TPL -- Software for your Marklin Digital layout

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Summer

2006
MHI

Q3 / 06
Fall / Xmas

2006
MHI

Q4 / 06
New Items

2007
Summer

2007
Fall / Xmas

2007
New Items

2008

New for 2008: 37975, 43985, T24100-103

New Products from ESU ... and they're all in stock !!!
Item # Name Description Price Click on photos for additional information
50010
&
50011
ECoSBoost
Boosters
(4 amps & 8 amps)
Add power and extend mfx capability to your layout.

For The Marklin Central Station, ECoS, etc.

$ 259 (4A)
 
$ 479 (8A)
51800 SwitchPilot Supports 4 double solenoids or 8 single devices.

Can be configured as a Marklin
k83 OR a k84 for lighting circuits, etc.

$ 39 ESU SwitchPilot -- acts as a k83 or k84
51900 Decoder Tester Test any DC motor decoder with this amazing test unit.

Input interfaces supported:

  • 8-pin NEM 652

  • 6-pin NEM 651

  • 21-pin MTC

  • Bare wires


Outputs:

  • Motor functions

  • Lights (front / rear)

  • AUX1 & AUX2

  • Sound

$ 42 ESU Decoder Tester
52620
&
52621
LokPiot fx V3.0

Add up to 6 functions for lighting, etc.

Available with wire leads
or
21-pin MTC Interface

$ 29 ESU LokPilot Fx V3.0

Special "Z" Offer -- Get it while it lasts


  Here you go -- get BOTH these great sets for only $289 

88604 -- Atlantic Coast Line F7 "A-B" Locomotive Set

87846 -- Atlantic Coast Line Streamliner Passenger Coach 6-Car Set

 

New Starter Set 29106 -- ONLY $99 !!!

Starter set contains the following items:
  • Tank locomotive with digital decoder and headlights

  • Gondola car

  • Flat car

  • Oval of C-Track 45" x 30"

  • Transformer

  • Digital multi-train control unit (control up to 4 trains)


Great for gifts, test track, add-on, etc.

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Special Limited Time offer on these great car sets

00755 Freight Car Display (24 cars)
  • 6 different sets of 4 cars each (pictured)

  • Each car individually packaged

  • Each car has a different road number


Full 24-car set, was $270, now only: $199
Individual 4-car sets: $39 *

00756 Unit Train Professional Car Display (24 cars)
  • 6 different sets of 4 cars each (pictured)

  • Each car individually packaged

  • Each car has a different road number


Full 24-car set, was $517, now only: $375
Individual 4-car sets: $69 *
 

"alex" 3-Car passenger set

Special price, now only $115

* Ability to fill orders for partial sets dependent on receiving orders to comprise full sets (6x4 for 00755, 00766 and 3x4 for 00784).

Incredible value -- Marklin Digital Starter set with:
2 Complete digital trains -- Digital controller -- Transformer --Track
Under $ 250 !!


  Limited-time special sale on Markin & TRIX HO US Locomotives & Car Sets *

Marklin
Item  Description Sale
45680  Märklin HO Union Pacific Refrigerator 3-Car set
 
$  79

Consistent winner of the Marklin Outstanding Dealer Award!

New Marklin Military Metal Items
Click here for the new brochure
Marklin

Military

 

What's the difference: Marklin Central Station, Uhlenbrock Intellibox, ESU ECoS...

 Download the new ESU ECoS brochure

 Download the new ESU ECoS manual

 


New !!  Current-conducting Couplers from RTS Electronik

 

These new current-conducting couplers are simply amazing!  

  • Conduct current reliably between cars
  • Can be installed easily in any cars equipped with NEM pockets
  • Easily uncouple with Marklin, etc. uncoupling tracks
  • Car lighting can be controlled digitally

Got C-Track ???
We have one of the largest inventories of C-Track in the US!







What is TPL?

TPL is really two programs in one. In one form, it is the most comprehensive and easy-to-use program available to directly control your Marklin Digital components (engines, signals, switches, etc.). Many different screens (windows) are available to allow you operate your layout the way you want. There are dozens of user-configurable options and features which allow you to customize TPL to your specific needs and desires.

But TPL is much more than a "manually operated" control system. Unlike most other computer control programs, TPL allows you to quickly and easily develop command sequences which allow fully automatic or semi-automatic control of your layout. The program offers many useful commands to make it easy to sequence train events. This sequence language is easy to learn and incorporates nearly 30 different powerful commands.

Lastly, TPL also contains a design utility which enables you to "draw" a representation of your layout, complete with switch, signal, and contact track identifiers. Once you've drawn your layout, you can use it with TPL in either of two ways. As a "manual" device, the drawing acts as a track board. You merely need to click on signals and switches to make them change position -- and their position is instantly reflected on the drawing. When using the automatic sequencing feature of TPL, all solenoids on the drawing change color/position automatically as their position is changed by the sequencer. You can even combine manual and automatic control -- if a sequence file is operating, you can still "manually" operate your solenoids from any of the many TPL control screens, or even your Control 80 and Keyboards. No other program offers this type of flexibility!

Perhaps you would like to view some of the many screens TPL has available to setup, view, and control your digital layout:

TPL Main Screen
Digital Controls
Multiple Engine Control
Master Status & Control
Configuration
Solenoid Testing
Sample Layout Design
Debug / Trace Screen

TPL has also received excellent reviews from various train publications.

See the introductory letter for additional information on TPL.


Minimum Requirements

To run TPL, you will require:

If you have the Marklin Digital Interface #6050 or #6051, you will also require the Marklin Digital Central Unit (#6020) or Marklin Digital Control Unit (#6021). If you have a digital layout already running, you already have one of these.


Download Files

The table below shows the files currently available for downloading to your PC.

Please note that these versions of TPL and LDU will only work if you have purchased the product.

File name

Description

Size

tpl34.exe

Current version of TPL v3.4 - self-extracting zip file

233k

     ldu.zip Current version of Layout Design Utility (LDU)

60k

Download and use the following items at no charge

setup_dl.exe

Current version of Digital Switch Setting Utility

420k

tpl_help.zip

Help file / manual (describes all TPL features/functions/screens)

810k

ldu_help.zip

Help file / manual for the Layout Design Utility

17k

parts.txt

Marklin Price List (for Palm Pilot, etc.)

76k

Marklin Club Day PowerPoint Presentations

markdig1.pdf

Interfacing Marklin Digital with Your PC 170k

markdig2.pdf

Tips for writing software to interface with Marklin Digital 186k
Marklin Technical Information

0340.pdf

Marklin Signal Manual 0340 in English 1,567k

New Items
 
2006
MHI
Q2 / 06

SMT Test Tracks   US Freight Cars


For more information, contact me:

Phone: (914) 232-5546
Fax: (914) 232-6641


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