Answers.Body: <p>With current hardware, the answer is 10. From the trains FAQ:</p>
  
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    <p>You can run up to 10 trains at the same time from one remote control. There are 5 channels on the remote control (you can tell them apart by their different colors), and with each channel you can control 2 Smarthubs in separate trains with motors plugged in – as long as on one train the motor is in port A of the Smarthub, and on the other train, port B.</p>
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  <p>Each Smarthub provides two ports:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/wc5u5.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/wc5u5.png" alt="Smarthub"></a></p>
  
  <p>There are 5 channels available on current remotes, so you can pair up to 5 remotes with Smarthubs and control 5×2=10 outputs at the same time.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm wondering how many motors I can control at the same time using the LEGO Powered Up system? What components are required to make this work?</p>
  
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Title: How many motors can be controlled using the Powered Up system?
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ThreadText: # How many motors can be controlled using the Powered Up system?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-11)
  
  I'm wondering how many motors I can control at the same time using the LEGO Powered Up system? What components are required to make this work?
  
  **Tags:** powered-up
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2018-07-11. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  With current hardware, the answer is 10. From the trains FAQ:
  
  > You can run up to 10 trains at the same time from one remote control. There are 5 channels on the remote control (you can tell them apart by their different colors), and with each channel you can control 2 Smarthubs in separate trains with motors plugged in – as long as on one train the motor is in port A of the Smarthub, and on the other train, port B.
  
  Each Smarthub provides two ports:
  
  [![Smarthub](https://i.sstatic.net/wc5u5.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/wc5u5.png)
  
  There are 5 channels available on current remotes, so you can pair up to 5 remotes with Smarthubs and control 5×2=10 outputs at the same time.
  
  
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