Re: After Windows 11 upgrade I can no longer communicate via NCE USB module
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One year ago I upgraded to W11 with NCE hardware. I had to use Java21 to get it to work. Serial connector to USB cable worked best.
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Does not seem to matter what I choose on the preferences page, which does see COM3 as the option I am choosing. No jumpers on the board at all as the instructions indicate.
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I have tried both 6.x.x and 7.x.x with no change.
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Any ideas?
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Thanks in advance.
Bill Suarez
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On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 02:47 PM, <billramp@...> wrote:
however I do need to add flatcars and gondolas as they were down below 20% in total of all track types.
Not a good reason to add them.? It only means that your flatcars can only take 20% of the available track space, or 1/5 five cars could be a flatcar going to one of those track types.? I wouldn't change a thing.
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With regards to boxcars, I agree with you, you might have a few too many!
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Dan
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The following items have been added to the Files area of the [email protected] group.
By: Phil Law <tlcphil@...>
Description:
I am trying to run transits, I am using a windows computer running JMRI 5.10 with Java 11 through a Digitrax DSC52. My signal mast will only function once the track power is turned on. The ones listed below will only function after a train has been run throw the signal even if the turnouts have been changed. They all start with ML 4-5, 7-6, 13-14, 15-14, 11-12, 12-11, 17-16 and 16-17. The blocks in involved are on two different units BDL168 and BDL716. I have stripped down the signals, logic, blocks and sections with no change in result.
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Re: Frequently Asked Questions/Topics/Official Announcements?
I never see those first. Change topics to messages and at the top right click on date so it shows the newest messages first. -- Peter Ulvestad Linux Mint 22.1, JMRI 5.11.3plus, Java 21.0.5 JMRI Users Group Moderator ( /g/jmriusers ) JMRI Developers Group Moderator ( ) Tam Valley Group Moderator ( ) Sprog-DCC Group Moderator ( ) Edmonton Model Railroad Association ( )
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After Windows 11 upgrade I can no longer communicate via NCE USB module
#nce
#windows
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Does not seem to matter what I choose on the preferences page, which does see COM3 as the option I am choosing. No jumpers on the board at all as the instructions indicate.
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I have tried both 6.x.x and 7.x.x with no change.
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Any ideas?
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Thanks in advance.
Bill Suarez
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First off, yes, probably have too many boxcars on the layout. ?So I ran the track analysis tool for boxcars and the results were:
Spurs. ?Track length 2877. 141%
Yard. ?Track length 2070. ?196%
CI. ?Track length 2635. ?154%
Staging. Track length 1050. ?386%
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I run in Aggressive mode with 2 passes and get good car movement, however I do need to add flatcars and gondolas as they were down below 20% in total of all track types.
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To what level should I be adjusting the boxcar percentages for best utilization?
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Bill Ramp
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Frequently Asked Questions/Topics/Official Announcements?
Rather than take up an entire screen with pinned, read-only messages, so we have to scroll down just to see any new messages, would it be possible to have a single message, linking to the topics in a Frequently Asked Questions/Topics article?
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Just a thought...
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OperationsPro users, there's a new feature that I would like feedback on.? There's now a control for local moves in a train's route.? See for more information.
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Any comments, good or bad are welcomed.
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Dan
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Hi Transit->Section (FWD/REV/FREE)->Block->layblock->Switchs->KnownState/State. Steve G.
My transits mostly run to safe sections so in my mind it’s a route. I know, wrong terminology. Thanks for the clues.
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Ken NYNH&H, Old Colony Division, Cape Cod Branch (1949-1959) Loconet * JMRI 5.11.1 * OSX,Win10,Ubuntu
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Test release 5.11.4 of JMRI/DecoderPro is available for download
#announcement
Test release 5.11.4 of JMRI/DecoderPro is available for download.
This is the next in a series of test releases that will culminate in a production release, hopefully in June 2025. It's really helpful when people download, install and use these test releases so we can find and fix any inadvertent new problems early.
If you are currently using JMRI 4.99.10 or earlier, there is an update process that we strongly recommend. See the release note section on updates:
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For more information on the issues, new features and bug fixes in 5.11.4 please see the release note:
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Note that JMRI is made available under the GNU General Public License. For more information, please see our copyright and licensing page.
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The download links, along with lots of other information which we hope you'll read, can be found on the release note page:
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Bob
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Re: Decoder pro cant read decoder
Tony
Why don’t you make a guess yourself. ?You’ll be just as accurate as any of us.
Mick ________________________________ Mick Moignard Specialising in DCC Soundm: +44 7774 652504
The week may start M,T but it always ends WTF.
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My transits mostly run to safe sections so in my mind it’s a route. I know, wrong terminology. Thanks for the clues.
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Ken NYNH&H, Old Colony Division, Cape Cod Branch (1949-1959) Loconet * JMRI 5.11.1 * OSX,Win10,Ubuntu
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Ken,
A route is not allocated, sections are.
So maybe the CSV table is a map of sections and the turnout locks within a section.
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Subject: Re: [jmriusers] How to Identify Turnouts Activated by An Allocated Section #dispatcher #logixng
Date: Friday, March 07, 2025 10:33 PM
That’s right. I’d need to map turnout to lock address anyway. My transits usually start with an allocation hold sensor so the transit is running but the route might not be allocated yet. How to determine if route has been allocated?
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Ken
NYNH&H, Old Colony Division, Cape Cod Branch (1949-1959)
Loconet * JMRI 5.11.1 * OSX,Win10,Ubuntu
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That’s right. I’d need to map turnout to lock address anyway. My transits usually start with an allocation hold sensor so the transit is running but the route might not be allocated yet. How to determine if route has been allocated?
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Ken NYNH&H, Old Colony Division, Cape Cod Branch (1949-1959) Loconet * JMRI 5.11.1 * OSX,Win10,Ubuntu
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Ken,
The simple approach is to use a LogixNG CSV table that maps a transit name to the turnouts in the transit. ?When the transit is active while in ABS mode, the locks are enabled.
Dave Sand
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Subject: [jmriusers] How to Identify Turnouts Activated by An Allocated Section #dispatcher #logixng
Date: Friday, March 07, 2025 9:18 PM
I have turnout controls (QuadLN_S) that use an auxiliary turnout address to lock out local fascia control.
These are locked when I run the layout in CTC mode (unlock by dispatcher with local crew request).
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Now, when I run an ops session in ABS, I plan at least one passenger run in the schedule driven by JMRI Dispatcher.
I'd like to write LogixNG code that will activate the auxiliary turnout addresses when turnouts are allocated on a transit.
My issue is how to determine the turnouts allocated on the transit run.
Is there some object that listens for turnout allocation from Dispatcher?
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Ken
NYNH&H, Old Colony Division, Cape Cod Branch (1949-1959)
Loconet * JMRI 5.11.1 * OSX,Win10,Ubuntu
Blog: ?
Youtube:
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I have turnout controls (QuadLN_S) that use an auxiliary turnout address to lock out local fascia control.
These are locked when I run the layout in CTC mode (unlock by dispatcher with local crew request).
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Now, when I run an ops session in ABS, I plan at least one passenger run in the schedule driven by JMRI Dispatcher.
I'd like to write LogixNG code that will activate the auxiliary turnout addresses when turnouts are allocated on a transit.
My issue is how to determine the turnouts allocated on the transit run.
Is there some object that listens for turnout allocation from Dispatcher?
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Ken NYNH&H, Old Colony Division, Cape Cod Branch (1949-1959) Loconet * JMRI 5.11.1 * OSX,Win10,Ubuntu
Blog: ?
Youtube:
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Re: command centre same loconet operation over and over and over and over in a loop
Darrell, your "photo attached" didn't make it. It might be very helpful to know exactly what messages are repeating. Without that detail, my guess is that you need to change "turnout handling" to "once".
--SteveT
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Re: command centre same loconet operation over and over and over and over in a loop
Will try in morning, thanks
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Re: command centre same loconet operation over and over and over and over in a loop
Reset your DS64. You may have a route configured and it is creating a trap (instruction loop that keeps cycling)
the the DS64 cannot get out of.?
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Inobu ?
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Re: command centre same loconet operation over and over and over and over in a loop
Darrell,
This is a result of a new 'feature' in the newer command
stations. If track power is off, then when you send some commands,
the commands get buffered by the command station, until it gets
full! (peanut sized buffer) Once it is full, then the command
station barfs and tells JMRI to resend the command. That is what
you are seeing and it will continue until you turn track power on.
Dick :)
On 3/7/2025 4:23 PM, Darrell via
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Hi hope someone can help with this problem?
Trying
to upgrade to an DCS 210+ from dcs100. ? I have replaced the
command station and set up new 210+, everything works until I
hook up a computer to loconet via usb cable direct into
command centre or usb via PR4. ?Once I hook up to computer I
do a couple switch commands and after a couple of commands the
command station sends out repeating commands over and over.
?At this point the “Net” Status light goes from solid red or
slow blinking red to very fast blinking, the Solid Blue USB
light also goes into a very fast blinking mode. The DS64 I
sent the command to is quickly trying to throw the switch over
and over and over as well. ?My loconet monitoring log looks
like the photo attached. ?If I unplug usb it stops running the
command after a few seconds and command station works again
until I reattach a computer. ? I have tried it with two other
computers, ?a fresh download of Jmri with no previous files
attached, new usb cables, new interface cables to ds64, tried
a new PR4 as well the command station has the same behaviour.
?I did factory reset on command station hooked up a brand new
ds64 and still happens. ?I reinstalled the original command
centre and take the 210+ plus out of the system and the
computer and dcs 100 respond as normal.
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I
contact the Digitrax help desk and they said they do not
support 3rd party hardware software etc, which I understand,
they went on to suggest I change my JMRI preferences which I
think I have done unless I am missing a step. ?I am open to
ideas and thoughts on this. ?At the moment I have the 210+ and
a Ds64 isolated on my workbench so I can try out any
suggestions thrown my way.
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Peter Ulvestad
Bob Jacobsen
Ken Heywood