Haltz,
It hs been more than 5 years since I wrote the tutorial, but I looked back and see that IS801-IS806 are the block sensors that show as small lights or lamps on the track sections. These are internal sensors.
The sensors NS801-NS806 are pictured as switch icons and are used to activate the block sensors so you can test your panel Logix and operation without connecting to any hardware. Logix later created on page 35 will activate Block IS801 when switch NS801 is turned on.
Bob Bucklew
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
----- Original Message -----
From: haltz@...
To: "jmriusers" <
[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 4:23:16 PM
Subject: [jmriusers] Bucklew's Tutorial Part 2
Hi again. Still a newbie, I am working through these tutorials and am baffled by a couple of things. Block sensors IS801-806 get added p. 30 and on. Detectors NS801-806 get added p. 32 and on. I'm not yet sure how these work and interact (especially since in English the terms sensor and detector are pretty much synonymous) but I'm sure I'll learn once I study, reread some more, and? study the Logix better. Also, interlock sensors get added to 4 turnouts, around page 30. My question is about what appears? and doesn't appear on picture of the resulting panel (Fig. 71, p. 34)..
1. The red dots on the turnouts are the interlock sensors, right?
2. The 6 icons (4 below, 2 above the tracks) represent the detectors, right?
3. So I assume the other red dots on the tracks represent the block sensors, yes? But I followed the instructions on p. 30, where it says "we''ll use the standard sensors here"and I ended up with icons that look like switches, on the tracks. What am I missing? Maybe I should do a Change Icon before I place them?
Thanks!
