19th - 21st October 2018

This course will take place at the Missenden Railway Autumn Modellers Weekend, at Missenden Abbey.

This course assumes no previous knowledge of JMRI.

Topics covered will include:

• Downloading and installing JMRI
• Getting JMRI connected to your layout
• Monitoring messages
• Overview of JMRI - the various components
• Where to find help and documentation
• Driving trains with JMRI throttles and wireless devices
• Designing a layout diagram and control panel using the Layout Editor
• Setting up control of turnouts & signals
• Detecting sensors
• Turnout feedback
• Customising icons for your layout diagram
• Using other devices, such as Ipads, tablets etc, to access the control panel
• Setting up Blocks and Routes
• Block detection and train tracking
• Demonstration of Signal mast logic – automating the signals *
• Demonstration of the dispatcher for automatic running *

* These two topics will be covered in detail in follow-on JMRI courses.

Please note that this course does NOT cover programming locomotive CVs using Decoder Pro. For that, see the Introduction to DCC - weekend course

More details here:

Starting out with Panel Pro course details

To book your place, please visit the Missenden Railway modellers website: http://www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk. Bookings will be open in May.