Hello Harold

You are absolutely correct !
The link which I posted was another Swiss Railways Cab ride which I had been watching. !
The link which you have posted is the correct link.

How did you manage to find the correct link ?

Regards
John

Hello Harold

I have 60215 Central Station 2 with the loco on the programming track.
It takes probably 45 mins for the Sound to be updated in the loco.
That's no problem for me, I can set it to run while I get on with other things.

I don't have a Sound Programmer. Yes, I believe that would be much quicker. However, I have mostly mSD decoders without the 21pin plate, so the decoder wires are all soldered and attached in the loco, so the Sound Programmer wouldn't work for me.

Regards
John

Just a catchup 3.2.2.0
But you may wish to take note of the sound volue comment

Introduces a couple of new decoder boards
- 347463 for 245,246,246 (Sound,64Mb,mfx)
- 347464 for 239,240 (G,64Mb,mfk

Version: 3.2.2.0 (May 19, 2020)
Feature: New logical function "Alternative engine sound" implemented for gear locomotives
Feature: Electric locomotive rear derailleur now available in three different variations
Feature: The volumes of the two channels of the driving noise can now be set individually
Feature: Electric locomotives now have more gear steps in the lower speed range
Improvement: The volume is now linear to the set value (previously logarithmic), the volume may have to be reset after an update
Bugfix: An error in the load-dependent sound has been fixed
Bugfix: An error in the DCC mapping has been fixed
Bugfix: A sound that was switched off in buffer mode is no longer switched on accidentally
Bugfix: An error where locomotives with a connected buffer stopped restlessly has been fixed
Bugfix: An error in which it was no longer possible to approach in Analog AC after changing direction has been fixed
Bugfix: Bug when playing the prelubrication loops (diesel locomotive) engine 2 eliminated
Bugfix: Software PWM now goes correctly to its initial state when all outputs are switched off
Bugfix: Corrected an error which in a Märklin sound module caused SUSI Wait to be ignored
Bugfix: Corrected an error that prevented calibration under DCC and MM from being triggered
Bugfix: The sound of three-cylinder steam locomotives when transitioning to high speed ranges has been improved
Bugfix: Incorrect behavior removed when stopping and bridging paths were zero
Bugfix: Corrected an error that prevented a decoder with a buffer from being operated on a decoder tester
Bugfix: Fixed bug in internal sound processing
Bugfix: Fluctuations in pitch and volume when a turbocharger runs out on diesel locomotives eliminated
Bugfix: Fixed bug that prevented starting after a stop in a braking section
Bugfix: Corrected an error where a sound could no longer be triggered
Bugfix: An error in the stopping behavior has been fixed
Bugfix: The programming recognition in Motorola mode has been improved

Version: 3.2.1.3 (March 9, 2020)
Feature: The volumes of the two channels of the driving noise can now be set individually
Feature: Electric locomotives now have more gear steps in the lower speed range
Bugfix: An error in the load-dependent sound has been fixed
Bugfix: An error in the DCC mapping has been fixed
Bugfix: A sound that was switched off in buffer mode is no longer switched on accidentally
Bugfix: An error where locomotives with a connected buffer stopped restlessly has been fixed
Bugfix: An error in which it was no longer possible to approach in Analog AC after changing direction has been fixed
Bugfix: Bug when playing the prelubrication loops (diesel locomotive) engine 2 eliminated
Bugfix: Software PWM now goes correctly to its initial state when all outputs are switched off
Bugfix: Corrected an error which in a Märklin sound module caused SUSI Wait to be ignored
Bugfix: Corrected an error that prevented calibration under DCC and MM from being triggered

It would have been great if the mDT program could read locomotive CV through CS3.

Other desired function should be upload project files to SD card or USB stick and then update with CS3.

decoder firmware 3.2.2.2 is available - limited to the two G decoder boards - via CS2 v4.2.13 package

Version: 3.2.2.2 (November 18, 2020)
Feature: The PID controller can deliver more power to the motor in load situations
Bugfix: An error in the analog mode, where the locomotive was already running before the sound "start engine" came, has been fixed.
Bugfix: An error when the rear derailleur clicks has been fixed
Bugfix: An error in the steam locomotive sound where the playback order of the steam chuffs got mixed up has been fixed
Maintenance: The approach control has been revised

Re: 3.3.0.4 - available via mDT update initially
also see https://www.marklin-user...e-to-v3-3-0-x#post659671

Introduction to RailCom and "N"

comment: the documentation implies a capability for both mfx and RailCom which needs validation .

There also appears to be a "copy'n'paste" of the text for 346715 and 379408 (Nachrüstdecoder / Digital : MM, DCC, MFX , RailCom)
In the ChangeLog (but not the header definition, which does not supply HW implementation) both also state "mSD3 PluX22 decoder with RailCom"

I believe the decoders that are fitted to Trix locos have both Railcom and mfx. I haven't validated this as yet. The decoders fitted to Marklin locos seem to have the Railcom disabled.

Ah, interesting. I don't have a Railcom controller either. Be interesting to see what the results are.

Anyone got an ECoS ???

also inside mDT

Do they both have msd/3 decoders? If not then no.

It sounds to me like the 37046 may have an earlier msd decoder. Only items with msd/3 decoders have the sound project published on the product page, but I don't know if any early msd/3 decoders have unpublished sound files.

You could also try to reinstall the 2.5.2 dated 28.03.2025 from USB before you downgrade. An update is also rumoured to come "soon"

But regardless of what you decide, here is how to do it:

CS3, downgrading to a previous version, or forcing the installation of the current version again:

1. Download the installation file from Märklin, and load the desired version as the only file in the root directory of your USB stick. Insert the stick into one of the two white USB sockets on your CS3.
   
2. Remove all connected cables from your CS3, except the power supply. (Including LAN and CAN etc.)
   
3. To start the CS3 update: press and hold down the red left control button, and at the same time, press and hold down the stop bar, until the screen flashes. You can then release the button and bar.
   
4. Wait while the CS3 processes the update. Do not try to interrupt the process. When it’s finished, the CS3 will automatically boot and start up normally.

Note that if you leave the LAN cable plugged in and connected to the internet, the CS3 will download installation files from the internet when you initiate an update using this method.

Feels more like a network issue than something that requires a reinstallation.

When you say read the locomotives, this is not done through the mDT3 program from the CS3 with a locomotive connected on the programming track.

The only way to read from the decoder is by using a connected USB programmer, since Märklin hasn't made any progress since the last release in 2023.

So are you using DHCP or a static IP address? and using a Wi-Fi bridge or a direct cable connection to the router?

Hi
Note that the readout decoder function in mdecodertool, is for reading out a decoder (mLD3/mSD3) from a 60971 connected to your pc. (Only works with retrofit decoders). Take a look at the diagrams on the programming paths window, there you can see that the red out symbol are only visible on the path to the USB programmer.

So, in order to program your locomotive, you need to load the desired decoder project first in the mdecodertool.
You can start from scratch or modify an existing one from Märklin.

If you just want to modify the default project delivered with the decoder, you can find those under: "load projects from Mäarklin server" scroll down to the folder named "M60_L55" and then select the correct one. If you are just using the default sound projec,t take also note of this thread: https://www.marklin-users.net/forum/posts/t52301-Automatic-sound-effects

When you have modified the project as you want, you can then program the decoder. (mLD3/mSD3)
1. Make sure that the locomotive is alone on the programming track and has good contact.
2. selct the locomotive in mdecodertool.
3. Click on the program icon above the CS3 i medcodertool
4. If you have not changed any sound settings, you can program/transfer settings only. If it's a sound decoder.
i you made any changes to the sounds or sound settings, you also need to program the sounds. tick the check box.
Full programming with sounds takes approx 50 min. But programming settings only are much faster.

The mdecodertool should look like this when it's ready to program a locomotive through a CS3 or the USB stick.

Ignore the actual locomotive, it's just for illustration.

Sometimes I've had the feeling that it's better to let CS3 use DHCP and then let the router assign an IP address based on the MAC address.

One might wonder what happened to the promised update for CS3...

Just as a bit of trivia: I’ve updated sixty locomotives using the CS3 with the latest mLD3/mSD3 firmware 3.3.6.2 (October 7, 2024), and the only issue occurred with the Danish steam locomotive E 991 (39491), where the upload froze at 50%. I sent that decoder to Märklin, and they reinstalled the firmware.