Advanced DecoderPro - MRH Theater Video

Advanced DecoderPro

Move beyond DecoderPro basics in this clinic from the 2008 NMRA Convention in Anaheim. DecoderPro project founder Bob Jacobsen shows some of the more advanced things you can do with DecoderPro.


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Click to play the Advanced DecoderPro segment 1. (you may need to allow popups)Mapping functions - segment 1 (16:10) - Bob Jacobsen, founder and manager of the JMRI/DecoderPro project, delves into some more advanced DecoderPro topics (see the Intro to DecoderPro clinic for the basics). Bob looks at automatic decoder identification, and then discusses one of the more complex features of decoder use - mapping functions to outputs.

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Click to play the Advanced DecoderPro segment 2. (you may need to allow popups)Decoder identities, read/write CVs - segment 2 (15:48) - Bob Jacobsen, founder and manager of the JMRI/DecoderPro project, continues his advanced DecoderPro topics by getting into the finer points of automatic decoder identification. Bob also discusses reading and writing CVs, as well as how to export and import decoder settings between computers (like between the club and home).

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Click to play the Advanced DecoderPro segment 3. (you may need to allow popups)Copy settings, sound decoders - segment 3 (16:43) - Bob Jacobsen continues his advanced DecoderPro topics by first showing how to copy decoder roster entries, and then Bob spends the bulk of this segment discussing the finer details of sound decoders and how the DecoderPro sound programmer works with the Digitrax sound decoder files.

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Click to play the Advanced DecoderPro segment 4. (you may need to allow popups)NEW! System diagnostics, JMRIdemo, Back EMF tricks - segment 4 (19:34) - Bob Jacobsen finishes his advanced DecoderPro topics by discussing system diagnostic tips, covering some Back EMF tips, and fielding a number of audience questions. Bob also gives some useful web links, as well as giving out his email address.

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ADDITIONAL DECODERPRO RESOURCES

NOTE: This clinic has no Powerpoint slides - it is almost all live demo.

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hello rail roaders

nice to be playing on the tracks again


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