Does JMRI have a product that can be used to

Model Railroader Electronics and DCC
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automate the operation of trains using Digitrax DCC components? By “automate”, I mean something like this:

  1. Train #1 leaves Station A, travels along the main line to its destination, goes around a reversing loop, enters a passing siding and stops there.

  2. Train #2 leaves Station A, travels along the main line, passes Train #1 which is stopped on the passing siding, and continues along its route.

  3. Train #1, after Train #2 passes it, leaves the passing siding and returns to Station A.

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Just use Winlok.

http://www.complexitymanager.com/digi_master/software.htm

David B

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Thanks, David, I appreciate that. I presume the answer re: JMRI is “no”?

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The basics are there, in the latest test version. But you’d have to do a lot of your own code at the present time. This feature is being worked on though and a much more friendly version will appear as time goes on.

One thing they put in JMRI is an import from XTrack CAD, so if you used XTrack to draw your layout you can quickly put the diagram in JMRI for the automation.

–Randy

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To add to Randy’s reply that the basics are there, one JMRI contributor has written an automation script that adds to those basics. He’s made it available to JMRI users, and he’s continually improving it. See:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jmriusers/files/AutoDispatcher/

HTH,
Steve