JMRI is a free software suite for programming decoders, creating panels, and other operations. For more information and to download your own copy go to http://jmri.sourceforge.net.
This clinic series is presented in the form of a series of Macromedia Flash files. These files are very large, so I have split them into shorter segments for more reasonable download times. I have also noted their sizes for your information. To get your free copy of the Macromedia Flash player follow the above link. The EXE versions available for some of the older files may run with better resolution for Windows only. However the scroll bar does not work.
To proceed from one page to the next after reading the appropriate text click on the "Next" button located near the lower right side of each frame. The "back" button returns you to the previous section. You may also control the presentation with the button and time bar at the bottom of the screen. You may pause or resume a presentation at any point with the Pause/Play button at the left end of the time bar. Dragging the slider along the time bar allows you to easily skip ahead or back any amount.
These frames were created at a resolution of 800x600 so you may need to maximize your browsers viewing area to see them clearly. It is recommended that you download the files and run them locally from your own machine.
These clinics are linked from one to another. You can start at any point and move backward or forward from there. There are also "skip ahead" points to pass repeat information that you already understand well.
To run off-line, copy both the .htm and .swf files to a disk, and run them from there. The first (.htm) links force your browsers image window to the correct size. The second (.swf) files are the actual Flash presentations.
1. Getting started. - PP-07-Clinic-1.swf (5.1
Mb)
2. Turnout Feedback. - PP-07-Clinic-2.swf (948
Kb)
3. Sensors. - PP-07-Clinic-3.swf (2.5
Mb)
4. Signal Heads. - PP-07-Clinic-4.swf (3.2
Mb)
5. Simple Signal Logic (ABS). - PP-07-Clinic-5.swf (2.4
Mb)
6. Basic Logix for Code Buttons & OS Interlocking.
- PP-07-Clinic-6.swf (4.6 Mb)
7. Intro to Multi-Sensor Icons & Sensor Groups.
-
PP-07-Clinic-7.swf (3.7 Mb)
8. Intermediate Logix for CTC. - PP-07-Clinic-8.swf (5.5
Mb)
9. Advanced Logix details of the full CTC implementation. - there are no flash
files available for Clinics 9-11. The .xml files may be loaded and include easy
to follow user names for each item.
Here are the Panel Pro files for each step. Copy and save them to your own machine, do NOT try to open them with IE. They expect that you are running JMRI 1.8 or later. For the final panels (PP-07-Clinic-9.xml) and above. you will also need to add some image and sound files to your resources folders to properly run the example. (see below)
A special thanks to Mike Burgett and Mike Weber of Control Train Components http://www.ctcparts.com/ for all their patience in explaining just exactly how a mid century USS CTC system works. The changes between the simplistic system shown in session 8 and the full system presented in session 9 reflect their input.
PP-07-Clinic-1.xml
PP-07-Clinic-2.xml
PP-07-Clinic-3.xml
PP-07-Clinic-4.xml
PP-07-Clinic-5.xml
PP-07-Clinic-6.xml
PP-07-Clinic-7.xml
PP-07-Clinic-7a.xml
PP-07-Clinic-7b.xml
PP-07-Clinic-8.xml
PP-07-Clinic-9.xml
PP-07-Clinic-10.xml This is the prototypical (no animation) panel.
PP-07-Clinic-11.xml This is the fully animated version including each traffic direction indication, including the passing sidings. The extra indicators are included to assist in understanding the operation.
The traffic direction arrow graphic goes in the "JMRI/resources/icons/USS/plate/base-plates/misc/"
folder. traffic.gif (double
ended white arrow)
The sounds go in the "JMRI/resources/sounds/" folder. Download
temporary sounds. JMRI latest versions
(2.0
or
later) include the required sound and image
files.
1. Getting started with Decoder Pro and Panel Pro by setting up your hardware interface. JMRI-Preferences (2.71MB) EXE
2. Decoder Pro Roster (not yet completed)
3. Decoder Pro Programming Decoders (not yet completed)
4. Panel Pro graphics. The basics of loading a background and adding some text and graphics. Panel Pro Graphics (5.13MB) IJ2006 PP-Clinic-1 (6.51MB) EXE
5. Turnout Feedback. IJ2006 PP-Clinic-2 (1.18MB) EXE
6. Panel Pro sensors. This takes you through the steps of adding sensors to your panel. Panel Pro Sensors (2.05MB) IJ2006 PP-Clinic-3 (3,52MB) EXE
7. Panel Pro Signals. This step adds some signal heads. Panel Pro Signals (4.99MB) IJ2006 PP-Clinic-4 (5.28MB) EXE
8. Simple Signal Logic. IJ2006 PP-Clinic-5 (3.26MB) EXE
9. Code button controlled turnouts using Route Table. IJ2006 PP-Clinic-6 (4.53MB) EXE
10. Basic Scripting. (not yet completed)
PanelPro control files for the above:
PP-Clinic-1
PP-Clinic-2
PP-Clinic-3
PP-Clinic-4
PP-Clinic-5
PP-Clinic-6
TC-64-Test.xml
2-Nov-05, 30-Jun-06, 9-Sept-07 ©RR-CirKits please ask permission to use these files in public presentations. There are versions available that will run faster for clinic presentation use.
