MER Clinic: The LaunchPad for Model Railroading

No, not some cheesy action accessory made by Lionel in the ‘60s. Micro controllers are becoming ubiquitous in model railroading; although they are usually embedded and unseen in DCC systems and decoders, sound systems, special effects generators, etc. The LaunchPad is an inexpensive (<$10) and easy-to-use micro controller board from Texas Instruments that has scores of uses on a model railroad for lighting, animation and control. This clinic will describe how the technically inclined and non-technical modelers can build ready-to-go projects around the LaunchPad.

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