TrainController Gold and Silver - Freiwald Software

Turnout position control is usually only relevant for turnouts currently locked in routes.
Since routes are just the tool to assure certain turnout positions, it should not matter, if a
turnout changes its position, if it is not locked by a route. For this reason turnout position
control in TrainController Gold only applies to turnouts locked in routes, too.
If turnout control is turned on for a specific turnout, then TrainController Gold automatically
evaluates the turnout status reported back by the digital system (method (a)
and (b)) to determine, whether the turnout position is in line with the associated route, if
any.
If the digital system is not able to report back to the computer the status of turnouts, or
in certain other situations it may be useful , to add method (c). To support this method
TrainController Gold allows to assign an individual feedback address and feedback
status (on or off) to each particular position of a turnout. The feedback status is then
additionally evaluated to determine, whether the turnout position is in line with the associated
route or not.
By specifying a certain delay for each turnout TrainController can be caused to
check, whether a turnout requested by a route is in line with the route, when the specified
delay has passed. The route is only activated, when the delays of all turnouts in the
route have passed and if each turnout is in line with the route.
Additionally to the delayed check of turnout positions prior to final activation of each
route TrainController also reacts to turnout or feedback reports, which indicate, that
a certain turnout has changed its position and that it is no longer in line with the route,
that currently locks the turnout.
Error Processing
Turnout position control does not make any sense, if there is no reaction to failing turnouts.
One of the following mandatory reactions must be individually selected for each turnout.
The selected reaction is performed, when the turnout is locked by a route for a
train in a schedule:
• Search alternate path: if this option is selected, then TrainController tries to continue
the affected schedule with an alternate path.
• Lock block exit: if this option is selected, then TrainController locks the exit of
the block, where the affected train is currently located. This will cause the train to
stop in this block and enables the human operator to clear the turnout problem.
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