LocoLinx on Arduino UNO with FremoLNShield

LocoLinx on Arduino UNO with FremoLNShield

The Arduino UNO and the FremoLNShield are great Hardware for LocoLinx

Install Arduino IDE

Download from https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software and install.
I used Version 1.6.9 / Windows Installer.

Download LocoNet Library from MRRWA

Follow Instructions on http://mrrwa.org/download/ for download and import.

Install LbServer

Install on Windows

Download latested LbServer_0.NN_Win32_Setup.zip from https://sourceforge.net/projects/loconetovertcp/files/LbServer/, unzip and execute setup.exe.

Install on Linux

Download latested LbServer_0.NN_Source.zip from https://sourceforge.net/projects/loconetovertcp/files/LbServer/, unzip, build and execute make install. You can validate the installation by starting the help screen of LbServer with LbServer -h.

$ unzip LbServer_0.11_Source.zip
$ cd LbServer_0.11_Source/server/LbServer/
$ make
g++ -pipe -Wall -W -O2 -g -fexceptions ...
$ sudo make install
strip --strip-all Debug/LbServer -o Release/LbServer
cp Release/LbServer /usr/local/bin/
$ LbServer -h
LocoBuffer Server version 0.11.0.0, for protocol version 1, built Jul  6 2016,
released under GPL by Stefan Bormann.  Linux port by Ian Cunningham.
...
$

Setup Hardware

Required:

Arduino UNO
(I used an original Arduino UNO R3: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardUno)
Loconet Shield like the FremoLNShield developed by Dirkjan Kaper
http://nh-finescale.nl/fremo/dcc/fremo-ln-shield/FremoLNShield.html
USB Cable (Type A plug - Type B plug)
LocoNet Cable

Connect Arduino and Shield. Set Jumper RX and T6 on shield. Remove all other Jumpers.

Load Arduino with Sketch

Start Arduino IDE
Open Sketch:
File >> Examples >> LocoNet >> LocoLinx
Select Board
Tools >> Board >> Arduino/Genduino UNO
Connect Arduino to PC using USB-Cable
Select Port
Tools >> Port >> COM14 (Arduino/Genduino UNO)
(port number may vary)
Upload Sketch
Sketch >> Upload
Wait until sketch has been compiled and uploaded

Test

Connect Arduino to PC using USB-Cable
Connect Shield to LocoNet (with CU)

Connections: Left: USB to PC, Right: LocoNet

Test on Windows

Configure LbServer
Start >> All Programs >> LocoNet over TCP >> LbServerConfig

Start LbServer
Start >> All Programs >> LocoNet over TCP >> LbServer
Connect some Clients and see if Receive and Send is working:

Test on Linux

Start LbServer from a terminal with required arguments.

Connect some Clients

$ LbServer /dev/ttyACM0 1234 57600 false
LocoBuffer Server version 0.11.0.0, for protocol version 1, built Nov 21 2013,
released under GPL by Stefan Bormann.  Linux port by Ian Cunningham.
        
Loconet device port opened on /dev/ttyACM0 with 57600 baud without CTS flow control.
Output uses single characters for increased performance:
R=received packet, .=nothing received but event was signaled :-(
s=send request, S=sent successfully, e=send error
C=client connected, D=client disconnected
RRRRRRCsRSRsRSsRSsRSsRSsRSsRSsRSsRSsRSRRRRRRsRSRsRSsRSRsRSsRSDRRRR

Other Resources

John Plocher has also designed a nice LocoNet Shield (check pin numbers):: http://www.scuba.net/wiki/index.php/LocoShield