i have my layout connected to computer running jmri 4.12. a layout panel using sml signals.
sections are defined.transits are defined. dispatcher settings are set to run train automatically.
enter a train name, dcc address etc.
click on add train
the active train window lists the train. status=running / mode=automatic / allocated section is the next section from the one train starts in
requested allocation waiting for dipatch window shows train and lists the next section after the one allocated
allocated sections shows the train in iy12 as occupied and shows iy13 as unoccupied

everything looks good except the train is not running

how do i get it to start. ?looks like the program assumed it running but it never moved

in the settings when i entered its dcc address of 5512 it shows as 5,512

if i run the train with a physical throttle the allocated sections table lists the sections in and the next one changing each as the engine moves.

how do i get the train to physically run automatically


tony

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---------- Original Message ----------
From: paul@...
Date: July 14, 2018 at 1:34 PM


I've just got around to a bit more investigation on this, mainly to see if I
could identify why it seems difficult to recreate the problem or identify some
other environmental issue. ?I've produced a greatly simplified layout panel on
the basis that if the problem disappeared then I could introduce features step
by step, however it's still there. ?To provide a quick recap, it occurs when

1) pause is specified on a section in a transit which comprises a single block
and which is marked as being safe in the transit?and,
2) on the Activate New Train panel 'all cars have resistance wheels' is
specified in conjunction with the Allocation Method being 'to Safe Sec'.

The train slows to 25% on section entry but its speed is not set to 0 and the
status in the dispatcher panel doesn't changed to paused. ?The train moves to
the end of the transit at the reduced speed and when it reaches the end it is
terminated as expected but a java exception occurs:

18:25:27.963 (138223) ERROR [pause train C170-19] AutoActiveTrain.java:1537 ?-
InterruptedException while waiting when paused
? ? java.lang.InterruptedException: sleep interrupted
? ?at java.lang.Thread.sleep(Native Method)
? ?at
jmri.jmrit.dispatcher.AutoActiveTrain$PauseTrain.run(AutoActiveTrain.java:1532)
? ?at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
?
I've uploaded the simplified panel, dispatcher options file and the train
description file in the hope that this will hope with spotting what's gone
wrong with my usage.
/g/jmriusers/files/ProblemsBeingWorkedOn/PauseTest.zip

Thanks in advance

Paul

Tony,
As you are talking about Sections, I assume you mean defiining them in the Sections table (and than use them in the Layout Editor panel with Dispatcher etc).
First, can you confirm you have read the ? Under Add - point 6. it tells you:
Where possible, the program entered FORWARD or REVERSE for you. If it couldn't determine direction unambiguously, it entered?UNKNOWN. You must assign all UNKNOWN Travel Directions before the new Section can be created. Important Note:?Travel Direction assignments must be consistent.?If the new Section has only one Block, it's not important which direction you choose as FORWARD, but once you make that choice, all assignments must conform to it. If the new Section has multiple Blocks, the FORWARD direction is the direction a train would travel if moving from the top Block toward the bottom Block. (in the table)

You can choose either CW or CCW, but after you have defined the first Section/Block FORWARD travel direction, stick with that for the whole Dispatcher set-up.
Use BACKWARDS if in this or another Transit you return to a Block driving in the opposite direction, perhaps after a return loop or reversing your train.
As soon as you miss a Section from the drop down, it could be a sign that you entered the wrong Travel Direction (you can later correct this without deling a Section, so no panic)

Egbert

On Jul 14, 2018, at 12:22 PM, Steve_G <RailRodder@...> wrote:

Tony
Depends on what value you put on your sanity..
If you value it then:
If its circular pick cw as one direction and ccw as the other.
If its point to point make it A to Z in one direction and Z to A as the other.
Reversing sections, just pick the way you can remember.
Steve G.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: AD <bklyns_baseball_club@...>
Date: July 14, 2018 at 11:50 AM

can someone tell me how the jmri program determines wether coming from a
block to the right of the section being programmed is the fwd or rev
direction.
why would an identical set of sections parallel to the first have the
opposite direction

should i use the jmri results or select directions as if a train is
travelling thru the layout in a cw or ccw direction

tony

---------- Original Message ----------
From: AD <bklyns_baseball_club@...>
Date: July 14, 2018 at 11:50 AM

can someone tell me how the jmri program determines wether coming from a
block to the right of the section being programmed is the fwd or rev
direction.
why would an identical set of sections parallel to the first have the
opposite direction

should i use the jmri results or select directions as if a train is
travelling thru the layout in a cw or ccw direction

tony

?

Should be fixed now. Sorry for the problem.

Thanks Bob, you and the crew are doing a wonderful job.? I hope all users of JMRI realize all the effort that goes into this "free" software.

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Thanks Bob, you and the crew are doing a wonderful job.? I hope all users of JMRI realize all the effort that goes into this "free" software.

-- 

Jon Miller