MODEL RAILROADING WITH ARDUINO

Dave Falkenburg & John Plocher

WHAT IS AN ARDUINO?

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WHAT IS AN ARDUINO?
Arduino

is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on exible, easy-to-use hardware and software. intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. little programmable computer platform designed help people make things go.

It's

http://www.arduino.cc/
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HARDWARE
Based

upon widely available 8-bit Micro-controllers Computers as powerful as the early PCs

Single-chip

...but cost much less

Hardware and board designs freely available

Schematics Kits

and Built-up Boards from $15 to $80

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HARDWARE

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HARDWARE
19

pins, each can be either Input or Output can be PWMed (digital dimmer) pins

6 Analog 13

Digital pins external Power Supply or from USB

6V-12V Easily

Expandable & Customizable to add features on a chip with extras

Think C/MRI
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SOFTWARE
Works Open

with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux

Source to Download & Use and fast to use via USB

Free Easy

Program

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SOFTWARE
C-like

Language are called Sketches

Programs Rapid Can Easy

Prototyping of small projects

do useful things in 1 or 2 pages of code

to use Libraries developed by others control, LED dimming etc.

DCC, Communications, motor

SOFTWARE
All

the grunt work is done for you by Arduino, which hides most of the complexity (remember, it was designed for artists!) two functions to worry about : initialize inputs & outputs

Only

setup loop

: run over and over again until power is removed

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/*

Blink: Turns on an LED on for one second, then off for one second, repeatedly.

* LED connected from digital pin 13 to ground. * Note: On most Arduino boards, there is already an LED on the board connected to pin 13, so you don't need any extra components for this example. Created 1 June 2005 By David Cuartielles http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Blink based on an orginal by H. Barragan for the Wiring i/o board */ int ledPin = 13; // LED connected to digital pin 13

// The setup() method runs once, when the sketch starts void setup() { pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); }

// initialize the digital pin as an output:

// the loop() method runs over and over again, as long as the Arduino has power void loop() { digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); delay(100); digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); delay(100); }

// turn the LED on // turn the LED off

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WHAT CAN YOU DO?

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SPECIAL EFFECTS

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SPECIAL EFFECTS

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EFFECTS YOU CANNOT BUY

Sperry Rail Service Inspection Vehicle

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SIGNALS

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CONNECTING LEDS

Anode (+, long leg) of LED to +5V (or 3.3V) Cathode (-, short leg, at side) of LED to DIGITAL I/O Pin through a 470 resistor (330 for 3.3V)
5V 470

I/O
470

I/O

Anode (+, long leg) to DIGITAL I/O Pin through a 470 resistor (330 for 3.3V) Cathode (-, short leg, at side) to Ground

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MAKING FIRE
int ledPin = 13; // LED connected to digital pin 13 void setup() { pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); } void loop() { int dark; for (dark=0;dark<1000;dark++) { if (dark<500) { digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); // set the LED on delay(random(10-10*(dark/500))); } digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); // set the LED off delay(random(10+dark,50+dark)); } }

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AN ARC WELDER
int ledPin = 13; // LED connected to digital pin 13 void setup() { pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); } void loop() { int i,count; count=random(10,60); for (i=0;i<count;i++) { digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); delay(random(60)); digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); delay(random(200)); } delay(random(800,2000)); }

// set the LED on // set the LED off

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WHAT ELSE?
Push

Buttons

RFID

Readers

Photocells Current Servo

Other Arduinos Other WiFi Ethernet

Detectors

Computers

Motors Motors

Stepper MP3

Playback Chips

etc., etc., etc.

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MOTOR SHIELD

http://www.adafruit.com/
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ETHERNET SHIELD

http://www.arduino.cc/
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PATCH SHIELD

http://info.yawp.com/kits/patch-shield-v04/index.html
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MIX AND MATCH

can connect to existing Model Railroad Electronics

SMC12 for using digital output to control Tortoise

DCCOD,

TeamDigital DBD22, and NCE BD20 Detectors

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DEMOS TO GET YOUR IDEAS FLOWING

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BLINKING LEDS WERE EASY...

about something more challenging?

about doing something with the users INPUT?

we make noise? even Annoy The Neighbors?

Maybe

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DANGERSHIELD
An Arduino add-on. buzzer temperature & light sensors It's got a variety of electronic components that you can use to do fun and useful things: linear sliders LEDs (of course!) A excuse to learn by playing!
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pushbuttons

Two servos an LCD display a xylophone a few spare parts and a couple of hours of tinkering
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XYLO -TIGER

NEED SOMETHING MORE RAILROAD RELATED?

All

these were simply fun ways to learn while playing

The

real fun begins when you apply these lessons to your layout!

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CP MICHAEL

Take

the best of Loconet, C/MRI and Arduino and try to build a control point for the layout, similar to those used by the big boys, without having to have a computer running things.

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GOALS
Talk Code Control

Line to other nodes packets from dispatchers cTc machine packets from the Control Point eld units

Indication Use

Loconet to talk to the devices in the interlocking use NMRAnet as the Code Line...

(Future)

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CP MICHAEL
(it is a work in progress ;-)
16 Track Circuits 4 Switches 6 Signals

and a little imagination

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DEMO
The

Panel simulates the Dispatchers view circuits simulated by toggle switches Board displays occupancy pretends to be a (crude!) cTc machine

Track

Model

One Arduino The

other Arduino simulates a eld unit and controls switches cost $6-$20 each to design and build myself

Boards
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LOTS MORE INFO HERE

http://www.arduino.cc/playground/ Main/InterfacingWithHardware

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USEFUL LINKS

http://www.arduino.cc/ http://www.sparkfun.com/ http://www.adafruit.com/ http://moderndevice.com/ http://spikenzielabs.com/ http://www.techshop.ws/

or just Google/Bing Arduino in your favorite web browser!

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SOME OTHER COOL LINKS

built with an Arduino

http://www.oscale.net/en/arduino

DC

Control with Arduino:

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Q&A
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EXTRA 2011 WEST

The Unconventional Convention www.x2011west.org

2011 NMRA National Convention

DOING THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY

The world-famous California State Railroad Museum and the movie-star Sierra Railroad at Jamestown in the Mother Lode country and a full-blown Railroad Prototype Meet as part of the Convention, OPSIG and LDSIG events, numerous clinic tracks including clinics to teach you entirely new skills, the S scale NASG national convention, Bay Area Garden Railroad clinicswell, this list just goes on and on

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