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Another new EX-Installer release

The DCC-EX team is pleased to announce another new release of EX‑Installer (version 0.0.18). As always, we encourage all users to download this new version of the installer to take advantage of the bug fixes and new features available.

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Announcing EX-Turntable 0.7.0

The DCC-EX team is pleased to share the next Beta version of EX‑Turntable with version 0.7.0 being released today. Please be aware that there are some changes in this version that may impact configuration options set, particularly for those using two wire stepper drivers such as the A4988, DRV8825, or TMC2208. Users with ULN2003 stepper drivers should not be impacted. NOTE If you are using the STEPPER_DRIVER option A4988_INV you will need to edit your configuration file, please see STEPPER_DRIVER and INVERT_ENABLE for more information.

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Announcing EX-SensorCAM - a new camera-based sensor for your layout

Are you struggling to figure out how to neatly run a myriad of cables around your layout to cater for dozens (or more) of sensors? Struggling to find ways to neatly integrate and hide sensors in and around your track? Well struggle no more, EX-SensorCAM is here!

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Belated Happy New Year and a new EX-Installer!

Firstly, we wish all our users a rather belated Happy New Year as we present our first DCC-EX News article for 2024! The news today is we have released an updated version of our EX‑Installer (version 0.0.17).

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Announcing the new DCCEXProtocol Arduino Library!

The DCC-EX team are proud to announce that we’ve released the very first version of our brand spanking new DCCEXProtocol Arduino Library! This has been written to make life easier for those wishing to write software for throttles or other clients that need to communicate with EX‑CommandStation using our native command API.

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EX-Installer Updated

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!

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Farewell to the old exInstaller, in with the new EX-Installer!

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.

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Version 5 is here!

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, introducing new and enhanced I/O support, along with other associated products such as EX‑FastClock, EX‑Turntable, and EX‑IOExpander.

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No support planned for the Uno R4 or Giga

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.

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DCC-EX has a new installer!

Yes, that’s right, the DCC-EX team is announcing we have an updated EX‑Installer!

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DCC-EX Releases 5amp EX-MotorShield8874

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.

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Final Version 4 Release (v4.1.5)

We’re excited to announce the final version 4 release of EX‑CommandStation before we move to version 5!

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Version 5 progress and a breaking change in the development branch

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.

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Extra, extra, read all about it! Introducing DCC-EX News!

Yep, that’s right, the DCC-EX team are now publishing updates regularly with our new “DCC-EX News” feed!

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EX-Toolbox released on the Play Store

EX‑Toolbox is a free, open source, Android app to help setup and configure your EX-CommandStation.

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EX-CommandStation 4.1.2 Release

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.

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EX-CommandStation 4.1.1 Release

23 October 2022 - 21:00 USA - Eastern Standard Time

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Our New Name

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 ‘++’.

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Release Notes

What’s New in Version 4.0

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EX-CommandStation 4.0 Release

Announcing version 4.0 of its EX-CommandStation software with EX-RAIL automation and accessory control.

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DCC++ VS DCC-EX?

Everything you loved is still there…

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