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  • Page 1 CabControl DCC System User manual 1 . E d i t i o n , N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 7...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    15.2. CabControl ICU Update ........25 9.3. Programs .............10 15.2. Backup and Restore / Rescue of the CabControl 25 9.3.1. Google Play Store ..........10 16. ESU Support ............26 9.4. Connecting to WLAN ..........10 9.5. Starting App and selecting the command station 11 16.1. Registration ............26 9.5.1.

  • Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity

    GmbH, Giessen. Android® und PlayStore® are registered trademarks of Google Inc. All other trademarks are the property of the respective legal owners. According to its policy ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH & Co KG continues to develop its products further. Therefore ESU reserves the right to implement changes and improve- ments to any of the products listed in the ESU documentation without prior notice.

  • Page 4: Important Note - Please Read This First

    • Do not drop your Mobile Control or sit on it and do not shake it or expo- • Qty 2 - 2 Pin Screw Terminal Connectors se it to mechanical impact. Such rough handling may cause damage to the components of the device and is not covered by the ESU Warranty. • (This) manual • Do not apply any caustic chemicals, cleaning detergents or similar for cleaning your Mobile Control handset.

  • Page 5: Introduction - Features

    Google Play Store. Such apps do not necessarily have to originate from ESU; software developers are welcome to write or adapt Apps suitable for the Mobile Control.

  • Page 6: Integrated Control Unit

    5) ECoSlink socket – EcoSlink Bus Line 6.1. Integrated Control Unit 6) Extended socket – Connect additional ESU compatible components 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 7) LAN (Local Area Network) Connection. Ethernet to Computer 8) USB socket for Updates and Mobile Control II Charging.

  • Page 7: Lanyard

    7.3. DCC 101 - Track work In order to properly troubleshoot and to ensure a faultless installation of your New CabControl DCC System, before connecting any wires to the ICU you should follow a few general model railroading “rules” for DCC.

  • Page 8: Lnet

    4. The green track status LED will now start blinking on and off repeatedly ESU ECoSBoost 50010 (4A option) resp. 50011 (8A option): These boosters until the Track Power is turned on by the Mobile Control II Throttle once it can generate all RailCom®...

  • Page 9: Home Button

    You will see two pictograms on the start-up screen: 9.2.1. Language You may change the system language at any time. Currently the Mobile Con- a) Symbol for starting the actual mobile control App trol App developed by ESU only supports German and English. b) Icon for calling up the Android set-up menus c) Icon for viewing all installed Apps You may start the actual Mobile Control software by touching the icon a).

  • Page 10: Programs

    Please note that we have no commercial or any other type of link with Google at all. The data submitted when opening an account are not sent to ESU and we are not in a position to obtain such data.

  • Page 11: Starting App And Selecting The Command Station

    Connecting to WLAN 9.5.1. Demo mode If there is no command station in the network, then you may select the demo mode in the context menu. You can test the device with the aid of this demo mode. Figure 15: WLAN choices Initial Setup and Unboxing Video Figure 16: Demo mode 9.5. Starting App and selecting the command station After the WLAN connection to the CabControl ICU has been established successfully, you may start the actual Mobile Control II control App.

  • Page 12: Main Menu

    10.2. Manual CV Programming While the easiest method of changing the CVs of ESU decoders is to use the ESU LokProgrammer from time to time may need to manually adjust CVs with the CabControl system. We have provided some menu options to help facilitate this.

  • Page 13: Dcc Address

    Locomotives and consists Confirm on the keyboard with “next“ (blue, bottom right) and the cursor First one must call up the locomotive that shall be operated. will jump to the value entry. Enter the desired value, confirm with “done“ or • Press the “+” symbol in order to enter the locomotive list.

  • Page 14: Running Locomotives

    Functions 11.2. Running locomotives • Press the icon for turning on or off a function. You have direct access to a locomotive as soon as it has been selected. • Depending on whether a function is set as a continuous or a momentary function, the function may remain only active as long as you touch the icon with your finger. Every Function on the Mobile Control II throttle can be set to continuous (latching) or momentary. Figure 24: Running a locomotive –...

  • Page 15: Quick Selection

    Edit locomotives If you wish to control another (additional) locomotive simply press the “+” button in order to access the locomotive choice list. Then select another lo- comotive as described in chapter 11.1. All locomotives are now shown in the quick access list.

  • Page 16: Locomotive Name

    In this choice list you may determine the speed step input of this specific locomotive. However, the command station will not check if this locomotive actually supports this. ESU decoders will automatically adjust, but not all de- Locomotive coder brands have this capability. If in doubt, read the relevant passages in image the decoder manual respective to the decoder brand.

  • Page 17: Setting Up A New Locomotive

    Edit locomotives ***CREATE AND EDIT LOCOMOTIVES*** 11.5. Setting up a new locomotive When setting up new locomotives manually, the same remarks apply as de- scribed for editing locomotives. Please note that one should never assign a locomotive address twice. RailComPlus locomotives cannot be registered manually at all.

  • Page 18: Creating A Consist

    Consists 11.6. Creating a Consist It will show you the locomotive list where all automatically registered and With the help of this menu you can, “virtually” create consists of multiple manually added locomotives are stored. locomotives. After choosing “Create consist“ you will be redirected to a new menu.

  • Page 19: Accessories & Routes

    Accessories & routes 12.2. New panel ***CONSISTING VIDEO*** • Select “Create panel” from the context menu • Enter a name for the panel 12. Accessories & routes The top menu bar is similar to the control panel, only the switch symbol has changed to a loco symbol. You can toggle back to the control panel by pressing the loco symbol. 12.1. Panel mode (Route control) On the next screen press the menu-button in the top right corner or the hardware menu-button below the display and choose the option “create panel“.

  • Page 20: Placing Accessories

    Accessory settings • Three or four-aspect accessories: A small window with all possible aspects opens. Select the desired aspect. The window closes and the accessory will be switched. Figure 42: Accessory settings 12.2.2. Placing accessories Of course you may now modify the panel to your liking and link more ac- cessories. • Touch the desired position for placing the new accessory. • A list showing all accessories set up on your ECoS will open. • Select the desired accessory. Figure 44: Panel – three-aspect accessory • Once you have completed configuring the signal-box, press the “Finish” 12.4. Select panel button in order to return to the main screen. Similar to the locomotives you may toggle between panels • Wipe in the area of the panel to the left or to the right in order to select the respective panel before or after.

  • Page 21: Configuration Menu

    Configuration menu 13. Configuration menu As described in chapter 1.1 you may get to the “Settings” via the main menu, where you can set various options. Figure 47: Compact display DEACTIVATED 13.5. Keep screen on If this option is set, then the screen will never be turned off until you exit the App.

  • Page 22: Assignment Of Buttons - Key Bindings

    CabControl settings 14. CabControl Settings within the Configuration Menu 13.7 Assignment of buttons – Key Bindings In the menu selection “Key Bindings” you can assign certain functions to the hardware buttons (two on the left, two on the right-hand side of the Once your CabControl ICU is connected to the Mobile Control II the “Cab- housing).

  • Page 23: Enable Railcom/Railcomplus

    Address assignment If this option is active, you just need to touch any function of a loco or change the speed to assume control of it. If the function is not active a locomotive will remain under the control of the original Mobile Control II. On a secondary controller the loco will be marked “only display“, you can only see the status of the loco, but you cannot con- trol it.

  • Page 24: Access Point Settings

    Now connect the meanwhile active Mobile Control II with a USB port of your Figure 57: Access Point settings computer. The device must be detected automatically. The software offers the update of both Apps automatically, which are provided by ESU for the Mobile Control II. • The actual “Mobile Control II” App • The ESU background process for controlling the throttle knob, known as...

  • Page 25: Cabcontrol Icu Update

    Software Update 15.2. CabControl ICU Update Any updates to the CabControl ICU can be downloaded from http://www. esu.eu/en/downloads/software/ 1st Press and hold the Rescue/Update-button (8*) during booting the Cab- Control ICU will start in “rescue mode“. Once the light comes on and stays on you can release the button. The CabControl is ready to update now.

  • Page 26: Esu Support

    ESU user forum. https://github.com/esugmbh/mobilecontrol2-sdk 16.2. Forum Since its introduction in late 2006 the ESU support forum has turned into one of the most successful internet platforms. You may ask any questions related to all ESU products in this forum. Our support team endeavours to resolve any issues or problems together with you. Thus everybody will profit from the knowledge off all participants since other users are permitted to provide answers as well.

  • Page 27: Warranty Certificate

    18.2. Extent of warranty / exclusions This warranty covers the repair or replacement free of charge at the discretion of ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH & Co. KG of any faulty part that is caused by design faults or faults in production, material or transport. Any further claims are explicitly excluded.
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