Bring your dated Hornby double track level crossing to life by adding lights, sound and moving barriers. These relatively cheap and simple upgrades using an Arduino nano can add some excitement and realism to an otherwise boring piece of track.
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Hornby Level Crossing - https://railsofsheffield.com/products/hornby-r636-level-crossing-double-track?_fid=7eeb3d943&_pos=3&_sid=2d36be4f7&_ss=r&ref=LITTLEWICKET
LEDs - https://ebay.us/NK2VfC
Pin vice - https://amzn.to/4gqPFbp
Resistors - https://amzn.to/4fnCFCc
Piezo Buzzer - https://amzn.to/3VMgSgx
Servos - https://amzn.to/41GAV3v
Servo Splitter - https://amzn.to/3DpdCkP
Power Supply - https://amzn.to/4gfm7gO
Arduino Wires - https://amzn.to/3ZF9rst
Piano Wire - https://amzn.to/3VMqt6R
Arduino code: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ntx0deMN-SHppbBCvfUuvut1THPlXJLBGUbLCVO4cTg
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00:00 Introduction
03:00 Train Detection
03:36 Sound
04:46 Lights
08:44 Moving Barriers
13:03 The Code
15:02 Results