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USB to serial connection for Pi 3B+ to EasyDCC question
#rpi
#easydcc
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I think it's time to connect my new Pi 3B+ running Steve Todd's image to my EasyDCC command station, so I can start using Decoder Pro. I hope someone else is already using this combination, it would be great to know what USB to serial converter cable would work, and what driver to load if one is needed. I didn't find much when I searched the messages. Questions:
USB to serial adapter for Raspberry Pi 3B+ running Steve Todd's image, especially if used with EasyDCC. Driver needed for same. Don Weigt Connecticut, USA |
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Don, I use the following adapter from Amazon on Steve's RPi images. No driver required. I like the small profile. I do not use EasyDCC, but I am sure it would work just fine. I have used these for several custom programs on Windows and Linux (Raspberry Pi). ?? Rick On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 1:34 AM Don Weigt <dweigt47@...> wrote: I think it's time to connect my new Pi 3B+ running Steve Todd's image to my EasyDCC command station, so I can start using Decoder Pro. I hope someone else is already using this combination, it would be great to know what USB to serial converter cable would work, and what driver to load if one is needed. I didn't find much when I searched the messages. Questions: |
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Don:
Some time ago I mentioned CVP to Steve for his auto detect... I think he said it was in the newer releases of RPi-JMRI... I never tested it on my friends RR... he's kinda a Win or else and the thought of Linux was a little too far into the weeds... Other requirements too wanted some home automation stuff on the same box... Jim Albanowski |
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Thanks, Jim. Linux may prove to be a bit far in the weeds for me, too. I hope not! I've not used it, except for running some apps on a Linux computer. I'm hoping I'll not need to learn much about it to use things like Steve's RPi-JMRI. I am pretty sure EasyDCC is one of the RPi-JMRI AutoDetection possibilities using Steve's image, and know it is a connection option. One concern I have is there is no EasyDCC Simulator connection option I can use until my EasyDCC is connected. As I'm just starting to implement JMRI, I'm missing system pieces. I had created a Layout Editor panel showing about half my layout before I had any JMRI hardware. Right now, I'm trying to get the RPi to show that panel I've entered, connect to WiThrottle, show the panel on tablets, and be set up for connection with my EasyDCC and eventually C/MRI. The throttles are working on a tablet, and the tablet can display the same panel graphics as a monitor connected to the RPi. So, parts of it are working already. I'll be able to use DecoderPro for programming decoders, and my tablet as a wireless throttle as soon as I get my RPi communicating with my EasyDCC. Controlling the rest of the layout will take a lot longer. Thanks for the information. Don Weigt Connecticut, USA |
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Don:
Your connection to CVP will only be able to run trains either with a display/keyboard/mouse or WiThrottle server... The later is the main point of Steve's RPi-JMRI... Wireless throttles... When you move to signaling and control via... say... C/MRI you can but it will require a second "ecosystem" for that control... To jump in now to build anything for control (CTC) is only a learning exercise... you'll need that hardware. Jim Albanowski |
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There¡¯s no EasyDCC simulator because it¡¯s not really needed. The protocol is simple enough that you can configure JMRI to talk out a serial port to an EasyDCC system, and JMRI will work whether or not the EasyDCC hardware is there. You do need the serial port, hence on an RPi you need the adapter to be there, but you don¡¯t need the cable to the command station nor the command station.
Bob On Aug 21, 2019, at 1:49 PM, Don Weigt <dweigt47@...> wrote:-- Bob Jacobsen rgj1927@... |
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Jim, I understand that about EasyDCC only controlling trains and DCC accessories. I have a bunch of homebrew hardware connected to my railroad, controlled by software I wrote, running on an old PC connected to my hardware. What I need to add onto that control computer is a serial I/O port and C/MRI emulation to talk to JMRI. Bob, Thanks for the explanation about the EasyDCC simulation not being needed, but requiring the USB to serial converter to be present. I didn't know that! Don |
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Bob and Don,
On 22 Aug 2019, at 7:30 AM, Bob Jacobsen <rgj1927@...> wrote:I assume we are talking about having a preconfigured RPi-JMRI EasyDCC Simulator option? JMRI now has an EasyDCC Simulator connection option (it was added sometime over the last few years). Dave in Australia |
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Dave, Not sure what you mean by preconfigured option. I think that's what I meant.. What I didn't have was a profile using simulated EasyDCC. I did finally get JMRI on my RPi running all the things I have made to date. And, it's running with simulated EasyDCC and C/MRI connections.??? :--) So, this topic is resolved for me, at least until I get a cable so I can connect the RPi to my EasyDCC system. Thanks for the help, everybody! Don Weigt Connecticut, USA |
Bob Jacobsen
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