RailPro > RailPro Specific Help & Discussion
Improvements to the Hand Held Throttles
ON28:
How about enabling the HC for video? Seriously, I had a vision (!) today of putting a camera in-engine, and seeing the output on the HC in real time. Lionel tried this decades ago but the tech is far better today. Actually, I'm surprised no one's done this with a phone.
gcarter1945:
My 2 pennies worth on the subject...
I would like to see a slider switch on the body of the HC that would select the operations mode or the set-up mode, and, possibly the accessories mode (although I don't have any accessories and/or turnouts to control); thus alleviating the bummer of accidentally switching to a screen that you don't want at the most inopportune time. You could still have the option of setting up the buttons on the screen you choose whether that be 4, 8, 12, or 16 buttons per screen even if more that 8 were spread among two or more pages. The placing of the slider should be in an ergonomic sensible location.
For what its worth, I like the loco picture on the main screen. It would be a boon if there was a graphics conversion element to the RailPro Assistant program so one could modify a photo and see what it would look like on the HC before going to the trouble of having to load it onto the HC/LM first.
Geoff
Too soon old, too late smart.
Gibs:
Geoff
That's how I see it being done as well, as I made mention before up above, a Main HC that does it all, the HC-3. But I also had a thought later on, what if there was also a new HC just for Operator's, the HC-3O (Operator ONLY) like you sorta get with the small Digitrax controller. All this smaller version can do is Operate any loco that the operator needs too from the Loco list. Heck it can even be of the " Hammer" design with a slightly smaller screen in the Head of the Hammer. It could also have a lanyard point and be USB chargeable and have a E-Stop Button (nice big red one).
10cents worth now.
G8B4Life:
--- Quote from: gcarter1945 on September 04, 2021, 05:08:38 PM ---For what its worth, I like the loco picture on the main screen. It would be a boon if there was a graphics conversion element to the RailPro Assistant program so one could modify a photo and see what it would look like on the HC before going to the trouble of having to load it onto the HC/LM first.
--- End quote ---
You are aware that RPA does let you preview the loco picture you create? Not previewed with all the HC stuff around it but still a preview.
--- Quote from: Gibs on September 04, 2021, 07:19:25 PM ---...But I also had a thought later on, what if there was also a new HC just for Operator's, the HC-3O (Operator ONLY) like you sorta get with the small Digitrax controller.
--- End quote ---
The problem with a "smaller" operator only HC is that it'd still cost about the same as the full fledged HC as it'd require all the same components (just in different sizes) to work; it'd still require a case, it'd still require a knob, it'd still require a touchscreen (not as expensive as you'd think) and it'd still require the same brains. I honestly couldn't see anyone buying them when the cost would be about the same as the full fledged HC.
- Tim
William Brillinger:
--- Quote ---Not previewed with all the HC stuff around it but still a preview.
--- End quote ---
This is something that I could incorporate into the bitmap builder.
One day when my programmer needs something to do, I think we'll make this happen.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version