@MartyE posted:I still think a dumb controller that cradles the "smart device" as it's brains could be a compromise to give folks a tactile feel of the controls that are most used without needing to invest a ton of time, money, and effort.
This has been my thought, as well, since the announcement that they could no longer keep producing CAB2's. And best of all, it could be used with ANY "smart device" app being used to run trains of any manufacturer or scale (thinking MTH, DCC, etc.) with just a little support from the app programmers.
Andy