JCS is a hobby project of me where I try to automate my Model Railway. Over the past years I have worked on and off on several aspects and modules of the software which are needed to drive automatically. A short summary of the topics which are needed and used to be able to drive trains automatically:
- Connectivity to the Command Station hardware. (DCC-EX,HSI-S88, Marklin CS2/3)
- Edit and display graphically a layout
- With the layout be able to route all the possible drive ways
- Show the routes and driveways in the layout screen
- Graphically feedback events on track to the layout screen
- Input dialogs to setup Accessories, Locomotives, Command stations, etc
- Locomotive Drive Cap so tha you can manually run you locomotive
- Virtual Command Station, to ease testing and simulate automatic driving
- Monitor Sensor events
I created a short video demonstrating automatic running of locomotives. Also a video of pysical locomotives running on the Test Layout
There are already many "out of the box" working products. I wanted to create my own to learn and to have FUN!
As I am a great supporter of Open Source I have put the project on github with the purpose for others to use it, learn from it, or improve it.
So I hope you get inspired!
Frans
So here are a few screenshots of the Project:
The Locomotive- and function images are displayed. Images are automatically downloaded from the Central Station. Or can be manually added.
The (schematic) layout is displayed. Locomotive can be Placed in a Block.
When the AutoPilot is switched on Locomotive will drive from block to block.
In Editmode you can draw a layout using pre defined Tiles.
also the layout can be routed. (it the very first and early step for the preparation of automatic running).
To debug or easly setup your feedback sensors
- DCC-EX can be connected either via serial port or network
- Marklin CS-2
- Marklin CS-3
- HSI-S88 or the DIY version for feedback
Currently the following feature are in development:
- Documentation
- Internationalization enable multiple languages
- Add support for ESU ECOS
- Show Signal aspects in automatic driving
- Enhance GUI
- Add more Unit tests
- ...
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