iPhone Throttles

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This is interesting:

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For those that have an iPhone or iTouch, this makes for an extraordinarily inexpensive wireless throttle. The cool thing is that your DCC system doesn't need to be wireless for this to work - it communicates with your system via a home wireless network and JMRI.

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Requirements:
- Home wireless network (wireless router)
- JMRI (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://jmri.org/">http://jmri.org/</a><!-- m -->) running on a computer that's connected to your DCC system and to your home network.
- A DCC system that you computer can interface with (NCE, Digitrax, others)
- A wifi-capable device with an app that will function as a throttle (only the apple products so far, and as far as I know)

Once everything is set up, anyone with an iPhone or iTouch (or presumbably other smart phones in the future) can download the free app and have a throttle to use on your layout.

I've downloaded the app to my phone, and the interface is very smooth. I've just torn down my layout so haven't yet had a chance to try it out controlling trains, yet.