Cab3 / Base3 update?

Talking to lionel at the big E, there is an update in the works but they didn't provide a release date.

One would hope there's an update in the works, because what we have now is hardly 100%!

If the update isn't posted in 2 -3 weeks....................................................................................................just wait longer.

@ArtsModelTrains posted:

Talking to lionel at the big E, there is an update in the works but they didn't provide a release date.

Well ART,

Its Been a Month this Friday since your POST  and still no "UPDATES" to the BASE3 !   Not with the TRAIN BRAKE or the "TR" Issue with the ZWL & POWER MASTERS.  Someone is Dragging their feet!!!  NO Explanations or Information!!  Just VENTING a Little!!

FREDSTRAINS

@Fredstrains posted:

Well ART,

Its Been a Month this Friday since your POST  and still no "UPDATES" to the BASE3 !   Not with the TRAIN BRAKE or the "TR" Issue with the ZWL & POWER MASTERS.  Someone is Dragging their feet!!!  NO Explanations or Information!!  Just VENTING a Little!!

FREDSTRAINS

We are working on the TR issue and an update will not be released until TR is working the way we want it to work. Getting close on it, but we have to thoroughly test. Should see an update before the end of March.

Just VENTING a little. 🤦‍♂️

Thanks @Dave Olson! We appreciate you!

@Dave Olson posted:

We are working on the TR issue and an update will not be released until TR is working the way we want it to work. Getting close on it, but we have to thoroughly test. Should see an update before the end of March.

Thanks for your efforts and the update!

Thanks for the update information.

Dave,

Thanks for the information!!    AND your "EffORT" !!!

FREDSTRAINS

Thanks Dave for the update!

@Fredstrains, I work on product development and while you say a month, in reality that is only 2 development sprints.  Where I work, I have a team of developers, and it could take 2 sprints just to test a release.  I would imagine the budget for development at Lionel is slightly different size so therefore their timelines might not be as short.

As @gunrunnerjohn says above, we all know there are things that could be improved or new things that could be added to the Base3 / Cab3, but Dave has to prioritize that work and, given his development capacity, make trade offs on what gets worked on vs what is put in the backlog.  The key to me is that Lionel has and continues to iterate and improve the Base3 / Cab3.

@ArtsModelTrains posted:

Thanks Dave for the update!

@Fredstrains, I work on product development and while you say a month, in reality that is only 2 development sprints.  Where I work, I have a team of developers, and it could take 2 sprints just to test a release.  I would imagine the budget for development at Lionel is slightly different size so therefore their timelines might not be as short.

As @gunrunnerjohn says above, we all know there are things that could be improved or new things that could be added to the Base3 / Cab3, but Dave has to prioritize that work and, given his development capacity, make trade offs on what gets worked on vs what is put in the backlog.  The key to me is that Lionel has and continues to iterate and improve the Base3 / Cab3.

Art,

Thanks for the information.  Sounds like you know a great deal more about these thimgs than I do !!  Thanks again for your input, I really appreceiate it.

FREDSTRAINS

One more piece of info. The upcoming update will have many changes to Wi-Fi to improve connection reliability. The APP will also automatically reconnect to the Base3 when the screen is turned back on (after putting your device screen to sleep). The APP will also auto-reconnect when you open it up after being minimized.

The APP cannot stay connected in the background or when the device screen is asleep. Those are limitations by the device OS. But we made it so it auto reconnects quickly. Trying to make the best user experience.

@Dave Olson posted:

The APP cannot stay connected in the background or when the device screen is asleep. Those are limitations by the device OS. But we made it so it auto reconnects quickly. Trying to make the best user experience.

This is about the best you can do. Some phones and tablets allow you to configure the Wi-Fi to remain on while the device is in "sleep" mode, but that drains the battery pretty quickly, which is why it's turned off by default or not even an option to enable.

@Dave Olson posted:

One more piece of info. The upcoming update will have many changes to Wi-Fi to improve connection reliability. The APP will also automatically reconnect to the Base3 when the screen is turned back on (after putting your device screen to sleep). The APP will also auto-reconnect when you open it up after being minimized.

The APP cannot stay connected in the background or when the device screen is asleep. Those are limitations by the device OS. But we made it so it auto reconnects quickly. Trying to make the best user experience.

Bravo Dave!  I for one understand the challenges to conforming to an integration platform like the iPhone but that was a choice Lionel chose to make (not a criticism).  I suspect as iOS evolves this will continue to come up.  Hopefully Apple will have some innovations to actually ease Cab3 challenges.  And then there is Android...

Thanks for the update Dave.