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[Templar]

Can I get advice on the new Powered up system?

I am not building any particular Lego sets.  I just make them up as I go along.  I recently bought on Ebay motor 88014 not realising it couldn't be connected to existing "old-style"   battery boxes.  So I then bought a new-style battery box (88012) but that doesn't have any switch control.  Various sites (including Lego's own) talk about using the app to code instructions, but I don't want to do that (yet; may come on to that later). For the moment, I just want start, stop and reverse.

So my question is what do I need now to make that happen?   If I get the remote (88010) will that be all I need or is there something more?  The battery box I have ( 88012 ) has 4 connections, identified A - D, but the remote only seems to have two, so how does that work?

Any advice greatly received.   My own childhood was spent with Meccano, but came to Lego with my children.  Now, after a 30 year gap, I have dug out the Lego again for the grandchildren but things have changed during those 30 years!  It also seems that unless you start off by buying a complete set, then Lego itself isn't very interested in helping you.

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[mktechniccreations]

 

[kbalage]

There is a simple hub with only physical switches that was supposed to be released in the 42113 Osprey set as you could see in my linked video above, but since that set was cancelled you cannot realistically buy it at the moment. The 88010 remote only connects to the 2-port Powered Up hub (88009) directly, so you won't be able to use it with the 88012 hub without the app. It is possible to use them together, but you need the Powered Up app to configure what the remote should do with the outputs of the hub, and you need both to be connected to a smartphone/tablet with the app during operation.

I suggest to have a look at the app, having a simple start-stop-reverse control is fairly easy to set up. My code block guide might be helpful for that. I also have several Powered Up related videos published that might be helpful.

[FoxOne]

@Templar Do you consider using smartphone?

There are some apps available, able to control your hub (battery box) without any coding involved. That could be done with our without adding gamepad controller like Sony Dualshock.

[Templar]

Thanks to both of you for those replies.  My original reason was to get an extra motor or more powerful motor to drive the model I'm currently working on.  My alternative plan is to use a 230v motor from an old electric sander instead, so I might work on that idea.

All these different ideas have their own challenges, so are all fun to do!

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