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17.10 Glossary
The most important terms in the Digital plus by Lenz
®
system:
Address The number of a locomotive, comparable to a telephone number.
Acceleration
and
deceleration
delay
Setting on a locomotive decoder. The acceleration delay
determines how fast a locomotive reaches the speed belonging
to a higher speed step, the deceleration delay determines how
fast a locomotive reaches the speed connected with a lower
speed step.
Configuration
Variable (CV)
Address, starting voltage, acceleration rate and deceleration rate
are examples of features which can be customized within the
locomotive decoder. You will find detailed information on the
features of Digital plus locomotive decoders in their respective
manuals, available from your dealer or direct from Lenz Elektronik
GmbH ( send a stamped addressed C5 envelope).
DCC Abbreviation for "Digital Command Control". This term has come
to refer to the digital model railroad control system developed by
Lenz and standardized by the NMRA.
Locomotive
address
see address
Locomotive
stack
“Index card box” that allows quick selection of a locomotive
address.
Multi-unit
consist
Controlling several locomotives at the same time with a common
address
NMRA National Model Railroad Association, North American model
railroaders organization
NMRA DCC
Standards and
RPs
A standard developed by the NMRA based on Lenz
Digital plus, which determines the transfer of
information to locomotive decoders and accessory
decoders. These standards define the interchange of
decoders produced by different manufacturers.
Packet format The manner and method by which the information is transmitted
from the command station to the decoder,
Settings in
locomotive
decoders
see CVs