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<div>Please join us at our Apr 17 meeting at 7 pm at the Howard
County central library across from the Columbia Mall. Stuart
Hirsch will demonstrate the use of opensource software to contol
model trains. Here are the details:<br>
I will briefly present how HO trains were, and in many cases still
are, run on DC. I will then explain what DCC (Digital Command
Control) is, how it works, and its advantages and demonstrating
running engines via DCC using the Digitrax Zephyr. Then
demonstrate JMRI’s decoder pro. Decoder Pro is an open source
program available to all. I will show and explain how to download
it on windows, Mac, and linux platforms. I will discuss the
advantages of decoder I will then give a demonstration of engine
programming and try to run an engine via my smartphone. The
smartphone is Wi Throttle, the basic version is available for free
for both iPhone and android through JMRI.<br>
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Stuart<br>
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Thanks<br>
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Ron Swift<br>
President<br>
Swift Staffing<br>
410-788-7011, ext 5005<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.swiftstaffing.com">www.swiftstaffing.com</a><br>
Celebrating 25 years in business, 1989 - Present<br>
<i>Staffing, Information Technology and Website Development
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