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• Home ( )
• Products
  • DCC-EX Product Overview (Product Overview)
  • 
    EX-CommandStation
    (Ready to Run & Self Build)
    • EX-CommandStation - Overview (EX-CommandStation Overview)
  • EX-CSB1 (Ready to Run)
    EX-CommandStation/Booster 1 Express
    • EX-CSB1
      EX-CommandStation/Booster 1 Express (EX-CSB1 CommandStation/Booster 1 Express)
    • EX-CSB1 - Quick Start
      EX-CommandStation/Booster 1 Express (Quick Start Guide)
    • WiFi Configuration for version 5.7.0+
      Graphical User Interface Options (Configure WiFi (EX-CSB1 v5.7.0+ only))
  • EX‑MotorShield8874 (
    EX-MotorShield8874)
  • EX-WiFiShield 8266 (EX-WiFiShield8266)
  • 
    EX-WebThrottle
    • EX-WebThrottle - Overview (Overview)
    • EX-WebThrottle - User Guide (User Guide)
  • EX-Toolbox
    • EX-Toolbox - Overview (EX-Toolbox Overview)
    • Installing EX-Toolbox (Installation Guide)
    • Connecting EX-Toolbox to your EX-CommandStation (Connecting)
    • EX-Toolbox User Guide (User Manual)
  • 
    EX-FastClock (DIY)
    • EX-FastClock (EX-FastClock Overview)
    • Hardware
    • Calibration
    • Installation
    • Configuration
    • Operation
    • Time Control
  • EX-IOExpander (EX-IOExpander (DIY))
  • EX-Turntable (DIY)
    • EX-Turntable - Overview (EX-Turntable Overview)
    • Purchasing
    • Assembly & Setup
    • Testing, Tuning, and Control (Testing, Tuning & Control)
    • Layout Connections and Wiring (Layout Connections & Wiring)
    • Configuration Options
    • EX-Turntable FAQ and Troubleshooting (FAQ & Troubleshooting)
    • Traversers and Limited Rotation Turntables (Traversers & Limited Rotation Turntables)
  • EX-SensorCAM (DIY)
    • EX-SensorCAM (EX-SensorCAM Overview)
    • Installation Guide
    • EX-SensorCAM Manual (User Manual)
    • Native EX-SensorCAM Command List (Command Reference)
    • EX-SensorCAM Abridged Manual (Manual Abridged)
  • EX-DCCInspector (DIY)
    • EX-DCCInspector
• Purchase
  • Official DCC-EX Suppliers (Official Suppliers)
  • Selecting a Power Supply
  • Third Party Products and Sellers (
    Third Party Sellers)
  • DCC-EX Merchandise (
    Official Merchandise)
  • EX-CSB1 - Next Steps (
    EX-CSB1 Next Steps
    Installing & Testing)
• or  Self Build
  • Build Your Own EX-CommandStation (Build Your Own)
  • Easy build - Arduino Mega + EX-MotorShield8874 (Easy Build - Arduino Mega + EX-8874)
  • Alternative build - Arduino Mega + Arduino Motor Shield (Harder Build - Arduino Mega + Arduino Motor Shield)
  • Complex Build - Nucleo (Complex Build - Nucleo)
  • Complex Build - ESP32 (Complex Build - ESP32)
  • Selecting a Power Supply
  • Optionally install Wifi (
    Optional WiFi)
  • Optionally install Ethernet (Optional Ethernet)
  • Installing EX-CommandStation firmware (
    Next Steps
    Configure & Install)
  • DIY - Other Devices (
    Other Devices)
• Prepare to Use
  • Prepare to Use Your Command Station (Prepare to Use)
  • Install the Software
    (EX-Installer)
    • EX-Installer (EX-Installer (Install & Configure))
    • First Run installer (First Run)
    • Select Product to Install (Select A Product)
    • Installing EX-CommandStation Software (Install EX-CommandStation)
    • Install EX-IOExpander
    • Install EX-Turntable (Install EX-Turntable
      )
    • Download EX-Installer
      • Downloading EX-Installer - Overview (Download EX-Installer)
      • Linux
      • Download and install on MacOS (macOS)
      • Download and install on Windows (Windows x64)
    • Wifi configuration
      (Excluding EX-CSB1 or ESP32 v5.7.0+) (
      Configure WiFi (Wifi Shield))
    • WiFi Configuration for version 5.7.0+
      Graphical User Interface Options (Configure WiFi (EX‑CSB1 & ESP32 v5.7.0+ Only))
    • Testing your installation (
      Test Your Installation
      )
    • Managing Your Config files - Saving and Reusing (
      Manage Config files
      Saving & Restoring)
    • Advanced Users - VSCode/PlatformIO (
      Advanced Users - VSC/PlatformIO)
  • Connecting to Your Layout (Physical Connection)
    • Connecting to your layout (Connecting to Your Layout (Physical Connection))
    • Connecting the EX-CSB1 to Your Layout (Connecting an EX-CSB1)
    • Connecting to your layout (Connecting a Self-Build)
  • Testing your installation (Test Your Command Station
    
    )
  • Next Steps - Throttles (
    Next Steps
    Select a Throttle)
• Use Throttles, etc.
  • Using Your Command Station (Overview)
  • Throttles
    • Throttles and Other Controllers (Throttle Lists)
    • Some Recommended Throttles
      • EX-WebThrottle (EX-WebThrottle (Web))
      • Engine Driver (Engine Driver (Android))
      • ThrottleCard (ThrottleCard (iOS))
    • WiThrottle Protocol VS DCC-EX Native/Serial Commands (WiThrottle VS Native Protocol)
  • Connecting a WiFi Throttle to your EX-CommandStation (
    How to Connect - WiFi)
  • Connecting a USB Throttle to your EX-CommandStation (How to Connect - USB)
  • 
    Loco/CV Programming
    • Programming DCC locos (CV Programming Overview)
    • Programming with EX-WebThrottle (Using EX-WebThrottle)
    • Programming with Engine Driver (Using Engine Driver)
    • Programming with EX-Toolbox (Using EX-Toolbox)
    • Using JMRI DecoderPro
    • Programming using Serial commands (Using Serial Commands)
    • CV Programming Tips (Hints and Tips)
  • DCC Accessory Operation (
    DCC Accessory Operation)
  • DC Operation (Controlling DC Locos)
• Enhance
  • Enhancing & Expanding EX‑CommandStation (Enhancing your EX-CommandStation)
  • EXRAIL
    • What is EXRAIL?
    • EXRAIL Objects - An Introduction (Objects Introduction)
    • EXRAIL Sequences - An Introduction (Sequences Introduction)
    • Startup Configuration - Native/Serial Commands (Startup Configuration)
    • Virtual Bitmap device pins (VPINs) (Vpins)
    • EXRAIL Full Command List (Command List)
    • Cookbooks
      • EXRAIL Cookbooks (Cookbooks)
      • Editing Tips & tricks
        • General EXRAIL Tips
        • Multiple Files in EXRAIL
        • Maintaining multiple EX-CommandStations
        • Naming sequences for easy commands
        • Using CALL and RETURN
        • Using C++ Macros
      • Buttons and Switches
      • DC Track Control
      • Emergency stop button
      • Roster for Similar Sound Locos
      • Route button control
      • Time Control
      • Advanced
        • Display Loco speeds on OLED (Advanced) (Display Locos On Oled)
        • Display Track Status on OLED (Display Track Status)
        • Analog sensors
        • Command Filters
        • Passing locos between sequences
        • Building a speed test track
      • Big picture
        • Big Picture EXRAIL Examples
        • How it All Works Together
        • Stage 1 - Running a Train
        • Stage 2 - Adding a Roster
        • Stage 3 - Turnouts/Points, Accessories, Sensors & Blocks
        • Stage 4 - Automation
        • Stage 5 - Turntables & Traversers
        • Stage 6 - Putting it all Together
      • Driving trains
        • Basic driving functions (Basic)
        • Loco Functions (Functions)
        • Automations
        • Simple Shuttle
        • Improved Shuttle
        • Passing loop shuttle (Passing Loop)
        • Saving and Restoring speeds (Save Restore)
        • Random Selection
        • Consists / Multiple Unit (MU) Trains (Consists)
        • Controlling trains and decoders directly (Advanced)
      • Flags and latches
        • Flags, Counters and Bitmaps
        • Latches
        • Using STASH to remember where locos are parked
      • Neopixels
        • NeoPixel support
        • Setting neopixels
      • Signals
        • Signal basics
        • LED signals
        • Neopixel signals
        • Signals with flashing (Flashing Signals)
        • Semaphore (servo) Signals (Semaphore signals)
        • DCC Signals
      • Sounds
        • Controlling Sounds in EXRAIL
      • Startup
        • Things that happen at startup (Automatic start)
        • Startup power (Power)
        • Startup - Define Tracks (Track state)
      • Turnouts
        • Defining Dcc Turnouts/Points
        • Defining Pin Turnouts/Points
        • Defining Servo Turnouts/Points
        • Facing Turnouts/Points
        • Animated Turnouts/Points
        • Toggle Turnouts/Points With Button or Sensor (Toggle With Button)
      • Various devices
        • Lew's Duino Gear boards
        • I2C Multiplexors
        • MCP23017, PCA955x and TCA955x devices
        • TCA8418 keyboard scanner
        • TM1638 Buttons, leds and 7 segment display
        • Trainbrains Devices
        • XL9535 Relay Board
  • Roster (
    Adding a Roster)
  • Adding a Turnouts/Points (Adding Turnouts/Points)
  • Routes and Automation (Adding Routes and Automations)
  • Adding Other Accessories
    • Overview - What are Accessories? (Accessories)
    • Hardware device list (Hardware List)
    • Actuators - to make stuff happen (Actuators)
    • Sensors
    • Connecting a servo turnout/point (Servo Turnouts/Points)
    • Solenoid or coil turnouts/points (Solenoid Turnouts/Points)
    • I2C (I²C)
      • I2C (I²C) – An Introduction (I2C (I²C) Intro)
      • Buying I2C (I²C) Devices
      • I2C (I²C) Displays
      • I2C (I²C) GPIO Expanders
      • I2C (I²C) Servo and LED Module (I2C (I²C) Servo/LED modules)
      • I2C (I²C) Multiplexers
    • Various Devices
      • Sounds (DFPlayer)
        • Sounds
        • DFPlayer Sound player (DFPlayer)
        • Serial connected DFPlayer (Serial DFPlayer)
        • I2C Connected DFPlayer (I2C DFPlayer)
        • UDP Audio Driver for DCC-EX (WaveShare)
      • DS1307 Real Time clock chip (Real Time Clock (DS1307))
  • 
    TrackManager
    • TrackManager
    • EX-CSB1 in DCC Booster Mode (DCC Booster Mode (EX-CSB1))
  • Running a Legacy DC layout (Running a DC layout)
• Support
  • Frequently Answered Questions (FAQ) (Frequently Answered Questions)
  • Help and Support (Getting Support)
  • The DCC-EX Discord Server (Discord)
  • Raising GitHub Issues (Github
    )
  • EX-CSB1 Guides
    • EX-CSB1 Extended Quick Setup Guide (Quick Setup Guide)
    • EX‑CommandStation/Booster One Express - Full Technical Manual (Technical Manual)
  • Articles and Videos (
    Articles & Videos)
• Reference
  • Full Site Table of Contents (Table of Contents)
  • Glossary of Terms
  • EXRAIL Full Command List (
    EXRAIL Commands Full List)
  • Grouped DCC-EX EXRAIL Command Reference (... by Function Group)
  • DCC-EX Serial Command List (Serial Commands Full List)
  • ... by Function Group
  • ... Additional Info
    • DCC-EX Native/Serial Commands - Overview (Serial Commands Overview)
    • Legacy Command Reference (Legacy Reference Not Maintained)
    • WiFi configuration
      (EX-CSB1 or ESP32 ONLY. v5.7.0+ ONLY) (Configure WiFi
      (EX‑CSB1 & ESP32 v5.7.0+ Only))
  • 
    Configuration Reference (config.h)
    • Command Station Build Configuration (config.h) (Configuration (config.h))
    • Advanced config.h settings for EX-CommandStation build (Advanced config.h Options)
  • HAL Device Templates (HAL Device Configuration)
  • 
    TrackManager
    • TrackManager
    • DCC vs DC PWM (DCC VS DC)
    • DC Mode - PWM Frequency (DC Mode Frequency)
    • DC Mode - Logic Gate Circuits (DC Mode Logic)
    • DC Mode Track Sync (DC Track Sync)
  • 
    Alternate Microcontrollers
    • Microcontroller Boards - Overview (Overview)
    • EX-CSB1
      • EX-CSB1 FAQ
      • EX-CSB1 Technical Reference
    • Arduino-Mega (Arduino Mega)
    • ESP32
      • ESP32 Microcontrollers - Overview (Overview)
      • WeMos D1 R32 + EX8874
      • Acebott + EX8874
      • Keyestudio IOT ESP32 PLUS Development Board + EX8874 (Keyestudio + EX8874)
      • ESP32 + L298 Shields
    • Nucleo
      • Nucleo - Overview
      • Nucleo - USB Drivers (USB Drivers)
      • Nucleo - STLink Firmware (STLink Firmware)
      • Nucleo - Debug (Debug)
      • Nucleo - Power (Power)
      • Nucleo 64 - EX8874
      • Nucleo 64 - WiFi and Pins
      • Nucleo 144 - EX8874
      • Nucleo 144 - WiFi
      • Nucleo 144 - Pins
  • Additional & Alternate Hardware
    • Hardware Options (Overview)
    • Motor Drivers
      • Motor Drivers
      • EX-Motor Shield 8874 Reference (EX‑MotorShield8874)
      • L298P & L298HN Shields (L298 Shields
        Arduino Motor Shield, etc.)
      • Schematics
    • WiFi Boards
      • WiFi Boards
    • Ethernet Boards
      • Ethernet Boards
    • Bluetooth Devices
      • Bluetooth Devices
    • I2C Devices
    • HAL
      • Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
      • I/O Device Drivers and HAL
      • Writing a HAL Driver
  • Wiring
    • I2C Wiring
      • I2C (I²C) Wiring for the Tinkerer (I2C Wiring)
      • Tuning an I2C (I²C) Bus for the Engineer (Tuning Information)
    • Wire Gauge
  • 
    Throttle Developers
    • Overview
    • Considerations for throttle developers (Throttle Writers Guide)
    • DCC-EX Native/Serial Command Protocol Library - DCCEXProtocol (Native Protocol Library)
    • WiThrottle Protocol Library - WiThrottleProtocol (WiThrottle Protocol Library)
    • WiThrottle Protocol VS DCC-EX Native/Serial Commands (WiThrottle VS Native Protocol)
  • Diagnostic Tools
    • Diagnostic Tools (Tools Overview)
    • Using a Serial Monitor / Device Monitor (Using the Serial Monitor)
    • Diagnostics <D> Command (D Command)
    • Diagnostics <D ACK> Command (D ACK Command)
    • DCC Diagnostic Tools
  • Command Station Internal Architecture
    • EX-CommandStation Internal Architecture (Command Station Internal Architecture)
    • DCC-EX HAL Architecture (HAL Architecture)
    • Writing a HAL Driver (HAL Writer's Guide)
    • I/O Device Drivers and HAL
  • External References
    • Standards and Technical References (Standards & Technical References)
• About Us
  • About the DCC-EX Project (About DCC-EX)
  • DCC++ VS DCC-EX? - Project History (History)
  • News
  • Licence & Attributions (
    Licence & Attribution)
• Donate / Contribute
  • How Can I Contribute? (How You Can Contribute)
  • Donations (Donate)
  • Contributing to the public domain code (Contributing Code)
  • Contributing Documentation
    • Contributing to Documentation
    • Documentation Standards
    • Formatting Guide
    • Understanding Links
    • Using Our Logos
    • Mermaid Diagrams
    • GitHub repository (Working with GitHub)
    • Working With ProperDocs
  • Release Checklist
  • User Personas and Journeys - Front Page Tiles (User Journeys)
  • TODO Report (To-Do/Task List)

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• Android apps on Windows & macOS
• Connecting WiFi Throttles via USB
• Engine Driver - Adding a Physical Dial/Knob
• Engine Driver - Features when using the Native Protocol
• Example - Full automation with pin based turnouts and signals on Mega2560 direct I/O pins
• Example - Full automation with pin based turnouts/points and signals on MCP23017 I/O expander Vpins
• Example - Full automation with servo based turnouts/points and signals with a PCA9685 servo module
• Example - ROUTEs with DCC accessory turnouts and signals on Mega2560 direct I/O pins
• Example - ROUTEs with servo based turnouts/signals on a PCA9685 servo module
• Example - ROUTEs with turnouts/signals on MCP23017 I/O expander Vpins
• Example - ROUTEs with turnouts/signals on Mega2560 direct I/O pins
• Example - Turntable and traverser ROUTEs
• Example - Turntable ROUTEs
• Getting Started with DCC-EX
• Incorrect IOREF voltage for 3.3v Microcontrollers
• Serial command to: Diagnostic display free RAM
• Serial command to: Direct current displays to LCS/OLED
• Serial command to: Request all virtual msgs to this client
• Serial command to: Request max current list
• Serial commands to: Get/Set the Fastclock Time
• Serial commands to: Define or manage Turnouts/Points
• Serial commands to: Display text on virtual LCD
• Serial commands to: Emergency Stop (ESTOP) or Pause
• Serial commands to: Enable/Disable Railcom Cutout
• Serial commands to: Enable/Disable Various Diagnostic Messages
• Serial commands to: Instruct Accessory Decoders
• Serial commands to: LCC/CBUS adapter commands
• Serial commands to: List or Reset the HAL Devices
• Serial commands to: List SensorCAM Defines or Execute Commands
• Serial commands to: List, Start or Stop Automations/Sequences
• Serial commands to: Loco entering/leaving Block
• Serial commands to: Loco state table commands
• Serial commands to: Manage EEPROM (Arduino Mega Only)
• Serial commands to: Manage EX-CommandStation Consists/MUs
• Serial commands to: Manage pin/vpin outputs
• Serial commands to: Manage Sensors
• Serial commands to: Manage Stash Values
• Serial commands to: Manage Turntables
• Serial commands to: Manage VPINs analogue values
• Serial commands to: Modify System PROG track settings
• Serial commands to: Play DF Player sounds
• Serial commands to: Query or Reset the EX-CommandStation
• Serial commands to: Read and write CVs
• Serial commands to: Request or Configure Track Manager
• Serial commands to: Request or Create Roster info
• Serial commands to: Request or set loco status
• Serial commands to: Reserve or Free Sections
• Serial commands to: Send up to 6 byte DCC packet to MAIN or PROG
• Serial commands to: Servo Motor Testing
• Serial commands to: Set DCC speed commands number of steps
• Serial commands to: Set decoder functions or set PWM frequency
• Serial commands to: Set Neopixels
• Serial commands to: Set or remove a latch
• Serial commands to: Set signal colour
• Serial commands to: Set the server based momentum
• Serial commands to: Setup WiFi (EX-CSB1 & ESP32, v5.7.0 ONLY)
• Serial commands to: Short command description
• Serial commands to: Turn track power on or off
• Serial commands to: WiFi diagnostics
• Stationary Decoder Address table