ESU 50115 Mobile Control PRO

Mobile Control Pro is ESU's latest answer to the question of how to combine the advantages of smartphone technology with the needs of model railway control. Mobile Control Pro is essentially a compact Android-based tablet equipped with controls for controlling your locomotives and accessories. The connection to the digital command station is established exclusively wirelessly via Wi-Fi. A specially designed app from ESU can communicate directly with a range of digital command stations. Mobile Control Pro is therefore not limited to use with ESU command stations.
Open platform
Based on Android 10, Mobile Control Pro is as easy to use as you would expect from your smartphone or tablet. Using a high-resolution color touchscreen, the operating system ensures standardized and intuitive operation. Mobile Control Pro is equipped with a powerful quad-core ARM processor with a large memory that can store a large number of apps. The built-in radio module supports common Wi-Fi standards in the 2.4 GHz range as well as the well-known Bluetooth standards. Thanks to the standardized radio interface, trouble-free operation of your model railway is guaranteed at all times. Using Wi-Fi repeaters, the radio range can be easily extended if necessary.
The built-in lithium polymer battery – which can be easily replaced if necessary – lasts for approximately five to six hours of operation. The Mobile Control Pro is charged via the built-in USB-C port. Any USB-C cable can be used for charging, e.g. a USB port in a wall socket, a USB charger adapter or a USB port on a computer.
Using the pre-installed Aurora app store, you can install additional Android apps at any time. A Google account is not required.
Ergonomics
When you hold the Mobile Control Pro in your hands for the first time, you will immediately notice its excellent ergonomics. All controls are easily accessible with one hand and the most important functions can even be accessed "blindly" so that you can keep an eye on your track and your trains. This is made possible by the central, motor-controlled rotary knob with end stop. With it, you can precisely adjust the locomotive's speed and change the direction of travel. Programmable buttons (two on the left and two on the right) on the device are available for various functions. These can be used as an alternative to the touchscreen. A highlight is the "slider" installed on the right side for use as a "brake": With this analog control element, you can now precisely stop your locomotives equipped with LokSound 5 decoders and thus control them even more realistically.
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Mobile Control Pro is perfectly coordinated with the ECoS and CabControl digital command centers. The command center synchronizes all data with the wireless handheld controller, so you don't have to enter data locally. Names, addresses and correct symbols for accessories and routes are also displayed. All information you enter in the ESU command center is automatically transferred and synchronized. Up to 16 Mobile Control Pro devices can be operated.
WiThrottle™
That's not all! The Mobile Control Pro app also connects to all digital command stations that have implemented a WiThrottle™ server. This means that you can use Mobile Control Pro with an Uhlenbrock Intellibox Neo, a Digitrax® command station with an LNWI module or an NCE command station with a WifiTrax WLAN adapter. MRC / Gaugemaster command stations with a WiFi adapter or YaMoRC® are also included. Depending on the functionality of the WiThrottle™ server in the aforementioned command stations, the locomotive fleet can either be used directly or locomotives can be created manually in Mobile Control Pro.
Z21®
Mobile Control Pro can also connect directly to ROCO's Z21® command stations. However, all locomotives must be created and managed locally on Mobile Control Pro. Unfortunately, the Z21® does not have a centrally managed locomotive database.
Märklin® Central Station 3®
Owners of a Märklin® Central Station 3® can also use Mobile Control Pro. The app has direct access to the entire locomotive inventory at the central station and displays the locomotive icons and images exactly as they appear at the central station.