Glossary
Term |
Meaning |
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Motor Driver |
Same as “Motor Shield” “Motor Board” “Motorboard” |
Command Station |
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Consist |
Multiple locos hauling a singe train. see https://dccwiki.com/Multiple_Unit_Consisting |
DC |
Direct Current |
DCC |
Digital Command Control. NMRA Specification for controlling trains. |
Engine Driver |
Android app for controlling DCC locos using the wiThrottle Protocol |
JMRI |
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Cab |
A Cab can refer to a throttle (or controller) as well as a loco or locomotive |
Switching |
The process of moving individual carriages to/from specific locations on yards or sidings. |
Turnouts |
A mechanical device to guide a train from one track to another |
USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
WiThrottle |
1. Trademark owned by Brett Hoffman |
WiThrottle Protocol |
A proprietary protocol developed by Brett Hoffman |
WiThrottle Server |
A piece of software that listens and acts on WiThrottle commands |