How Far Can We Take Digitrax (4): Discoveries and Setbacks the PM74, JMRI and RIP PR4

[@WigWagWorkshop]

Hey Der Rayron VR! Great information, thanks for sharing bud!

[@rayronvr]

thanks appriciate the support!

[@HumancityJunction]

Did you ever get your PM74 working? I think I blew up two of them but no one can seem to tell me why. When I connect the PM74 to LocoNet, it stops any data over the LocoNet bus.

[@rayronvr]

I did but very limited capacity to power distribution and block detection before I had to move. Haven't had a chance to mess with it since may.

[@HumancityJunction]

@@rayronvr Well I havce 4 more coming, I hope to not brick them as well.

[@criminal__8615]

how many of the smaller wirelss throttles can be connected to the wireless device digitrax has

[@rayronvr]

For the LNWI, 4 phone throttles

[@criminal__8615]

@@rayronvr i was thinking more along the lines of the UT6D hand held

[@rayronvr]

@@criminal__8615 for the IR readers, the latest ur93 instruction guide does not list a limit for max throttle capacity.

[@HumancityJunction]

There is a lot of power in the PM74, it is a nice addition to the Digitrax line. PR4, that will buff right out :) It is nice that the bxp88 has built in circuit protection as then a short only takes out a single block. I had been planning to use the DR4088LN-CS, but the circuit protection is a nice addition.

[@rayronvr]

Bxp88 is now my end goal but I need a proper command station. Which means dcs 240, ps2012 and 1 booster for the layout. Which will take time to get.

[@RenegadeModelRailroader]

What is the purpose of the PR4 anyways if you have a command station that connects via USB ? Still cant figure that one out. Also does the bxp88 offer transponding too ? Im working on a layout and trying to figure out which equipment ill need. Maybe you could lend a hand @Rayon VR ! Let me know thanks for the video !

[@rayronvr]

So for me I had a pr4 before I had the dcs 52. Once I had the dcs 52, the pr4 was obsolete. So not really a loss, since I have the 52 now. According to digitrax the BXP88 does alot. Allows 8 power blocks and circuit breaker protection in those 8 blocks. It does detection of those 8 blocks from any digitrax transponder and feeds the info back to Loconet for jmri capability.

[@RenegadeModelRailroader]

@@rayronvr This is great info! Thanks for the response. YA i just was reading that it does all that. Ill be picking one up soon. again Appreciate the videos learned a bunch. Cheers!

[@rayronvr]

@@RenegadeModelRailroader awesome hope it works out!

[@RenegadeModelRailroader]

@@rayronvr So haha Another good one for ya. the out put header pins on the right of the DS74. What exactly do they go to. I know you can connect a cable but where do the pins go to? Thanks

[@rayronvr]

@samuelkerr5590 I use digitirax's ribbin cable to connect it to those pins to a digitrax BD4N for momentary turn-out control. See it in action here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYGwe6umftadlZI