Light Up Your Model Railway- using Arduino.

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ต.ค. 2024

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  • @tvtoms
    @tvtoms ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I use a Nano with four shift registers for 32 individually addressable LED's per nano. I used an 8 port ethernet junction box as the housing and the ports for the wiring. But I love seeing all the creative ideas and solutions! Good stuff.

  • @EsotericArctos
    @EsotericArctos ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great tutorial. Enjoying watching your tutorials on all the layouts. There are 2 main things to keep in mind if people are using LED's on their layout for lighting. It's better to have each individual LED have its own resistor. I have seen multiple LED's running on a shared common resistor, but this can cause the resistor to get quite warm in use. The other thing is to make a choice of common annode (positive) or common cathode (negative) wiring. It makes life a lot easier if you stick to one standard way to wire things. I noticed you had a common cathode setup, which is probably the more common way to do it, but either way works :)
    On the voltage thing. 12V bus is better, then use a resistor to drop for your LED's at the LED as there will be less voltage drop on the 12V bus. If you use a 5V bus for your LED's you need a thicker wire to prevent the voltage drop, which will make it harder to hide the wiring on the layout.

    • @ModelRailroadTechniques
      @ModelRailroadTechniques  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for your great advice as always. My lighting was all retro fitted. A number of years ago. Definitely looking into better ways moving forward

  • @Hal-Zuzzu_Model_Railway
    @Hal-Zuzzu_Model_Railway ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is an idea I have had for a long time but am not ready to start working on it as yet. It is good to find someone with great ideas, especially working ideas. I will look into your method closer later on in my build and am sure to implement most of it as you have shown it. Job well done 😁👍

    • @ModelRailroadTechniques
      @ModelRailroadTechniques  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you very much. I love experimenting. Let me know what you think when you get going. Cheers

  • @liketoplaytrains
    @liketoplaytrains ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good You and I think along the same lines

  • @allanandsherralynne
    @allanandsherralynne ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would use neopixel LEDs. They are daisy chained with just 3 wires. Power plus data. You can control individual brightness, colour and timing with an Arduino. I currently use them for a lightning cloud with sound above my club module.

    • @ModelRailroadTechniques
      @ModelRailroadTechniques  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great ideas. I have been experimenting with these. Watch this space. Do you have a link to a sketch you are using?

    • @allanandsherralynne
      @allanandsherralynne ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ModelRailroadTechniques I don't have one yet for buildings but would probably base it off of this you tube video but using a nano instead of a trinklet. th-cam.com/video/k8iCOa0slXo/w-d-xo.html

    • @ModelRailroadTechniques
      @ModelRailroadTechniques  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@allanandsherralynne starting an area from scratch. Great idea. My town was retro fitted as I has old bulbs too. Mixture of the both is the way to go

  • @lab4746
    @lab4746 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I am contemplating how to use the Arduino to have light control and sound based on the arrival at a station, or to turn-on for different regions of the layout. So, I am trying to determine whether to use a central Arduino with multiple I/O wires or distributed Arduinos with a power bus and signal wires. I will study your DCC control video to better understand that option. Thak you for the insights.

    • @ModelRailroadTechniques
      @ModelRailroadTechniques  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@lab4746 sweet. Please update me with your findings. Would be a great video.

  • @ivolol
    @ivolol ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Depending on your amp requirements for the lights, an array of mosfets should be able to handle the lights cheaper / smaller than a bunch of relays.
    You can also use an i2c i/o expander to convert a couple of arduinos pins into 8 or more outputs if you have a lot of lights to operate.
    You should really be able to combine both arduinos into one.

    • @ModelRailroadTechniques
      @ModelRailroadTechniques  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interesting. I had a bunch of cheap relays hence their use. I would be open to put all sketches on one arduino. I wouldn’t know where to start with that. Any suggestions would be 🙏

  • @alanburton5585
    @alanburton5585 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is what I have been wanting for the last 3 years for my Epoche 2 German n gauge layout. Do you have any plans to make this commercially available? I do not have the experience to follow your very knowledgable tutorial. Thanks Alan.

    • @ModelRailroadTechniques
      @ModelRailroadTechniques  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Alan thank you for your kind words. Pls email me on modelrailroadtechniques@gmail.com. I will help you through

  • @ModelRailroadTechniques
    @ModelRailroadTechniques  ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1. Is this sort of system you would use?
    2. Is there a better way for me to do this?
    3. Is there a way you may further customize my system ?
    Thanks for commenting