A-Track – Free Windows Software for NCE DCC Systems – New Release

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A-TRACK Version 4.4.348 has now been released – and is still FREE !

·       Works with all types of NCE system – connects automatically to any interfaced system

·       Runs under any version of Windows from Windows XP to Windows 11 on any PC

·       No need to be a computer expert

·       Helps you organise your roster of DCC-equipped locomotives on your railroad

·       Program and back-up all of your locomotive and accessory (turnout) decoders

·       Fully documented with an interactive Tutorial and the relevant Help page available at any time at the press of a key

·       Control all of your layout turnouts via a click on on-screen mimic diagrams with live display of turnout positions and block occupancy  on the layout using NCE Auxiliary Input Units (AIUs) connected via the Cab Bus

·       Finds the best route (if available), involving fewest turnouts, between specified start, mid and end points, and lets you set that route with a single mouse-click

This Release

·       Primarily a fix of major and minor bugs reported by users, together with support for the new version of the NCE USB Interface (used with Power Cab systems)

·       Editing of Mimic diagrams has been improved and speeded up - Mimics defined previously are automatically updated to include the new features whenever they are subsequently loaded

·       Mimic diagrams now allow you to include turnouts which are manually operated (rather than via a DCC decoder), provided the turnouts are fitted with an electrical switch to indicate their current position (via an AIU) to A-Track

·       Full support is now provided for the NCE Light-It and Illuminator lighting decoders used in Loco, Accessory, or Signal modes, including an Operate function with a graphical interface for signal aspect selection and setting of all LED brightness levels

Please Note : To forestall the inevitable comments . . . A-Track is not trying to compete with JMRI Decoder Pro or Panel Pro software – it is simply available as an alternative for owners of NCE DCC systems with a Windows computer. As in all aspects of model railroading, there are lots of different ways of achieving the same results, using similar products from a range of sources.

It only costs you a little time to try A-Track – and you might even like it! But, at the end of the day, like all other tools or techniques, your choice of computer software to assist in your model railroading activities is down to your own personal preferences.

Further details from http://www.a-train-systems.co.uk/atrack, with download options described at http://www.a-train-systems.co.uk/getatrack

Download your copy and give it a try !