What is the Lenz GmbH position on compatibility and conformance?
Lenz GmbH wishes to reaffirm to our customers and to the general model-railroading public our position on developing compatible NMRA DCC products and on the need for the independent testing performed by the NMRA. One of the most attractive aspects of DCC is full and complete interchange of decoders amongst all manufacturers. This is what differentiates DCC from other vender unique control systems Why did we give our technology to the NMRA DCC Working Group? We joined the NMRA DCC effort and offered up at no cost the basis for the technology. We did this with the belief that developing a new standard for model railroad control was critical to the evolution of the hobby. Key to that concept is an agreement amongst the manufacturers not to compete at the basic track communication protocols (an area covered by the basic NMRA standards) but instead to compete with features, service, quality and price. Our new LE080XS is an example of the types of innovation and creativity we can achieve yet
