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NMRAnet is to be based on the work of the OpenLCB group and labeled as S-9.7. The last two NMRA magazines had brief notices:
"NMRANET standard adopted
The board heard updated presentations for two versions of the definition of the physical layer of the layout control bus called NMRANET. In a change from its position at the winter BOD meeting, the Board selected S-9.6.1, but the final approval must await Board review of the final wording of the new Standard.
The Board thanked the developers of both versions, which were led by Don Voss and Bob Jacobsen. They and their teams contributed countless hours of development work toward NMRANET, and Digital Command Control users as well as the model railroad industry as a whole will greatly benefit from their efforts. Several manufacturers have been waiting for this new Standard so they can adopt it for their product lines. "
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Stephen Priest writes in Observation Car:
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Train Hibernation Time
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Changing gears a little, I want to thank the members of the NMRANet team that I am privileged to be working with. The BOD had enough faith in me to make me co-chair with Karl Kobel of the NMRANet working group. We are tasked with taking the working groups drafts, concerns and progress to the board. For those wondering what in the world I am talking about, NMRANet is a communications protocol (system) that can be used to control most non-train devices on your model railroad. The idea is to split off turnout control, signal operations, and the like onto a separrate bus to free up train control and onboard sound. Currently identified as Standard 9.7, this is an ongoing open effort to pool resources, minds, and ideas. The working group creates documents that are then approved by the BOD as Standards and Recommended Practices. This cooperation is occuring between NMRA and the OpenLCB group. The effort is being driven by people who have been involved academically and professionally in designing networks that are intended to scale and intended to be flexible enough to serve for many years to come. "
As part of the OpenLCB effort, I would welcome comment, ideas, or help from this group.
David
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