

The "R" and "B" power connections are common for all LEDs and buttons through one connection to the octocoder control pins. The control connections are made through the pins on the octocoder, the wires between the octocoder and the remote panel are about 20 inches long. With no LEDs or buttons connected, the octocoder works as expected. Pretty cool to see how easy it is to program the switches, and t. Comes with a 7' cable which allows you to stand next to your turnout while aligning the servo - no more acrobatics and. Starting to test out the Octopus III and Octocoder to control the servo-based point control. Just one of these needed for all of your Octopus IIIs. Used with the Octopus III (above) for alignment of servos (cannot be used with the Octopus II). I have 3 on the n-scale with about 28 servos. I would like toggle or pushbutton inputs and LED indication of turnout location. Used with the Octopus III for alignment of servos (cannot be used with the Octopus II). I use the Octopus 3s on both my N-scale door switching layout and the HO garage layout I am building.

That is simply not going to work as the layout is somewhat large. The documentation indicates that the switch inputs need to be as close as possible to the controller, less than 2 feet.
#Tam valley octopus iii with rocrail how to#
Tam Valley does provide circuit diagrams for alternative inputs but I don't know how to interpret the diagrams. I am using the Octopus III to control the servos on my layout. The fascia controller kits for turnouts and constructed crossover fascia controllers are very hard to find. However, issuing DCC accessory commands to the octocoder via NCE PowerCab will only move the machine from normal to reverse, but not back to normal. Tam Valley Depot OCT031 Remote Aligner for Octopus III 8-Servo Driver. I procrastinated too long before making an order. Sent: Tuesday, J7:51 AM To: Tam-Valley-Productsgroups.io Subject: Tam-Valley-Products Octopus III / octocoder with remote buttons and lights Goal: To be able to operate servo-switch machines via DCC accessory commands and local control panel with buttons and indicator lights. In the reverse (thrown) position, the reverse LED illuminates, but at a reduced brightness - I am using the same yellow LEDs for both indicators. In the normal (closed) position, the normal LED illuminates.
#Tam valley octopus iii with rocrail license#
License Manager mvx-lm 1510/tcp Midland Valley Exploration Ltd. I've connected LEDs and buttons as shown in the octopus documentation - mashing the two schematics: The push button causes the switch machine to move between normal and reverse as expected. tam 209/tcp Trivial Authenticated Mail Protocol -tam 209/udp Trivial. Goal: To be able to operate servo-switch machines via DCC accessory commands and local control panel with buttons and indicator lights.
