Electrically, you may be correct, but from a DCC standpoint... A Booster reads the DCC control signal from the command center, then retransmits the signal on a...
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Andrew Berridge
r5gordini
Oct 31, 2010 4:09 pm
It is what I used for my layout until fairly recently. The WiThrottle is very good. I find it difficult to control multiple trains on screen using a mouse and...
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Alan Cox
a_a_c_y
Oct 31, 2010 4:07 pm
... Or Android phone - which also has a free JMRI throttle app using the withrottle hooks. Search for DCC in the Android marketplace to find it Alan...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Oct 31, 2010 2:03 pm
That's more or less it but both examples are amplifiers. One is a voltage amplifier (increasing the voltage) the other is a current amplifier (allowing more...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Oct 31, 2010 1:55 pm
Hi, Others will hopefully give you a an un-biased view :-) Current is one limitation, but you can also add a booster. Check the group archive for recent...
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rbjr2000
Oct 31, 2010 10:56 am
I'm a noobie here so let me try this one from a point of ignorance and then you can shoot me ;-) An amplifier makes something bigger but a booster makes it...
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R Jones
rbjr2000
Oct 31, 2010 9:08 am
There is much talk of using SPROG to run a locomotive or even a layout. What are the limitations of this? Is amount of current drawn the only consideration? ...
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Thomas
thomasmclae
Oct 29, 2010 12:57 pm
Thanks, guys. The suggestion below is what I figured out for myself. Working now! On to the show.... (Fort Worth show this weekend!) Thomas...
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ncliffe2001
Oct 28, 2010 6:32 pm
... Microsoft upgraded the "New Hardware Wizard" in Windows7 and removed the "prompt for location" bit. Its supposedly to protect you from rogue software. ...
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mattharris_merg
Oct 28, 2010 2:08 pm
... Thomas, I was working from memory. As highlighted by Andrew, in the unzipped file, there is a .pdf: ...
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Thomas
thomasmclae
Oct 28, 2010 2:00 pm
... The problem is the New Hardware wizard is not prompting for a location. Thomas...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Oct 28, 2010 11:44 am
For Win 7 also please read the installation guide included in the windows driver folder. You need to do it manually through the device manager. There is an...
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mattharris_merg
Oct 28, 2010 7:47 am
... Thomas, You could also download the drivers from: http://www.sprog-dcc.co.uk/downloads/Windows_2000_XP_Vista_7.zip Unzip the contents somewhere and then,...
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Vince
vincent_loos
Oct 28, 2010 12:02 am
... Thomas, Can you copy the drivers to a USB flash drive. Regards Vince [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Thomas
thomasmclae
Oct 27, 2010 10:57 pm
I am having trouble installing the SPROG drivers on a netbook with Win7. The silly thing keeps trying to find the SPROG drivers in hhe Windows update site,...
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Tim
altezeitgruppe
Oct 25, 2010 7:46 pm
OK, It has failed again, the COM port number stayed at 6 no matter where it was inserted....
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ncliffe2001
Oct 25, 2010 7:36 pm
Tim, I suggest looking for other devices or processes which create virtual com ports. On some machines, Bluetooth related activities can create a lot of Com...
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Tim
altezeitgruppe
Oct 25, 2010 7:07 pm
Andrew and Nigel, It is amazing but worrying. I started the process again after a 24hr gap, the system works as advertised! However, I find this a bit of a...
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Andrew Berridge
r5gordini
Oct 25, 2010 4:36 pm
Hi Tim, Have a look at the Ports in Device Manager - the SPROG USB ends up being a Virtual COM Port in Device Manager. The key is to check that this COM port ...
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Tim
altezeitgruppe
Oct 25, 2010 11:57 am
The laptop was switched off between sessions - i.e. power off. How can I check whether the laptop has 'lost' the connection to the Sprog? Any specific ideas? ...
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ncliffe2001
Oct 25, 2010 10:03 am
Tim, How is the laptop "switched off" ? Hibernate ? Sleep ? Or Shutdown ? Does the laptop enter any form of power-save state - its the default for most...
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Tim
altezeitgruppe
Oct 24, 2010 7:36 pm
Hi, I am not quite sure how this can be fixed because it should not occur. The Sprog programming set-up that I use is fixed- I do not alter any connections and...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Oct 23, 2010 3:32 pm
... Excellent! ... Be careful!!! If you try to write to a CV you will write to every loco on the layout! Reads will not work due to the boosters being in the...
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marrix00
Oct 22, 2010 5:04 pm
Hello Andrew :-) ... I just converted another Roco 10761 to booster, connected my Sprog II to both boosters (remembering the 1K ohm resistor to both) and then...
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Thomas
thomasmclae
Oct 21, 2010 12:19 pm
Tim, There are new decodxer files in the files section of the JMRI site. I just saw the posts there that new files are uploaded, and they will be in the next...
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Brian's Mail
brian.hansell
Oct 21, 2010 12:06 am
Hi Martin, Try http://uk.babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt It got me talking to a Swiss German speaker very successfully. Regards Brian From:...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Oct 20, 2010 5:40 pm
... There are two many Andrews :-) ... I still don't understand the difference between an amplifier and a booster. It sounds like clever marketing to put a...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Oct 20, 2010 5:38 pm
... It should work much better. I look forward to the results. We are getting more and more people asking about using boosters with the SPROG, especially with...
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marrix00
Oct 20, 2010 4:55 pm
Hello Andrew ... It is definitely possible - i bought 5 on eBay.de because of the low price and to save on shipping. Often the auctions end on 10-15 EUR. The...
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marrix00
Oct 20, 2010 4:32 pm
Hello again :-) ... That sounds like a good idea - i'll try that! ... I'm not sure if i can just measure the voltage with a regular multimeter since its...
