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Arduino as a Central Station:
Details can be found here https://sites.google.com/site/dccppsite/home
Items to be purchased:
DC Motor Driver Module 2A H-Bridge
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351104147262?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
UNO R3 ATmega328P CH340 Mini USB
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNO-R3-AT...hash=item43fc1f7995:m:mRi8RyoysO7IaRSbb7iAr7A
JMRI http://jmri.org
So for a small outlay of about £7.75 a fully operational 2 amp DCC Central Station, throw in a very old but serviceable eM250 net book running Windows XP, power supply from an LGB starter set, USB cable, Android Smart phone to run Engine Driver, and away you go!
For the more adventurous types, Raspberry Pi2 does the job, plus with the added benefits of becoming a stand alone wireless AP without the need of a home network. (As per GRAIL 2015)
Does it all work, yes, like a charm, all the bugs, foibles, idiosyncrasies have been ironed out, complete train and point control, fully functional OPS and Service Programmer, simples!
Tested with the Home-brew DIY, Arduino based mobile and accessory decoders, and with standard de facto DCC equipment from LGB, PIKO, NCE and Massoth all work as they should.
More to follow………………………….
Details can be found here https://sites.google.com/site/dccppsite/home
Items to be purchased:
DC Motor Driver Module 2A H-Bridge
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351104147262?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
UNO R3 ATmega328P CH340 Mini USB
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNO-R3-AT...hash=item43fc1f7995:m:mRi8RyoysO7IaRSbb7iAr7A
JMRI http://jmri.org
So for a small outlay of about £7.75 a fully operational 2 amp DCC Central Station, throw in a very old but serviceable eM250 net book running Windows XP, power supply from an LGB starter set, USB cable, Android Smart phone to run Engine Driver, and away you go!
For the more adventurous types, Raspberry Pi2 does the job, plus with the added benefits of becoming a stand alone wireless AP without the need of a home network. (As per GRAIL 2015)
Does it all work, yes, like a charm, all the bugs, foibles, idiosyncrasies have been ironed out, complete train and point control, fully functional OPS and Service Programmer, simples!
Tested with the Home-brew DIY, Arduino based mobile and accessory decoders, and with standard de facto DCC equipment from LGB, PIKO, NCE and Massoth all work as they should.
More to follow………………………….
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