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60212 Central Station (With Update)

The Marklin 60212 is a digital control center that Marklin launched in 2004-2005 and which can be used to
control trains, switches, signals, function models, carriageways and many other things.

Central Station Updates

Update 31/01/2008 - Version 2.0.4 : [ CS_update_20071221-1120_2_0_4.bci ]

Marklin 60212 Central station (User manual SV/DK)

Marklin 60212 Central station - Update 2007 (User manual SV/DK)

Marklin 60212 Central station - Additional sheet

Marklin 60212 Central Station - Guide

Locomotive Databank August 2005

Locomotive Databank December 2006

Here is an overview of the Central Station's properties:

» Output power : 45-48 VA (Using 60052 Transformer)

» Current strength : 2.6 - 2.9 Amp.
» Touch-sensitive screen operation.
» Built-in dual driving control.
» Built-in Keyboard (for controlling track switches and other)
» Built-in Booster.
» 16384 Addresses.
» Naming of Trains.
» Display of Locomotive type.
» Protocol Mfx and Motorola I / II - format (no DCC format)
» 14 / 27 / 28 / 128 Drive steps.
» Up to 16 functions for train models that support it.
» Integrated Lokomotiv data bank.
» Train control of MFX trains, which report themselves to the Central Station when they are put on the
plant.
» Train management of Digital trains, which can be deployed manually or the Central Station can search
for them in the built-in Lokomotiv data bank.
» Built-in Ethernet (RJ 45 connector) with web user interface for backing up the central station's setup and
updating firmware. (10 Mbit/s)
» Connection of 1 mobile station directly connected to the central station.
» Connection of additional mobile stations connected via 60125 Terminal over the Bus system. (CAN)
» Updating Mobile Stations when they are connected to the Central Station.
» Possibility of setting up a separate programming track for programming trains and changes in CV
registers.
» Various connection options via 60111 or 60115 Connection boxes.
» Construction of system network with 60125 Terminal.
» Symbol display of trains and connected functions.
» Possibility of changes in Analog settings, driving settings, Motor settings, Function assignment and
Sound.
» Programming/Setup of Track Switches and Track Decoders.
» Programming of signals.
» Possibility of connecting 60172 Booster at large track facilities. Booster has built-in feedback to Central
Station.
» Connection of Marklin 7286/7686 turntable (only with manual control via desk, until the next update of
the Central station (own screen field!). Â
» Connection of Marklin 7294 sliding bridge (only with manual control via desk)
» The Marklin 7051 crane can be integrated via the central station's Snifferport or via the control desk.
» Marklin's Rail crossings can be integrated.

When you have updated your central station with new firmware and hardware, you have some additional
new properties in the form of:

» Connection of 6015/6017 Booster from Marklin's old Digital system via connector on the back of the
Central Station.
» Connection of 6021 Control Unit from Marklin's old Digital system via CS Sniffer input.
» Connection of up to 32 s88 feedback decoders.
» Commuter train control.
» Connection and Support of ESu EcosBoost 4A (after update to firmware version 2.0.4)

When Marklin at some point comes up with a "better" update of the Software, you "should" expect the
following updates for the digital models, such as: Own screen field for Turntables 7186 / 7286 / 7686
Own
screen Sleeve field for Drawbridge 7294
Separate screen field for Cranes 7051 (+7652) / 7651 / 76500 / 76510 / 76515
Separate screen field for Mobile cranes 46715 / 46716 / 46717 / 49950 / 49952

(PDF file with suggested screenshots for controlling the above devices)

If you connect the Central Station to a computer, you have the option of taking a backup of your setup on
the Central Station.
To avoid losing your setup at the Central Station, you should take a backup every time you have made
major changes.
The central station can be connected in 2 ways :

1)
Directly to an Ethernet network card on your computer. A "crossed" RJ45 network cable (CrossOver) must
be used for this solution.
The CroosOver network cable is a special network cable in which the orange and green pair wires are
swapped at one end for the plugs.

2)
A connection can also be established via Hub/Switch or other solution. You must then use an ordinary
"straight" RJ45 network cable for that solution.

If the central station is connected correctly, the LINK LED will light up constantly.

On Pages 40-42 of the "Centralstation Update" user manual, you will find further information on how to set
up the network.

When you have set up the network, you can start your IE/Firefox browser and enter the following in the
address field:
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
where X must be replaced with the selected IP address (eg .: http://192.168.1.2 ), which you have set up in
the Central station.
When you have finished entering the IP Address, press "Enter".
If everything is connected and set up correctly, you should be able to see the following screenshot in your
browser:

From this web interface, you now have the option to perform a Backup of the Central Station and update
the Firmware, as well as other things.

It is now also possible to integrate the 6021 Control Unit via the Central Station's Sniffer ports 6 and 7.
The 6021 Control Unit is powered as usual by a 6002 Transformer, the only thing to remember is that the
6021 Control Unit or the supplying transformer, must NOT ¥ have a connection to the rail system's circuit,
as the rails with this setup are supplied from the Central Station and a short circuit will thus occur.

The sniffer ports 6 and 7 allow the use of Marklin's old "digital" devices. The sniffer acts like a digital
decoder and translates the rail signals into the type of signals Centralstation understands. The old digital
system was address-based, while the Marklin System stores the train addresses based on the "meaningful"
name of your choice. Since there may be several trains at the same address, an assignment must be made
between the locomotive addresses of the 6021 Control Unit unit and the locomotives that are actually
meant on the Central Station's list.

The sniffer address is inserted and saved as an additional property for each locomotive and loaded into the
Locomotive list.
Open the dialog box "Edit loco". Here you can enter the Sniffer addresses.

Here, the value 56 has been inserted as the Sniffer address. This means that the locomotive from 6021 can
be controlled at address 66. Each sniffer address should only be used once, as the Central Station does not
carry out any kind of control over the sniffer addresses. Locomotives not to be controlled from old units
should have the value "0". Addresses between 01-80 can be assigned due to the structure of the 6021 unit.
The Sniffer system only recognizes the function keys "function" and F1-F4.
If you no longer wish to control a locomotive from 6021, you must stop the locomotive and then switch off all
functions. The value "0" is then entered as the sniffer address. The Sniffer system will then remove the
Locomotive from the Internal Control List after a while. No sniffer addresses are used for Magnet articles,
whose addresses are taken over directly from the sniffer system and regulated by the Central Station.
NOTE: NEVER call a locomotive at the same time on 6021 and the Central station, as errors can then
occur in the system.

It has also become possible to connect the old 6015/17 Boosters from Marklin Digital to the new plug in the
Central Station. The following Boosters in the system are connected as instructed in the instructions to the
respective boosters. (see Booster 6015 / 6017)
There is also another option for connecting s88 feedback decoders to the Central Station. It is possible to
connect up to 32 s88 decoders in series.
Note that the first s88 decoder installed in the central station must have a ground wire from the s88
decoder's frame to the rail frame connection (brown wire).
No cable must be fitted to the subsequent s88 decoders.

If you want to be able to control your model railway from a computer, you should look at the Windigipet Pro
X program at the web address [ Windigipet.de ], which has a built-in option for connecting to the Central
Station. (with official support, of the PC interface protocol, as Marklin has not yet released the MFx protocol)

Start by downloading a demo version from Windigipet's website and install the program.
In order to proceed, it is required that you have installed a network cable between the Central Station and a
computer, or via a Hub/Switch.
Remember to use the correct network cable type, as described earlier on this page. Now you start the
program and click on the first menu "Datei" and then on "Systeminstellungen". Now you should be able to
see a picture similar to the picture shown below http://www.marklinisterne.dk

Where it says "1. Digital system", you must select "Marklin Central Station" and then enter the IP address
that you have given the Central Station.
In the TCP port field, enter 15471. Then find the button called "Speichern" and press it. Now your settings
are saved. Then close the displayed window.
In order to establish the connection, the WinDigipet program requires you to exit the program and start it
again. The reason for this is that you have changed Digital system and WinDigipet must be allowed to
initialize the newly selected Digital system.

If everything proceeds correctly, you should now be connected to the Central Station and can start
exploring the program and the possibilities that exist between Windigipet's program functions and the
Central Station.

If you think that the locomotives react too slowly to the commands you issue from the program, you open
the image shown before and change the value where it says "Transmission pause" to 0 or 5. Now should
the commands you give from the program should give a faster response from the selected train, but this
can cause other problems, so you may have to experiment a bit with this value.

Below you will find an overview of the various train symbols that exist in Central Station.

It would be smart from Marklin's side if you also included symbols for the digital wagons, cranes and other
relevant equipment.

Tips and Tricks for Central Station.

Tip 1 :
When you connect the Mobile Station to the Central Station for the first time, the Central Station will update
the locomotive database in the Mobile Station. The first time the update may take up to 10 min or longer, so
do not interrupt the update.
The mobile station's screen will be black during the update, but an update message will be displayed on the
central station.
When the Mobile Station is connected to the Central Station, it is possible to transfer up to 10 train models
from the Central Station to the Mobile Station via the built-in screen field in the Central Station, of which you
will be able to drive with Mobile Station 60652 (1.9A) approx. 3 locomotives at a time, depending on the
locomotive's current consumption.
(See illustration below)

Tip 2: Screenshot of the current image at Central Station.

If you wish to take a screenshot of the displayed page on Centralstation, this can be done as follows (Works
from version 2.0.3):
Enter the following line in a browser:

http:/ /xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/cgi-bin/screen

where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is replaced with the IP address you have assigned to the Central Station.

Tip 3 : MFx locomotives do not report to Central Station.

If you delete an MFx locomotive and the train is not on the rails with power "connected" when it is deleted
from the Train list, it is deleted from the Train list, but the MFx locomotive's Decoder has not received this
information as it is removed from the rails. Since the MFx decoders are able, as part of the Registration
procedure, to "remember" the ID of an MS/CS control unit, this will happen the next time the MFx
locomotive is switched on the rails, that it does NOT report itself to the Central Station, as the Locomotive's
MFx decoder thus believes that the locomotive has registered with the Central Station in question once and
thus should know the locomotive in question. The same also applies to a mobile station.

The solution is to let the locomotive register with another CS. But since the few are in possession of 2
Central Stations, the solution is to let the MFx locomotive register with a Mobile Station, which is connected
with the Marklin 24088 connection rail and a couple of extra rails. Once the MFx locomotive has registered
with the Mobile Station, it can be put back on the rails connected to a Central Station and will then register
correctly there again. After this, the MFx locomotive can again be controlled from the central station in
question.

A sensible method in connection with removing MFx locomotives from the rails is to remove the locomotive
in question from Central Station's train list with the power "connected" to the track, so that the locomotive
gets the necessary information from Central Station before you physically remove the locomotive from the
tracks and thereby avoid this problem in the future.