Hi Allan,
Yes, you can use LCC with Postwar, Legacy or DCS. It is for layout control and automation and is independent of engine control so it can be used with any system including conventional.
A big challenge is to get block detection on all of your layout. A good discussion of block detection https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...tion-block-detection
There are many LCC videos on Youtube. Most are better than what I could do.
Join Group.io and the layoutcommandcontrol group. A good LCC discussion and help group
Hi Jonathan,
The documentation is in the sketch comments. MRNLite only does LCC input and output so the program concept is fairly simple. This is the path I took to understand and build LCC nodes with the ESP32.
1. I purchased and completed the ESP32 tutorial from Random Nerds Tutorials and an ESP32 development board https://randomnerdtutorials.com/courses
2. Watched several LCC videos
3. joined Group.io and the Layoutcommandcontrol group and the openlcb group. The openlcb group deals with the programing of the LCC nodes.
4. Buy and play with the RR-Cirkits starter kit and Signal LCC node. https://www.rr-cirkits.com/description/index.html
5. Read Dana Zimmerli's book
6. Designed and built the LCC Input and LCC Output nodes with ESP32. I did not want to design and build a comparable Signal LCC because of the software complexities.
7. Demonstrate my LCC Input and Output nodes working with rr-cirkits startup kit and Signal LCC node.
The DipTrace PCB design files for the ESP32 Input and Output nodes are attached.
Carl
LCC ET Node18v5 - LCC Input Node
AccessoryAC16v4 - LCC Output Node
