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Re: Question for the electronics experts
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:54:47 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ross Crawford wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach wrote:
> > Anyone know if it is possible to hack the Power Functions remotes & receivers to
> > operate on a different 'band'?
> > 
> > GMLTC is working on plans for our next club layout, and we might have seven
> > operating loops.  If we are running PF trains, we'll have some interference
> > since there are only four PF channels to choose from.
> > 
> > If someone could modify the system to operate on a different frequency /
> > protocol / whatever, we could use that for the club trains and not interfere
> > with the guest trains that kids bring to run on our layout.
> > 
> > Any ideas?  Thanks!
> 
> But each channel has 2 separate controls, red & blue, so you can control up to 8
> trains without resorting to modifications, as long as each only uses 1 output.
> 
> ROSCO

I usually put motor(s) on blue, and lights on red.  So each channel controls one
train.

I'm mostly concerned with all the kids who bring "guest trains", I want to make
sure they can run their trains without interfering with ours.

JohnG, GMLTC



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Question for the electronics experts
 
(...) Perhaps look into SBrick: https://www.sbrick.com/ It allows control of up to 64 outputs, and is an almost drop in replacement for LEGO controllers. Pretty expensive, but you could just get 3 or 4 and use IR for the rest. As long as you have (...) (12 years ago, 11-Feb-15, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Question for the electronics experts
 
(...) I think you would have to have custom receivers using a different band (or protocol) to do that. Play well, Jacob (12 years ago, 11-Feb-15, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: Question for the electronics experts
 
(...) But each channel has 2 separate controls, red & blue, so you can control up to 8 trains without resorting to modifications, as long as each only uses 1 output. ROSCO (12 years ago, 10-Feb-15, to lugnet.trains)  

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