- Start Phase III to develop the Laptop Software to control the TrainThing implement the original problem.
- Need to develop a plan.
- It has been a while sense a train has run. Need to do some hardware cleanup.
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Phase III Laptop Control of the TrainThing - The Problem
Phase III Laptop Control of the TrainThing - The Problem
24 Mar '22
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase III Laptop Control of the TrainThing - The Problem
3 Apr '22
- Some updates/corrections needed as a fallout of the Arduino failure some time ago.
- Getting old demo programs to work again.
- Wandering around with Tkinter.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase III Laptop Control of the TrainThing - The Problem
10 Apr '22
- More cleanup after long idle time.
- Laptop now talks by WiFi to the Raspberry Pi.
- The Raspberry Pi passes commands by USB to the Arduino Base Station!
- I have a plan for moving forward.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase III Laptop Control of the TrainThing - The Problem
17 Apr '22
- Initial planning for building Laptop software.
- Lots of testing of Raspberry Pi software written without hardware to test it.
- Used added signal commands to move signal definitions from database on the laptop to the Raspberry Pi EPPROM.
- Commands from laptop move semaphores, change LEDs on unicorns.
- Updated documentation.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase III Laptop Control of the TrainThing - The Problem
24 Apr '22
18 - 24 Apr '22
- Grand Tour works w/ signals, new software on laptop to Raspberry Pi. Timing of signal changes is slow.
- Noticed some things need fixing next time I flip up the layout.
18 - 24 Apr '22
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase III Laptop Control of the TrainThing - The Problem
1 May '22
- Uploaded a YouTube video then changed my mind. Need to polish it before going public.
- Updated documentation.
- Made some software changed to speed up processing signal commands.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase III Laptop Control of the TrainThing - The Problem
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase III Laptop Control of the TrainThing - The Problem
15 May '22
- Two new ideas:
- Thinking about adding TTS to the mix.
- Another demo program, now with voice, more to learn about timing between the three computers.
- A hardware and a software failure.
- Work to recover from both.
- Fixes for other little mostly hardware things.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase III Laptop Control of the TrainThing - The Problem
22 May '22
- New show-'n-tell TrainThing app works with voice (TTS), signals and one train runs all eight paths.
- A third Arduino failed. This one after a week!
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase III Laptop Control of the TrainThing - The Problem
29 May '22
- Started conversation with Arduino Tech Support about third failure.
- Rebuilt failed database. Backed up the database.
- Replaced four jammed servos.
- Updated documentation around the Arduino (2).
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.