I use LGB con connected a a marklin central station 3, I have a temporary layout setup on my deck. I’ve fitted all my points, signals with single decoders, so I can just plug and play. I’m getting into some automation that involves track sensors. It amazes me that there seems to be no product that is wireless. I’m thinking about the concept of a simple roller door remote, the button wired to a reed switch, the receiver wired to one of sensor imputes on the s88 located inside the house, has anyone tried this? Thoughts?
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You would need your have each sensor operating over a unique link to each S88 input.... there may be an issue with the number of unique channels that are available with low-cost consumer-grade "remote" activator devices.
Thanks, I’ll give it a shot, it’s only a small layout so only looking to have 3 track sensors!
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Something like an ESP32 running ESP-NOW would be ideal for this.
The Seed Studio XIAO modules, either S3 or C3, would be an ideal candidate for the sensor side.
ge_rik
recently used these in his wireless semaphore signals.
For the 'controller' side, a larger ESP32 with enough GPIO's would allow you to interface with the S88 input module.
You could get the ESP32 to output directly to the LCB, however this is much more involved code wise, and some circuitry would be required.
In contrast, sending a digital input over ESP-NOW to a central controller is pretty easy. There are tutorials out there which explain how to make this happen (e.g. Random Nerd).
You would need some way of powering the things out on the track, however a bridge rectifier, a cap and buck module should get you the 5V that you need. Or a single cell Lithium battery.
The Seed Studio XIAO modules, either S3 or C3, would be an ideal candidate for the sensor side.
ge_rik
recently used these in his wireless semaphore signals. For the 'controller' side, a larger ESP32 with enough GPIO's would allow you to interface with the S88 input module.
You could get the ESP32 to output directly to the LCB, however this is much more involved code wise, and some circuitry would be required.
In contrast, sending a digital input over ESP-NOW to a central controller is pretty easy. There are tutorials out there which explain how to make this happen (e.g. Random Nerd).
You would need some way of powering the things out on the track, however a bridge rectifier, a cap and buck module should get you the 5V that you need. Or a single cell Lithium battery.
