2nd edition - Now up to date as of January 2024 !
You love model trains, you want to learn about or understand digital (DCC) better? This is the book for you!
Have you ever heard about protocols (DCC, Märklin Digital), boosters, decoders, and wondered what these are?
Do you want to understand how CVs really work?
Whether you are new to model trains, or just to digital, this book is here to help you understand how digital model railroading works, and why it makes our hobby so much richer.
An essential guide to help you choose a digital system or upgrade yours, it will present all the important topics, in plain, simple language and with illustrations, including:
- Protocols (DCC, Märklin Digital...)
- Decoders
- CVs and programmiung
- Command stations
- Boosters
- Buses and digital accessories
- PC control and programming
After reading this guide, you will have all the information you need to become an expert with your digital layout!This book has been written with toy train fans all over the world in mind. It doesn't matter if you are in Europe, in North America or elsewhere, it has you covered. Of course, the tips and explanations are valid for all train scales (HO, OO, N, Z, TT, 1 and all others), and for 2-rail or 3-rail systems (Lionel, Märklin Digital...).
