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<h1>Hardware Support: SRCP Protocol</h1>
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<a href="http://www.der-moba.de/index.php/Digitalprojekt"><img src=
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"159" alt="srcp clients"></a>
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<p>The <a href="https://srcpd.sourceforge.net/">SRCP protocol</a> was created by the <a href=
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"http://www.der-moba.de/index.php/Hauptseite">der Moba</a> model railroad group as a standard
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way of connecting "client" user programs to a "server", which in turn connects to the model
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railroad. There are a number of model railroad SRCP servers available, which in turn can
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currently connect to the layout via Intellibox and Märklin 605x control units and the Lenz
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interfaces. Also available is a server that can directly create DCC signals via an RS232
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interface, which DCC booster(s) can then use to power the layout. Other SRCP demons with
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other connections are being developed all the time.</p>
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<p>The initial JMRI support allows JMRI to connection to a layout through a SRCP server. JMRI
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can then operate Turnouts, Lights and Signal Heads that can be reached via SRCP. There is
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also initial support for JMRI Throttles via SRCP.</p>
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<h2 id="limitations">Limitations</h2>
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<p>SRCP support was introduced in <a href=
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"https://www.jmri.org/releasenotes/jmri2.1.6.shtml">JMRI v2.1.6</a> during the Spring of 2008.
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That first version had several limitations:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>It did not support "service mode" for configuring decoders, e.g. setting CVs.</li>
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<li>It needed more testing, especially with Märklin and other non-DCC systems.</li>
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<h2 id="connecting">Connecting</h2>
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<p>To use an SRCP connection, select "SRCP Server" as a protocol under the Preferences.</p>
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<p>Next fill in the Internet address for the SRCP server. This can be numbers like
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<code>127.0.0.1</code> or a name like "srcp.sf.net". A server running on the same computer
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can usually be referred to as "localhost".</p>
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<p>Then fill in the port number. This can be obtained from the configuration for your SRCP
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server.</p>
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<p>Finally, save the Preferences and restart JMRI.</p>
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<h2 id="documentation">Documentation</h2>
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<h3>Third Party info</h3>
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<p>There's a lot of good information on SRCP and how it fits into an overall model-railroad
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system on <a href="http://www.der-moba.de/index.php/Digitalprojekt">der-moba.de (in
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German)</a>. There's an English <a href="https://srcpd.sourceforge.net/srcp/">overview</a> and
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<a href="https://srcpd.sourceforge.net/srcp/srcp-084.html">document for version 0.8.4 of the
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protocol</a>. The overview page has links to some sample implementations.</p>
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