TouchCab

You have a model railroad. You have an ECoS or ECoS2 digital command station from ESU, a Central Station from Märklin or a Lenz v3.6 command station. You also have an iPhone or an iPod touch from Apple and a wireless network connected to the command station.

Would you like to run your model railroad from the iPhone or iPod? You can - with TouchCab.

So what is TouchCab?

TouchCab is a handheld controller for your DCC (Digital Command Control) model railroad / railway / train set. With TouchCab you can follow your trains around your layout without having to worry about plugging and unplugging a wired device. You can throw switches/turnouts and set train routes as you move along.

Features:

• Control all the locomotives defined in the command station.
• Access up to 29 functions of each locomotive.
• Clear overview of the locomotive’s speed and state.
• Easily change the throttle from left- to right handed operation.
• Wireless network connection to the command station.
• Control all switches/turnouts and signals defined in the command station.
• Locomotives and accessories are listed alphabetically, regardless of their order in the command station lists.

Supported DCC command stations:

ECoS 50000 by ESU (v1.1.3 or higher) ECoS 2 50200 by ESU (v3.2.0 or higher) Central Station 60212 by Märklin (v2.0.4 or higher) Lenz 23151 XpressNet Interface with Lenz v3.6 command stations LZV100 or LZ100

Requirements:

-Digital Model Railway with a compatible DCC Command Station

• Network connection to the command station
• Wireless connection to the iPhone or iPod Touch

Instructions:

• Tap the speed wedge in either side to speed up and slow down your trains
• Change speed gradually by dragging across the speed wedge
• Double-tap the halt button to halt all trains.
• Swipe the function buttons sideways to access locomotive functions above F7
• Switch between left and right hand operation from the options tab
• Control routes and turnouts from the turnouts tab
• Control signals and other accessories from the signals tab

Want to try before your buy?

Try TouchCab Free - a feature limited free version that is built on the same code base as TouchCab.