Fun with Signals
Some time ago I took delivery of my first batch of signals. These are generic 3-light signals made in China. They aren’t particularly prototypical – the aspects resemble a type of signal used here in Queensland, as well as some …
Arduino
Point Motor Shoot-Out, Servo and Volley
Well over two years ago, I wrote about the conclusion of my quest to find point motors. At the time, the Cobalt motors became the solution of choice. But of course, that couldn’t have been the end of it. Why …
Building a Programming Box, Part 2
Truth be told… the Mk1 of the programming box was always more of a proof-of-concept than an actually usable thing. It was used once or twice, but was so unwieldy that it really needed improvement. I had a few things …
Building a Programming Box, Part I
Recently I found the time to start on a little project that has been going through my head for a while. I wanted to build a separate test track, in a manner of speaking, which could be easily connected to …
Feedback Experiments, Pt. II
The next post in this series was originally going to describe how I implemented the first automation experiment in the control software I am using. But I have changed my mind on that, for two reasons. One, I have something …
Feedback Experiments, Pt. I
Thanks to Covid-19, everything is in a bit of a limbo at the moment. We started planning for a new train room, but that had to be put on hold due to impacted finances. At the same token, because of …