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Re: multi train dogbone
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lugnet.trains
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Date:
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Tue, 15 Aug 2000 13:06:49 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jeff Elliott writes:
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> I've done this before in a rudimentary layout controlled by a Control
> Lab
> (8 Inputs, 8 outputs, needs a PC). My tactic was to angle the light
> sensor
> in both the horizontal and vertical planes. It looks about 30 degrees
> back
> along the direction of travel, and about 30 degrees down. That way it
> can
> cope with train cars using various heights, and it never 'sees' the gap
> between cars; one car is always in the way.
And another advantage off it is that its ' train lenght ' independent.
Hooking up one car or ten doesn't mather in this case.
Clever solution !
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> I liked this solution, since it required no programming, and I was
> already
> having trouble with the latency of the controller.
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> Jeff Elliott
regards,
Soete Ludo
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| (...) I've done this before in a rudimentary layout controlled by a Control Lab (8 Inputs, 8 outputs, needs a PC). My tactic was to angle the light sensor in both the horizontal and vertical planes. It looks about 30 degrees back along the (...) (26 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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