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Hi guys,
thought I would get opinions from people in the know on this one
we are currently running a homegrown DCC system (using a combination of decoders, mostly TCS) and are looking to upgrade the handheld throttles. The throttles we use at the moment are a simple affair that we put together, we are now looking at using something more "comprehensive".
I've been looking at expressnet controllers, such as the LH100. Now you can probably see the glaring issue here, we don't have expressnet. One option is to upgrade the whole system to Lenz, giving us access to expressnet. This will mean a lot of changes to our current software. the other option is to add expressnet support to our software.
So, here is the question. Is it possible, using the LI-USB to setup a PC to act as a basestation for expressnet? The PC is already doing all the work of a basestation, maintaining Loco registers etc, as you would expect.
Thanks for any info or advice anyone can give
Tim
thought I would get opinions from people in the know on this one

we are currently running a homegrown DCC system (using a combination of decoders, mostly TCS) and are looking to upgrade the handheld throttles. The throttles we use at the moment are a simple affair that we put together, we are now looking at using something more "comprehensive".
I've been looking at expressnet controllers, such as the LH100. Now you can probably see the glaring issue here, we don't have expressnet. One option is to upgrade the whole system to Lenz, giving us access to expressnet. This will mean a lot of changes to our current software. the other option is to add expressnet support to our software.
So, here is the question. Is it possible, using the LI-USB to setup a PC to act as a basestation for expressnet? The PC is already doing all the work of a basestation, maintaining Loco registers etc, as you would expect.
Thanks for any info or advice anyone can give

Tim