LoconetOverTcp Clients

Contents

• LocoNet Monitor - display messages on the net
• Loco Dispatcher - dispatch loco address to simple throttle
• LocoNet Load - monitor network load
• Slot Monitor - display loco slot table in of command station
• Loconet Clock - set the LN fast clock
• JMRI - integration of LoconetOverTcp into JMRI
• "locoz" .NET control - basic building block for .NET applications
• SV-Programmer - Configuration of devices
• Rocrail - client/server railroad control
• Elekdra - generic interlocking kernel
• Pocket PC Apps - using compact .NET

LocoNet Monitor

Author	Stefan Bormann
OS	Windows 32bit (developed on Win2000)
Language	C++, using MFC
Status	beta (known bug: does not release memory of displayed messages)
Description	Monitors traffic on the net.
Repository	/tcp/client/LoconetMonitor (the application) /tcp/client/LoconetMonitorDlls (message parser DLLs) /tcp/shared (modules shared between applications)
Releases	Third beta release on 2003-11-30: 2.0.0.1 (beta, first version with message parsers in DLLs)

Loco Dispatcher

Author	Stefan Bormann
OS	Windows 32bit (developed on Win2000)
Language	C++, using MFC
Status	beta
Description	Simple tool to place locos in the dispatch slot of the command station, where they can be acquired by simple throttles like FRED.
Repository	/tcp/client/LocoDispatcher /tcp/shared
Releases	First beta release on 2002-10-26: 0.1.1.1
Additional information	Input file format for Loco Dispatcher

LocoNet Load

Author	Stefan Bormann
OS	Windows 32bit (developed on Win2000)
Language	C++, using MFC
Status	alpha, still coding
Description	Displays network utilization
Repository	/tcp/client/LoconetLoad /tcp/shared
Releases	0.1.0.1

Slot Monitor

Author	Thomas Wulkow
OS	Windows 32bit
Language	Delphi
Status	alpha, still coding
Description	Displays contents of all slots
Repository	not yet(?)
Releases	1.0.0.0

Clock

Author	Guenter Jaritz
OS	Windows 32bit (developed on Win98)
Language	VisualBasic
Status	alpha, still coding
Description	For setting and reading Loconet-fast clock
Repository	/tcp/client/Clock
Releases	0.0.0.1
Important note:	Before Installation, get the VB-Controls Package from here

JMRI

Author	Alex Shepherd (for the LoconetOverTcp adaption of JMRI)
OS	a Java virtual maschine running JMRI
Language	Java
Status	stable
Description	JMRI = Java Model Railroad Interface, the Loconet over TCP client is one of many ways to access a digital system for model railroad control
Website	http://jmri.sourceforge.net/hardware/LbServer.html
Repository	JMRI project
Releases	LbServer Client support has been available since JMRI 1.3.6

"locoz" .NET control

Author	Jeff Law
OS	Windows with .NET 2.0 framework
Description	Basic building block for .NET application
Website	http://www.datamasta.com/locoz/

SV-Programmer

Authors	Thomas Kurz (App, LocoNet), Stefan Bormann (SV, LocoNet), Martin Pischky (Intel-Hex)
OS	a Java virtual maschine (tested on version 1.6)
Language	Java
Status	beta
Description	Use SV programming protocol for configuration of LocoNet devices. See loconet_hackers files section for protocol Spec.
Repository	Legacy Windows/MFC application: /tcp/client/SvProgrammer (the application) /tcp/shared (modules shared between applications) New Java development: IntelHexFile LocoNetLibrary SvProtocol SvProgrammer Application
Releases	Last beta release of the legacy Windows/MFC version on 2005-12-22: 0.2.1.1, development will not continue First beta release of the new Java development: 0.3, stay tuned

Rocrail

Author	Rob Versluis
OS	Windows 32bit, POSIX, Linux
Language	C/C++
Status	stable
Description	Control Viewing Program for a Digital Model Railroad in Manual and Automatic Mode.
Repository	Subversion
Releases	Download here

Elekdra

Author	Thomas Kurz
Platform	Java virtual machine
Language	Java
Status	stable
Description	General purpose interlocking kernel for model railroads.
Repository	CVS server of fremo-stw project
Documentation	Website of fremo-stw project
Releases	Contact the author!

Pocket PC Apps

Author	Michael Mosher
Platform	.NET 1.1 or .NET compact 1.0
Language	Zeus Pro
Status	beta?
Description	Applications to run on mobile devices.
Documentation	Website
Releases	See website!

Author of this page: Stefan Bormann.