Dodge1965 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Looks like the Dongle is available or almost ready to start shipping.. Saw a post on Facebook earlier.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Hope so, It is a complete game changer. A wonderful device. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I haven't yet had a chance to try one. I am having to de-construct part of my layout at the moment in preparation for a new window to be fitted in the room - the layout runs across the window😕 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moccasin Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Will have to raid my piggy bank and see if I can justify buying it so that I can use the TT 08 with the other locomotives without swapping control methods. The club adapter is in stock too. Presume that’s new as it only works with the dongle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbo2 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Looking forward to giving the dongle a go 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 27 minutes ago, Moccasin said: Will have to raid my piggy bank and see if I can justify buying it so that I can use the TT 08 with the other locomotives without swapping control methods. The club adapter is in stock too. Presume that’s new as it only works with the dongle. The splitter is the same as used by Select Walkabouts daisy chained together. It is in fact a standard RJ splitter and can be sourced from most electronics suppliers. The Hornby one is new tooling hence the different SKU to before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Don't forget that if you have an "oldish" Hornby Elite you can plug two Dongles into the back (two ports). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbo2 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 2 hours ago, Bulleidboy said: Don't forget that if you have an "oldish" Hornby Elite you can plug two Dongles into the back (two ports). Did the newer ones only have 1 port or have I read too much into your oldish comment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 28 minutes ago, gilbo2 said: Did the newer ones only have 1 port or have I read too much into your oldish comment? A fairly recent production re-run required a redesign of the motherboard due to unavailability of the sprung terminals. New terminals are larger and ousted one of the RJ sockets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbo2 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 minute ago, 96RAF said: A fairly recent production re-run required a redesign of the motherboard due to unavailability of the sprung terminals. New terminals are larger and ousted one of the RJ sockets. That explains it, every day is a school day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbo2 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 33 minutes ago, gilbo2 said: Did the newer ones only have 1 port or have I read too much into your oldish comment? BTW, I wonder why this post had to be approved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Just now, gilbo2 said: BTW, I wonder why this post had to be approved? Because it was quoted. Likely a glitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I bought my Hornby Elite in 2009 - so it's getting on a bit🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendragon Sailing Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Perhaps a stupid question, but here goes anyway…… Can the legacy dongle be used with a non-hornby DCC Controller (e.g Digitrax)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 21 minutes ago, Pendragon Sailing said: Perhaps a stupid question, but here goes anyway…… Can the legacy dongle be used with a non-hornby DCC Controller (e.g Digitrax)? If the controller supports Xpressnet and has an RJ12 connection yes it probably can else it may need an adaptor. Some Xpressnet capable controllers have a DIN connector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbo2 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I see a quick start guide is also available to download for the dongle, Dongle Quick Start Guide Wonder if the pre-orders will ship in the coming week, no payment email yet though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brew Man Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) I was wondering that too. Has anyone with a dongle on pre-order received dispatch notification yet? At this rate they'll be sold out before they turn their attention to us Edited February 18 by Brew Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendragon Sailing Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) It’ll be interesting to see whether the dongle will be compatible with other manufacturer’s command stations, as I use a Digitrax DCS210+. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. I hope so, though. Edited February 18 by Pendragon Sailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge1965 Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 (edited) 2 hours ago, Brew Man said: I was wondering that too. Has anyone with a dongle on pre-order received dispatch notification yet? At this rate they'll be sold out before they turn their attention to us Yep i have a pre order for one.. Who knows with Hornby. Previous items have been quite good and emails before the item going to "in stock". As why i would think it was questioned online, with the website being right. Someone will post soon enough, saying they have one.. Edited February 18 by Dodge1707823134 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 3 hours ago, Pendragon Sailing said: It’ll be interesting to see whether the dongle will be compatible with other manufacturer’s command stations, as I use a Digitrax DCS210+. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. I hope so, though. Does the command station support Xpressnet protocol and have an RJ socket. If not then the answer is no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM6 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 It would helpful going forward if users trying the dongle with non Hornby controllers to advise us which ones it works with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge1965 Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 Just spoke to customer services and the dongle is in stock and they will be working on the pre orders over the next couple of days.. HST still planned for sometime in March. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) On 2/18/2024 at 4:19 PM, SteveM6 said: It would helpful going forward if users trying the dongle with non Hornby controllers to advise us which ones it works with. Adding to this although I’m no expert in this, I’m sure I have read that while ExPress Net itself and connector is a standard, the software is not governed by NMRA/NEM (or not strictly) so manufacturers have their own versions of how the system interacts with the network, so while it’s fair to expect full compatibility with Select/Elite there maybe clashes with other systems which are not down to Hornby. Edited February 20 by Rallymatt Creative writing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendragon Sailing Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I’ve just ordered a dongle and will be trying it on my Digitrax DCS210+. I’ll report back on how I get on with it……… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbo2 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 57 minutes ago, Dodge1707823134 said: ..... they will be working on the pre orders over the next couple of days... Good information thanks. Sounds like actual delivery will be next week then, will have to wait and see 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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