Hi,

I am in the process of building my first layout from the #5 Oct/nov 2012 marklin issue. It is 3 layers with 2 hidden staging yards.

Question. I would like to have the staging yards run automatically.For example, one train enters the yard and another automatically leaves the yard and so on.I have all of the digital decoders for the switches so I would like to know how to wire this?. (diagram etc.)I should mention that I am running a Central station 60215.Is there a way to program this at the Central Station ?

Thank in advance for any help you can give.

Cheers Mike

Being in German makes it hard to know exactly how it works but no sensors? Surely that device has current consuming sensors and you have to have the tracks insulated from each other, or not?

How much does it cost?

I use an ESU controller for that purpose but the same can be achieved with the central station, it only gets as complicated as you want it to be, the more you want the harder it is. You haven't mention sensors which as Martin mentioned you will need them. So the central station knows the position of the trains, you will also need signals or at least relays to cut off power in the tracks.

Hopefully someone else can tell you how to do it with the CS2 if not I can try but since I use a different controller (hard enough to remember how I did it) I may not know all there is to know with the CS2. If you wish let me know I'll give you first some very basic scheme of my first experiments and we try it on your set up. Do you know how to program a route on your controller?

I have not programed a route yet Just got the first hidden yard layout done

If you are willing to try to learn as you go I can give you some tips and ideas based on my controller although I don't think the differences should bi huge. In my notes there are only two tracks but you can ad just about as many as you like. I suggest you connect and program only two to start with and once you know how it works ad the rest. Everything I am going to say is based on my drawing but changes can be made. At the left end you need an isolated section (on each track) connected to a signal that will cut or give power that isolated section should be at least 36cm long to make sure trains stop. Before that you need some kind of detector e.g. circuit track, contact, reed switch, etc. Trains run always in same direction. Point7 is the only one I connect to direct the trains through route 1 or 2.

In the CS2 you probably have a screen similar to mine (points signals on the tab) tool button located down right on mine. Clicking that should allow you to enter you signals and points and detectors once you do that (same screen in mine) you can start creating routes where you need to select the conditions for the point to change to route 1 or 2. You will need to start playing with that a bit before we can advance more. See how it goes good luck!

Hi all,

The Shadowstation controller from Modellbahnwerkstatt works in analog or digital I repeat NO CONTACT TRACKS ARE NEEDED NO DECODER FOR TURNOUTS NEEDED.

ALL YOU NEED IS TO INSULATE THE TRACK AT THE RED DOT SHOWN IN THE DIAGRAM AND BRING THE WIRES TO THE CONTROLBOX WHERE SHOWN THATS ALL

Simple is it not.

Martin

Hi, Thank you for your effort so far. I am still trying to absorb all this info. will get back to you with more question I'm
sure.Still waiting for my turn-out motors from Lok shop. Euro rail hobbies was sold out.

Cheers Mike

Hi, Anyone else out there used this system? Anybody ??????

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