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I worry more about different engine and decoder manufactors doing thier own thing when it comes to programming CV's.They should really just adopt QSI's CV chart and move forward and find ways to document the process so that the beginner is not buried in something that is intimidating or perhaps not so in-need of still additional learning like some charts are presented in Binary form requiring one to learn the 128,64,32,16,8,4,2,1 for each of the 8 bits for a total of 255.There should be one CV chart that covers ALL the engines and ALL possible varibles up to what? 255 different options? So that when someone says... I programmed CV2 to blah blah... everyone understands what CV 2 is.I would like for a DCC system to support the Modeler in this way regardless of it's overall ability. A one amp trainset DCC starter system should be just as functional as a Super Chief across all CV and commonly used function keys.That is one reason I bought the Chief, I didnt want to be caught with something that did not incorperate something down the road should that something something be needing adjustment.I am faintly amused at all the talk of higher functions above F12 to F28 and beyond.... what are we trying to accomplish here? Keep payroll on each engine and train crewman? Keep tabs on water or coal remaining? Listen to the Roadmaster chew out a careless employee inside the yard office?Im afraid that we may get so caught up in the functions that we spend an hour just starting the thing up and getting it all right before recieving clearence to actually drive the model train somewhere on that layout sometime before dinnertime.
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