Powered Up: 9.1 ⚡ Remote control
In my post on Powered Up Networks, I already explained some details concerning the use of the Remote Control with different Powered Up hubs. However, since we regularly get questions about what can and can't be done with the remote, I have decided to make a short video to show the behaviour of different motors when connected to the (City/Train) Hub #88009.
The long and short of it is that all currently available motors work when connected to the Hub and controlled with the Remote Control (#88010). However, not all work in the same way.
There are two pre-programmed motor behaviours when using the Remote Control to start and stop motors connected to the Hub: incremental speed and on/off.
The train motor is the only one that accepts incremental speed commands. Each time to push the + or - button on the Remote the speed will increase or decrease accordingly, with a maximum of 9 speed levels in either direction. Although not shown in the video, the Powered Up LED lights also respond in this way with the exception that there is no change of direction: light intensity can increase in both the positive and the negative direction
Al other motor, whether the simple linear motor or any of the motors that allow for precise control when used with the app, either turn on or off with a fixed speed when triggered with the Remote Control. This includes the motors from the Spike Prime set, Of course that means that the built-in rotation/position control in these motors is unused in this configuration. To access that you will need to use the app.
Are there more ways to use the Remote Control? And what motors can you control with the Powered Up app? I'll answer those questions in another post.
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