You can set the sort order of messages? Just click on the link in the date column. Your preferences will be remembered, so you don't have to do it again when you return.
The SPROG user base has grown to the extent that I feel a dedicated group will be useful to share experiences and provide mutual help to other users. Whilst...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Apr 27, 2006 7:07 pm
SPROG is a computer controlled programmer for DCC decoders which is supported by the DecoderPro freeware. It is available with either a serial or a USB...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Apr 28, 2006 11:57 am
No one has posted yet so I'll start the ball rolling and say welcome again to everyone who has joined. I only screwed up one (I hope) by accidentally rejecting...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Apr 28, 2006 12:07 pm
For some time I have been promising new firmware to allow SPROG II to act as a full blown command station (an external booster may be required). The firmware...
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John Bicknell
johncb50
Apr 28, 2006 12:58 pm
Andrew, Good idea about establishing a "group" for SPROG users and, as I am fairly new to the world of DCC and SPROG, will be looking forward to learning from...
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Peter Lefley
leflep
Apr 28, 2006 1:10 pm
Andrew, I'm please to hear you are battling with CT products. Do you envisage being able to reprogramme sound files as well? Shortly there will be sound...
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Brian Lunn
wackytrainman
Apr 28, 2006 1:14 pm
Hi Andrew and all I have an earlier version of SPROG which I purchased back in 2004 before SPROG II came on the scene. Is there any difference between the...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Apr 28, 2006 2:11 pm
If sound decoders can have the sounds programmed through the rails then this could, theoretically, be done with a SPROG. Similarly for ZIMOs method of updating...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Apr 28, 2006 2:20 pm
All versions operate the same way with DecoderPro but the older ones are a little behind in bug fixes. Older SPROGs will not be capable of running the command...
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Geoffrey Figgins
glut898sky938
Apr 28, 2006 4:30 pm
Hi All I would like to buy and use a sprog 11. Will i need to buy any leads to connect the sprog 11 to the computer if so are these u.s.b.?. Also how do i...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Apr 28, 2006 5:32 pm
Geoff, The serial version requires a serial lead which is available at extra cost if you do not have anything suitable. The USB version comes with a lead. You...
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GEOFFREY FIGGINS
glut898sky938
Apr 28, 2006 6:42 pm
Andrew Thank you for your reply It looks as though It is simpler than I thought. I have a TR100 transformer spare so this should do the job. Good luck with the...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Apr 28, 2006 7:00 pm
Geoff, If the TR100 is just a transformer then I'm afraid it will not be suitable as SPROG II requires a regulated DC supply. They're available at the same...
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trevor lock
trvrlock
Apr 28, 2006 8:33 pm
I have got a loco to move using sprog but can not tonight the loco, bachmann class 66 with a lenz104 chip in runs ok using my ez command controler sprog reads...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
Apr 29, 2006 1:27 pm
Trevor, It sounds like you are doing the right things. Does the SPROG power LED flash when you turn on the track power? Are you certain you put the correct...
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trevor lock
trvrlock
Apr 29, 2006 1:45 pm
... address is as read and in roster not sure which loco ran before been playing with sprog and the cv,s so possable have upset something trevor> >...
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Ian Birchenough
hida_yoshio
Apr 29, 2006 6:15 pm
In message <e2vqh1+m489@eGroups.com>, trevor lock <trevor@...> writes ... Trevor, Have you taken the caps off the motor? I found that with the...
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Gil Fuchs
meftech0001
May 1, 2006 2:39 am
Hi all, I just joined. An SPROG list is a good idea, there needs to be a forum for discussing issues related to these devices. As for sound streaming...
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David White
dwhite4dcc
May 1, 2006 6:11 pm
Just joined. Reading the messages reveals that the move to sound is as fraught as ever. My biggest objection to commercial producers of programmers is that, ...
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David White
dwhite4dcc
May 1, 2006 6:53 pm
... Just to add my two pennorth and probably late, but Trevor, did you remember to a) write all your changes to the decoder and then b) save the roster file...
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David White
dwhite4dcc
May 5, 2006 11:26 am
... then ... Techie question from somebody who does not really understand computer programming protocols. I thought that DecoderPro was capable of reading and...
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Chuck Card
shakerrapid
May 5, 2006 4:02 pm
Hi David, I suspect you were asking Andrew, but I'll try o help here. <snip> ... <Chuck> We need to be careful here. The flow of information to the decoder is...
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David White
dwhite4dcc
May 6, 2006 10:33 am
... Thanks Chuck, A good treatise which gives me some insight into the more esoteric side of DCC. Some explanation of my own stance/attitude. After 59 + years...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
May 7, 2006 7:29 pm
Just a test as I seem to be having problems posting, despite being the group owner. Andrew...
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David White
dwhite4dcc
May 7, 2006 7:57 pm
... the ... Ah there you are!! having trouble with my PayPal account. Never can remember the b---y password. Don't use it enough s'pose! Firmware upgrade:-...
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David White
dwhite4dcc
May 7, 2006 8:40 pm
... Sad replying to one's own post. Have now sorted PayPal. Reagrds David White Bournemouth...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
May 8, 2006 1:56 pm
Yahoo seems to be accepting my posts now, so I'll again. As far as playing the sounds and modifying the way they are played, yes this is done with standard or...
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tilneyjon
May 14, 2006 11:34 am
Hi all I have just joined the group and look forward to reading and taking part in the posts, john [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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peterbrandenburg
peterbranden...
May 14, 2006 5:35 pm
Hi Andrew, does this mean a PIC replacement would turn my SPROG v.3 USB into an SPROG II of latest release? If so, which PIC is needed? I now have a...
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andrew_croslanduk
andrew_crosl...
May 14, 2006 6:05 pm
Peter, SPROG II uses an 18F252 and the command station firmware is written in Microchip C18 (the compiler is a free download). To use it with an old SPROG...
