An ID Tag is JMRI's way of representing information about ID Tags that can be attached to, for example, various items of rolling stock.
When an ID Tag is read by a suitable reader, this is notified via both a Sensor becoming ACTIVE and a Reporter being set to the value of the ID Tag. The ID Tag will also record both by which Reporter it was last seen by, as well as the time it was last seen.
If an unknown ID Tag is detected by a reader, details of this tag will be automatically entered into the ID Tag Table.
At system shutdown, the details of all ID Tags known to the system are written to a file stored in the idtags sub-directory of the user files location. The storage of details when and where a given ID Tag was last seen is configurable by setting the option at the bottom of the ID Tag Table.
Current implementations are for CORE-ID based readers. These are supported in stand-alone
mode via the 'Generic Stand-alone' protocol and as an up-to 8-way Concentrator using MERG hardware via the 'MERG Concentrator' protocol.
Note: The MERG starter kit as supplied should be
configured using the 'Generic Stand-alone' protocol - only when extending the kit with the
additional concentrator components should the 'MERG Concentrator' protocol be used.
The ID Tag Table provides easy access to the contents of all ID Tags that JMRI knows about.
Below the table there's an "Add..." button for creating your own ID Tags; JMRI automatically creates ID Tag objects for tags detected on the layout.
Next to it, two check boxes let you activate:
An ID Tag can be displayed on a Panel via the use of the Reporter Icon associated with a given reader. To do this:
More information about Reporters can be found in the Reporters help page.
ID Tags are not stored with the other tables. They have their own storage location as described in the first section.
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