Maybe a dumb question but does this allow your system to update the throttle and the DCS240 if I have a computer elsewhere? Or do I have to have a computer wired into the DCS?
It’s strictly a device to use smartphones as throttles. It’s not a computer interface to Loconet. For that you need a PR3 or a Locobuffer USB.
–Randy
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Ok thanks Randy. Was just wondering. I have the new 240 and was wondering about updating it
Read your manual. The DCS240 has it’s own USB interface built in.
Unfortunately, for us Mac guys, theres no convenient way to update any Digitrax hardware/firmware. JMRI has a tool that will update some things, but it’s a “use at your own risk” proposition (granted, risk is probably minimal—those JMRI guys are smart cookies, but…). Personally I don’t know anybody with a Windows laptop. My entire company is Mac, my wife’s entire company is Mac. Heck, my brother is a high level IT guy and he uses a Mac laptop for personal use. Would be nice if Digitrax could/would make their updaters run via their mobile Toolbox apps.
Use Parallels or VMWare to run a Windows VM on the Mac.
–Randy