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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 9:10 AM
Elliot:

The comment about computerized throttle control had to do more with what is available in C/MRI than it had to do with using C/MRI with TMCC. You're right, if all of your engines are TMCC equipped, no need for the computerized throttle.

On the other hand, not everyone may have converted all of their locos & may not want to convert them.

Tony
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Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 9:29 AM
All TMCC is one of the project parameters that I chose, specificly to simplify the problem. Uniformity makes things easier. Opening up to too many variables, and you end up writing code til the cows come home.[swg]

CMRI has digital throttles, and may have analog too, but I'm not sure if they can handle AC.

We know that this is not a project for the faint of heart, and some sacrifices will need to be made in the process. The secret is to keep things basic to start, and allow for other options once the basic system is running well.

This is the main reason that DCS was out of the running before it hit the market. It makes the problem much more complicated. The same with all of the stuff they're talking about over on OGR.

This project's motto has to be KISS.[banghead][;)][:D][:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 12:29 PM
Agreed. Keep It Simple, Stupd should be the motto.

One of the good things about the object oriented approach is that if you build the object model well, it's easy to extend it for other things later.

I've got 4 locos at home that are currently conventional and are probably going to stay that way. Controlling them through a TPC, on the other hand, should be the work-around for getting them to work with the software.

Tony

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