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  • Charles naumann
    Charles naumann replied to a topic in the forum Support:
    Matlab has come a long way in the last 20 years. It is a full blown development system these days. I have used it professionally, but it was becoming price prohibitive. Student versions were available, but I am no longer a student.

    I may look into the...  more
    Matlab has come a long way in the last 20 years. It is a full blown development system these days. I have used it professionally, but it was becoming price prohibitive. Student versions were available, but I am no longer a student.

    I may look into the raspberry pi route. I bought one when the first came out, powered it up and played with it a bit but got frustrated when I could not get a schematic or even a data sheet on the CPU.

    OT and speaking of schematics, is the schematic available for the sbrick? Would I get in trouble for publishing one?  less
    • February 1, 2015
  • Charles naumann
    Charles naumann replied to a topic in the forum Support:
    I have used Octave, it is available for both Window and Linux. Octave is a fine product for what t does, but it not seem to support things like building GUIs, image capture and processing, and communications with external instruments. It may be possible...  moreI have used Octave, it is available for both Window and Linux. Octave is a fine product for what t does, but it not seem to support things like building GUIs, image capture and processing, and communications with external instruments. It may be possible to implement a lot of this if you are very familiar with Linux, but I am not. The home version of Matlab with a the tool boxes I want will run about US$400. I think that is reasonable.

    The EV3 would be fine but somewhat bulky and expensive solution for controlling a switch yard, but going the EV3->IR ->PF route to control trains has serious limitations.

    Reed switches and other sensors along the layout would certainly work, but I would really like to have a wireless solution. A cheap webcam seems like a nice solution.  less
    • January 31, 2015
  • Charles naumann
    Charles naumann replied to a topic in the forum Support:
    Thank you for the information. Yes, I am still using Window, but 8.0 has further tempted me to move to Linux.

    The image capture / image processing capabilities of Matlab coupled with the sbrick would be idle for controlling multiple trains on the same...  more
    Thank you for the information. Yes, I am still using Window, but 8.0 has further tempted me to move to Linux.

    The image capture / image processing capabilities of Matlab coupled with the sbrick would be idle for controlling multiple trains on the same track and doing other complex tasks. Matlab has recently released a 'home' license in the US that is affordable. I really want to get Matlab working with sbrick. I suppose I could also wait for Matlab to support BLE if they do not already.

    Yet another possibility would be to build my own external BLE dongle.  less
    • January 31, 2015
  • Charles naumann
    Charles naumann replied to a topic in the forum Support:
    I am very new to BTLE. I have some very basic questions. If someone can suggest a good reference, I would like to read it.

    I want to be able to control My sbrick through programs like Labview and Matlab. I do not believe these programs directly support...  more
    I am very new to BTLE. I have some very basic questions. If someone can suggest a good reference, I would like to read it.

    I want to be able to control My sbrick through programs like Labview and Matlab. I do not believe these programs directly support BTLE yet. Obviously, they would have a hard time directly supporting BTLE without native OS support, which is sparse. They do support COM ports. It seems I can buy USB BTLE dongles with drivers that make them virtual COM ports. Is this a viable path? Are there any specific hardware recommendations?  less
    • January 31, 2015
  • Charles naumann
    Charles naumann posted a topic in the forum Suggestions:
    How about a small sbrick?
    I Would love to see a very small single-channel sbrick that snaps directly to a 9V battery. It needs to have very low standby current draw. I want to use it to light rail cars, control railway switches in a yard and run monorails.

    A 9V battery adapter...  more
    I Would love to see a very small single-channel sbrick that snaps directly to a 9V battery. It needs to have very low standby current draw. I want to use it to light rail cars, control railway switches in a yard and run monorails.

    A 9V battery adapter for the current sbrick would also be welcome. I ca make these, but I would rather just buy them.  
    • January 29, 2015
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  • February 1, 2015 1:04 AM CET
    in the topic Technical questions in the forum Support
    Matlab has come a long way in the last 20 years. It is a full blown development system these days. I have used it professionally, but it was becoming price prohibitive. Student versions were available, but I am no longer a student. I may look into the raspberry pi route. I bought one when the first came out, powered it up and played with it a bit but got frustrated when I could not get a schematic or even a data sheet on the CPU. OT and speaking of schematics, is the schematic available for the sbrick? Would I get in trouble for publishing one?
  • January 31, 2015 4:46 PM CET
    in the topic Technical questions in the forum Support
    I have used Octave, it is available for both Window and Linux. Octave is a fine product for what t does, but it not seem to support things like building GUIs, image capture and processing, and communications with external instruments. It may be possible to implement a lot of this if you are very familiar with Linux, but I am not. The home version of Matlab with a the tool boxes I want will run about US$400. I think that is reasonable. The EV3 would be fine but somewhat bulky and expensive solution for controlling a switch yard, but going the EV3->IR ->PF route to control trains has serious limitations. Reed switches and other sensors along the layout would certainly work, but I would really like to have a wireless solution. A cheap webcam seems like a nice solution.
  • January 31, 2015 3:50 PM CET
    in the topic Technical questions in the forum Support
    Thank you for the information. Yes, I am still using Window, but 8.0 has further tempted me to move to Linux. The image capture / image processing capabilities of Matlab coupled with the sbrick would be idle for controlling multiple trains on the same track and doing other complex tasks. Matlab has recently released a 'home' license in the US that is affordable. I really want to get Matlab working with sbrick. I suppose I could also wait for Matlab to support BLE if they do not already. Yet another possibility would be to build my own external BLE dongle.
  • January 31, 2015 6:19 AM CET
    in the topic Technical questions in the forum Support
    I am very new to BTLE. I have some very basic questions. If someone can suggest a good reference, I would like to read it. I want to be able to control My sbrick through programs like Labview and Matlab. I do not believe these programs directly support BTLE yet. Obviously, they would have a hard time directly supporting BTLE without native OS support, which is sparse. They do support COM ports. It seems I can buy USB BTLE dongles with drivers that make them virtual COM ports. Is this a viable path? Are there any specific hardware recommendations?
  • January 29, 2015 8:41 PM CET
    in the topic How about a small sbrick? in the forum Suggestions
    I Would love to see a very small single-channel sbrick that snaps directly to a 9V battery. It needs to have very low standby current draw. I want to use it to light rail cars, control railway switches in a yard and run monorails. A 9V battery adapter for the current sbrick would also be welcome. I ca make these, but I would rather just buy them.
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