Now Supplied with Driver for the Hornby Elite system
Welcome to the home of the SSI Model Railway Control System family of products, the closest experience you will get to real railway control systems on your model railway.
SSI is developed by professional permanent way, signalling and computer engineers. It runs under all current 32-bit versions of Microsoft windows.
Many modellers choose SSI because it meets their needs of:
Highly reallistic level of layout control
Looks and operates like real IECC (Integrated Electronic Control Centre) systems, commonly used across the UK and the World
Full control of turnouts and signalling
Full interlocking support which is highly configurable
Full Entry/Exit (NX) functionality
Simplifies layout wiring and reduces wiring costs
Simple and Easy control of a layout
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Features In Focus
Route Setting
Route setting is supported in all modes. When operated as an IECC system, SSI implements full Entry/Exit routing and complies with BR Railtrack/IECC mouse operation specifications. Signal operations staff of real railways will feel right at home with SSI! The route setting system is fully integrated with the interlocking system so that routes can only be set if the interlocking system allows.
Interlocking
SSI supports advanced interlocking technology which enables you to configure prototypical locking of signalling, turnouts and track circuits. SSI does not limit the number of devices which can be interlocked or the logic used to interlock them because like prototype interlocking systems, it uses a purpose-built scripting language to enable total flexibility. (Example turnout interlock script)
Timetables
SSI supports an advanced timetable system which can operate according to a real-time clock or a 'fast' clock. Events can be configured to set routes, activate layout devices, play sounds such as station announcements and signal box bell sequence codes. The timetable system is fully integrated with the interlocking system so that routes can only be set if the interlocking system allows. With SSI you no longer need to worry about manual timetable systems ever again!
Hardware Support
SSI is supplied with drivers for the following systems:
Lenz XPressnet DCC system (LZV100 - Set 90 & 100) Hornby Elite DCC system Littfinski LDT s88 system (including RFID) MERG RPC system
SSI can also be used for control panel modelling demonstrations and simulations where it requires no hardware.
Complete Configurability
SSI is highly configurable with its many optional features. While it offers extensive functionality, it is completely up to the operator how much of the functionality is configured for use in the software. SSI provides the flexibility of letting you choose your method of layout operation. SSI can work with Conventional DC or DCC layouts with suitable hardware systems although it does not currently 'drive' trains. The use of interlocking is completely optional. As a minimum, it requires turnouts to be electrically operated by the computer/SSI with dummy signals on screen. When fully implemented, interlocking can involve as many signals and track circuits as required. SSI can work with layouts which are fully signalled or have no signalling at all, but of course, it will give its most reallistic results on signalled layouts.
SSI Version 3.01 Now Available
SSI Version 3.01 is the latest version and provides the following new features:
Network or standalone operation - using peer to peer and no servers
Multiple profiles, panels and timetables on different workstations or the same workstation
Multi-screen support (extended desktops)
Loco Decoder programming support - including graphical setting of speed curves
'Glass Throttles' - drive trains from your computer screen
Train describer functionality (can use LDT RFID)
Ability to create your own graphic and colour sets
Networked digital or analogue clock (including fast operation)
Improved timetabling
Separate Layout Designer and Layout Operator applications
Significantly upgraded layout design tools
Indication of out-of-correspondence devices
Even better performance
Import facility for layout files from previous versions
