DigiTrains on JMRI webpage

I am proud to tell you, that DigiTrains is now presented also on JMRI webpage due to the lots of users who uses DigiTrains with JMRI to control their digital model railway layout.

www.jmri.org

DigiTrains 2.6 on Play

New features in DigiTrains 2.6:

Driving Cab

The Driving Cab can be opened by pressing the driving wheel button in Train Control menu.

If we have more than 6 functions, we can reach them by pressing F+.

The settings of the Driving Cab can be opened by pressing the DigiTrains icon.

You can select from 3-3 different accelerate and decelerate dynamic. These moving dynamic parameters can be different for each locomotive, depending on how fast it can accelerate or decelerate. Try out the different settings to find the one you like the most. The moving dynamic is affected by the CV3 and CV4 settings in the locomotive decoder. Settings them to 8 will be fine in most cases, but you can use them with different values, too. If you have sound decoder you may also want to set a startup delay, so the speed display will be in syncron with the locomotive movement. The speed display can be customized by touching the speed in Train Control menu (speed customization is not available from Driving Cab screen). See details in Speed Display section.

JMRI user names

JMRI user names are used instead of system names (if available).

Longer names available in lists

Longer locomotive and accessory names are displayed in lists.

New loco sounds

7 new US locomotive horn and 2 railroad crossing sound. Below video shows how to use the loco sounds:

The latest documentation on DigiTrains is always available on this link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By2pZ2n1CiqmYmF2MmRWTDJqX1E/view?usp=sharing

DigiTrains 2.5 available on Play

DigiTrains 2.5 release notes

Suggested steps to create your layout

1.    Put tracks and turnouts onto the gridview

2.    Add all your accessories in Accessory menu (turnouts, lights)

3.    Compare the turnout states in Accessories menu to the real layout. When your turnout is closed on your layout it must be also closed in DigiTrains. If not, long-touch the turnout and enable “Reverse accessory status” option.

4.    Match your accessories in the layout editor. Long-touch the grids where you have an accessory and select the desired accessory from the pupup menu.

5.    Now switch to command mode with the pencil icon (it must be white). Disable “Adv.” button (Advanced security logic). Touch the turnouts on the screen and compare them to the real layout. They must show the same. (For this the dispatcher game in-app product must be purchased)

6.    If any of the turnouts shows the opposite compared to the real state: long-touch the turnout in editor mode and select “Show cross part of turnout as  straight on layout”.

7.    When all of your turnouts are OK you can start to add routes. When you select a route in command mode, and not all of the turnouts are changing please check try to increase the switch delay parameter in Accessories menu for your turnouts. Long-touch the accessory in Accessories menu and type in 600 for “Switch delay”.

8.    When all of your routes are working fine, you can add block for occupancy feedback.

dispatcher game: new turnout configuration option

In layout editor the straight (Closed) state of a turnout is always the horizontal or vertical line of the turnout. Default the line in 45 degree is the curved (throwed) state. On the screenshot below you can see turnouts marked with red, where this logic is not good. On the real layout the straight state of the turnout must be shown with the 45 degree line, not the horizontal or vertical.

In this case the following must be done to achieve proper visual feedback of a turnout in layout editor and in Accessories menu as well:

Long-touch the turnout in layout editor to edit it and select “Show cross part of turnout as straight in layout”

Speed display: use current conversation bug fix

Bug fix for speed dislay when Use current is activated. Now you can change speedsteps even after selecting current speed and conversation is done automatically by DigiTrains.

Dispatcher game: adjustable grid size

Adjustable grid size in dispatcher game. 3 different size can be used depending on which is more comfortable to you. This way you can use it on your phone, tablet or even FullHD android miniPC.

Big grid:

Medium grid:

Small grid:

dispatcher game: optimized block occupancy feedback screen refresh

Video: speed display (in km/h or mph) configuration

Module layout for testing DigiTrains

In the last year I not only developed DigiTrains but also created a modular layout to play and for test DigiTrains. The modules are stored in the basement and put together in my living-room for a day in every month. The assemble and disassemble time is approximately 90-90 minutes. 6 person can play at the same time, 2 dispatchers using tablets and 4 engine drivers. Of course we play with DigiTrains, so I can also test the new features.

Full album can be viewed here...

DigiTrains gameplay video: advantage of quick-list

This video shows how easily you can control a 3 platfrom station and 3 engines using some of the special features of DigiTrains: quick-list, functions icons, dispatcher game with layout editor, station speaker, etc.