Usually )
F15
Aux 1
F16
Let Off Sound
F17
Forward
F18
Reverse
F19
Toggle Direction
F20
Boost
F21
Brake
F22
Increse Speed 2 Steps
F23
Decrease Speed 2 Steps
F24
Momentum Low
F25
Momentum Medium
F26
Momentum High
F27
Set

In addition, if you have a TMCC 2 Legacy system and JMRI is connected via a SER2 adapter, you can use additional Legacy functions:

F28
Start Up Sequence 1 (Delayed Prime Mover)
F29
Start Up Sequence 2 (Immediate Start Up)
F30
Shut Down Sequence 1 (Delay w/ Announcement)
F31
Shut down Sequence 2 (Immediate Shut Down)
If you have suggestions for usage of additional function keys, please make a suggestion via the JMRIusers list.

JMRI TMCC Tools

TMCC New Entry Format Summary

Here's a summary on how to enter the address for a new item (eg. Turnouts):

In/Out Entry Meaning makes System Name Mask Equivalent Minimum Maximum
o 3 Turnout 3 TT3 1 99

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