Introduction to the cast of characters for the "Model Train Stuff" demo videos. This includes several of my products used in conjunction with pieces of standard Lionel equipment.
This Command Cube has an Arduino Uno (clone), a TES to receive the Lionel Legacy Commands, and a TAS Heavy connected to an Uncoupler Track.
This Command Cube has an Arduino Uno (clone), a TES to receive the Lionel Legacy Commands, and a TAS Max to act on the received commands.
This model of the TAS uses relays to switch the outputs, so unlike any other TAS, it can control both AC and DC voltage. The relays are rated at 10 amps, 250 volts AC and 10 amps, 30 volts DC. The relays are tall, projecting above the point where another Arduino Uno Shield could be placed on top because the standard pins would be too short. It must always be the top Shield in a stack.
The TES has Magic Commands. These are commands that affect the TES itself.
Command Matches are what allows you to actually do things with Lionel Legacy Commands.
This video provides an overview of Lionel Legacy command reception by the TES
This demo is of an early version of the TES. It had no antenna, no signal strength LEDs, and the Arduino power was provided differently
This video introduces the Arduino Sketch commands used to control blinking a lightbulb
Here is the ‘breadboard’ used to demonstrate blinking a lightbulb on and off with the TAS
Using the Train Actuator Shield (TAS) to blink lightbulbs - no trains are involved.
Cool video of the (no longer available) predecessor of the Infrared Experimenter Shield
Demo of the Infrared Experimenter Shield. It is the successor of my Controller 2020 and is now available. Although this can be used to control trains, you get the source code and can make it do whatever you want.