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I have a problem with an MTH challenger that is perfectly described in this recent post.    https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...ps-responding-to-dcs 

So it seems pretty clear that I need to update the unit’s chain file.  However, from the instructions that I’ve read, a PC is needed near the TIU and a powered track to be able to perform the update.  My problem is that my PC is 2 floors away, I don’t have a laptop and for most tasks, I use an IPad.  So my question — is there any way to use the DCS WI-FI to perform the update?  I’m afraid that I know the answer but I’m hoping there is some alternative.  

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Yeah the answer isn't the one you'd like. Right now a  PC is the only way to run the software needed to upgrade the TIU. 

Here is another idea.

I have used these with a few customers at work and had pretty good luck with them: USB EXTENDER

You can extend a USB connection up to 150 feet using a cat5 Ethernet cable. Perhaps you can connect your TIU to your PC after all?

 

John,

It is a bit of tight quarters near the PC and the challenger is large and unwieldy as you know.  I thought about it some more and the extender is not going to work.  So I will make it work by moving everything to the PC as you noted.  Given how our world is moving toward or already has moved to wireless, I was kinda hoping that there could be a way to use wifi.  Thanks for the insight.

John does raise a good point. We are talking about a pretty sensitive data transfer and the USB extender is somewhat of an unconventional method. I've mostly used in situation where if the data transfer would fail or if problems occur there is no possibility of "bricking" a device (or locomotive in this case).

The consumer loader program doesn't take much of computer to operate. You could pick up a used laptop with OS windows XP or newer for $50 or so to get the job done.

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