Following this initial work, Jim rolled out a new CTC system on
a live steam railroad in Missouri in short order.
Jim did find setting up a signaling system can be intimidating at
first. RR-CirKits has downloadable user manuals for its products
at
that help immensely.
These manuals include examples of setting up signal aspects,
and one manual has an extensive section on setting up an
Absolute Permissive Block (APB) system which requires
no
human intervention. In short, once the boards are pro-
grammed, they no longer need to be connected to a computer
to handle the logic and communications.
The manuals include wiring diagrams and highly-detailed informa-
tion, but it is not necessary to know or understand the technical
aspects in order to successfully program and use these products.
Jim Duncan found RR-CirKits support to be exceptional. You can
pick up the phone and talk directly with Dick Bronson or Doug
Goff for help or troubleshooting.
Prices:
SignalMan C (compression
connector) – $29.95
SignalMan P (10-pin headers)
– $26.95
Tower Man – $33.95
Fan-Out Board A – $12.95
Simple Serial Bus – $34.00
LocoBuffer USB – $65.00
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