Arduino Uno and model train: dcc turnout decoder

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Hello
I just bought a Arudino Uno Rev3, and will do some basic tests tonight
My project would be to use this board as a stationary decoder for turnouts (Kato N-Scale)
Any idea, or can somebody point me to a current thread?

Thanks

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A bit of googling didn't turn anything up other than some short pages describing the digital controller at a high level. Do you have any detail as to what voltage and communication protocol(s) the Kato kit used? Come to that, I'm not really clear from what I read whether locomotives were controlled by radio or signals from the track.

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french_guy:
Hello
I just bought a Arudino Uno Rev3, and will do some basic tests tonight
My project would be to use this board as a stationary decoder for turnouts (Kato N-Scale)
Any idea, or can somebody point me to a current thread?

Thanks

Are you using DCC or standard 12V and a controller?
What voltage/current do the turnout motors/solenoids take?
What do you need to decode?
A few people here are into model railways, but, unless you give more details, we can't help you. We're not mindreaders.

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It would seem to be much easier to use the Arduino to control the turnouts without bothering with DCC. I am planning to use servos to operate my NGauge turnouts.

Have you considered battery powered radio control (BPR/C) as an alternative to DCC.

http://freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=4451&forum_id=45

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