DC-Car
Driving with a DCC controller

In principle any DCC controller is suitable for operating vehicles fitted with DC-CAR decoders.

If you want to adjust the decoders’ CV settings, then you need a controller which allows ‘Programming on the Main’.

DC-CAR decoders cannot be programmed using a DCC controller’s ‘Programming Track’ outputs.

 

The DCC information from the DCC controller is transmitted over an infra-red link to the vehicle. The infra-red transmitter consists of an infra-red LED with a resistor connected to the track terminals of the DCC controller. As far as the DCC controller is concerned there is no difference between a car and a locomotive. Therefore it is possible to operate both cars and trains at the same time. Of course you must ensure that each car and locomotive has its own unique address.

The function and connection details are shown here.

There are many possibilities in the way that you can operate a layout.

Here is just one example.

Continuously driving truck:

• Adjusting the decoder if the car is to wait for a DCC command after switching on:
  • Set CV69 to 100
  • Set CV68 to the speed step (1-28) to be used when the vehicle restarts after being stopped by a magnetic stop coil (default setting = speed step 2)
  • Set the DCC address (default setting = 1)
  • These CVs can be programmed using the DCC controller or specified when the decoder is ordered.
• Adjust the DCC controller:
  • Connect the infra-red transmitter to the track terminals
  • If necessary select operation using 28 speed steps
  • Enter the vehicle's address
  • Set the speed to zero. (The vehicle only drives forward so the direction setting on the DCC controller is ignored).

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Disclaimer:
This page has been translated, with permission, from a page on Claus Ilchmann’s web site.
The original page, in German, is located here.
This translation is provided with no guarantee of accuracy or liability for errors.
Should you decide to use the DC-Car system then you should check that the functionality meets your needs by reference to the manufacturer’s web site.