1:12 scratch trailer(s) for the Purple Nurple

[dremu]

Originally Posted by Zabco

Looking good. I think you are the first person I've seen use the arduino Leonardo board. Is there any particular reason for using it as opposed to a standard UNO? Just curious.

Thanks. Having fun, key thing. And I can stack the conex trailer on top of the flatbed and still have room for another trailer on top =))

Wrt the Arduino, two reasons. One, I had some laying around. Two, the programming port is separate from the serial port, so I can use the hardware serial port for IBus from the RX, bit more reliable than software serial.

Can do the same with the Arduino Nano Every (not the same as a Nano), which I used in the rotator truck because space was constricted. The trailers have room, so the Leos were just fine. 5V, hardware serial, boom. (The 3v3 on the ESP32's can be a pain sometimes.)