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Re: multi train dogbone
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 15 Aug 2000 13:06:49 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jeff Elliott writes:


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 !


I liked this solution, since it required no programming, and I was
already
having trouble with the latency of the controller.

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 (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)

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