JMRI v4.15.6 Now Works with ESU LokSound v5 Decoders

After MUCH work by Dave Heap of the JMRI developers group, DecoderPro of JMRI now works with LokSound's new v5 decoders. Before clicking your heels though, read the following

JMRI Users Group user Mick Moignard reported the following,

"Just for the record: I just read a Loksound 5 XL (South West Digital A4 steam), via a Digitrax DCS240 connected with a Locobuffer. Successful read in Direct Byte mode, 128 minutes.". Read my previous blog post about saving time here.

Dave Heap's reply:

Thanks for that report. My NCE Power Pro takes about 50 minutes.
FYI:

A V4 definition/roster entry has 1016 CVs and 4410 Variables**.
A V5 definition/roster entry has 2035 CVs and 9895 Variables**.
There are also some CVs/Variables in both I'm not yet reading ~60ish from the import log.
I dont think any other definition in JMRI is in this CVs/Variables league...

When we get into this territory, command station processing speed, the inherent bit rate limitations in the DCC waveform and the protocol packet counts start to become limiting factors.

** A variable is something you can read/set, a checkbox, a number, a text box (as in the Loco Name).

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