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Staging Block: General

General



ID

The ID is used through out the Rocrail program as a unique key for referencing this staging block and is therefore very important. If the ID is changed routes using this staging block have to be edited, too.


Description

Free text for display only.


Section length

Length of a section in mm, cm or inches.1)
This value is used if the individual length of a section is set to zero.

Train gap

Gap between the trains in mm, cm or inches.2)


Enter sensor

The ID of the first sensor of this staging block.
This sensor is used as an ENTER sensor.

Enter signal

The ID of an optional distant signal for the enter side of the staging block. (Controlled by the Staging Block (so not manual) itself.)


Exit signal

The ID of an optional main signal for the exit side of the staging block.
Set the signal to manually operated to be able to control the staging block out flow.
Change from Rocrail version 2.1.5987: The manually operated signal closes and opens the setting block.


Reverse Exit signal

The ID of an optional main signal for the reverse exit side of the staging block.
Set the signal to manually operated to be able to control the staging block out flow.
available with Rocrail version 2.1.6038+:


State signal

The ID of an external optional state signal of this staging block.
If the remaining wait time should be displayed the option "Timer events" has to be activated.

Timer events

Used with an optional state signal of this staging block.
see timer events of a normal block
available with Rocrail version 2.1.6018+:

Random rate

Cleaning

Timestamp of the last visit of a cleaning train in this stage block.


Reservations

The number of reservations.
The value is stored in the attribute "operated".
The values of all "operated" counters can be reset by the menue "Track plan" / "reset operation counters".

Free previous block on enter

This option is only for trains with the same option activated.
With the "Route" option is it possible to free up the current route too.
The value "Max. Length" defines that an early release, of the previous block, is only performed for trains up to this length.
For more details also see Free previous block on enter for normal blocks

Route

Max. length

Actions

See Actions for more details.
Make sure that XMLScripts are set to synchrone; Disable the Asynchrone option.

1) , 2)
The same metrics as used for the train length.
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