Miscellaneous
Here are a couple Windows programs for layout design and operation:
Layout Operation Analyzer
A small program based
on Dr. Roy Dohn's article from the June 1968 Model Railroader for
analyzing a layout's car capacity based on the amount of passing,
functional and storage trackage.
Click
to download OpAnlyzr.exe
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Scale Speed Calculator
This program is based
on the Scale Speed Calculator and Trainer DOS program developed by
Chuck Steele. By timing the train over a known distance, you
can easily determine its scale speed. It will also provide a
Speed vs. Time table that is based on a known distance.
Click
to download SpeedChk.exe
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Here is a Windows program for DCC users:
Long Address CV Calculator
In
DCC decoders the long address (also called the extended address and the
4 digit address) is stored in CVs 17 and 18 of the decoder.
The values contained in these CVs are not parts of the long
address "split-up", but instead are the result of a mathematical
formula. Normally the command station takes care of
calculating
this...you
simply enter the desired address and the system takes it from there.
However there may be an occasion when you want to program the
CVs
directly. This
program will calculate the values required to program into these CVs
for your long address.
Click
to download CV-Calc.exe
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Does your system complain when
you try to run one of these programs? Here
is a system runtime file that may be needed to run them. Download
if required and place in your windows\system32 or winnt\system32 folder as applicable.
You may be required to register the file with the
Windows Registry (most of the time it works without doing anything).
If you are still having problems, drop me a line and we'll try to
get you going.
I'll probably be
adding other tidbits here from time to time. If you
know of something useful you would like to share, just drop me a line at
jack@lacentralrr.com
and we'll chat about it.
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Last
update: 22 Aug 2008 |
