Date   : Wed, 28 May 1997 23:11:49 +0100
From   : Mike Mallett <mike.mallett@...>
Subject: Re: Train Set Control (FWD) (FWD)

>From: Chris Johns <cmjohnj@...>


>Despire having much better things to do over summer, I was going to try to
>sort out my train set which I intend to control with my trusty old BBC. The
>current 'plan' is to use the printer port as 8 outputs, the user port as
>8 IO lines, with the 8 printer port lines being used to 'select' which
>signal/point/whatever you need to change, them using the user port to do it,
>so I can connect (theroetically) 255 things to it.

>Has anyone on here tried to connect a train set to a BBC, did it work? Has
>anyone managed to get those nice fancy 'send the train a message down the
>tracks' things to work with a beeb?

Have a look out for

Practical Electronic Model Railway Projects BP384

R Penfold

Bernard Babanani (Publishing) 1997   UKP 4.99


Only recently published it is aimed more at the PC user but should be
up to date on the electronics side. Probably sold in Smiths and Maplin.

-- 
Mike Mallett                mike.mallett@...               Reading, UK