Features
Everything you need to run, animate and automate your model railway layout.
Everything you need
LocoPilote brings together in a single piece of software everything a model railway enthusiast could wish for.
Layout editor
Draw your layout with automatic snapping, zoom, and a complete palette of elements: straight track, curves, turnouts, platforms, tunnels.
Full DCC control
Real-time control, functions F0-F28, 128 speed steps, built-in emergency stop. Compatible with all NMRA DCC decoders.
Automatic routes
Automatic route calculation with conflict handling and priorities. No more setting turnouts by hand.
Scheduled departures
Start a shuttle at a precise time or at regular intervals. Stop time can be configured at each stopping point.
Cloud backup
Automatic synchronisation, multi-PC access, version history. Your layout is always safely backed up.
Exhibition mode
Token tied to the exhibitor’s device. Works entirely without internet. Ideal for clubs and model railway exhibitions.
In detail
Configuration assistants
The software learns your layout instead of making you fill in tables.
- →Measurement assistant: the loco acts as the instrument. It runs, you click when it is in the right place, and the software calculates the stopping distance
- →Detector positions measured by running a train, no tape measure needed
- →Overview of the state of each block, direction by direction: measured, entered or estimated
- →An impossible detection configuration is refused at creation, with its reason — instead of a journey that silently gets stuck
- →An unconfigured block still works, with estimated distances
Graphical layout editor
A vector editor to draw your layout.
- →Palette: straight track, curves, single and double turnouts, platforms, tunnels, bridges
- →Snapping and grid alignment
- →Smooth zoom and navigation
Full DCC control
Real-time control of all your locos.
- →Standard NMRA DCC protocol
- →128 speed steps
- →Functions F0 to F28 per loco
- →Short (1-127) and long (128-9999) addresses
- →Instant emergency stop, by click or keyboard
Automatic routes
Define routes, LocoPilote handles the rest.
- →Visual route drawing in the editor
- →Automatic turnout control during execution
- →Conflict and priority detection
- →Blocks and automatic signalling
- →Manual control, route drawing or automatic shuttles
Scheduled departures
Plan your shuttle departures in advance.
- →Start a shuttle at a precise time
- →Or at regular intervals
- →Stop time configurable at each stopping point
Backup and synchronisation
Your layout saved locally and in the cloud.
- →Immediate local backup on every change
- →Copy to the cloud every two minutes
- →Version history
- →One-click restore
- →Hosting in Europe (GDPR)
Exhibition mode
Designed for club exhibitions.
- →Token tied to the exhibitor’s device
- →Countdown permanently visible in the status bar
- →Everything works without internet: control, editor, automation
- →If the token expires while trains are running, the application does not leave you stranded: gentle stop loco by loco, route cancellation and emergency stop remain available
- →Revocable from your account
Loco management
Manage your entire fleet of locos.
- →Sheet per loco: name, type, gauge, era
- →Configuration of functions F0 to F28
- →Photo and free-form notes
- →Speed profile per loco
Accessories & Signalling
Control your layout’s accessories via DCC.
- →Motorised turnouts (DCC accessory decoders)
- →Multi-aspect light signals
- →Control of any DCC accessory address
- →Compatible with standard accessory decoders
Safety & reliability
Your layout protected at every moment.
- →Emergency stop in one click or by keyboard
- →The emergency stop remains available even with an expired session, even without a network
- →Local backup alongside the cloud
- →Timestamped diagnostic log, for support