Silverstreak Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 In view of the rapid inroduction of the Loksound V4 sound chips is it worth hanging on for the O gauge XL Version 4 or due to the fewer sales potential is this unlikely any time soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ressaldar Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 In view of the rapid inroduction of the Loksound V4 sound chips is it worth hanging on for the O gauge XL Version 4 or due to the fewer sales potential is this unlikely any time soon. why not ask South West Digital the question. cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
two tone green Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Yes there will be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstreak Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Thanks guys ----- a reply from SWD suggests Easter 2012 at the earliest so will save my pennies until then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliebanger Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Thanks guys ----- a reply from SWD suggests Easter 2012 at the earliest so will save my pennies until then Plenty of time, then, to try a Zimo MX695. Smaller format so easir to fit. No awkward heat sink. 6A max continuous power, (10A max), 2A total function power, 14 normal Function Outputs, 4 servo outputs, variable low voltage ouput 1.5v to 5v, (great for LEDs) and a 10W amplifier. Special 'Stay Alive' circuit as standard and electronically braked fan drive for sync smoke. Kind regards, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstreak Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 Thanks Paul, It depends on who will in the end produce the best sound reproduction for an O Gauge Deltic. Interestingly I see Digitrains who were previously mainly stocking Zimo sound chips now appear to be predominately Loksound ver 4 Regards Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
two tone green Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Paul, how do you know the Zimo is a smaller format than the new, unreleased V4 XL ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliebanger Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Paul, how do you know the Zimo is a smaller format than the new, unreleased V4 XL ? TwoTone, I don't. Smaller refers to what went before, ie Zimo MX690. Everything else I said refers to the avaiable now MX695 KVS Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
two tone green Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Ok. Just checking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohninAustria Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Dear All, I just finished translating the "Large Decoders" page on the ZIMO website, so you might want to take a look at this link. The manual is also available in English here. If you have limited space, ZIMO are planning a slimmer format of the "large" decoder, the MX696, which will be 55 x 29 x 18.5mm, instead of the 50 x 40 x 14 of the MX695 (with some reduced functionality). Basically, the MX696 will fit into the space used by the old (now out of production) MX690, and be easier to fit into small 0 scale locos or even the tender of a large 00 steam loco (with up to 10W audio power!). You might have problems finding room for speakers that can handle 10W audio, but the sound output is adjustable. Regards John Russell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor H Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Hi all, Sorry I'm not too up on the DCC side, but as the v3.5 XL decoder has firmware would it be upgradeable to V4, or is it a case of needing a new decoder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Ava_Hay Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Hi all, Sorry I'm not too up on the DCC side, but as the v3.5 XL decoder has firmware would it be upgradeable to V4, or is it a case of needing a new decoder. I doubt it. The reason I say this is that the V3.5 programmer software doesn't handle V4 projects but the V3.5 software already handles V3.5 XL projects as well as the standard V3.5 Loksound projects. We do know that the V4 software will load the old V3.5 projects so i expect the new V4 XL will do the same but the protocols and structures are completely different and I believe that the processor is entirely different as well. I don't expect that any XL V4 software will have anything different to this scenario although I am aware that the whole chip is different but I believe that this has more to do with the power handling. There has been no firmware upgrade offered for the V3.5 to convert to V4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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