I'm pretty confident I can get to the same point in RocRail in a few hours also. It is thereby assured that switches and signals are set correctly and occupied routes and blocks are locked for further trains. 8.0 Rocrail in Automatic ModeIn automatic mode trains are autonomously controlled and conducted by Rocrail. I spent about eight hours learning JMRI and producing a panel, after that it only took about 5 hours to do the same thing with Model Railroad Automation. Rocrail is now ready to run trains in automatic mode. Generally the Rocrail block thus starts from the spot where the train has to start breaking if it has. If you haven't tried any of these programs out yourself, I encourage you to. A Rocrail block does not exactly match a railway block of the prototype: Whereas, for example, the section between two block signals on a line is called block, this section in Rocrail is divided into the route to the block and the block itself. Once I get some time to really sit down and figure this out I'll try to write a review. I haven't spent much time trying to figure out my block sensors yet, and that scares me a little, because I have no idea how to begin. The addressing terminology seems a bit odd to me. The English documentation is thin, so it's a little trial and error. I also like that the mobile client (iRoc) is able to display and control panels. The panels are layed out on a grid and it is easier to move objects around after you've placed them. Object properties are settable via property dialog boxes. I've only scratched the surface of RocRail, but so far I like it better than JMRI because it is packaged into one development environment. Now when I open iRoc on my iPad, it is connected to RocRail. Hooking up the iPad was a simple as installing iRoc (by the way there is also an andRoc client for Android OS), providing my computer IP address and RocRail Port (62842). RocRail runs as a server and multiple clients (I think 10) can hook up to that service. I'm using RocRail on a PC with Windows XP. It is available in many languages and can run on PC, Mac and Linux. <- If all of this client/server talk sounds scary (it does to me), don't worry it's just terminology of what's going on in the background, in reality, RocRail sets it up mostly, I only needed to supply my computer IP address and the COM Port settings for my Digitrax PR3. RocRail is open source model railroad software similar to JMRI or Model Railroad Automation. I loaded and opened RocRail for the first time and have tried to connect this to the CS2. I connected my CS2 to my home network via an RJ45 cable and entered the IP address into my laptop. Ich schalte ein Signal um, es bleibt aber so. I loaded RocRail onto my microsoft note book (windows 10) and am running into beginner issues. Das klappt auch, jedoch gibt es massiv verzgerungen, bzw die Befehle kommen nicht durch. I'm running one client on the PC and one on the iPad. Nach einigen Versuchen habe ich es geschafft, dass Rocrail mit dem Mqtt-Brocker und dem MattzoSignalControler kommunizieren. And since it was temporary, totally acceptable by my wife.RocRail is open source model railroad software similar to JMRI or Model Railroad Automation. On the first day, I set up a semi-circle of track on the kitchen table and ran a locomotive back and forth while changing speed tables and start and max voltages. Extending that use a bit more, I can also use it as a portable DCC system by taking along some EZ Track or UniTrack. Rocrail supports many languages, including English, German, Dutch, French, and many more. Written in C/C++, it is based on the class library, and is Open Source. My thought was I can use it at the workbench to program and test decoders/locos before going to the main layout. Rocrail is an Innovative Model Railroad Control System that runs on Linux, Mac OS X, Raspberry Pi and Windows. I went with the Sprog over the PR3 or the other proprietary decoder programmers because the Sprog can be used as a command station as well as a programmer. I bought the Sprog in advance of purchasing complex sound decoders as all the CV definitions and their ranges would be available to view and set, instead of keying in each one on my handheld controller while reading a decoder manual. From all I've read here and elsewhere, and seen in the demos, JMRI is the way to go for programming decoders. I did alot of reading on the site noted by Gary as well as the Yahoo groups for Sprog and JMRI. Been off the board what with the holidays and all.
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