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With Digital Command Control (DCC) you use a controller (also called cabs or throttles) to send information to a command station telling it what you want train X to do. The command station then takes this information, transforms it into a stream of digital code and sends it to the booster. The booster will add power to the code, and broadcast ...
Digital Command Control. Digital Command Control (DCC) is a standard for a system for the digital operation of model railways that permits locomotives on the same electrical section of track to be independently controlled. The DCC protocol is defined by the Digital Command Control Working group of the US National Model Railroad Association (NMRA).
- The power is always present in the track enabling independent control of locomotives, even on the same track and without the use of isolating sections.
- The controller simply sends instructions via the base station’s command station to the locomotive decoder. This is why each locomotive decoder must have a unique address.
- Compatibility is an important issue. While every effort is made for the compatibility of systems with decoders, and the digital signal produced by the command station, inter-compatibility of some controllers with some hardware can't be guaranteed.
- All decoders have the default address of 03 when new, including those fitted to locomotives at the factory. You must change the address to something unique from the rest of the collection.
The easiest way to get started is to buy a DCC a starter set. Many manufacturers offer starter sets that include a command station, a throttle, and sometimes even a decoder equipped locomotive. Examples include systems from companies like Gaugemaster, Digitrax, NCE, Hornby and Bachmann. DCC Compatible Locomotives:
DCC (Digital Command And Control) is a digital method of controlling a model railway. Instead of controlling the power going through the track to achieve the desired speed for a model, your controller sends signals to the train to control its speed and other functions such as lights. Each locomotive is assigned an address so you can tell your ...
Where circuits and wiring are shown, these have also been checked or tested, however case-by-case, it is possible that exact wire positions may vary with orientation of things like turnout motors. Switch and contact position may also vary with time due to product evolution, so check carefully when using them. If you are not sure, feel free to ask.
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