We will be at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show this coming weekend, January 26-27, 2019. Stop by the Spring Creek Model Train booth in the Stroh Building for a chance to try out the throttle, meet the developers, and yes, even buy your very own ProtoThrottle, Realistic Control Stand Throttle! Spring Creek will […]
Author: Michael Petersen
If you are thinking of buying a ProtoThrottle, Realistic Control Stand Throttle, but want to see it in person first, stop by the North Texas Council Train Show in Plano, TX this weekend (January 19-20, 2019). Spring Creek Model Trains will be there, with throttles to sell and a small layout where you can get […]
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In this video, we explore how to set up the ProtoThrottle to control various auxiliary lighting functions on a locomotive. It’s based on a ScaleTrains.com SD40-2 (thank you ScaleTrains!) with lighted number boards, class lights, and a rotary beacon, but the techniques apply equally well to any DCC equipped locomotive. Keep an eye out for […]
Have you noticed the –:– display on the main screen of the ProtoThrottle and were wondering what that was? Or, are you one of the lucky ones, and actually see a time displayed on the second line? Those characters on the display are for displaying a fast time from one of several fast clock sources. […]
Firmware v1.1 for the ProtoThrottle has been officially released: https://github.com/IowaScaledEngineering/mrbw-cst/releases/tag/1.1 Full release notes can be found at the link above, but here are the highlights: Manual power down with a long press of the SELECT button AUX button indicator on the main display Menu lock to limit menu options for operators User interface enhancements (hide […]
You may have noticed all those blinky lights on the ProtoThrottle and its receivers. Yes, Nathan and I are fans of LEDs on the stuff we build. There is a small coolness factor, but more importantly, for products going out into the wild, beyond our loving care (and our ability to see and touch them), […]
There are two main braking modes in the ProtoThrottle. The default mode is a basic on/off (VAR BRK = OFF) brake. When you move the brake handle right, past the brake threshold (approximately mid-way), the assigned brake function is activated in the locomotive decoder. When you cross that threshold moving the brake handle left, the […]
We will be attending the St. Louis RPM Meet this Friday and Saturday (July 20-21, 2018). Please stop by and say hello. New for this year… the ProtoThrottle! No more waiting as it will finally be available for regular sales. Following the RPM, we will make it available on our website, along with our two […]
Today, we just finished shipping all the ProtoThrottle pre-orders. Thank you to all who ordered and we look forward to seeing where this goes in the future. For those who missed pre-orders, we will be at the St. Louis RPM Meet this coming week, with throttles for sale, and then they will be available on […]
