DC-Car
What do I need to fit DC-Car to a vehicle?

For installation in a vehicle with 1.2 V NiCad Battery:

or a complete kit DC01EF-1N

For installation in a vehicle with 2.4 V NiCad Battery/batteries

or a complete kit:
DC01F-SP-IR (2.4 V)
DC02F-SP-IR (2.4 V)

For installation in a vehicle with 3.6 V NiCad Batteries:

  • Decoder DC01F/DC02F (3.6 V)
  • Infrared receiver Z-IFP01
  • The transformer can be omitted, the voltage is sufficient to operate the decoder and white LEDS
  • 2 photo transistors
  • 2 infrared LED (AS-LED)

or a complete kit:
DC01F-IR (3.6 V NIHM)
DC02F-IR (3.6 V NIHM)

For installation in a vehicle with 3.6 V LIPO batteries:

li>Decoder DC01F/DC02F (3.6 V)
  • Infrared receiver Z-IFP01
  • The transformer can be omitted, the voltage is sufficient to operate the decoder and white LEDS
  • 2 photo transistors
  • 2 infrared LED (AS-LED)

or a complete kit:
DC01F-IR (3.6 V LIPO)
DC02F-IR (3.6 V LIPO)

With the decoders the following parts are provided:

Insulating diode for the engine
Resistors for the battery level monitoring, photosensor and reed contact

The following items need to be ordered separately if required:

Tail lamp carrier
Photosensor
Hall generator for switching the blue light on
Plug and sockets (SBV) to fast removal replacement of the decoder.
Extra 6 pin socket (SBV-6) for easy firmware updating.

The following items are not supplied:

LED for taillights, signal lights, headlight, blue lights etc..

The diagram below shows the wiring of the individual components.


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.



Introduction

How did the DC-CAR
system evolve?

DC-Car Decoder

DC-Car DC04 decoder

How does the
automatic braking
system work?

How does the
digital control
work?

What do I need
to fit DC-Car
to a vehicle?

Using DC-Car in
stationary models

Driving using a
DCC controller

Driving using
DC-Car
function modules