Sep 26, 2014 phoenix is good too, but doesnt vary under actual load like integrated sound motor decoders. Qsi cdrw dvd sbw 241 drivers download drivers from. Once you have downloaded the firmware, unzip the file. Qsi wanted to improve their sound decoders so they were sound and firmware upgradeable.
Oh, the qsi solutions website is hosted by them, not qsi and the owner bought a year in advance which will soon be up. Tmcc, qsi proto sound, qsi oem a predecessor to proto sound, and plain conventional operation. The quantum decoder had its chip updated to q1a version. For the other, ive thought of going all out and putting in a tsunami southern steam decoder with the same speaker arrangement. The tool will really pay off if you have a lot of q1a upgrades to do. Qsi solutions 57 river road, essex junction, vt, 05452. I have a qsiequipped weaver u25 with no such issues, but it is sensitive to several types of choppedac triac controlled power sources. Drag the contents of the firmware folder directly onto the sd card the first window when opening the sd card drive on your computer. The only product availability issue im aware of with qsi right now is the gwire receivers, for those who run airwiregwire rather than traditional dcc. Weaver engines have been available with the basic, licensed version of lionel tmcc for ten years or more, so you will find four different sets of electronics in weaver products. Phoenix is good too, but doesnt vary under actual load like integrated soundmotor decoders. This application allows you to update the firmware in all qsi aftermarket. I am in the process of replacing it with a lok sound decoder now. Qsi cdrwdvd sbw242 usb device device drivers, drivers for windows 7.
New features available with quantum titan sound decoders. The two wire, small, non decode specific, low cost product that was in stock at time of introduction made it a instant hit that all of the other dcc manufactures quickly copied in one form or another. Dcc sound decoders locomotives model trains loco sounds. This is a clip of the qsi quantum sound upgrade done to my walthers proto 2000 cnw e7s. Qsi decoders have lots of onboard memory, so each can contain a full set of loco brand or type files giving a masterset in one decoder for alco, gm or baldwin etc. Hotfrog is not responsible for the content or availability of linked sites. Qsi cdrwdvd sbw242 usb device device drivers found 28. Rightclick on the current sound driver and choose uninstall. Special software added to allow improvements and changes to quantum 1 to be downloaded to customers locomotive through qsi website using the quantum programmer. The broadway, atlas, and lifelike equipped with qsi id 1 dcc sound engines use a different reset procedure. For example my sunset qsi q3 up 844 in the engine has a headlight, mars light class lights, number board lights, 4 service lights over the drivers and a cab light. To get the exact title, you must specify the scale and type of your locomotive e.
Requires additional download module to be connected between your pc and. I got the qsi sound unit installed last night and i really like it. Sound quality windows 10 upgrade microsoft community. Qs3000 sound system upgrade classic toy trains magazine. Oct 18, 2011 for the one with sound, im thinking of either upgrading the qsi chip and adding twin highbass speakers parallelwired of course. With the qsi s and paragon decoders, they do go silent if let idle for any length of time. Jul 01, 2009 this is a broadway limited sd402 with qsi sound. Welcome to qsi, aka qs industries electronics for model railroading since 1983 and still the best. Clicking the above link will take you to a website that is not operated by hotfrog. Update your beatbuddy in just 60 seconds singular sound. And it happened in the most recent instance, about 16 months ago, to a pcm y6b with its then seven year old decoder. I will keep the site live so if you spot something, you can let me know.
New qsi ascom drivers available equipment compatibility. Your favourite locos convincing steam sounds will delight you. With the qsis and paragon decoders, they do go silent if let idle for any length of time. The qsi qs1 system was designed for the lionel postwar zw. Qsi quantum titan sounddecoders atlas model railroad. How to contact us dcc installs and sales 3414 cannon gate dr. It is fine to speculate if you say it is speculation, but that wasnt made clear.
I only had the unit for a couple of weeks back in january 2005. For the qsi s a press on the digitrax encoder knobs and i get a steam letoff sound. Diesel locomotives equipped with qsi quantum titan sounddecoders. I have one of the original chief systems and even when i upgraded to dt400 controllers the sound works fine but the packets of information being sent when using f8. Its good to know qsi is at least upgrading their sounds to the point it is. As you can see in the video the unit had lots of problems, not to mention the. Now that tcs has two different styles of stay alives im tempted to screw up.
Enhancing the sound of power make sure you have some minimum momentum to accentuate. First, have the silabs driver already downloaded and in its own. If you are prompted to skip or replace certain files with identical names, click replace. If youre into steam heritage model railways then you will love these products. Qsi locos might have a reed switch and magnet wand to turn on. We offer the highest fidelity authentic steam loco sounds. If you have qsi decoders i suggest you download all the sound files, documents and hints before they go away, probably. Dc and dcc operation of atlas gold series diesel locomotives. Page 10 of 10 qsi 683 vertical banding issues solutions.
Railroad line forums proto 2000 gp9 with qsi sound. I like the options such as the f9 cruise control and the whistle doppler effect. Some software features developed for q2 software v8. Some questions were raised on the milwaukee road modelers list about the sound, so. Qsi decoder issues model railroad hobbyist magazine. Quantum upgrade software loads firmware and sound files, the sound files. New product is on hand, and available for immediate sale, direct from qsi. Oct 12, 2019 i just downloaded the new qsi ascom drivers v1. Access to all downloadable qsi sound files to update your locomotive via the quantum programmer.
Qsi licensed or sold various versions of proto sound to different oems. Qsi sound is always strong and delivers high energy and volume. I chose to post on christmas eve my first dcc locomotive recently updated with qsi sound. To download the above document, go to the atlas website. It contains a set of common interfaces, engines, and tools that are used to support most ascom drivers and other components. To change a single sound, such as a horn, or add a single additional light, required a special firmware build from qsi. Please choose which sound file you would like and add that number to the notes section when. The qs3000 sound and control board is the newest update for locomotives with mth protosound, weaverinstalled qsi systems, and earlier qsi units. There will be firmware updates available for all owners. However, the q2 softwares level of configurability is not available in q1a software.
With further suggestions from bli, the folks at qsi and tony tony trains exchange who also pitched in, i send my digitrax chief dcs100 back to digitrax for a software upgrade. Apr 01, 2008 this is a clip of the qsi quantum sound upgrade done to my walthers proto 2000 cnw e7s. There are some limitations to the upgrade and the cost may be unattractive for some applications but overall, m. And zimo is full of features, but from what ive heard the us sound samples cant compare to qsi. The qsi chip upgrades will be released over the next several months. Added individual sound volume settings including 1 horn, 2 bell, 3 motor, 4 fan.
Ive got a p2k heritage 060 steamer that has a factory installed qsi sound decoder and an upgrade chip installed. Nmra dcc reference manual for qsi quantum equipped locomotives. I am in the process of replacing it with a loksound decoder now. This application allows you to update the firmware in all qsi aftermarket decoders and some newer oem decoders. This page lists items that the ascom initiative has made available for download. Improvements and additional qarc technology suitable for operation with the quantum engineer addon analog controller. This page is dedicated to the details of one particular dccsound decoder, the qsi quantum aristo. Nmra dcc reference manual broadway limited imports. I believe the programmers will start shipping in the next 2 weeks. So, i have the correct firmware but no floppy drive to install it from. Release a programmer so you can upgrade your sound decoders. However it is a really good one that seems to work just about anywhere.
Problem was, it kept going in to halfshut down mode, or full shutdown mode, seemingly by itself. This page is dedicated to the details of one particular dcc sound decoder, the qsi quantum aristo. Click on scan for hardware changes and the updated driver will be automatically installed. Qsi makes some ho sized decoders and just one model of a large scale decoder, the quantum aristo.
Firmware updating can be used to change a decoders sound package from one locomotive type to another example. If youre looking to download rodney blacks cats application, see the cats download page. The sound is awesome, the motor control is excellent and there are more lighting features than ill ever use. Nmra dcc reference manual for qsi quantum equipped. While i love running this little critter it has a tendency to stall over turnout frogs and crossings. Not to be blunt, but your speculation is inaccurate and not really the right thing to do unless you know that for sure. Expand the archive to somewhere convenient, and change directory to there. Locoman has built a strong reputation for recording british steam locos sound effects. Generally requires programming track booster to use ops mode programming pom must disable voice read back. I know the whole story of the demise of qsi and if anyone cares i can share it but it quite long. Two steam engines and one diesel have qsi q3 decoders. Installing the qsi upgrade chip is easy once you gain access to the interior. Download the installation file for the linux driver. Apr 21, 2015 page 10 of 10 qsi 683 vertical banding issues solutions.
Qsi has many version of software used on their line of sound decoders. For the one with sound, im thinking of either upgrading the qsi chip and adding twin highbass speakers parallelwired of course. The ascom platform is required for most of the drivers and other components. Latter generic kastayalive products were introduced by tcs as a direct response to solving power problems with sound decoders.
We currently dont have enough information to download sounds to the decoder through the quantum programmer. I will post qsi cdrw dvd sbw241 information as it becomes available. New features available with the quantum titan sounddecoder congratulations on purchasing an atlas gold series soundequipped locomotive that is equipped with the qsi quantum titan sound decoder, the most featurepacked and technologicallyadvanced sounddecoder. Qsi cdrw dvd sbw 241 drivers download drivers from pine river. The drivers and applications are there on the site for download, also download cv manager. Other qsi sound systems o gauge railroading on line forum. If you are using qsi cameras you will need to update both the camera selection to qsi camera 2 and the filter wheel selection to qsi filter wheel 2 in your equipment profiles all of them and in the control panel for all your sequences. Description easytoinstall upgrade chip for qsi quantum sound and dcc decoders. The qs3000 board also is designed to work with lionels trainmaster system in conventional mode some older protosound systems dont work properly with trainmaster and with trainamerica studios. I followed the same suggestions, the double f6 being the one that worked.
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