 Joined: 10/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 3,997
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My Märklin mobile crane 46715 arrived this week. As reported by others, it is on the noisy side and somewhat faster than it could have been, but overall its a nice model. Since trying to operate it by selecting different functions and getting the motor direction is not very friendly, so I created a control screen in my software - and it provides a much easier method of controlling the crane.... I have added the crane control to my BW Lite software too so if you have an Intellibox connected to a Windows PC you too can control it from your PC keyboard! Screenshots, details etc. are at: http://layout.mixmox.com/1/mobile_craneand the software is at http://bw.mixmox.com |
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 Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,692 Location: United Kingdom
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Very good,Keep posted when arrive and test it. |
Large Marklinist 3- Rails Layout with CS2/MS2/Boosters/C-track/favorites Electric class E03/BR103, E18/E118, E94, Crocodiles/Steam BR01, BR03, BR05, BR23, BR44, BR50, Big Boy. |
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 Joined: 21/01/2004(UTC) Posts: 1,274
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Does it have joystick support? That would be nice :)
Bert
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Joined: 10/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 3,997
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by DasBert33
<br />Does it have joystick support? That would be nice :)
Bert
Not at present. I always wanted joystick control too and in fact I once implemented it for my other rotary crane. The problem with this crane is that the model can only run one axis at a time, so the advantage of being able to drive multiple axis with a joystick is lost.. |
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 Joined: 10/09/2004(UTC) Posts: 959 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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I'm sorry to go a bit off-topic here, but do You (or anyone else) know more regarding controlling the actual piezo-motors?
I am tempted towards attempting to make a replacement decoder for this crane in order to make it move slower, as well as being able to control all motors simultaneously (for the joystick feature). I have been thinking of this ever since I got the crane, but I haven't done anything about it just yet.
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Joined: 10/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 3,997
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sadly I don't know more. I suspect you would need to take yours apart and then look up the specs on the parts you uncover. Good luck ! |
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Joined: 10/09/2004(UTC) Posts: 959 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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That's allright. After a hint somewhere else, I found this page: http://www.elliptec.com/The piezo-motors seem to be quite easy to control. Just apply a certain frequency to them, and they move one way. Another frequency, and they move the other way. That'll be fun to experiment with.
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