Hi all,

I got today my very first mfx+ decoder equipped loco Märklin 37528 DB AG 120.0 from Era V . I checked which software version my CS2 60214 has as I have not updated it for ages... it has software version 2.43 . I want to test this mfx+ feature cab view mode. So is it just ok to update my CS2 to the newest software version and get it working? I tested this loco and it shows sand consumption and sand can be filled up but no cab view with this too old 2.43 software version.

Best regards,
Janne

v 2.43 ???

CS2 v3.x is the minimum for CabMode (WoO)

With the new loco , you probaly also wand v4.+ to get greter than 16 function support.

If you have screens for the resources, then you will be > v3.0

To get the cab mode, you need to edit the loco and select a GamesWorld / Spielmodus other than standard.

Notes:
- Make sure the Loco is on the track and that the CS2 is not on STOP when you do this
this is a setting that is set within the decoder
- You may have to delete the loco from the CS2 and let it be rediscovered
it is the CS2 reading the mode of the decoder that indicates to it that the cab mode icon/function is to be available

https://www.marklin-user...AQ-repository#post394628

I already downloaded that update file but it is 128 Mb file cs2update.img and I really don’t know how to proceed. Earlier years ago with other software updates there was some cs2 folder in USB stick and all the files needed to be in certain order to make it work. I don’t remember more. If this CS2 is socomplicated devide to just get updated I may stay with my old 2.43 version and just don’t use this cab view mode. Märklin will not get my moneys for more mfx+ locos then. I bought this 37528 as new from a private seller for only 160 euros.

Thank you very much for the instructions . Now it makes sense to me how to do it and I will update my CS2 later today. I have also possibility to connect CS2 to Internet if I move the router to the train room. But our network connections have often problems so it is more risky way to update it this way if network connection cuts etc. It might have some newer features than USB stick update version has, but it will be a more reliable way to update with USB stick. I might later connect CS2 to Internet anyway to test iPad Main Station app and iPhone Mobile Station app. I have used these also several years ago last time as router is in our living room. I will wait for this long update process and will make sure to choose ”continue” in the end of the process.

Yes this 37528 is a very nice loco and I got it basically for half the price as it was a new loco. I already tested it yesterday and it pulled really well my long twenty four axle tank car train.

Cheers,
Janne

Hi Janne

I strongly recommend to update your CS2 online. The reason is you have a huge version gap.
In order for it to work you need to set your CS2 as DHCP. To do this you go to SETUP/IP and then selecte auto/DHCP.
This way your router will set your CS2 address and the data exchange will start.
Be prepared for a long download (45 minutes) and multiple reboots. Be patient.
Cheers

Jean

Hi Janne

Hope it works with USB. In difficult cases it is recommended (by Märklin) to do it one line and not through a USB stick.
The cleaning of your unit is better done that way
Cheers
Jean

Yes!

Everything works now also Main Station and Mobile Station app train controlling. Now when I updated my CS2 I can see another benefit. Previous old software version I had showed wrongly mfx locos MM2 digital address. Now it shows it correctly.

It looks like this day will be a train running day for several hours and learning how to use that cab view. I started to run 37528 in normal mode with Main Station app and then clicked from CS2 cab view icon. It now moves but after a while loco stops even I have pantographs up and clicked that safety switch on the right hand side. Something is still not correctly set with this locos cab view. Maybe some other switch? It stopped and if I wanted to continue to run it I had to just use the normal mode not cab view mode. I’m such an amateur with these ”real” trains .

Cheers,
Janne

Excellent, your mfx+ loco is runnning.

If you are looking for instructions for this cab forward "world of operations" mode:

https://www.maerklin.de/...pare-parts/instructions/

operation manual for your mfx+ loco with explosion drawings you find in Maerklin's database

https://www.maerklin.de/...ts/details/article/37528

https://static.maerklin....388c01fe4e1489756273.pdf

https://static.maerklin....088cf0221d1464009275.pdf

P.S.: if you have a track box too do not forget to update not only your MS 2 although the box has to be updated.

Thank you for this post. I was in a similar situation (I hadn't updated the software for 5-6 years) and it was trouble-free with a direct ethernet connection. I updated it with a USB in the past but this was so much easier. I will do this again in the future.

Regards,
Mark