In addition having all the features offered by the Quantum Engineer program buttons,
1) Operate up to a large number of single and/or multiple locomotive consists on the same or multiple powered track or tracks at the same time with one or more Hand Held controllers, if you dare.
2) DCC operation currently provides 3 different approaches for track power and control signals.
All of your existing 10 Amp or higher controllers can be the required Power Supply (Supplies).
A way to create the desired results is outlined below, in order of costs.
For the Home environment: 1) The best way to get DCC control of up to 4 trains is to:
2) Use a dedicated PC running Windows XT or later and QSI Proprietary software downloadable from QSI Solutions at no charge.
3) It also requires a QSI Quantum Programmer and a
4) Power Booster, such as the NCE PB110a Ten Amp Power Booster. The Booster combines the DCC signals with the desired higher power. This method provides the operator a user friendly interface on the PC's screen instead of the industry norm of an overwhelming number of CVs, all user memorized.
For the Club environment:
1) For up to 4 trains: a) By Your PC computer running Windows XT or later, Running the QSI Quantum Programmer software.
b) Connect the output of the Power Programmer to a Power Booster.
c) More than 1 Booster may be used to create blocks or separate tracks, with the control signal daisy chained from Booster to Booster.
d) Use Amperage of Controllers/fixed Power Supplies and capabilities of Boosters to determine the required mix of equipment.
e) At this time, there is no provision to enable multiple PCs.
f) Will not work with GWire.
The conventional ways to operate DCC:
1) Use a Cab or Cabs with 1 Command Station and any number of ten Amp Power Boosters.
2) Hand Held Cabs.
Wired hand held: 2.1) Hand held cabled only. No Wireless capability. Or 2.2) Wireless hand held
3) For hand held wireless operation, add a Radio Base, Repeater Ready, to send DCC signals to the Boosters. Or 4) Install individual GWire receivers in all your QSI Magnum equipped locomotives:
5) On large layouts you may also need 1 or more Radio Repeater Units to extend the RF signal over all your layout.
6) NOTE: GWire equipped locos will no longer respond to any track signals.
7) To return to track supplied DCC signals, unplug the GWire Receiver.
8) Choose to keep the Receiver so as to control non GWire equipped locos. This case requires that the Radio Base be connected to the Receivers well as to any repeaters.
9) Eliminate the Receiver and run with all locos having GWire receivers for their Magnums.
10) For large layouts you may need the Radio Base and 1 or more Repeaters.
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