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I am working with a friend's G scale garden railway. The operating system comprises ZIMO MX 10 base station, MX 32 FU hand set, generally running with Roco Z 21 on iPad's. The MX 10 is connected by LAN to a laptop running iTrain. I have reached the point where I more or less understand iTrain and it is running on my small N scale layout. The main G scale storage area of 25 Trains is managed with iTrain route selection on a big screen. Our aim is to automate the external railway which is quite extensive today but growing.
I came into this group after much of the work was completed, unfortunately the "expert" left without leaving explanations of his design etc. I need to start wiring for current block detection which works very well on my own layout and is preferred by iTrain. I have discovered 3 ZIMO StEin units in the store cupboard which in theory should be capable of current detection however I cannot find a method of addressing them in a way that iTrain can understand. Usually ZIMO support is excellent but this time they are unable to help and the StEin documentation is certainly not helpful. Unfortunately the iTrain forum is not able to help.
On the ZIMO site there is an automation software program which presumably works with the StEin but I don't want to start learning a new software system. It looks like we may have to dispose of the 3 StEins as they seem to be useless for what we have today.
If anyone has knowledge of StEin units I would appreciate some advice regarding addressing the block detection ports.
Otherwise can anyone suggest a suitable alternative current sensor for G scale block detection, we are looking at 20 blocks in this phase.
Thanks
Robin
I came into this group after much of the work was completed, unfortunately the "expert" left without leaving explanations of his design etc. I need to start wiring for current block detection which works very well on my own layout and is preferred by iTrain. I have discovered 3 ZIMO StEin units in the store cupboard which in theory should be capable of current detection however I cannot find a method of addressing them in a way that iTrain can understand. Usually ZIMO support is excellent but this time they are unable to help and the StEin documentation is certainly not helpful. Unfortunately the iTrain forum is not able to help.
On the ZIMO site there is an automation software program which presumably works with the StEin but I don't want to start learning a new software system. It looks like we may have to dispose of the 3 StEins as they seem to be useless for what we have today.
If anyone has knowledge of StEin units I would appreciate some advice regarding addressing the block detection ports.
Otherwise can anyone suggest a suitable alternative current sensor for G scale block detection, we are looking at 20 blocks in this phase.
Thanks
Robin