LED Brightness Adjustment

Carl Sowell Apr 2, 2022

  1. Carl Sowell

    Carl Sowell TrainBoard Supporter

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    I know that on the ESU line of decoders the LED brightness can be adjusted from a setting of 31 down to where ever I like it in the decoder settings.

    I have a ZIMO 621 that I am using and have not found any way to adjust brightness down in the decoder settings. I have resistor on the LED but still too bright. I am using JMRI.

    I have attempted to find the info in ZIMO manual, no luck. Maybe they don't have that feature? ? ?

    Any thoughts appreciated ! !
     
  2. RBrodzinsky

    RBrodzinsky November 18, 2022 Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter In Memoriam

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    I don't ever remember coming across such a setting for Zimo. Not to say it doesn't exist somewhere (not a fan of their documentation, but love the motor performance of the decoders)
     
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  3. Carl Sowell

    Carl Sowell TrainBoard Supporter

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    Rick,

    thanks for the input and I totally agree with everything you wrote, Both ESU and ZIMO documentation are extremely hard for a West Texas Gringo, such as I, to understand and be able to use. IMHO, I feel that some interpretive value is lost in the translation process. However I do feel that both brands have the best motor control amongst the present brands being offered. Having said that and not wanting to start a flaming, I will say that I have several DZ126T's in service that perform quite well. I have a couple of TCS that work well also.

    My go to's are ESU LS & LP from Bryan.

    Be well,
    Carl
     
  4. CSX Robert

    CSX Robert TrainBoard Member

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    According to this manual (page 30), CV 60 is used for dimming. It defaults to affecting all function outputs, but individual ones can be excluded using cv's 114 and 152.
     
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  5. Carl Sowell

    Carl Sowell TrainBoard Supporter

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    Thank you Robert. After reading pgs 30 - 32, I think that was what I was looking for.
     
  6. Carl Sowell

    Carl Sowell TrainBoard Supporter

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    Yeh, like I said their manuals suck. I tried cv60 and it does not do anything for dimming.

    C
     

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