⚠️ Early Alpha Version - Under Development ⚠️

DCCExpress is a web-based model railway layout editor and control system. It allows users to design and manage railway tracks interactively, including placing turnouts, signals, and occupancy sensors on a digital layout.

Related project: DCCExpress-Mini

• ✅ Web-based editor for designing railway tracks
• ✅ Interactive placement of turnouts, signals, and sensors
• ✅ Real-time track control through a digital command center
• ✅ Automation scripting support via dispatcher.js
• ✅ Audio support: button presses or via dispatcher.js automation.
• ✅ Roco Z21
• ✅ DCC-Ex 5.4.0 TCP
• ✅ DCC-Ex 5.4.0 Serial Port
• ⏳ Node-RED integration

The dispatcher.js & scheduler.js files allows users to write control automation scripts for managing railway operations. This enables advanced behaviors like automated signal switching, turnout control, and event-based operations.

(You need to edit the DCCExpress/dist/dispatcher.js | DCCExpress/dist/scheduler.js file. In the menu, reload the script by clicking on the Dispatcher | Scheduler icon.)

⚠️The NodeJS environment must be installed! ⚠️
⚠️ It can be downloaded from here: https://nodejs.org/en/download. ⚠️

1. Download the ZIP file.
   2. Extract it and navigate to the dist folder.
   3. Run the server by launching DCCExpress.exe.
2. Extract it and navigate to the extracted folder.
3. Run the server by launching start.bat.
4. Open your browser and go to 127.0.0.1:3000. 🚀
5. Configure the command center settings

(Installation instructions will be added as the project progresses.)

For now, you can clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/jungervin/DCCExpress.git
cd DCCExpress
npm install
cd dist
:~/DCCExpress/dist$ node server/js/server/src/index.js

cd DCCExpress/client
tsc --build

cd DCCExpress/server
tsc --build

DCCExpress is in early alpha and actively evolving. 🚧 Expect frequent changes, breaking updates, and experimental features.

DCC-EX compatibility Advanced track planning tools Multi-user collaboration Improved UI and interaction

Contributions, feedback, and testing are welcome! If you're interested in helping, please check out the issues section.

GPL-3.0 license

Last 2025-03-19 Scheduler/TaskList

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