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8 Channel RailCom® Detection, Block Occupancy Detection and Short Circuit Protection for all 8 channels. | 8 Channel RailCom® Detection, Block Occupancy Detection and Short Circuit Protection for all 8 channels. | ||
Features: | === Features: === | ||
* Block detection | |||
* No voltage drop during block detection | |||
* Adjustable sensitivity (down to a single 10k axle) | |||
* Software configurable delay | |||
* LCC Messages for block occupancy | |||
* RailCom® | |||
* Detection on all 8 blocks | |||
* Can generate RailCom cutout if your booster does not have it. | |||
* Tells you which Locomotive is in a particular block (by DCC address) and which direction it is facing. | |||
* Supports CV reads on the Main | |||
[[File:Block-8-RCS.png|left|thumb|369x369px|Block-8-RCS Diagram]] | |||
=== Connections === | |||
* '''Track Outputs''' Connections for 2x Track B and 8x Track A Outputs | |||
* ''Color LEDs will display the status of each block'' | |||
* ''Green=unoccupied, Yellow=Occupied, White=has Railcom Loco present, Purple=Short, Red is turned off'' | |||
* '''Track A & B''' Inputs from CS/Booster | |||
* ''Doubled up -- ready for daisy-chaining.'' | |||
* '''LCC Connections''' Two Jacks for LCC Cable hook up | |||
* '''External 12V DC''' Connection | |||
* ''can supply power to the LCC bus optional, may pull power from LCC cable'' | |||
* ''Use Power Switch to select'' | |||
* '''Expansion''' connectors for future features | |||
* '''EXT-SSSB''' Simple Serial Signal Bus | |||
* ''RR-CirKits makes boards'' | |||
* '''EXT-SPI''' 8-pin connector | |||
* ''Potential for turnout drivers, inputs, etc.'' | |||
* '''EXT-SER''' 3-pin connector | |||
* ''Display for RailCom locomotive ID plugs in here'' | |||
=== Block-8-RCS Amherst Demo Layout === | |||
Here is a layout overview of how we set up the Block-8-RCS | |||
[[File:Block-8-RCS Demo.png|left|thumb]] | |||
Revision as of 13:07, 31 March 2026
Block-8-RCS - Coming Soon! SKU: 2150
8 Channel RailCom® Detection, Block Occupancy Detection and Short Circuit Protection for all 8 channels.
Features:
- Block detection
- No voltage drop during block detection
- Adjustable sensitivity (down to a single 10k axle)
- Software configurable delay
- LCC Messages for block occupancy
- RailCom®
- Detection on all 8 blocks
- Can generate RailCom cutout if your booster does not have it.
- Tells you which Locomotive is in a particular block (by DCC address) and which direction it is facing.
- Supports CV reads on the Main
Connections
- Track Outputs Connections for 2x Track B and 8x Track A Outputs
- Color LEDs will display the status of each block
- Green=unoccupied, Yellow=Occupied, White=has Railcom Loco present, Purple=Short, Red is turned off
- Track A & B Inputs from CS/Booster
- Doubled up -- ready for daisy-chaining.
- LCC Connections Two Jacks for LCC Cable hook up
- External 12V DC Connection
- can supply power to the LCC bus optional, may pull power from LCC cable
- Use Power Switch to select
- Expansion connectors for future features
- EXT-SSSB Simple Serial Signal Bus
- RR-CirKits makes boards
- EXT-SPI 8-pin connector
- Potential for turnout drivers, inputs, etc.
- EXT-SER 3-pin connector
- Display for RailCom locomotive ID plugs in here
Block-8-RCS Amherst Demo Layout
Here is a layout overview of how we set up the Block-8-RCS
