Hi Brandon,

As much as I understood from other threads M* is going to focus now (after the IMA) on the English versions of the software and manuals.
We need to wait a bit, anyway I think many things you can translate easily with the online translators (I don't have patience for that :) ).

Miguel

Marklin service has responded as follows:

"We are sorry but the first version we are offering will only be available in german language."

That's disappointing, but I'm not sure what delineates a version for them, so perhaps an English version is not that far out.

-Brandon

Alan,

I did read your post, and I believe it. I had sent the inquiry to Marklin service at the same time I posted this topic, I thought it was worth reporting their response.

-Brandon

Hello.
I got my 60971 programmer today, here is the picture:


I have not tested it yet, but the first impress on is that user guide is not very good.
I will post later today pdf-copy of the English version and picture.
I have few questions also.

Happy Training

regards

Jukka

Hello Goofy,

Yes you can!

Your wonderful Mac Computer can also perform same as an also-ran PC so you can run the PC applications that have not seen the revelations of the Macintosh world

You do this by partitioning your hard drive and running "Windows" by "Boot Camp" (if you cannot understand how to do this your local Mac dealer can show you how to or do it for you).

The alternative is to use an applications such as "Parallels" but "Boot Camp", although a little inconvenient, is more reliable.


That is why you bought the world's best computer that will do everything

Regards,

PJ

P.S. And remember, "I.B.M" stands for "I should have Bought Macintosh"

I did checked after boot camp and it seems pretty okey.
But users of Mac computer do complainment about upgrade Mac when there is also boot camp.
Somehow it disturb.
I have right now El Capitan as operative system in my Mac.
I want to try Märklins new decoder programmer and sound decoder.
But i can also wait until next year to buy new locomotives with the new generation decoder.

Has anyone had any information from Marklin on how to get this programmer to work (reliably)

I have a separate reply about the 32 functions of the decoder indicating an update by year end
(This is for the CS2 but unsure if the decoder needs an update as well)
BTW - current decoder firmware reports as 3.0.0.28

But , as to the programmer, the issue of hanging while writing (among other issues) is referenced in Stummis but I am unclear on the way forward.

WOW it comes with a ChangeLog

http://www.maerklin.de/d...er-updates/mdecodertool/

translated from google

Version 3.1.1 - 11.23.2015
- Feature: The mDT3 installer now provides the option to the driver for the decoder programmer with at to install
- Feature: The mDT3 installer now offers the option to choose the path where the sample sound library are lying and projects
- Feature: The mDT3-Installer is now available in German and English
- Feature: In mDecoderTool3 are now in German, English, French and Dutch available
- Feature: When programming via the decoder-Programmer can be programmed Participants will be chosen

- BugFix : Eliminates endless loop when canceling the Project Open dialog
- BugFix: In a project with more than 16 functions, these are now displayed correctly
- BugFix: The x-button read the FDS dialog interrupts the action now from


and it works

The tool will only work with the mLD3, mSD3. That's it.

The Decoder-Programmer will not respond unless a decoder sits in the plug on the circuit board.

What I do:
1. Plug the USB stick into the computer (you do not need to connect the circuit board part)
2. Start the mDT (notice that it finds the Decoder-Programmer*).
3. Plug an mSD3 or mLD3 onto the circuit board
4. Plug the circuit board into the USB stick
5. Have fun.

That's what works for me.

*If the mDT does not detect the Decoder-Programmer, you can start a new project (or open an existing one) and click the Decoder-Programmer icon and select the correct COM-port. You can discard the project afterwards, a bit odd, but it seems like you are unable to change any general settings in the software, unless you have a project open.

I really don't understand why M didn't release this programmer with backwards compatibility.

Was it ever made easy with Märklin ? it always seems to be shrouded with confusion.

When a project is used to generate the upload file for a decoder, it also produces a HTML information file.
I find this a nice document to print off and file.

As part of this information there is a nice table of functions, showing their information (description , pulse v on/off, brightness) and icon.

However, I find the mDT/3 is generating this table of icons with "black" rather than the traditional "Yellow" icons.

I'm not particularly worried about the color, however when viewing the file on the CS2 via a web browser, you need to have the icons present within the CS2 for them to be seen and if not you get an untidy(unprofessional) display.


On my CS2 (60213) I appear to be missing the "blank" black placeholder "http://*.*.*.*/config/fcticons/FktIcon_a_sw_00.png"

I am wondering if this is unique to the generation of my machine and whether anyone with a different CS2 has this file on their machine?


Note:
If you just access "http://*.*.*.*/config/fcticons/" you get a nice formatted display of each icon pair (On and off state), but in Yellow and Grey , the Black is not included.
However you can find these with specific references, e.g. icon #1 in black is at "http://*.*.*.*/config/fcticons/FktIcon_a_sw_01.png"

P.S.
There is other "incompleteness" about this file that feels like a job half done.
- DCC addresses missing
- F15->F31
Because of the latter aspect and the anticipated update to the CS2 itself, I am also hoping for another mDT/3 update to fix bugs and deficiencies.




UPDATE:
To resolve my immediate issue I used the import function to add an icon with the correct (expected) name to the CS2s /fcticons directory.
This stopped the "no image found" situation and looks much better

Edited by user 04 February 2016 08:57:21(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified