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====== MERG related courses ====== | ====== MERG related courses ====== | ||
- | If you know about any other relevant courses not listed here, please add them. | + | If you know about any other relevant courses not listed here, in particular those in other areas, please add them. |
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Note that you do not have to be a MERG member to come on these courses. | Note that you do not have to be a MERG member to come on these courses. | ||
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- | ===== JMRI Part 2 – Blocks, Routing, Logic and Signalling ===== | + | These courses are organised by a group of MERG members for the benefit of other MERG members and railway modellers in general. |
- | ** 9th to 12th November 2018 (Rushden) ** | + | See the [[public: |
- | Please | + | Watch this space for when the next courses are scheduled, but note that we will **only** run courses in 2023 for which we have received sufficient expressions |
- | This is part 2 of our three JMRI courses. | ||
- | The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden | ||
- | Station, Northamptonshire. | ||
- | This is a weekend course for those already familiar and competent with the basics of JMRI. | + | ---- |
- | As a pre-requisite you should have attended our introduction to JMRI Panel Pro course, or be fluent with drawing a layout diagram in the Layout Editor, setting up turnouts & sensors, turnout feedback, linking from a Layout Editor Panel to the physical layout & the basics of train detection. | ||
+ | ===== Missenden Railway Modellers Autumn weekend - 4-6th November2022 ===== | ||
- | [[public: | + | The Missenden Autumn weekend 2022 has now been scheduled, bookings are open - last few places remaining as of 12th October. |
+ | See the website for more details: | ||
+ | [[http:// | ||
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- | ===== JMRI Part 3 – Automation with scripts and the Dispatcher | + | ===== POSSIBLE COURSES FOR 2023 ===== |
- | ** 16-18th March 2019 (Rushden) ** | ||
- | ** Date now confirmed ** | + | For 2023, we are publishing a list of our Northamptonshire courses and inviting expressions of interest. |
- | This is part 3 of our three JMRI courses. | + | **We will not run any courses |
- | This is a weekend course for JMRI power users who want to take it on to partial or full automation. | + | Here are the possible courses we have thought of so far, we could run up to 6 courses that generate sufficient interest: |
- | As a pre-requisite you should be a fluent JMRI user, having attended our Introduction and part 2 courses, | + | * General kit building workshop weekend |
+ | * Introduction | ||
+ | * Programming PICs | ||
+ | * Programming Arduinos | ||
+ | * Our usual Intro and More CBUS courses | ||
+ | * Our usual 3 JMRI courses, | ||
+ | * Introduction to DCC | ||
+ | * Decoder Pro | ||
+ | * PCB Design | ||
+ | * 3D printing ++ | ||
+ | * Introduction to airbrushing | ||
+ | * Weathering | ||
+ | * Build a MERG DCC system in a weekend | ||
+ | * Templot | ||
+ | * Automatic uncoupling and coupling | ||
- | [[public: | + | ++ Subject to finding a tutor |
+ | The courses would take place at one of our venues in Northamptonshire. | ||
+ | More details of some of the courses we could run are listed below. | ||
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+ | If you are interested in one or more of the above, and would most likely come if we ran that course, please drop an email to [[eastmids@merg.org.uk]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you are interested in a course that is not on the above list, please also send us an email, we may well add it to the list. | ||
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- | ===== 3D printing ===== | ||
- | ** 27-29th April 2019 (Rushden) ** | + | ===== Missenden Railway Modellers Spring weekend |
- | ** Date now confirmed - bookings are open ** | + | The Missenden March weekend 2022 has now been scheduled, and bookings are open. |
- | This is a weekend course to enable those with little or no experience of CAD to draw and 3D print their first models. The course is ‘hands on’ and you will work at your own pace through a structured introduction to Sketchup Make, the free CAD program we will be using. 3D printers will be available so that you can experience the whole process from design to print. | + | See the website for more details: |
- | Your tutor will be MERG 3D guru, Bob Gledhill. | + | [[http:// |
+ | ---- | ||
- | The course assumes no prior knowledge about 3D printing. | ||
- | [[public: | + | ===== Introduction to CBUS ===== |
+ | See the list, above, of possible courses for 2023, and if you are interested in this or another course next year, please let us know. | ||
- | ---- | + | Watch this space for when the next course is scheduled. |
- | ===== More CBUS ===== | + | For those just starting out in CBUS, this weekend course will take you from first principles through building CBUS kits to setting up CBUS operations. |
- | ** PROVISIONAL DETAILS ** | + | This course assumes no previous knowledge of CBUS. |
- | ** 9-10th July 2019 ** | + | Click below for more details: |
- | ** Strode College, Somerset ** | + | [[public: |
- | This course is for those already familiar with the basics of CBUS, who would like to take it further. | + | ---- |
- | The course will take place at Strode College in Somerset, as part of their Summer Workshops. | + | ===== JMRI Decoder Pro – Programming DCC locos and managing the roster ===== |
- | This course assumes that you have attended | + | See the list, above, of possible courses for 2023, and if you are interested in this or another course next year, please let us know. |
- | Booking will be direct with Strode College, bookings are expected to open in April before Easter and details of how to do so will be posted here when available. | + | What this space for when the next course is scheduled. |
- | [[public: | + | This is a weekend course |
+ | A familiarity with basic DCC concepts is assumed. | ||
- | ---- | + | Click below for more details: |
- | ===== STARTING OUT WITH JMRI PANEL PRO ===== | + | [[public: |
- | ** PROVISIONAL DETAILS ** | + | ---- |
- | ** 11-12th July 2019 ** | + | ===== More CBUS ===== |
- | ** Strode College, Somerset ** | + | See the list, above, of possible courses for 2023, and if you are interested in this or another course next year, please let us know. |
- | The course | + | Watch this space for when the next course |
- | JMRI is free software that you can download | + | This course |
- | The course assumes no previous knowledge of JMRI and takes you through from first principles. | + | Particular emphasis on configuring CBUS in FLiM and using the universal CANMIO firmware. |
- | Booking will be direct with Strode College, details | + | This course assumes that you have attended the Introduction to CBUS course, or that you already have a good understanding |
- | For details of these courses, follow the link below: | + | Click below for more details. |
- | [[public:introtojmricourse|Starting out with JMRI Panel Pro course details]] | + | [[public:More CBUS Course|More CBUS weekend |
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+ | ===== JMRI Part 1 - STARTING OUT WITH JMRI PANEL PRO ===== | ||
- | ===== Introduction to DCC ===== | + | See the list, above, of possible courses for 2023, and if you are interested in this or another course next year, please let us know. |
- | ** 4-6th October 2019 (Missenden Abbey) ** | + | Watch this space for when the next course is scheduled. |
- | This course | + | JMRI is free software that you can download |
- | The course | + | The course |
- | For those just considering or starting out in DCC, this weekend course will take you from first principles through fitting decoders to DCC operations, including the use of Decoder Pro for setting up your decoders. | + | Click below for more details. |
- | This course assumes no previous knowledge of DCC. | + | [[public:introtojmricourse|Starting out with JMRI Panel Pro course details]] |
- | + | ||
- | [[public:DCC Intro Course|Introduction to DCC weekend | + | |
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- | ===== Missenden Railway Modellers weekends ===== | ||
- | The Missenden Railway Modellers Weekends are workshops with expert tutors from MERG on hand. The Autumn weekend every October includes electronics classes that come with expert MERG tutors, covering all aspects of electronics for model railways including CBUS. | + | ===== JMRI Part 2 – Blocks, Routing, Logic and Signalling ===== |
- | In October 2018, as well as the usual beginners course, layout wiring | + | See the list, above, of possible courses for 2023, and if you are interested in this or another course next year, please let us know. |
- | [[http:// | + | Watch this space for when the next course is scheduled. |
+ | |||
+ | This is part 2 of our three JMRI courses. | ||
+ | |||
+ | This is a weekend course for those already familiar and competent with the basics of JMRI. | ||
+ | |||
+ | As a pre-requisite you should have attended our introduction to JMRI Panel Pro course, or be fluent with drawing a layout diagram in the Layout Editor, setting up turnouts & sensors, turnout feedback, linking from a Layout Editor Panel to the physical layout & the basics of train detection. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Click below for more details: | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[public: | ||
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+ | ===== JMRI Part 3 – Automation with scripts and the Dispatcher ===== | ||
+ | See the list, above, of possible courses for 2023, and if you are interested in this or another course next year, please let us know. | ||
- | ===== Introduction to CBUS ===== | + | Watch this space for when the next course is scheduled. |
- | ** 13th to 16th September 2019 (Rushden)** | + | This is part 3 of our three JMRI courses. |
- | ** Please note revised date form original one announced provisionally. | + | This is a weekend course for JMRI power users who want to take it on to partial or full automation. |
- | ** This revised date is now confirmed ** | + | |
- | By popular demand, we have arranged another weekend course for those who want to learn about CBUS. | + | As a pre-requisite you should be a fluent JMRI user, having attended our Introduction and part 2 courses, or be comfortable with setting up panels in the Layout Editor, blocks and train detection, pathing and signalling. |
- | The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden | + | Click below for more details: |
- | Station, Northamptonshire. | + | |
- | For those just starting out in CBUS, this weekend | + | [[public: |
- | This course assumes no previous knowledge of CBUS. | ||
- | [[public: | + | ---- |
+ | ===== Missenden Railway Modellers Summer Retreat - 30th July to 5th August 2023 ===== | ||
+ | The Missenden summer retreat is 7 days of uninterrupted modelling. Although there is not usually specific electronics content, there are generally some modellers working with electronics and experts on hand to assist with whatever you are working on. | ||
+ | See the website for more details: | ||
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+ | [[http:// | ||
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+ | =====Links===== | ||
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