TrainController Gold and Silver - Freiwald Software

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Controlling a Train
Diagram 9: Train Window
You may notice, that the color of some controls in the train window changed. This happened
due to the fact, that we entered a digital address for our train. Now the software
knows, how to control the train. To prove this move the mouse to the green control in
the centre of the window. Click on it and drag the green control to the right. If everything
has been done correctly so far, the train will slowly start to move. We have done
the first successful step into model railroad computer control!
Before continuing I suggest that you enjoy playing with the train. Play around with the
green control, which is actually an on-screen throttle. Drag it to the right and back to
zero, then to the left and watch, how your train responds to these actions. See, how the
speedometer needle above of the throttle indicates the scale speed of your running train.
Watch the odometer increasing. By clicking the green arrow you will reverse the direction
of your train. Dragging the red control, which is located between the throttle and
the green arrow, will slow down the train. This control is actually a brake control. It can
be used by experienced users, to apply the brake to a running train.
There are many more things, that TrainController can do for realistic control of
your trains. You can operate auxiliary functions (light, whistle, coupler, etc.), simulate
the consumption of resources, adjust the momentum to your personal needs and scale
the speed and distance measurements to the physical characteristics of your train. This
is discussed in detail in chapter 3, “Train Control”.