EXRAIL MESSAGE()

CommandDistributor.cpp

@@ -312,6 +312,11 @@ void CommandDistributor::broadcastRaw(clientType type, char * msg) {
   broadcastReply(type, F("%s"),msg);
 }
 
+void CommandDistributor::broadcastMessage(char * message) {
+  broadcastReply(COMMAND_TYPE, F("<m \"%s\">\n"),message);
+  broadcastReply(WITHROTTLE_TYPE, F("Hm%s\n"),message);
+}
+
 void CommandDistributor::broadcastTrackState(const FSH* format, byte trackLetter, const FSH *modename, int16_t dcAddr) {
   broadcastReply(COMMAND_TYPE, format, trackLetter, modename, dcAddr);
 }

CommandDistributor.h

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public :
   static void forget(byte clientId);
   static void broadcastRouteState(uint16_t routeId,byte state);
   static void broadcastRouteCaption(uint16_t routeId,const FSH * caption);
+  static void broadcastMessage(char * message);
 
   // Handling code for virtual LCD receiver.
   static Print * getVirtualLCDSerial(byte screen, byte row);

EXRAIL2.cpp

@@ -1334,6 +1334,7 @@ void RMFT2::thrungeString(uint32_t strfar, thrunger mode, byte id) {
        break;  
     case thrunge_parse:
     case thrunge_broadcast:
+    case thrunge_message: 
     case thrunge_lcd:
     default:    // thrunge_lcd+1, ...
          if (!buffer) buffer=new StringBuffer();
@@ -1371,6 +1372,9 @@ void RMFT2::thrungeString(uint32_t strfar, thrunger mode, byte id) {
     case thrunge_withrottle:
       CommandDistributor::broadcastRaw(CommandDistributor::WITHROTTLE_TYPE,buffer->getString());
       break;
+    case thrunge_message:
+      CommandDistributor::broadcastMessage(buffer->getString());
+      break;
     case thrunge_lcd:
          LCD(id,F("%s"),buffer->getString());
          break;

EXRAIL2.h

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ enum thrunger: byte {
   thrunge_serial,thrunge_parse,
   thrunge_serial1, thrunge_serial2, thrunge_serial3,
   thrunge_serial4, thrunge_serial5, thrunge_serial6,
-  thrunge_lcn, 
+  thrunge_lcn,thrunge_message,
   thrunge_lcd,  // Must be last!!
   };
 

EXRAIL2MacroReset.h

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 #undef LCCX 
 #undef LCN 
 #undef MOVETT
+#undef MESSAGE
 #undef ONACTIVATE
 #undef ONACTIVATEL
 #undef ONAMBER
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@
 #define LCD(row,msg)
 #define SCREEN(display,row,msg)
 #define LCN(msg) 
+#define MESSAGE(msg)
 #define MOVETT(id,steps,activity)
 #define ONACTIVATE(addr,subaddr)
 #define ONACTIVATEL(linear)

EXRAILMacros.h

@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ const int StringMacroTracker1=__COUNTER__;
 #define PRINT(msg) THRUNGE(msg,thrunge_print)
 #undef LCN
 #define LCN(msg)   THRUNGE(msg,thrunge_lcn)
+#undef MESSAGE
+#define MESSAGE(msg) THRUNGE(msg,thrunge_message)
+
 #undef ROUTE_CAPTION
 #define ROUTE_CAPTION(id,caption) \
 case (__COUNTER__ - StringMacroTracker1) : {\
@@ -516,6 +519,7 @@ int RMFT2::onLCCLookup[RMFT2::countLCCLookup];
 #define SCREEN(display,id,msg) PRINT(msg)
 #define STEALTH(code...) PRINT(dummy)
 #define LCN(msg) PRINT(msg)
+#define MESSAGE(msg) PRINT(msg)
 #define MOVETT(id,steps,activity) OPCODE_SERVO,V(id),OPCODE_PAD,V(steps),OPCODE_PAD,V(EXTurntable::activity),OPCODE_PAD,V(0),
 #define ONACTIVATE(addr,subaddr) OPCODE_ONACTIVATE,V(addr<<2|subaddr),
 #define ONACTIVATEL(linear) OPCODE_ONACTIVATE,V(linear+3),

version.h

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 #include "StringFormatter.h"
 
-#define VERSION "5.2.37"
+#define VERSION "5.2.38"
+// 5.2.38 - Exrail MESSAGE("text") to send a user message to all 
+//          connected throttles (uses <m "text"> and  withrottle Hmtext.
 // 5.2.37 - Bugfix ESP32: Use BOOSTER_INPUT define
 // 5.2.36 - Variable frequency for DC mode
 // 5.2.35 - Bugfix: Make DCC Extended Accessories follow RCN-213