Especially for use in the garden, we have created an alternative to our CTC-IR-Balise. Here we utilise Near Field Communication (NFC), instead of optical infrared signals.
The possibilities regarding position recognition and automation are identical with the CTC-NFC-Reader, to those of the IR receiver. However, there is no possibility to influence the transmitted data with NFC. Only a globally unique number is transmitted, which has already been stored in the NFC-Balise by the manufacturer.
The NFC-Reader has a size of 40 mm x 42 mm:
It is mounted under the locomotive, resulting in a reading distance of approximately 2 cm:
The NFC-Reader is connected with 4 cables to the CTC-Lokmodul-G.
Note: Unfortunately, the CTC-NFC-Reader cannot be connected to the CTC-Lokmodul-H0a, which is often used for small garden railway locomotives. We offer an attractive upgrade deal to affected customers if necessary.