Package jmri.jmrix.loconet

Class LnTurnoutManager

java.lang.Object
jmri.beans.PropertyChangeSupport
jmri.beans.VetoableChangeSupport
jmri.managers.AbstractManager<Turnout>
jmri.managers.AbstractTurnoutManager
jmri.jmrix.loconet.LnTurnoutManager
All Implemented Interfaces:
PropertyChangeListener, VetoableChangeListener, EventListener, PropertyChangeFirer, PropertyChangeProvider, SilenceablePropertyChangeProvider, VetoableChangeFirer, VetoableChangeProvider, LocoNetListener, Manager<Turnout>, ProvidingManager<Turnout>, TurnoutManager
public class LnTurnoutManager
extends AbstractTurnoutManager
implements LocoNetListener
Manage the LocoNet-specific Turnout implementation. System names are "LTnnn", where L is the user configurable system prefix, nnn is the turnout number without padding.

Some of the message formats used in this class are Copyright Digitrax, Inc. and used with permission as part of the JMRI project. That permission does not extend to uses in other software products. If you wish to use this code, algorithm or these message formats outside of JMRI, please contact Digitrax Inc for separate permission.

Since LocoNet messages requesting turnout operations can arrive faster than the command station can send them on the rails, the command station has a short queue of messages. When that gets full, it sends a LACK, indicating that the request was not forwarded on the rails. In that case, this class goes into a tight loop, resending the last turnout message seen until it's received without a LACK reply. Note two things about this:

  • We provide this service for any turnout request, whether or not it came from JMRI. (This might be a problem if more than one computer is executing this algorithm)
  • By sending the message as fast as we can, we tie up the LocoNet during the recovery. This is a mixed bag; delaying can cause messages to get out of sequence on the rails. But not delaying takes up a lot of LocoNet bandwidth.
In the end, this implementation is OK, but not great. An improvement would be to control JMRI turnout operations centrally, so that retransmissions can be controlled.