Record/playback challenge question

I'd suggest that you give it a try - you'll know soon enough if it will work.  

As I recall, the answer is "yes, it will."

Yes, it does work. The only issue would be in the recording is if you used an engine specific feature that the new engine does not use and it would simply ignore it and the playback would continue. You will be fine.

Thanks Gentlemen, I gathered from an earlier post and a response from Barry that the info for the program is in the TIU and nothing is in the engines, that this might work. I'm learning how to optimize programs as I go here. For example, I recorded this program with 15 engines involved. I then decided I liked it better with only 12 trains so I simply parked 3 of the trains on sidings and killed the power to those tracks. I'll try this ID change thing sometime, but I'm a little concerned with changing ID. We just had a thread going here talking about which TIU the engine is stored in, etc.  

When the recording is made, you pick the TIU upon which the engines will be run, and DCS also asavesd the session in that TIU's memory as whatever Session # you designate. Further, only that  TIU will save and issue commands to engines.

However, if you're recording in Super Mode, all TIUs save the session and can participate in its playback.

This and a whole lot more is all in "The DCS O Gauge Companion 2nd Edition", now available for purchase as an eBook or a printed book from MTH's web store site! Click on the link below to go to MTH's web page for the book!

Thanks Barry, it is true that I'm recording in the Super Mode so I guess it won't matter which TIU the engine was loaded into when loaded into the system. I'll find out eventually.

I don't know for sure whether it's necessary or not (4 tiu in super mode) but if the engine  I'm using to start the recording is sitting in tiu's  #2s zone, that's  the tiu I select for starting the recording? Side bar... it's amazing how accurate the record /Playback is for proto-2 engines. Not so much TMCC engines .

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Gregg,

if the engine  I'm using to start the recording is sitting in tiu's  #2s zone, that's  the tiu I select for starting the recording?

As I said, in Super TIU mode it doesn't make the least bit of difference what TIU you designate. All TIUs are included and all TIUs save the session.

Thanks Barry.

 I don't know if this was caused in part by using a lashup ID or not

Yes, it was.

Lashups are operated by DCS by using their member engine DCS ID#'s, not the lashup DCS ID#.

Trial # 2--WALA  it works! I guess I picked the worst case(lashup) for starters. I'm just lucky that way. I'm the Beta tester at work too! Thanks Barry for your help and knowledge of the DCS system. I really do appreciate all you've done to help us operators understand the system both here on line and with your books. George

George what you've accomplished running the recorded sessions sounds pretty cool.  Do you have any videos of what the recording looks like?  

On you tube I could only find one recorded session with two subway trains...   I have a DCS system and trying to get some ideas (and still grasp the concept) of running multiple trains and using track switches etc for arecorded session.

I have a DCS system and trying to get some ideas (and still grasp the concept) of running multiple trains and using track switches etc for arecorded session.

This and a whole lot more is all in "The DCS O Gauge Companion 2nd Edition", now available for purchase as an eBook or a printed book from MTH's web store site! Click on the link below to go to MTH's web page for the book!

Last year my mode of operation was to run my steamers at Christmas as a session 1 recording/playback. The chief engineer likes to see lots of trains running at one time, for the kids, so I run about a dozen trains. I have a session 2 that runs several engines and loads and unloads cars while moving around a yard area by throwing swithes.This was my first AIU experience. Then in the summer, I placed my diesels on the layout and made a session 3. Having discovered this new option, I plan to replace select steamers with diesels and run a mixture of engines. My only concern is that there are tracks with more than one train on them and I'll have to see if the speeds match. I don't have any videos of this. I did put some videos on my son's UTube site at jdonaldtrains showing some layout operations. The DCS system is a great way to run trains and has unlimited possibilities. George

Ok, here goes....I can't believe I am saying this, but..............

Buy the book! It is worth the price.

Greg