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This is a place for temp files, other than administrative files. Either they are to be added to the next release, added to the Documents or will have a short life span. 开云体育 has free subscription storage limit of 1 GB! The following are counted towards the storage limits for the group: - Files - Photos - Images in databases - Images in wiki pages - Message attachments 1. Please put files into the correct folders. - If there is not an appropriate folder, feel free to create one. 2. If you are working on a problem and want to load info for others to look at, create a folder within the 'Problems Being Worked On' folder using the Msg number or you name as the folder name. When the problem is resolved please delete the folder. 3. All files and photos are subject to removal at the moderators discretion. Your Moderators -- Peter Ulvestad JMRI Users Group Moderator - http://www.jmri.org ( http://www.jmri.org ) Tam Valley Group Moderator - https://tamvalleydepot.com/ ( http://tamvalleydepot.com/ ) Sprog-DCC Group Moderator - http://www.sprog-dcc.co.uk/ ( http://www.sprog-dcc.co.uk/ ) Edmonton Model Railroad Association - http://www.emra.club/
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ADMIN: >>HOW TO ASK YOUR QUESTION<< - A general reminder for everyone
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====================== HOW to ask your question ====================== One of the most common questions about JMRI is "How do I get it to work?". This isn't really a problem with JMRI itself in most cases, but there are HUGE numbers of possible configurations for DCC systems, and Windows, Linux, and Mac computers out there. Just asking "How do I get it to work" is NOT going to get you any useful help. When asking ANY question, you should >>>utilize a meaningful subject line<<< that indicates the problem and include the following information in the body of the message: + If JMRI has started copy and paste the System Console into the body. (its under help on the start screen) + Has JMRI worked before on this computer? + JMRI version + Previous version if you just upgraded + Java version + Previous version if you just upgraded + Computer make and model + if you have just upgraded, from which version + Any other DCC devices in use + Specific details of your difficulty including error messages if any, or what you would like to do with JMRI. Decoder Programming, Signals, Automation, etc. Depending on the nature of the problem, you may need to supply even more information, but this is the absolute required for anyone to give you accurate answers. Signing you post helps keep the group friendly and personable! Your moderators and trouble shooters.
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Please use "meaningful subject lines" when starting topics
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Please use "meaningful subject lines" when starting topics. We are getting lots of subject lines that don't give much if any idea of what the topic is about. By providing a meaningful subject line you may get the attention of someone that can provide you assistance with your issue. It also give others the chance to skip the topic if it is not of interest to them. -- Peter Ulvestad JMRI Users Group Moderator - https://www.jmri.org ( http://www.jmri.org ) Tam Valley Group Moderator - https://tamvalleydepot.com/ ( http://tamvalleydepot.com/ ) Sprog-DCC Group Moderator - http://www.sprog-dcc.co.uk/ ( http://www.sprog-dcc.co.uk/ ) Edmonton Model Railroad Association - http://www.emra.club/
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ADMIN: PERMITTED TOPICS - A general reminder for everyone
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We would like to point out that this list is for discussions related to JMRI, and is intended to be a place that people, particularly beginners, can turn to for help with their JMRI problems from more experienced JMRI users. General DCC and model railroading topics should be taken to a more appropriate forum and NOT be posted here. SPAM of any kind, politics, legal issues, and other off-topic matters should NOT be posted to the list and will be subject to deletion by the moderators, as will any responses to such off-topic matters. New members still on moderated status will find that off-topic posts will not be approved for posting, and old members making such posts may find themselves back on moderated status. BUY / SELL and ADVERTISING is NOT PERMITTED Let's keep things simple for all of us, and keep the discussion here on-topic. Your moderators
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Layout Panel will not display
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I suddenly got an issue that my layout panel will not display properly. I checked it on my other PC and it will work OK, so I guessing this is a PC related issue? I’ve tried going to an older xml version and that also will not display properly. there are 2 panels and the first of the tow does not display? I have loaded it into problems being worked. but am not sure it’s a file issue? Any help appreciated. Howard
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jmri 5.10 automation no longer functions
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need help from someone who knows the jmri automation software I opened jmri panel pro and used a layout panel used many times before with versions of jmri before 5.10. Now using 5.10 on a latest windows laptop. Test 1 I have a train in block 1 and block2. The loop is b1-b2-b3-b4-b5-b6-b1. I create train 1 located in b2 which starts up and properly stops in b6 occupying b6 and b5 I create train 2 located in b1 which starts and stops. Both trains are now stopped and each has an allocated block in front of it. Train 1 now has b1 allocated to it and train 2 which occupies b3 and b2 has b4 allocated to it. Neither train moves. I check the loconet monitor and both engine speeds were set to 0. In the past using previous versions of jmri after train 2 leaves b1 and it gets allocated to train 1 then train 1 would immediately start up and run and after b4 is allocated to train 2 it would also run. That’s not happening as both dont move. I need software help to find out why? Test 2. When creating train 1 it goes to b6 and continues on and crashes into train 1 still sitting in b1. The layout panel accurately show the occupied blocks in red and the allocated blocks in yellow. Need help to know why the automation in jmri is no longer functioning. Tony
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Inline LogixNG add block item different on two systems
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Windows 11 or Linux Mint 21.1 JMRI 5.10 I take my "panel file" home from the museum to work on it locally. I run JMRI on Linux Mint at home. I was working on creating an inline LogixNG whose purpose was to set the value field of a lot of blocks on the layout having been triggered by an icon touch on a Panel Editor panel. That all worked fine at home. I created a few of the add/item/block steps in a conditionalNG. Then I copied the file to a USB drive and ambled down to the museum to complete the task on site. But much to my astonishment and grumpiness the add/item/block window is different at the museum than at home. The rightmost block in that window is missing. This is where one gets to type in the value that is to be applied to the value field of the block. It's the same whether I'm adding a new line or editing an existing one that I had created at home. I don't get it. Why is this different? JMRI version is the same at both locations. George
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WiThrottle server "readLine from device failed" messages
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WiThrottle server seems to blast my system console with "readLine from device ... failed" messages. The WiThrottle and EngineDriver apps seem to work fine despite these messages. What do these messages mean and is there any way to fix this? I see this on two different installations. Thanks. -- Tim D. Childs tim.d.childs@... Lansing Model Railroad Club - lmrc.org
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Decoder Files request...
Does anyone have decoder files for the BLI P5A built already? If so, would greatly appreciate being able to have copies of your BLI decoder files!!! Thanks! Jim Duncan 73 de Jim, KU0G Warrensburg, MO EM28rs
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Old Mac Died; Need to get access to Dropbox JMRI files on new Mac mini.
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I’ve been using JMRI for over a decade but my last computer died and I need to use JMRI on a new Mac mini with the latest software. JMRI 5.10 JAVA 21.0.6+7-LTS ‘Temurin’ Mac mini Apple M2 Sequoia 15.2 Old Computer: 21” iMac (ancient) with recent update of JMRI but hard drive no longer operative NCE System through NCE USB I’ve been using Dropbox for my files so I know where they are, but I’m stumped about how to reach them — Dropbox 'File Locations' won’t let me look at any destination not on my computer. Also, I had two profiles, one for the test track and one for the layout. I’d like to preserve that.
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Yes. See www.wiringforDCC.com, and join the wiring for DCC group on 开云体育. Best regards, Steve Steve Haas Snoqualmie, WA
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How to remove block assignments from LE tracks
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My original project was to combine two LE Panels, the Main railroad panel and the 5 track passenger station panel. Knowing there isn’t a quick way to join them, I proceeded to redraw the 5 track station onto the Main panel. Without realizing that the > Track Options > Automatically Assign Blocks to Tracks was turned on, every piece of track was assigned an AUTOBLK: ##, which I didn’t want nor need. I won’t need block detectors nor signaling. Any signals will be SSL to determine the turnout positions. Now I want to know how to remove block assignments from the newly drawn tracks since, as I see it, nothing can be deleted while they are assigned. I attempted to rename the unwanted blocks to a common name so when I could break the assignments I might only need to delete one large block. What I ended up with was, upon restarting JMRI everything opened properly the Main LE panel, The WiThrottle window, and the JMRI (center of screen) logo. The PanelPro control window did _not_. I didn’t have a way to close the program or make any preference changes. Since I put in so much work, so far, is there a fix to get JMRI to launch completely or is it easier to cut my losses and go back to a previous .xml file. Still how do I remove block assignments properly? I’m stumped. Thanks in advance for reading. John Bauchiero - NCE PH-Pro & PowerCab, RasPi4, DCC-EX - JMRI 5.11.4 - Java 17.0.12
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JMRI Profile File Written With Zero Bytes
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Hopefully this can help others who experience the same problem. This has happened 3 or 4 times in the last 5 years - so not often. When opening JMRI, you get the dreaded unexpected EOF error loading the profile. Sure enough - the profile file is zero bytes. Easy fix - in the active jmri-profile folder there is a backupPanels folder under the railroad name. Simply copy that file back under the railroad folder - rename to whatever the profile file is called in your settings. Hopefully it is recent enough you didn't lose much of anything. The backup interval looks like when the profile is saved. All shutdowns have been nominal. No idea why it happens...Maybe it's an RPI thing, maybe it took to long to write and I did a system shutdown before it was ready? Who knows. The folder structure is below. For more info - Specs: RPI 5 bookworm with all latest updates running JMRI 5.10. The log file is below - it shows whenever this happens there is a compare failure. Guess that writes out 0 bytes and keeps on truckin...
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Double light mast only changes diverging
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I created/uploaded a small test case to show the issue I'm having with my layout. /g/jmriusers/files/ProblemsBeingWorkedOn/sml_test_5_multiple_turnouts.xml I may be confused but I'd expect both of these incoming masts to display aspect similarly. The top row works as expected based on which route is clear based on exiting turnout. The bottom row for diverging works differently.
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Jmri panel pro program issues
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i am using a dell latest window laptop using latest no test version i open a profile in the past and all the windows I ask to open does open with a window openning last with the program name and profile name. i open that same profile and get all the windows except the last. instead a window labelled ‘decoder pro: all entries’ which is blank . And dont get the final window. if i close the new window it closes the program what has gone wrong with my profile. i dont want the new window and want the last window back what do i do? tony
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Signal Controller Board Suggestions
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I have JMRI LogicX working through a tree/ladder of turnout to set 'a road in a yard' to the 'Main' from a touch sensor on a Panel. Due to space, I am using two x three-way turnouts meaning I cannot use the turnout motor internal switches to switch leds on the Dward Signals on each road. On the screen, I have a 'sensor' light next to the Road when it is clear to the Main. All good so far and works fine. Looking now for an addressable signal controller board to receive a JMRI command to turn a 'dwarf' signal from 'red' to 'green' when the sensor on the panel is selected (when it sets the required road to main). The signal controller will connect to an AUX bus connected to, in this case, a NCE PowerPro Controller. What Signal Controller Boards are you using to take the command to change the LEDs from JMRI? happy to answer any clarifying questions! Thanks Randall
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Help understanding Dispatcher/Transit
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I have a simple 3 train yard connected to another block with several turnouts as below My desire is to have a train leave the yard then run another transit continuously. Since a continuous transit requires first/last section to be the same it seems this requires two transits. I thought I could create a transit to start in BY1 and end in Central then chain to the next transit. My problem is with the leaving yard transit (which is terminate when done for testing). As soon as it allocates the Central section, the mast turns red/red and the train never moves. If I click the mast green the train moves and stops in Central as expected. So, how can I make this to allow move train out automatically after allocation?
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Difference Between Compare and Reset
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All, Recently developed a problem with one of my older diesels, an N scale Bachmann with Econami factory installled. Def used is ECO-100 Diesel. Sound was fine, loco would not move. On the programming track, I loaded the loco's DecoderPro roster entry file and used the CVs tab to compare all values. No differences. Loco still not moving. Did a Reset. Loco now moves. Rewrote all CVs from the loco's roster entry file. Loco now will again not move. To emphasize, these settings have worked fine for years. Are there some settings somewhere that DecoderPro can not see or change, except by reset? Regards
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JMRI and LogicX driving Signals
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Wanting to drive a Signal based on a decision 'to set green / red' from a LogicX - already set a sensor 'light' on the screen and switch turnouts,, looking for guidance to then set a dwarf signal. unable to use turnout motor switches as there are two x three-way turnouts used. If there is a write up or Youtube I would appreciate in pointer, all i have seen so far are track sensor based and switched from a single turnout motor. Happy to answer any questions... thanks Randall
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Experimental "Flatpak" distribution of JMRI
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A user has been interested in possibly distributing JMRI as a “FlatPak” for Linux. I don’t know much about that method, but apparently the distribution file also includes the JRE, so it’s (at least in theory) easier to install. As an experiment, you can find a 5.10 distribution in this form at https://github.com/JMRI/JMRI/releases/download/v5.10/jmri.5.10.flatpak For more on this, see JMRI/JMRI Issue 11658: https://github.com/JMRI/JMRI/issues/11658 Is anybody familiar enough with this distribution method to be able to try it? Is this something that we should do on an ongoing basis? Bob — Bob Jacobsen rgj1927@...
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