Demos with Dave Cab 3 Part 1 Bluetooth

I think that the background themes on the Bluetooth side of the app are a cool feature. Here are some great suggestions for future themes (Dave, I hope you're reading this!):

-Steampunk (Great for those who like running steam locomotives!)

-Seasonal: winter, spring, summer, fall

-Favorite railroad themes (Santa Fe, PRR, SP, UP, B&O, etc.; I want a BNSF RR theme)

-Halloween (Perfect for running any of Lionel's Halloween locos and train sets, including the new "Eerie" Triplex)

-Sci-fi (futuristic designs; also good for running Lionel's Phantom train)

-Aliens (Great for running Lionel's Area 51 sets and accessories)

-Superheroes (Lionel has DC Superheroes train sets and rolling stock, so this would be perfect)

-Harry Potter

-Thanksgiving (This theme would make some people hungry! Ha, ha!)

-Patriotic

-Hanukkah; Kwanzaa; other holidays (for those who celebrate those; we want to be inclusive here!)

-Could we make our own custom designs and add them to the app? Just an interesting idea.

As always Dave did a good job.  I really appreciate these videos because we get the updates on Base3 and see how the app functions. I think Lionel has been fairly good at keeping us updated as to the status whether we liked the news or not.

To be honest I am glad they kept the Bluetooth side similar to what we have now.  I'm also glad that Dave conveyed that it is intentionally made to be a more simpler control.

I agree with Dylan that a "few" more themes would be great, especially Halloween.  His list is pretty large so I'd definitely get choosey.  I'd hate to overload it.

With Base 3 due into Lionel by July 8th, we can't be more than 3-4 weeks away if all goes as planned.

Thanks to @Dave Olson and the entire Lionel team for getting us to this point!

Just downloaded the app and tried it on my home loop with a new S2   It works great and has nice easy to easy interface   I love it   Now if only bluetooth would have a longer range it would be pefect

@bluelinec4 posted:

Just downloaded the app and tried it on my home loop with a new S2   It works great and has nice easy to easy interface   I love it   Now if only bluetooth would have a longer range it would be pefect

My limited experience with Bluetooth it depends on two things. Is it surrounded by metal like a steam engine or plastic like most diesels. With diesels its likely limited by your smart device. Bluetooth on an iPad is said to be just over 30 feet. I just tested it on a Flyerchief board in a diesel and ran out of room in my basement but 30 feet certainly seems possible.

Ben maybe you have a bigger space to test this on?????

Pete

@Norton posted:

Ben maybe you havE a bigger space to test this on?????

Pete

Yeah Ben.  Do you have a bigger space?

@MartyE posted:

Yeah Ben.  Do you have a bigger space?

Side to Side on that bigger space its good  Buuuuuttttt the length is way off  LOL

Is there much advantage for a layout like mine with very few Bluetooth engines to go to the Cab 3? ……I like the idea of running from a device, and I wouldn’t mind running from the iPad, ……with little to no support for the Cab 2, is the jump to Cab 3 really worth it for folks like myself??……correct me if I’m wrong, but really soon, Cab 2’s are going to be on borrowed time,……..no??.

Pat