tony_forward Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 probably a daft question but....I've gone from a Select to E-link. Obviously all my locos have 2 digit addresses.My question is this, if I want to give a 'long' 4 digit address to a loco, do I have to alter cv17 and 18 first? Or does the act of giving a 4 digit address in cv1 amend them automatically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yelrow Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Hi, Tony, some clever fella will tell you, but my question is why. unless you have 100 locos, I have allways had elink, and mine are all 2 digit. That way , when kids want yo ploay, they can use select. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_forward Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Thanks John, I had this wild idea of using the EMU unit number as the dcc id although strictly speaking with the elink, starting at 1 and finishing when you run out of locos is acceptable as you click on the loco, not the dcc id :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yelrow Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 still waiting for the clever fella, john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_forward Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Maybe the brains of the outfit are asleep John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Haven't got the manual in front of me but basically when specifying a loco ID you aren't directly writing to a CV. RM takes the ID you specify then makes the necessary CV adjustments which, for long IDs includes changing CVs 17, 18 and 29. So no, you don't have to calculate and write to those CVs yourself And as has been said before, many Elite users use long IDs because the convenient way not to forget IDs is to use 4 of the 5 digits in the running number. It has little to do with having more or less than 100 locos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_forward Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Thanks for the answer Fishy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 You weren't talking out of whatever hat you were wearing then, Fishy. Full marks for a great answer. Perhaps we are sole mates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 You mean we keep getting under each other's feet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 No, I wouldn't want to get under yours. They'd probably smell a bit fishy. You are a heel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hi All, I used to use two digits but kept forgetting which address was for which loco. Tried using the last two digits of the number but this was a non starter as I have GWR no's 6, 1006 and 5006! which is why I've switched to four figures. Now I only have to worry about GWR no 12 and SR no W12, any suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 81F, glad to see you find 4 digit addressing more useful. I'm afraid all I can suggest with regard to the last two locos you mentioned, wouldn't it help to just chuck one away? Seriously, though, If you don't have them on your layout at the same time, any ID clash wouldn't matter, would it? I have a couple of clashes even on a 4 digit basis but would suggest giving one a slightly different number because it doesn't really matter on RM. If using just, presumably an Elite, sorry, you'll just have to jot down the IDs for each loco or retrain your brain and any accompanying memory facilities you might still have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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