{"id":5513,"date":"2022-10-24T21:47:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T19:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/?page_id=5513"},"modified":"2025-02-12T19:32:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T18:32:43","slug":"bricktopia-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/de\/projects\/bricktopia-2022","title":{"rendered":"Bricktopia 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As last year, the Mattzobricks Train Automation System 2.0 was successfully used on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchbricks.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dutchbricks.com\/\">Dutchbricks<\/a> &#8220;Bricktopia&#8221; show in October 2022 in Nederweert in the Netherlands to automate a beautiful LEGO train layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The layout will be showcased again with minor modifications in Geleen (NL, close to Aachen) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchbricks.com\/evenementen\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dutchbricks.com\/evenementen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on December 10 and 11<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bricktopia-1-1024x388.png\" alt=\"Bricktopia 2022\/1\" class=\"wp-image-5518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bricktopia-1-1024x388.png 1024w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bricktopia-1-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bricktopia-1-768x291.png 768w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bricktopia-1-1536x583.png 1536w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bricktopia-1-2048x777.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Bricktopia 2022\/1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The layout including the rolling stock was provided, built and automated by Joos Buijs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bricktopia-2-1024x581.png\" alt=\"Bricktopia 2022\/2\" class=\"wp-image-5519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bricktopia-2-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bricktopia-2-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bricktopia-2-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bricktopia-2-1536x872.png 1536w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bricktopia-2-2048x1162.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Bricktopia 2022\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the track plan of the layout:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bluebrick-Plan-764x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bricktopia 2022 Track Layout\" class=\"wp-image-5516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bluebrick-Plan-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bluebrick-Plan-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bluebrick-Plan-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bluebrick-Plan-1146x1536.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bluebrick-Plan.jpg 1194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><figcaption>Bricktopia 2022 Track Layout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the key figures of the layout:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Size: about 3,5 x 5,50 meters<\/li><li>16 blocks<\/li><li>32 reed sensors<\/li><li>Total track length of over 37 meters:<ul><li>12 switches (of which 6 automated with Trixbrix motors)<\/li><li>218 straight tracks<\/li><li>78 curves<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>6 different trains concurrently on the track<ul><li>60197 passenger train<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>60198 green cargo train<\/li><li>10277 Crocodile locomotive<\/li><li>60051 white intercity train<\/li><li>60336 cargo train<\/li><li>60337 passenger train<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"color: initial;\">Automation setup:<\/span><ul><li>4 MattzoLayoutControllers (MLC), of which 3 with MCP23017 extensions for controlling layout components (sensors and switches).<\/li><li>2 MattzoTrainController for Bluetooth (MTC4BT) on ESP32&#8217;s to control all trains.<\/li><li>Private Wifi router setup<\/li><li>Laptop running Kubuntu, Mosquitto and Rocrail<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rocrail_2022Heythuysen-1024x557.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rocrail_2022Heythuysen-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rocrail_2022Heythuysen-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rocrail_2022Heythuysen-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rocrail_2022Heythuysen.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Rocrail layout and locomotives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The layout featured a lot of beautiful and well designed buildings from modular LEGO building expert and Dutchbricks board member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/derks553\/\">Frank Derks<\/a>. This included an automated tram going back and forth, bridges spanning a 25cm gap, and many custom buildings. There was even a zeppelin flying at 1m above the layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out this video about the show:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bricktopia 2022\" width=\"819\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t3dMYKY4-eM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are happy that the Mattzobricks Train Automation System 2.0 is adopted more and more by LEGO train experts and also used very successfully on large LEGO shows and displays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As last year, the Mattzobricks Train Automation System 2.0 was successfully used on Dutchbricks &#8220;Bricktopia&#8221; show in October 2022 in Nederweert in the Netherlands to automate a beautiful LEGO train layout. The layout will be showcased again with minor modifications in Geleen (NL, close to Aachen) on December 10 and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1565,"menu_order":202202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5513","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"de","enabled_languages":["en","de"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"de":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5513"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8248,"href":"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5513\/revisions\/8248"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattzobricks.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}