Thanks Julian, as we've come to expect a very comprehensive video and although i enjoyed seeing you go through the process you lost me on word 8,😂😂seriously i do take my hat off to you for figuring the issues out, this would be beyond most of us, and i do agree Hornby should make their instructions a lot clearer. As for me I'm firmly stuck in 20th century with my railway although i do like finding out what's going on in modern world. Take care looking forward to your next adventure Eddy xx
I have been waiting for the release on android, and whilst watching your video I noticed my phones will not be supported, thank you for doing this video
I'd keep an eye on further development from Hornby, as the Android list does seem a bit flaky being at this early stage with only Samsung phones showing future compatibility.
I have been looking at loco addresses. You can put what you like in the main screen in but on my Gaugemaster Prodigy it’s always address 3. Looking at the manual the address you are aiming to use is stored in CV17 and CV18. In my case loco 4154 (decimal) is 10-3A (Hex). The most significant byte has C0 added to it (NRMA convention). So the resultant D0-3A is stored in CV17 and CV18 respectively. D0-3A is 53306 (decimal).
Awesome Julian again like others I wasn't aware the app did not work on Android (I use Android). Great follow up I bet you have helped a lot of people on this one.
Hi Julian. Thanks for the directions to the supporting information on the Hornby website. I'm sure I'm being a numpty here, but I'm still confused about how to power my track. My set-up will be PECO TT:120 track and Hornby TT:120 locos with the HM7000 decoders. I was originally going to use the DCC app just to set up the decoder and then control the decoder via the DCC function (not a fan of app-based controllers), but I might just try the app in Bluetooth mode to see how I get on. I really don't want to spend £60 on Hornby's R7337 15V~4 Amp Transformer (UK). So, what do I buy?
I finally got the Class 66 sound profile to download for the class 59 pin DCC Hornby loco, it took a lot of attempts with the loco on a separate track right next to our router with powering the lcoo off for 90 seconds each time. It seems a bit hit and miss to me and will feed this back to Hornby.
I’d use an oscilloscope to see how clean the DC track power is. It’s needed because multimeters aren’t good at detecting Back EMF voltage spikes that can blow up sensitive electronics. Saying that, you’d think Hornby would have installed the relevant over/under/unstable voltage protection measures.
Really naughty of Hornby not to make sure people have clear access to all the information ahead of installing the system. Thanks for the heads up. Something else I will avoid. Roy.
Agree 100% about the documentation. Hornby seem to be going out of their way to hide any help. Even going to the main Hornby website has no mention of HM7000 other than selling chips. Like you I eventually found some links on other YT channels, however when I try to access them today it asks you to log in and then tells me I'm not authorised to access these pages. I could access them a few weeks back without logging in. I also cant access the page linked above. Weird. Why should you need to log in for help files anyway? I just downloaded the android app which is finally available so I will have some fun trying it out.🤞I already had a chip installed and running in one of my locos using JMRI although obviously with the wrong profile up to now.
All this new Teck is not for me Julian . I will stick to what i know with the normal decoders . i have heard of a few blowing the decoders for one reason or an other. And as we both know it`s not a cheap running DCC . Any way well done on sticking with it and sorting it out. Top Man Julian. Regards Lord Al.
Thanks Lord Al🙂. I think Hornby have got some homework to do, but it is quite a clever system, particularly being able to write a sound file of your choice or even reuse a chip in a different loco and rewrite another sound file. The only issue at the moment being limited available sound files. Cheers, King Julian (Madagascar)
Very poor from Hornby, Basically released to market far to soon, poor customers seem to be the Beta testers without knowing it and at there expense. I haven`t followed it to deeply but general chat seems to be not to use them on any DC system.
Thanks Julian, as we've come to expect a very comprehensive video and although i enjoyed seeing you go through the process you lost me on word 8,😂😂seriously i do take my hat off to you for figuring the issues out, this would be beyond most of us, and i do agree Hornby should make their instructions a lot clearer. As for me I'm firmly stuck in 20th century with my railway although i do like finding out what's going on in modern world. Take care looking forward to your next adventure Eddy xx
I have been waiting for the release on android, and whilst watching your video I noticed my phones will not be supported, thank you for doing this video
I'd keep an eye on further development from Hornby, as the Android list does seem a bit flaky being at this early stage with only Samsung phones showing future compatibility.
I have been looking at loco addresses. You can put what you like in the main screen in but on my Gaugemaster Prodigy it’s always address 3. Looking at the manual the address you are aiming to use is stored in CV17 and CV18.
In my case loco 4154 (decimal) is 10-3A (Hex). The most significant byte has C0 added to it (NRMA convention). So the resultant D0-3A is stored in CV17 and CV18 respectively. D0-3A is 53306 (decimal).
What I found strange is the Arrow Icon that faces to the left is Forward. This is different to any music or video player HMI.
Thankyou for the heads up Julian and video
Indeed a great and useful update Julian!! Thanks again for sharing! Cheers Onno.
Awesome Julian again like others I wasn't aware the app did not work on Android (I use Android).
Great follow up I bet you have helped a lot of people on this one.
Hi Julian. Thanks for the directions to the supporting information on the Hornby website. I'm sure I'm being a numpty here, but I'm still confused about how to power my track. My set-up will be PECO TT:120 track and Hornby TT:120 locos with the HM7000 decoders. I was originally going to use the DCC app just to set up the decoder and then control the decoder via the DCC function (not a fan of app-based controllers), but I might just try the app in Bluetooth mode to see how I get on. I really don't want to spend £60 on Hornby's R7337 15V~4 Amp Transformer (UK). So, what do I buy?
I finally got the Class 66 sound profile to download for the class 59 pin DCC Hornby loco, it took a lot of attempts with the loco on a separate track right next to our router with powering the lcoo off for 90 seconds each time. It seems a bit hit and miss to me and will feed this back to Hornby.
Thanks for hard work.
I’d use an oscilloscope to see how clean the DC track power is. It’s needed because multimeters aren’t good at detecting Back EMF voltage spikes that can blow up sensitive electronics. Saying that, you’d think Hornby would have installed the relevant over/under/unstable voltage protection measures.
Really naughty of Hornby not to make sure people have clear access to all the information ahead of installing the system. Thanks for the heads up. Something else I will avoid. Roy.
Agree 100% about the documentation. Hornby seem to be going out of their way to hide any help. Even going to the main Hornby website has no mention of HM7000 other than selling chips. Like you I eventually found some links on other YT channels, however when I try to access them today it asks you to log in and then tells me I'm not authorised to access these pages. I could access them a few weeks back without logging in. I also cant access the page linked above. Weird. Why should you need to log in for help files anyway?
I just downloaded the android app which is finally available so I will have some fun trying it out.🤞I already had a chip installed and running in one of my locos using JMRI although obviously with the wrong profile up to now.
Good video
All this new Teck is not for me Julian . I will stick to what i know with the normal decoders .
i have heard of a few blowing the decoders for one reason or an other.
And as we both know it`s not a cheap running DCC .
Any way well done on sticking with it and sorting it out.
Top Man Julian.
Regards Lord Al.
Thanks Lord Al🙂. I think Hornby have got some homework to do, but it is quite a clever system, particularly being able to write a sound file of your choice or even reuse a chip in a different loco and rewrite another sound file. The only issue at the moment being limited available sound files. Cheers, King Julian (Madagascar)
@@StationRoadModelRailway I love King Julian . I have lost count of the hours i have spent watching him. God he makes me laugh.
Cheers Julian.
Very poor from Hornby, Basically released to market far to soon, poor customers seem to be the Beta testers without knowing it and at there expense. I haven`t followed it to deeply but general chat seems to be not to use them on any DC system.
Absolutely right, DC is out and Hornby should have not included in their marketing spiel.