Wireless Whitchcraft

[SimonT]

One other small point. Tam Valley and SoundTraxx have got together and are producing a sound chip with a built in Blutooth receiver. That kind of flags up the Zimo decision to not have anything to do with R/C or Blutooth technology.

 

[John_B]

Dare I mention Hornby HM7000? I'm interested to know if this is a viable option for wireless control. I'm tempted to try it, but my phone appears to be on the incompatibility list.

 

[Stephen Freeman]

Older Samsung phones appear to work OK, so should I decide to try it, mine should be OK (it is on the list of those tried and found OK). I was offered an upgrade last yeat but declined, my phone still works just fine and usable for everything I want. It just appears to be mainly new phones that are not compatible. Best have a look here first

 

[markjj]

Dare I mention Hornby HM7000? I'm interested to know if this is a viable option for wireless control. I'm tempted to try it, but my phone appears to be on the incompatibility list.

I have been sitting in the background daring to mention the HM7000 chips. I have one fitted in a Dapol 08 that is usable by battery or track power. I brought a kit of a guy called Phil Downs via Ebay. They are very underrated chips it's just a shame they don't do a higher output option for them. I think this may have some bearing as to why Dapol are planning to fit 2 decoders to their Class 66 when it eventually arrives. It must be a lot cheaper for a start.
Here is a link to the 08 kit on YouTube. Phil also has a few other conversions on there that may help.

 

[David Mylchreest]

Interesting thread! I dabbled in Battery RC using Micron/Deltang components a while ago as a means of simplifying model railway electronics. The ideas being expressed here seem to be adding complexity which I find confusing.

 

[simond]

I was very keen on RC/DCC as the chips and sound projects are already available (and in many cases, already fitted to my locos).

Adding a battery and RC would then be on specific locos, which, by means of a switch could be returned to DCC only to continue to work with the others.

So it adds complexity, but allows one to dabble, and does not devalue the investment already made.

My experiments are detailed in my Duchess thread on RMW

 

[paulc]

Paul,
Last time I looked they weren't doing R/C DCC. From their web site it looks like I would be throwing my expensive YouChoos chips away and spending a lot more money. My Multimouse and D5000 would also become expensive junk. The attraction of the Tam Valley R/C gear was that it bolted onto my existing DCC equipment. Essentially it's the same arguement as not switching to the Bluetooth offering from Tam Valley. The other problem is that the Tam Valley Bluetooth equipment is yet being imported into the country. I'm happy to use my iPhone for control - we ran Touchcab on Aberbeeg.

So does the Fosworks gear . The receiver goes in front of the decoder ( any brand ) so the lineup is batteries, receiver , decoder , motor . Yes your DCC control equipment would become redundant but wasn't the idea to go R/C anyway ?

 

[SimonT]

Paul,
in one word, No! My aim to was to keep the superb motor control and the provision of sophisticated DCC sound while getting rid of pick-ups and powered track. I looked at around six different approaches by different companies and my analysis lead me to the approach I took. Fosworks offering failed on many levels to achieve my aims.