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What does WFD-46 Wi-Fi/DCC Trackside
Command Station/Booster do?
The WFD-46 Wi-Fi/DCC Booster is a 5 Amp/3 Amp DCC Booster that
receives a DCC signal from a DCC Command Station and delivers DCC
Track Power to a Power District consisting of a section of track isolated
by a gap in both rails. Here is a summary of its features:
•5 Amp continuous capability
•Variable DCC Output Voltage approx. 9.8 –20 Volts peak-to-
peak in two ranges
•3 Amp or 5 Amp Overcurrent Protection
•Input from Track DCC or DCC Control Bus
•Auto-reversing for return loops, wye etc.
•Wi-Fi Monitoring of Status and approximate current load
LED Indicators
Red LED: Lights as soon as power is applied to the module.
Blue LED: Lights when the module receives a valid DCC input and is
supplying DCC to its track outputs. Flashes slowly if there is insufficient
Power Supply voltage to provide the desired output voltage. Flashes
quickly when an over-current or short condition is detected.
Amber LED: Lights instead of the blue when the Track Output is
reversed.
Green LED: Flashes when Wi-Fi traffic occurs. Lights continuously when
module is connected to a home network router.
Getting Started
If this is your first purchase of a WFD-46, you have various options to
connect it to your layout:
•Connect the control bus of your existing DCC Command Station to
the WFD-46 as in Figure 2, or
(4) Once your device has connected to the WFD-46 Wi-Fi, open a
browser such as Google Chrome and type the IP Address of the
module:
192.168.7.1
(5) The main menu is displayed as below.
Click on any of the menu items to make changes to the configuration of
the WFD-46 module. The details of the Settings and other pages are
described in the WFD-46 Manual.
As an example, the DCC Status page is shown below:
