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--- glossary:glossary_d [2021/01/19 18:21] – [DC Control] add link to signpost JohnFletcher
+++ glossary:glossary_d [2024/03/10 11:55] (current) – [DCC-EX] mike_randall
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   * 3.3V for some newer logic circuits and newer microprocessors
   * 2-3V (Light-Emitting Diode (LED) illumination).
-More information about DC: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_current|Wikipedia - DC]]
+More information about DC: [[wp>Direct_current|DC]]
 ===== DC Control =====
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   * A desire to use a DC bases automatic system e.g. shuttle.
-For more information see [[:launchpad:dc_control_signpost|DC Control Signpost]]
+For more information see [[:launchpad:dc_control_signpost|DC Control Signpost]] and the [[:sig:dcsig|DC Special Interest Group]]
 ===== DCC =====
 Digital Command Control. DCC systems allow you to simulate prototypical train operation on your model railroad. With DCC you can operate multiple locomotives independently at the same time on the same section of track without a computer and without blocking or other complex wiring schemes. DCC systems use digital data packets to communicate commands to decoders that control locomotives and turnouts on the railroad.     \\ What will it do for me and my railroad?     \\ Simply put, DCC will let you "run your trains, not your track." DCC gives you the freedom to bring your railroad to life! With DCC you have truly prototypical operation at your fingertips.     \\ Why use a digital system rather than an analogue system?     \\ Because digital technology gives extremely reliable operation and the technology is almost infinitely extendible without causing backward compatibility problems (analogue systems are inherently more restrictive). Also, digital systems make wiring simple and easy to install. Because a digital system encodes information sent from the command station to the decoder as numbers grouped into packets, new types of packets can be added to a digital system to send more information thus extending the existing system without causing backward compatibility problems.
+===== DCC-EX =====
+Arduino based DCC and DC Command Station, which has EXtended Railroad Automation Instruction Language capability.  \\
+For further detail please see [[https://dcc-ex.com/#gsc.tab=0|https://dcc-ex.com/#gsc.tab=0]]
+===== DCO =====
+District Cut-Out.
+DCO is an electronic module that monitors a [[glossary:glossary_p#power_district|Power District]] and cuts the power if there is a short circuit.
 ===== DCT =====
 Frequent typo for DTC (DCC Track Circuit, see below).
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 ===== DIL Socket =====
-Dual In Line sockets. A DIL socket is usually two rows of pins surrounded by plastic to be soldered to a printed circuit board to receive the pins of an IC. DIL sockets are used when you want to be able to easily remove an IC from a PCB without having to desolder it from the board.  \\ [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_in-line_package|Wikipedia - DIL]]
+Dual In Line sockets. A DIL socket is usually two rows of pins surrounded by plastic to be soldered to a printed circuit board to receive the pins of an IC. DIL sockets are used when you want to be able to easily remove an IC from a PCB without having to desolder it from the board.  \\ [[wp>Dual_in-line_package|DIL]]