So don't expect here a simple and direct answer, but maybe I can suggest dome do's and don'ts that can be useful through the description of the basic components of a digital controlled railroad layout. It's not possible to make a good recommendation if beforehand you are not asked about your budget, how many family members you are, how many kilometers you drive normally each year, what kind of roads you normally transit, and many other personal tastes. Let me explain it with a simple example: imagine you want to buy your first car, and just enter a multi brand dealer and ask to everybody there "Which car should I buy?". But the fact is that you asked a no direct answer question. Others just take one of the suggestions and start with it not really convinced if it was the right decision. I and many others had this tough start in digital railroad modelling, and I still see desperate people asking those kinds of questions in all forums.įinally at this point, some people prefer to continue in analog. For each recommendation, there's someone suggesting a better one in terms of budget, performance, power or whatever else. And without conscious awareness of doing so, looks like you throw a gasoline bin in the digital thread of the forum and a lighted match. And many of them seem synonymous!Īfter a long time of research you decide to ask in a train related forum "What should I buy to start my new layout in digital?", or if you understood the previous concepts ask for a recommendation about a concrete model of command station with which to start your system. People talk about DCC, Selectrix, Motorola, Loconet, XpressNet, CBUS… and name different types of equipment like booster, command station, feedback module, outputs module, stationary and mobile decoders, throttle, locobuffer…. Many new concepts arise, looks like there are hundreds of different systems and components. But when you start your research to select the best value equipment, you realize this is not so easy. As many modelers at this point you expect to be able to buy a "digital transformer" to change your analog one and be able to run more than one train in each circuit independently. Probably you have experience in analog and have your own layout of any size. The previous question has been done by all of us who at certain point wanted to start managing our trains in digital. Railroad Signals of the USExcellent source of North American signal information.How to make your first step in digital railroad modelling? Signalling reference The Signal boxLots of UK signal information including some of the more obscure. Model JunctionSupplies Oregon Rail Supply and Tomar signal parts for North American signals. Coastal DCCSupplies TrainTech UK colour light signals. Signal suppliers CR SignalsExtensive range of UK colour light signals in N and 00. Your signalling separate as well as for programming your Signalist products. Ideal for driving a separate accessory bus to keep
Programmer SprogTheīest supported DCC stand alone programmer which can also be used as aĬommand station. SSIPrototypical signal control system which is compatible with some DCC systems.
ROCRAIL WITH JMRI SOFTWARE
Railroad & CoA very popular commercial suite of automation software which is easy to configure to work with the SC1.ĬTIVery flexible automation software intended to work with CTI's own feedback hardware and some DCC systems.
ROCRAIL WITH JMRI DOWNLOAD
RocrailAn alternative free to download automation program which has most of its signal definitions pre-configured for the SC1. Has decoder definitions for the SC1 already integrated. Integrated into JMRI are configured ready for the SC1 and Decoderpro
ROCRAIL WITH JMRI PC
JMRI can be run on your PC or just a simple Including the DecoderPro programming utility and PanelPro layoutĪutomation system.
Very powerful and free to download open source suite of programs All of theįollowing automation software will work with the Signalist SC1. Harman DCC, the home of Signalist DCC decoders Home Products Where to Buy Downloads UK North America Europe Applications Links ContactĪutomation software to automatically set the aspects will get the bestįrom your signals and free you up to drive trains.
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