DCC Decoder
Addressing
Mobile or Locomotive
Decoder - Control Locomotives
• Address (Cab#) - range 1 to 9999
• Name - speed, light on, sound on
• Street 1 - multi-resident dwelling
Stationary or Accessory Decoder -
Control Turnouts
• Address - range 1 to 2040
• Name - close, throw
• Street 2 - multi-resident dwelling
These decoders exist in the same city (connected to the
same track), but are uniquely addressed even if same
address number.
Mobile or Locomotive Decoder
• 1 Circuit board per loco - 1 address
Stationary or Accessory Decoder
• 1 Circuit board - 1, 2....8 addresses - A
multi-resident apartment in an apartment building
A single accessory decoder can have multiple outputs each
with an address. It can be compared to an apartment
building.
Using a Loco address in an Accessory
Decoder
Locomotive decoders and some accessory decoders can be
uniquely configured by the use of Configuration Variables
called CVs. The DCC standards allow a locomotive decoder
CVs to be programmed when it is operating on the main
track. This is called Operations (Ops) mode programming
or On the Main programming. Each loco decoder on the
track can be programmed using it's unique address.
Current Team Digital accessory decoders have a feature
that allows Ops mode programming. They have a Locomotive
decoder type address. Using this address the accessory
decoder can be programmed just like a Loco decoder. As
mentioned above the Loco (Ops) address can be the same as
one of the accessory outputs with out a conflict.
