LccTools Mac Introduction

Getting started with LccTools on a Mac

First, drag the application icon to your Applications directory.

Next, double click on it to open it.

The first time you open it, it should open a settings screen (If not, go to the "Preferences..." item under the LccTools menu)

If your LCC hub is advertising itself, you should be able to see its name in the "Visible Hubs" selector at the top of the page. Select it. (This is the most likely case when you have a CS-105 as it has this built in)
If your LCC hub is not advertising itself, you'll see only "<No Hub Selected>" at the top. Enter your hubs IP address in the center section. If you're using a non-standard port (i.e. a port other than 12021), also enter that port number.

Every copy of the program needs a node number, and they must not be the same. Generally, LccTools will take care of this for you. The "Enter a node ID for this program" field will let you provide one of your own if you'd prefer to do that, but it's usually not necessary to change the value provided.

Then click "Restart Connection". After a second or two, you should get a message just above the button that says "Connected to " and your connection info.

Close the Preferences window with the red circle button to upper left.

Now you're ready to go! We're interested in how intuitive the navigation is, so we're not giving step-by-step directions for use, instead just providing a couple notes:

The tabs at the top select different tools
When you open the "Nodes" tool, you'll see a list of your existing LCC nodes down the left. Select one to see more about it, and (if possible) get a button that will let you configure it.
The fast clock will show real time (i.e. wall clock time) unless you have a master LCC fast clock installed on your LCC network. This could be a hardware clock from Logic Rail Technologies, the software clock in JMRI, or some other clock master.

Feedback on how to improve this, or on any problems you encounter, would be greatly appreciated!