High-beam change with direction of travel?

[Per Olsen]

Hello.

I have several trains that have high-beam activated with F1, and that change from the front of the train, to the back of the train, depending on the direction of travel of the train.  Works very fine to turn the light on/off via profiles when entering/leaving  a station.

But now I have a new train that has a headlight in front activated with F1 and a headlight at the other end activated with F2.  Individually.  And they are not changed with a change in direction of travel..

So my question is, how can I write the profiles so that the correct headlight is turned on/off (either F1 or F2) ? 

I am a little lost here, sorry...

Regards,
Per.

[Stefan Lersch]

Hi Per,

you have to write a profile that - with the change of direction - deactivates F1 and activates F2. Unfortunately this can't be done automatically.

[Per Olsen]

Hi.

How do I make the profile check for direction of travel?

Per.

[Stefan Lersch]

Hi Per,

you don't. It's within the route. The route has the information about the direction (the arrows >>> or <<<). If you create a route with the direction >>> and the loco stands in the opposite direction this route can't be used. WDP will not select it when running the automatic because the directions of the loco and the route are different.

[Per Olsen]

Hi.

I am sorry, I must be blind...

Where do I find these <<<  ??  I am looking at my profiles, but cannot find that info.  Where is it?

Regards,
Per.

[Stefan Lersch]

Hello Per,


actually there is an option to set functions depending on the direction. I have to thank my beta colleagues. Please look at the picture. This is possible if you use ID0 or train profiles. Then you have Vorne, Mitte, Hinten (Front, Middle, Back).


The arrows I meantioned before you can see in the TNDs. I can give you an exaple if you need one.

[Per Olsen]

Hi.

Sorry, I do not quite understand....  I do find the "Normal, Vorne, Hinten,.." etc.  But what does it mean in relation to travelling direction ?  I think I do need an example, if you can..?

Regards,
Per.

[Jürgen Gräbner]

Hi,

x = both direction
> = forward
< = backward

press the SHIFT key and double-click on the x to get > and <

[Per Olsen]

Hello again.

OK, now I see!  Thank you for your patience....
Is this feature documented?  I did not find it...

Best regards,
Per

[Per Olsen]

Hi again.

Can you have a look at this jpg and see if I understand correctly?  I did not try this out.  Yet....

I want the headlight in front to be on when train runs forward, and I want the headlight at the rear to be on when the train runs "backwards".  Does this example seem correct?

Regards,
Per.

[Markus Herzog]

Hello Per,

OK, now I see!  Thank you for your patience....
Is this feature documented?  I did not find it...

Yes, it has already been described in update info 2012.2:
http://www.windigipet.de/foren/index.php?action=downloadWDP;sa=dl;id=update_info_2012_2_e
Chapter 8.7

Sorry, I´m in a hurry. I think the colleagues will take a look at your screenshot

Regards
Markus

[Per Olsen]

Hi !

Thank you, yes, I found it there.   I await to hear from the others. They always provide very good help ! 

Best regards,
Per.

[Jürgen Gräbner]

Hello,

Can you have a look at this jpg and see if I understand correctly?  I did not try this out.  Yet....

it look okay. Try it...

[Stefan Lersch]

Hi Per,

I await to hear from the others.

There's no more to say from my part. Anyhow Jürgen is much more into profiles then I am!

[Bernd Senger]

Hi Per,
i'm sorry, but i think the description of this feature is getting lost in the 2015th documentation.