traintastic/docs/hardware.md

Traintastic Hardware Interfacing

All hardware communication is performed using an interface. As not all hardware is created equally Traintastic needs to know what hardware capabilities to control/monitor, therefor each interface supports one or more controllers. A controller is a standardized system to control/monitor some piece of hardware.

Controllers

This section explains the different types of controllers that are currently supported by Traintastic. As more hardware support is added additional controllers might be needed.

Decoder controller

Controls locomotive decoders.

Input controller

Reads (digital) inputs.

Output controller

Controls outputs.

Identification controller

Reads (train) identification sensors.