Try it with the original Legacy Y cable. As I understand it, the computer connection will then be using a dedicated serial port into the Legacy Base and the rest of your accessories (specifically, the ARC) should function correctly without having to unplug the computer.
Rudy,
It works fine either with the Lionel cable or my Y cable as long as I don't connect the USB to the computer. However, the goal was to have both the serial devices and the computer connected at the same time....
This is not a big issue as the USB cable is easily left unplugged when not using the utility. However, it would be a problem if you were to develop a PC program that acts as a virtual CAB-2. Wouldn't it be useful to have a program that can both issue and and detect commands? Think about what you could do with the capability to automatically issue a sequence of commands when a specific sequence of commands is detected.
In the interim, I’ll settle for a couple of black modules and some more functionality in the utility.
