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DEJA.jsCloud

Your layout's command center — manage your roster, configure every turnout, effect, signal, and route, then control it all from any device.

Video walkthrough coming soon

Make sure you've completed the Getting Started guide — your server should be running and your EX-CommandStation connected.

Dashboard

Your home base. The dashboard shows device connection status, command activity, layout info, and a QR code to launch Throttle on your phone.

🔌Device connection list with live status indicators

📊Command activity chart showing recent traffic

🏷️Layout info card with name, server IP, and port

📱QR code to open Throttle on any device

Dashboard referencedocs

Add a Device

Connect your DCC-EX EX-CommandStation or other hardware. Navigate to Devices, add a new device, and select the serial port.

🖥️Support for DCC-EX, microcontrollers, and serial devices

🔌Auto-detect available serial ports

🟢Real-time connection status with reconnect

🔄Drag-to-reorder devices in priority order

Device setup referencedocs

Add a Locomotive

Tap the add button, then either snap a photo and let ✨ AI Enrich fill in the details, or enter a DCC address and name yourself — your loco is ready to drive either way.

📷Upload a photo or paste an image URL

🤖AI Enrich suggests address, name, roadname, and more — you approve each field

🔢DCC address (1–9999) — 2 or 4-digit

🏷️Name and road name with color coding, searchable across 77 roads

🎛️Configure decoder functions F0–F31 with labels and icons

🚂Build multi-unit consists with direction and trim

Roster referencedocs

Configure a Turnout

Define each switch on your layout. Set the name, DCC index, straight and divergent positions, and assign it to a device.

🔀Name, index, and straight/divergent position values

⚙️Type: Kato, Servo, Tortoise, or DCC

🔗Assign to a device and optionally link an effect

🏷️Organize with color coding and tags

Turnouts referencedocs

Add an Effect

Bring your layout to life with lights, LEDs, and relays. Choose an effect type, assign a device and pin, and it's ready to trigger.

💡7 types: Light, LED, Street Light, Relay, Frog Juicer, Power, PIN

🔗Assign to a device and GPIO pin

👤Mark effects as guest-accessible for visitors

Effects referencedocs

DCC-EX Console

Send commands directly to your EX-CommandStation. The built-in console shows real-time output, quick-access buttons for common operations, and a cheat sheet for the full command set.

📺LCD terminal with live DCC-EX output stream

🎛️Quick-access grid for power, stop, reset, and more

📖Built-in command cheat sheet with syntax examples

🔌Connection status and DCC-EX version display

DCC-EX Console referencedocs

Feature Reference