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9 The Simulator
With TrainController it is possible to simulate the operation of a model railroad automatically
and without human intervention.
The traffic control (see chapter 6, “The Traffic Control”) allows you to simulate the
movement of running trains by triggering of the contact indicators, that belong to the
particular blocks. Simulated triggering of the contact indicators is accomplished by
clicking on the particular indicators with the mouse.
The simulator window can run such simulation automatically without the need for manual
clicks on indicators. To start the simulation open the simulator window via the
Window menu and press the Start button in the simulator window.
Diagram 126: The Simulator Window
The following prerequisites must be fulfilled to run the simulation:
• The software must run in offline mode, i.e. the computer must not be connected to a
digital system.
• The software must run outside edit mode.
The simulator solely simulates the triggering of indicators by running trains. It does not
operate anything. In particular it does not affect the speed or direction of running trains
directly nor does it start or stop any trains. The speed of trains is set by the usual means
– e.g. by running schedules or by using the controls of the train window. For running
trains, however, the simulator is able to calculate, which contact indicator will be triggered
next and when. These calculations are based on the current position of each running
train and the path, which it is about to take. Note, that only those contact indicators
are simulated, that are directly assigned to a block (see section 5.6, „Blocks and Indicators“).
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