Geoffrey McDermott has developed a board where you can plug in up to 8 motor drivers to enable multiple power districts using the DCC++ Basestation. Currently the only Internet source for this information is the DCC++ Facebook Page. You must be a member of Facebook and the DCC++ group to see it. Here is a…
There has been some updated information on the MRH website regarding the universal WiFi throttle. A design has been shown for an advanced throttle. Here is a link to page 6 of the discussion where the advanced throttle is introduced. http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/30242?page=6
David Cutting over at Cutting Edge Scale models announced on the DCC++ Facebook page he is picking up his integrated DCC++ project. He had previously worked on one based on a Pi HAT but this time he says it is stand alone. His project is based on his own design and runs the standard DCC++…
An interesting blog appeared on Model Railroad Hobbyist the other day. This question popped up when I was discussing DCC++ with someone and he expressed the need for a throttle with a knob that would work with WiThrottle and JMRI. Take a look for yourself and see what you think: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/30242
A question came up during my DCC++ clinic about the number of throttles WiThrottle would support. My answer was 256 or thereabouts as that would be the number of IP addresses that a DHCP server could easily hand out. For instance 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.255.1. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case. I couldn’t find…
I want to draw attention to an excellent website that has been around for a long time. Its longevity is a testimony to its usefulness. When folks are new to DCC there are a lot of questions. I have been visiting Allan Gartner’s Wiring for DCC website for a long time, way before I bought…
I was asked recently to do a clinic at the Maritime Federation of Model Railroaders annual convention in Summerside, PEI the weekend of May 26,27,28. I prepared a PowerPoint for it and much of the information is covered in other posts I have made but I thought I would make the file available for others…
