Deltang beginners' guide

Post by **ge_rik** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:12 pm

Just posted a beginners' guide to Deltang on my blog.

http://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2015/08 ... ltang.html

I'm hoping it's reasonably understandable - but it does seem a bit wordy. Not sure, though, how I could have got the info across with fewer words.

Rik

daveyrd11 · Post by **daveyrd11** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:27 pm

Top stuff, interesting reading. Thanks for putting all the info in one place. Now all you need to do is explain the 1000's of configuration options! ;-)

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:50 pm

Super job Rik, I can feel my confidence building already!

Post by **philipy** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:09 am

Brilliant Rik, thanks very much. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

Lonsdaler · Post by **Lonsdaler** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:03 pm

+1 from me Rik - I hope this helps people looking to get into the world of control that Deltang offers.

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 7:26 am

Thanks Rick,
I am currently fitting a deltag system to a loco and your info will be most helpful.

Post by **ge_rik** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:37 am

philipy:112954 wrote:Brilliant Rik, thanks very much. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

Hi Philip
It might take a little while longer to put something together for the other parts. I'd already started on this intro and so had the basic structure and some images already prepared. I do have some other material I can draw upon for the other parts, but it might take a while just to figure out how best to explain things without making the articles either too lengthy or too sketchy.

Rik

daveyrd11 · Post by **daveyrd11** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:29 am

My top tip when fitting deltang is to write on the chassis of the loco the model and software version. If you decided to make an alteration to a setting (max speed, what direction is forward, battery cut-off voltage etc) its much easier to read the info from the chassis than try and ID the board with its tiny text! also in some of my models its not that easy to get at the board now they are complete, its a right pain to dissemble the model just to read tiny text!

It a shame there isn't a built in way that the board could tell you its model and software, something like 1 second after pairing the board flashes its id? maybe ill drop a mail to David T it might be possible on future versions.

Post by **ge_rik** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:52 am

daveyrd11:112999 wrote:My top tip when fitting deltang is to write on the chassis of the loco the model and software version. If you decided to make an alteration to a setting (max speed, what direction is forward, battery cut-off voltage etc) its much easier to read the info from the chassis than try and ID the board with its tiny text! also in some of my models its not that easy to get at the board now they are complete, its a right pain to dissemble the model just to read tiny text!

It a shame there isn't a built in way that the board could tell you its model and software, something like 1 second after pairing the board flashes its id? maybe ill drop a mail to David T it might be possible on future versions.

That's really useful. Like you I have various different versions of Rxs and have kept a list of what's in where - but lists get lost

Rik

Post by **philipy** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 3:39 pm

daveyrd11:112999 wrote:My top tip when fitting deltang is to write on the chassis of the loco the model and software version.

Excellent idea, thanks.

Maple · Post by **Maple** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 4:30 pm

I think you and my wife may have a falling out lol.

Ive wanted to try this system for a while and i think you have just convinced me. hope your getting good comission :0

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