The things I'll do to avoid taking on something I have trepidations about (packaging).
I've implemented support for the seven common PDI commands for the LCS devices (FIRMWARE, STATUS, INFO, CONFIG, RESET, IDENTIFY, and CLEAR_ERRORS). These can be issued from the server pytrain instance (the one with the Base3 connection). The commands let you display information about your LCS devices (modes, voltage, firmware, errors), turn on and off the little red Ident LED, clear out error counts, and reset the module (I have no idea what this does; sounds dangerous!).
I've also returned to the house where my layout is at and tweaked support for the STM2, BPC2, an Sensor Track modules, and I must say, things are working pretty nicely! At power-on, you get a complete list of all engines, trains, switches, and accessories, along with their names, road numbers, and current state.
One thing I need to do is to send a discovery command when a power district is turned on. Switches that are contained in a power district don't report their actual state until power to that track section is turned on. This is a simple addition for me to make.
-- Dave
