Montywb Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Has anyone else tried to do this using Railmaster? Out of curiosity I stuck an R2903XS class O8 on, read the CVs and it told me that they were all 255. I imagine that I've done something wrong, but I can't think what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMSTim Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Yes Montywb, I have read CVs on a few of my locos so far, and set some too (volume on sound locos). I just put them on the programming track and let RailMaster get on with it. The CVs bit shows all 255 of them but only highlights the ones you are allowed to change. Mind you, it has to know what decoder chip is in the loco. I found if I tell it to read all 255 (1 to 255) and go off and do something else (it can take an hour) when it gets to CVs 7 and 8 then it identifies the chip and automatically unhighlights the CVs you can't change. I also have the sound 08 and I think it highlights about 20 CVs, or thereabouts. Mind you the Elite must be in "Standard" mode or CVs don't read and write correctly. I had my Elite in "Classic" mode and it didn't work at first. I should have read the manual because it says in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montywb Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 LMSTim said: Yes Montywb, I have read CVs on a few of my locos so far, and set some too (volume on sound locos). I just put them on the programming track and let RailMaster get on with it. The CVs bit shows all 255 of them but only highlights the ones you are allowed to change. Mind you, it has to know what decoder chip is in the loco. I found if I tell it to read all 255 (1 to 255) and go off and do something else (it can take an hour) when it gets to CVs 7 and 8 then it identifies the chip and automatically unhighlights the CVs you can't change. I also have the sound 08 and I think it highlights about 20 CVs, or thereabouts. Mind you the Elite must be in "Standard" mode or CVs don't read and write correctly. I had my Elite in "Classic" mode and it didn't work at first. I should have read the manual because it says in there.Mine is in standard mode, Tim. I'm baffled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMSTim Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Are you able to read CVs in other locos? The one in he Hornby 08 sound is a Loksound 3.5 decoder, which is different from Hornby's normal ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montywb Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 LMSTim said: Are you able to read CVs in other locos? The one in he Hornby 08 sound is a Loksound 3.5 decoder, which is different from Hornby's normal ones.I haven't tried - I will in the morning - layout is in garage, can't be *rsed to go out there now. I'll let you know how I get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMSTim Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Monty - if I were you I would test several locos with DCC decoders and ensure that your Elite is hooked up at 19,200 baud (in settings and Windows control panel). You should also ensure that the firmware of the Elite is 1.3. You can see this when the unit powers up. If you get 255 on all CVs on all locos AND the Elite is set to Standard and has version 1.3 of the firmware on-board then it may just be a knackered unit. Another thing that occurs. Are you able to read CVs in Direct mode on the programming track from the Elite itself, without using RailMaster? If you still get 255 on all CVs then you definitely have an Elite problem and I would contact Hornby if I were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montywb Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 I have just read some CVs just using the Elite and guess what, 255 on all of them, so it looks as if my Elite is to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMSTim Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 You could try a hard reset on the Elite. Can't remember how to do that but it resets all data on the unit. That may work. Failing that, you could try downloading and installing the 1.3 Elite firmware and installing it, even if you already have 1.3 on the unit. Other than that, call Hornby. They are very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montywb Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 I have reset the Elite, firmware is version 1.3, I have tried re-installing the firmware but all I get is "Error in open port". I've tried several different USB ports with the same result. I'll contact Hornby, thanks, Tim, for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montywb Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 Update. Elite is off to Margate after customer care were unable to help by phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technicklee Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 I think I have the answer for read CV problem. Old R8215 decoders read all CVs at 255.Newer R8249 decoders read corectly. I have however just changed CV1 (loco ID) on the older chip and although reading at 255 and being programed at 008 I correctly changed this to a higher ID. this updated OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMSTim Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Yes, the R8215 reads all 255 through the Elite too. Odd, but fortunately there aren't that many R8215s out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montywb Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 Hornby have replaced my Elite at no cost. Thankns to them for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMSTim Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I have to say Hornby's customer service is hard to beat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montywb Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 You're not wrong there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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