Hi, I've combined 5 locos to 1 consist, programmed them to the same speed.

Good grief, how many threads did you cross post this in? did it really need to be so many? I think I've got to 5 threads so far.

Thanks for marking my post down, I don't know where you got 5 from,they have been posted in 3 sections, 1 section under digital to show how locos can run as a consist., section 2: what are you running today:, section 3: My layout, you may have noticed members do not always look in each category,. I hope you don't mind me posting them on facebook or other forums ? so hopefully you remove 2 of your thump downs or you may elaborate where you found 5 of them ? or did you get confused having 5 locos in a consist.,
Good Grief, sounds like I've overstepped your authoritarian Authority

John

I also do consists with driver cab car, whereas a lokpilot is fitted into this car, I have several of them: SBB ICN 500, ÖBB Railjet, DB ICE 2, push and pull DB IC,
As shown in my video to add locos to an already existing consist, one has to separate the 2 locos from the existing 5 locos to be able to run them separately, in its initial mode you have 2 consists: 1 with 2 and the other with 3 locos, and running them as 1 consist you than have to combine the other 2 locos to the 3 loco consist.
To identify consist on your ECoS screen is to download pictures of these locos or at least 2 or 3 of them plus you can name them as a 5 BLS consist.
the other tricky part is as, you've mentioned with function outlets to make sure your locos in principle are all programmed with the same functionality. and the same goes for the light functions but this depends on the loco how many different light functions you've installed., with a consist of 5 locos you only should have the first and last locos light on (headlights + Marker lights), My Märklin BLS Re 465 has a 3 + 1 light set up which can't be altered.
It may look easy having 5 locos traveling together but the setup depends on how you've fitted all your light functions in the first place., these days decoders have the ability to add 8 Aux functions + 2 light functions and this enables you to do most variations, again the way I set it all up is a very comprehensive and complex.

for instance light arrangements for Swiss locos with an ESU sound decoder, either 21 or Plux22 :

F0 = 2 head lights front combined with Aux6 = 1 marker light white right rear
F0 = 2 head lights rear combined with Aux5 = 1 marker light white left front

this arrangement enables you to turn off the headlights and the white marker light

Aux1 = interior lights for carriages via 4 pin electrical couplings
Aux2 = interior lights for carriages via 4 Pin electrical couplings
Aux3 = interior cab light front
Aux4 = interior cab light rear
Aux5 = 1 marker light white left front
Aux6 = 1 marker light white right rear

Aux7 = 1 marker light red left front
Aux8 = 1 marker light red right front

this mode of function can also be combined whereas Aux7 and Aux8 is programmed under 1 function outlet, with the latest ESU V 5.0 sound decoders you have 30 Function outlets.

This is the standard method I use when I convert locos and than comes the task to program the decoder's other functionalities such as CV's: constant braking distances, acceleration and braking mode, motor settings, decoder address, sound file functions (sometimes I add extra sound files),

John