The author is aware that this information is available on the NixTrainz website but it is a little hard to find and recently there has been some confusion about pinout matchups for different decoders. Table 1 below show the various decoders and the appropriate pinouts cross references to the Decoder Buddies.
Original V5
Pin # Decoder Decoder LokSound SoundTraxx TCS Digitrax**
Buddy Buddy V4 (V5) T2 & E2 and
(21PNE8) NCE
1 A10 (A10)
2 A7 (A7)
3 A6 (A6) (Fx8)
4 A4 A4 Fx6 F4 F4
5 A12 (A12)
6 A11 (A11)
7 A0r A0r A0r F0r F0r F0r
8 A0f A0f A0f F0f F0f F0F
13 A3 A3 A3 Fx5 F3 F3
14 A2 A2 A2 Fx4 F2 F2
15 A1 A1 A1 Fx3 F1 F1
17 A5 A5 A5 (Fx7) F5* F5
* Note: TCS functions 5 and 6 are not programmable, and will only output constant bright lights.
** Unavailable for comment
Table 1 Pinout cross reference
It is hoped that NixTrainz appreciates the repeating of their information.
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ReplyDeleteFull Disclosure, I am the NT webmaster. On the newish website the table is at the bottom of the Description page. Here is a link to our WordPress page. https://nicknixtrainz.com/description/