This video discusses a correction to a previous video. It introduces a better method for connecting sensors to JMRI in order to monitor the actual position of the turnout points.
Great tutorial. I believe that you can program a number of routes that will run on start up that will let JMRI know what the status of each turnout is because each turnout was accessed during the running of those routes. I have not done it so I am not sure but that is what I heard. You know more about this than I do.
Is there any way to reverse the feedback? I have pre-wired all my turnout feedback without regard to whether the wire was set for thrown or closed at the turnout. I would prefer not to have to rewire the turnout feedback wires at each switch machine if I can reverse the feedback status in JMRI.
I think I need more info. Which switch machines are you using. With some, you can click the box in the turnout table to invert the turnout. But that may cause other problems.
@@jimworcester981 I am using the DCC CONepts switch machines. Using address 197, it reverses the thrrow within the turnout. I did do some playing last night and found an invert button on the sensor info. I will try that to see if it does what I need. If you want a video idea for another JMRI focused video, I really want to put an on/off track power button on my panels. I know about the jython scripts, i just cannot figure out how to connect a script to a sensor button.
Hopefully the Invert button in the Turnouts Table will accomplish the reverse without re-wiring. Actually, you should only have to move one wire on the switch that is thrown by the switch machines. Move it to the other contact so that the circuit is closed when the switch machine is in the other position.
@@jimworcester981 I got it all setup and miraculously the sense wires are all correct. Not exactly sure how/why that worked. But I am having an issue where when I select “onesensor” some of the turnouts stop working and the turnout and sensor get out of sync. I am going to Google search the issue, but I am thinking I might need to set a delay on the reporting.
@@jimworcester981 I just learned something. When on Monitoring, it listens to the LocoNet bus and can read back the sensor state. That is why on Monitoring, they were always correct. But then on onesensor, when it was actually using the feedback sensor, any turnout that had the sensing reversed, was now confused and not moving. When I go back to the layout, I need to try the invert sensor on any turnout that doesn’t work when set the sensor to “onesensor”. That’s my one new piece of knowledge for the day, time for a nap now :)
Great tutorial. I believe that you can program a number of routes that will run on start up that will let JMRI know what the status of each turnout is because each turnout was accessed during the running of those routes. I have not done it so I am not sure but that is what I heard. You know more about this than I do.
Is there any way to reverse the feedback?
I have pre-wired all my turnout feedback without regard to whether the wire was set for thrown or closed at the turnout. I would prefer not to have to rewire the turnout feedback wires at each switch machine if I can reverse the feedback status in JMRI.
I think I need more info. Which switch machines are you using. With some, you can click the box in the turnout table to invert the turnout. But that may cause other problems.
@@jimworcester981 I am using the DCC CONepts switch machines. Using address 197, it reverses the thrrow within the turnout.
I did do some playing last night and found an invert button on the sensor info. I will try that to see if it does what I need.
If you want a video idea for another JMRI focused video, I really want to put an on/off track power button on my panels. I know about the jython scripts, i just cannot figure out how to connect a script to a sensor button.
Hopefully the Invert button in the Turnouts Table will accomplish the reverse without re-wiring. Actually, you should only have to move one wire on the switch that is thrown by the switch machines. Move it to the other contact so that the circuit is closed when the switch machine is in the other position.
@@jimworcester981 I got it all setup and miraculously the sense wires are all correct. Not exactly sure how/why that worked.
But I am having an issue where when I select “onesensor” some of the turnouts stop working and the turnout and sensor get out of sync.
I am going to Google search the issue, but I am thinking I might need to set a delay on the reporting.
@@jimworcester981 I just learned something.
When on Monitoring, it listens to the LocoNet bus and can read back the sensor state. That is why on Monitoring, they were always correct.
But then on onesensor, when it was actually using the feedback sensor, any turnout that had the sensing reversed, was now confused and not moving.
When I go back to the layout, I need to try the invert sensor on any turnout that doesn’t work when set the sensor to “onesensor”.
That’s my one new piece of knowledge for the day, time for a nap now :)