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Jimk33:
I'm trying to write a simple program for the AM-1S to supply power to some incandescent lights in a village on my layout when I push a button on my HC-2b.  The AM-1S manual shows an incandescent light wired from the common C1 terminal to output O1, and a LED wired from C1 to O1 with O1 being the positive supply.  Seems simple.  But I can't figure out how to turn it on.

The programming guide in RailPro Assistant shows some examples, but none for simply turning on output O1 of the AM-1S.  There's an example for O1 on the LM-2.  Moreover, the only outputs available in RailPro Assistant when writing a program are Motor 1, Motor 2, and O5, O6, O7 and O8.  None of the terminals on the AM-1S are labeled Motor 1 or Motor 2, but the manual says you can connect a motor across O1 & O2, or O3 & O4, etc.  Maybe O1&O2 is motor 1.  So if you use O5 as an output, where is the other termination?  I figured I could just put the lights across the motor terminals, but that didn't work either.

I tried wiring the lights from C1 to O5, the first programmable output available, but when I tried it I got a a "common short" warning on the HC-2b.

Can someone tell me what wires to connect to where, and what program to write to get power to some incandescent lights?  I know the light wiring is good because I have it powered from a 12V wall wart but want to be able to turn them on and off from the hand controller.

This shouldn't be this hard.

Thanks for any help,
Jim

William Brillinger:
Are you sure you wired the light between O5 and C1 ?

The manual indicates: IMPORTANT: The maximum allowed current for outputs O1-O8 is 400mA per
point continuous and 400mA continuous for all points combined. Some
acceptable examples would include: 1) Two 200mA loads run at the same time
or 2) Four 400mA loads but only one run at a time.

What is the total current draw of your lights?
Does it work if you connect only 1 light to the AM-1S?

G8B4Life:
Jim,

I'd suggest downloading the Caboose Project from RE. All it does is turn on one light. You can edit the project in RPA (and save it as something else if you like). This would be an easier way to learn how to write accessory programs. In fact, downloading the projects he has already done and studying them is a better way to learn accessory programming than reading the manual.

Now please note, the AM-1S is not for driving motors, throwing switch machines etc so those outputs don't exist on the AM-1S. I did make mention of this before but not with those exact words so my apologies to those who didn't see what I was saying.

- Tim

William Brillinger:

--- Quote ---Now please note, the AM-1S is not for driving motors, throwing switch machines etc so those outputs don't exist on the AM-1S. I did make mention of this before but not with those exact words so my apologies to those who didn't see what I was saying.
--- End quote ---

Page 9 of the AM-1S manual contains instructions for wiring up to 4 motors.
What good would the AM 1 be if it couldn't be used for crossing gates - ie: Sound plus Motors ;)

G8B4Life:

--- Quote from: William Brillinger on February 28, 2017, 10:45:19 PM ---Page 9 of the AM-1S manual contains instructions for wiring up to 4 motors.

--- End quote ---

What was I thinking? You are of course correct Bill. What I had meant to say is you can't use it for driving turnout motors (or switch machines); well, Ring makes no instruction for doing so anyway.

It must have been the high heat and the perplexing problem with a machine today addled my brain; yeah, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it :D

- Tim

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