Wired or wireless control of turnouts on a layout via a laptop?

The Hikel brothers are apparently not still associated with MTH, so I don't know what their offering is currently, or if it will available in the future.

John,

The Hikel brothers are apparently not still associated with MTH

That/s in correct. You're out of the loop entirely.

The layout control system that is sold by Hikel O Gauge has been, and remains, licensed by MTH to use DCS command protocols. That has never changed.

The Hikel system does, indeed, allow PC control of switches and accessories, as well as DCS and TMCC/Legacy locomotives. I had it installed on my layout and it always worked perfectly.

I talked to Ted directly at York, that's the impression I got.  I was specifically asking about the WiFi, and he said they no longer had anything to do with it.  I guess I extended that a bit in my mind, so consider me corrected.

Is the system you have the one that someone here recently was complaining he couldn't get working and also couldn't get any answers from the Hikel folks?  I guess until I know that was resolved, I'd be somewhat reluctant to invest in it.  I see no mention of it at all on the Hikel Trains site.

John,

I don't recall the nature  of the complaint, however, my system worked flawlessly. Also, I know of at least one other who also has the system on a much larger layout than mine who also has absolutely no complaints.

The main reason that I deinstalled mine was that, in the final analysis, I wasn't really keen about using a PC to control the layout.

I wondered if it was still supported as I don't see anything on their site about it.

Gentlemen where can I go and now more about this system? Is this similar to the Blue train system?

If you are handy with computers, Mark here was sharing some really good information.  I'm unsure if he had any intention of offering a product to the public, or just sharing the information.  https://ogrforum.com/t...onnection-to-the-tiu   The thread gets a bit off corse, but still some good information to be had.  

Kris,

Gentlemen where can I go and now more about this system? 

Click here to go to Hikel O Gauge.

 Is this similar to the Blue train system?

It's much more than the Blue Train system.

Barry, I don't find anything about the system on the Hikel site, where are you looking?

John,

where are you looking?

At the phone number.

Amazing what information you can get staring at a 10 digit number, I never knew the encoding could be that dense.

That does seem to be the only place the info might be available.  I guess I have to wonder why they don't at least mention it on their site...