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<h1>DecoderPro® Main Window</h1>
<h2>NCE Menu</h2>
<div align="right">
<p><a href="Main_Menu.shtml#System">Back to Index</a></p>
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<hr>
<p><strong>Command Monitor</strong></p>
<p>Opens the <a href=
"Main_Monitor_Window.shtml">Communications Monitor Window</a>
and automatically displays the information that is being sent
and received on the communications link between your computer
and your DCC system.</p>
<p><strong>Send Command</strong></p>
<p>Opens the <strong>Send</strong> prompt with a text box to
enter the NCE Format command that you want to send.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="images/Main_NCE_01.png" alt=
"NCE Send" width="232" height="156" border="4"></p>
<p><strong>Send Macro</strong></p>
<p>Opens the <strong>Execute NCE Macro</strong> Window which
allows you to enter the Macro number to be executed. Clicking
the <strong>Send</strong> button sends the macro.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="images/Main_NCE_02.png" alt=
"NCE Macro Send" width="199" height="131" border="4"></p>
<p><strong><a name="EditMacro" id="EditMacro"></a>Edit
Macro</strong></p>
<p>Open the <a href="#EditMacroWin">Edit NCE Macro</a>
window.</p>
<p><strong><a name="Editconsist" id="Editconsist"></a>Edit
Consist</strong></p>
<p>Opens the <a href="#Consist">Edit NCE Consist</a>
window.</p>
<p><strong>DCC Packet Analyzer</strong></p>
<p>The DCC packet analyzer entry is software to log data from
a hardware device sold by NCE which allows the user to
observe the packets on the NCE Command Bus, or alternatively
directly from the track. The latter feature allows the device
to look at track packets sent from any Command Station that
conforms to the NMRA standard (such as Digitrax or Lenz). The
input signal is interpreted and sent to JMRI through a serial
interface. With it the user can see speed and function
instructions being sent from the Command Station to the
decoder</p>
<p><strong><a name="Clock" id="Clock"></a>Monitor
Clock</strong></p>
<p>Opens the <a href="#ClockMon">NCE Clock Monitor</a>
window. When the clock is running as clock master mode, the
internal clock rate is adjusted to match time with the NCE
command station clock. The goal is the minute should roll
over at the same time for the internal clock and ProCab
displays.</p>
<p><strong>Show Cabs</strong></p>
<p><br>
Opens a window that displays the cabs currently on the
system. This is handy for determining the cab number assigned
to a throttle that doesn't have a display. Just use "Show
Cabs" to display the cabs currently on the system. Then plug
in the cab in question and use it again to see which one is
added. If you have a standalone setup bench it's even
easier. Cycle the power to clear the command station memory.
Then plug in the new cab and Show Cabs will display its
number</p>
<p><strong>Booster Programming</strong></p>
<p>Booster Programming is stated to be only for NCE booster
testing, and warns that the booster must be disconnected from
the track before using.</p>
<hr>
<h4><a name="EditMacroWin" id="EditMacroWin"></a>Edit NCE
Macro Window</h4>
<p>This tool allows you to review, edit and save NCE style
macros. It also allows you to backup and restore all the NCE
command station macros to and from a file. The file format is
identical to NCE, so you can restore a file that was
generated by the NCE backup command. It is recommended that
you set the baud rate at 9600 when using this tool.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="images/Main_NCE_03.png" alt=
"Edit NCE Macro " width="369" height="446" border="4"></p>
<p align="left"><strong>Backup button</strong></p>
<p align="left">Click on the <strong>Backup</strong> button
located on the bottom row. This will open the
<strong>Save</strong> dialog. This will read the NCE command
station memory and store the contents into the file you
selected.</p>
<p align="left"><strong>Restore button</strong></p>
<p align="left">Click the <strong>Restore</strong> button
located on the bottom row. This will display the
<strong>Open</strong> dialog, select the file you want to
restore to the NCE command stations memory and click on
<strong>Open</strong> button.</p>
<p align="left"><strong>Get button</strong></p>
<p align="left">To review a macro, enter the number of the
macro in the text box under the heading
<strong>Macro</strong> and click the <strong>Get</strong>
button. This will retrieve the macro from the command
station's memory. If the macro currently exists,
<strong>Reply:</strong> will be macro found. If the macro
does not exist, the <strong>Reply:</strong> will be macro
empty. If there is a macro, the editor will show a list of
accessories that the macro is programmed to activate.</p>
<p align="left"><strong>Add button</strong></p>
<p align="left">The <strong>Add</strong> button will add an
accessory's address</p>
<p align="left"><strong>Delete button</strong></p>
<p align="left">The <strong>Delete</strong> button will
remove an accessory's address</p>
<p align="left"><strong>Link Macro button</strong></p>
<p align="left">Links this macro to another one.</p>
<p align="left"><strong>Previous and Next
buttons</strong></p>
<p align="left">Allow you to search the macros.</p>
<p align="left"><strong>Save button</strong></p>
<p align="left">Saves macros to the NCE command station</p>
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<h4 align="left"><a name="Consist" id="Consist"></a>Edit
Consist Window</h4>
<p align="left">This tool allows you to review, edit and save
NCE style consists. Also allows you to backup and restore all
the NCE command station consists to and from a file.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="images/Main_NCE_04.png" alt=
"consit tool" width="564" height="411" border="4"></p>
<p align="left"><strong>Backup</strong> button allows you to
backup all of your consists to a file from the NCE command
Station.</p>
<p align="left"><strong>Restore</strong> button allows you
restore consists from a file to the NCE command Station.</p>
<p align="left"><strong>Get</strong> button is used to
retrieve the consist from the command station's memory.</p>
<p>You may add a locomotive by entering the address and
clicking the <strong>??</strong> button to set forward or
reverse running. The <strong>Type</strong> button toggles
between <strong>Long</strong> and <strong>Short</strong>
address (remember that NCE allows both long and short
addresses in the range below 128). Click the
<strong>Add</strong> button and that locomotive will be added
to the consist.</p>
<p align="left">Alternately, you may add a locomotive from
your roster with the drop-down list, then click the
<strong>Add</strong> button.</p>
<p align="left"><input name="checkbox" type="checkbox" id=
"checkbox" checked> <strong>Consist roster</strong> enables
saving and maintaining consist roster when checked.</p>
<p align="left"><strong>Save</strong> and
<strong>Load</strong> Button is displayed as a
<strong>Save</strong> button when program has detected that a
change has been made to a consist. When you select a consist
to load from the consist menu, it becomes the
<strong>Load</strong> button.</p>
<p align="left"><strong>Clear</strong> button removes all the
locomotives from a consist.</p>
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<h4 align="left"><a name="ClockMon" id="ClockMon"></a> NCE
Clock Monitor Window</h4>
<p align="center"><img src="images/Main_NCE_05.png" alt=
"NCE clock monitor" width="690" height="481" border="4"></p>
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