No more TIU's ?

the Tiu's can be repaired by most MTH ASC tech's . what is the problem with yours and what rev tiu do you have, !

Alan

There are some  for sale on the big auction site, not cheap.

I have two tiu units that need to be updated.  I’m willing to let them go cheap. 200 for both as is. You will need to do the upgrade

Ok so who and where can I get the tiu repaired and upgraded can anyone recommend a good tech shop for train repairs and all mth equipment other then Mth .

email  me send me an email I live in new jersey where do you live ! I would be Glad to repair anything mth you need repaired or upgraded to 6.1 rev software for your tiu n remote !

Alan

@Tony H posted:

There are some  for sale on the big auction site, not cheap.

You got that right! I got some good deals from this seller when he sold on the forum.

@DGJONES - I assume you're referring to the MTH 50-1039 - ProtoSound DCS WiFi Digital Command System 2?  Yes, no?  You'll notice it has an "enet" input.  I assume you have working remotes.  Unless MTH is blowing smoke (which very well maybe the case), you can use a tether (aka. phone cord) to connect your remote to this WIFI system.  I am also waiting on one of these and I have no current intention of hooking it up to WiFi.

Anthony

What is an "enet" input?

It's a serial connector for the TIU.

Alan send me your address I live in Flordia my email is guydrones58@gmail.com

@John H posted:

You got that right! I got some good deals from this seller when he sold on the forum.

  I wonder if that is the same guy who was offering a VL BigBoy for $5000 a year, or so, ago?

boy I'm sitting on a gold mine if I ever decide to sell.

@A. Wells posted:

@DGJONES - I assume you're referring to the MTH 50-1039 - ProtoSound DCS WiFi Digital Command System 2?  Yes, no?  You'll notice it has an "enet" input.  I assume you have working remotes.  Unless MTH is blowing smoke (which very well maybe the case), you can use a tether (aka. phone cord) to connect your remote to this WIFI system.  I am also waiting on one of these and I have no current intention of hooking it up to WiFi.

When this was discussed previously, it was made clear that you can't use your remote wirelessly, which is obviously the only way way most folks would want to use it.  I would be very surprised if they kept the ability to connect it via the tether as well.  I'm guessing the "enet" input is likely an Ethernet connector and not for the remote tether.

Current and past DCS Remote Handheld units (50-1002 and 50-1038) cannot control the WTIU because there is no 900mhz radio transimtter/receiver in the WTIU

@gunrunnerjohn - I was expecting the comment about not wanting to have the remote tethered much sooner.  I know several major dealers have reach out to MTH regarding the enet connector and have heard nothing in response.  Makes me suspicious that the MTH 50-1039 may still be vapor ware.  If the photo can be believed, the reason I suspect it's a tether connection is given how slim the connector is and, if it is to be an external ethernet connection, it would be on the side closest to the antenna.  Obviously, I have other reasons for wanting it to be a "tether" connection. A

I'll believe this product when I see it.  However, the fact that it forces me to use a phone to control the trains makes it a non-starter for me in any case.

Triralguy email sent !

Alan

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

I'll believe this product when I see it.  However, the fact that it forces me to use a phone to control the trains makes it a non-starter for me in any case.

CutisH said after speaking with Rich Foster this would be the case but like you said until we see it...

If the product actually exists, and there is an option to tether the remote, I wonder...

How long before a cottage industry springs up to build a little 900mhz transceiver module to allow use of the remotes in wireless mode?  That shouldn't be a major issue if you have the protocol already implemented in the box for the wired option.

@gunrunnerjohn - I was thinking that same thing last night.  I actually believe there is already such an option seeing that it's just a 3.3 volt serial connection but I'll leave the verification of that to others.   I know Mark D. has done some wireless work with the TIU's.  A

If that were to happen, my stash of DCS remotes would suddenly be very valuable!

Looks like there is a gazillion RS-232 wireless transceivers.

I dont understand about the tether? I have 1 of the first dcs kits produced and with a phone cable I can tether my remote to my tiu.  Please enlighten me

@A. Wells posted:

Looks like there is a gazillion RS-232 wireless transceivers.

Well, obviously the modulation and frequency would have to be compatible with the existing remote, so I can imagine that would whittle the list down a bunch!

I wonder if the existing TIU transceiver board could be "grafted" onto the serial data?

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

Well, obviously the modulation and frequency would have to be compatible with the existing remote, so I can imagine that would whittle the list down a bunch!

I wonder if the existing TIU transceiver board could be "grafted" onto the serial data?

I was thinking of just sticking one of the RS-232 transceiver's in the bottom of the remote and the other in the TIU and calling it a day.  Mark D. actually has a set-up that can communicate with the remote via OOK.  It's over my head (or over my patience level).  Clarify your "grafted" comment. A

IMO, "sticking" a RS232 transceiver on the remote is a non-starter for most people, but maybe that's just me.

I was thinking, since there are a lot of dead TIU's around, (I have several), and most have good transceiver boards, maybe those transceiver boards could be grafted onto the serial data if it's available on the new TIU.  That would certainly have the right protocol and frequency for the remote, and you wouldn't have the issue of adding a transceiver to the remote and also figuring out how to power it.  It would also solve any issues of multiple connections to the TIU, presumably the transceiver board is already handling that.

@gunrunnerjohn - Regarding the "sticking", isn't that what the HO Power Cab people do with their wireless add-ons?  You're right, I forgot those connectors don't have 3.3V outputs.  As for those transceiver boards, judging from the number of pins on the header, I doubt it would be possible to easily modify them to integrate them to plug into the 4pin connector.  A