The DCC Guide

Digital Command Control (DCC) is the latest improvment in electrical operation of model trains, but it’s so much more. DCC can help model trains take advantage of all the new features in modern model trains like realistic sound and smoother switching and running. This comprehensive, all-new volume helps modelers get the most out of DCC with diagrams and photos showing how DCC works, from wiring, to installing and setting decoders in running equipment, to throttle units. The DCC Guide presents an overview of the product lines available and helps modelers select the right system for their plans.

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Author: Don Fiehmann
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 80 pages; 80 color photos; 55 illustrations; ISBN: 9780890246

Don Fiehmann has combined his knowledge of electronics with his interest in model railroading and Digital Command Control in writing The DCC Guide. This is Don’s second book for Kalmbach; his first, Basic Electronics and Electricity for Model Railroaders, was published by Kalmbach in 1988. Don retired from IBM in 1992 after working nearly 35 years as an electronics engineer. Along with writing and pursuing his hobby of model railroading, Don continues to work as a consultant in the hobby industry. He lives in California with his wife, Marla.

Chapter 1
DCC history and standards 6

Chapter 2
The DCC system 12

Chapter 3
Decoders 15

Chapter 4
Programming decoders 21

Chapter 5
Selecting a system 29

Chapter 6
Layout wiring 35

Chapter 7
Installing decoders 45

Chapter 8
Lighting 55

Chapter 9
Sound 61

Chapter 10
Operating with DCC 67

List of configuration variables (CVs) 74
CV29 bit functions 75
Glossary of DCC terms 76
DCC organizations and groups 78
DCC manufacturers 79