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glossary:glossary_b [2021/08/08 04:05] – updated the wikipedia links Wayneglossary:glossary_b [2022/10/10 21:55] (current) – [Booster] add bootloader Bob Vetterlein
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 A Booster in DCC is a second power supply to increase the power available from the main master power supply. This may also have the facility for voltage inversion to allow for reverse loops etc but this is more cheaply handled by a specific reversing module. It can also help to reduce potential damage and problems by being used to divide the whole layout into separate sections each supplied by a booster so that shorts in one section do not affect another and the potential current is reduced to that available from one booster. A Booster in DCC is a second power supply to increase the power available from the main master power supply. This may also have the facility for voltage inversion to allow for reverse loops etc but this is more cheaply handled by a specific reversing module. It can also help to reduce potential damage and problems by being used to divide the whole layout into separate sections each supplied by a booster so that shorts in one section do not affect another and the potential current is reduced to that available from one booster.
  
 +===== BootLoader =====
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 +The majority of [[glossary:glossary_m#microprocessor|Microcontrollers]] available today have [[glossary:glossary_f#flash_memory|Flash Memory]] as their program storage. A **BootLoader** is a special section of program, stored in a protected area of memory, which can overwrite any area of memory except its own. By this means the [[glossary:glossary_p#pic|PICs]] used in the [[glossary:glossary_c#cbus|CBus system modules]] can have their firmware updated via the BootLoad facility of the [[glossary:glossary_f#fcu|FCU]]. The [[glossary:glossary_a#atc|ATC Automatic Train Controller]] has a similar arrangement but requires a Bootloading attachment.
  
 ===== Bps ===== ===== Bps =====
glossary/glossary_b.txt · Last modified: 2022/10/10 21:55 by Bob Vetterlein

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