Lionchief Plus 2.0 questions

Don’t have, and know little about, TMCC.

LC+2.0, which has Bluetooth, runs great using the Universal Remote (my preference) or the smartphone with the LC App. No extra wiring required for the good basic functions of command control.

I like running LC+2.0 using the Universal Remote so I can take videos of it using my smartphone, and often posting the videos on the Forum.

I believe the Universal Remote works provided the LC or LC+ has Bluetooth.

I don’t believe you can run an LC+2.0 using the DCS Remote.

Hope the above helps. Arnold

The Universal Remote works with early LC that don’t have Bluetooth as well though I have heard the range with the Universal Remote is not as far as the Dedicated Remote the RF LC engine came with.

Pete

As Pete said- any generation LC engine will work with the universal remote (UR). I also learned that you can pair the UR with the Lionchief app in Hotspot mode. This is useful for early LC engines that are controlled via RF. The engine has to be programmed in the UR first. The steps are explained fully in the instructions for the remote.

This only works with the Lionchief app, not the Cab3 app (for now at least).

And you can run Legacy engines that are Bluetooth equipped with the apps as well. A Base 3 is not required.

The Lionchief and Cab3 apps are similar. The Cab3 has improvements over the Lionchief including the ability to program and run up to 3 trains at once (no lash-ups tho).

I agree that Lionel has done a good job  of moving toward one standard to run their trains.

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

I agree that Lionel has done a good job  of moving toward one standard to run their trains.

Bob, what is that 'standard'?  We don't see one standard protocol -- unfortunately we see multiple protocols.  The good news is that they are all now apparently going to be handled by one control unit (Cab 3).

While this might be considered one "universal" means for controlling everything, it's definitely not a 'standard'.  It's actually a band-aid that attempts to simultaneously address the shortcomings of all of them instead of replacing them with something fundamentally better.

Will it do the job?  I hope so.  There's a lot of possibility here.

We can hope.

Mike

@Mellow Hudson Mike posted:

Bob, what is that 'standard'?  We don't see one standard protocol -- unfortunately we see multiple protocols.  The good news is that they are all now apparently going to be handled by one control unit (Cab 3).

While this might be considered one "universal" means for controlling everything, it's definitely not a 'standard'.  It's actually a band-aid that attempts to simultaneously address the shortcomings of all of them instead of replacing them with something fundamentally better.

Will it do the job?  I hope so.  There's a lot of possibility here.

We can hope.

Mike

With tongue firmly planted in cheek.......this is probably the closest to a "standard" we have in O gauge.

"I don’t believe you can run an LC+2.0 using the DCS Remote."

Lionchief + 2.0 is Lionchief with TMCC capability (Legacy as well).  And Bluetooth if more recent.  You can run it from the DCS remote or app if your TIU or wi-fi TIU (forthcoming) is connected to a TMCC or Legacy command base or to the Base 3 using the appropriate MTH cable.

@Landsteiner posted:

"I don’t believe you can run an LC+2.0 using the DCS Remote."

Lionchief + 2.0 is Lionchief with TMCC capability (Legacy as well).  And Bluetooth if more recent.  You can run it from the DCS remote or app if your TIU or wi-fi TIU (forthcoming) is connected to a TMCC or Legacy command base or to the Base 3 using the appropriate MTH cable.

Thanks. That's what I had thought. Yes my TIU is indeed connected to my TMCC command base.