Motorola digital protocol

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The Motorola digital protocol is a model railway control standard used to transmit digital commands to locomotives and accessories on Märklin and compatible layouts.

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instanceOf model railway digital control protocol
rail transport modelling standard
addressingScheme supports accessory decoder addresses
supports multiple locomotive addresses
alsoKnownAs Motorola format
Märklin-Motorola protocol NERFINISHED
applicationDomain digital command control of miniature trains
model railroading
coexistsWith DCC protocol on some multi-protocol decoders
compatibleWith Märklin Delta system NERFINISHED
early Märklin Digital decoders
some third-party Motorola-format decoders
controls locomotive direction
locomotive functions such as lights and sounds
locomotive speed
turnouts and signals
developedBy Motorola NERFINISHED
Märklin NERFINISHED
developedFor Märklin digital model railway systems
influenced design of multi-protocol model railway decoders
introducedInDecade 1980s
marketRegion primarily used in Europe
notIdenticalTo NMRA DCC standard NERFINISHED
powerSystem designed for AC-powered track systems
predecessorOf Märklin mfx protocol
Märklin mfx+ protocol NERFINISHED
requires compatible accessory decoders for turnouts and signals
compatible digital decoder in locomotives
digital command station
signalEncoding binary-coded command packets
signalType digital signal superimposed on track power
status legacy protocol still in use
supports simultaneous control of several trains on the same track
transmits digital commands to accessories
digital commands to locomotives
usedBy Märklin digital control systems NERFINISHED
compatible model railway control units
usedOn Märklin 1 gauge layouts
Märklin H0 layouts
Märklin Z scale layouts
three-rail AC model railway layouts
usedWith Märklin Central Station (Motorola mode) NERFINISHED
Märklin Central Unit 6020 NERFINISHED
Märklin Central Unit 6021 NERFINISHED
Märklin Control Unit 6027 NERFINISHED
Märklin Mobile Station (Motorola mode) NERFINISHED

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Märklin offersControlProtocol Motorola digital protocol