The light control system in the Wunderland steered modelling to a new level – a complete day is simulated in 15 minutes. More than 250,000 lights (LEDs and lamps) are controlled individually by computers. This enables a dynamic change during the course of a day and creates unique moods. During the last years a rising demand for light control modules was noticed and thus we decied to develop our own light control system – MiWuLight. Since the production is not yet feasible at the prices we envisioned, the production had to be stopped until further notice.

MiWuLight is a consequent enhancement of the techniques we developed to control any lit object on a model railroad. Each modul consists of 24 outlets. The total load for all outlets is engineered for 2.5 to 3 Amps.

Variant 1

All modules are delivered with a basic configuration. There will be different configuarations like “fire engines”, “Street lamps and signal lights”, “House lighting”, “Bill boards”, and more. These modules work on a stand-alone basis and don’t need a computer to function.

Variant 2

Using a software written by Gerrit Braun (probably freeware, if all legal issues have been verified), for all 24 outlets individual sequences may be edited and loaded into the module, provided one knows a person who couldn’t resist to buy the PC-interface. Each sequence may consist of 100 steps and be of any desired brightness. Transitions are infinitely variable ( a light to be dimmed from 0 to maximum needs only 2 steps which means nearly infinite possibilities of light control). The current state is that we will also offer eproms, meaning that the customer creates his sequences at home using the software, exports them, emails them to us, and we will burn them to an eprom which the customer in turn receives per mail. He then applies the eprom to the module and the lights work as desired. However, the price for this service is not yet verified.

Variant 3

One buys the interface and thus can control a chain of MiWuLight modules ( a simple 2-wire connection and long wires are feasible). In this case, the modules are controlled via computer. Using the computer, for each of the 24 outlets of a module 5 sequences (100 steps) are programmable which can be triggered by time, events, or on a day/night – basis. The day/night control can simulate 24 hours inbetween 2 – 1440 real time minutes. The advantage of this method is that all sequences are always loaded in the module and thus the lamps glow without flickering. So far, there are no other means (for instance, using ports) to achieve a flicker-free light wether you use Linux or Windows… This, including the software, is the same technique currently used in the Wunderland. Update: More than 50% of the manual is finished. Once this task has been completed by Gerrit, we can to production. A fixed date cannot be given since the ship-control system has priority and we have to find a suitable production location!