breezinup posted:Landsteiner posted:"will the Bluetooth app allow an operator to bypass the limitations of running LC+ engines only from dedicated controllers, and instead allow them to be run from a cellphone without the controllers"
That is correct. Controllers optional for all the newly catalogued LC and LC+ locos from 2017 catalogues onward.
I guess that eliminates one of the major issues some folks had with LC+. Good news to have the option of running them without being tied to the controllers.
It would be nice if Lionel would offer a mod for pre-2017 LC+ engines to enable them to run with the Bluetooth app, but that may not be feasible.
I agree, I'm sure they'll come up with something for pre 2017 equipment.