What is JMRI? JMRI is intended as a jumping-off point for hobbyists who want to control their layouts with a computer without having to create an entire system from scratch. You can manage your locomotive rosters and easily program your decoders using DecoderPro®.
How do digital model trains work?
HOW IT WORKS. With Digital Command Control (DCC) you use a controller (also called cabs or throttles) to send information to a command station telling it what you want train X to do. The command station then takes this information, transforms it into a stream of digital code and sends it to the booster.
Can you run DC trains on DCC track?
Yes it is possible to run DC loco’s on DCC using the address of 0. Not all DCC systems allow you to do it. If you do run the loco’s on DCC you cannot leave them idle with the track power on. You should run them then remove them.
What is the difference between DCC and DC trains?
Now let’s summarise the difference between DC and DCC trains; DC trains are controlled by varying the voltage supplied to the track. DCC trains have a constant voltage supplied to the track, and trains are controlled using a DCC decoder fitted to the locomotives. In DCC, multiple trains can be controlled independently.
What do I need for JMRI?
We recommend you have at least 256 MB of memory for Windows 98, 512 MB of memory for Windows 2000 and 2 GB for the newer W7-W10 systems. Note that used PC hardware is available for very little money; it might be cheaper to buy a used computer than to update your existing one. Note: JMRI is developed with Java 1.8.
What is Decoder Pro?
The DecoderPro symbolic programmer is meant to improve this. It is configured using text files, so that it can be adapted to additional decoder types easily. It talks to the decoders using the JMRI programming interface, so that it can run on any computer and layout hardware that JMRI has been ported to.
What is the difference between DC and DCC in model trains?
Difference Between DC and DCC Trains DC trains are controlled by varying the voltage supplied to the track. DCC trains have a constant voltage supplied to the track, and trains are controlled using a DCC decoder fitted to the locomotives. In DCC, multiple trains can be controlled independently.
