TrainController Gold and Silver - Freiwald Software

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Table of Contents About this Document ................................................................................................... 11 RAILROAD & CO. TrainController Users Guide ................................................. 11 Help Menu ............................................................................................................. 12 The Editions of TrainController ......................................................................... 12 The Differences between TrainController Gold and Silver ............................... 13 Quick Start - Step 1: Installation and Program Start .............................................. 24 Installation .............................................................................................................. 24 Program Start ......................................................................................................... 25 Quick Start - Step 2: Controlling a Train .................................................................. 28 Preparing a Train for Model Railroad Computer Control ...................................... 28 Controlling a Train ................................................................................................. 32 Quick Start - Step 3: Controlling Turnouts – The Switchboard ............................. 33 Creating a small switchboard control panel ........................................................... 33 Preparing a Turnout for Model Railroad Computer Control .................................. 35 Quick Start - Step 4: Creating Blocks - Tracking Train Positions .......................... 38 Equipping the layout with feedback sensors .......................................................... 38 Dividing the layout into Blocks ............................................................................. 39 Entering the locations of Blocks into the Switchboard .......................................... 39 Assigning Feedback Sensors to Blocks ................................................................. 41 Displaying train positions on the Computer Screen ............................................... 45 Simulating Train Movements on the Computer Screen ......................................... 47 Quick Start - Step 5: Controlling Trains Automatically .......................................... 49 Running with Interlocking ..................................................................................... 49 Adjusting the Stop Location .................................................................................. 50 Creating a Commuter Train ................................................................................... 55 AutoTrain by Drag and Drop ............................................................................. 56 Commuter Train with intermediate Stop ................................................................ 58 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 66 1.1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 66 Supported Digital and Control Systems ................................................................. 66 Modes of Train Operation ...................................................................................... 67 Use ......................................................................................................................... 68 Components ........................................................................................................... 68 Automatic Operation .............................................................................................. 71 1.2 Variants of Train Control ............................................................................. 71 Run with Interlocking ............................................................................................ 72 AutoTrain by Drag & Drop ................................................................................ 73 AutoTrain Symbol Bar ....................................................................................... 73 3
4 Schedule ................................................................................................................. 74 Manual Train Control ............................................................................................. 74 Comparison Chart ................................................................................................... 75 1.3 Fundamentals of Use ...................................................................................... 77 The Overall Principle .............................................................................................. 77 User Interface Design ............................................................................................. 78 Window Handling .................................................................................................. 78 Window Customization .......................................................................................... 80 Customization of Menus, Tool Bars and Keyboard Accelerators .......................... 81 File Handling .......................................................................................................... 81 Edit Mode ............................................................................................................... 82 Printing ................................................................................................................... 82 Further Steps ........................................................................................................... 83 Switchboards .......................................................................................................... 83 Train Windows ....................................................................................................... 84 The Visual Dispatcher ............................................................................................ 85 2 The Switchboard ..................................................................................................... 87 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 87 2.2 Size and Appearance ...................................................................................... 88 2.3 Drawing the Track Diagram ......................................................................... 93 Space-Saving Turnouts ........................................................................................... 94 2.4 Connecting the Turnouts ............................................................................... 95 2.5 Signals and Accessories .................................................................................. 98 Signals .................................................................................................................... 99 Accessories ........................................................................................................... 100 Connecting Signals and Accessories .................................................................... 100 2.6 Text Labels .................................................................................................... 100 2.7 Self-provided Switchboard Symbols and Images ...................................... 101 Self-provided Symbols ......................................................................................... 101 Images ................................................................................................................... 102 2.8 Highlighting occupied track sections .......................................................... 103 2.9 Displaying Train Names and Symbols in the Switchboard ...................... 103 2.10 Using the Computer Keyboard as a Control Panel ................................... 103 3 Train Control ........................................................................................................ 104 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 104 The Train Window................................................................................................ 104 Train List .............................................................................................................. 106 3.2 Engines .......................................................................................................... 107 3.3 Throttle and Brake ....................................................................................... 109 3.4 Speedometer and Odometer ........................................................................ 111 3.5 The Speed Profile .......................................................................................... 111
Page 1 and 2: RAILROAD & CO. ® TrainController
Page 3: Contact: Freiwald Software Kreuzber
Page 7 and 8: 6 5.8 Arranging Indicators and Mark
Page 9 and 10: 13 The Clock ......................
Page 11 and 12: 10 Passing trains from automatic to
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Page 15 and 16: 14 tal system is required to resolv
Page 17 and 18: 28. New train operations allow to r
Page 19 and 20: 51. A optional schedule rule causes
Page 21 and 22: 74. Conditions and triggers may now
Page 24 and 25: Part I Quick Start B 23
Page 26 and 27: Diagram 1: TrainController Setup Sc
Page 28 and 29: Diagram 3: Setup Digital Systems di
Page 30 and 31: Diagram 5: Train Window If you want
Page 32 and 33: Diagram 8: Entering a Name You may
Page 34 and 35: Quick Start - Step 3: Controlling T
Page 36 and 37: Diagram 13: Track section with turn
Page 38 and 39: played image of the turnout and the
Page 40 and 41: Dividing the layout into Blocks Ano
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Page 44 and 45: Diagram 23: Block Editor with Conta
Page 46 and 47: If this has been done correctly, th
Page 48 and 49: testing this on a bigger layout ens
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Diagram 35: Block Editor Click on t
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section 3.5, “The Speed Profile
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To do this run our train manually b
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Diagram 41: Locking the left Entry
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Next select “Block 4” and press
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However, TrainController is able to
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B 66 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview Tr
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In all, TrainController provides th
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70 Diagram 47: RAILROAD & CO. Train
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from its current position to the de
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• Well suited, too, to predefine
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76 Feature (1) Block Securing Yes Y
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78 User Interface Design The user i
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80 Diagram 48: Docking a Train Wind
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! The current layout and settings o
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You first insert track elements int
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Trains can run under full manual co
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B • Accessory elements of several
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90 Diagram 52: US CTC Panel Style D
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outes. The possibilities to apply d
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• Three way turnout • Single or
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! 96 Diagram 63: Specifying the nam
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The image above displays two possib
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100 Accessories Accessory elements
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102 Images It is possible to displa
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B 104 3 Train Control 3.1 Introduct
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B 106 Train List The The Train List
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108 Diagram 72: Digital Address of
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the right on the layout, when the d
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! B • Set the start voltage to a
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X ! 114 Advanced Fine Tuning of the
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! the measurement and indicator “
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The speed profile can also be viewe
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maximum profile value, which repres
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• when a schedule is executed (se
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different engines and trains can re
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! ! back to the digital system. Suc
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tain track section. In Diagram 85 t
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! 130 Diagram 87: Train is still lo
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Usually each track in a station or
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134 Diagram 90: Track Plan of the S
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Typical examples of blocks are •
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of the blocks in the track diagram
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For specific purposes it is also po
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B aware, that trains can travel fro
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! B The orientation of each engine
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gine orientation accordingly even i
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148 5.5 Train Detection and Train T
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150 Diagram 100: Specifying the dig
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B 152 Registration of unknown Train
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B 154 5.6 Blocks and Indicators For
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train will stop inside the block fo
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! ! If the train does not have to s
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! B B TrainController assumes that
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Diagram 106 shows a block equipped
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Diagram 109 has been derived from D
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! 166 Diagram 112: Editing Shifted
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• Add a further stop marker to th
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entered. The brake and stop indicat
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! 172 How Block Signals Work The fo
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B 174 5.11 Schedules Schedule Diagr
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176 Diagram 117: Schedule Specific
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form a random selection. In the sam
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! B When a schedule is started, the
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! B The diagram displayed above sho
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indicated as occupied when the trai
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• In cases, where a specific bloc
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188 Diagram 120: Specifications of
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B 190 Driving Mode Explanation Trai
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! ! A started AutoTrain is very sim
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X 194 5.14 Schedule Sequences With
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• The look ahead to select an opt
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198 5.17 Operation Interruption - T
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200 Diagram 122: Dispatcher Window
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dow, when edit mode is turned off.
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stop indicator to simulate what hap
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B 206 7 The Inspector The Inspector
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! It is also possible, to copy the
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B 210 10 A Sample Layout General Th
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212 Diagram 129: Switchboard Southt
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214 Step 3: Creating Blocks At firs
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216 Diagram 133: Block Diagram in t
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Indicators are created for each blo
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220 Manual Operation The branch lin
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This Part III of the Users Guide ex
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When a train is running as a multip
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that the lighting is controlled by
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228 Diagram 137: Arranging a Train
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The opposing operation, i.e. turnin
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train, then both trains are automat
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234 11.3 List of enabled Trains and
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• If a list of enabled trains wil
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238 Diagram 138: Arranging Consumpt
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240 Diagram 139: Vehicle Maintenanc
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242 12.1 Folders All objects are gr
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Indicators, which are being used to
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X X 246 14 Extended Control and Mon
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! X rent state of the condition. Fo
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equired state to meet the condition
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X • A COMBI-group, that contains
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A special application of operations
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X 256 Hot Key Operations Push Butto
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In TrainController Gold it is also
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For this mechanism, a track occupan
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X 262 Flagman Trigger Memory Left T
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264 Example: Automatic Engine Whist
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With the exception, that manual rou
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268 Diagram 152: Assigning start an
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X decommissioned turnout cannot cha
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• Stop schedule: if this option i
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274 Editing the Block Diagram For m
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! ! X 276 Diagram 156: Blocks with
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Graphical problems like these are s
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280 Diagram 160: Arranging a Virtua
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X ! X 282 Virtual Occupancy Indicat
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X If in the diagram displayed above
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Train groups can contain other trai
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located at both ends of a train set
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If two or more identical paths in a
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292 Example: Manual Control of Stat
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• Trains enter the hidden yard th
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296 Diagram 170: Schedule “2A to
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298 Diagram 172: Timetable Window U
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Special features are: 300 Diagram 1
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302 Diagram 175: Turntable Symbol i
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! Digital turntables support all co
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! 306 17.4 Automatic Operation of T
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308 Diagram 180: Operating a Turnta
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In order to work properly the turnt
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can be caused to leave the turntabl
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• Wire the analog turntable accor
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X 316 18 Special Applications 18.1
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X X blocks where engines are passed
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• Operating trains with individua
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In order to arrange Computer Cab Co
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It is very easy to adjust the polar
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track instead. To be on the safe si
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328 Diagram 190: Reserving a Block
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ently used by a train is improved.
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332 Migrating Turntables and Transf
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• Routes, that connect such moved
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aberration protection 289 accelerat
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forwarding of functions 229 four as
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slip turnout 94 sound files engine
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