Moonman posted:I like how you have really gotten a hold on this.
I am not sure why the Legacy remote wouldn't work from the lighting booth. It's on the same frequency band as WiFi to communicate with the base. It does make easier to have multiple remotes when you can use an iDevice.
Look at some of MartyE's posts. He uses a standalone router to connect the wifi module to create a secure network. (Like his demonstration table for the York legacy meetings).This prevents someone with the app on their device from accessing the layout control.
I am looking forward to seeing this season's rendition.
Thanks!
The Legacy remote has a lot going against it in the theater. The booth is all the way in the back of the auditorium (Over 40 feet away), while the command base is located under the layout in the orchestra pit. I think the seats block a good deal of the signal, which is further impacted when we have an auditorium full of people between the booth and the layout. I've had a problem getting a signal from the opposite end of the layout from where the controls are (20 ft away) before.
The other aspect is that the trains are designed to turn on and run by turning on the main power switch at the lighting booth. The village is on its own circuit while the trains are on another. We almost have to set up a time delay circuit to the transformers so the command base turns on first, otherwise the trains would just take off. Although as I'm typing this, I just had the thought that I can put the command base power source on the village circuit and just turn that one on first... 
I believe what you described is pretty much what Mark wants to do as far as a router is concerned. Obviously someone would really have to want to run the trains if they'd be willing to pay for the fairly expensive app just to do so, but I'm sure someone out there has access to it. I'll have to look at Marty's posts though as perhaps there are some things we could use from them.
Thanks for your thoughts!
