RADIO CAB ADDRESS ASSIGNMENTS
NCE DCC require the user to assign a "cab address" to each cab/throttle. These addresses have nothing to do with engine addresses or any other type of addresses used on the DCC system.
Each NCE cab address must be unique regardless of the type of NCE throttle/cab you are using.
The command station associates a given train address with the cab address that selected it. In other words it assigns a train to a cab. This allows the command station to communicate to many cabs at the same time regardless if the cab/throttle is radio or not. Cab address are the same regardless if they are use plugged in or with radio. When you change a given cabs address, it equally effects both radio and non radio operation.
| Cab Type | Lowest Radio Cab Address |
Highest Radio Cab Address |
Total Radio Cabs |
| ProCab | 2 | 17 | 16 |
| Non Procab | 2 | 49 | 48 |
Non ProCabs are Cab04's, Cab05's or the Cab06's.
Note just because you can use a Cab04 in the 2-27 address range does not mean the address is independent of the ProCab address. For example, if you assign cab address 12 to a Radio ProCab, address 12 is now no longer available for use by any other cab including the Radio Cab04. Remember cab addresses are unique.
The reason why the ProCab's are being limited to a maximum of 16 Radio ProCas is due to the memory limits of the current versions of the radio base station. Specifically in its ability to support LCD screens and all the data they need.
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