HM | DCC 4+
Revolutionary Digital Control
Hornby Hobbies Ltd
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- Free
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Description
Total Control. All your locomotives.
The official app for setting up and controlling your HM7000 range of products.
HM | DCC is the new model railway control system that makes it simple to build your library of locomotives and have ultimate control over them in the palm of your hand. Customise your locomotives with images, tinker, tailor & test settings on the fly to perfect your locomotive’s running style. Design your dream layout and manoeuvre locomotives through controllable points, signals, and turntables with untethered control.
Easily set up your system.
Log in*, link up your Bluetooth® HM devices, power-cycle and away you go.
Control your system free of wires.
Complete wireless & untethered control of your layout. Upgrade previous systems without ripping out installed controllers and components.
Personalise your locomotives.
Fill your engine shed with your fleet of locomotives, choose the perfect photo, and programme their settings to see locomotive running styles change instantaneously.
Enjoy completely FREE locomotive sound profiles.
Connect your HM7000-TXS decoders to HM | DCC and relish a plethora of class locomotive sounds for download. Keep up to date with the latest releases and get more locomotive sound profiles to play with on the day of release.
Design your dream layout.
Use the in-built Track Builder to draw up and design the perfect layout. Then, export a list easily to know what you need to build it.
Everyone’s included.
Functions with OO, TT and N scale gauges. Upgrade your previous DCC products to work with HM | DCC. Upgrade “DCC ready” locomotives to HM | DCC app control with HM7000 decoders. Control locomotives fitted with non-Bluetooth® and HM7000 Bluetooth® decoders in parallel. Explore the different ways you can upgrade via the Hornby.com website.
*Please note: A Hornby.com account is required for HM | DCC app use. This can be easily created from the Hornby.com website. Internet access is required for device reset, profile download, hardware updates, app updates and app login.
Disclaimer: Please ensure that your device is fully compatible with both the HM | DCC app and the HM7000 range of products prior to any purchase. Devices older than 5 years may work but cannot be recommended for control. If unsure, please visit the Hornby.com website or contact Hornby Hobbies customer care.
What’s New
Version 1.4.0
- Added French, German, Spanish and Italian Languages
- Fixed a bug where the Install Locomotive Profile button was greyed out
- Further optimisation of the Profiles section
- Added more Function icons
- Made Decoder Selection more comprehensive
Ratings and Reviews
Works well & has loads of potential
Having started in TT120, this new system came along soon after and really suits my modelling needs. It’s really intuitive to operate from phone/tablet screen and removes the need to know lots of arcane information that standard DCC systems use. It was a steep learning curve in the early days but that is much less now that pre-fitted models are available and early issues with the sound profiles have been dealt with.
I would implore anyone starting out to download and read the full manual before starting as it provides lots of information that helps prevent basic errors.
With the delay to the smaller 6-pin decoders, I invested in the legacy dongle which allows standard DCC decoders to be used on the app.
More improvements are apparently on the way, including accessory control.
iPhone v iPad control
Seems to work very well, only installed in one loco. Added sound an I’m impressed. However, I might have missed something but I have setup the loco on my iPhone but cannot see anything on my iPad. Both running updated iOS. Have looked out and back in on both but no transfer between the two. Since I have to have a Hornby account surely the data should follow the devices!
Compatibility
Although the app states it will work with various iOS revisions some versions on some devices are still in work as prominently stated by Hornby on their web pages.
All in all the app is intuitive and simple to use. For those who are unable to master on screen prompts there are a complete series of step by step how-to guides also on the Hornby web site.
In the event even that help is insufficient the Hornby forum has a separate section for HM DCC.
Much more stable at v1.1.0 after update. Sound profile loading is now almost idiot proof.
App Privacy
The developer, Hornby Hobbies Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Hornby Hobbies Limited
- Size
- 49.9 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Hornby Hobbies Ltd.,
- Price
- Free