NEXT LIVE WORKSHOP: Wed. May 2nd, 2018 8:00PM cst

Connecting Arduino to JMRI

We have been doing a lot of model railroad Arduino projects, but up until now they have all been stand alone projects where the Arduino operates independently. Now we will learn how to connect an Arduino to your computer and JMRI. This will allow you to monitor and activate Arduino inputs and outputs from JMRI. Examples include signaling, block occupancy, turnouts and more!

Parts and Libraries required:

You will need JMRI installed and running on your computer. You will also need an Arduino library called ArduinoCMRI.

Parts needed include: An Arduino, a breadboard and a few LEDs with resistors.

Download JMRI here: http://jmri.sourceforge.net/download/index.shtml

Download CMRI library here: https://github.com/madleech/ArduinoCMRI