Re: DR5000 - throttle apps compatible with its WiFi
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Jay,
SIX LNWI's? They're pretty terrible to begin with, but once you need more than four connections, it makes a LOT more sense to just run JMRI on a Raspberry Pi or a PC.
Alex
-- Alexander Wood Hartford-New Haven, CT Modeling the modern era freelanced G&W Connecticut Northern in HO TCS CS-105 - JMRI - ProtoThrottle - TCS UWT-100, UWT-50p, LT-50
Nags
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Yes, you can use the DigiTrax LNWI module to connect a throttle supporting WiThrottle protocol to a DR5000.? The LNWI connects to the DR5000 via the LocoNet T socket.? The LNWI converts WiThrottle protocol to LocoNet for transmission to the DR5000.
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At the York Railway Modellers club here in Toronto, we have connected several different throttle types to the DR5000 using this method - TCS100s, TCS50s, iPhones running the WiThrottle app, and Android phones running the Engine Driver app.?
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One limitation you should be aware of when using an LNWI - each one supports up to 4 connections, and if one throttle disconnects, the only way to get that connection available again is to power off and on the LNWI.? Otherwise they are very stable.
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I am not trying to sell you on upgrading your DR5000 to a YD7001 using the YD9401 module, but this does allow you to get direct WiThrottle protocol support, plus other protocols simultaneously.? The other advantage is that if a throttle using WiThrottle protocol disconnects from the YD7001, the connection is immediately available for another throttle to use.
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Full disclosure.? At York Railway Modellers, I converted our two DR5000s to YD7001s about 20 months ago.? They are very stable - we are still using our six LNWIs with them, and we are using the built in WiThrottle support to add additional connected throttle capacity. I worked with Karst over several months to request and test software enhancements.? He is very supportive of the customers using his products.
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Jay Lennox
York Railway Modellers - Toronto
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