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New member 21 posts IHB_SD20 New member 21 posts
IHB_SD20

I have the layout wired into blocks with BD20's and the tortoise switch machines wired into the DCC bus, so the next phase will be adding signals.  

There are a number of options out there but the Atlas Interlock and signal control boards seem to be the most readily available ones.  Ideally I am envisioning all the signals to display red until the dispatcher lines up a train.  Is it possible to use the Atlas signal control boards with JMRI?  

As you can probably tell the electronic side of the hobby is all kind of new to me.  So if there are links that are helpful please feel free to post them. 

 

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marcfo68 Frequent poster 656 posts
marcfo68

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No it is not possible.

The Atlas signal system is a standalone device that takes the input from the BD20 or toggle switch and not from some other source.  You probably could work around the limitation but it requires more knowledge than you confess to. And it gets rather expensive quite quickly from what i see.

Marc
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AlexW Prolific poster 2,782 posts
AlexW

Atlas Signals

There are other ways to light up Atlas signals. A club I visited had a pretty cool setup with the Atlas O G-type signals, but they had control boards from Custom Signals in Poughkeepsie, NY, which I seem to think no longer exists?

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IHB_SD20 New member 21 posts
IHB_SD20

Thanks Marc.  I was sort of

Thanks Marc.  I was sort of thinking the same thing the more I read about the Atlas system.  

Mike

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