CAB 2 Update issue

just wondering what software to you upgrade from? The yellow light will slowly blink when transferring information to a computer or the LCS system. It also blinks when a TMCC base is sending commands to the legacy base.

Did you go into the setup and set the type to TMCC, R100, or Legacy?  If it's set to CAB1, you'll just get numbers.

Thanks for replying, I updated from 1.52 to 1.6.    Also I have TMCC hooked in with two controllers, however when I disconnected the yellow light still flashes.

Apparently when I updated using the black fob it wiped all my data from about 30 units, which in the end is why my programed engines worked without the function keys, when I backed up after upgrading it must have wiped out all my data.    This is what I get for retiring!   Now that I have time I guess planned opalescence will kick in. 

I have used my Legacy 990 with my old TMCC controllers for years with no problems even setting up my ross switch controllers so they worked with Legacy.       I picked up a new Legacy 993 for the the added functions for mt friends to use.     Oh well time to update all the engines.    BTW how long with the 990 base station last?   Seems to be generating a lot of heat as it charges batteries?    In any case thanks for your quick replies, this was my first posting and I appreciate the responses.  

Joe

I don't charge in the #990 base, it gets too hot.  I use the #993 charging base, when I take the remote out of it, it's room temperature.

You do realize that while you were making the black modules, you could have simply backed up the base using the LSU, it's quick and easy.  Then you can reload it after the smoke settles.

Is anything hooked to the 9 pin?

Learned my lesson will use the black module next time.   Regarding the nine pin not certain what that is but I did link into a specialty board from Z to allow my switches to work off legacy.    Really nice folks at Z Stuff they sent me the board after I explained what I needed.

The yellow led will blink with a LCS device connected to the 9pin serial port. I’m sure it’s the same with the Z stuff board attached.

That’s weird I thought only when you updated from 1.2 is when it would wipe the base. I’ve never had that issue recently. Either way next time with the same LSU software you can backup the base information onto the computer and if that happens again you can reload all your information

Thanks all for the information and assistance

I've updated from 1.3 in increments several times to the current 1.60/1.61 versions, and it's never affected the stored engines in the base.  When I got my Legacy system, I had to send it back for the 1.2 upgrade, then I did the 1.3 shortly after from a module that Lionel supplied.  After 1.3, I was able to write black modules and do the updates myself.