Anybody knows why the two options for terminate and stop events is inactive(grey) while option block events is active and working?
Running my trains on automatic one of the turnouts failed to work and I hit the stop button but I am not able to terminate events(even when stop button is released and there is power on the track. The button in question is on top of the events window in cs3.
Regards
Thor Inge

Yes, it's tricky. The condition setting determines the "if, "or" of the action sequences. An "or" condition will allow the action to execute regardless, but an "if" condition only if the previous action does, or something like that. I'm not very good at code writing either.

My terminate events are also inactive. I have not recorded any events and thought that was why. Depending on the travel direction of trains, you have to pay close attention as they near a turnout. A W may show up in an event box when a condition is applied. If a train is traveling against a turnout it isn't a problem, but when not, you don't want an event to trigger a point while only half the train has passed through. The remaining cars will enter the turnout of course. Disastrous.
Sometimes trains follow each other and sometimes are running in opposing directions. If programmed events don't or trigger in time to prevent a crash, it's best to block all with the control button. I often do this upon starting until trains are far enough away from each other. As one enters the station, I can either set the home signal to stop, or release the events which sends it into the station loop as another train can then enter a branch loop across the layout, or leave a yard siding.
I can see why a computer automation program like Rocrail which Jean uses is beneficial.
Garage spams layout is fully automatic and operates trains randomly while keeping them from crashing.

Same grayed options here. Surely after emergency stop an event should not auto restart. Also, I am dealing with shared track segments and not sure how location by occupancy track can be used to avoid crashes.

Hi Thor
Yes you are right, Rocrail does not have its own detection / feed-back system but needs the one you have with your digital system.
Yes, train detection take a little more time to wire and yes sometimes, current pick-up is negatively affected (very special cases and most uniquely with extra short locos.
In this case, the diode trick is there to help. A regular 1N40XX (4001 or 4002,..) whose cathode is connected with the detection rail and the anode with the 0 of the rails.
Yes rails with a rocker activated by the slider were great fun with M tracks and provided that the train has only one slider (no coach lighting) but this provided a lot of fantasy but reduced reliability.
Now with train detection (isolated rail) on the entire block section, the system works with perfection and as soon as a train is misdirected, the system stops for security.
No more crashes.
Of course with Rocrail, the system not only knows the train direction but knows which train it is, which length, what type, etc providing opportunities for selected operation for electric trains, steamer, railcars
All this is just my opinion after many years of operation with M track and analogue operation and then C track and digital operation.
Cheers
Jean

It all depends on the track type you are using:
- with C track the most common failure is one of the end-switches inside the point motor does not switch-on properly. What most of us do is to short circuit the micro switches inside
- with M track, two typical things may happen; 1 the solenoid previously got hot and now the rectangular nylon path for the iron core is bent inwards - sadlyg it needs replacing 2 the tongue spring got hot because of previous derailment and needs replacing.
Good luck
Jean