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Re: Train Control
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Fri, 21 Jan 2000 19:38:42 GMT
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I don't think that Matt has done anything else with DCC in a while

Correct. I haven't time to even think about it lately. I got it kinda working
but I wasn't too happy with the performance. The Digitrax decoder behaved
rather erratically, another decoder behaved better. Since then I haven't had
time to look at it again and I don't whether it was a bug in my
hardware/software/firmware or some other fundamental incompatibility.

Matt



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  Re: Train Control
 
Well, I just burnt up my last remaining motor a month or so ago, so I can't really test the DCC equipment. I've done some searching in NMRA site and have found some good sources to custom build boosters, decoders, and command stations. As for (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Train Control
 
(...) What about using some off the shelf controller instead of integrating with a computer? What are the trade offs? -Steve (24 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Train Control
 
I used to be into "real" model railroading when I was young, and have been wondering when someone would get DCC to work with Lego. The day someone accomplishes this is probably the day I get into Lego trains. :) -- Paul Davidson Matthew Bates (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)

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(...) get (...) Tom, I don't think that Matt has done anything else with DCC in a while. Perhaps trying a search here in .trains for DCC will bring you up what he had done last...but I am reasonably sure that he had gotten it to a working stage, and (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)

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