All listed features are with respect to the newest ARC1 firmware version. A detailed changelog can be found here.
| Technical Specifications | In current release | Planned for future releases |
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| General |
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| Power Supply | 5V from USB or from external source |
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| Display | 2.4" QVGA (320x240) Color-TFT LCD |
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| Touchscreen | Yes (resistive) |
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| Supported protocols | DCC | |
| Multilingual user interface | German, English | + more languages |
| Locomotive operation |
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| DCC speed steps | 14, 28, 128 (126 effective) |
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| Max locomotives | 200 | |
| Max locomotives in parallel operation | up to 200 |
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| Supported DCC address range | short addresses (1-127) | short addresses (1-127) + extended addresses (1-9999) |
| Control of headlights | Yes |
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| Control of functions | F1-F4 | F1-F28 |
| User definable locomotive name | Yes, up to 20 characters |
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| User definable locomotive symbol | 8 symbols from library | Import of own symbols |
| User definable locomotive max speed | Yes |
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| Programming Mode |
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| Supported programming modes | POM (main rails) | POM (main rails), Service Mode (programming rail) |
| Menu-guided programming of decoder CVs | Locomotive decoders | Locomotive decoders and accessory decoders |
| Reset decoder to factory settings | Yes |
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| Interfaces |
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| Support of XpressNet | No | Yes |
| Support of MicroSD cards for custom locomotive symbols, statistics and languages | No | Yes |
| Support of Bluetooth for control of ARC1 with Android mobile devices | No | Yes |