[Jmri-developers] Fast Clock Design Questions

[David D. <djd...@ya...>]

My next area of work will be implementing
FAST_CLOCK_CONTROL for Lights.  I realize that I will
have to develop a FastClock object for JMRI, together
with a Schedule object to allow on/off times to be set
up easily by the user.

The initial use for this on my layout is to control
scenery lighting on a fast 24-hour schedule.  I
understand that there is other functionality that can
be controlled by a Fast Clock, for example, triggering
running a train across the layout.

I only understand Fast Clock functionality in a very
basic sense, and haven't used one previously.  I don't
have a design yet, and would welcome input.  All
comments and suggestions are welcome, but I would
especially like input on:
1) clock functionality from a user point of view, 
2) how a Fast Clock might interact with systems other
than Digitrax and C/MRI, and 
3)any implementation suggestions (both global and
detailed).

I won't necessarily implement a "full featured" Fast
Clock, but I will design whatever I do implement to be
extensible in that direction.  Please help me
understand what "that direction" should be.

Dave Duchamp


	
		
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