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- | ====== Installing Rocrail ====== | ||
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- | [[english|Content]] -> [[english# | ||
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- | * [[before-en|Before You Start]] | **Installing Rocrail** | [[basic-config-en|Basic Configuration]] | [[digital_central|Command Stations and Digital Devices]] | [[sensors|Sensors ]] | ||
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- | To use Rocrail, first download and install the software on the computer connected to your layout, and then configure the software to work with your Control Station.\\ | ||
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- | ===== Windows ===== | ||
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- | ==== Download ==== | ||
- | Installers can be downloaded from:\\ | ||
- | [[: | ||
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- | ===== Installation ===== | ||
- | Rocrail uses the free Inno Setup installer http:// | ||
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- | Double klick on the downloaded file to start the installer. \\ | ||
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- | {{rocrail-setup-en.png}}\\ | ||
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- | Accept the defaults and just keep clicking OK if you are not sure what to do. Advanced users can change where Rocrail will be installed. | ||
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- | ====Additional options==== | ||
- | {{setup-en.png}} | ||
- | ===Demo plan=== | ||
- | A default plan for testing. If it already exist it will not be overwritten.\\ | ||
- | ===Loco images=== | ||
- | A default collection of loco images.\\ | ||
- | ===SVG Themes=== | ||
- | The **[[: | ||
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- | ==== Directories ==== | ||
- | ==Meta directory names:== | ||
- | * {app} = The Windows application directory: “'' | ||
- | * {userdocs} = The Windows user directory: | ||
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- | ^ Directory | ||
- | | {app}\Rocrail | Binaries; *.exe, *.dll | yes | | ||
- | | {app}\Rocrail\svg | SVG Themes | yes | | ||
- | | {app}\Rocrail\web | RocWeb files | yes | | ||
- | | {userdocs}\Rocrail | Layout files; *.xml | no | | ||
- | | {userdocs}\Rocrail\images | Image files; *.png, *.xpm, *.gif | no, some example files will remain | | ||
- | | {userdocs}\Rocrail\stylesheets | Stylesheets for documentation | no | | ||
- | | {userdocs}\Rocrail\decspecs | RocPro decoder definitions | no | | ||
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- | \\ | ||
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- | ==== Short Cuts ==== | ||
- | Both programs will use "'' | ||
- | == Rocview == | ||
- | (German Windows version example.) | ||
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- | C: | ||
- | </ | ||
- | \\ | ||
- | == Rocrail == | ||
- | (German Windows version example.) | ||
- | < | ||
- | C: | ||
- | </ | ||
- | The **'' | ||
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- | \\ | ||
- | =====Linux===== | ||
- | Installers can be downloaded from:\\ | ||
- | [[: | ||
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- | ==== Directories ==== | ||
- | ===Meta directory names=== | ||
- | * {app} = Common application directory: " | ||
- | * {home} = User data directory: " | ||
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- | ^ Directory | ||
- | | {app}/ | ||
- | | {app}/ | ||
- | | {app}/ | ||
- | | {app}/ | ||
- | | {home}/ | ||
- | | {home}/ | ||
- | | {home}/ | ||
- | | {home}/ | ||
- | | {home}/ | ||
- | | {home}/ | ||
- | | {home}/ | ||
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- | ==== Short Cuts ==== | ||
- | Short cuts are copied in **''/ | ||
- | These short cute will call the shell scripts found in the **'' | ||
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- | ==== Package install ==== | ||
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- | After downloading the *.deb package to your personal folder (or any other suitable folder), open the package by right-clicking on it and choose " | ||
- | Choose to install the package. The rest will be done by the package manager. | ||
- | It might be that you need to install wxwidgets 3.0. If the package manager does not automatically download and install it for you, use the Synaptics package Manager to get it. | ||
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- | Alternatively it can be installed with a terminal command: | ||
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- | sudo apt install rocrail-xxxxx-ubuntu1604-amd64.deb | ||
- | </ | ||
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- | Once Rocrail and Rocview appear in the **Other** section, Rocrail is installed, next step is to start it. | ||
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- | \\ | ||
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- | =====macOS===== | ||
- | Installers can be downloaded from:\\ | ||
- | [[: | ||
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- | ==== Directories ==== | ||
- | ===Meta directory names=== | ||
- | * {app} = Common application directory: " | ||
- | * {home} = User data directory: " | ||
- | //Rocrail revision 11.618+.// | ||
- | \\ | ||
- | ^ Directory | ||
- | | {app}/ | ||
- | | {app}/ | ||
- | | {app}/ | ||
- | | {home}/ | ||
- | | {home}/ | ||
- | | {home}/ | ||
- | | {home}/ | ||
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- | =====Startup Rocrail & Rocview===== | ||
- | Start the Rocrail server first, then the Rocrview. | ||
- | | {{rocrail-start-menu.png}} | {{rocrail-rocgui-started.png}} | | ||
- | Later it is explained how to use the Rocview standalone to make track plans locally and upload them later to the Rocrail server. | ||
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- | =====Creating your first trackplan===== | ||
- | Set the track plan in **Edit** mode and add, delete, modify objects. | ||
- | The Rocrail server will save the track plan on exit or on clicking the **Save** toolbar button with the default name " | ||
- | | {{rocgui-edit-trackplan.png}} | {{rocgui-view-100.png}} | | ||
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- | =====Edit session===== | ||
- | All actions to edit are done with the mouse. The right button for the context menu and the left to move objects around the plan. | ||
- | After some exercises you could end up with a track plan like this: | ||
- | {{rocgui-edit-session.png}} | ||
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- | =====Next steps===== | ||
- | * connecting it to your command station: [[english# | ||
- | * getting switches to work: [[switch-int-en|Switch Interfacing]] | ||
- | * add locomotives: |
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