The long wait for NMRAnet hardware is coming to an end, and Railstars is leading the charge: Railstars is proud to announce the world's first OpenLCB and NMRAnet compatible hardware: Railstars Io. More details are available here:  http://railstars.com/2011/12/23/introducing-io/

Naturally, we'd love to discuss how OpenLCB / NMRAnet can benefit you and your layout, and directions for future products!

OpenLCB / NMRAnet are a set of networking protocols that permit various layout elements—fascia buttons, indicators, signals, turnouts, occupancy detectors, etc.—to talk to each other in a way that provides maximum flexibility for you to design a layout control scheme that works for you. The goal is to make this process as simple and painless as possible, and to do so in a way that is open and transparent, to promote competition and hence the improvement of products over time to meet your needs.