Better loco control from an android phone

Mdwildcat04 Apr 29, 2017

  1. Mdwildcat04

    Mdwildcat04 TrainBoard Member

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    While not strictly DCC related, I thought I might share my latest project.

    I like using JMRI and Engine Driver for android. The problem is, I miss having a physical throttle wheel. Well, I found a fix.

    I noticed engine driver accepted the volume up and down buttons to control throttle. Using a cheap cell phone case, an Adafruit Trinket, a rotary encoder, and scroll wheel (last two stolen from a cheap mouse), I now have a physical dial.

    Here is were I got the idea and code for the trinket.
    https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-usb-volume-knob/overview

    Ill try to upload some photos and/or video tomorrow.
     
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