RTE Selection

Route Options #

Building a Route allows you to control a group of Switches and Sub-Routes with one command. In the Base Details menu, you can set the rate at which the Switches and Sub-Routes in the Route will throw.

There are three key differences between LEGACY and TMCC Routes:

1. LEGACY Routes can contain other Routes. These are called Sub-Routes.
2. LEGACY Routes can throw Switches at a user adjustable rate.
3. LEGACY Routes, while they are single digit ID# Routes by default, can be changed to be double digit ID# Routes if you wish. While double digit Routes make more Routes available, they are slower to throw, requiring 2 button presses. Single digit Routes allow for quick throw of Routes with one button press.

It is possible to add up to 16 Switches or Sub-Routes to a LEGACY Route. You can add any number of Switches or Sub-Routes but the total number of entries can not exceed 16. Sub-Routes can be used to enable a master Route to enable more than 16 Switches.

Example: RTE 1 contains 2 Sub-Routes Routes and 14 Switches for a total of 16.

Example: RTE 2 contains 4 Sub-Routes Routes and 12 Switches for a total of 16.

Example: RTE 3 contains 1 Sub-Route and 2 Switches for a total of 3.

Building a Route #

Note! To add switches to a route, the switches must be entered and saved into the Base3’s database. Click here for instructions on how to set up a switch.

1. Tap RTE twice.
2. Enter the desired route ID number. Tap enter.
3. Tap the engine config button at the bottom right of the screen to enter the Route Configuration screen.
4. At the bottom left, tap Add. Select the switch you’d like to be first in the route. Tap Select.
5. Repeat the above step for each additional switches you wish to add to the route.
6. The switches in the route are listed at the top. Tap each switch. Select which direction you want the switch to throw to when activating the route. Switch Thru is default. Choose Switch Out Left or Switch Out Right to diverge. You can also add another route to this route if desired.
7. Enter a route name and a route number at the bottom. This is required to save the route to the Base3.
8. Press Back. When prompted to update the Route record, tap Yes.
9. Back on the homescreen, use the fire symbol button(s) to activate the route.

Clearing a Route #

1. Tap RTE twice.
2. Enter the desired route ID number. Tap enter.
3. Tap the engine config button at the bottom right of the screen to enter the Route Configuration screen.
4. At the bottom, tap Clear. Confirm Clear by tapping Yes. The route is now cleared from the Base3 database.

Route Throw Rate #

You can customize the route throw rate using the Cab3 APP by navigating to the Base Details menu. This changes the time delay between when a switch is thrown or a sub-route is activated. The rate can be adjusted to anywhere from 0 seconds to 2 seconds. Use the + and – buttons to adjust to your liking. This setting will apply to all routes stored in the Base3 database.

Note! If you are using a Lionel SC-2, do not use a route throw rate below 1 second!