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    Converting a Marklin three rail 40503 DB IC Cab Control carriage to two rail

    I know it is not recommended practice, but unfortunately at this time the only version of this carriage is available from Marklin at a reasonable price. It looks almost identical to the old Roco offering 45262. Second hand prices are almost as much and sometimes more than new! I am an engineer...
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    Tams Elektronik FD-R Basic 3 Function decoder

    It would appear that I need to take a crash course in XML then! Ah well in for a penny.........
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    Tams Elektronik FD-R Basic 3 Function decoder

    I have used Tams Elektronik Basic 2 decoders for some time in trailing cars for directional lighting, however Basic 2 seems to have been or is being replaced by Basic 3 (Baustein) which has an additional auxy output and an input compred to Basic 2. As yet there are no JMRI definitions for this...
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    Marklin MFx decoder identification

    Many thanks but at this point I am not looking to install sound.
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    Odd behaviour of JMRI on Ubuntu running on Raspberry Pi

    Recent issue on my JMRI installation. It was working fine one day, programming locos and operating trains. next morning neither panel pro or decoder pro would open the comprehensive programmer for any loco on the roster. This is running on a Raspberry Pi model 4B with 8Gb ram and from a...
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    Marklin MFx decoder identification

    I have recently acquired a Marklin DB BR 185 loco which came with a dcc decoder installed. It identified itself as Trix sound BB12000, however I have been unable to locate any instructions for a decoder with this identifier in either the Trix or Marklin websites. It appears to be original...
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    Using JMRI with Maerklin Mfx decoders

    Can anyone tell me if Maerklin MFX dcoders will work with JMRI? Just checking to see if I will need to modify a Maerklin DB BR 185 I am acquiring
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    JMRI with multiple DCC++ modules

    I use JMRI with an Arduino Mega 256 running the latest version of DCC++EX. This all works fine and dandy. I also have a modified UNO running a similar program that operates like a DC controller under JMRI control when installed as DCC++. no problem with that either. I would like to be able to...




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