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It indeed works, in fact it works very well! I receive colors in my Swift app. Hope to post a video soon.

Today I received the Boost color sensor and like I expected (especially because of this topic) the train hub works also with the color sensor: See the Boost commands: https://github.com/JorgePe/BOOSTreveng/blob/master/ColorDistanceSensor.md they work exactly the same. I really like this option. Like the setup from @dr_spock we did something like that a few years ago by controlling the motor of the train with an on-board Arduino with color sensor, but now we can do this with LEGO only options. This is especially useful for educational purposes, you only need a train, about 20 bucks for a color sensor and a few extra bricks and can make an intelligent train! I'm working on teaching materials for it (using Swift playgrounds), as soon as I have something concrete I will share it of course. Meanwhile I have added color sensor support in the train control app for iOS (I did not push this version to GitHub / App Store yet since it still needs work).

Looks neat @scroggle, how did you pull that off? What program(s) did you use and what (scripting) language?!

Yup, that would be a good solution I think.

Well I will program my own apps so that is not the problem, but will the the train hub report sensor readings, that is the question :)

Very nice dario! Do you live in the US (I spot a UP Big Boy engine ;)) Seems you are also working on a traverser bridge?

So now we should also find out whether the color sensor works also on the Train hub :) I just ordered a sensor on BrickLink. I like Arduino too but for younger kids it is too complicated (even for first grade not-so-technical ICT college students and Informatics teachers is my experience).

You never know if a more advanced remote, capable of controlling the two motors will be available later on.

public struct BLEHelper { let serviceUuid = CBUUID(string: "00001623-1212-EFDE-1623-785FEABCD123") let characteristicUuid = CBUUID(string: "00001624-1212-EFDE-1623-785FEABCD123") let deviceNameHandset = "Handset" // -> train remote controller let deviceNameHub = "HUB NO.4" // -> train motor receiver HUB } (I don't have the manufacturerData right now). Brickset has some nice info indeed on the Batman set: https://brickset.com/article/36853/powered-up-motors-first-look

I must have misread the UUID then ;) I did not do a diff on the UUID's! Makes it easier though! I hope to be able to obtain a Boost set next week (and an extra train), would be a nice summer holidays project to work further on it. Interesting to hear that there are indeed differences. Now we need to wait till new UP products will be released (e.g. the Batman set) to get a better insight in what LEGO has planned for us. EV3 is also nearing the end of it's cycle so who knows it will also evolve in a Boost and/or UP compatible system.

I don't see a reason for that, if you play by the rules you get a Frontpage Spot, probably not only here but at a lot of other places too :). @coaster I already saw you action on Kickstarter. Nice job again... Hope you will make the goal in time.

Almost ready for de Powered Up trains? Time for some switching first! BrickTracks has another Kickstarter up and running. Check here in Train tech.

Well, only one week left, so that would have been great but I think I will manage. Very busy at work and with graduation apart from that so a good thing we have summer vacation in about three weeks!

Really nice job! Overlaying the Paradisa baseplate with this tiles is a very neat found indeed!!!

Design app? Illustrator / Vectorscribe, that is what I use. Some people use Corel Draw, I did too but that was back in the nineties. Of course it takes a long time, there is no free lunch, so does making great LEGO builds. That is part of the fun, for me at least. Some people lay jigsaw puzzles or solve sudoku's, I do sticker / LEGO / electronics / software design to enjoy myself.

Well, if it would be easy everyone would do it. I use solvent ink. You could use static material like BrickStix, but I don't have good experience with that.

Here you are :) I like the version with portholes best, breaks the train a little. I like the train but couldn't you make the nose a little higher looking?

If you go below ground level it will automatically make ground level lower as well.

Welcome dump, I also make almost everything in LDD so my cousins can enjoy playing with it (and more advantages). What is your question exactly?

@sed6 that is very interesting new information!

Maybe he is under NDA of course...

I think the best source is the development of Boost. PU is in fact the same as Boost as we have unraveled together of course.

The Seuthe stuff will leave residue on your LEGO though, I have experience with it. It is easiest if you control your train with DCC, those steam generators work well with that.

That would be very useful indeed :)

Apple first wanted me to send them Powered Up so they could test it, but in the end the videos (that they probably overlooked in first instance) were enough: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/up-control-pro/id1400229169?mt=8 I implemented the maximum power option in settings (v1.1), also a new option to set direction for each motor, the motors should now also move at the same pace. Now I need to wait till July so I can get a second set :)