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Thursday, July 2, 2026
Monday, May 25, 2026
LokProgrammer v 5.2.18 Released By ESU 2026-05-01
Version 5.2.18:
- ==============
- - Bugfix:
- LokSound 5 Fx / LokSound 5 Fx DCC
Function outputs - Physical output configuration -> wheel sensor warning at wrong AUX.
- LokSound 5 family / LokPilot 5 family / Essential Sound Unit:
- new CV 11: DCC Settings - Packet Timeout Time
- Soundslots 3 and higher now have an additional flag "Drivesound" to define any sound slot as a drivesound enabler. See figure 1.
- Soundslot 1 and 2 are always drivesounds
Figure 1. Drive Sound Enabler (courtesy of Mark Granville)
<Author's Note>
The new CV11 brings ESU more into alignment with American decoder makers (notably Soundtraxx). Soundtraxx has this same setting and has for a long time. The values are different, however, they accomplish the same thing.
There is a bug in this firmware for those of us that modify/write sound schedules and sound slot sound files. It is described here.
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Saturday, May 16, 2026
Model Railroad Sizes By Scale
These pictures were taken from a display at the Hostlers Model Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah. Hopefully they givn some relative sizes for those that are unfamiliar with the various scales. The signs for HO, N and Z scales are all the same size so you can get an idea of model sizes. The signs for G,O and S are slightly larger but you can still get some relative size information from them by watching how the scales grow in size relative to the signs.
All of these are shown from smaller to larger. SO that you can get a starting point for the size, the Z SCALE sign is 3 inches high.
Pick the size you like the most and above all - have fun!
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
New ESU youTube Videos
ESU has picked up where Matt Herman left off. They have started a new series of videos concerning the LokProgrammer and the CabControl on a youTube channel. They look good and go into depth concerning various topics that have been constant questions on the forums.
The channel is located here.
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Monday, April 6, 2026
Much Clearer Figures for This Author's Readers
Several readers of the author's articles have commented that the figures in the articles are sometimes fuzzy and hard to read. First, there is only so much room to put these figures into the actual article. Second, if you would like a larger, much clearer picture of a figure click on the figure once. You will be presented with a blown-up representation of the image that is much clearer for reading and occupies the entire window you opened it in.
I hope this helps everyone!
By the way, this feature has always been there.
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