@Shaylogger76 posted:from what I understand, there’s no way to do both control board and digital control
False, you can 100% do both digital control (example LCS or just regular command control address each switch) AND run a physical control panel at the same time.
Many of the LCS or command control modules (example SC-2, or the TMCC version of the ASC box) use relays and thus are compatible with physical switch control methods because they do not interfere- true even for other switch motors and brands- not just Fastrack or Lionel Tubular switches.
You can wire it one way and add another control method later in parallel.