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waorb		#1 Posted : 12 August 2014 16:23:00(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 868 Location: Brazil		Hello! Yesterday I saw an update available for the CS2 named 'decoder update'. Anyone already downloaded that? (this isn't the 3.7 expected update -- just to make the post clear ) Cheers, Walter
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Shaggy		#2 Posted : 04 September 2014 13:42:39(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/09/2014(UTC) Posts: 4 Location: Zwolle		You can update your mLD and mSD with that update. As far as I know, you should select your loco, hit the wrench icon and should be able to find "update" somewhere. This update is probably v1.15.19.0 and will bring better motor control. Everybody who did it, please give us your findings! I'm going to test this out this evening, by my dealer. I don't own a CS2 myself but always update his for him, like v3.7.0 (7) from a couple of days ago. Maybe I can tell some about it later this week.
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Moritz-BR365		#3 Posted : 04 September 2014 14:28:43(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/04/2013(UTC) Posts: 682		Originally Posted by: Shaggy You can update your mLD and mSD with that update. As far as I know, you should select your loco, hit the wrench icon and should be able to find "update" somewhere. This update is probably v1.15.19.0 and will bring better motor control. Everybody who did it, please give us your findings! I'm going to test this out this evening, by my dealer. I don't own a CS2 myself but always update his for him, like v3.7.0 (7) from a couple of days ago. Maybe I can tell some about it later this week. Yes, there is a new firmware available since August: It is v1.17.19.0 The new available motor config parameters are Pictures are from a friend from a german forum, thanks!
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H0		#4 Posted : 04 September 2014 14:49:57(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,262 Location: DE-NW		Originally Posted by: Shaggy This update is probably v1.15.19.0 and will bring better motor control. The change log does not mention motor control. I tried the update on one loco and noticed no difference. I was hoping for improved motor control. I checked the change log after the test ...
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Shaggy		#5 Posted : 04 September 2014 17:30:34(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/09/2014(UTC) Posts: 4 Location: Zwolle		Wat does the Change-log does say? Where did you got the Change-log from anyway? Maybe you can post the whole log here, including the older versions and what has changed in the meanwhile.
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H0		#6 Posted : 04 September 2014 17:38:22(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,262 Location: DE-NW		Originally Posted by: Shaggy Wat does the Change-log does say? That there are no important changes. Originally Posted by: Shaggy Where did you got the Change-log from anyway? I found it on Stummi's Forum: http://www.cs2.stummifor...p?t=111946&p=1228064 Originally Posted by: Shaggy Maybe you can post the whole log here, including the older versions and what has changed in the meanwhile. You can find it in your CS2. It's Märklin, it's German, it's not worth translating it IMHO.
		Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS


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H0		#7 Posted : 04 September 2014 17:44:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,262 Location: DE-NW		Originally Posted by: Moritz-BR365 The new available motor config parameters are [...] And the CS2 shows them for all decoders - even for decoders that do not support them. The decoder firmware supports them since 1.12.17 from April 2013. Neither 1.15.19 from February 2014 nor 1.17.19 from April 2014 seem to improve the motor regulation. At least there are no documented changes and I noticed no improvements with my test loco (I didn't bother to update more than one loco). If the decoder already has 1.12.17 there is no need to upgrade the firmware to evaluate the new parameters.
		Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS


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Shaggy		#8 Posted : 05 September 2014 13:29:50(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/09/2014(UTC) Posts: 4 Location: Zwolle		I don't completely agree with you. They make updates for a reason. Some are better behavior with protocols or when using some together, like DCC and mFX together. I do think lots of people will benefit from this. Indeed a bit disappointing that the engine-management enhancement was a few updates ago. But again, this is not the only thing that would improve the driving experience. The programming (updating) itself costs no more then 20 seconds.
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H0		#9 Posted : 05 September 2014 14:28:14(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,262 Location: DE-NW		Originally Posted by: Shaggy The programming (updating) itself costs no more then 20 seconds. After the update you see a message box that says a decoder reset may be needed to put the update into action. If they don't know whether a reset is needed, how am I to know? I made a reset - and I needed several minutes to re-configure the loco. Would be nice of they would indicate before the update whether a loco reset is needed. For decoders that already have 1.15.19 or 1.12.17, you will get 1 or 4 bugfixes respectively. IMHO none of these four bugfixes is worth the trouble of updating.
		Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS


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