david.a Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Hi I am currently relaying the track on my system and have had a few problems with shorts and derailments which im currently working throughMy question is after such a fault what is the best way to reset the system in order to gett it running again as all i seem to be able to do is shut everything down then restarting again which is time consuming. The system is on a vista desktop and has the latest update installed as of yesterday Thanks
Chrissaf Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I remember seeing a post recently by Rob (RAF96) that said (if I understood his post correctly) that there was a small clickable area in the centre of the large Red 'Stop' button in Railmaster that performed an eLink controller reset that eliminated the need to go through the whole rigmarole of shutting down and restarting everything. However, I haven't been able to find this clickable button myself..Rob, if you see this would you care to confirm the details......at least I think it was you who made the original posted comment.
96RAF Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Correct Chrisin the RM screen large red stop button there is a small red square which when pressed resets the attached controller(s) whether eLink and/or elite Without having to close down and restart RM.
Chrissaf Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Point of clarification Rob. Is this small red square visible all the time or only when it is needed. I have been unable to locate it (PS - I don't have ProPack).
96RAF Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 It's always been there Chris but doesn't always show so I guess it's on an as required basis by dint of RM code.it was there when I was AmPack as well.top right hand corner of the big red one
david.a Posted January 28, 2016 Author Posted January 28, 2016 thanks chris and RAF cant say i have seen it but will look next time i am working on it and report back David
david.a Posted January 29, 2016 Author Posted January 29, 2016 Hi checked my railmaster screen and the little red button for a controller reset is as you said in the top right of the big red button and actually is on show all the time. when button is red it has a little dotted line all round it when in green its clear to see. just never noticed it before - better go to specsavers lol.Having tested it yes it does reset the system but i find i still have to unplug the usb lead, wait five seconds then replug it to get the system to work - is this normal ? at least i dont have to shut everything down anymore
96RAF Posted January 30, 2016 Posted January 30, 2016 @davidI have an Elite and an eLInk connected and if and when I have ever had to reset them using the 'hidden' button I have never had to resort to unplugging/replugging the USB cables. I tend to leave them well alone if at all possible given the problems some people have had with USB comms, something thankfully I have never experienced.
david.a Posted January 30, 2016 Author Posted January 30, 2016 I have tried it again and still have to unplug the comm to get a full reset better look at my comms settings anyone go any ideas ? David
Chrissaf Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 Check out the very last post from HRMS that has recently been added to the end of the locked post at the top of the forum Railmaster section titled "Railmaster: Setting Up and getting Started". The last addition there has a sub title "Railmaster and Windows 10". Don't be put of by the reference to Windows 10, the content of the post is valid for all Windows versions.
96RAF Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 It's still not clear what ini file 1s and/or 0s you need for these lines if running both an Elite and an eLink.
St1ngr4y Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 It's still not clear what ini file 1s and/or 0s you need for these lines if running both an Elite and an eLink.Hi Rob,V1.64 of Railmaster has been released and the release notes suggest that this issue has been addressed.Ray
96RAF Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 I'm off to give it a go then - report back in a few minutes...
96RAF Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 Reported back on the RM Area about v1.64...to avoid fogging this thread.
david.a Posted February 1, 2016 Author Posted February 1, 2016 Loaded v1.64 and added the line "Alternative comms=1" which was missing also edited "check contrlller=1" as it was set to zeroI am still having to unplug the usb cable after a reset Any other ideas i can try Thanks
Chrissaf Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 I'm out of ideas (except one see below). But Rob's clickable red square has got you somewhere closer to being hassle free..I take it your eLink has got the latest 1.07 firmware?
david.a Posted February 1, 2016 Author Posted February 1, 2016 Think it is v1.07 as when i hover the mouse over the controoler icon thats what it says controller A version 1.07
96RAF Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 Spelling and spaces (or lack of them) is paramount in the ini file, although if you insert a typo'd line (as I did) then RM will flag it at the next start up.After being warned and re-spelling controller2= correctly in my ini file it loaded fine the next time.
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