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The final act of the WNO Area Group Meeting was the cutting of the Anniversary cake. It seemed such a shame to cut the MERG Logo’d cake but Bob Vetterlein, accompanied by the other Committee members, wielded the cake slice with aplomb and the cake was enjoyed by all.\\ | The final act of the WNO Area Group Meeting was the cutting of the Anniversary cake. It seemed such a shame to cut the MERG Logo’d cake but Bob Vetterlein, accompanied by the other Committee members, wielded the cake slice with aplomb and the cake was enjoyed by all.\\ | ||
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The afternoon workshops covered hands on sessions of soldering and configuring CBUS using FCU. Many members carried on discussions from our previous meeting around Duxbury - the 00 Gauge exhibition layout which utilises CBUS. | The afternoon workshops covered hands on sessions of soldering and configuring CBUS using FCU. Many members carried on discussions from our previous meeting around Duxbury - the 00 Gauge exhibition layout which utilises CBUS. | ||
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**Jan 26th** Meeting\\ | **Jan 26th** Meeting\\ | ||
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On the third anniversary of the formation of the WNO Group, forty members attended the meeting at the Leamington and Warwick MRS. | On the third anniversary of the formation of the WNO Group, forty members attended the meeting at the Leamington and Warwick MRS. | ||
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+ | For the benefit of some newer members, Peter gave a short overview of principles of CBUS. However, the core of the presentation covered everything from the Classic CBUS modules through Second Generation to a more detailed description of the CANMIO series and all its derivatives including the daughter boards. Pete used the Kit Locker to show the modules and the power of the " | ||
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In the afternoon, three of the LWMRS club's exhibition layouts were running: Duxbury 00 gauge finescale DC / CBUS; Kimble 0 gauge DCC / CBUS and Kineton n gauge finescale DCC / CBUS enabling members to see practical implementations of MERG technology. In addition John Gowers' | In the afternoon, three of the LWMRS club's exhibition layouts were running: Duxbury 00 gauge finescale DC / CBUS; Kimble 0 gauge DCC / CBUS and Kineton n gauge finescale DCC / CBUS enabling members to see practical implementations of MERG technology. In addition John Gowers' | ||
Having started at 9:30 with bacon rolls and the consumption of many cakes throughout the day, the meeting finally closed at 17:00. | Having started at 9:30 with bacon rolls and the consumption of many cakes throughout the day, the meeting finally closed at 17:00. | ||
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+ | Almost forty members came along to the second meeting of year at the Leamington and Warwick MRS club rooms. Our signature bacon rolls were prepared on arrival as usual by MERG and LWMRS members Mike Collins and Mark Reader. | ||
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+ | This allows members to have an informal get -together before we settle down for the morning’s proceedings. | ||
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+ | **Mike Plowman** welcomed the members and introduced the theme for the 2019 – **<color #ed1c24>“CBUS from Soup to Nuts”</ | ||
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+ | This meeting concentrated on a recap of the CBUS. Mike described the basic principles of the CBUS system – the need for the twisted pair, continuity of the bus and the termination resistors. He showed the concept of the producer / consumer model and how events can produce actions on specific modules attached to the CBUS. The benefits of the four-wire bus were explained and set the scene for **<color # | ||
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+ | Jeremy, with his twenty years’ experience of CAN, was able to show the structure of the “messages” and the way they are prioritised on the bus. He estimated that on a typical CAN bus, where messages from sensors and actuators are passing every few microseconds in both directions, that the bus is about 80% utilised compared to a CBUS which is probably about 2% where messages pass every few seconds. | ||
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+ | Many members were able to avail themselves of the extensive kit locker which is now being managed by **<color # | ||
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+ | In the afternoon, members were able to mingle informally to ask specific questions of the specialists and to have techniques demonstrated. | ||
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==== Exhibitions ==== | ==== Exhibitions ==== | ||
**Leamington & Warwick Model Railway Society Show**\\ | **Leamington & Warwick Model Railway Society Show**\\ | ||
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Leamington Spa College, Warwick New Road, Leamington Spa, CV32 5JE.\\ | Leamington Spa College, Warwick New Road, Leamington Spa, CV32 5JE.\\ |
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