Many of you already know that Iowa Scaled makes both kinds of detectors – an optical detector known as the CKT-IRSENSE, and a current detector known as the CKT-BD1. When discussing detectors a few months back, Michael and I thought it would be interesting to compare ours with the various other products on the market […]
Author: Nathan Holmes
Merry Christmas to all of you out there! Due to travel and spending time with our respective families, Michael and I will both be out during various parts of the next two weeks, and as such shipments will likely be a bit delayed. Thanks for your understanding, and things will get back to normal after […]
Not everything we develop for Iowa Scaled is destined to be a product. As part of our demo layout that we take to shows to demonstrate our “Interlocking In A Box” product, we needed a set of throttles – one to control each main line. There was no particular need for DCC as the two […]
One of our customers was trying to build an accessory decoder using our I2C-RELAY16 to drive a bank of relays for high current loads, and they were having a bit of trouble. So, I thought I’d sit down and work through the issues tonight, as I’ve always thought having an accessory decoder with isolated, high […]
Ever wanted to control some real world hardware with your Raspberry Pi? Every now and then, we get questions about using either our I2C-RELAY16 or I2C-XIO boards from the Pi, and it’s been on my eternal backlog list of “I should do a quick article on that…” So let’s break this logjam and get down […]
You may have heard about the Modular Signal System – it’s been slowly gaining support in the Free-mo modular community for about a decade now. If you haven’t, read on – it’s an exciting new (well, somewhat new) option to bring ABS signalling and more to your model railroad. The initial Modular Signal System (MSS […]
While I’m still a firm supporter of the tried-and-true industrial foam tape method we’ve sold for MRServo servo switch machine mounting since the beginning, there’s always room for improvement. Several customers have asked about alternate, mechanical mounting methods, and there’s definitely places that would be useful. I always have a machine or two that keeps […]
Michael and I will both be out on other business next week, so orders placed between March 19 and March 26 will be delayed until we return the following week. We apologize for any inconvenience, and wanted to let you know in advance.
I’d like to introduce you to ISE’s latest model railroad product – the CKT-BD1 single channel DCC block detector! This little DCC current-based detector is designed to be highly sensitive while being resistant to false triggering, robust, and very easy to install. All you need to do is pass one of the bus wires to […]
The development of ISE’s block detectors has been a fairly long adventure, so much so that the long, drawn-out development cycle through six or seven iterations has become a bit of a running joke between Michael and myself. It’s served as a bit of a high water mark in terms of design revisions and major […]
