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<h1>Adding Signal Masts</h1>
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<a href="images/VirtMastPanelApply.png"><img src="images/VirtMastPanelApply.png" class=
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"floatRight" width="239" height="159" alt="Add Signal Mast panel figure"></a>
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<p>Signal Masts are configured using one of the available Signaling Systems, and the Signal
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Mast Types supported within that system.</p>
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<p>In the <strong>Add/Edit Signal Mast</strong> panel, after entering a User Name for the new
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Signal Mast, from the pop-up menu select the JMRI Signal System the Signal Mast is to be
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based upon.<br>
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Next select one of the Signal Mast models available in the selected Signal System e.g. "3
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Aspect Signal with Call On".<br>
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The third pop-up menu on the Add Signal Mast panel lets you select one of six different
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Signal Mast Driver types depending upon the hardware being used. More on those in the next
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section.</p>
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<p>Options common to (nearly) all Driver types include:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>This Mast can be Unlit</strong>: checking this box allows JMRI to turn off the
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mast, using an extra instruction such as an output state. When configuring a mast that can
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be unlit, the same aspect ID has to be entered in both the field at the top as the Aspect
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line below for the correct appearance to be displayed in all possible scenarios.</li>
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<li><strong>Disabled</strong>: checking this box for an Aspect will gray out the options
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and have JMRI skip it when changing the state of this mast</li>
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<li><strong>Copy Aspects from Mast</strong>: DCC, LNCP and Matrix drivers let you copy the
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settings for a new mast to match an already configured mast. Of course the User Name and
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outputs should be unique, so they are not copied.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>When ready, click <strong>Create new</strong> (or <strong>Apply</strong> when editing an
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existing mast configuration).</p>
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<h2>Signal Mast Driver types</h2>
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<ul class="snav">
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<li>
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<a href="#headCtl">Signal Head Controlled</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="#turnoutCtl">Turnout Controlled</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="#dccsmd">DCC Decoder</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="#lncpsmd">LNCP Decoder</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="#matrixCtl">Output Matrix</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="#virtual">Virtual</a>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<dt id="headCtl">Signal Head Controlled</dt>
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<dd>
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<a href="images/SigHeadMastPanel2.png"><img src="images/SigHeadMastPanel2.png" width=
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"262" height="220" alt="Signal Head Mast driver panel"></a><br>
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Individual Signal Head objects are used to represent each Signal Head on the Signal
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Mast.<br>
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Each Signal Head object will then deal with handling the changing of its Appearance
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depending upon the state of the Signal Mast and the position of this Signal Head relative
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to other Heads.<br>
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For each head that has been defined in the Signaling System for the selected Signal Mast
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type, a drop down box will appear for you to select the JMRI Signal Head that will
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control that head on this Signal Mast.
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</dd>
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<dt id="turnoutCtl">Turnout Controlled</dt>
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<dd>
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<a href="images/SignalMast_Edit_Turnout_Controlled_667x441.png"><img src=
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"images/SignalMast_Edit_Turnout_Controlled_667x441.png" width="333" height="220" alt=
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"Turnout Controlled Signal Mast driver panel"></a><br>
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This Driver type is for specific hardware that can control the whole Appearance of a
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Signal Mast based upon the setting of one or more <a href=
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"../../../../html/tools/Turnouts.shtml" title="JMRI Turnouts">Turnouts</a>.<br>
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Each aspect can be configured to send the Thrown or Closed Turnout state.<br>
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Leave the <q>Reset Previous Aspect</q> unchecked if the Turnout event also clears
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previous aspects on a remote module.
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</dd>
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<dt id="virtual">Virtual</dt>
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<dd>
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<a href="images/VirtMastPanel.png"><img src="images/VirtMastPanel.png" width="238"
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height="158" alt="Virtual Mast driver panel"></a><br>
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This mast does not directly control any hardware relating to a Signal Mast.<br>
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It is ideal for locations where a physical mast would not be present on the railroad,
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such as an End Bumper/Buffer Stop, or to mark the end of a signaling section of track and
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the beginning of Dark Territory.<br>
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No commands are sent to the layout, so there's no connection to choose.
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</dd>
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<dt id="dccsmd">DCC Signal Mast Decoder</dt>
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<dd>
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<a href="images/DCCPanelBasicCreate.png"><img src="images/DCCPanelBasicCreate.png" width=
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"20%" height="20%" alt="DCC Decoder panel"></a><br>
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<p>This Driver type is for an accessory decoder that can drive the Signal Masts natively
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and supports the <a href=
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"https://www.nmra.org/index-nmra-standards-and-recommended-practices">NMRA Extended
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Accessory Protocol S-9.2.1</a>.</p>
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<p>Enter the Aspect numbers configured in your decoder for each Aspect. The default
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values for the ID of each Aspect as defined in the Signaling System definition can be
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over-written. If the signaling system does not have predefined IDs, enter values
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from 0 to 31. Use 0 for Stop or its equivalent. The <strong>Copy Aspects IDs from Mast
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</strong> option at
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the bottom can be used to populate the IDs for subsequent masts that are the same type.</p>
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<p>Decoders like the <a href="http://signalist.co.uk">Signalist SC1</a> have Signal Mast
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types preconfigured and you just select the correct table with a CV and get the Aspect
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numbers from the manual.</p>
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<p><span class="since">since 4.25.4</span>Some DCC Signal decoders, such as the
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<strong>NCE Light-It</strong>, use an alternate addressing scheme. The <strong>OffSet
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Address</strong> checkbox is used to enable alternate addressing.</p>
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<p>When the Unlit option is selected, an aspect ID has to be selected that has been
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configured to set the mast lights off. The default value is 31. If the signal system
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includes a Dark or Unlit aspect and it sets the lights off, that ID could be selected
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for the Unlit option. Note: Unlit is a separate process but it can use the same ID.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt id="lncpsmd">LNCP Signal Mast Decoder</dt>
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<dd>
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Like the previous option, the LocoNet Control Point (LNCP) Driver type needs only a
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decoder ID and optionally Aspect ID's to drive a <a href=
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"https://www.rr-cirkits.com/manuals/LNCP-manual.pdf">RR_Cirkits LNCP</a> module.
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</dd>
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<dt id="matrixCtl">Output Matrix</dt>
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<dd>
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<span class="since">since 4.6</span> <a href="images/MatrixMastPanel-3t.png"><img height=
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"297" src="images/MatrixMastPanel-3t.png" width="298" alt=
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"Output Matrix Decoder panel"></a><br>
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This Driver creates a truth table to set from 1 to 6 outputs per Aspect. To define 8
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different patterns, you will need at least 3 on/off fields.<br>
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The Output Matrix driver was developed to connect decoders configured to connect and
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drive signals, like a <a href=
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"../../../../html/hardware/digirails/index.shtml#dr4018">Digirails DR4018</a> with built
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in aspect mapping set to match your JMRI signal system and mapping.<br>
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When selected from the Driver drop down list, the panel lets you:
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<ol>
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<li>Set the number of logic outputs (3 in the screen shot, select from the
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<strong>Number of logic outputs</strong> drop down list).<br>
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The panel is redrawn when you change this number, showing as many...</li>
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<li>Output selection boxes. Select or create Turnouts as binary outputs.</li>
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<li>For each Aspect, Checkboxes allow you to set the corresponding position of the
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outputs, hence the Matrix name</li>
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<li><span class="since">since 4.15.7</span>Set a mast-specific delay that is applied
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between every output command</li>
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</ol>
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For now, only turnouts can be configured as outputs. Your decoder documentation will have
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to explain which Aspects are available and which output states the decoder expects for
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each Aspect.<br>
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The output names and the Unlit row can be changed later on by clicking the
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<strong>Edit</strong> button in the Signal Mast table. It's not possible to change the
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number of outputs in the matrix once a mast has been saved.
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<p>Click <strong>Create new</strong> to add the new Mast and return to the Signal Mast
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Table.</p>
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<p>Back to the <a href="SignalMastTable.shtml">Signal Mast Table help page</a>.</p>
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