I'm trying to use JMRI Decoder Pro to change/set CV's in a (factory lighted) Athearn Genesis Bay window Caboose.

It wont respond at all. Using a seperate dedicated programming track (just a couple atlas rerailers on a piece of wood) with a PR3 (with a power-pax booster in line) With this setup I can program Tsunami's all day long. But for some reason I cant get this decoder to "wake up"

So I figured if I at least knew the decoder type, I could create a JMRI roster entry by hand and then maybe it would respond.

I purchased a MP-15 AC several years ago.  I think it was about 2007.  I am trying to program the locomotive, and it won't take any of the changes from Decoder Pro nor the Power Cab from NCE.  I can program the number, but that appears to be it.  I can not change the start voltage, or momentum.  When the Power Cab is used, the manufacture come up a different number each time, and the version is also different.

Should I get a Tsunami or is there something I am missing?

I have another half-baked idea, and I'd love some input, suggestions, or assistance.  I keep thinking about the throttles that are currently available.  They're either bulky, uncomfortable, complicated, expensive, or some combination of the above.  Then I think about other similar things in other applications, and they're none of the above.  I'd like to see a little more crossover.

I just bought a BLI Paragon Series 2 SD9. I use JMRI for programming and all went well except for one thing. On the advanced tab there is an option to set the Packet Time Out value with the default being 2. This CV sets how long an engine will operate without input from the throttle before it coasts to a stop. I've tried changing the value from 0 up to 244 which appears to be the max but it has no effect. The loco still coasts to a stop within 30 feet or so unless I make a throttle adjustment.