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BiDiB is a protocol which supports P&P with a high reliability communication level.
For more information:
Rocrail is a BiDiB licensee.
The addressing is linear: FADA
Only the Bus(ID) and the Address fields are used.
Addressing starts in Rocrail with one; Null is not used. Port zero on the LC is in Rocrail address one. |
BiDiB Port | Rocrail Address | Rocrail Port |
---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | 2 | 0 |
… | … | 0 |
127 | 128 | 0 |
if sensor and input types at the same board exist the sensor range is 1 .. 128 and the input types are at 201 .. 328.
Color | Value | Range |
---|---|---|
Cyan | Voltage | 0…24V |
Red | Temperature | 0…100°C |
White | Current | Auto scaled; "mA max." is 100% |
IID for addressing this interface directly from without Rocrail.
Device name of the RS232 port.
Typically COMx for Windows; Check the device manager.
The FDTI is supported out of the box: use /dev/ttyUSBx for Linux based systems.
See also USB Mapping.
For Mac OS X the FDTI device driver must be installed: USB to Serial.
After install and connecting the GBMBoost Master a new serial device is found under "/dev/tty.*".
If the productID is not factory standard follow this setup: OpenDCC USB Setup
Host name or IP address.
TCP or UDP port.
Communication speed in Bits Per Second.
The current version of the GBMBoost supports 115200 only.
Hardware handshake CTS/RTS.
Disable handshake only if the hardware does not support it.
To activate the secure ACK option of the BiDiB protocol.
The secure ACK interval in 10ms units. 20 is the default. (200ms)
If Rocrail did not send an ACK with in this time frame the event will be resend by the sensor unit.
If a manually operated accessory is reported, as error, Rocrail will try to reset it back to its last known state.
The Watchdog Feature will be automatically checked at startup.
This node overview list will be automatically generated during the connection setup between Rocrail and the BiDiB interface.
Module | Description | Remark |
---|---|---|
GBMboost | Command Station and Booster | |
GBM16T | RailCom detection | Current sense and RailCom |
LightControl | Light control | LEDs, I/O, Servos… |
MoBaLiSt | Die ModellBahnLichtSteuerung | |
BiDiBOne | Multipurpose I/O | |
s88-Bridge* | S88 Concentrator |
To be able to detect multiple Railcom decoders in the same section the following option must be set:
The reported Location ID must mach with a Sensor-ID in Rocrail.
This sensor should have its address set to zero.
The reporting address is used for the sensor Code.
IRM only reports arrival and not depart, so for automatically reset use the Sensor Timer.
It is recommended not to add or remove BiDiB modules to/from the bus in automatic mode because this will cause a lot of communication traffic and leads to strong delayed events.
The track power will be shut off in case a module is reported as 'lost'.
Starting with firmware 2.1.4 the GBMBoost Master can be used as Programming Track.
Before programming on the PT the PT-Mode must be set, see the PT Button on the Programming Tab.
The GBM16T with Firmware 2.1.1 must be disconnected from the GBMBoost-Master or set into reset mode:
Here are decoders listed which are not conform the RailCom specs.
RailCom® und RailComPlus® sind eingetragene Warenzeichen der Firma Lenz Elektronik GmbH in Hüttenbergstrasse 29, D-35398 Giessen |