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hsanjuan / dccpi

A simple, easy to use, NMRA Digital Command Control (DCC) Python implementation for Raspberry Pi
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Use dccpi to control switches on the rails #9

Closed samFabrice closed 3 years ago

samFabrice commented 3 years ago

Hello I managed to use your library for my project and it works really great. Currently I would like to drive train accessories such as brain motors which control the switches on the rails. except that I may be wrong but I don't see any function in your api that allows me to do this. Can you help me ? thank you

hsanjuan commented 3 years ago

Usually, any other type of device on the tracks is just another DCC-enabled device with an address and functions.

Thus, you can consider your motors/track switches a DCCLocomitive. The way you trigger the switches is using setting the fl, f1-f4 fields (dcc functions) to true/false. That would usually make the decoder power it's wires which would make the track switches open/close. These "Locomotives" do not have speed/direction, just functions...

samFabrice commented 3 years ago

Thank you for your help I will do it and I will keep you informed Best wishes

hsanjuan commented 3 years ago

Thanks, closing in the meantime.