ECoS 1.1 and RailCom cut and pasted and mildly edited from my posts in the ECoS 1.1 topic:-
I've been checking out just what RailCom does. First you have to activate it in your decoders and then hope the software in the decoder supports it. My experience is that some do and some don't
Enabling RailCom in a decoder
CV29 bit 3 controls general RailCom support. Set to 1 it's on; set to 0 it's off. Most decoders leave the factory with it OFF.
RailCom also has "channels" which are enabled by different CVs depending on what brand of decoder you have. The default setting appears to work ok in the decoders I have, so this looks like an advanced "need to know" feature.
Decoders which support RailCom
Lenz Gold from at least version 6.1; I bought this decoder in April 2006
Zimo MX63 from version 28. This software was published in February 2007, but depending on stocks already in the supply chain you may need to check carefully. Most Zimo MX63 decoders can be updated using the DECUP device.
ESU Lokpilot / Loksound. New firmware was made available on the ECoS Forum last week. You need a LokProgrammer to flash it.
What ECoS 1.1 does with RailCom
It reads back CV values while the decoder is on the main. This is useful if you are tweaking running settings for a locomotive and it's a pain to use the programming track because it is either too short or remote.
That appears to be it apart from support for the SwitchPilot but I don't have one of those to report on what happens.
David
I've been checking out just what RailCom does. First you have to activate it in your decoders and then hope the software in the decoder supports it. My experience is that some do and some don't

Enabling RailCom in a decoder
CV29 bit 3 controls general RailCom support. Set to 1 it's on; set to 0 it's off. Most decoders leave the factory with it OFF.
RailCom also has "channels" which are enabled by different CVs depending on what brand of decoder you have. The default setting appears to work ok in the decoders I have, so this looks like an advanced "need to know" feature.
Decoders which support RailCom
Lenz Gold from at least version 6.1; I bought this decoder in April 2006
Zimo MX63 from version 28. This software was published in February 2007, but depending on stocks already in the supply chain you may need to check carefully. Most Zimo MX63 decoders can be updated using the DECUP device.
ESU Lokpilot / Loksound. New firmware was made available on the ECoS Forum last week. You need a LokProgrammer to flash it.
What ECoS 1.1 does with RailCom
It reads back CV values while the decoder is on the main. This is useful if you are tweaking running settings for a locomotive and it's a pain to use the programming track because it is either too short or remote.
That appears to be it apart from support for the SwitchPilot but I don't have one of those to report on what happens.
David