Hi Marty,
Thanks for coordinating the Legacy Users Group again for October 2018--
1. I guess I am a big supporter of identifying more resources on education of Legacy Basic, and Legacy Advanced (Layout Control System - LCS). Documenting in a central way The Forum (lots of dedicated topics on Legacy stuff), Lionel and YouTube and books and DVD's. I have Legacy but not LCS -- I think it is because I don't know how to learn about it. I see a lot of "boxes / modules" with a lot of unclear "initials" that are the LCS part numbers, but unclear how to put it all together. I search the Forum and get lots of great pieces of info, but not coordinated/ central hub of where to go. That being said, reviewing at the Legacy User's Group meeting some of the basics again and getting on video would be very much welcome.
2. With the newest Lionel Fall 2018 catalog now has the 2 parts I am interested to learn more about. Specifically LCS CSM2 (6-85295) $109.99 List Price that controls 7 DZ2500 switches + 4 blocks; and the new LCS CSM2 DZ2500 "Breakout Board" (1908010) $24.99 List Price. I read the catalog but I am not sure if there are installation instructions I can print out now and better understand what I am buying/ or additional parts ( cables, power supplies, other LCS modules, etc) required if I do not have any LCS parts now?? I now have a DZ2001 Data Driver now, so do I need the Breakout Boards?? What are the benefits to using the 2 new modules?? How can I get better educated here? ( I asked similar questions that were touched-on in the April 2018 LUG meeting already-- sorry if I am repeating myself !!??)
3. Are there cable / wiring diagrams that give a good overall view of the cables/ modules connected together??
Regards,
Carl J
