I own a copy of Christrains NS Traxx loco with ETCS simulation and along with it came a pack of ETCS balises you can place out on a route that will trigger the loco´s various functionalities.
I also own a copy of K-trains Vectron loco (since a different user is working on Swedish repaints for the loco and it is more realistic compared to RSSLO's Vectron) and it also has an excellent ETCS simulation, as well as trigger points to activate it's various modes or switch over to a different safety system, such as the ATP used in the Netherlands.
I've placed both locos on a route with parallel tracks and junctions and also both balises. then I pick a train and choose a route.
As expected, both trains activate the ETCS L2 simulation when they run over their own balise, but they do not when they pass over the other one.
This inconsistency between the two (teams?) of developers causes the problem that a Vectron made by K-trains cannot run on a route that uses Christrain's eurobalises (which, by the way, can be downloaded for free) for ETCS signaling, and vice versa, creating a compatibility problem.
As a player I would wish that developers should be more open with various commands and how they should trigger various modes in different trains made by different users. A fine example of this is that all trains made for Train Simulator that runs in the UK or in Germany makes sure they have a working AWS, PZB or LZB simulation that are compatible with the official DLCs. Another example is the swiss routes made by Rivet games have a proper ZUB121 simulation and Trainworxx who previously had an "in cab only" ZUB simulation for his locos made sure to update them for a proper simulation that works on Rivet Games routes, with their help of course. But since we currently have no official routes with ETCS signalling in Train Simulation, I guess there will be loads of 3rd party routes and trainveicles with incompatible ETCS simulation and I don't want it that way...
Christrains and the team of K-trains, please work this mess out?
//ADDE