To update my testing I went back and installed 1.51 on the base and everything worked except it became apparent to me that the SER2 was just passing the signal straight through as both the red and green lights flashed when a command was sent from the computer. At that time I updated the base and remote to 1.53 and the SER2 began to work correctly but the switches ceased to function from the software and also from the remote with the configuration in the above post. I'm waiting for a cable to try another approach. The ETrain software works fine as far as passing the commands to the base and running a Legacy Steamer. The one thing I did notice is the software does not keep itself or the remotes in sync. If you set a railroad speed from the computer it performs correctly but the remotes don't show the speed. If you use the remote at this time the engine will slow quickly and then respond to the remote as the speed showing on the remote climbs back up. The same thing happens if you set the speed at the remote and the engines climbs to that speed the software still shows 0 speed. Not a big deal as long as you don't try to control a train both ways. I believe with the proper cable I can get the switches back up and running. I am wondering if another SER2 would take care of this as the Switches will respond if I connect the DZ2001 to the output of the SER2. I also tried the software on my tablet and it performed just like on the laptop which is what I expected. My next step is to remote desktop the tablet to the laptop and then be able to control the trains wirelessly.
Ron
