Hello guys. Finally got ahold of a good little app called serialsend. Was able to send a command to set the loco to engine 2. Then was able to send signals for horn (whistle in this case), bell, and change directions. And this is all done from the command prompt, which is what I wanted to begin with, although not quite as simple as I had hoped for (the serialsend has far more capability than I actually need for this little test).
However, I can't get the loco to move. I've tried setting the absolute speed to 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 and even though the red light on the Command Base flashes, I get no response out of the loco. I don't think the drive train is locked up, because I don't even hear the motor trying. So suggestions there would be welcome. I'll try messing with relative speed rather than absolute speed later tonight to see if that makes a difference. There is a switch on the bottom of the loco to turn Cruise Control on and off; does this matter? (sorry, long time since I've had a TMCC/Railsounds loco)
The smoke unit works, but I haven't sent codes yet to turn it on and off (just flipped the switch under the loco).
Appreciate all the input. Will post a video later if I can get it to move.
