On 4/1/2025 11:42 AM, Dale Gloer via groups.io wrote:
I assume this is because specifying DCS240+ implies a USB connection regardless of what I input in the System connection box.
That is an incorrect assumption! JMRI can be configured to use the LocoBuffer-NG to talk to the LocoNet of a DCS240+. I have been doing exactly that for a couple of YEARS (with a Windows O/S machine)!
You should ignore your incorrect assumption, and configure JMRI "properly". I will give three pieces of info that you will need to configure.
JMRI's "connection settings" allow configuration of how JMRI can connect to the LocoNet, and if/how JMRI _assumes_ that it can talk to a command station _if_ there is a command station connected to that LocoNet.
For your case, you will NEED to configure these THREE different things on the "Connection" in JMRI:
1: Define how JMRI can talk to the LocoNet. This is the "System Connection" setting. Note that you _DO NOT want to select_ "DCS2401_ USB Interface" in this case! In your case, it should set for "LocoNet LocoBuffer-NG".
2: Define how your computer talks with the LocoNet interface device. This will be set up in the connection, and varies depending on what type of interface you are using. For a LocoBuffer-NG, the connection will require a "Serial Port", to be entered in the "Settings" portion of the "LocoNet" "tab" on the "Connection" selection in the "Preferences" window.
The "serial port" setting for _your_ installation will look differently depending on which operating system you are using. Since you are using a Raspberry Pi, I would suggest that you get someone who uses a Raspberry Pi with JMRI. I do not use a Raspberry Pi, and do not really understand the "tricks" to figuring out the "serial port" name that will work with the Raspberry-Pi. And I understand that the Linux O/S may have changed recently for Raspberry Pi devices.
3: The last item in the "Preferences"->connections"->(typically) "LocoNet" "Tab" is the "Command station type" entry. For you, select "DCS240+ (Advanced Command Station)".
These things are necessary for you to achieve what you are trying to do.
