For those interested, I have now got County Gate operating automatically using Railroad and Co. It is taken 18 months and a lot of anguish but it really does work now
JdF
That is really good news - I admire your tenacity and patience!
Will you be using it at exhibitions and if so will we be able to see the controls and screen during the exhibition? I, for one, am really interested in seeing a good implentation of full computer control
Can I also ask which DCC system you are using?
Iain Morrison
Hi
We are based on Digitrax and use a Zephyr with booster.
All the boards are supplied by CML electronics and the software is Railroad and Co
If you wish to see further, check out
http://www.009.cd2.com/DCC.htm (http://www.009.cd2.com/DCC.htm)
This is for use at exhibitions and eventually we hope to have a display of how it all works. Right now, we are still finessing the system.
best
JdF
We have gone some way to showing the system at exhibitions.
Using Railroad and Co, we can now initiate a series of slideshows at appropriate moments and this will be part of the 'show' using a 24" VDU. We have also included a camera so at times, activities will be seen on the fiddle yard.
Best not get caught picking one's nose while hiding behind the layout!
We will also be able to initiate sounds, such as whistles when required. For us, we shall go no further as the viewing angle is 'from the other side of the narrow valley' so distant echoing whistles are about all one would hear. We already have ambient sound.
best
JdF