TrainController Gold and Silver - Freiwald Software

You first insert track elements into the Switchboards to create a track diagram that
represents the track plan of your entire layout, the main station or any yard etc. For
small and medium size layouts it is recommended that you create only one switchboard.
This main switchboard is used as a base for quick and easy setup of automatic operation.
In the case of larger and more complex layouts you will probably create a separate
Switchboard per yard. You can create as many additional switchboards as you like.
After you have placed all tracks, turnouts, crossings and bridges in the correct positions,
you specify the digital addresses of your turnouts.
When this has been done, you are able to control the turnouts of your model railroad
with TrainController and your computer.
Your model railroad may contain not only tracks and turnouts but also signals and other
accessories. If so, the next step is placing the signals at the appropriate locations of your
control panel. TrainController provides symbols for two, three and four aspect signals.
Uncouplers, lights, crossing gates or other accessories can be controlled with
symbols representing push buttons, toggle switches or on-off switches.
After you have placed all the signals in the correct positions, you specify the digital addresses
of your signals and other accessories.
Once you have specified the digital addresses of your signals and other accessories,
you are able to control these objects manually with TrainController, also.
Text elements can be inserted at arbitrary positions to label your control panel. Images
can be placed in the Switchboard as well.
If you want to set up automatic operation for your trains or display train positions in the
switchboard, then you will need to insert blocks in your switchboard, that represent the
blocks of your model railroad.
Switchboards provide even more features for controlling, monitoring and semiautomatic
operation. These elements are discussed in more detail later.
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Train Windows
The train window enables the operation of your engines and trains. To control several
trains simultaneously, you can open as many train windows on your computer screen as
desired.