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- | ===== MERG Virtual Area Group ===== | ||
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- | ==== Email ==== | + | <WRAP hide> |
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+ | Replace Somewhere with the name of your area group. | ||
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- | To send us an email, [[https:// | + | ====== MERG Virtual |
- | For <color darkblue> | + | |
- | ==== Area Group Coordinator ==== | + | <WRAP info centeralign button> |
- | Allan Geekie M5173 - email address: vag@merg.org.uk | + | <WRAP hide> |
+ | **************************************************** | ||
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+ | **************************************************** | ||
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+ | <WRAP box round centeralign> | ||
+ | {{: | ||
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+ | === How do I contact the Area Group === | ||
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+ | <WRAP hide> | ||
+ | *************************************************************************** | ||
+ | Replace NN with the number of your area group - get from the AG admin page. | ||
+ | Update the contact form title. | ||
+ | *************************************************************************** | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | <WRAP help round button> | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | [[https://www.merg.org.uk/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | ==== How It Works ==== | + | === Who is the leader of the group? |
- | This group now uses Zoom to conduct a group meeting from member' | + | <WRAP hide> |
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+ | <WRAP info round> | ||
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+ | Allan Geekie\\ | ||
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- | The calls last one hour and to participate, | + | === Would you like to join today? === |
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- | In order to join the group you need to send an email to Allan at vag@merg.org.uk. | + | **************************************************** |
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- | Calls are scheduled in advance | + | **************************************************** |
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- | When it is time to start a call, a voice and video conference is opened up which has thumbnails of each video participant and any shared presentations or desktops. The call leader facilitates | + | <WRAP tip round> |
- | + | Not a member? then <WRAP button> | |
- | Members are participating from:- | + | Edit **Area Groups** using the green pencil. Then select **Virtual Area Group** from the drop down list in **Other Area Groups** |
+ | </ | ||
+ | === How do you meet? === | ||
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+ | **************************************************** | ||
+ | Provide meeting details | ||
+ | **************************************************** | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | <WRAP info round> | ||
+ | The Virtual Area Group uses a Zoom video call to meet every Tuesday for an hour or more.\\ | ||
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+ | The times vary to try and make the calls work for different time zones. We regularly welcome members from: -\\ | ||
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* Australia\\ | * Australia\\ | ||
* Canada\\ | * Canada\\ | ||
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* USA.\\ | * USA.\\ | ||
- | Members can access the presentation | + | Calls are recorded and made available to all members through MERG TV; presentation |
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- | If you would like to try out Zoom, then there is a test meeting service where you are the only participant and you can experiment | + | === And the Next Meeting? === |
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+ | *************************************************************************** | ||
+ | Replace NN with the number of your area group - get from the AG admin page. | ||
+ | Update the contact form title. | ||
+ | *************************************************************************** | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | <WRAP box round borderlesstable> | ||
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- | This link is available to anybody, not just members of the virtual area group. | ||
- | ==== Next Meeting ==== | ||
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- | The proposed agenda is as follows | + | ====== MERG Virtual Area Group ====== |
- | 19th November 2019 18:30 GMT | + | The Virtual Area Group uses a Zoom video call to meet every Tuesday for an hour or more. |
- | ^Item^Leader^Notes^ | + | ===== Meeting Schedule ===== |
- | | DCC PMP Kits Discussion|All|This is the first of the evening discussion callsd. We weill start with PMP DCC kits but see where it takes us. | | + | |
- | Once you have confirmed with the leader that you wish to participate, | + | < |
+ | The times vary to try and make the calls work for different time zones. We regularly welcome members from: - | ||
- | ==== Future Meetings in 2019 ==== | + | |
- | + | * Canada\\ | |
- | Calls are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 11:00GMT or 10:00BST. The calls scheduled for 2019 are listed in the[[https:// | + | * Iceland\\ |
- | + | * Ireland\\ | |
- | Currently the group have agreed the meetings until the end of December, there are calendar entries up to the end of September but these may change. | + | * UK\\ |
- | + | * USA.\\ | |
- | Agendas exist for some future meetings - these may change. | + | |
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- | === November Schedule === | + | |
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- | In addition to the presentation /. demonstration by Dave McCabe (see above), there are two discussion calls planned. | + | |
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- | ^Time/ | + | |
- | |18:30 GMT 19th| DCC PMP Kits Discussion|All| | | + | |
- | |10:00 GMT 26th| Video Recording of VAG calls|All| | | + | |
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- | === December Schedule ==== | + | |
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- | ^Time/ | + | |
- | |10:00 GMT 10th| Journal Feedback|Allan| | | + | |
- | |:::| Tales from the Kitlocker|Judi Rastall| | | + | |
- | |18:30 GMT 17th| Layout Wiring|All| | | + | |
- | |10:00 GMT 27th| CBUS Test Rigs|All| | | + | |
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- | This is the initial outline for the programme over the next few months. It will change as I agree dates with presenters. | + | |
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- | Suggestions for additional topics would be welcome. | + | |
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- | I am deliberately trying to leave some gaps so that we can insert topics at short notice. | + | |
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- | ^Date^Topic^Topic Lead^ | + | |
- | |**2020**||| | + | |
- | |Jan 7|Arduino| | | + | |
- | |:::|DCC PMPs - discussion|Allan| | + | |
- | |Jan 21|MERG in 2020|Martin Perry| | + | |
- | |:::|5 3D Printed Objects|Allan| | + | |
- | |Feb 4|Raspberry Pi| | | + | |
- | |:::|TBA| | | + | |
- | |Feb 18|MERG Feedback| | | + | |
- | |:::|PMP PCBs|Allan| | + | |
- | |Mar 10|What is on our Workbenches? | + | |
- | |Mar 24|Layout Animations|All| | + | |
- | |:::|TBA| | | + | |
- | |Apr 14|Signalling|All| | + | |
- | |:::|TBA| | | + | |
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- | There is a standby list of topics that appear regularly: | + | |
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- | * <color darkblue> | + | |
- | * Last Journal | + | |
- | * Our Layouts | + | |
- | * Our Projects | + | |
- | * Helping Beginners | + | |
- | * Kit Surgery | + | |
- | * 3D Printing | + | |
- | * Blue Pill Microcontrollers. | + | |
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- | ==== Previous Meetings in 2019 ==== | + | |
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- | 12th November 2019 10:00 GMT | + | |
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- | ^Item^Leader^Notes^ | + | |
- | | Merg Feedback|Allan|Feedback from the Thirsk event and AGM| | + | |
- | | Getting Started with PlatformIO|Dave McCabe|What is PlatformIO? | + | |
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- | === October 22nd === | + | |
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- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | |
- | |Designing PCBs|Alan Turner| 30 | | | + | |
- | |MERG Online|Martin Sebborn | 30 | | | + | |
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- | === October 8th === | + | |
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- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | |
- | |Journal - The Road to JMRI series|Allan| 40 | | | + | |
- | |Challenge the Group| All | 20 |This is an opportunity to ask the group for help with problems on your layout or with electronics in general| | + | |
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- | === 24th September === | + | |
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- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | |
- | | More Wires or More Modules|Discussion| | + | |
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- | === 10th September === | + | |
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- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | |
- | | Journal Feedback|Discussion| | + | |
- | | MERG Update|Allan| | + | |
- | | CBUS for Beginners|Discussion| | + | |
- | | TTH CANCAB|Discussion| | + | |
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- | === 27th August === | + | |
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- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | |
- | | Future Topics|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Station Destination Boards|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Burning Topics|Discussion| | + | |
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- | === 13th August === | + | |
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- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | |
- | | Future Topics|Discussion| | + | |
- | | DC Control|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Burning Topics|Discussion| | + | |
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- | === 9th July === | + | |
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- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | |
- | | Future Topics|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Signalling Objects for CBUS|Dave Turner| | + | |
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- | === 25th June === | + | |
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- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | |
- | | Future Topics|Discussion| | + | |
- | | General Discussion|All| | + | |
- | | Burning Topics|Discussion| | + | |
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- | === 11th June === | + | |
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- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | |
- | | Journal Feedback|Discussion| | + | |
- | | DCC Decoder for Under a Fiver|Duncan Greenwood| | + | |
- | | Burning Topics|Discussion| | + | |
- | === 28th May === | + | |
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- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | |
- | | Future Topics|Discussion| | + | |
- | | On my Workbench|Discussion| | + | |
- | | CBUS - long messages 2|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Burning Topics|Discussion| | + | |
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- | === 14th May === | + | |
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- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | |
- | | Future Topics|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Blue Pill Talks to CUS|Dave McCabe| | + | |
- | | Burning Topics|Discussion| | + | |
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- | === 23 April === | + | |
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- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | |
- | | Etiquette|Discussion| | + | |
- | | PMP Project Ideas|Discussion| | + | |
- | | CBUS - long messages 1|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Burning Topics|Discussion| | + | |
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- | === 9th April === | + | |
- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | Calls are recorded and made available to all members |
- | | Future Topics|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Workbenches|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Layouts|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Burning Topics|Discussion| | + | |
- | === 26th March === | + | ===== Area Group Coordinator ===== |
- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | Allan Geekie - you can contact Allan using the [[https:// |
- | | From the Workbench|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Getting Started with Blue Pill Microcontrollers|Dave McC| 25 |Quick intro to Blue PIll( inc schmatic )| | + | |
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- | | Any Questions|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Future Topics|Discussion| | + | |
- | === 12th March === | ||
- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | ===== Meeting |
- | | Last Journal|Discussion| | + | |
- | | CBUS|TBA| | + | |
- | | Any Questions|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Future | + | |
- | === 26th February === | + | In April 2020 we carried out a poll of VAG members and the following topics were identified as the most popular: - |
- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | |
- | | <color darkblue> | + | * Types and use of baseboard connectors - covered in Demystifying Components -Wires and Connectors |
- | | 3D Printing|Howard| | + | * Oscilloscopes and logic analysers for hobbyists - being planned as a two part course. |
- | |::: | + | * Using the FCU - a multi part course is being considered including the use of the FCU to configure individual 2nd generation modules. |
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- | | Any Questions|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Future Topics|Discussion| | + | |
- | === 12th February === | + | * Neater Methods of under board wiring |
+ | * Best practice for wiring different bus types | ||
+ | * Layout control buses | ||
+ | * CBUS wiring strategy on a large club O gauge layout - scheduled | ||
+ | * CANPAN wiring | ||
+ | * Servo and Servo Mounts | ||
+ | * Building CANVOUT | ||
+ | * Prusa 3D Printer | ||
+ | * 3D scanners | ||
+ | * Photogrammetry - generating 3D models from multiple photographs | ||
+ | * CBUS Beginners Kit. | ||
- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | Members can suggest |
- | | Interesting Forum Threads|Discussion| | + | |
- | | A MERG Newsletter|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Helping Beginners|Allan| | + | |
- | | Any Questions|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Future Topics|Discussion| | + | |
- | === 22nd January === | + | ---- |
- | ^Item^Leader^Minutes^Notes^ | + | Members can access more information [[areagroups: |
- | | <color darkblue> | + | |
- | | Layouts|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Projects|Discussion| | + | |
- | | Future Topics|Discussion| | + |
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