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DCCExpressLite

DCCExpressLite is a self-contained browser controller for the EX-CSB1 command station. The ESP32 serves the application directly: no desktop program, Node.js server, cloud account, or internet connection is required while operating the railway.

Start here

1. Install and connect
2. Create and operate a layout
3. Configure turnouts and routes
4. Configure signals and automation
5. Drive locomotives
6. Configure a gamepad
7. Back up your data
8. Configure external I²C devices

Main features

• Responsive desktop, tablet, and mobile UI
• Locomotive control, functions, direction inversion, images, and emergency stop
• Configurable Bluetooth/USB gamepad control with client-local mappings
• Visual layout editor with persistent client-side zoom and position
• Persistent block occupancy shared between connected clients
• Physical DCC accessory turnout control
• DCC accessory and DCC-EX VPIN output control with Toggle, Push, and Momentary buttons
• Basic route buttons and automatic block-to-block routes
• ID-based signal automation driven by turnouts and sensors
• Locomotive, accessory, and DigiTools decoder programming
• Root-based LittleFS file manager
• Release-independent export/import including locomotive images and signal rules
• WebSocket reconnect, multi-client support, diagnostics, and integrity checking
• Filterable live DCC-EX and I/O logging with bounded browser memory use
• Dynamic PCA9685, MCP23017, PCF8574, and PCF8575 configuration with live pin testing and input indication

Open the installed command center at http://dccex.local or at the numeric IP address shown on the EX-CSB1 display.

The HELP button in the Layout Editor always opens this Wiki.