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EX-Installer Updated
- 17 September 2023
Since our original announcement back on the 2nd of July 2023, EX‑Installer has continued to be improved with both enhancements and bug fixes. Originally announced at version 0.0.12, this new announcement has EX‑Installer at version 0.0.16, with quite a difference between these two releases!
Farewell to the old exInstaller, in with the new EX-Installer!
- 11 September 2023
Today, we bid a fond farewell to the old exInstaller, used successfully by many a user to load our flagship product EX‑CommandStation onto Arduino devices around the world and enable DCC control of many model railroading layouts.
Version 5 is here!
- 07 August 2023
New in version 5 Yep, that’s right, the much anticipated EX‑CommandStation version 5 release is here at last! This is a huge release, adding significant new features like TrackManager, enhancing existing capabilities, introducting new and enhanced I/O support, along with other associated products such as EX‑FastClock, EX‑Turntable, and EX‑IOExpander.
No support planned for the Uno R4 or Giga
- 28 July 2023
DCC-EX has no plans to support the Uno R4 or Giga at this time. For an explanation as to why it does not make sense for us to support these boards (at least right now), continue reading.
DCC-EX has a new installer!
- 02 July 2023
Yes, that’s right, the DCC-EX team is announcing we have an updated EX‑Installer!
DCC-EX Releases 5amp EX-MotorShield8874
- 15 May 2023
DCC-EX, a global contributor to DCC open source software for model railroading, is proud to announce the first of our open source hardware products: the EX‑MotorShield8874, providing dual 5 amp DCC and DC PWM (pulse width modulation) output for DCC-EX Command Stations.
Final Version 4 Release (v4.1.5)
- 09 April 2023
We’re excited to announce the final version 4 release of EX‑CommandStation before we move to version 5!
Version 5 progress and a breaking change in the development branch
- 27 March 2023
We are full steam ahead to a v5.0 release, making sure what’s in there is well tested to the limits of our resources, and has documentation available as we go.
Extra, extra, read all about it! Introducing DCC-EX News!
- 09 March 2023
Yep, that’s right, the DCC-EX team are now publishing updates regularly with our new “DCC-EX News” feed!
EX-Toolbox released on the Play Store
- 09 March 2023
EX‑Toolbox is a free, open source, Android app to help setup and configure your EX-CommandStation.
EX-CommandStation 4.1.2 Release
- 29 October 2022
The DCC-EX Team is pleased to release CommandStation-EX v4.1.2 as a Production Release for the general public. This release is a Minor release with many significant EX-RAIL enhancements and new automation features in addition to some bug fixes. The team continues improving the architecture of DCC++EX to make it more flexible and optimizing the code to get more performance from the Arduino (and other) microprocessors. This release includes all of the Point Releases from v4.0.1 to v4.1.2.
Our New Name
- 01 August 2022
In order to better fit with our mission and provide a more clear and consistant image as our offerings expand, we have changed our name from ‘DCC++ EX’ to DCC-EX, dropping the ‘++’.
EX-CommandStation 4.0 Release
- 01 February 2022
Announcing version 4.0 of its EX-CommandStation software with EX-RAIL automation and accessory control.