This week I struggled to get motivated to do any modelling. However, eventually I started doing some work with my Arduino UNOs connecting a couple of them together over an I2C bus with one reading IR detectors and the other flashing LEDs based on what IR detectors were detected on the first Arduino. That seemed to work. I was amazed I got it working quite easily. This Arduino UNO will have 10 IR detectors attached to it, and it will talk to my Arduino MEGA which will run the signalling system.
Today I moved the Arduino UNO that will read my future IR detectors from the test bench into the Signalman’s Control Panel and then rewired everything. When I started up the System, it seems I had some low voltage on my controlling Arduino MEGA and it did not seem to be firing up. Last night it was running before I did any changes to the system. I just need to trace back what I might have touched and try and ‘unchange it’. I can’t seem to see anything conclusive as yet. I have full power into the system from my power supply.
Earlier this week I was also called onto do a presentation at the upcoming February meeting of our NMRA Division. Luckily, I had started the framework for another presentation. So that presentation was completed this morning with the help of a couple of photos from PK. At the same time I started the basis of another presentation that is about my Signalman's Control Panel. But that will be quite some time before that is useable and thus the presentation will be ready. Apparently I am also assisting a number of NMRA members to build a small Diorama next weekend and in another 3 weeks. So yesterday I spent a bit of time putting a few things in a box to take to next weekend's clinics day. It has been designed for up to 16 paid attendees, and at last count we have 12 nominations. That is great.
