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Talking Hot Box Detector:
I.R. Sensors spaced 5.28 scale feet apart.
Two buttons and Two LED's for setup and feature selection.
RS-232 port for setup and data output.
Mic input, Audio input, Aux button input, Temperature sensor, Speaker output, Audio output, LED output.
Announce: Train Speed, Current Temperature, Axle Count, Defect every XXXX axles, Railroad Name, Direction of Travel.
Use any sound editor that can make .wav files to customize what the HBD says. Files named sound01.wav through sound66.wav are uploaded to the HBD by an easy to use application (Mac or PC).
Project Progress:
6/25/2006 It is ready. The circuit boards have been printed and assembled. The are for sale at the $199 price. I have decided to go open source, so when you buy one you'll get a CD with the source code, schematic, a RealBASIC program used to configure and upload sound files and some other stuff.
3/26/2006 Here is an iPod movie of the talking hot box detector in action. HBDMovie.m4v If you have a faverite detector that you want to emulate, send me a transcript and I'll add it as one of the built-in styles. The setup software works on MAC and Windows.
3/20/2006 It works! Version 1.0 beta prototype is working and will be installed on the layout next week. Here is a screen shot of the setup window.
1/2006 The parts have arrived and the construction of the prototype has begun.
Hardware and Software features are being listed. Send Dave (dflynn at traincircuits.com) an email if you have a good feature you want
12/2005 Development begins, Selection of parts, Firmware drivers for voice chip.
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