Wiring Infrastructure

Introduction

Guidelines

Naming & Labeling

All wires on the layout are labelled as a part of the naming convention in the following format X 00 00 00. 

• X - The first group is a single, upper-case letter identifying the purpose of that wire from the source. E.g. Central Station, Accessories, Data. The following are currently valid combinations.

  • C - Central Station

  • B - Booster

  • A - Accessories (12v)

  • D - Data

• 00 - The second group is a number between 01 and 99 identifying the wiring junction the cable originates from.

• 00 - The third group is a number between 01 and 99 identifying any branches or distributions from the main bus. This is optional.

• 00 - The fourth group is a number between 01 and 99 identifying any branches or distributions from a previous branch. This is optional.

Colour Coding

Track

The main bus wire used for track should us 2-core, black and red speaker cable. 

Connections from a junction box to the layout should use LGB Red/Blue wire.

Accessories

For switchable accessories, such as signals, points and uncouplers, the function cable should use LGB White/Orange wire running between the decoder and the device.

Accessory control should be taken from the bus wire that is responsible for the section that device is in.

The bus wire for lighting (12v) is household, 2-core brown/blue in a white coating.

For lights on accessories, LGB Black/White cable should be used from the bus to the device. This includes both building/scenary lights and lights in switchable accories (e.g. lanterns on uncoupling ramps, lights in signals).

Other Notes

Unless absolutely required, the track itself should not be considered a 'bus'. The each device and distribution should end at a section of track

No lighting should be powered from the track. The 12v power line should be used at all time.

Infrastructure

Track Power

The are two main distribution rings from the house - one from the Central Station and the second from the Booster. The Central Station is responsible for the Workshop, Anderstadt and the branchline as well as the upper line and incline. The booster is responsible for the lower line.

Accessories