As last year, the Mattzobricks Train Automation System 2.0 was successfully used on Dutchbricks “Bricktopia” 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 11.
![Bricktopia 2022/1](https://mattzobricks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Bricktopia-1-1024x388.png)
The layout including the rolling stock was provided, built and automated by Joos Buijs.
![Bricktopia 2022/2](https://mattzobricks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Bricktopia-2-1024x581.png)
This is the track plan of the layout:
![Bricktopia 2022 Track Layout](https://mattzobricks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Bluebrick-Plan-764x1024.jpg)
These are the key figures of the layout:
- Size: about 3,5 x 5,50 meters
- 16 blocks
- 32 reed sensors
- Total track length of over 37 meters:
- 12 switches (of which 6 automated with Trixbrix motors)
- 218 straight tracks
- 78 curves
- 6 different trains concurrently on the track
- 60197 passenger train
- 60198 green cargo train
- 10277 Crocodile locomotive
- 60051 white intercity train
- 60336 cargo train
- 60337 passenger train
- Automation setup:
- 4 MattzoLayoutControllers (MLC), of which 3 with MCP23017 extensions for controlling layout components (sensors and switches).
- 2 MattzoTrainController for Bluetooth (MTC4BT) on ESP32’s to control all trains.
- Private Wifi router setup
- Laptop running Kubuntu, Mosquitto and Rocrail
![](https://mattzobricks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/rocrail_2022Heythuysen-1024x557.png)
The layout featured a lot of beautiful and well designed buildings from modular LEGO building expert and Dutchbricks board member Frank Derks. 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.
Video
Check out this video about the show:
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.