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<h1>Hardware Support: NAC Services RPS Sensors</h1>
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<em>Please note that JMRI's RPS support is being rapidly improved. This page refers to most
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recent JMRI test version. If you're using an RPS system, you should update to new test
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versions as they <a href="https://www.jmri.org/download/index.shtml">are announced</a>.</em>
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<p>The <a href="https://www.proto87.com/model-trains-DCC-decoders.html">RPS System</a>
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provides an absolute location of RPS-equipped rolling stock.</p>
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<p>JMRI can use that to set <a href="../../tools/Sensors.shtml">Sensors</a> when a RPS
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transmitter is in a specific area, which can in turn be used to control other JMRI functions
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such as <a href="../../tools/Signals.shtml">Signals</a>, <a href=
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"../../tools/Routes.shtml">Routes</a> and <a href="../../tools/Logix.shtml">Logix</a>.</p>
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<h2 id="connecting">Connecting</h2>
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<h3>Defining a Sensor</h3>
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<p>An RPS Sensor is associated with an area bounded by a series of points and the lines
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between those points.<br>
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There are two ways to create an RPS Sensor and define the area on the layout that it
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covers.</p>
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<h4>By Coordinates</h4>
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You can enter a series of coordinates that list the corners of the region to be covered. For
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example, the points defining a square one unit on a side are:
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(0,0,0)
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(1,0,0)
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(1,1,0)
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(0,1,0)
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</pre>If you use the Sensor Table's "Add..." button to create a Sensor with the System Name
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<pre style="font-family: monospace;">
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RS(0,0,0);(1,0,0);(1,1,0);(0,1,0)
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</pre>you'll get an RPS Sensor that shows "ACTIVE" when a Transmitter is present in that area, and
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"INACTIVE" otherwise.
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<p>The "R" means the RPS system, "S" means you're defining a Sensor, and the rest of the name
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defines the coordinates of the corners of the region to include in the Sensor. Each corner is
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specified by its X, Y and Z values, all grouped together with parentheses. The corners should
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be separated by semicolons; see the example above.</p>
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<p>Once you've defined your Sensor, you can use the <a href=
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"../../../package/jmri/jmrix/rps/trackingpanel/RpsTrackingFrame.shtml">Tracking display</a>
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to see if it's in the right place on your layout.</p>
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<h4>Using the Tracking Tool</h4>
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(To be written, for now see the <a href=
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"../../../package/jmri/jmrix/rps/trackingpanel/RpsTrackingFrame.shtml">Tracking display help
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page</a>.)
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<h2 id="documentation">Documentation</h2>
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<h3>JMRI Help</h3>
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Back to the <a href="index.shtml">Main RPS Help</a> page.
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<h3>Third Party info</h3>
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<p>More information is available on the <a href=
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"https://www.proto87.com/model-trains-DCC-decoders.html">RPS Web Site</a>.</p>
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