Welcome to the TrainPanel documentation

This is everything you need to design, configure and operate your model railway with TrainPanel — from a blank project to the automatic orchestration of multiple trains.

Where to start

• New to the app? Follow Your first layout in 10 minutes.
• Want to understand the vocabulary? Read Layout anatomy and Blocks, sensors, actuators.
• Setting up and wiring hardware? Head to Z21 connection (coming soon) and WIO box (coming soon).
• Want to automate? Start with Auto mode prerequisites (coming soon).

Documentation map

1. Getting Started — installation, interface tour, 10-minute tutorial, .tpp file management.
2. Core Concepts — interaction and execution modes, layout anatomy, project metadata.
3. Designing a Layout — track library, placement, connections, turnouts, flexible rails, audit.
4. Rolling Stock — create, calibrate, place and track your locomotives.
5. Infrastructure — blocks, sensors, actuators (turnouts and signals).
6. Manual Control — throttle, reverse, direct turnout command, emergency stop.
7. Automatic Control — travel requests, supervisor, queue, mixed mode.
8. Voice Commands — local AI (language model), microphone, recognised vocabulary.
9. Hardware — Z21 station, sensors box, choosing the execution mode.
10. Diagnostics and Maintenance — log console, audit, undo/redo, recovery.
11. Reference — keyboard shortcuts, .tpp format, glossary, FAQ, license.

Happy reading, and may your traffic flow smoothly!