@gunrunnerjohn posted:I'm not sure what gas lighting you refer to. It is a fact that MTH is discontinuing the DCS remote. It is a fact that the new TIU will not communicate with the DCS remote in wireless mode.
John, I was referring to those who have zero interest or investment into DCS but like to pop on these threads just to stir the pot. I really wanted to post my previous project in a new thread at the 11 hour of final availability of the prototype board we used above which I think will be late April. I am holding out on a long shot that I'll get my hands on a WTIU before I have send back my customer supplied board. I really doubt that will happen.
Weather people like it or not, the days of high end remotes with custom readout screen and two-way communication to a base device like the CAB-2 and DCS Remote are pretty much done. The volume of production is too low to make them cost feasible or profitable for Lionel or MTH. These remotes could still be built but the cost post for the customer would exceed any reasonable amount the customer is willing to pay.
"Dumb" remotes like the CAB1L & universal remote are are one-way communication, have no screens and no feedback from the base/engine they talk to. Right now they are reasonable to manufacture but I think the CAB1L days could be numbered also as not all of its electronics are off the shelf products like the Universal Remote. In my opinion the reason the CAB1L has life right now is because of the public backlash witnessed by MTH when they announced the cancellation of their handheld remote. When the BASE3 runs it product lifecycle and Lionel announces the BASE4, do you think it will support the CAB2 & CAB1L?
