diff --git a/IO_RocoDriver.h b/IO_RocoDriver.h
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+/*
+ *  © 2024, Chris Harlow. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  This file is part of EX-CommandStation
+ *
+ *  This is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with CommandStation.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+/*
+* The IO_RocoDriver device driver uses a rotary encoder connected to vpins
+* to drive a loco.
+*  Loco id is selected by writeAnalog.
+*/
+
+#ifndef IO_ROCODRIVER_H
+#define IO_ROCODRIVER_H
+
+#include "DCC.h"
+#include "IODevice.h"
+#include "DIAG.h"
+
+const byte _DIR_CW = 0x10;  // Clockwise step
+const byte _DIR_CCW = 0x20;  // Counter-clockwise step
+
+const byte transition_table[5][4]= {
+    {0,1,3,0},            // 0: 00
+    {1,1,1,2 | _DIR_CW},  // 1: 00->01
+    {2,2,0,2},            // 2: 00->01->11
+    {3,3,3,4 | _DIR_CCW}, // 3: 00->10
+    {4,0,4,4}             // 4: 00->10->11
+};
+
+const byte _STATE_MASK = 0x07;
+const byte _DIR_MASK = 0x30;
+
+
+class RocoDriver : public IODevice {
+public:
+  
+  static void create(VPIN firstVpin, int dtPin, int clkPin, int clickPin, byte notch=10) {
+    if (checkNoOverlap(firstVpin)) new RocoDriver(firstVpin, dtPin,clkPin,clickPin,notch);
+  }
+
+private:
+  int _dtPin,_clkPin,_clickPin, _locoid, _notch,_prevpinstate; 
+  enum {xrSTOP,xrFWD,xrREV} _stopState;
+  byte _rocoState;  
+
+
+  // Constructor
+  RocoDriver(VPIN firstVpin, int dtPin, int clkPin, int clickPin, byte notch){
+    _firstVpin = firstVpin;
+    _nPins = 1;
+    _I2CAddress = 0;
+    _dtPin=dtPin;
+    _clkPin=clkPin;
+    _clickPin=clickPin;
+    _notch=notch;
+    _locoid=0;
+    _stopState=xrSTOP;
+    _rocoState=0; 
+    _prevpinstate=4; // not 01..11 
+    IODevice::configureInput(dtPin,true);
+    IODevice::configureInput(clkPin,true);
+    IODevice::configureInput(clickPin,true);
+    addDevice(this);
+    _display();
+  }
+
+  
+
+  void _loop(unsigned long currentMicros) override {
+    if (_locoid==0) return;  // not in use
+    
+    // Clicking down on the roco, stops the loco and sets the direction as unknown.
+  if (IODevice::read(_clickPin)) {
+    if (_stopState==xrSTOP) return; // debounced multiple stops
+    DCC::setThrottle(_locoid,1,DCC::getThrottleDirection(_locoid));
+    _stopState=xrSTOP;
+    DIAG(F("DRIVE %d STOP"),_locoid);
+    return; 
+  }
+
+  // read roco pins and detect state change 
+  byte pinstate = (IODevice::read(_dtPin) << 1) | IODevice::read(_clkPin);
+  if (pinstate==_prevpinstate) return;
+  _prevpinstate=pinstate;
+
+  _rocoState = transition_table[_rocoState & _STATE_MASK][pinstate];
+  if ((_rocoState & _DIR_MASK) == 0) return; // no value change 
+
+  int change=(_rocoState & _DIR_CW)?+1:-1;
+  // handle roco change -1 or +1 (clockwise)
+  
+  if (_stopState==xrSTOP) {
+      // first move after button press sets the direction. (clockwise=fwd)
+      _stopState=change>0?xrFWD:xrREV;
+    }
+
+    // when going fwd, clockwise increases speed. 
+    // but when reversing, anticlockwise increases speed.
+    // This is similar to a center-zero pot control but with
+    // the added safety that you cant panic-spin into the other
+    // direction.
+    if (_stopState==xrREV) change=-change; 
+    //  manage limits
+    int oldspeed=DCC::getThrottleSpeed(_locoid);
+    if (oldspeed==1)oldspeed=0; // break out of estop
+    int  newspeed=change>0 ?  (min((oldspeed+_notch),126)) : (max(0,(oldspeed-_notch)));
+    if (newspeed==1) newspeed=0; // normal decelereated stop. 
+    if (oldspeed!=newspeed) {
+        DIAG(F("DRIVE %d notch %S %d %S"),_locoid,
+             change>0?F("UP"):F("DOWN"),_notch,
+             _stopState==xrFWD?F("FWD"):F("REV"));
+        DCC::setThrottle(_locoid,newspeed,_stopState==xrFWD);
+        }
+}
+
+  // Selocoid as analog value to start drive
+  // use <z vpin locoid [notch]>
+  void _writeAnalogue(VPIN vpin, int value, uint8_t param1, uint16_t param2) override {  
+    (void) param2;
+    _locoid=value;
+    if (param1>0) _notch=param1;
+    _rocoState=0;
+    
+    // If loco is moving, we inherit direction from it.
+    _stopState=xrSTOP;
+    if (_locoid>0) {
+        auto speedbyte=DCC::getThrottleSpeedByte(_locoid);
+        if ((speedbyte & 0x7f) >1) {
+            // loco is moving
+            _stopState= (speedbyte & 0x80)?xrFWD:xrREV;
+        } 
+    }
+    _display();
+  }
+
+  
+  void _display() override {
+    DIAG(F("DRIVE vpin %d loco %d notch %d"),_firstVpin,_locoid,_notch);
+  }
+
+ };
+
+#endif
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index b428c75b..084751dc 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "StringFormatter.h"
 
-#define VERSION "5.2.68"
+#define VERSION "5.2.69"
+// 5.2.69 -  IO_RocoDriver. Direct drive train with rotary encoder hw.
 // 5.2.68 -  Revert function map to signed (from 5.2.66) to avoid
 //           incompatibilities with ED etc for F31 frequency flag.
 // 5.2.67 -  EXRAIL AFTER optional debounce time variable (default 500mS)