Fascia Controllers

New 3D Printed versions in Diamond, Round and Recessed styles, with custom colors available. Legacy Square and Round versions. Electronics-only for use in your own 3D printed panels.

3D Printed Fascia Controller – NEW!

3D Printed Fascia Controller with a Diamond, Solid Color face (no track lines). Standard color options are Black or White.

3D Printed Fascia Controller with Round faces and turnout track lines. Standard color options are Black with White track lines or White with Black track lines. Track lines for Righthand (RH) or Lefthand (LH) turnouts available.

3D Printed Fascia Controller with Recessed Round faces.

Black or White standard colors, custom colors available
Diamond, Round or Recessed styles
Solid Color or with Track Lines

~~$10.50~~ $8.95 Intro special!!

Crossover using 2 fascia controllers. If the turnouts are controlled together then the fascia controllers can be connected to the same QuadLN_S I/O using a Y cable. If each turnout is controlled separately then connect each fascia controller to its own I/O.

3D Printed Fascia Controllers with custom face color and/or custom turnout track line color. Click for custom colors. Choose solid (no track lines), righthand or lefthand turnout style. 4 piece minimum quantity for custom color orders (you can mix Solid, RH and LH styles to meet the minimum). Contact us before placing your order to confirm availability of color choice.

Custom colors – contact us first!

$~~11.50~~ $9.95 Intro special!!

3D Printed Fascia Controller Features

Designed for easy mounting on the front of your control panel. Comes fully assembled with on-board pushbutton, Green-Red LEDs and drive electronics.

Rectangular LED bezels have a wide viewing angle. Two fascia controller edges are parallel to each LED bezel to make alignment with the fascia track diagram easy.

Standard colors are Black or White, with or without track lines.

Custom colors available with color choice from custom colors chart for the front face color and/or the track line color! Contact us before placing your order so we can confirm availability of color choice(s). Minimum custom color order quantity is 4 pieces (you can mix Solid, RH and LH styles to meet the minimum).

Configured for Dual Green-Red LEDs out of the box. Change to dual Green-only LEDs with two trace cuts. Change to a single Green-Red LED with two trace cuts. See 3D-Printed Fascia Controller under Instruction Sheets on the Downloads page for the details.

Includes a 12″ cable for connection to a QuadLN_S I/O port. Add servo extension cables as needed for longer distances. Parallel multiple Fascia Controllers using Y cables.

Requires about 1″ clearance behind front edge of panel for cable and connector.

Diamond version

Diamond version mounts in 11/16″ hole. Secured with #2 screws (included) using the mounting template on the Downloads page.

Compact form factor: the distance between parallel edges 1.0″ which allows for compact layout of track arrangements like yard ladders.

Button protrudes only about 0.05″ and is difficult to accidently actuate by bumping into the fascia controller. See Recessed version below for even more button protection.

Round version

Round version mounts in 11/16″ hole. Can be attached using glue, adhesive caulk or similar.

Compact form factor: the diameter of the round version is 1″ which allows for compact layout of track arrangements like yard ladders.

Button protrudes only about 0.05″ and is difficult to accidently actuate by bumping into the fascia controller. See Recessed version below for even more button protection.

Recessed version

Recessed version mounts in 1″ hole. Can be attached using glue, adhesive caulk or similar.

Compact form factor with outer diameter of 1.25″.

Face is recessed back to the plane of the fascia. Rim stands about 0.08″ above the panel providing additional protection against accident button actuation.

Compact 5 track yard ladder. Track spacing shown is just over 1″ and the horizontal space needed for the ladder facia controllers is 1.75″.

Fascia Controller for 3D Panels or other mounting that provides its own bezel

Fascia Controller electronics for mounting behind 3D printed panels and other installations that provide covers for the circuit board. Similar to the Front Mount version but without a bezel. Omitting the bezel eliminates some assembly labor so we can offer these at a lower price.

This image does a better job capturing the LEDs.

$5.50

An example of a 3D printed panel from my layout using 0.5 mm thick track lines to nicely diffuse the LEDs. (The LEDs tend to saturate the camera and colors are more vivid than captured in this photo.)

Back view of the 3D printed panel showing mounting clips holding the Fascia Controllers in place.

Legacy Front Mount Fascia Controller

Rear view of the Front Mount Fascia Controller showing the controller board mounted on the back of a round bezel. Plenty of glue surface on the bezel. Note the Red and Green LED trace cuts for each LED.

$10.95

White and Black square bezel versions mounted on 1/4″ hardboard. Mounting goes quickly using the available drill template (below).

White round bezel version. Fast mounting in a single hole.

Legacy Front Mount Fascia Controller Features

Designed for simple mounting on the front of your control panel. Comes fully assembled with on-board pushbutton, Green-Red LEDs and drive electronics.

Square – 13/16″ on a side and mounts with #2 screws (included). Drill five 1/16″ pilot holes then enlarge the center hole to 9/16″ to clear the components. Use the available Drill Template (see below) for fast installs.

Round – 3/4″ diameter and mounts with caulk or glue. Drill one 9/16″ hole to clear the components.

Available in Black or White to blend with your control panel.

Configured for Dual Green-Red LEDs out of the box. Change to dual Green-only LEDs with two trace cuts. Change to a single Green-Red LED for crossovers with two trace cuts. See table below.

Includes a 12″ cable for connection to a QuadLN_S I/O port. Add servo extension cables as needed for longer distances. Parallel multiple Fascia Controllers using Y cables.

Requires about 1″ clearance behind front edge of panel for cable and connector.

Drill Template for Legacy Front Mount Fascia Controller

$0.50

Drill template made from pcb material for help in locating mounting holes for the square bezel version of the Front Mount Fascia Controller above.

Configuring Fascia Controllers

Easily configure the Fascia Controllers via trace cuts to match the trackwork or to best fit the color-vision abilities of the operators. The trace cuts are on the back of the board: GREEN trace cuts at the bottom left and top right, and RED trace cuts at the bottom right and top left. Here is a table showing three configurations.

CONFIGURATION

Default

Closed

Thrown

Single Color

Closed

Thrown

Single LED

Closed

Thrown

LED A Color

No cuts

GREEN

RED

Cut RED trace

GREEN

Not lit

No cuts

GREEN

RED

LED B Color

No cuts

RED

GREEN

Cut RED trace

Not Lit

GREEN

Cut BOTH traces

Not Lit

Fascia Controller Cuttable Traces. Arrows indicate the locations of the cuttable traces. To reverse a trace cut, place a small blob of solder across the two solder pads that spans the gap.

Front mount Fascia Controller options.