A cross-platform model railroad control panel layout designer and controller built with .NET MAUI.
Design schematic-style panels (turnouts, lights, routes, sensors/occupancy, etc.), then operate your layout from the same UI. The app is designed to connect to JMRI and/or WiThrottle servers and can display occupancy when sourced from JMRI.
This project is actively used and works end-to-end (profiles → panels → swipe between panels → operate accessories). Platform coverage is best on iPad/iPhone/Mac today; Android and Windows may need UI refinement and broader testing.
- Panel Designer
- Create and edit control panels using a schematic/grid approach
- Palette-style placement of controls (turnouts, lights, sensors, blocks, routes, etc.)
- Operator Mode
- Swipe between panels and operate your layout in real time
- Connectivity
- Connect to JMRI and/or WiThrottle
- Show occupancy / blocks in use when using JMRI as the source
- Profiles
- Multiple profiles, each with one or more panels
- Simulator / Testing Views
- Includes simulator/testing UI for development (see project views in the solution)
Target frameworks include: Android, iOS, Mac Catalyst, and Windows.
Note: Actual runtime support depends on having the platform toolchains installed (Xcode for iOS/Mac, Android SDK for Android, Visual Studio on Windows for Windows).
- .NET SDK with MAUI workloads installed
- Platform toolchains as needed:
- macOS: Xcode (for iOS/Mac Catalyst)
- Android: Android SDK / emulator
- Windows: Visual Studio + Windows tooling
From the repo root:
dotnet restore
dotnet build DCCPanelController.sln