Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
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My point was whoever Mike Wolf was he had the guts to try it. Ill think you'll agree this has a totally different hardware architecture, not trying to add yet another patch to DCC.
Mistake? If DCC is overlayed DCC on Scorpius how can there be any 'mistake'?
The mistake is that you keep sounding exactly like him. "My system is superior!","My system is simpler!".
My point IS that you need to see what he has tried, is trying to do in regards to his DCS control system. He ignored the NMRA standards for digital command. He believes that his system is superior to DCC in every way, but unfortunately, because its proprietary not many people has bought it. He has even tried to influence the market with various lawsuits against the DCC manufacturers. All that did was cause the development of DCC to be held up for several years. Fortunately, he lost every suit of consequence, and DCC development has sped up recently.
You have stated that more than once that your system has to be proprietary. That is a death knell for it. There are digital standards that the NMRA has, and these are the reason that I can take a Digitrax decoder and run it with a NCE command station and throttle or visa-versa. If you plan on being the sole maker of these components, you won't be successful, or not as successful as you could be. Who wants to buy something like this from a single maker, who may go out of business, have their life cut short, or something happen to curtail, or even stop manufacture of the product. Because of the digital command standards, we really don't have to worry about it.
Sorry I never said this either!
So you do use a PC, cool
With Scorpius you do NOT have to use a PC either! It was one of the key design principles.
I can use my controller to configure any component be it any stationary or mobile decoder wirelessly in 30 seconds. And no its not fluff
Back to the laptop, its a powerful cheap tool with huge screen, usb ports etc etc. If anyone chooses not to use one thats fine by me
If its not one of the key design principles why does your very first diagram show a computer? Its good you don't require one but I guess I missed that it doesn't.
Another question. Different makes of locos will generally run at different speeds. Matching speeds between locos are extremely important to many modelers, so how does your controller do with speed matching of the loco's. Adjusting momemtum, starting voltages, etc. The setting and adjustment of these is the main reason I use a computer for programming. If this question has been asked already, I didn't see the answer. I've been rather ill the past week or so.
Always researching. I promise Ill do even more if you read my posts correctly....deal?
Seriously though I do find digital trains fascinating and Im excited about slowly but surely reconfiguring Scorpius hardware to specifically suit trains.
Rick
Definitely keep researching, so you'll see what you need to do with even the most basic system. I personally think you may be biting off more than you even know yet. But good luck.
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