Building "Clearwater Industries"

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Hi Thomas

I'm currently working on adding servo controlled switches. I wanted to know what was used for controlling.
I want to know if you have found a way to use DCC to control the boards.

Thanks for any information.

Dave

Hi Dave

I use Microchip PIC 16F630 to control my turnouts.
I programmed a slowly rising PWM (pulse width modulation) from 0.5 micro seconds to 1.5 micro seconds within 2.5 seconds by 64 steps.
That is slow enough but not too slow and nice to watch when the rails bend like the prototype does (way back it is falling from 1.5 downto 0.5 ms).

My turnout Controllers do not work with dcc - only a small pushbutton in the Signal box tells them to turn to the other side.

Regards Thomas