TrainController Gold and Silver - Freiwald Software

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Registration of unknown Trains
If a connected train detection device identifies a train ID , which does not belong to a
known engine in TrainController, then this train ID is displayed in the block symbol,
which belongs to the associated block. This is illustrated in the image below.
Diagram 101: Train ID of an unknown Train
This information cannot only be used to determine unknown train Ids or digital addresses
of trains, respectively. It is also possible to use this information for fast creation
of new engine records. While the unknown train is located in the block and its train ID
is visible in the associated block symbol, it is possible to create a new engine record
very quickly by clicking to the block symbol with the right mouse button and calling
the Create Engine for detected Train ID command. This creates a new engine record,
assigns the symbol of the new engine to the block and opens the Engine Properties dialog
box, with which it is possible to specify a name and symbol for the new engine or
to alter other attributes. In this way it is conveniently possible to register new engines in
TrainController.
Train Tracking
The Visual Dispatcher uses the main block diagram to perform automatic train tracking.
Whenever a block is reported as occupied, because one of the indicators assigned to it is
turned on, then the Dispatcher checks, whether there is an appropriate train in an adjacent
block. An adjacent block is a block that is connected with the current block with a
route in the block diagram.
If there is such train, then the train is moved to this block. This is done by automatic assignment
of the train to the new block and releasing of the previous block.
As a result of this movement the name and/or image of the engine or train appears in
the block symbol of the related block in the Visual Dispatcher. Additionally, the train
disappears from the symbol of the previous block. If there are block symbols in a