![]() RailRoad and Company is a software package that has a large following as well, but it's not free. Hopefully folks with more knowledge of both of these can add to (or correct) my assessment.I have a circuit working that drives up to 8 points using two 8 way relay cards. I did not go down the I2C interface as I already had a legacy interface I could drive from the Raspberry Pi, but if starting from scratch certainly would have done. I would strongly suggest you include a capacitance discharge unit to drive the points - you can use a single unit commoned to each relay. As well as helping with the relay drive it also provides for bit of protection if the s/w fails and you end up accidentally permanently driving a turn out solenoid. One extra idea to consider is using the Raspberry Pi to display capability to replace the usual control panel. l-working/, you can see an early version. Try JMRI first because it is free and very customisable to do what you need. I went down this route because I could not face the pain of making a traditional control panel. You will probably need a better version of RR&Co than Bronze to achieve the customisation that you will need and that could end up being very expensive. Using a mouse I can control turn out position and track electrical power routing - the actual speed control is via a basic 'analogue' train Gaugemaster power controller JMRI has UK signalling built-in, but you will have to build it in RR&Co. My recommendation to you is to try Rocrail. ![]() Unlike JMRI where many windows are opened (and is slow due to it being written in Java) it is written in c/c++ Rocrail is fast and only opens a window where needed. That makes things a bit simpler regarding direct access to operating systems and hardware. Rob, Peter, and I have put a lot of work into the Raspberry Pi portion. In a nut shell, what we have done is turn the Rpi into a smart controller. The really nice part about Rocrail and the Rpi is that Rocrail controls all the functions of the Rpi without using DCC. This leaves the relatively narrow bandwidth of DCC for just loco control. Yes Rocrail handles multiple controllers with ease. ![]() Kits are available for all of the things listed above. When you progress to full computer control you can try Traincontroller vs Rocrail vs PanelPro and see which you prefer and whether you want to buy the excellent but expensive Traincontroller or use the free Rocrail or JMRI system. I recommend that you use servo motors for controlling your switches. In the end, they are cheaper than all the others and yield prototypical operation which solenoids and even Tortoise motors cannot. More information on the Mean Well power adapter can be found hereįor more information, please refer to our support platform, where you can find more information about the DR5000 command station.If you really want to roll your own, I have a SRCP server for the Rpi that is made just for that. An overview of the types of cables can be viewed through the DR5000 product images. If you select a power adapter please also select the type of cable you need. The DR5000 can be bought with or without a power adapter. Peripherals such as the Roco® Multimaus®, Roco® Wlan Multimaus®, Roco® Z21 App, the Lenz LH01®, the Daisy II® (wired or wireless in connection with the radio master) and other LocoNet® or XpressNet® compatible devices can be connected and used simultaneously. This allows the DR5000 to communicate with any supporting software such as iTrain®, Koploper® Windigipet® Train Controller® and RocRail®. The LocoNet®, Z21®, DR Command® or XpressNet® protocol can be selected for communication with the PC. The DR5000 can be connected to a PC via LAN, Wi-Fi or USB. The DR5000 is a universal DCC control centre with almost all currently available bus connections.The central can be operated with all LocoNet® and XpressNet devices and via WLAN with mobile hand controllers. Enabling you to work with different networks!Ĭonnectivity for the DR5000 DCC multi-bus command station The DR5000 - DCC multi-bus command station can also be connected via various connection options. The multi-bus command station has clear LED indications. ![]() The DR5000 - DCC multi-bus command station is the command station with all imaginable bus connectors combined in one single device. DR5000 DCC multi-bus command station for your model railwayĪt Digikeijs, we sell the DR5000 - DCC multi-bus command station for your model railway.
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