[Freiwald]

Dear Railroad & Co.-User,

we are frequently asked, which systems, interfaces, devices, configurations and decoders are compatible to our software and which of them are officially supported. For this reason I give you some additional information regarding this issue.

The following list will be extended in the future, as soon as new systems or devices appear, that are either supported by our software or which we discourage from.

Please note: Railroad & Co. Software is only approved for use with the systems and devices listed below. We discourage from use of any systems, that are not explicitly mentioned as compatible in the following list. If you do not detect your system in the following or if your system is even mentioned as not supported, then we strongly recommend to choose an alternative system. Use of not supported or not compatible systems or devices against our advise is carried out at your own risk. In case of problems we do not warrant any support or warranty.

In case of changes of the version of our software we usually warrant compatibility to the officially supported systems or devices. In exceptional cases, where this is not possible, we point out this factor explicitly. This warranty is not valid for any system or device, that is not officially supported. Each version change may result in a possible incompatibility to such system or device, that may even prevent the software from being used any further. Even more: we explicitly reserve the right to take technical measures to prevent our software from being used with a not supported system or device. Please do not be tempted to use our software with a not officially supported system or device, if you find out by trial and error, that the software "works" with such system. We discourage from combining our software with such system or device. The next version may already prevent you from using our software with such system any further. In such cases we deny any warranty claims.

Please note also, that the level of support provided by our software to a certain digital system also depends on the market share of the particular system. More Information...

The systems, interfaces, devices, configurations and decoders listed below are approved for use with our Railroad & Co. software:

Operating Systems:
Version 7 of our software officially supports Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit), Windows XP (32 bit) and Vista (32 bit). Based on today's knowledge our software runs on XP and Vista 64 bit systems, too. However, we do not warrant this officially. Use of our software on these 64 bit systems is done on your own risk and without any warranty.
Version 7 does no longer officially support Windows 95, 98, SE, ME, NT and 2000 as Version 5 did. Use may be possible in certain cases, but on these systems, too, use is done on your own risk and without any warranty.

Digital Command Units and Interfaces:
Depending on the used software (TrainController vs. TrainProgrammer) all systems and interfaces listed on our hardware list. If nothing else is mentioned, the digital command station of a certain manufacturer may only be connected to the computer with the interface of the same manufacturer.

The only exceptions of this statement are:
Digitrax LocoNet may be connected to the computer with the LocoBuffer interface.
Uhlenbrock Intellibox/Fleischmann Twin Center may be connected to the computer for turnout, signal and feedback control (but not for train control) via LocoNet and MS100/LocoBuffer.
The central units of the Selectrix compatible systems Trix Selectrix, Rautenhaus and MUET may be combined with each other, too, if they come from different manufacturers.

Locomotive Decoders:
In this regard there are no restrictions. All locomotive decoders can be used with our software, that are approved by the manufacturer of the command unit or decoder for use with the system, with which the decoder is controlled. For automatic operation in conjunction with calculated stop points (i.e. combined brake/stop indicators and Virtual Stop Indicators) the use of back emf decoders is strongly recommended.

Turnout and Signal Decoders:
In this regard there are no restrictions. All turnout and signal decoders can be used with our software, that are approved by the manufacturer of the command unit, interface or decoder for use with the system, with which the decoder is controlled.

Feedback Decoders:
In this regard there are no restrictions. All feedback decoders can be used with our software, that are approved by the manufacturer of the command unit, interface or decoder for use with the system, to which the decoder is connected.

Handheld Controllers:
In this regard there are no restrictions. All handhelds can be used with our software, that are approved by the manufacturer of the command unit or handheld for use with the system, to which the handheld is connected.

Digital Turntable Decoders:
All turntable decoders listed in the documentation of TrainController.

Systems and devices, which are marked with the addition "Beta" or "Beta Version":
These systems are fully supported as far as our software is concerned. However, they are marked with this addition, as long as they have not yet proven their full suitability for daily use in combination with our software. We also reserve the right to remove the support for these systems from our software in case such system fails to prove their suitability.

The following systems, devices and configurations are explicitly not supported by our software (this list is not exhaustive):
Arnold Digital
Edits Pro
LGB MZS
Uhlenbrock Intellibox/Fleischmann Twin Center with direct connection to the computer through the build-in interface and use of the LocoNet data protocol
Uhlenbrock Intellibox/Fleischmann Twin Center through LocoNet and connection to the computer via MS100/LocoBuffer for train control (turnout, signal and feedback control is supported, however)
ROCO-Digital with connection to the computer with a Lenz computer interface
Uhlenbrock 6021/LocoNet Adapter
Rautenhaus RMX with indirect connection via the "virtual COM-Port" of the "RMX-PC-Zentrale"
Central Station or ESU ECoS with connection to the PC through Marklin 6050/6051 and the "Sniffer" connector
All self-made command units or interfaces, even if they emulate the data protocol of an officially supported system or interface

The following systems are not yet supported. Decision pending:
Marklin Central Station II
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Best regards / Mit freundlichem Gruss
Juergen Freiwald
Railroad & Co.