<= [«trackletter» «mode»] [«id»]>
Request or Configure Track Manager (_equals)

Serial command to request infomation about the modes of all tracks or alter the mode of a specific track.

Commands

• <=> Request the current Track Manager configuration
• <= [«trackletter» «mode»] [«id»]> set a specifc track to a mode

Parameters

• trackletter optional - one of:

  • A through H representing one of the outputs of the/a motor shield.

• mode required if track letter supplied. One of:

  • MAIN
  • MAIN_INV
  • MAIN_AUTO
    Deprecated alias of AUTO but only when preceeded by a sperate MAIN command.
  • PROG
  • DC
  • DC_INV = DC reversed polarity
  • DCX = DC reversed polarity (same as DC_INV)
    With special alias of DCX for DC_INV
  • NONE

• id the cab (loco) ID. Required when specifying DC or DC_INV / DCX

Response

The following are not a direct response, but rather a broadcast that will be triggered as a result of any track manager changes.

(for each track/channel)
<= [«trackletter» «state»] [«cab»]>

• = = the 'message identifer'
• trackletter: A-H
• state: PROG, MAIN, MAIN_INV, MAIN A, DC, DCX, NONE
• id: cab(loco) equivalent to a fake DCC Address for DC and DCX only

Notes

• Whenever a track's mode is changed, track power is automatically turned off on that track.
• Since only one channel can be PROG, changing a second channel to PROG, will force the other to NONE
• The response to DC_INV is DCX
• The response to DCC_MAIN is MAIN A

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Examples

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Example Commands

• Request track status <=>
• Set track A to DC with address 10 <= A 10>
• TODO LOW - Example Commands

Example Responses

• Response/broadcast to track status for a default EX-CommandStation
  <= A MAIN>
<= B PROG>
• Response/broadcast to setting track A to DC with address 10
  <= A 10>
<= B PROG>
<p1 A>
<p0 B>
• TODO LOW - Example Responses