Get started with Digital Command Control (DCC)! This how-to guide covers the basics, with an overview of DCC, track wiring, cab bus wiring, and converting an existing layout to DCC. Written by Mike Polsgrove, Model Railroader's columnist on DCC.

• What is a DCC system?
  • What does it do?
  • What are the components?
    • Command station
    • Throttles
    • Boosters
    • Power Supplies
    • Mobile Decoders
    • Stationary Decoders
  • What are the features?
    • 2/4 digit addressing
    • motor control
    • Back EMF
    • Sound
    • Etc.
• Track Wiring
  • Track Bus
  • Track Feeders
  • Programming Track
  • Multiple Boosters/ Power requirements
  • Turnouts
  • Wyes, reverse loops and turntables
  • Power districts and circuit breakers
• Cab bus wiring
  • Brief discussion of the different manufacturers' buses
  • Wireless receivers
• Mobile Decoders
  • Factory installed
  • Drop in/plug and play
  • Wired installation
• Converting an existing DC layout to DCC.

Author: Mike Polsgrove
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 56 pages; 100 color photos; ISBN: 9780890247938