Edit NCE Macro
This tool allows you to review, edit, and save NCE style macros. It also allows you to backup and restore all the NCE command station macros to and from a file. The file format is identical to NCE, so you can restore a file that was generated by the NCE backup command. Very useful since the restore and backup commands in the 2007 EPROM don't currently work! We recommend that you set the baud rate at 9600 when using this tool.Backup
To backup all of your macros to a file, press the "Backup" button located on the bottom row of the JMRI macro editor. A default file name will appear in the Save window, you can change the name it to whatever you wish. Press the "Save" button and the JMRI macro editor will read the NCE command station memory and store the contents into the file you selected.Restore
To restore all of your macros from a file, press the "Restore" button located on the bottom row of the JMRI macro editor. Select a file by typing the name, or clicking on it. Press the "Open" button and the JMRI macro editor will write the NCE command station memory with the contents of the file you selected. The JMRI macro editor will check the contents of the file before writing the command station memory to verify that the file is indeed a NCE macro backup file!Get
To review a macro, enter the number of the macro in the text box under the heading "Macro" and press the "Get" button. This will retrieve the macro from the command station's memory. If there's currently a macro, the "Reply:" will be "macro found". If the macro doesn't exist, the "Reply:" will be "macro empty". If there is a macro, the JMRI NCE editor will show a list of accessories that the macro is programmed to activate.To change an accessory address, type in a new accessory address and press the button next to the accessory address box to "Closed" or "Thrown". If you want to save it to the NCE command station you must press the "Save" button located at the bottom of the editor. The "Save" button only becomes active if the macro has been modified.