marceickhoff/train-controller

Node.js app that provides a touch interface for tablet devices that allows to remotely control trains in Train Simulator 2019.

Train Controller

This Node.js app allows you to control locomotives in Train Simulator 2019 using your tablet or smartphone device as a remote. It utilizes the TS4J Train Simulator Java Interface by marvk to allow communication between the Node server and the TS2019 application.

Work in progress.

Setup

1. Download and build the TS4J Train Simulator Java Interface.
2. Move the resulting .jar file into the Train Controller root directory.
3. Run npm install
4. Open config.json and make sure the path to your Train Simulator 2019 installation and the name/location of the ts4j.jar is correct
5. Run npm start
6. Go to http://localhost:3000
7. Launch Train Simulator 2019
8. Control your train!

Control Panels

Since different locos have different controls, you need a matching controller for each loco. This is especially true since the internal naming and handling of buttons and levers may vary from loco to loco.

This is a list of locos with pre-built control panels:

• Work in progress.

Create your own Control Panels

There probably no pre-built control panel for your favourite loco. But with a bit of JavaScript, HTML and CSS knowledge, you can create your own control panels to match the controls of your loco. Here is how:

Work in progress.