Glossary

Term	Meaning
Motor Driver	Same as “Motor Shield” “Motor Board” “Motorboard” See Supported Motor Drivers
Command Station DCC Command Station DCC Base Station	See https://dccwiki.com/Command_Station
Consist Multiple Unit	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. See https://dccwiki.com/NMRA/NMRA_Standards
Engine Driver Engine Driver Throttle	Android app for controlling DCC locos using the wiThrottle Protocol See Engine Driver
JMRI	Java Model Railroad Interface
Cab	A Cab can refer to a throttle (or controller) as well as a loco or locomotive In the context of DCC-EX commands, cab refers to a loco
Switching Shunting	The process of moving individual carriages to/from specific locations on yards or sidings.
Turnouts Points	A mechanical device to guide a train from one track to another
USB	Universal Serial Bus
WiThrottle	1. Trademark owned by Brett Hoffman 2. proprietary iOS app developed by Brett Hoffman. See WiThrottle
WiThrottle Protocol	A proprietary protocol developed by Brett Hoffman
WiThrottle Server	A piece of software that listens and acts on WiThrottle commands EX‑CommandStation contains a WiThrottle Server, as does JMRI