Assuming HO scale & using DCC, is there Railroad Control software available that could be set up for & automate the following scenario?
Simple oval track with 2 layby sections, [long enough to hold 1 consist at a time], & a spur.
Consists A, B & C, all of which are short enough to fit in the laybys & spur.
Start: Operating with A going 1 way on the oval & B going the other & C in the spur.
Next: A is paused at the entrance to a layby & waits as B approaches, then enters the layby & holds there.
Next: A continues on the Oval & C enters the oval & then the pause/enter layby, pass layby cycle continues on, all controlled by the Laptop or PC software.
So it would at least need a sensing system to detect the location of each consist in real time with a feedback loop to the Laptop & the ability to control the turnouts in accordance with the consist locations, & be able to control the consist's speed.
Is the above scenario feasible with equipment & software available now, & if so, what specifically would I need to make it work?
Thanks
S75
Simple oval track with 2 layby sections, [long enough to hold 1 consist at a time], & a spur.
Consists A, B & C, all of which are short enough to fit in the laybys & spur.
Start: Operating with A going 1 way on the oval & B going the other & C in the spur.
Next: A is paused at the entrance to a layby & waits as B approaches, then enters the layby & holds there.
Next: A continues on the Oval & C enters the oval & then the pause/enter layby, pass layby cycle continues on, all controlled by the Laptop or PC software.
So it would at least need a sensing system to detect the location of each consist in real time with a feedback loop to the Laptop & the ability to control the turnouts in accordance with the consist locations, & be able to control the consist's speed.
Is the above scenario feasible with equipment & software available now, & if so, what specifically would I need to make it work?
Thanks
S75
