JMRI : MERG CBUS Command Station Monitor

Main Table - Monitoring train sessions.

Top Menu Items

Stop All Button - This is different to the JMRI throttle stop all in that this sends a system-wide stop, not just to JMRI throttles.

Track Power Button - On / Off / Unknown

Signal data Button - On / Off - Experimental

Session Columns Dropdown - Choose which columns to display in table

Main Table - Train List

Every train heard on the network will be added to the table, there is one row per loco.

Train speed and direction, function status etc. are updated in real time according to the latest instruction by a JMRI throttle, MERG CANCAB throttle controller, or MERG CBUS connected Command Station.

Train Session columns :

• Session Number as determined by command station
• Loco address ID
• E-Stop Button - Stops individual loco
• Long Address true / false flag
• Speed (Commanded)
• Direction ( loco )
• Functions - If a loco function is on, the function number will display.
• Speed Steps ( System defaults to 128 )
• Consist ID
• Flags

Supported Operation Codes

Sent by the Command Station Monitor

• QLOC
• RSTAT
• ESTOP
• RTON
• RTOF

Listeners for message sent, either by JMRI itself or external to JMRI

• PLOC
• RLOC
• DSPD
• KLOC
• DKEEP ( if session not on table sends a QLOC )
• STAT ( Used to determine if command station is capable of CBUS protocol 8a )
• GLOC
• ERR
• STMOD
• DFUN
• DFNON
• DFNOF
• PCON
• KCON
• DFLG
• ESTOP
• RTON
• RTOF
• TON
• TOF

JMRI Help

The Cab Signalling tool previously within this monitor has been relocated to the dedicated JMRI Cab Signal.

You can view this help page within JMRI by selecting Help > Window Help in the top bar of the MERG CBUS Command Station Monitor.

Main JMRI MERG CBUS Help page.

View debug information for the Command station Monitor by adding log4j.category.jmri.jmrix.can.cbus.swing.cbusslotmonitor=DEBUG to your default.lcf file.

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