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<h1>Using JMRI&reg; to Operate Trains</h1>
<h2>What is DCC?</h2>
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<p>In short, DCC is Digital Command Control, a system for operating model railroads in a more
prototypical manner. Each locomotive contains a tiny, specialized controller. These
controllers (DCC decoders) accept digital commands over a network (the rails) addressed to
them and interprets them to control the locomotive's speed, direction, lighting effects,
sound, and other functions. Each decoder responds only to those commands addressed to it. Not
every decoder will have functions beyond basic throttle commands available. Although there
are NMRA&reg; standards for the format of communication (allowing the decoders from different
manufacturers to work on the same railroad), beyond that there is considerable variety in the
functions supported and the implementation of those functions.</p>
<p>Although this Manual deals with just OperationsPro, the JMRI&reg; suite of applications also
contains software to program and run DCC equipped locomotives, turnouts and signals.</p>
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