5/21/2023 0 Comments Rocrail forum deutsch![]() ![]() Rocrail would be a better choice for train automation than JMRI, in my opinion. But, you will need to connect each block of track to a sensor and then wire the sensors to your DCC++ command station. You could make your own current sensors - there are couple of choices there as well (diodes vs coil based). ![]() I also want to thank this community who is there to help us. so thats what I want to achieve whether you call it block, train detection or occupancy detection it dosn't matter I want to run trains automatically and for that I am ready to do whatever it needs to be done. the term "Block detection " is used in train world to describe the segments of tracks that can be occupied at one time by one train. but i am open to do all experiments on DIY basis. I am on budget and dont want to invest a lot in this small layout. as per schedule that train will run and the other already running train will get parked there so thats the rough picture of automation i have in mind. there will be third train waiting on station (block 6). one will run on outer loop and one on the inner loop (8 shape). I want to run 2 trains continuously(my longest train will fit in block 5 other trains will be shorter). I dont have current sensors right now and looks difficult to buy because of lockdown) I am not sure if I need electrically isolated blocks for this or it can be done with sensors? (right now I have hall sensors (latching and non latching both) which I can use. ![]() for software side I want to use JMRI but I can look for other solutions like Rocrail if they are more suited for automation. Yes you are right its not conventional DC I am using DCC++ (arduino base station) and I am looking for train automation where trains can automatically run based on schedule. Perhaps give us more details about your intention with this layout? If you wish to use this layout as a platform to learn about block detection, signaling and train automation, you can do all those things on the cheap with some DIY inclination. To be honest, this being a compact layout (2'x4') the expense of implementing commercial block detection with all the blocks you coloured in could run higher than the building of your layout and the entire fleet that would run on it. automatically for example via Rocrail, or manually by an operator though ABS (Automatic Block Signaling) needs to be able to stop them in time, and at the right control points (turnouts).Īssuming what I wrote above is true, then you need to decide what kind of a block detection system you wish to use. Thus whatever principle you use to control the traffic flow e.g. Trains need to fit in any of the designated blocks, and avoid overlaps or potential collisions (head-on, or rear-ended). If that is the case, then consider the longest train you plan to run, and number of trains you will have running at any time. It would seem to me you want blocking to create train detection, possibly utilizing train automation in the future, no? Since you are using DCC, this is not conventional DC blocking to drive trains from one electrical "block" to another, correct? ![]()
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