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<h1>Hardware Support: Using a PDA to access JMRI (deprecated)</h1>
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<p>This page describes an early attempt to connect an Axim PDA to JMRI, which has some flaws
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and is deprecated.</p>
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<h2 id="limitations">Limitations</h2>
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<p>For a supported approach, involving running a specific program on your Smartphone, see the
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<a href="../../package/jmri/jmrit/withrottle/UserInterface.shtml">WiThrottle</a> page.</p>
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<h2 id="connecting">Connecting</h2>
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<p>Daryl Kruse has been experimenting with a Dell Axim PDA for use as a true 2-way Digitrax
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throttle. He's provided the following information on how he set it up:</p>
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<p>1. Our home has a wireless LAN set up for household members to access our cable internet
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service.</p>
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<p>2. My train computer is connected to our LAN and, of course, is connected to JMRI and the
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LocoNet via an interface.</p>
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<p>3. My Dell Axim has wireless and terminal services client.</p>
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<p>4. After staring up JMRI Throttles and turnout control, I use the terminal services client
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of the Axim to access the computer screen.</p>
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<p>5. I can then control the layout with the Axim.</p>
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<p>I am using the Terminal Services Client that came installed on my Axim x50v which came
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with windows mobile 2003 SE installed as the operating system. On the computer I check the
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box "allow users to connect remotely to this computer" in the control panel/systems/remote
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tab.</p>
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<p>The main, four way button of the Axim can be used to increase (left) and decrease (right)
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speed and set the direction of the train (up- forward, down-reverse). I use the blunt end of
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my home made uncoupling pic to address the screen in order to select and dispatch locos,
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operate functions and set turnouts. All this can be done without ever plugging into the
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LocoNet.</p>
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<p>One thing that is a little bit cumbersome is entering the turnout numbers into the turnout
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control. For this I have to use the Axim keyboard. I would like to use the turnout table, but
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every accessory switch that is used shows up automatically on the table. As I use Route
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control, a lot of unneeded accessory switch numbers show up that I don't need. Is there any
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way to set up a table that is set with just the accessory switches you want?</p>
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<h2 id="documentation">Documentation</h2>
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<h3>JMRI Help</h3>
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<p>For the currently supported approach, involving running a specific program on your
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Smartphone, see the <a href=
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"../../package/jmri/jmrit/withrottle/UserInterface.shtml">WiThrottle</a> page.</p>
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