I do not know if in Argentina there are many model railroaders who have adopted Digitrax technology; but in my case since 2018 I have incorporated it into my life. Learning the correct use of it is a long road to travel, which from the interpretation of the correct hardware connection to the logic of the design of track occupancy detection zones, definition of blocks and the assembly of the logic of Signal actuations and interlocking of the same, make a conglomerate of elements, sometimes complicated to associate correctly and adding to all these hardware components another excellent development over so many years and continuous improvements, such as the JMRI software. Dear Rhythm RR... and passionate JMRI programmer friends, with all your excellent videos, you have given us a lesson in learning how to assemble all these components in games. My most sincere congratulations.... Ubaldo from Argentina.
Desconozco si en Argentina existen muchos ferromodelistas que hayan adoptado la tecnología de Digitrax; pero en mi caso desde el 2018 la he incorporado a mi vida. El aprendizaje del correcto uso de la misma, es un largo camino a recorrer, el cual desde la interpretación del correcto conexionado del hardware hasta la lógica del diseño de zonas de detección de ocupación de vía, definición de bloques y el armado de la lógica de accionamientos de señales y enclavamientos de las mismas, hacen un conglomerado de elementos a veces, complicados de asociar correctamente y sumando a todos estos compopnentes de hardware otro excelente desarrollo atraves de tantos años y mejoras continuas, como lo es el software JMRI. Estimado Rhythm RR ... y amigos apasionados programadores de JMRI, nos has dado con todos tus excelentes videos, cátedra en el aprendizaje del armado de todos estos componentes en juegos. Mis mas sinceras felicitaciones .... Ubaldo desde Argentina.
Thank you kindly for taking the time to create the video and share what you know and learned. You saved me what could have been countless hours of frustration. Signal logic isn't all that complicated however the software for the user interface can be another matter. JMRI has been around a while and if you look at all the credits given to the people that help build JMRI, it's no wonder it's the model railroaders choice. This is the first really helpful video I've found that dives into how to use the files for JMRI signal control. I don't have it just yet but now that someone walked me through the signal setup process I'm much less timid on moving forward. And thank you for keeping the terms relatively simple to understand. I still need to work out how and what sensors to utilize to setup block detection. I'm leaning toward photocell due to the length of my trains. I have an oil train of 126 cars, eight locomotives, three on the point, four mid span DPU's and one end of train DPU. Yes, they all do their share of the pull. I also have a 122 car grain train with a very similar power distribution. This will make a three block detection system a bit challenging but thanks to your video, I now see how JMRI will take care of the signal control logic. You actually made it look easy! Thanks!
Great video. I model D&H, as do you, it appears. Have installed Digitrax signal hardware and JMRI. Was having difficulty with the programming. Your video covers exactly what I needed to learn in order to proceed. Many, many thanks!
Thanks for the video. I slowly getting deeper and deeper into JMRI now that my track is all done. Haven't got this far so flagged this for future reference. Thank you.
Also a quick question - the way you are set up it looks like JMRI is not receiving feedback from the switch machines as to switch position, is that correct?
Glad this video has helped. If I understand your question correctly, the way I get feedback is through the DS64’s which control the switch machines but are also hooked up through Loconet to all other components such as block detection and signaling so any changes that happen are reflected on the Jmri panel and other devices viewing that panel live.
@@rhythmrailroad1101 It was recently explained to me on the JMRI forum that it may be better to use one of the extra switches on a tortoise to report back actual switch position rather then just relying on "the command was sent so the switch must have moved. I wondered if you were getting feedback from the switch machine proving it had actually moved? Just learning on all of this :)
I watched your entire video and thankyou for making it easy to understand.. It's neat!! I'm a retired UP Engineer and totally got into their signaling so much so I replicated it on my HO Scale layout.. I did a video on understanding their meaning if at all you're interested (TH-cam: How to read UP signals)and yes i know you have yours set-up as ABS signals as well.. if you need info on how they work just ask.. David BAC V RR 👍
Hi David....I watched your video on UP signals...Excellent and easy to understand. Thanks so much. It certainly helped me confirm some of my questions and I also learned some new things!
Thankyou for your video as that got me motivated to work on my signals.. I have somewhat of a simple system; a light detector embedded between the switch points, which is wired into a few relays as well as the Tortoise machine so any part of a train will drop that signal.. I have over 400 cars on the layout and just didnt feel up to putting resistors on each car. Your system is more realistic w/ its block occupancy. ps.. I wish Atlas (x-BLMA) would do a re-run of their signals... 🤗 David BAC V RR
Recently discovered your channel. Great video. Are your turnouts in their own block or do they belong to the block in front? I’m learning block detection so was curious. Also, it looked like Fort Edwards had a crossover but no signals for the crossover?
Thanks for checking out the channel. At that point of the build I did have the turnouts on the same block as the leading mainline but when I switched over to CATS, I had to isolate all of my turnouts and make them all their own blocks. Check out some of the more current videos on CATS. Block detection is complicated but once you wrap your mind around the main concepts, it suddenly seems simple.
Wonderful video. Yes, I now think I can make the lights do what I want! I was having a problem associating the LT switch to the LT light... I could get some of them to associate but never the B and C side. Your video showed me that what I was doing (for several weeks) was working "by accident". OK, now the $64 question...... if using ONLY a JMRI throttle, when a train comes across a "yellow" light diverging switch, will it slow down ON ITS OWN? Same with running against a "RED" light, will it stop ON ITS OWN? I realize if I am using a hand-held throttle that the train is under a human's control and if they wish to drive over a switch in the wrong direction, that is on them and the following derailment is their's to fix.
I do not know if in Argentina there are many model railroaders who have adopted Digitrax technology; but in my case since 2018 I have incorporated it into my life. Learning the correct use of it is a long road to travel, which from the interpretation of the correct hardware connection to the logic of the design of track occupancy detection zones, definition of blocks and the assembly of the logic of Signal actuations and interlocking of the same, make a conglomerate of elements, sometimes complicated to associate correctly and adding to all these hardware components another excellent development over so many years and continuous improvements, such as the JMRI software. Dear Rhythm RR... and passionate JMRI programmer friends, with all your excellent videos, you have given us a lesson in learning how to assemble all these components in games. My most sincere congratulations.... Ubaldo from Argentina.
Desconozco si en Argentina existen muchos ferromodelistas que hayan adoptado la tecnología de Digitrax; pero en mi caso desde el 2018 la he incorporado a mi vida. El aprendizaje del correcto uso de la misma, es un largo camino a recorrer, el cual desde la interpretación del correcto conexionado del hardware hasta la lógica del diseño de zonas de detección de ocupación de vía, definición de bloques y el armado de la lógica de accionamientos de señales y enclavamientos de las mismas, hacen un conglomerado de elementos a veces, complicados de asociar correctamente y sumando a todos estos compopnentes de hardware otro excelente desarrollo atraves de tantos años y mejoras continuas, como lo es el software JMRI. Estimado Rhythm RR ... y amigos apasionados programadores de JMRI, nos has dado con todos tus excelentes videos, cátedra en el aprendizaje del armado de todos estos componentes en juegos. Mis mas sinceras felicitaciones .... Ubaldo desde Argentina.
Thank you kindly for taking the time to create the video and share what you know and learned. You saved me what could have been countless hours of frustration. Signal logic isn't all that complicated however the software for the user interface can be another matter. JMRI has been around a while and if you look at all the credits given to the people that help build JMRI, it's no wonder it's the model railroaders choice. This is the first really helpful video I've found that dives into how to use the files for JMRI signal control. I don't have it just yet but now that someone walked me through the signal setup process I'm much less timid on moving forward. And thank you for keeping the terms relatively simple to understand. I still need to work out how and what sensors to utilize to setup block detection. I'm leaning toward photocell due to the length of my trains. I have an oil train of 126 cars, eight locomotives, three on the point, four mid span DPU's and one end of train DPU. Yes, they all do their share of the pull. I also have a 122 car grain train with a very similar power distribution. This will make a three block detection system a bit challenging but thanks to your video, I now see how JMRI will take care of the signal control logic. You actually made it look easy! Thanks!
All you need to know to understand Digitrax signalling. This is my go to video when I set up signals, just to remind myself.
Great video. I model D&H, as do you, it appears. Have installed Digitrax signal hardware and JMRI. Was having difficulty with the programming. Your video covers exactly what I needed to learn in order to proceed. Many, many thanks!
Thank you for sharing your experiences, it has shortened my learning curve a lot.
Thanks for the video. I slowly getting deeper and deeper into JMRI now that my track is all done. Haven't got this far so flagged this for future reference. Thank you.
I'll have to watch this again, very infromative. lots of great info.
Awesome video! This was just what I was looking for! Thanks!
Thank you so much for all of the helpful info! This video will be a huge help. Will definitely be referring back to this
Also a quick question - the way you are set up it looks like JMRI is not receiving feedback from the switch machines as to switch position, is that correct?
Glad this video has helped. If I understand your question correctly, the way I get feedback is through the DS64’s which control the switch machines but are also hooked up through Loconet to all other components such as block detection and signaling so any changes that happen are reflected on the Jmri panel and other devices viewing that panel live.
@@rhythmrailroad1101 It was recently explained to me on the JMRI forum that it may be better to use one of the extra switches on a tortoise to report back actual switch position rather then just relying on "the command was sent so the switch must have moved. I wondered if you were getting feedback from the switch machine proving it had actually moved? Just learning on all of this :)
I watched your entire video and thankyou for making it easy to understand.. It's neat!! I'm a retired UP Engineer and totally got into their signaling so much so I replicated it on my HO Scale layout.. I did a video on understanding their meaning if at all you're interested (TH-cam: How to read UP signals)and yes i know you have yours set-up as ABS signals as well.. if you need info on how they work just ask.. David BAC V RR 👍
Wow!!! Thanks so much for your offer. I’ll definitely check out your video!!! 🙏🙏🙏 thanks again!
Hi David....I watched your video on UP signals...Excellent and easy to understand. Thanks so much. It certainly helped me confirm some of my questions and I also learned some new things!
Thankyou for your video as that got me motivated to work on my signals.. I have somewhat of a simple system; a light detector embedded between the switch points, which is wired into a few relays as well as the Tortoise machine so any part of a train will drop that signal.. I have over 400 cars on the layout and just didnt feel up to putting resistors on each car. Your system is more realistic w/ its block occupancy. ps.. I wish Atlas (x-BLMA) would do a re-run of their signals... 🤗 David BAC V RR
Recently discovered your channel. Great video. Are your turnouts in their own block or do they belong to the block in front? I’m learning block detection so was curious. Also, it looked like Fort Edwards had a crossover but no signals for the crossover?
Thanks for checking out the channel. At that point of the build I did have the turnouts on the same block as the leading mainline but when I switched over to CATS, I had to isolate all of my turnouts and make them all their own blocks. Check out some of the more current videos on CATS. Block detection is complicated but once you wrap your mind around the main concepts, it suddenly seems simple.
Wonderful video. Yes, I now think I can make the lights do what I want! I was having a problem associating the LT switch to the LT light... I could get some of them to associate but never the B and C side. Your video showed me that what I was doing (for several weeks) was working "by accident".
OK, now the $64 question...... if using ONLY a JMRI throttle, when a train comes across a "yellow" light diverging switch, will it slow down ON ITS OWN? Same with running against a "RED" light, will it stop ON ITS OWN?
I realize if I am using a hand-held throttle that the train is under a human's control and if they wish to drive over a switch in the wrong direction, that is on them and the following derailment is their's to fix.
not with JMRI. The signals tell the engineer what to do, but don't automate the loco