Rocrail - Innovative Model Railroad Control System

Hi,

It is the understanding that the Loconet port on the ESU CabControl is not yet activated, but will be activated via a firmware update after Digitrax's USA patent on Loconet expires in 2020.

Did anybody hear this rumor(?)? Any implications for Rocrail when the patent expires?

Hi Tom,

if developing new hardware, it still is not a good strategy to use LocoNet.
For Rocrail it does not matter, and LocoNet is too old fashion to consider it for new applications.

smitt48 wrote: ↑

25.01.2019, 20:13

Hi,

It is the understanding that the Loconet port on the ESU CabControl is not yet activated, but will be activated via a firmware update after Digitrax's USA patent on Loconet expires in 2020.

Did anybody hear this rumor(?)? Any implications for Rocrail when the patent expires?

Moin,
ESU still offers a Loconet Converter. I testet it with ECoS 2 and a wireless handheld controll. Loconet ist not completly working, only i think the personal edition part.

Best regards johannes