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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 ===== | + | **PLEASE NOTE** that all courses are currently postponed until it becomes safe to run them again. |
- | ** 9th to 12th November 2018 (Rushden) ** | + | In the meantime, we will also be running online versions of each course on the originally scheduled dates, using the Zoom teleconferencing system. |
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- | Please note change of date to avoid a clash with the MERG AGM | + | ===== Introduction |
- | This is part 2 of our three JMRI courses. | + | ** 28th to 30th March 2020 (Rushden) - postponed, new date TBA** |
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+ | An online version | ||
The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden | The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden | ||
Station, Northamptonshire. | Station, Northamptonshire. | ||
- | This is a weekend course | + | For those just starting out in CBUS, this weekend course |
- | 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 | + | This course |
+ | Click below for more details: | ||
- | [[public:jmripart2course|JMRI Part 2 – Blocks, Routing and Signalling | + | [[public:CBUS Intro Course|Introduction to CBUS weekend |
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- | ===== JMRI Part 3 – Automation with scripts and the Dispatcher ===== | ||
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- | ** 16-18th March 2019 (Rushden) ** | ||
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- | ** Date now confirmed ** | ||
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- | This is part 3 of our three JMRI courses. | ||
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- | This is a weekend course for JMRI power users who want to take it on to partial or full automation. | ||
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- | 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. | ||
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- | ===== 3D printing ===== | ||
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- | ** 27-29th April 2019 (Rushden) ** | ||
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- | ** Date now confirmed - bookings are open ** | ||
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- | 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. | ||
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- | Your tutor will be MERG 3D guru, Bob Gledhill. | ||
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- | The course assumes no prior knowledge about 3D printing. | ||
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===== More CBUS ===== | ===== More CBUS ===== | ||
- | ** PROVISIONAL DETAILS | + | ** 25th to 27th April 2020 (Rushden) - postponed, new date TBA** |
- | ** 9-10th July 2019 ** | + | This course is postponed until it becomes safe again. |
- | ** Strode College, Somerset ** | + | In the meantime, we will run a version of this course online on the originally scheduled dates, using the Zoom teleconferencing system. Those booked on the course will receive full details and an invitation. |
This course is for those already familiar with the basics of CBUS, who would like to take it further. | 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 | + | Particular emphasis on configuring CBUS in FLiM and using the universal CANMIO firmware. |
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+ | The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden | ||
+ | Station, Northamptonshire. | ||
This course assumes that you have attended the Introduction to CBUS course, or that you already have a good understanding of the basics of CBUS, building modules and getting them working. | This course assumes that you have attended the Introduction to CBUS course, or that you already have a good understanding of the basics of CBUS, building modules and getting them working. | ||
- | Booking will be direct with Strode College, bookings | + | Bookings |
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+ | Click below for more details. | ||
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===== STARTING OUT WITH JMRI PANEL PRO ===== | ===== STARTING OUT WITH JMRI PANEL PRO ===== | ||
- | ** PROVISIONAL DETAILS | + | ** 30th May to 1st June 2020 (Rushden) - postponed, new date TBA ** |
- | ** 11-12th July 2019 ** | + | This course is postponed until it becomes safe again. |
- | ** Strode College, Somerset ** | + | In the meantime, we will run a version of this course online on the originally scheduled dates, using the Zoom teleconferencing system. Those booked on the course will receive full details and an invitation. |
- | The course will take place at Strode College | + | The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden |
+ | Station, Northamptonshire. | ||
JMRI is free software that you can download to control your model railway. | JMRI is free software that you can download to control your model railway. | ||
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The course assumes no previous knowledge of JMRI and takes you through from first principles. | The course assumes no previous knowledge of JMRI and takes you through from first principles. | ||
- | Booking will be direct with Strode College, details of how to do so will be posted here when available. | + | Bookings are now open |
- | For details of these courses, follow the link below: | + | Click below for more details. |
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+ | ===== JMRI Part 2 – Blocks, Routing, Logic and Signalling ===== | ||
- | ===== Introduction to DCC ===== | + | ** 12th-14th September 2020 (Rushden) - date under review ** |
- | ** 4-6th October 2019 (Missenden Abbey) ** | + | We will review whether it is safe to run this course as the date approaches. |
- | This course is for those who are new to DCC (Digital Command Control) | + | In that eventuality, |
- | The course will take place as part of the Missenden Railway Modellers autumn weekend in 2019. | + | This is part 2 of our three JMRI courses. |
- | For those just considering or starting out in DCC, this weekend | + | The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden |
+ | Station, Northamptonshire. | ||
- | This course | + | This is a weekend |
- | Bookings are expected | + | As a pre-requisite you should have attended our introduction |
- | [[public: | + | Bookings are now open. |
+ | Click below for more details: | ||
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- | ===== Missenden Railway Modellers weekends | + | ===== JMRI Part 3 – Automation with scripts and the Dispatcher |
- | 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. | + | ** Next course date/venue TBA ** |
- | In October 2018, we will be running a beginners group with John Gowers integrated with a general workshop group with Mike Bolton. The beginners group will have breakout sessions on specific subjects. We are also running the " | + | This is part 3 of our three JMRI courses. |
- | Bookings are expected | + | This is a weekend course for JMRI power users who want to take it on to partial or full automation. |
- | [[http:// | + | 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. |
+ | Course details will be published when the next course date is set. In the meantime, here are the details for the last course to give you an idea: | ||
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+ | =====3D Printing courses===== | ||
- | ===== Introduction to CBUS ===== | + | [[public: |
- | ** 13th to 16th September 2019 (Rushden)** | + | None currently scheduled. |
- | ** Please note revised date form original one announced provisionally. | + | ---- |
- | ** This revised date is now confirmed ** | + | |
- | By popular demand, we have arranged another weekend course for those who want to learn about CBUS. | ||
- | The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden | + | ===== Missenden |
- | Station, Northamptonshire. | + | |
- | 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. | + | 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 |
- | This course assumes no previous knowledge of CBUS. | + | Bookings and more details are via the Missenden Railway Modellers website. |
- | Bookings will open at the end of March, check back here to download the enrolment form. | + | [[http:// |
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