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• Wheel Counting

Routes are from left to right.
0enter, 1enter and 2enter are wheel counter sensor types.

1. The train starts in block 0 with an unknown wheel count.
2. Entering block 1, on the wheel counting sensor 1enter, will count all wheels of the consist.
3. Because block 0 does not have any information of the number of wheels it cannot be compared with block 1.
4. Entering block 2, on the wheel counting sensor 2enter, will count all wheels of the consist.
5. Block 1 will be set free at the "in" event if the wheel count is equal to the number counted in block 2.
   An exception is thrown if it does not match and block 2, route 1→2, will not be set free.

Note: With version 13073, the block will be set free at the "enter" event if
1. Sensors: set-up as "wheel counter", in the free@enter-block and in the previous block.
Sensor: Select type "6"
2. Loco and Block: free@enter is active

• Loc: Free on Enter
  
• Block: Free on Enter
  

3. Train: (at least) Loco and (typically) last-car-in-train are equipped with a magnet.
For suitable equipment see: Wheel counting

Blocks will reset its own wheel counter at the IN event.
Rocview supplies a popup menu item to reset the event manually.

The enter sensor is the only one suited for being a wheel counter and must be set to the Wheel counter (Type 6).
In a Block with two sensors (enter/in), with their function switched according to the direction of block use, both sensors can be configured as wheel counter to enable wheel counting in both directions.

If the connected CS supports sensor simulation it will increase the wheel count by one every time its state gets high.

• GCA141 Octal Wheel/Axle counter for LocoNet
• GCA173 Hall-sensor and/or reed-switch converter

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