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Route Based Signals

Posted:
Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:20 pm
by cnwfan
Which of the RCAP signal scripts would I use for route based signaling? Or... could you point me to a document that describes the signal aspects for each of the signal scripts. Basically, I'm looking for the standard SP / UP route based signal aspects. Thanks!
Clear (green)
Advanced approach (flashing yellow)
Approach (yellow)
Approach diverging (yellow over yellow)
Diverging clear (red over green)
Diverging advanced approach (red over flashing yellow)
Diverging approach (red over yellow)
Stop (red)
Restricting (flashing red or lunar)
Re: Route Based Signals

Posted:
Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:48 am
by cnwfan
Update on above post. After creating a signaling test track and playing with the different signal scripts, it seems that the NS scripts are the closest to route signals. The one thing I would like to change is the restricting aspect. It shows solid red... and I would like to change it to a flashing red. Is this a difficult change to make? Also, I would like to retain the original NS scripts that RCAP has, so I'm assuming that I would need to create a set of SP scripts. If anyone has some advice and points on doing this, please feel free to chime in. Thanks!
Re: Route Based Signals

Posted:
Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:57 am
by artimrj
Double click on the signal itself and the properties window will open. There are boxes at the bottom. How ever many links you have, that will be how many rows of boxes you have. For the track you want to be flashing red or restricting, place an R in the letter box for that node and it will be restricting with a flashing red. You can also set the speed limit in the boxes. Did you look in the learning center on the web site at Pikehikr's signal tutorials? If not you definitely should. Best tutorials for signaling ever made to date.
Re: Route Based Signals

Posted:
Sat Aug 02, 2014 12:06 pm
by _o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha
artimrj wrote:Did you look in the learning center on the web site at Pikehikr's signal tutorials? If not you definitely should. Best tutorials for signaling ever made to date.
Where is that website? I believe Pike has left the scene and took all of his stuff down.
Re: Route Based Signals

Posted:
Sat Aug 02, 2014 12:49 pm
by CrimsonKing
_o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha wrote:artimrj wrote:Did you look in the learning center on the web site at Pikehikr's signal tutorials? If not you definitely should. Best tutorials for signaling ever made to date.
Where is that website? I believe Pike has left the scene and took all of his stuff down.
How about right here:
http://railworksamerica.com/index.php/l ... als-part-1
Re: Route Based Signals

Posted:
Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:26 pm
by CSX2057
Pike did some fantastic videos. Now here's another question. I'm so use to other ts that has different signal before coming to a red signal.
Flashing Yellow (Medium Approach)
Solid Yellow (Approach)
And Solid Red (Stop)
In this TS2014 which route has that kind of signal system? Because having green then yellow then red is confusing me because you are suppose to slow down before coming to a red signal.

Re: Route Based Signals

Posted:
Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:27 pm
by cnwfan
Actually... I did view the tutorials... and they were an huge help. I did set the "R" in the signal properties box for the appropriate signal. For NS signal rules, it shows a solid red. For C&O and CSX signal rules, it shows a flashing red. I confirmed this by changing the signal rule indication in the track.bin file. For example, where a signal or signal rule contained NS, I replaced it with cno. All these tests were done on my signaling test route that I built... which has been a very valuable learning experience. Since my route is in the early stages of track work, I want to make sure the track layout supports the RCAP signaling system.