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Hi Eveyone,

Anyone out there using jmri to control there layout i can ask a few questions? like how to get it to start up using my lenz system.

Thanks.

And your question is? I see no relevance at all between cleaning the wheels (and rectifying an obvious fault as pickups really do need to touch the wheels to work properly ) and a non-stopping train and I still haven't got a clue how and where that Lenz ABC system you mentioned in the thread title comes into the equation

 

So, tell us more

Hello Mr Dutch_Master,

Sorry for not explaining in finer detail, what I should of explained is my class 26 has a lenz decoder which has the abc facility, this was working fine up until cleaning the backs of the wheels with an emery board (instead of removing the bogies). Since then the engine runs better but will not stop at a red signal, when I was cleaning the wheels I made sure all the pickups where touching the backs of the wheels, that's all I can tell you. 

Hello again everyone, my problem this time is with a Heljan class 26 which will not stop at a red signal, this has just started after I had a go at cleaning the connections to the back of the wheels, I might have altered which of the pickups should be and shouldn't be touching as I presumed that they should all be touching,has anyone managed to strip down the said engine to get a better way of cleaning the backs of the wheels, i've already tried a wheel cleaning brush to no avail, cheers.

You can install unsigned drivers in Windows 10 by following this procedure - http://packard-bell-scandic.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/38288/~/windows-10%3A-disable-signed-driver-enforcement

Hello RFS,

success, thank you for the instructions after a long battle with this computer and windows 10 im up and running, and I would like to say thank you to all my fellow members who have replied and helped me along the way.

From a very happy computer idiot.

Arthur

Hi

 

Have you extracted the files to a folder?

 

Cheers

 

Paul

Hi Paul, can you tell this computer dunce how to do this please.

Hi

 

Double click the 23150 Custom Driver folder. When it opens locate the file called dp-chooser (it may have the .exe extension depending on how your PC is setup). Double click this file to run it and follow the on screen instructions.

 

drivers.JPG

 

If it says this program requires elevated priviledges to run right click the file and choose run as administrator. When the message comes up to say "Windows cannot verify the publisher of this driver software" click "install this driver anyway".

 

Cheers

 

Paul

Hi Paul, I've opened the file and gone as far as run as administrator, then I get a window :welcome to the device driver installation wizard: so I accept the agreement and click next, it starts the download then immediately stops and I get the message install failed. I am lost again, 

 Arthur.

I tried it and also got an install error!

I tried both right clicking  "run as administrator" and also switching to administrator and trying to install it from there.

 

Got same error both times!

 

Keith

Hello keith,

 I think there is something wrong with the way my laptop is setup, perhaps if I burn it and get a new one I might be able to download the driver.

Hi

 

Double click the 23150 Custom Driver folder. When it opens locate the file called dp-chooser (it may have the .exe extension depending on how your PC is setup). Double click this file to run it and follow the on screen instructions.

 

drivers.JPG

 

If it says this program requires elevated priviledges to run right click the file and choose run as administrator. When the message comes up to say "Windows cannot verify the publisher of this driver software" click "install this driver anyway".

 

Cheers

 

Paul

Hello again Paul,

Looking at the list you shown me yours has exe on three of the lists where on my listing there is no exe on any of them, I don't know if this effects the reason I get a different window to fail downloading, thanks for the reply(forgot to mention it on the last blog)

Hi

 

Double click the 23150 Custom Driver folder. When it opens locate the file called dp-chooser (it may have the .exe extension depending on how your PC is setup). Double click this file to run it and follow the on screen instructions.

 

drivers.JPG

 

If it says this program requires elevated priviledges to run right click the file and choose run as administrator. When the message comes up to say "Windows cannot verify the publisher of this driver software" click "install this driver anyway".

 

Cheers

 

Paul

Hi Paul, I've done what you say but when I click the run as administrator the welcome to the device driver installation wizard, then I accept the terms  then press

next then I see it starts to download and immediately comes up with  download fail, I've tried a couple of times and it does the same thing every time uuuggh.

It's just a zip file.  Right click on the file and select "extract all".

Dear RFS, 

I've done what you said and when I right click to extract all I get one line saying 23150 custom driver, then when I either right or left click I get a list of various lines which some have different meanings am I doing something wrong? like I said me and computers don't go together, give me something with an engine and wheels any day.

You should use the official Lenz ones as RFS posted earlier

 

Keith

Hi Keith, I have downloaded the file from the lenz website all I need now is how to open the file ,I  would appreciate for any help as you can tell i'm not computer literate, can send emails that's about it .

The Virtual Com Port drivers you need are contained in this zip file. 

http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM%20v2.12.26%20WHQL%20Certified.zip

The cable you have is fine.

John K

Hi John K, I have only just read your reply I have downloaded the driver zip file may I say thank you at this point, but i'm not very computer  friendly and don't know how to extract the file as I open the various windows and not sure which window and how to extract the driver , I would be very grateful if you could explain how to extract it.

Hi Rob, what I meant when I said hub I meant the usb device which I plug straight into my laptop sorry to cause any confusion.

Hi everybody,

Had a look into settings on windows 10 and the li-usb device was in the listing but had drivers unavailable wrote next to it, so I loaded the cd rom I got with device and still kept coming up with usb not connected, I think i'll just call it a day with this one it didn't cost much of ebay and I also received a couple of gold decoders which was worth it just for those alone. While i'm on has anyone used traintech signals with lenz bm3 modules as I cannot get mine to work as they are pos earth and my signals are neg earth anyone overcome this problem i'd be pleased to know. Thanx to everyone for all the help.

I know nothing about this system, but I see you mention a hub. Do you mean you're connecting it via a USB hub to your laptop/PC rather than directly into a USB port in the side of the laptop/PC?

 

If so, it would be worth giving it another try connecting directly (without using a hub) before giving in and buying a new cable. Apologies if I've mis-understood.

 

Cheers

 

Rob

Hi Rob, what I meant when I said hub I meant the usb device which I plug straight into my laptop sorry to cause any confusion.

As long as the USB cable has the correct connectors and plugs into, without force, the computer and the Lenz then it should work.  Its a standard cable.

 

Win 10 has a tendency to auto install the driver that it thinks is the correct one but that may not allow correct operation.  When plugged into the Lenz you need to go into Win 10 devices and see if a new USB device is there and then install the driver to overwrite the default one.

The usb cable fits into the usb hub no problem I've installed the programmes of the cd rom that came with it, the usb light does not light and the programme keeps telling me its not connected,the greenlight on the usb quickly flashes once as I remove the cable from the hub, ithink either I,ve bought a faulty device or the cable is at fault, will have to try another cable and hope for the best. thanks for the advise and will let you know how I  get on . CHEERS

Have you installed the driver?

 

What version of Windows? 10 can be a real pain to get it working.

 

What software are you using to control locos?

Hi i'm using windows 10  with lenz set 100 version 3.6 I have not installed the drivers as it said in the instructions to do that after connecting the expressnet to my layout then connect the usb to the laptop and wait for the laptop to see the usb device then to download from the cd rom, as I said it would not connect the usb device to the computer with the lead I was using from my printer.

1) USB connectors are designed so that only one version will fit. The fact you could get the cable in means you've got the correct cable, but you probably need drivers for the Lenz interface. Those may or may not be available for your system.

2) the ABC system works by creating an asymmetric DCC signal, which effectively results in a small DC component on the track (pure DCC has no DC component at all). This can result in loco's taking off if you have DC running enabled in the decoder. CV29 controls this, see the manual of your decoder to switch it off.

Hi  Mr Dutch-Master.

Firstly thanks for the quick reply, the instructions I got with the interface was to first connect to my layout and see if the connection light is on which it was then connect to my lap top and wait for the green light to say it is connected, after waiting about ten minutes it still had not illuminated so I presumed it wasn't the correct cable. so I

disconnected everything and after that I have now the problem I mentioned previously. I will look into cv29 and turn off if activated. Thanks again for the reply.

Hello fellow members, i'm new to the site so bear with me for the long explanation of my problem, I am using the lenz system on my layout using the 100 set version 3.6, I have just won a li-usb to use my iaptop to control my system this is the early model and it came without the usb cable so I thought the printer cable which looked the same as the original. After reading the instructions I first plugged the device into the lenz system to see if the expressnet light would light up as it should, this was as it should next plug the usb cable into the module and the laptop to find it would not connect so I suppose I will have to buy the right cable from lenz. My problem is after connecting the device to my layout on one of the tracks the abc programme seems to have gone haywire ,when I run my loco around when it drives into the first section it slows down to a virtual stop then speed up in the breaking section and does not stop in the breaking section ,I've reset the system to factory settings but still the same thing happens on the one track, the other engines without a chip set with abc run through without stopping this system is new to me so I would appreciate any help on this problem. Thanxs for any help,

Art54