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In order to create a block all indicators that are located in the block are assigned to the
block. If at least one of these indicators is turned on, then the block is assumed to be
occupied. The actual layout positions of the sensors assigned to the block determine
also the location of the block on your railroad. In order to have control over the exact
location, where a train is to be stopped inside a block, you can mark certain indicators
as stop or brake indicators (see section 5.7, “Stop and Brake Indicators”).
There are several methods in TrainController to create blocks and to assign indicators
to them.
To establish a block on your railroad, it is necessary to install the required sensors. Depending
on the principle of the used contact sensors it may be necessary to electrically
insulate the track section belonging to a certain contact sensor from adjacent sections.
Whether electrical insulation is necessary or not depends solely on the contact sensors
being used. The software does not require electrical insulation of your blocks.
• The software does not require that a block is electrically insulated from other
blocks. The used sensors might require this, though.
• Blocks usually contain several indicators. If these indicators represent isolated or
separate track sections then several track sections are contained in the same block
(see also 5.8, “Arranging Indicators in a Block”).
• The same indicator cannot be assigned to several blocks. Especially you should install
your sensors on your layout in a way, that each sensor section is associated
with at most one block. If you use a train detection system (see 5.5, “Train Detection
and Train Tracking”) then each train detection section or zone, respectively,
should be associated with at most one block.
It is possible to assign indicator symbols, which are already contained in other windows,
to a block. It is also possible to create new, extra indicator symbols within a
block, that are not contained elsewhere. Please note the following:
• If an indicator symbol, that is assigned to a block, is also contained in another window
(e.g. switchboard), then deleting this indicator from the Visual Dispatcher also
deletes the indicator symbol from the other window.
• If an indicator symbol, that is assigned to a block, is also contained in another window,
then deleting this indicator from the other window also deletes the indicator
from the block and the Visual Dispatcher.
• If you want to remove an indicator from a block without deleting it from another
window, then edit the properties of the block and remove the indicator from the list
of assigned indicators.
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