In 1972, at the Nuremberg Toy Fair, German toy manufacturer Märklin introduced the tiniest model railroad yet in Z scale, which has a 1:220 ratio and a gauge of 6.5mm. Featuring a locomotive so small it could fit into a walnut shell, this new scale allowed full train sets to be built in briefcases, jewelry boxes, and guitar cases. The letter Z, the last character in both the English and German alphabets, was selected because at the time no one believed that a smaller model railroad would ever be made. In fact, the T scale (1:450) has since emerged from Asia, but it is still a niche line and is not widely available. Märklin branded its Z scale line, invented by the company's head design engineer, Helmut Killian, as Mini-Club. Because it was a brand new scale, Märklin had to produce everything model railroads could want—locomotives, tracks, rolling stock, buildings, and toporamas. For a few years, Märklin was the only Z scale game in town, but eventually, other manufacturers got on board.
The 150-year-old company made it into the Guinness Book of World Records in 1978, when one of its Z Scale engines, pulling six cars, ran 1,219 hours and 720 kilometers nonstop before the motor died. Also in the late '70s, Nelson Gray in upstate New York produced a highly detailed Z scale model railroad inspired by American prototypes, the F-7 diesel locomotive and its freight cars. He sold this line to Micro-Trains of Oregon in 1982, which soon updated his work and manufactured a popular American line of Z scale trains. This competition prompted Märklin to release American trains in Z scale, including an F-7 engine, a box car, a gondola, and a Santa Fe caboose in 1984, as well as Santa Fe prototype passenger cars in 1985. Later, the company also manufactured a 2-8-2 Mikado steam engine and a 4-6-2 Pacific steamer. The small size of Z scale demands precise engineering—for that reason, there’s no such thing as a low-end Z scale train. The diminutive scale allows for long, realistic curves, a...
One of the most collected manufacturers producing high-quality replicas in Z scale is American Z Lines, formerly known as Rogue Locomotive Works, which has made about a half-dozen modern diesel engines. Other current Z scales manufacturers in the United States, Germany, and Japan include Railex, PennZee Freudenreich Feinwerktechnik, Bahls Modelleisenbahnen, and Tokyo Marui.About our sources | Got something to add?▼ Expand to read the full article ▼ Airfix Model RailwaysDave McCarthy's Airfix Model Railway treasure trove is an in-depth archive of the company's plastic railway kits fr… [read review or visit site] Gateway NMRAThis great reference site for model railroaders, from the Gateway (St. Louis) division of the NMRA (National Model … HOseeker.netThis site is a treasure trove of HO scale model railroad manufacturer catalogs and other reference information, inv… Postwar Lionel Trains LibraryBernie Schulz’s Lionel Trains Library focuses exclusively on postwar Lionel trains and accessories.
Eric's TrainsEric Siegel's site displays his collection of O-gauge/O-scale trains, tracks, turntables, and other accessories. Tech Model Railroad Club of MITMIT's model railroad club, as one might expect, has one of the best websites for learning about how people play wit… [read review or visit site]Skip to main content Skip to footer site map Mon-Sat: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PMSun: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM See All Hours > Click here to Chat or Text with the FlatIron Crossing concierge at . Mon, 27 Feb – Sun, 5 Mar 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Mon, 6 Mar – Sun, 12 Mar 11:00 AM – 5:00 PMHost target Communication lost once target PC is booted into the xPC environment Latest activity Answered by on 31 Jul 2014 Hi all,The communication between my host and target PC is lost everytime I boot the target PC into the xPC environment. I've tried 3 ways of booting - FDD, network, and CD boot - and all gave the same result.
However, in the windows environment, the communication works well.I purchased an EXPI9301CTBLK Intel Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter ) and plugged it into the PCIe slot. This card has Intel 82574L gigabit ethernet controller. I also checked 'Device Instance ID' for the device which are; vendor = 0x8086 and device ID = 0x10D3. Hence, I'm sure it's compatible. This card is properly installed and it works well in the windows environment (I used it for internet too).I've also tried to adjust the BIOS setting for the target PC under Peripherals'>Onboard device>Onboard LAn boot Rom and disable it. I thought to disable the onboard ethernet. It still doesn't work. but... it still doesn't work. Here are some details of my comps.Host:Dell laptop - Intel core i7 CPU, Intel 82577LM gigabit network adapter, Windows 7.Target PC:Desktop Shuttle XPC - SG33G50 motherboard with built in Generic MArvell Yukon 88Here are some info perhaps useful to you: I was having the same issue where the target machine will just black out after recognizing the boot image.
It turns out, just unchecking the "USB support" option from the target settings was the magic key for my problem. Are the host and target connected directly or through a network? If directly, you need to use a cross-over cable.Also, did you check that the gateway (255.255.255.255) is the same on both host and target computers? It seems to me that you've left the default value. It needs to match what's on your host computer.Can you ping the target using the ping command in DOS when the target is booted with xPC Target? If not, then there's something wrong with the TCP/IP settings, and there's no point in trying to connect to the target from MATLAB. Hello all,have someone solved this problem? It seems, that I'm stucking in the same situation... MATLAB and Simulink resources for Arduino, LEGO, and Raspberry Pi Discover what MATLAB® can do for your career. Opportunities for recent engineering grads. Choose your country to get translated content where available and see local events and offers.