WCC vs Others
WCC vs DCC projects
WCC is a new look at how we can operate model and LEGO® trains, cars, and layout elements. WCC is a new protocol and doesn't depend on DCC. Main advantages:
- two-way communication between trains, cars, and layout elements
- over-the-air firmware updates
- no programming is required
- WCC modules can execute user's scripts to run complex interactions
- no signal wires are required
- works on DC, AC or a battery
WCC vs DCC
| Feature | WCC | DCC |
|---|---|---|
| Communication | 2-way between trains, cars, and layout elements | one-way |
| Connection | Wireless (Mesh network) | Wired |
| Supply | DC, AC or battery | AC |
| Position accuracy | up to 1 cm | no positioning |
| Over-the-air updates | yes by default | only BLE decoders |
| Programming | Optional using scripts | Required |
| Sound | In train and accessory modules, over-the-air custom sounds | Only built-in sounds |
| Automated train block system | Built-In | Required a lot of time and knowledge, expensive |
WCC vs Roco Z21
Roco Z21 is a digital control system (hardware + software) that controls trains and layout elements using DCC. You still should think about all DCC stuff - wires, CV programming, and boosters. WCC is a fully wireless system and you should connect WCC modules only to DC, AC, or a battery.
WCC vs Blunami
Blunami is a DCC decoder with Bluetooth. You can control a train directly from the iOS app but you cannot create any interactions without DCC. That means you still should think about signal wires, CV programming, boosters. WCC is based on mesh networking with 2-way communication between trains, cars, and layout elements and you can create realistic and complex interactions just with 1 WCC train module and a few WCC unpowered tags.