Hi my mdf baseboard is 12mm thick. I’m going to add on top some extruded styrofoam 10mm thick. And on top of that I’m thinking of using scenics track bed of 3mm thick so making the thickness overall 25mm, 1 inch. Is this to thick/high for your infrared sensors? Thanks Steve
Yes it is for the standard versions which have 22mm long infra red devices but you could use the EW versions eg IRDOT-1EW instead of IRDOT-1. These have the infra red sensor and emmitter on 18 inch wires.
@@heathcote-electronics is just 3mm a deal breaker? I would have thought with the beams pointing upwards and the trains having reflective tape underneath ( say aluminium) it wouldn’t be that crucial. Is the tolerance really very very small? Thanks Clive
You are correct 3mm in distance is not significant, the range is around 2 inches, However the problem is that if the infra red devices are not at the top of the hole you may get the infra red reflected off the sides of the hole or the underside of a sleeper partially over the hole. If requested I can make the infra red devices taller, up to 30mm. @@stevio7777
@@heathcote-electronics thanks for that Clive I’ll bear it in mind. The thing is I’m new to all this and I’m starting with Hornby TT120 running the engines with my iPad via Bluetooth. (DCC) But I would like to automate my layout as much as possible. I’m thinking of using JMRI. But being as the loco’s are controlled via Bluetooth it’s a challenge as how to go about it. Lol
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Please keep these videos coming they are really very helpful , many thanks
Very useful information delivered in a very clear way. Thanks
I'm thinking to add voice annoucement when the train is detected. Example, train has arrived on platform 1 etc. A voc chip?
Brilliant video Clive ;-) I hope all is well with you.
What a nice surprise. If you want a catchup my email is cah@heathcote-electronics.co.uk
I think infrared detection is simpler to set-up than block detection.
Hi my mdf baseboard is 12mm thick. I’m going to add on top some extruded styrofoam 10mm thick. And on top of that I’m thinking of using scenics track bed of 3mm thick so making the thickness overall 25mm, 1 inch. Is this to thick/high for your infrared sensors?
Thanks
Steve
Yes it is for the standard versions which have 22mm long infra red devices but you could use the EW versions eg IRDOT-1EW instead of IRDOT-1. These have the infra red sensor and emmitter on 18 inch wires.
@@heathcote-electronics is just 3mm a deal breaker? I would have thought with the beams pointing upwards and the trains having reflective tape underneath ( say aluminium) it wouldn’t be that crucial. Is the tolerance really very very small?
Thanks Clive
You are correct 3mm in distance is not significant, the range is around 2 inches, However the problem is that if the infra red devices are not at the top of the hole you may get the infra red reflected off the sides of the hole or the underside of a sleeper partially over the hole.
If requested I can make the infra red devices taller, up to 30mm. @@stevio7777
@@heathcote-electronics thanks for that Clive I’ll bear it in mind.
The thing is I’m new to all this and I’m starting with Hornby TT120 running the engines with my iPad via Bluetooth. (DCC)
But I would like to automate my layout as much as possible. I’m thinking of using JMRI.
But being as the loco’s are controlled via Bluetooth it’s a challenge as how to go about it. Lol