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<title>JMRI Hardware Support - MRC Prodigy Advanced 2</title>
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<h1>Hardware Support: MRC/GaugeMaster Prodigy
Advanced<sup>2</sup></h1>
<p>Please download the <a href=
"http://jmri.org/download/index.shtml">latest JMRI
release</a> to get the most recent version of JMRI's
MRC/GaugeMaster support. Support for MRC Prodigy is available
starting with <a href=
"http://jmri.org/releasenotes/jmri3.9.1.shtml">JMRI version
3.9.1</a>.</p>
<p>In the UK the MRC systems is rebranded, rebadged and sold
by Gaugemaster. The two systems are exactly the same in
operation and components. <a name="connecting" id=
"connecting"></a></p>
<h2>Connecting</h2>
<p>JMRI can connect to an MRC Prodigy Advanced<sup>2</sup>
command station via the USB Computer interface (MRC:1516 or
Gaugemaster:DCC55). This has been tested with the wired and
wireless versions of the interface.</p>
<p>JMRI should be able to support all of the MRC Prodigy
range of systems, however it has only been tested and
developed with the Advanced<sup>2</sup>.</p>
<h3>Settings</h3>
<p>To configure the connection:</p>
<ul>
<li>Open the JMRI "Preferences" under the "Edit" menu,</li>
<li>Select "MRC" as the System Manufacturer.</li>
<li>Select "Serial" as the System Connection.</li>
<li>Select the Serial Port associated with the system.</li>
<li>Select the Cab Address that will be allocated to the
interface.<br>
Please note that this must be unique and not used by any
other handset, if you are to use a number above 8, then you
must refer to Prodigy instructions to ensure that the
system is configured to address the cab correctly</li>
<li>Click "Save".</li>
</ul>
<p>Programming, Turnout, Throttle and Power support is
available for a JMRI-connected Prodigy unit.</p>
<h3>Programming Decoders</h3>JMRI provides full support for
the reading/writing of decoders on the Programming along with
the ability to write changes to a decoder "On the Main".
<p>Please note that the Prodigy Command Station will
automatically determine the programming mode (ie. Direct
Byte/Direct Bit/Paged).</p>
<h3>Throttles</h3>The JMRI interface supports both 28 &
128 speed steps and all 28 functions.<br>
If another handset has control of the same Locomotive that a
JMRI Throttle has, the changes made by the second Throttle
will be reflected on the JMRI Throttle.
<p><b>Support for 14 speed steps has NOT been included.<br>
Consisting is NOT currently supported</b></p>
<h3>Turnouts</h3>MRC-connected Turnouts have System Names
like "MT123", where "M" is the name for MRC System, "T"
means Turnout, and "123" is the address.
<h3>MRC Routes</h3>Triggering of MRC system Routes is
supported in JMRI. This is done by adding a Turnout with the
Route number + 1000, eg. for MRC Route 15, you would add a
JMRI Turnout with an address of MRT1015.
<p>JMRI does not support editing/adding/removal of system
Routes stored in the MRC. <a name="tools" id="tools"></a></p>
<h2>JMRI Tools</h2>N/A <a name="documentation" id=
"documentation"></a>
<h2>Documentation</h2>
<h3>Third Party info</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"http://www.modelrectifier.com/train-controls/dcc-prodigy.asp">
Model Rectifier Corp. Prodigy website</a></li>
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