06-05-2016, 10:52 AM
I use high tech if it is convenient to get the task done. The use of computers is limited as far as possible after 40 years in the computer industry. Some sound decoders are more convenient programmable with a computer but that's it. I do not intent to use computers to control any aspect of the layout that includes the popular interfaces between computers and the DCC controllers. DCC is used for convenience to limit wiring and sometimes to cover poor hardware. I like the UT4 handheld throttle as I saw DC walk arounds used in the US many decades ago but hard to get in Germany.
ps. DCC documentation drives me crazy because I am used to the hexadecimal notation for decades. Each byte runs from 0x00 to 0xFF. The decimal notation (0 - 255) is absolute strange to me and makes it complicated to identify individual bits.
ps. DCC documentation drives me crazy because I am used to the hexadecimal notation for decades. Each byte runs from 0x00 to 0xFF. The decimal notation (0 - 255) is absolute strange to me and makes it complicated to identify individual bits.
Reinhard