Awesome news Marty!

Very cool, I'll be there!!!!

Added to my Calendar!

Thanks

Jim

Excellent news! On the calendar. Thanks Marty

Gene

Thanks MartyE!!

The Group meeting is on my calendar and my Base3 has been on order since first announced.

Very much looking forward to this!!

Hopefully will be recorded?

@Landsteiner posted:

Hopefully will be recorded?

It will be on Lionel YouTube channel so I assume you could find it there afterwards.

Now that is really cool Marty. Ever York that you've had the meeting, either I didn't know about it, or was too late to attend. This will rock as I need some pointers on how to do stuff. Thanks Lionel, Ryan, Dave and of course Marty. Awesome!!

Great news, Marty… I’ll have to tune in. I am not planning to be an early adapter of the Cab3 (love my hand held controllers!!!), but I am curious about the app. I probably know the answer, but figured it won’t hurt to ask. I do not care for the current limited app. Will the new app only work through the Cab3??? Thanks.

Thanks everyone.  I am really excited to do this.  We haven't had a Legacy meeting in some time due to scheduling conflicts, meeting place availability, pandemics, and so forth.  Well this eliminates all of that.  While I always love seeing everyone in person, I think this may work out better at least for getting information out there.  Typically we never based having a meeting on Lionel attending, even though they never let us down and always attended, Base3 is just way too new and advanced to try to do something without them. If the chance to do another in person meeting presents itself, we'll be all over it.

Until then keep the questions coming.  We have 2 full weeks to "stump" Dave.

Super!

Peter

Thanks for setting up the event Marty.  My question for Dave is what are Lionel's plans to support the LCS Partners developers with updated documentation on protocols extensions and new features.  Also, will Lionel publish a new version of the LCS WiFi Monitor?

John

Thanks Marty!

My question regarding the Base3 is if it is going to have an antenna port?  I seem to remember reading somewhere that this feature was going to be added after the field testing at various clubs, but it would be nice to have confirmation.  My club is considering going to Base 3, but we have to have an antenna up high to get signal reception from our Cab1L's and Cab2's due to the number of people concentrated around the control area, and while a Base3 would look cool on a pole 8-9 feet in the air, human nature combined with gravity is a recipe for expensive replacements.

Andy

Thanks everyone.  BTW if you see that I "Liked" your post, that means I have seen your question.

I'm excited for the new Base-3. I will be using it to run the trains on the layout I'm starting soon. This event will be great. I'll defintitely be tuning in. Here's an interesting question: Will there be updated LCS modules and/or an updated LCS App sometime in the future?

Will Lionel have a resource in house to maintain the Cab3 phone apps up to date, or is it contracted out?

Jim

Someone on the YouTube comments asked about a Hardware Cab 3 remote.  I was surprised it didn't come up here first.

I just preordered the Base-3 for my layout today from Trainworld. I'm even more excited.

Marty, here is my question for Dave.

Will Lionel include four digit addressing capability in future S gauge Legacy engines?

I'm just cross posting my comments from the YouTube channel so others see what was brought up. Marty already acknowledged the questions on YouTube - thanks.

For those already with a Cab2/Base2 , are there different options for adding the Base3? Does the Base3 replace the Base2 and the Base2 becomes dormant with the Base3 the only component now connected to the track?

What about folks with LCS devices - do they unplug from the Base2 and connect to the Base3?

I need to re-watch videos, but what if anything needs to be re-done if moving a setup from Cab2/Base2 to a Base3?

Does Lionel have any plans to open the Base3 up to external applications/devices such as other web apps, mobile apps, desktop apps, controllers, etc?

I also hope they are committed to cleaning up the website on all the legacy/LCS/command control documentation that just 404's now!

This is one of 2 reminders for asking questions that I will post.  The other on Thursday.

The deadline for questions is Saturday October 28th at noon.  This will give me time to add any questions to the list before sending them to Dave for review and answers.

Thanks to all who contributed so far.  We're up to about 30 questions so far, the repetitive one I only count once, but I expect more so get them in early.   

How will the Base 3 update it's operating system?

@MartyE I'm not sure if you got my questions or not so here's an official post:

1) How will 2 digit and 4 digit addressed locomotives interact on the same layout with a CAB3 system? Will we have to address everybody as a 2 digit locomotive?

2) Will there be support for third party customizing of the app? Specifically, will we be able to get info on where touch buttons are in the app? Will there be mapping options to use video game controllers or controllers for the smart phone?

@BillYo414 posted:

@MartyE I'm not sure if you got my questions or not so here's an official post:

1) How will 2 digit and 4 digit addressed locomotives interact on the same layout with a CAB3 system? Will we have to address everybody as a 2 digit locomotive?

2) Will there be support for third party customizing of the app? Specifically, will we be able to get info on where touch buttons are in the app? Will there be mapping options to use video game controllers or controllers for the smart phone?

I keep track of the YouTube comments and here.  I've harvested the YouTube ones as of last evening and will get the forum tonight.  Then add from the next few days.

Again thanks everyone. 

Hi Marty,

You may know this already. Is the new CAB3 app free of charge, like the current version, or will there be a fee ?

Perhaps Dave can make that clear during the presentation.

Will the app be a simple CAB-1/CAB-2 emulator or will it access a typical smart phone's features to enhance the operation of a Legacy equipped layout? Things like using the camera for optical cab number recognition and being able to customize the user interface would be a step in the right direction.

Will future Legacy development allow for more user control of features? Being able to adjust the brightness of LEDs and the volume of background sounds and crew talk would be examples.

Will the ability to change or update sounds and features in future Legacy locomotives be supported with this system?

Will the app be able to support 'gamified' features like unlockable achievements and 'easter eggs'? Example: run your new engine for an hour and unlock a custom menu icon?

Sorry if these questions may have been asked already!

Although I understand Bluetooth will be used on locomotives going forward to facilitate bi-directional communication, Will the Base3 still support SensorTracks for pre-Bluetooth locomotives?

Will the new PC Software for base 3 replace both LSU and the WiFi monitor software? Will this also work with the Base-2 and WiFi module?

recently had issues with the WiFi monitor and can’t get it to reinstall on my computer

I use the custom TMCC signal booster board updated from Dale M original design and improved and sold by GRJ.

Will the new Base 3 have a built-in TMCC signal booster?

This  booster board can also be adjusted to best match the signal strength to the size and design of the individual layout. Is the Base 3 TMCC signal adjustable per layout?

Regards,

Carl J

OK Base3 enthusiasts,  last call for questions.  I'll be cutting them off tomorrow at noon so I can compile, combine like questions, and organize them to send them to Dave.  I also try to correct as much grammar as I can so they read better but never change the context of the question.  In total between here and YouTube we have about 35 questions.  I have a few of my own to add.

If any come in afterwards it will be my discretion, depending on the question whether we present them during the live event.  I think we have a good sampling of concerns, thoughts, and questions.

Questions are closed!

Thanks everyone and don't forget to tune in on Wednesday!

Final reminder!

Today , November 1st at 5pm on Lionel's Facebook page and YouTube channel we will have the first Virtual Legacy Users Group Meeting.

Join me with Dave Olson where we talk all things Base3 and Cab3 App.  Dave will give us a presentation, a little demo, and answer your questions about the new Lionel Base3 and Cab3 app.  We hope you join us and you just may see me embarrass myself on a much bigger stage than Alexander's Restaurant.

I've got popcorn, Mountain Dew, and leftover Halloween candy ready to go.  On with the show!

It's ready to go. Link on Lionels YouTube page

This link should work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXd0HmzRPzs

Marty, great job.   Thank you for pulling this together.      

thanks again.

Thank you Marty.

For the folks looking for the question on WHEN, it looks like April/May if the test units received from the factory are working as expected.

Great job Marty and Dave!

Thanks Dave and Marty, great job.