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A. Infinito,

 

I also have DCS as the primary control system of my layout, and then added Legacy to run Legacy and TMCC engines and cranes.

 

I have 57 switch tracks, 45 Atlas and 12 Ross with DZ1000, and all are operated via five AIU's in parallel with toggle-switches at a traditional control panel. I get by with just five AIU's (50 switch track ports) because 11 pairs of switch tracks are crossovers connected in parallel, so overall I use only 46 AIU switch track ports.

 

I have two TIU's and use their eight output channels to power eight distribution blocks, each of which powers six tracks for a total of 20 power districts and 28 track blocks. I refer as power districts the sections of main line track that are isolated from each other. I have two mains, and each is divided into 10 such districts. The other 28 track blocks are sidings and spurs. (BTW, I learned all of this, and the terminology, from Rich Melvin's excellent video on DCS, as well as from Barry's book.)

 

After I had the layout track complete and the basic wiring done, I added Legacy, and this could not have been simpler! All it took was to run one wire from the Legacy base to the outside rail that was more convenient to access, and that was it! I run both DCS and Legacy with no problems. (But I do not run any conventional, though.)

 

Good luck!

Alex

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