Willy,
If you plan to run DCS using the DCS Remote, the book you want is The DCS Companion 3rd Edition. The DCS WiFi Companion 2nd Edition does not address using the DCS Remote at all. It is only concerned with running DCS using the DCS App.
There are two books because DCS is operated very differently, depending upon which device you use.
Don,
The DCS App should run fine on your iPad 2. Just make sure that the iPad 2 is running the latest release of iOS of which it’s capable.
Barry, I cannot locate the first edition of the MTH DCS WiFi Companion eBook since my my laptop had a small problem. Can you tell me how to get a copy of the Original MTH DCS WiFi Companion 1st Edition. Thank You for your time.
Mike,
Just login to Shopatron/Kibo here and download another copy.
Barry, thank you for your help but, in my stupidity, I forgot the password. With Shopatron/Kibo's help, I now have the password back and all is well. Again, Thank You for your help.
Mike,
Any time! 
Barry: I just received your book DCS WIFI Companion 2nd Edition. I was reading on how to upgrade my TIU and the book you stated Widows PC is required. I use a Mac and I Pad. Will I be able to upgrade my TIU on the Mac or must I use a Windows PC.? I do have one but a turtle is faster. Also I have the 2nd Edition of you DCS Compainion and in your WiFi book foreword you mention the 3rd Edition. Is the 3rd Edition a must to get the most of the WiFi book? I am just getting into the WiFi mode to operate as everything has been packed up for over a year and want to upgrade the software in my TIU now while the layout is under construction. Also can I run PS1 & PS2 locomotives with the WiFi system? How do I determine the current software level in my TIU? Thank you very much.
Rick,
I use a Mac and I Pad. Will I be able to upgrade my TIU on the Mac or must I use a Windows PC.?
The Loader Program can be run on a Mac that has a Windows environment installed. The DCS WiFi Companion 2nd Edition discusses how to do this on pages 155-157.
Also I have the 2nd Edition of you DCS Compainion and in your WiFi book foreword you mention the 3rd Edition. Is the 3rd Edition a must to get the most of the WiFi book?
No, not at all.
The DCS Companion 3rd Edition only has a single chapter that discusses the Standard version of the DCS App. That information is a small part of what is in The DCS Wifi Companion 2nd Edition.
 | This and a whole lot more about DCS WiFi is all in MTH’s “The DCS WiFi Companion 2nd Edition!" |
Barry
Sorry to cut in but you forgot to answer his last question about PS1 and PS2 running on WiFi. I will let you (the Master ) answer as I do NOT want to step on toes or answer incorrectly.
His last question was how to tell version of current TIU.
Curtis
Rick,
Also can I run PS1 & PS2 locomotives with the WiFi system?
Yes.
You run the PS2 engine using the Premium DCS App's Engine Control Screen and the PS1 engine using the Track Control Screen.
How do I determine the current software level in my TIU?
From the DCS App's More... Screen, navigate to Advanced Features, System Settings, TIU Settings, select your TIU and tap on TIU firmware near the top of the screen.
| This and a whole lot more about DCS WiFi is all in MTH’s “The DCS WiFi Companion 2nd Edition!" |
Barry: Thank You with all my stuff still to be found and unpacked this whole WiFi thing has been a bit difficult and still learning. I thought I was pretty comfortable with DCS but a whole new word with WiFi and looking forward to getting it up and running. So again Thank You for answers and guidance.
Rick, I am still a beginner on WiFi but I got trains running pretty easily. I wish you well!!
Mark, Thank You I am looking forward to getting them running I am thinking about just laying a circle of track on what I have already built just to run trains. I have not gone this long without being able to run any trains in almost 27 years. That was how long we were in our old house and I had a layout. Ants in my pants so to speak.
Rick, I know what you mean. It is hard to wait to get things going.
Do I need to buy the Lionel wi fi to get full functions out of legacy engines running with DCS wi fi on top of all the gadgets I already bought?
thanks to all of You
Jorge,
Do I need to buy the Lionel wi fi to get full functions out of legacy engines running with DCS wi fi on top of all the gadgets I already bought?
At present, the Premium version of the DCS App can operate nearly every feature and function of Legacy engines.
To operate Legacy engines in Legacy mode from the DCS App, you'll need the following Lionel items:
Lionel 6-81499 LCS DB-9 Cable With Power Supply.
Refer to The DCS WiFi Companion 2nd Edition, Appendix F: TMCC and Legacy, on 220-231, for all of the details.
| This and a whole lot more about DCS WiFi is all in MTH’s “The DCS WiFi Companion 2nd Edition!" |
Barry thank You so much for your reply,You just saved me some good bucks,now I can buy Your book!!!!
my best regards
Barry Broskowitz posted:
To operate Legacy engines in Legacy mode from the DCS App, you'll need the following Lionel items:
- Lionel Legacy command base
- Lionel 6-81326 SER2 WiFi Module
Lionel 6-81499 LCS DB-9 Cable With Power Supply.
Jorge Gomez Espana posted:Barry thank You so much for your reply,You just saved me some good bucks,now I can buy Your book!!!!
my best regards
Just to correct a small typo in Barry's post, the Lionel 6-81326 should read...
Marty,
I describe the SER2 as a WiFi device rather than an LCS device so as to ensure that one does not think that the LCS module is required in this case, which it is not.
Barry Broskowitz posted:Marty,
I describe the SER2 as a WiFi device rather than an LCS device so as to ensure that one does not think that the LCS module is required in this case, which it is not.
I'm not sure I understand. The LCS module that is needed is the SER2. There is nothing WiFi about the SER2. It's confusing to me but if you understand it I guess that's all that counts.
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