Hoping someone can shed some light on a DCC problem I'm having.  I have an used engine that I picked up and while it initially ran on a test track before being put away, it now doesn't run and I can't seem to get my NCE system to recognize it.  Several times I have gotten as far as it identifying a manufacturer number, but when I look this up in the NMRA table, that value doesn't actually correspond with anything known manufacturer.

For my club, I'm planning to use a windows laptop and jmri decoder pro to make a portable programming track.. Several members have DCC at home, but are split among several mfrs. Some systems don't easily read existing values from a decoder. My plan is to read and save all cv values for each loco. Then if anyone needs to reset one of their decoders, we can do that quickly.

My question is, what do I use to connect the PC to the programming track?

The project started innocently enough, upgrading several Stewart F-units to I-M bodies. The Kato mechanisms are excellent but the Stewart shell cannot compare with current highly detailed offerings. I changed the original shells out to those offered by Inter-Mountain and with some weathering, you almost do not notice the I-M’s slightly incorrect nose profile.

As I've progressed in my latest round of model railroading, I've concentrated mostly on electronics and DCC. My most favorite new toy is DCC++. I was asked recently to do a clinic at our regional annual convention concerning my experiments with DCC++.