NEW Marklin Central Station 2 Officially announced
We have just received the following information from Marklin on the New Central Station 2. We only have the basic details below from Marklin right now so we can't answer too many questions right now but we will try to keep you filled in. The New Central Station from Marklin Digital The new Marklin Central Station, created by specialists from the Marklin Electronic Development Department, covers more possible applications than all other systems known up to now. It is another large step into the easy-to-use future of control of complex model railroad layouts and it offers a maximum of fun even on smaller layouts. Another unbeatable advantage of this trail blazing central controller is its compatibility with the digital control components of Marklin's earlier digital systems. You can continue to use all of these components and they can be incorporated into the new system. The Marklin digital formats for the 6021 Control Unit as well as the current mfx format are s upported by this central unit. Full color display This controller has been newly developed from the ground up and has a color display and 2 built-in locomotive controllers that show the speed for locomotives on round tachometers. A color image of the locomotive being operated can be shown beneath the tachometers if desired. Unique built -in card reader Depending on the type of decoder, the locomotives register themselves automatically (mfx locomotives), are sel ected from a built-in database (Marklin Delta and Digital locomotives), or are manual ly set up. The control surface necessary for this is very easy to comprehend and is designed to be manageable. It is also possible to take in locomotive data from cards resembling bank cards by means of built-in card readers on the Central Station. An individual information card with all of the relevant data can be set up for each locomotive. This simplifies registration of a locomotive on someone else's Central Station or selecting a locomotive again while...
