Digital Command Control - the comprehensive guide to DCC - Softcover

Stan Ames; Rutger Friberg; Ed Loizeaux

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9185496499 ISBN 13: 9789185496495

Publisher: Allt om Hobby Publishing Co., 1998

About this title

About the Author

The authors of this book are members of the National Model Railroad Association's (NMRA) DCC Working Group, and have been involved with DCC since its early days. Ed Loizeaux, a non-technical person, strives to make complex topics easy to understand by the average modeler. Over the years Ed has published several articles presented several clinics for the entry level DCC user. Rutger Friberg is the model railroad editor for Allt om Hobby (the model railroad magazine in Sweden) and prolific DCC author. His expertise is with detailed circuit designs and custom electronic projects that go beyond commercially available products. He has written five books and many articles worldwide about model railroad electronics. Stan Ames spearheaded the creation of the NMRA DCC Standards and Recommended Practices. As original Chairman of the NMRA/DCC Working Group and the past Chairman of the NMRA Conformance & Inspection Committee, he brings a unique perspective to this book. His knowledge of the NMRA DCC Standards, Recommended Practices, and product specifics is hard to beat.

From the Back Cover

You climb up in the cab check your brakes, turn on your headlight, sound the horn and nudge your throttle into notch one. Your multi-unit consist with 21,000 horsepower begins to growl as it slowly accelerates your heavy coal drag. You look over your shoulder and your friend is still hard at work with the wreck crane cleaning up a derailment that was intentionally caused for his pleasure. Your model railroad layout is alive.

Today the microprocessor technology revolution offers model railroaders capabilities that we only could dream about before. Microcontrollers allow manufacturers to develop affordable products that allow model railroaders to precisely control locomotives, as well as lights, switch motors, and other layout functions.

Not since the standardization of 12 volts DC has there been such a change in the way we can operate our model railroads. New inventions can be difficult to explain to those not familiar with the technology and Digital Command Control (DCC) is no exception. This book provides readers with accurate and comprehensive information regarding DCC technology. With careful reading and reasonable thought, everyone can become well versed with this new form of model railroad control.

Edition details

• Publisher: Allt om Hobby Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9185496499
• ISBN 13: 9789185496495
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144