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Bachmann Bluetooth DCC
« on: October 19, 2014, 03:29:17 PM »
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Anyone see the Bachmann Bluetooth DCC system they rolled out at the iHobby Expo? Being electronically illiterate,  it looks pretty simple to me but I didn't see all the features that JMRI and other systems provide but it's early days...hopefully it'll trickle down to other scales besides HO and it'll cover Android by launch time...

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Re: Bachmann Bluetooth DCC
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2014, 07:50:48 AM »
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I think Bachmann shares tech with ESU... some of their controllers share casings. As far as I know, JMRI is still incompatible with ESU systems.
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Re: Bachmann Bluetooth DCC
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2014, 05:05:21 PM »
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In case anyone is interested...
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Re: Bachmann Bluetooth DCC
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2014, 03:25:38 PM »
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It's an interesting idea. It's also only so useful at the moment, given that it's propeietary. I'm also not convinced about using a smartphone as your only throttle choice. I'm definitely in the camp of "tried it prefers mechanical dial". Of course, there's nothing to stop someone from building a hardware Bluetooth controller, but so far there's not even mention of such a thing. It will be interesting to watch it and see if it takes off.
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