SAR Scenarios Tutorial

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<td width=1000 align="center" colspan=2>[[image:Using EITs.png|link=|alt=EITs/AI]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 21px; font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">&nbsp;SAR Enhanced Interlocking Towers and AI Driving Tutorial&nbsp;</span></td>
 
<td width=1000 align="center" colspan=2>[[image:Using EITs.png|link=|alt=EITs/AI]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 21px; font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">&nbsp;SAR Enhanced Interlocking Towers and AI Driving Tutorial&nbsp;</span></td>
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<td>'''Enhanced Interlocking Towers (EITs)''' are included in the '''SAR Peterborough Base Session''' (they are not part of the route or layout) to provide easier navigation in some of the more complex yards in the layout. The EITs provide paths into and out of the yards. In some cases they also provide direct paths through the yards.<br><br>
 
<td>'''Enhanced Interlocking Towers (EITs)''' are included in the '''SAR Peterborough Base Session''' (they are not part of the route or layout) to provide easier navigation in some of the more complex yards in the layout. The EITs provide paths into and out of the yards. In some cases they also provide direct paths through the yards.<br><br>
  
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'''Driver Commands''' are available for use in the session.<br>
 
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From the '''Gladstone-Peterborough Depot Fuel''' instructions page:-<br>
 
From the '''Gladstone-Peterborough Depot Fuel''' instructions page:-<br>
  
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<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; color: white">Getting Started:</span><br>
 
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<td colspan=6><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; background-color: black; color: white;">&nbsp;The Driver Command Bar&nbsp;</span><br><br></td>
 
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<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 19px; background-color: black; color: white;">&nbsp;Setting an EIT Path from a Starting Signal&nbsp;</span><br>
 
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 19px; background-color: black; color: white;">&nbsp;Setting an EIT Path from a Starting Signal&nbsp;</span><br>
 
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[[image:GS MtoB Path.png|link=|alt=M to P Path]]<br><br>
 
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From the open '''Driver Command Menu''', select the <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;IT SetPath (TANE SP4 and later)&nbsp;</span></span> option. This will open a list of all the '''EITs''' that have been placed in the Session. Because the loco is directly in front of an '''EIT Starting Signal''', in this case an invisible signal, it will be included in the '''EIT''' list and all its assigned paths will be available for selection.<br>
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From the open '''Driver Command Menu''', select the <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;IT SetPath (TANE SP4 and later)&nbsp;</span></span> option. This will open a list of all the '''EITs''' that have been placed in the Session. Because an '''EIT Starting Signal''', in this case invisible signal '''GSX G27D''', is directly in front of the loco, the signal will be included in the '''EIT''' list.<br>
  
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<td align="center">[[image:GS to PTB Paths 1.png|link=|alt=Starting Paths]]</td>
 
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Select the starting signal <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;GSX G27D&nbsp;</span></span> (every invisible signal in the route is named according to a logical system). This will reveal that two different paths out of '''Gladstone''' have been assigned to this signal.<br>
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Select the starting signal <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;GSX G27D&nbsp;</span></span>. This will reveal that two different paths out of '''Gladstone''' start from this signal.<br>
  
 
* <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Goods Loop to Broken Hill&nbsp;</span></span>, and
 
* <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Goods Loop to Broken Hill&nbsp;</span></span>, and
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Select the path <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Goods Loop to Broken Hill&nbsp;</span></span>.<br>
 
Select the path <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Goods Loop to Broken Hill&nbsp;</span></span>.<br>
  
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Selecting the path <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Goods Loop to Broken Hill&nbsp;</span></span> will not set the entire path to '''Broken Hill'''. It will only set the path from the '''Starting Signal''' (in this case '''GSX G27D''') to the '''End Signal''' ('''Gladstone Home Up''' on the '''Broken Hill''' side of the yard). Every path is named according to its starting point (one of five locations or a track in a yard) and its destination (one of five locations or a track in a yard). The five locations are always '''Port Pirie''', '''Broken Hill''', '''Terowie''', '''Quorn''' and '''Wilmington''' even if that location is not the destination or starting point of the consist. This is intended to indicate the direction of travel only.<br>
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Selecting this path will '''NOT''' set the entire path from '''Gladstone''' to '''Broken Hill'''. It will only set the path from the '''Starting Signal''' (in this case '''GSX G27D''') to the '''End Signal''' ('''Gladstone Home Up''' on the '''Broken Hill''' side of the yard). Every path is named according to its starting point (one of five locations or a track in the local yard) and its destination (one of five locations or a track in the local yard). The five locations are '''Port Pirie''', '''Broken Hill''', '''Terowie''', '''Quorn''' and '''Wilmington''' even if that location is not the destination or starting point of the consist. This is intended to indicate the direction of travel only.<br>
  
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<td width-475>[[image:Gladstone Map MtoB.png|link=|alt=Path on map]]</td>
 
<td>The path has now been set.<br>
 
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All junction switches and signals along that path from the '''Start Signal''' ('''GSX G27D''') to the '''End Signal''' ('''Gladstone Home Up''' on the '''Broken Hill''' side of the yard) are set to give loco '''T 258''' the road out of '''Gladstone''' towards '''Broken Hill'''.<br>
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All junction switches and signals along that path from the '''Start Signal''' ('''GSX G27D''') to the '''End Signal''' ('''Gladstone Home Up''') are set to give loco '''T 258''' the road out of '''Gladstone''' towards '''Broken Hill'''.<br>
  
 
'''Note:''' not all signals will automatically show '''Proceed''' once the path has been set. Some signals, semaphore signals for example, will only show '''Proceed''' when a train starts moving towards the signal.</td>
 
'''Note:''' not all signals will automatically show '''Proceed''' once the path has been set. Some signals, semaphore signals for example, will only show '''Proceed''' when a train starts moving towards the signal.</td>
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You will have the option of cancelling '''ALL PATHS''' or selecting a particular '''EIT''' and path to cancel.<br>
 
You will have the option of cancelling '''ALL PATHS''' or selecting a particular '''EIT''' and path to cancel.<br>
 
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<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 19px; background-color: black; color: white;">&nbsp;Driving to the Next EIT Location&nbsp;</span><br>
 
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<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 19px; background-color: black; color: white;">&nbsp;Setting the Next EIT&nbsp;</span><br>
  
 
You can set an EIT path without having to be directly in front of a '''Starting Signal'''. For example, you can set all the EIT paths for the train through '''Caltowie''' and into '''Jamestown''' (the first stop in the scenario) before you leave '''Gladstone'''.<br>
 
You can set an EIT path without having to be directly in front of a '''Starting Signal'''. For example, you can set all the EIT paths for the train through '''Caltowie''' and into '''Jamestown''' (the first stop in the scenario) before you leave '''Gladstone'''.<br>
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Revision as of 15:10, 8 March 2021

EITs/AI  SAR Enhanced Interlocking Towers and AI Driving Tutorial 
A part of the SAR Peterborough Base Session
Enhanced Interlocking Towers (EITs) are included in the SAR Peterborough Base Session (they are not part of the route or layout) to provide easier navigation in some of the more complex yards in the layout. The EITs provide paths into and out of the yards. In some cases they also provide direct paths through the yards.

DotPoint.JPG EITs are optional, they do not have to be used


EITs are setup at the following locations:-

  • Gladstone Down - to provide paths out of Gladstone in the directions of Jamestown and the Wilmington Line.
  • Gladstone Up - to provide paths into Gladstone from the directions of Jamestown and the Wilmington Line.
  • Caltowie - to provide paths into, out of and through Caltowie from the directions of Gladstone and Peterborough.
  • Jamestown - to provide paths into, out of and through Jamestown from the directions of Gladstone and Peterborough.
  • Peterborough West - to provide paths into and out of Peterborough from the directions of Gladstone and Quorn.
  • Peterborough East - to provide paths into and out of Peterborough from the directions of Terowie and Paratoo.
  • Paratoo - to provide paths into and out of Paratoo from the direction of Peterborough.
  • Terowie - to provide paths into and out of Terowie from the direction of Peterborough.
  • Orroroo - to provide paths into, out of and through Orroroo from the directions of Peterborough and Quorn.
  • Carrieton - to provide paths into, out of and through Carrieton from the directions of Peterborough and Quorn.
  • Quorn - to provide paths into and out of Quorn from the direction of Peterborough.

Gladstone and Peterborough have each been split into two EITs because of the large number of paths at each location.

SAR Northern Division Map


Driver Commands are available for use in the session.

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Apart from the standard commands (Drive To, Load, Unload, Couple, Wait For, etc), additional commands have been added. Specifically:-

  • IT SetPath (TANE SP4 and later) - to allow EIT paths to be set in the Driver Command Bar
  • IT CancelEnhancedPath (TANE SP4 and later) - to cancel any set EIT path
  • Instant Load Command - to instantly load all wagons (except locos) with the first item in their product queues
  • InstantLoadLocos - to instantly load all locos (or their tenders) with water and either coal or bunker c oil
  • InstantUnload - to instantly unload all wagons (except locos)


 The Tutorial Scenario 

The scenario used in this tutorial is 1 Gladstone-Peterborough Depot Fuel which has the consist already fully assembled with its locomotive (T 258) at the starting signal of the Gladstone EIT  Goods Loop to Broken Hill  path. This tutorial will follow the scenario until after the consist arrives at Jamestown.

From the Gladstone-Peterborough Depot Fuel instructions page:-

Getting Started:

Find your loco. Either:-

  1. Open the Finder Tool (press CTRL-F) and type, in the name field, the name of the loco, SAR T 258 (or just T 258 should be enough). Click the tick icon, OR
  2. Open the Driver List (bottom left of the screen) and select the loco from there - click the drivers Eye icon to jump to the loco.


 The Driver Command Bar 
Make sure that the Driver Command Bar is visible on the screen. In Driver Mode the interactive driver controls are at the bottom right of the screen.
Driver Commands Settings
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Click the 3 dots on the extreme bottom right of the screen to cycle the control display through to the Driver Command Bar - stop when the last of the 3 dots is highlighted.		   DotPoint2.JPG  Open the Driver Command Menu
Click on the chevron icon to open the command menu.


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 Setting an EIT Path from a Starting Signal 

The path to be set in this tutorial is from the Gladstone  Goods Loop  to  Broken Hill . On the Gladstone Tab PH Grey.png page (link via Location Index - link will open in this window) this is identified on that page as:-

M to P Path

From the open Driver Command Menu, select the  IT SetPath (TANE SP4 and later)  option. This will open a list of all the EITs that have been placed in the Session. Because an EIT Starting Signal, in this case invisible signal GSX G27D, is directly in front of the loco, the signal will be included in the EIT list.

Starting Paths

Select the starting signal  GSX G27D . This will reveal that two different paths out of Gladstone start from this signal.

  •  Goods Loop to Broken Hill , and
  •  Goods Loop to Wilmington 


Select the path  Goods Loop to Broken Hill .

Selecting this path will NOT set the entire path from Gladstone to Broken Hill. It will only set the path from the Starting Signal (in this case GSX G27D) to the End Signal (Gladstone Home Up on the Broken Hill side of the yard). Every path is named according to its starting point (one of five locations or a track in the local yard) and its destination (one of five locations or a track in the local yard). The five locations are Port Pirie, Broken Hill, Terowie, Quorn and Wilmington even if that location is not the destination or starting point of the consist. This is intended to indicate the direction of travel only.

Path on map The path has now been set.

All junction switches and signals along that path from the Start Signal (GSX G27D) to the End Signal (Gladstone Home Up) are set to give loco T 258 the road out of Gladstone towards Broken Hill.

Note: not all signals will automatically show Proceed once the path has been set. Some signals, semaphore signals for example, will only show Proceed when a train starts moving towards the signal.


 Cancelling a Set EIT Path 

Paths that have been set can be cancelled so that their signals and junction switches will be returned to their previous states. They will be returned automatically after the consist has cleared the Exit Signal for a path but if you change your mind and decide to take a different path or not use the EITs then a set path can be cancelled.

From the Driver Command Menu select the IT CancelEnhancedPath command.

Cancel Path

You will have the option of cancelling ALL PATHS or selecting a particular EIT and path to cancel.

  
 
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 Setting the Next EIT 

You can set an EIT path without having to be directly in front of a Starting Signal. For example, you can set all the EIT paths for the train through Caltowie and into Jamestown (the first stop in the scenario) before you leave Gladstone.

  
 


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