Data Mechanic
The Maker Movement is really gaining steam these days. From “Make Labs” down the road to Arduinos in every RadioShack, the maker phenomenon is spreading like wildfire. For some this grassroots movement to create new things is hard to understand. That is where Mark Hatch’s book “The Maker Movement Manifesto” comes in to play. Published … Read more
MAKE Magazine, a mainstay of the maker and hacker communities, has posted an article on their blog site by Jeff Faust on how he built a small Z scale layout for use at a party. The excellent thing about this little railroad is how he automated it, including motion detection of the observers, using Arduino. … Read more
So after following a few pointers, I came across the Michael Blank’s SimpleDCC site. The cool thing about this is that he is using an Arduino as a DCC control unit without something like the SPROG as in interface. He is have the Arduino itself send out the DCC signal alone with a booster to … Read more