I'm bringing this old thread back up to see if there has been any progress in getting Ring to consider LM cloning. Maybe a better term would be Bulk Loading.

Addressing G8B4Life's comment, I would not want to clone module specific data. Specifically, I want to "bulk load" the items that take so much time to load such as the loco picture and all the sounds. Button settings would be nice too, but not required.

I bring this back up because I just finished setting up 4 LMs for a friend. All 4 are identical and have numerous sounds installed.  It took me nearly 3 days, working a few hours at a time to download all the sounds from Ring to my simulator then copy each one, buy one, to all 4 modules. That would have been significantly faster if I only had to load one, then copy that to the other three. Obviously the data transfer would be no faster, but you could start it then let it run in the background for as long as it takes.

I'm sure stocking dealers who offer installation and/or custom sound configurations would appreciate this. I could see having a few "standard" configurations on hand that could then be loaded to a module in one shot.

Full backup of a module isn't something I feel is needed because nothing on a module is irreplaceable, so long as you keep copies of custom sounds and the photo loaded.

Sounds very cool!
Can you post a photo (or two) of the install?
Thanks!

Thanks Bill.

Does anyone know which speaker lead in the WH-6 is positive, or how to figure it out?

Also, if dual speakers should be WH-6(+) to Speaker #1(+), from speaker #1(-) to  speaker #2(+), from speaker #2(-) to WH-6(-), what would happen if polarity connections were reversed?  That is: WH-6(-) to Speaker #1(+), from speaker #1(-) to  speaker #2(+), from speaker #2(-) to WH-6(+).

This was a super simple install.

1- Atlas HO C420
1- Digitrax 1" 8 to 9 pin harness
1- LM3S - Sound Module
1- Sound Systems Speaker and Baffle
-little Capton tape, 3m 2 face for speaker,

Stock lights had resistors built in.
No cutting required, Plugged, taped, soldiered speaker wires - DONE
Easiest one yet. Maybe 20 minutes.