Hi all, I have recently completed another model train control project. This time, it has to do with traffic automation. The vintage Märklin H0 track system I use provides a series of special track sections (contact or switching tracks) that are used to control accessories, they work differently bu…

Woo - that is impressive. Here's a link to a Block-Signalling system I created 2-years ago using Finite State Machines (FSMs). [image] Is anyone here interested in Train Signals and how they work? General Got a bit bored this afternoon so I knocked-up this demo flow. It …

very nice concept :slight_smile:

That's really cool. Nice job! I'm not a model train guy myself but this reminds me of a friend back in '88 who was getting into Marklin trains. At the time we both had Apple ][ systems and he was pondering how he could connect the two. I never heard how that turned out but I suspect it went nowhere…

Thanks a lot! Good little project to keep the brain going. In 1985, Marklin introduced their digital system, and at the same time, they provided (well, sold...) an interface module that could be connected to a computer using RS232. [image] It was meant to be used with BASIC, at least, that was t…

You got my attention, for sure. My other indoor hobby is automating my model railway. Since we moved it's all in boxes, taken out only once a year or so to have a layout on the floor. But the wires are always a mess. I was following efforts on the net with wireless feedback sensors, but nothing so…

Strange you should menton that, as I'm collecting my thoughts on using MQTT to control a model railway. Before I retired I worked as a computer science and microelectronics lecturer. One of my tasks was thinking-up and running projects for the students. Over a period of time I got a series of stude…

Hello Dave The digital controllers from Märklin, Tams, etc contain highly sophisticated control logic to handle the motors. The coolest part is that they switch of the power to the motor, and then use the moving motor as a generator to obtain a speed measurement. And this is only a small part of th…

Glad I got your attention. I wasn't sure about this either, based on views expressed in various parts of the internet... But you never know until you try something out by yourself. I had also looked at using something like iTrain or JMRI + digital decoders before starting all this, but I found the…

Thanks for your comments which I appreciate. This is just a fun project for my grandsons as a way of improving their programming (Python) skills and electronic engineering abilities. I might introduce the project to my IoT students although the issue might be finding a suitable room in the school wh…

@Mrb32 Very nice project, looks amazing. @ 14:36 To get the text in the button you can use Ground<br>Loop to break the line in 2 in the label line.

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Woo - that is impressive.
Here's a link to a Block-Signalling system I created 2-years ago using Finite State Machines (FSMs).

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