Java, VisualBasic, C Developer | Modeller and electronics enthusiast
I have recently completed the installation of a buffer capacitor (stay alive) on my BR64 (N scale). The exact model is Fleischmann 706183, factory equipped with DCC decoder (ZIMO MX617). This loco is very small and that does not help when it comes to current pickup from the rails. Just an unpowered frog or a…
OCISLY is a Kerbal Space Program mod developed by Jesus Rodriguez. It allows to stream hullcam cameras outside of the game and watch them on another PC or monitor, even outside of the LAN. The original mod had a simple desktop app that only allowed to see one selectable camera. My version provides an adaptive…
As a model railroad club we started building a layout representing the old railway that connected the italian town of Predazzo (TN) to Ora (BZ). My assignments are electronics and buildings, and I started from the first station of Predazzo. The real station was built in 1919. As usual for the era, the main building…
In 2022 I participated in the FPV Contest hosted by Hackaday. I wanted to build a live streaming wagon from years and took this as an opportunity. The build log and instructions is available on the project page, as well as the materials and equipment needed. Everything is powered by a 18650 battery, but I…
Train Simulator (aka Railworks) is a pretty interesting game for a railroad fan. It has locos, real world routes and a very good graphic compared to similar software. It only lacks a very useful feature: the opportunity to control the train by analog interfaces (joystick, etc…), leaving all the commands on keyboard and mouse. This…
DCC++ is a open-source project for the operation of digital model railways. It consist of a software part available on this site and on GitHub, running on Arduino platform (UNO/MEGA). Is a complete command station, the base for a layout: Complete train control; Accessory management; Programming track; It is actually the cheapest way to get…
During past month I have been working on a project for a contest. I had to integrate multiple analog reads and the board imposed by the sponsor was the RSL10-SENSE-GEVK, that included just one digital pin. So I bought that cheap ADS1115 sensor and compiled a small library for the Atmosphere IoT Platform. The library…