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Offline mvd71  
#1 Posted : 06 May 2020 21:58:54(UTC)
mvd71

New Zealand   
Joined: 09/08/2008(UTC)
Posts: 1,711
Location: Auckland,
Hi,

Has anyone tried using the Märklin decoder tool/software with an iPad?

Is this a realistic possibility to give a portable programming unit without the slowness of working through a Central Station?

Thoughts/experiences appreciated.

Cheers....

Mike
Offline JohnjeanB  
#2 Posted : 06 May 2020 22:26:40(UTC)
JohnjeanB

France   
Joined: 04/02/2011(UTC)
Posts: 3,084
Location: Paris, France
Hi Mike

You got me confused. There are 2 Märklin products:
- the mDecoderTool3 (freeware from Maerklin.de) to be connected to a PC to download, edit and prepare the memory files to be programmed though a CS2 or CS3 or directly to the Decoder / Programmer
- the Decoder/Programmer (60971) a USB device with a connector for various types of Märklin decoders. It needs a PC and is much faster than using a CS2 or CS3.
I may be wrong but I believe there is nothing for iPads.
Speed difference is 40 minutes for CS2/CS4 programming and only 5 minutes with the Decoder / Programmer
Cheers
Jean

Edited by user 07 May 2020 11:57:31(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

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Offline mvd71  
#3 Posted : 07 May 2020 09:49:48(UTC)
mvd71

New Zealand   
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Posts: 1,711
Location: Auckland,
Hi Jean,

Thanks, you have answered my question. I have the 60971 for the PC and was wondering if I could utilise it with the iPad purely for convenience. But I understand now that that is not the case.

Thanks again,

Cheers...

Mike
Offline Bigdaddynz  
#4 Posted : 07 May 2020 11:20:46(UTC)
Bigdaddynz

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Location: New Zealand
Originally Posted by: mvd71 Go to Quoted Post
I have the 60971 for the PC and was wondering if I could utilise it with the iPad purely for convenience.


The software is Windows only. If you want to run it on a tablet you would need a Surface Pro!

Offline dickinsonj  
#5 Posted : 11 May 2020 18:19:14(UTC)
dickinsonj

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Joined: 05/12/2008(UTC)
Posts: 1,676
Location: Crozet, Virginia
Originally Posted by: Bigdaddynz Go to Quoted Post
The software is Windows only. If you want to run it on a tablet you would need a Surface Pro!

Davis correct (as usual ThumpUp ) and I have a different question.

How would you attach the USB stick to an iPad since Apple has never provided any of their tablets with a USB interface?
Regards,
Jim

I have almost all Märklin and mostly HO, although I do have a small number of Z gauge trains!
So many trains and so little time.
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