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<h1>Getting Started with OperationsPro®</h1>
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<h2>What hardware do I need?</h2>
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<p>You will need a means to connect between your computer and the track on which the
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locomotive rests, that will take serial instructions and generate DCC packets on the rails.
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At a minimum, a Command Station/Booster (your DCC system will probably suffice), an
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additional hardware interface to send commands from your computer to the command station
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(this could be as simple as a serial cable), and a programming track set up according to the
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manufacturer's instructions.</p>
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<p>For some systems, you will also need an additional hardware interface to send the commands
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from your computer to the Command Station, and from there on to the decoder in the
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locomotive. For a Digitrax system, for example, you will need either the <strong>MS100
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interface</strong>, <strong>PR3 programmer</strong> or a <strong>LocoBuffer</strong>. The
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<strong>PR1</strong> device from Digitrax is a stand-alone programmer and is <span class=
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"ACCENT">not</span> usable with this software.</p>
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<p>For those who do not have any DCC hardware yet and are considering purchasing a DCC
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locomotive and besides OperationsPro want to use DecoderPro to program decoders, consider the
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SPROG II USB. It has all the electronics in one package with enough output to run a
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locomotive. It comes complete with the USB cable, power supply, instructions and JMRI on a
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CD-rom.</p>
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