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<h1>JMRI: ID Tags Documentation</h1>
<h2>What are ID Tags?</h2>
<p>An ID Tag is JMRI's way of representing information about
ID Tags that can be attached to, for example, various items
of rolling stock.</p>
<p>When an ID Tag is read by a suitable reader, this is
notified via both a <a href="Sensors.shtml">Sensor</a>
becoming ACTIVE and a <a href="Reporters.shtml">Reporter</a>
being set to the value of the ID Tag. The ID Tag will also
record both by which Reporter it was last seen by, as well as
the time it was last seen.</p>
<p>If an unknown ID Tag is detected by a reader, details of
this tag will be automatically entered into the <a href=
"../../package/jmri/jmrit/beantable/IdTagTable.shtml">ID Tag
Table</a>.</p>
<p>At system shutdown, the details of all ID Tags known to
the system are written to a file stored in the "idtags"
sub-directory of user <a href=
"../../package/apps/TabbedPreferences.shtml">Preferences</a>.
The storage of details when and where a given ID Tag was last
seen is configurable by setting the option at the bottom of
the ID Tag Table.</p>
<p>Current implementations are for CORE-ID based readers.
These are supported in stand-alone mode via the 'Generic
Stand-alone' protocol and as an up-to 8-way Concentrator
using <a href="http://www.merg.org.uk/">MERG</a> hardware via
the 'MERG Concentrator' protocol.<br>
Note: The <a href="http://www.merg.org.uk/">MERG</a> starter
kit as supplied should be configured using the 'Generic
Stand-alone' protocol - only when extending the kit with the
additional concentrator components should the 'MERG
Concentrator' protocol be used.</p>
<h2>How to setup ID Tags</h2>
<h3>ID Tag Table</h3>
<p>The <a href=
"../../package/jmri/jmrit/beantable/IdTagTable.shtml">ID Tag
Table</a> provides easy access to the contents of all ID Tags
that JMRI knows about.</p>
<h3>ID Tag Table Controls</h3>
<p>Below the table there's an <a href=
"../../package/jmri/jmrit/beantable/IdTagAddEdit.shtml">"Add..."
button</a> for creating your own ID Tags; JMRI automatically
creates ID Tag objects for tags detected on the layout.</p>
<p>Next to it, two check boxes let you activate:</p>
<ul>
<li>Save when and where last seen</li>
<li>Use Fast Clock Time</li>
</ul>
<h3>Displaying ID Tags on Panels</h3>
<p>An ID Tag can be displayed on a Panel via the use of the
Reporter Icon associated with a given reader. To do this:</p>
<ul>
<li>On the Panel Editor window for your Panel, find the
"Add Reporter" button.</li>
<li>In the text box next to that button, type the User Name
or System Name of the desired Reporter.</li>
<li>Click the button. The Reporter icon will be placed on
the Panel. If it's not visible, that might be because the
value is currently blank; use the Reporter Table to change
the value to something that will be visible.</li>
<li>You can drag the icon to where you want it in the usual
way.</li>
<li>The pop-up menu on the Reporter Icon will let you
change the formatting.</li>
</ul>
<p>More information about Reporters can be found in the
<a href="Reporters.shtml">Reporters help page</a>.</p>
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