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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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- | ===== More CBUS ===== | + | These courses are organised by a group of MERG members for the benefit of other MERG members and railway modellers in general. |
- | ** 9-10th July 2019 ** | + | All bookings for courses that were postponed over the last couple of years will be honoured for future courses. |
- | ** Strode College, Somerset ** | + | If you already have a booking for any course, you will be contacted directly by email about the arrangements and dates. |
- | This course is for those already familiar | + | The dates for 2022 are now confirmed |
- | The course will take place at Strode College in Somerset, as part of their Summer Workshops. | + | See also the [[public: |
- | This course assumes that you have attended | + | ---- |
+ | ===== JMRI Part 3 – Automation with scripts and the Dispatcher ===== | ||
- | Booking is direct with Strode College, click below for more details: | + | ** 22-24th October 2022 (Rushden) ** |
- | [[public: | + | **A few places still available!** |
+ | This is part 3 of our three JMRI courses. | ||
- | ---- | + | This is a weekend course for JMRI power users who want to take it on to partial or full automation. |
- | ===== STARTING OUT WITH JMRI PANEL PRO ===== | + | The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden |
+ | Station, Northamptonshire. | ||
- | ** 11-12th July 2019 ** | + | 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. |
- | ** Strode College, Somerset ** | + | Click below for more details: |
- | The course | + | [[public: |
- | JMRI is free software that you can download to control your model railway. | ||
- | The course assumes no previous knowledge of JMRI and takes you through from first principles. | + | ---- |
- | Booking is direct with Strode College, click below for more details: | + | ===== 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: | ||
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+ | [[http:// | ||
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- | ===== Introduction to DCC ===== | + | ===== POSSIBLE COURSES FOR 2023 ===== |
- | ** 4-6th October 2019 (Missenden Abbey) ** | ||
- | This course is for those who are new to DCC (Digital Command Control) | + | For 2023, we are publishing a list of our Northamptonshire courses |
- | The course | + | **We will not run any courses unless we have received sufficient expressions of interest** - so if you would like to come on a course, please send us an email of your interest. |
- | 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 | + | Here are the possible courses we have thought |
- | This course assumes no previous knowledge of DCC. | + | * General kit building workshop weekend |
+ | * Introduction to CBUS development | ||
+ | * Programming PICs | ||
+ | * Programming Arduinos | ||
+ | * Our usual Intro and More CBUS courses | ||
+ | * Our usual 3 JMRI courses, Intro, signalling/ | ||
+ | * Introduction to DCC | ||
+ | * Decoder Pro | ||
+ | * PCB Design | ||
+ | * 3D printing ++ | ||
+ | * Weathering | ||
+ | * Build a MERG DCC system in a weekend | ||
+ | * Templot | ||
- | Bookings are open and are via the Missenden Railway Modellers website. | + | ++ Subject to finding a tutor |
- | [[public: | + | 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. | ||
+ | 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]] | ||
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+ | 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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- | ===== Missenden Railway Modellers weekends ===== | ||
- | The Missenden Railway Modellers | + | ===== Missenden Railway Modellers |
- | In October 2018, we will be running a beginners group with John Gowers integrated with a general workshop group with Mike Bolton. | + | The Missenden March weekend 2022 has now been scheduled, and bookings |
- | Bookings are open and are via the Missenden Railway Modellers | + | See the website |
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===== Introduction to CBUS ===== | ===== Introduction to CBUS ===== | ||
- | ** 13th to 16th September 2019 (Rushden)** | + | 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. |
- | ** Please note revised date form original one announced provisionally. | + | Watch this space for when the next course |
- | ** This revised date is now confirmed ** | + | |
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- | By popular demand, we have arranged another weekend course | + | |
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- | The course | + | |
- | 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. | 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. | ||
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This course assumes no previous knowledge of CBUS. | This course assumes no previous knowledge of CBUS. | ||
- | Bookings are open: click below for more details: | + | Click below for more details: |
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- | ===== JMRI Part 2 – Blocks, Routing, Logic and Signalling | + | ===== JMRI Decoder Pro – Programming DCC locos and managing the roster |
- | ** Next course | + | See the list, above, of possible courses for 2023, and if you are interested in this or another |
- | This is part 2 of our three JMRI courses. | + | What this space for when the next course |
- | The course | + | This is a weekend |
- | Station, Northamptonshire. | + | |
- | This is a weekend course for those already familiar and competent | + | A familiarity |
- | 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: |
- | Course details will be published when the next course | + | [[public: |
- | [[public: | + | ---- |
+ | ===== More 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. | ||
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+ | This course is for those already familiar with the basics of CBUS, who would like to take it further. | ||
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+ | Particular emphasis on configuring CBUS in FLiM and using the universal CANMIO firmware. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | Click below for more details. | ||
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+ | [[public: | ||
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+ | ===== JMRI Part 1 - STARTING OUT WITH JMRI PANEL PRO ===== | ||
- | ===== 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. |
- | ** Next course | + | Watch this space for when the next course |
- | This is part 3 of our three JMRI courses. | + | JMRI is free software that you can download to control your model railway. |
- | This is a weekend | + | The course |
- | 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. | + | Click below for more details. |
- | Course details will be published when the next course | + | [[public: |
- | [[public: | ||
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+ | ===== JMRI Part 2 – Blocks, Routing, Logic and Signalling ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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. | ||
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+ | Watch this space for when the next course is scheduled. | ||
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+ | This is part 2 of our three JMRI courses. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | Click below for more details: | ||
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+ | [[public: | ||
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+ | ===== Missenden Railway Modellers Summer Retreat - 30th July to 5th August 2023 ===== | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | See the website for more details: | ||
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+ | [[http:// | ||
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+ | =====Links===== | ||
+ | [[: | ||
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