Hornby updated firmware select controller CV writing?

[WolfJunction]

Hi Folks

Can I update any Hornby decoders write cv's etc with the Hornby select with the latest firmware ?

also can it bring to the full all the TTS decoder functions speed etc? ability to add stay alives to 060 locos (pointwork frog problem)

any help would be most grateful.

David

[P-Henny]

The Select at firmware revision 1.6 and above can write to all 255 CV's of the majority of decoders. There do however seem to be some odd decoders that appear (according to posts on this forum) to be problematic, but this is not a widespread issue.

What the Select can not do is read the value of a CV.

The 1.6 and above Select firmware can control all functions required to fully support TTS decoders.

Adding 'stay alives' is a decoder specific feature rather than a controller specific one. The issue with after market 'stay alives' with many controllers is that they can affect CV programming because they absorb all the power from the 'PROG' output. This is where the Select has a benefit, because the Select programmes on its track output which is powered, thus there is power to keep the 'stay alive' charged during the programming task. Thus 'stay alive' equipped decoders should, in theory, programme more reliably with the Select.

There is a FAQ in the DCC FAQ sticky that details how to add a 'stay alive' to Hornby decoders, including TTS ones.

[WolfJunction]

Thats great mate thank you for your helpyum much appreciated to an older head with new tecnhology on the rise

[96RAF]

Make sure you download both the v1.5 user manual and the v1.6 addendum which explains the new features after the update.

[WolfJunction]

thats great thank you for the heads up much appreciatedthumbsupthumbsup

David

[WolfJunction]

Cheers Folks!

thank you very much for the update much appreciated!

David