RailMan

The official Remote of Dragon Railway. with its advanced features and intuitive interface, this should set a new standard for locomotive control and Dragon railway ecosystem.

Features:

• Espnow, Wifi, BLE connectivity
• 4096 resolution Knob
• SK6812 RGB leds
• Inbuilt Li-ion Battery charger
• Number keypad and Navigation buttons
• On/off power circuit with MCU control
• 1.8 inch LCD display

PCB preview:

3D model render:

Project origins:

An initial prototype was developed in early 2023. But the project was later dropped due to lack of demand.

Now we have decided to develop this project since dragon railway has gained some popularity and many members are interested in making their own 3D printed remote.

Noteworthy improvements:

• The encoder is now replaced with a high resolution magnetic encoder.
• Oled display is replaced with a full color 1.8 inch TFT LCD display.
• Added RGB for each button for better visuals.
• Changed the ESP32-dev board to integrated ESP32-S3-Mini module.