diff --git a/DCC.cpp b/DCC.cpp
index dec6646..01e6aa5 100644
--- a/DCC.cpp
+++ b/DCC.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  *  along with CommandStation.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
+
+#if __has_include ( "config.h")
+  #include "config.h"
+#else
+  #include "config.example.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "DIAG.h"
 #include "DCC.h"
 #include "DCCWaveform.h"
@@ -246,8 +253,17 @@ void DCC::setAccessory(int address, byte number, bool activate) {
     return;
   byte b[2];
 
-  b[0] = address % 64 + 128;                                     // first byte is of the form 10AAAAAA, where AAAAAA represent 6 least signifcant bits of accessory address
-  b[1] = ((((address / 64) % 8) << 4) + (number % 4 << 1) + activate % 2) ^ 0xF8; // second byte is of the form 1AAACDDD, where C should be 1, and the least significant D represent activate/deactivate
+  // first byte is of the form 10AAAAAA, where AAAAAA represent 6 least signifcant bits of accessory address
+  b[0] = address % 64 + 128;
+  // second byte is of the form 1AAACDDD, where C should be 1, and the least significant D represent activate/deactivate
+  // if we follow RCN-213, activate has to be reversed because in DCC++/DCC-EX activate=1 is "thrown, diverging",
+  // but in RCN-213, 1 means "closed, straight" and 0 "thown, diverging"
+#ifdef TURNOUTS_RCN_213
+  activate = !activate;
+#else
+  #error fooo
+#endif
+  b[1] = ((((address / 64) % 8) << 4) + (number % 4 << 1) + activate % 2) ^ 0xF8;
 
   DCCWaveform::mainTrack.schedulePacket(b, 2, 4);      // Repeat the packet four times
 }
diff --git a/WiThrottle.cpp b/WiThrottle.cpp
index e9cfdfd..f8ac5da 100644
--- a/WiThrottle.cpp
+++ b/WiThrottle.cpp
@@ -170,19 +170,18 @@ void WiThrottle::parse(RingStream * stream, byte * cmdx) {
                   StringFormatter::send(stream, F("HmTurnout %d created\n"),id);
                 }
                 switch (cmd[3]) {
-            		  // T and C according to RCN-213 where 0 is Stop, Red, Thrown, Diverging.
-            		  case 'T': 
-            		     Turnout::setClosed(id,false);
-                     break;
-            		  case 'C': 
-                     Turnout::setClosed(id,true);
-                     break;
-            		  case '2': 
-            		     Turnout::setClosed(id,!Turnout::isClosed(id));
-                     break;
-            		  default :
-            		     Turnout::setClosed(id,true);
-                     break;
+		case 'T':
+		  Turnout::setClosed(id,false);
+		  break;
+		case 'C':
+		  Turnout::setClosed(id,true);
+		  break;
+		case '2':
+		  Turnout::setClosed(id,!Turnout::isClosed(id));
+		  break;
+		default :
+		  Turnout::setClosed(id,true);
+		  break;
                 }
 		            StringFormatter::send(stream, F("PTA%c%d\n"),Turnout::isClosed(id)?'2':'4',id );
 		        }
diff --git a/config.example.h b/config.example.h
index 0debbc2..19e2928 100644
--- a/config.example.h
+++ b/config.example.h
@@ -129,4 +129,17 @@ The configuration file for DCC-EX Command Station
 #define SCROLLMODE 1
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// DEFINE TURNOUTS/ACCESSORIES FOLLOW NORM RCN-213
+//
+// According to norm RCN-213 a DCC packet with an 1 is closed/straight
+// and one with a 0 is thrown/diverging. This is reversed to the
+// definition from DCC++ in the DCC++ protocol. To make the states
+// match with the norm, we need to reverse the bit in the DCC packet
+// on the rails, but we don't want to cause havoc on existent layouts,
+// so we define this only for new installations. For any new install
+// there is no reason to not define this.
+#define TURNOUTS_RCN_213
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////