Glad it was useful! Indeed - you got the quote right - LOL. Enjoy ;-)

Yup - finally got started on the automation. I can already feel that it takes a lot longer to make each video as I am trying to make it simple and understandable. So please have patience as I get going on the topic. First planned videos are contact track, S88/L88 and then CS3 events. Have you already been trying automation? If so - with CS3? software? Enjoy ;-)

@@ModelTrainFun i still in the process of learning to understand how automation works. but i did few experiment regarding breaks module and signal and yes thanks to your effort for the tutorial in this channel. i hope you can provide the script to create the event in cs3 for your next tutorial. i'm sure many will happy with that.

Sounds excellent! Events will definetely be part of the series and I intend to make a couple of videos on common templates such as shuttle trains, station and shadow station. Enjoy ;-)

You can see examples of automation with contact reed on my channel at: kzfaq.info/love/R9ekly7W9QcB5f7tAJ79tg

Nice - Already a subscriber ;-)

Glad you enjoyed it! Enjoy ;-)

Yup - it is actually quite fun to see trains driving by themselves ;-)

Glad you liked it and welcome to Model Train Fun / hope you will enjoy ;-)

Hi Julien, glad you liked it! Enjoy ;-)

Glad you enjoyed it! Enjoy ;-)

@@ModelTrainFun Thank you very much for replying to my comment. I have a new video out now. Hope you like and share.

Looked at your "Part 70" video - looks like a great layout with many interesting details. Enjoy ;-)

@@ModelTrainFun Thanks so much

Hi Gorm, I do intend to make some videos on automation using software, but I am afraid it will take a while before I get around to it. However, I suggest you try it out. I have been using using TrainController and it is not too difficult to get started with this one. I seem to recall I just followed the first "Getting Started" chapter with the trial edition. For the most part you can find trial editions that you can try out before purchase. Your name looks Danish and I see some Danish on your KZfaq channel? Consider watching GarageSpam - he speaks Danish and have some videos on how he uses TrainController for software automation: kzfaq.info The fun starts after your first automated train on the track - lots of experimentation, but also lots of fun. Hygge & Enjoy ;-)

Hi Tom, I guess I should say: welcome to being crazy with Märklin. I like the Märklin brand and the 3-rail system. To me it is a great way to do model railroading if you like central European railroads. For some of us it can be hard to find models for our local country. If you are into US or Japanese railroads I would agree that you should consider other brands. To me the important part is to find something you like. Don't know how easy it is to find Czech trains that can run on Märklin, so this could be a concern for you. Have fun with trains! Enjoy ;-) Bo

Hi Japeth, I can imagine it can be a bit unnerving when there are no signals. Enjoy ;-)

53 locomotives - that is quite a few. Automating a large number of locomotives can be cumbersome. Consider using software automation or a mix of CS3 with signals/brakmodules, that will make things easier. The software automation will cost less (in hardware, but expensive software). I intend to cover this after I have looked at automation using the CS3. Enjoy ;-)

@@ModelTrainFun Thanks and sorry for the late response, i do not plan to use them all, automatation seems very interesting but complicated, i guess for 5-6 locos cs3 will be ok, correct?

@@tofathi195 Yes CS3 will be enough in this case. However, don't forget software automation gives you a lot more possibilities. Both roads requires planning and troubleshooting. Both are fun to use. Enjoy ;-)

Hi Daniel, Glad you like the video. Enjoy automation ;-)

Hi John, Very nice little loop you have there. Cool! Enjoy ;-)

Hi, excellent - let me know if you succeed with the m84 - or find another solution. Enjoy ;-)

I hope you have fun with creating your staging yard. Yes same track can work as both contact track and stop track. Insulate center rail to make it stop track and insulate one of the rails to make it a contact track using the insulated rail as the detection rail. Unsure if we have talked about it before: If it's a hidden staging yard, then I would consider something without the need for signals in the yard (you might still want a visible signal at the entrance to the yard). In this case I would just have the contact at the end of the staging track (assuming one-way staging track). When the locomotive/train reaches the contact track, then just turn power off the entire track (center rail), change the turnout and an optional visible entrance signal. The trick is to make a contact track that is long enough for braking distance and ensure the entire track is long enough to always ensure the entire train is within the staging track. Why do I suggest to turn off the entire staging track? This is to also power off light etc. in the cars e.g. passenger cars. Note: Be careful with this approach if trains appear in the staging with high speed. Note: If you would like some specific input for your layout that I might be able to help with - consider sending me an email (see the Channel About). I perfer here in comments as others can read it as well, but if you have a specific design I could give you some input on email. As for putting less information in each video - indeed. Some of the later videos have become quite long. The next beginners will be divided into two to compensate for this. As for the Automation series: I have so far only talked about the basics and a little CS3 automation. Software automation is still many episodes away... Enjoy ;-)

To be honest I have not tried that many different kinds of software. I have played with TrainController and RocRail. TrainController is paid while RocRail is free. I found TrainController more appealing and intend to look into this in future videos. However, I am not so experienced with software for train control that I can say this is better than RocRail (or others). My advice is ask some friends and try out a few (even the paid softwares allow trials). Do consider that not all give good instructions in English. Enjoy ;-)

Hi Laser Lock, Indeed automation can become expensive and cheaper methods exist if you have the time and knowledge to build everything from scratch yourself. Question: Can the hall effect sensors detect the metal in the locomotive/train/cars/wheels - or do you have to mount a magnet on it? Enjoy model trains ;-)

@@ModelTrainFun It doesn't always detect the train, but we glued some magnets underneath them. In the corners, you need to place the sensor a little bit more to the inside.

Thanks - enjoy ;-)

I am glad this video is helpful. This is just an introduction video. In the following videos in the series I will introduce automation and then look at some typical examples like the staging yard/shadow station. A brief description of how I achieved it is that I have S88 connected using contact tracks. The contact tracks are at the end of the platform. When the trains arrives at the end of the "platform" it activates a contact track. I use this event to change the entry signal to green and change the turnout. Additionally, I set the signal to red when the train leaves the contact track (it is Free). You can see how to connect the S88 with contact track and the beginnings of automation in the Automation series: kzfaq.info/sun/PLYAhs-Pox3sHzQJsNU-FmOEj1ylO-NPpV You can see the scripts I used here: 1drv.ms/u/s!AqYmnR5sGgDxgR9Ja1aua3Ckq_fX I will continue the Automation series to talk more about how this actually works. If you are to make a staging yard/shadow station then I would just use the m84 to power off the entire staging yard track when the train reaches a certain point. The reason it is the entire track is two-fold: 1. it ensures that event if the locomotive is not in front, then the train stops 2. No need for power on a train in the staging yard/shadow station. This would power off all lights, sounds, etc. There is no need for a braking module. However, it could be nice to slow the speed of the train. Unfortunately, I have not yet played with the braking module. To me the module is very expensive and I am hesitant to buy and use it. But will look at it one day... You are correct there are turnout decoders to change the turnouts. I am using internal decoders here, but you can also use the m83. I have not tried the older k83 and k84 modules - I believe they are old much simpler versions of the modern black m83/m84. You can fing more on the turnout mechanisms, decoders and the m83 in the beginner series: kzfaq.info/sun/PLYAhs-Pox3sG31NwCfqIuk6IvI19q2czn Hope this gives you some ideas. Enjoy ;-)

@@ModelTrainFun Thank you for your very detailed answer. I will be ordering an m83 and watching the video on m83 in the beginner series. I will also look forward to your future videos.

@@19Nov47 Excellent - enjoy watching ;-)

There are some similarities, but you can also skip and simplify. As an example when making signals they do not have any safety mechanism for preventing to pass a red - and trains do not have a "keep a live" - or is the "driver still active" button ;-) However, there is much to learn for the real world. Enjoy ;-)

@@ModelTrainFun You are right. There are some difference. I think the major difference is that the real world is a decentralized system, in other words, there are many decision makers in the network; while in the model world, at least at the current day, it is a centralized system, in other words, automation aside, the maker makes all the decisions. That makes the real world much more complex and fun.

@@daquan99999 In many model train clubs they do model the real world more accurately with many dispatchers and so on across the layout. Each with responsibility of their own station or area. So if you want to you can also do this part of the train experience. Enjoy ;-)

Hi Mattias, Documenting the events is something I have not found a good way of doing, so I am very interested if you have found a good way to do this. I usually end up taking screenshots of the CS3 - or just save as backup. The icons are basically just taken from screenshots of the CS3. In order to make screenshots of your CS3 do the following: 1. Connect the CS3 to your local network as shown in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdaGZbFjmqyqaJ8.html 2. When you are connected you can see the network IP address of the CS3 in the settings as seen here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdaGZbFjmqyqaJ8.html In this video the IP is "192.168.171.2". 3. Use any computer, tablet or cell phone and open your favorite browser. Go to website "192.168.171.2" or "192.168.171.2/" (remember to change to the IP seen on your CS3). 4. After accepting terms & conditions, then you can click on "System", scroll down and you can click on "Creating a screenshot". This will take a screenshot of what currently is on the screen of the CS3 and give it to you as a photo. Hope this helps! Enjoy ;-)

@@ModelTrainFun Hi, thanks for your reply. I will test it out. My documentation is still very much in development. Basically I’m just creating a table with the events: their name (something similar to the naming you use), a description what they do and in the last column I would like to put the actual program blocks. As suggested I will try to paste screenshots in there.

I have not tried any of the "box to PC solutions" myself. When I have researched them they often end up being either expensive, technically very difficult or hard to find help/tutorials for the advanced parts. To get started I would suggest you see what software you would be interested in, then check out what hardware they support. Links to supported hardware for 3 model train control software I know of: - Traincontroller: www.freiwald.com/pages/hardware.htm - iTrain: www.berros.eu/en/itrain/systems.php - JMRI: www.jmri.org/help/en/html/hardware/index.shtml Interesting systems they support are: Digikjeis DR5000 and CAN-digital-Bahn PC-Schnitte. Hope this helps. Enjoy ;-)

@@ModelTrainFun Yes its maybe a very good idea. Because youre videos ( tutorials ) are so clear and easy to understand. Please make a video to make a Marklin C rail automatic with software ( with or without Marklin control station ) Thanks you very very well in advance.

I will be looking into software automation from a PC with the CS3 in future videos. Enjoy ;-)

Hi Jannes, Agree - no need for signals in the shadow station. To me the most obvious choice is the M84 as it is really built for turning power on/off. The M84 is rated for up to 5 amps per group (there are 4 groups). For use in a shadow station, you can turn it into 8 on/off like I have done in the video for controlling 8 lights: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9VmaM15xtW7oXk.html Additional benefit is that you can use the input on the m84 to sense when a train is on a shadow track. I have not yet tried this myself and am not sure if there are any pitfalls. However, I intend to make a video on this in the future. You should also be able to use the M83 - however, it is rated for 3 amps in total. This might be ok for a shadow station, but unsure if the M83 is ok with this type of usage. It was originally built for turnouts, so unsure if this is a stretch. You can program the M83 to work as an on/off as well. I have not tried it with the m83 either - I am unsure how well it will work. However, you will need an S88 as well to detect when the train has arrived in the shadow station. If you have a CS3 you can also automate locomotives to automatically stop in a shadow station and turn off. However, it requires a dedicated control of each locomotive like what you see in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n8txn9ecpsW7dKs.html or some of the earlier episodes in the Automation series. You can contact me by email (see the "About" on this channel for my email) if you cannot wait until I make a video on this (might take some time). I will try to help as good as I can over email. Enjoy ;-)

Hi, Thanks for subscribing I hope you will like the channel. If you are making a train storage you don't need the signals to stop the trains. Signals are expensive and if you cannot see them it is a lot of money for something that is hidden. I suggest making a stop track without using the expensive signals. In this way trains will automatically stop when the "virtual" signal turns red. For a train storage (or shadow station) I would make the stop track using the m84. The benefit is that the m84 can work as 4 "virtual" signals and it has inputs that can trigger the output. You can see in this video how to use the m84 to make a stop track: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rdiDidqYrs22XWg.html Do the same without attaching a signal. In this way you can turn on and off power to the track. The final piece is to use the inputs on the m84. I have not shown this in any video. If you look at the manual on page 15 (to the right): static.maerklin.de/damcontent/46/23/46232662a863dd86dbcd0291ea519cdf1650956214.pdf You can see that the m84 has an input as well. The drawing shows a circuit track (Märklin 24194, 24294 or 24994) that is connected to input 4. The idea is that if a locomotive with a slider crosses the circuit track, then input 4 is triggered which will turn on 2 green (as this is the 4th output). In this way if you have a stop track on output 1 and if 1 Red is turn off stop track, then using a circuit track to trigger input 1 will make the m84 turn on 1 Red thereby turning off 1 Green. You can do the same with input 3 triggering 2 Red, input 5 triggering 3 Red, etc. Note: you can also use reed contacts as shown in the manual on input 8. Unfortunately, I do not have a video showing this yet. I do intend to make one in the future, but have not gotten around to it. If you need more help send e an email - you can find my email here: www.youtube.com/@ModelTrainFun/about Let me know what you figure out and if it works. Enjoy ;-)

Hi Alf, The most popular paid softwares are TrainController (www.freiwald.com/pages/traincontroller.htm), iTrain (www.berros.eu/en/itrain/), and Win-Digipet (www.windigipet.de/info/en/). RocRail (wiki.rocrail.net/doku.php) is also popular and free. I have only tried TrainController and Win-Digipet and preferred TrainController - however, I have heard that iTrain is easier and RocRail is ofcause free. Hope this helps! Enjoy ;-) Bo

As part of the automation series I intend to share the event programming scripts in the videos. My aim is to make some templates for common things one wants to do like the shuttle train, shadow station, and a normal station. I might already have deleted the scripts for the shadow station test I did in this video - let me have a look. If I find them I can post some screen shots. Enjoy ;-)

@@ModelTrainFun Thanks a million and much appreciated 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

@@ModelTrainFun oh also, I didn’t know train automation software existed! I would like to get into that as well. It seems there are 2 good ones, “traincontroller” and “rocrail”? Which one will you use?🙏🙏🙏 By the way, I was in the computer software business, and now retired ✌️✌️✌️

I am really looking forward to geting into the videos on the automation using software. I have only played a little with it, but it is much easier than CS3 automation and is much more powerful. My favorite is random running of trains by the software itself without my intervention. I have Traincontroller. If you are looking into software automation they all have some trial versions, so you can try multiple before you choose one. If you have been in the software business you will enjoy using software automation. Enjoy ;-)

ok - found it. You can see the scripts here: 1drv.ms/u/s!AqYmnR5sGgDxgR9Ja1aua3Ckq_fX Enjoy ;-)

I used the built-in RANDOM macro. I will show how to do this in a future video. In the meantime you can see the events I made here 1drv.ms/u/s!AqYmnR5sGgDxgR9Ja1aua3Ckq_fX Enjoy ;-)

Great suggestion and I agree. The movement of the trains is a little boring on this little layout. I have had the automation series on pause for a little while as I have been a little unsure on how to move forward. In one of the next videos on the channel I will be resuming the automation series by experimenting with CS3 automation. The layout will be more advanced and include more advanced train movements. However, the first videos will build on the basics and still have simple train movements. I will incorporate your suggestion in the later videos to include redirection and randomness due to track being occupied. Hope you will find the CS3 layout experimentation interesting. Enjoy ;-)

Cool - I have not tried the reed contacts (aka reed switches). I have heard that they are reliable, if you are careful to place the contact/switch and magnets correctly. Are you using the Märklin ones (Märklin 7555-8)? Is it easy to make automation using these? are you using CS3 or another control station? Have fun ;-)

I use contact reed from Marklin (ref 7555) that is connected to an S-88 module (ref 60881). I use an CS3 plus as a control station. It is very easy to set up.I prefer this system than to create contact track. You need to attach a special magnet under one of the locomotive or wagon in order to generate the signal to the central sation. You have specific magnet that you can attach in the Marklin assortment (Ref 7556, 7557 and 7558)

Cool - will have to try it. Question: how do you handle trains with magnets in both ends (so you can detect both directions) in the CS3 events? In essence how do you ignore the 2nd trigger? ...or do you just have magnet in one end and detect the other direction differently? Enjoy ;-)

Wow you are a Toy train CYBER ENGINEER too.Iam about to go to your channel right now,and see what contact Reed as a sensor is.

Normally, one can place the magnet below the locomotive or under one wagon. I tend to place the magnet under the last wagon of a convoy so that when it enters a block it triggers an event (light or turnout). Normally, it is the best way to avoid accidents. Marklin magnets are very handy as they come with strong adhesives.

Hi Lorenzo, The Central Station 3 (CS3) will automatically go into STOP mode and cut power to the layout when a short circuit is detected. If you are using track detection on 2-rail layouts, then the track detection works by detecting shorts. You can use this to help indicate where the short might be: either where the trains are - or on the piece of track showing occupied where no train is. Don't forget you still need a "loop" module to handle power change when going through the loop. To be honest I have never played with this - just seen it in other KZfaq videos. Hope this helps! Enjoy ;-) Bo

I find the CS3 a great investment for many reasons - one being enabling automation. To be honest I am still learning about automation and I am not the expert. This automation series is also a learning journey for me. I have experimented with CS3 automation and software automation. If you want to do train automation you need a control station. I find the CS3 to be a great control station and you can do surprisingly advanced automation with the CS3 alone. You can see this video by @AlterKlapperKnochen an example of a layout completely controlled by the CS3: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z8lymqyU3de7dqs.html However, I find doing automation tedious and limiting on a control station. In my limited experience I have not found a control station that does it better than the CS3. Using software on a PC to automate a layout gives a lot more possibilities and it is simpler to do very advanced automation. However, as the video above illustrates the CS3 is more than capable of automating a layout. To use the software you need a control station that can connect the PC with software to the layout. The CS3 is great for this. However, it is also an expensive control station with lots of functionality. If you do software automation you essentially only need a control station that can connect to the PC and just convert the signals to/from the layout. You do not need a display or to be able to control the layout manually - you can do it through the software. I know control stations like this exists, but have no experience with these. Furthermore, these control stations seem to have a limited base of use and can be difficult to find help to use. Let me know if you know of or find a good one. I like the CS3 because I can fully control my layout and it enables software automation. My goal is to have a software automated layout where I can also manually drive trains with my CS3. I see the CS3 as a good control station for achieving this goal. However, before I get to this I will look at CS3 automation in this automation series. Did this answer your question? Enjoy and have fun ;-)

Must admit I have not tried this. Looked at Marklin 73407 and 73409. Hoever, these are only for silberlingen and TEE/UIC passenger cars and do not seem to be something you generally can use. If you are talking about any car, then I thing you have to make something customzed. Did find the following video that illustrates how to make customized interior light and tail lights for a Märklin passenger car: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gNaJf6tqsq2vhY0.html Anybody have some ideas or pointers to help? Enjoy ;-)

You can look up Marklin 7079 (taillight lantern) or some cars that have it pre-installed: 4411, 4506.

Hi, Are you talking about these signals? www.microscale.ch/_downloads/Flyer_101.pdf As I read it they do not come with a decoder - however it seems they recommend www.qdecoder.ch Looking at these decoders e.g. www.qdecoder.ch/lichtsignal-decoder-?c=7 it seems they support both MM and DCC. This means you can control them from the Central Station Station 3 (CS3). However, some of these signals look very complex and have many aspects. The CS3 supports 2, 3 and 4 aspect signals with direct icons. You can also use more complex signals but it might be more cumbersome. Generally, I understand if you want complex signalling then you need to go beyond standard controllers and use software automation that better can handle complex signalling. Hence, I foresee you want to use an automation software together with the CS3 to fully utilize the signals. I would ask around to see what other people do with these specific signals. If you can find good advice it is best for complex signalling. In short: It can be done, but can be complicated. I hope this helps! Enjoy ;-) Bo

As automation quickly becomes complex it is not unusual that you only see trains driving in one direction. You can control trains in both directions, but it becomes a lot more complex. Hope you enjoy the hobby ;-)

I'm wasn't trying to be critical but there's an old legal phrase not only should justice be done but it should also be seen to be done - It's worth while showing trains running in opposite directions so people can see it being done

Hello Bo I have seen many of your videos they're better than a lot of others because you go into greater detail keep up the good work ☺️

Hi, There are actually multiple stores in the US with Märklin. Check out the store locator on the Märklin website: www.maerklin.de/en/service/store-locator Even if you are not near one most will ship to your location. There are also German online stores that ship directly to USA. If you want to start I recommend to start with a starter set such as shown in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdJ6jdJ-vMCWZGw.html This is a good way to get started and has everything included. In this way you can with a small investment decide if the model train hobby is something for you. You can find similar starter sets from other brands as well if Märklin is not your flavor ;-)

Hi Mattias, I don't think there is a really good book on making automation and CS3 event programming. The basic events are described in the CS3 manual, but how to put it together in a more advanced setting is something you have to figure out yourself. I have created a lot of software, so perhaps I have had an advantage there. However, there are multiple ways of doing it. Which is why I have titled Automation episodes 5, 6 & 7 as "Experimenting with...". I hope you find it useful and I am always looking for input on other ways to do the CS3 event programming. Enjoy ;-) Bo

@@ModelTrainFun Hi Bo, thanks for your response. I really appreciate your channel, which is the most comprehensive tutorial on programming the CS3 I have found so far. Without it I would have been completely lost. So, many thanks to you for these videos!

@@Matajen Glad they are helping - always happy to hear what you are making and if you have some tips'n'tricks. Enjoy ;-) Bo

Hi Horton, The Mobile Station cannot do any automation. However, if you only need something very simple you can use the m84 as it has inputs that can control the output. As an example turn signal red when train passes or turn on/off power on another stretch of track when a train appears. Unfortunately, I have not found a way to change a turnout using the m84. If you want to do automation using a control station you need the Central Station 3 or Central Station 2. I have not tried the Central Station 2, so I do not know how well this works. If you are using software for automation you could potentially use a simple control station with a software interface. However, I have not found a good one that is cheaper than the Central Station 3 with a computer interface. You can use software automation with both the Central Station 2 and Central Station 3 as they can interface with a computer. Did this answer your question? Enjoy ;-)

@@ModelTrainFun Thank you. Your advice is helpful.

Hejsa, I denne automatisering bruges Central Station 3 (CS3). CS3 modtager tog position fra kontaktskinnen gennem S88 og skifter sporskifte/signaler. Der er ikke flere ledninger end dem du ser - altså ingen ledninger mellem kontaktskinner og sporskifter. Du kan se hvordan dette virker i senere videoer i "Automation" playlisten': kzfaq.info/sun/PLYAhs-Pox3sHzQJsNU-FmOEj1ylO-NPpV Hvis du ønsker at styre analoge signaler digitalt er der brug for en dekoder. Jeg har aldrig prøvet at lege med analoge signaler, men jeg forstår at du kan bruge m83 (Märklin 60832/80631) istedet for den gamle "tastepult". Håber dette hjælper. Hygge ;-) Bo

Hi Martina, For most people the extra features of the CS3+ is not needed - depending on your needs. Consider a CS3 with a L88 instead. Take a look at the differences here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rad-ldWDlczIep8.html Enjoy ;-) Bo

@@ModelTrainFun Thanks a lot. Marklin does not explain it and for me its difficult to understand. My reason for buying CS is right the feedback (train location). It is very expensive and in this difficult time with russia at the door I have consider it very well. May be I will have to quit this hobby and run away, who knows... And please, take my apology, I am not Martina, I am Tom. I am old school and I do not write my name on the interenet if I dont have to, especially not to google.. Youre very kind.

@@martinalevova8863 Glad it helps and hope you dont have to run away from your hobby! Enjoy ;-) Bo

@@ModelTrainFun I hope so too.. Where are you from, Bo?

@@martinalevova8863 From Denmark and I currently live in UAE. Enjoy ;-) Bo

Hi Amdi, Indeed in the example show in the video the signals stop the trains - however, the signals are truly not needed. You can also have the Central Station 3 (CS3) stop the locomotives when they hit the contact track. For the most part signals in the digital world are just lights. Using the STOP track that some signals support is mostly useful, if you are also running trains manually while others are running automatically. You can also consider using the STOP track it in a shadow station where you would like to avoid more advanced programming. In this video you can see how you can stop the train with in the Central Station 3 (CS3) without STOP track: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g9qKZLCK3LWwdI0.html If you are considering digital and want to know how it works you can look at my Beginner playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLYAhs-Pox3sG31NwCfqIuk6IvI19q2czn Unfortunately I am native digital, so I cannot give you much advice on how to transition from analogue to digital - other that doing it in steps. Hope this helps! Enjoy ;-) Bo

Unfortunately, the Mobile Station 2 does not support automation. You could do some very simple (electrical) automation with the m84 using the input ports to change the output ports. I have not tried it, but you should be able to change a turnout when a train arrives at a circuit track. I might do a video on this sometime in the future. Enjoy ;-)

@@ModelTrainFun please make such a video! Thank you for your Chanel

@@modelrailroadlars3247 I am definitely considering it as this could be fun, but it will require a lot of experimentation to make it work. Enjoy ;-)

@@ModelTrainFun thank you!

Not sure I understand the question?

@@ModelTrainFun c5 is the contact in the upper right. What does it switch?

@@eriks5111 C5 and C6 are not used for anything in this example. They are there to illustrate potential contacts "out on the layout" and show that the train triggers as it drives.

Hej Niels, Gald for at du kan lide videoerne! Lyder lidt mystisk at det tager 15 min for CS3en at starte op... Første tanke er at du har brugt meget af CS3ens "Memory" (ikke "RAM"). Dette kan være fordi du har mange events, stort layout og/eller mange data saves hvor du gemmer CS3 konfigurationen. Kig efter Memory som i denne video - hvor meget Memory er brugt? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZ-qmZlmtLrPnac.html Hvis dette er problemet kan du enten save dine filer på en USB nøgle eller indsætte et SD memory kort (begrænsningen er 32 GB - se manual side 32): static.maerklin.de/damcontent/6b/d3/6bd31ba4c181619e5f8970d9b96011de1625042869.pdf Håber dette hjælper. Hygge ;-) Bo

Hi, Glad you liked the video. Enjoy ;-) Bo

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