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In lugnet.trains, Horst Lehner wrote:
Hi Horst, that’s a great picture. Yeah, that’s what I’ve been striving for, a
layout of roughly that complexity and automation, but without nearly as many
wires. The remote controllers (along the bottom of the picture) being replaced
by the RCX remote control and/or software on a laptop.
MSLTC has some interesting photos of a laptop controlled switching yard (note
the screen of the laptop):
I’m interested in pursuing that kind of software to control DCC switches,
signals, and other railyard gizmos.
Generally, in non-LEGO model railroading, the layouts are more permanent in
nature (even the modular layouts) and you can hide all your wiring underneath
the layout. However, with LEGO things are more fluid as layouts can be changed
around very easily, so hiding the wires under the layout is not as much of an
option. Powering and controlling DCC accessories directly off the track makes
the building of an automated layout much more modular (i.e. much more
LEGO-like).
Cheers,
Mark
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