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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    Here is another update. Our supplier is reopening from the Chinese New Year on March 10th, LN0001S and LN0002S are being assembled/fabricated next week. This is revision #4 and incorporates design changes from testing and updated motor control. This is the initial sound tests triggered...
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    Some updates: Hi, I've been busy with a number of items on this project. LN0001S-V1.4 is in production now, it will be shipped later this month. FX_LED had three potential contacts with the ground plane which caused shorts so a new layout was needed. LN0002S-V1.4 is also in production, it...
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    The stereo amplifier on our Loco-Node is inside the blue circle
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    Loco-Node 0001S-V1.4 and the Generic Node meant for OEM use has been updated, LN0001S is going into fabrication/assembly based on our testing
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    Here is a demo of our active gain and amplifier. They are standard in Loco-Nodes 0001S and 0002S. http://youtu.be/UKAZeF-EorQ
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    Here is another video, this shows our 2 watt, 8 ohm speakers. The Loco-Nodes are configured to use two of them in stereo. This is a raw output without the amplifier or active gain enabled. U1 as seen in the development board is on our LN0001 and LN0002 boards. There are lots of these...
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    Some updates: Two weeks ago we ran an OMI SD70 on our development board and a scratch built motor controller but I deleted the video by accident. The WiFi was rock solid. We used the FX_LED PWM software for the test to control the motor. I got this development board today for the new...
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    NS High Hood Bells & CPR/MILW Air Filer Screens

    Hi, There are six of these kits remaining, then they are gone. Sinclair Antenna http://www.layout-ioe.com/products/sinclair-antenna Layout-IoE
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    NS High Hood Bells & CPR/MILW Air Filer Screens

    There are 30 of these too: http://www.layout-ioe.com/products/assorted-class-lights
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    NS High Hood Bells & CPR/MILW Air Filer Screens

    Hi, I have 9 kits left, once sold out they are done, of the NS High Hood Bells. This is a multi-media kit with a CNC formed bell, injection molded gong and mount, with photo-etched brackets. http://www.layout-ioe.com/products/ns-high-hood-bell I also have 63 CPR/MILW Air Filter Screens...
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    The on-board battery charger circuit is no different for a single or multiple cell battery in regards to effort. Most IC options are for multiple chemistries and cell quantities. Li-PO's are made by combining 3.7V cells so a single cell at best is 3.7 volts. Boosting this with a power...
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    November was lost to a lot of time on the road and personal reasons, but by the end of today we're likely to have a working board we can show after some handwork Nothing was wrong with the last batch except we needed to replace the recharge current resistor with a different value, remove one...
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    We tested the boards successfully up to the full rated voltage without any faults or burned up components. I got results back from an audit of our voltage readings and we're safe to install the Li-PO to the test board. This will provide adequate current to get the voltage regulator output up...
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    LN0001S and LN0003B are Loco-Nodes with Li-PO battery management, this is intended for HO/S scale with 6 volt motors as the batteries are 7.4 Volts. You can power up to 6 motors. This will work with our traction motors or the 6V can motor we have posted. It will also work with existing motors...
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    a new production with all revisions is leaving our supplier on the 20th of October, will be able to install in some locomotives then, the last batch didn't have enough samples remaining after testing to do this
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    Here is another video showing the "dim" button http://youtu.be/b-qy0FWJMzo We're on track to have the basic application completed this week, sound is also up and running Fabrication of the new boards has started
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    http://youtu.be/licP6MA4j6w This video shows PWM being controlled by an Android device. The PWM has two assigned output channels for special light effects. You wouldn't actually control them as seen in this video as the software would be either ON/OFF. A Mars or Gyra light would be an...
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    Hello, Here is another video. We have all four layers of software working. (1) C# for the front end applications (2) C#/Linux libraries for the back end application (3) WiFi mesh (4) Linux Driver Kernal for the Nodes C# enables us to develop applications using Android, iOS, Linux, and...
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    First WiFi Loco-Nodes, ready for fabrication/assembly

    I posted a blog entry, just sums up the past weeks in one page. Somewhere along, the recharge rate was defaulted to a full 2 amps in the schematic, so when power was applied, it blew the battery supply inductor and diodes for rail input. Its fixed but with 0201 components, I need to get new...




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