Umm, this is the Command Station, Booster, and wireless cabs… I’m using it for my 850 foot of track.
I have a number of different decoders, but have mainly Zimo, QSI since I like sound.
There are a number of unique features on these decoders, and the Zimo command station supports a number of features on Zimo decoders, like downloading sound files, no longer have to buy separate decoder programmer.
You can also tune the sound parameters, mainly volume of individual sounds very easily on the throttle.
Those things don’t make a lot of difference to me, since I’ve been programming stuff for years with different programmer modules and software.
But there are really cool features, like how the system handles a short, and this is programmable. It actually will lower the voltage to limit max current, and has a bunch of programmability in how it does this, very sophisticated.
Bottom line, much less likely to melt something if you have a short. The NCE 10 amp booster can support up to 20 amps for a short time and I’ve fried some main boards in locos from derailments. Now that I will be running the Zimo system at a continuous 20 amps, I appreciate extra levels of “safety”.
There is a huge amount of programmability on the cabs, which is a pain at first, but you can customize the system so that it works the way you want. The command station has an actual database inside, so once you have defined a locomotive, any throttle/cab can use it with all the settings, including custom icons for the function “keys”… this really helps when you get decoders where the bell, whistle, lights might not be at the standard function numbers.
Greg