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With RailCom support added to the most recent updates of Hornby's Elite (V1.2) and ECoS (V1.1) via software updates and supported from the "off" in Zimo's new handheld combined controller / command stations, I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread which tracked the progress of this new NMRA standard for decoders to send information back to the command station over the rails rather than relying on a "non-standard" feedback bus (and I don't mean to imply that the standard used by some feedback busses is non-standard, merely that the same feedback is not used by all systems).
I would also prefer that this thread didn't get clogged with "you'll never get that thing to fly / it's a load of rubbish / I'm happy with what I've got and won't change" types of comment; that can be done elsewhere. Instead I would like it to become a resource in its own right as it records milestones in RailCom development and product version numbers for where decoders start to support it.
I will follow this post with a rehash of my findings of RailCom support in ECoS V1.1. I hope that owners of other systems might add their experiences as well. (That's a hint to Elite V1.2 owners
David
I would also prefer that this thread didn't get clogged with "you'll never get that thing to fly / it's a load of rubbish / I'm happy with what I've got and won't change" types of comment; that can be done elsewhere. Instead I would like it to become a resource in its own right as it records milestones in RailCom development and product version numbers for where decoders start to support it.
I will follow this post with a rehash of my findings of RailCom support in ECoS V1.1. I hope that owners of other systems might add their experiences as well. (That's a hint to Elite V1.2 owners

David