F4-F8 in MFX with IB in WinDigipet?

[Per Olsen]

Hello !

I just bought a new loco from Maerklin with MFX decoder.  I am using WinDigipet with Intellibox.  The loco runs fine, and the F1-F4 also works fine.  But how do I use the F5-F8 functions?  I have activated them in the Loco-section, for that loco, but it does not work.

I really hope I do not have to buy the (expensive) Control Station from Maerklin?  Any ideas?

Regards,
Per,
Bergen, Norway.

[Torsten Junge]

Hello Per,

You can mention the function f5-f8 about address 255.

do you have more loco with mfx? all of them make the noises that way.

by TJ

[Per Olsen]

Hello again !

Thank you for your reply !

Yes, I have now included the functions in adress 255, and that works OK.

Right now I have only 1 other loco with MFX, but that loco does not use the functions higher than F4.  But I am sure I will buy more locos that will have MFX and will need functions F5->  too.  So what then?  Will all the locos respond to the same F5 that I send for 1 loco?

Regards,
Per.

[Peter Ploch]

Hello Per,

This is no problem. With a programmer, perhaps with one from Henning Voosen, You can change the Number into another. So every engine has his own number.

[Torsten Junge]

Hello Per,

The mfx Decoder has two address CV01 to driving the Loco and Function f1-f4 and the two address CV75 for function f5-f8 you changing the CV75 with the programmer or with the IB.

[Per Olsen]

Hello!

Thanks a lot !

I will try this.  Can you tell me how to do the programming on the IB?  I have a seperate programming-track, but I do not know how to program the MFX there.  I do know how to programm DCC-decoders there with the IB.  But how do I program the MFX there with the IB?

Best regards,
Per.

[Konrad Schwarzjirg]

Hi!

If you have a Märklin 6021 its easy but with IB : i will try to translate the german text

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best regards Konrad

[Torsten Junge]

Hi,

You read in the PDF Manual Side 81 / 9.Programming Mode

best regards TJ

[Per Olsen]

Hello again.

Thank you both, I have it OK now. With the Control Unit I could not program adresses as high as 250.  But I have it now, using the IB and the help I received here now.  I have programmed many other locos with IB, but not MFX.  MFX was a litlle tricky, but I have it OK now.

Thanks a lot !

Best regards,
Per.

[Torsten Junge]

Hello again,

Mfx doesn`t care about the IB. mfx is only for Märklin Central Station. For the IB is MM-Format or DCC.

The mfx Decoder has two address CV01 to driving the Loco and Function f1-f4 and the two address CV75 for function f5-f8 you changing the CV75 of 255 to 250 or 249. For changing the addres you read the Instructions, at this can not help you.
much success
By TJ

[Per Olsen]

Hello again.

Yes, as I already said, I have it OK now, thanks to the both of you.  I have already re-programmed the loco so that I now have the F5-F8 on adress 254 for this loco.  Better to do it this way, than to buy a new Central Station.  At least not yet, it is too expensive for me now.

Regards,
Per.