Programming the mini-panel and the signal box started

The small amount of time I had this week was spent dicking around with the NCE Mini-panel's programming. I had programmed the point activation but it was time to add the signalling features in now. One night through the week I went and did this based on a signalling interlocking matrix I had developed. Seemed to work some of the time and at other times some of the required features did unexpected things. Maybe the logic was wrong. Further thought required. A couple of days later I was revisiting the logic and found a few missing things. To put in the required features I would need to do some Linking. I developed another set of commands and had some time Saturday afternoon to program these in. Not all the Linked commands were working as expected. Hmmmm. More thought needed this week.

Friday night I started to put together the Wills Ground Signal Box kit. I have to add some things like a LED before the floor is glued in to place, as well as pait the signal levers inside the box, so some delays completing this kit while I attend to these modifications. Whether I submit the end result to the Club Xmas modelling competition will depend on when I can finish it.

Today was a write-off modelling-wise as we are now into the silly season with pre-Xmas catchups, and this evenings school Christmas Carols.

So this week will be spent thinking more about the mini-panel programming and the kit.