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| Version | System | Max Number of Cabs |
Cab Addresses |
Accessory Addresses |
New Features/Changes |
USB Support |
Loco Selection Action |
Software Production Status |
Notes |
| V1.1 | Power Cab | 2 |
3 | 3 |
Initial Version. | No |
a | Discontinued | |
| V1.28 | 3 |
3 – 4 |
3 – 4 |
Cab address 4 added because Cab04e requires two cab addresses to fully work. | No |
b | Discontinued | 3 | |
| V1.28a | No |
b | Discontinued | 3 | |||||
| V1.28b | Loco Selection Action Option | No |
c |
Discontinued | 3 | ||||
| V1.28c | USB Adapter Support Current Overload Protection |
Yes |
c |
Discontinued | 1, 2 3 | ||||
| V1.28d1 | SB3/SB3a | 4 |
2–5 | 2 – 5 | First release of SB software. Code space for programming track replaced with code to support more throttles and 6 recall support. |
Yes | c |
Discontinued |
2 |
| V1.28d2 | Same as V1.28d1 with some unknown bug fix. | Yes | c | Discontinued | 2 | ||||
| V1.65 | Power Cab | 3 – 5 | 3-5, 8-10 |
Expanded Cab Support 6 Recall Support Expanded Accessory Support. Thumbwheel Programming Known Bugs: A) When Exiting Service Programming mode will cause the following: 1) Bell function remapped to F1 to F3 2) Loss of Ammeter function if active 3) Recall reset to 1 B) When resetting the PowerCab, expanded cab support is lost and software reverts to V1.28 limitations. Cab address 5 and Accessory addresses 8-10 are lost. |
Yes |
b |
Discontinued | 2, 4 | |
| V1.65 |
SB3a/SB5 |
6 |
2-7 |
2-7, 8-10 |
First Software Upgrade for SB3a/SB5. Has same features and bugs as PowerCab above. Bug B shows up as loss of cab address 6-7 and 8-10 accessory addresses. |
Yes |
b |
Discontinued |
2, 4, 5 |
| V1.65. | Power Cab | 4 |
3-5 |
3-5, 8-10 |
Same as V1.65 with bug fixes for bug "A" above. Later NCE removed the "." reference after the number 5 and shipped it as V1.65. You cannot tell the difference anymore. However this version still has Bug "B". V1.65B fixes all bugs. Call NCE. | Yes |
b |
Discontinued |
2, 4, 5 |
| V1.65B |
SB3a/SB5 |
6 |
2-7 |
2-7, 8-10 |
Fixes bugs A and B. | Yes |
b |
Production |
2, 4 |
| V1.65B |
Power Cab | 4 |
3-5 |
3-5, 8-10 |
Fixes bugs A and B. |
Yes |
b |
Production |
2, 4 |
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