No product is useful without good documentation.
The manuals are a “Work In Progress” but do currently provide a lot of information – hopefully organized in a useful format.
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Railroad signal systems can be very simple or they can be very complex. Please feel free to use the Contact Form and I will guide you from getting a better understanding of how the system works through a successful installation.
BC002 Signal Controller Users Manual (pdf)
The current User Manual for the BC002 Signal Controller. This document describes the system in detail including information on hardware, etc. This is a good place to start if you are trying to get an idea of the full system capabilities.
BC002 Signal Controller Installation Manual (pdf)
This manual is currently being worked on. This manual will guide you through installing the various components. It will also help you decide things like the best place to locate insulated joints, controllers, signals, etc. This is being compiled from 10 years of field experience.
BC002 Signal Controller Configuration Manual (pdf)
This manual is currently being worked on. This manual will guide you through configuring the system from the ground up. In addition I can supply a completely configured system so that you don’t have to deal with configuration at all. You can do updates when you change things (add a signal, etc.) or, again, I can do them for you.
BC002-11 Serial Isolator User’s Guide
The BC002-11 is used to connect a PC or Laptop to the BC002 controller. This allows the user to configure or monitor the system as well as install new firmware that will be released from time to time to fix bugs or add new features.
The manual for SComm, the Windows OS program used to monitor and control the signal system.