| Locoz Software for LocoNet |
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Locoz is the name given to my custom-developed software for the Owen Firty Timber Co On30 railroad. Click here to see a screen-shot of the software in action.
To help other developers get started on developing dotnet applications for their model railroads, I am making parts of this project available for download and free use. I also provide downloadable support files developed by Stefan Bormann.
| Downloadable Files |
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| Locoz Custom Control
Documentation. The most important part of Locoz
is the Custom Control which handles all communication with the LocoNet
bus. This document describes the Control, it's Properties, Methods and Events. |
Word Document 109kb PDF Document 212kb |
| Locoz Custom Control. This download is the actual Custom Control (DMNetwork.Dll). Download it into an appropriate location and set a Reference to it in your dotnet application. Load it into the Visual Studio 2005 Toolbox, and you can drop it on to your form. It is downloadable as the actual DLL file or in a ZIP archive. This is for use with .NET 2.0. | DLL File 52kb ZIP File 15kb |
| LBServer. This is Stefan Bormann's excellent TCP Server. It handles all communication with LocoNet via a specified Com Port (default: COM1) and provides an interface for any WinSock application to 'talk' to LocoNet. Locoz uses LBServer for it's low-level communication. | LBServer.Exe 56kb |
| LocoNetMonitor. Another of Stefan Bormann's excellent tools. This application 'talks' to LBServer and provides an on-screen display of all LocoNet messages. Very helpful when debugging LocoNet applications, or even just to see the sheer volume of messages that take place! |
LocoNetMonitor.Exe 308kb Help File 237kb |
I have also built the following items, which may be added to the downloads in the future ...
| Other Items | Image |
| DMLoco - a Custom Control which 'talks' to DMNetwork (below) and provides an
on-screen interface to a Locomotive. An array of these on screen allow control of any number of Locomotives. The vertical slider provides speed-control, the number shows the current speed, and the buttons control Direction, Whistle, Lights and Functions 1 -4. |
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| DMTurnout - a
Custom Control which 'talks' to DMNetwork (below) and provides an
on-screen interface to a Turnout. An array of these on screen allow control of any number of Turnouts. A number of styles are available, representing horizontally or vertically oriented turnouts, with left or right diverging tracks. Clicking on the Green button toggles the turnout position. |
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| Useful Links |
URL |
| Stefan Bormann's LocoNet_Over_TCP Site | http://loconetovertcp.sourceforge.net |
Updated 21 April 2007