Smithy58 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Does anyone have suggestion for making the running of the a recorded program reproducible, I have set up a program to run a loco through a series of actions with all the various points changed to go through the route. When I come to run the program, the loco overshoots the stop point at the end of the program every time by roughly the same amount. Any comments / suggestions on how I can improve the running of the program? Regards Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1ngr4y Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Hi Colin, Try experimenting with the accelerate and decelerate commands. Use these to replace the "Forward to [x]" and "Reverse to [x]" commands. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy58 Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 St1ngr4y said: Hi Colin, Try experimenting with the accelerate and decelerate commands. Use these to replace the "Forward to [x]" and "Reverse to [x]" commands. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy58 Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Hi Where will I find the accelerate and decelerate commands? Regards colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1ngr4y Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Hi Colin, Go into the program editor and open up the program you have recorded. Look for a program line which contains the loco which was running, and has something like "Forward to [20]" on that line. If you click the cell containing "Forward to ..." you will find it is a dropdown list of commands which you can apply to that locomotive. Among these commands you will find these four commands - Accelerate Forward .... Accelerate Reverse .... Decelerate Forward .... Decelerate Reverse .... You will find details of how these commands work in the PDF guide, but if you get stuck, you can ask further questions here. Good luck Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbo2 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Buffer stops are my best friend when creating repeatable programs. I regularly, slowly, drive into them to "reset" the trains position. Also use locos with faultless operation, eg Any slight pause on points upsets timings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Even without changing the commands, you should be able to edit the final Stop command to occur sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papajulietdelta Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Hi I have just started programming. I recorded my first program using the shunt button to get a DMU clear of the station, then cruise to get it up to speed. At the other end, I use shunt again to slow it down and finally stop. I edited the program changing the stop time until l got the unit to park without hitting the buffers. Remarkably, the stop positions at each end of my return journey are consistent. As said, the loco and track need to be reliable. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy58 Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Thanks for this it seems to have done the trick Regards Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1ngr4y Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Smithy58 said: Thanks for this it seems to have done the trick Regards Colin Which piece of advice did the trick? Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy58 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Hi Colin, Go into the program editor and open up the program you have recorded. Look for a program line which contains the loco which was running, and has something like "Forward to [20]" on that line. If you click the cell containing "Forward to ..." you will find it is a dropdown list of commands which you can apply to that locomotive. Among these commands you will find these four commands - Accelerate Forward .... Accelerate Reverse .... Decelerate Forward .... Decelerate Reverse .... You will find details of how these commands work in the PDF guide, but if you get stuck, you can ask further questions here. Good luck Ray Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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